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I got an HTC Legend from Vodafone UK about a month ago, and I want to remove the Vodafone branding (especially since Vodafone seem to intent on adding rubbish to their branded phones at the moment - you only have to look at what they've just pushed out to the Samsung Galaxy S).
I'm happy with creating a Goldcard, but I've got a couple of questions:
Is it possible to make a Nandroid backup of the branded ROM currently on my device so that in the case of a fault I stand a chance of being able to restore the branded firmware so I can get the device repaired under warranty?
I'm fairly certain I will, but can someone confirm that I'll get OTA updates from HTC as and when they get released?
Many thanks!
IceFreak2000 said:
I got an HTC Legend from Vodafone UK about a month ago, and I want to remove the Vodafone branding (especially since Vodafone seem to intent on adding rubbish to their branded phones at the moment - you only have to look at what they've just pushed out to the Samsung Galaxy S).
I'm happy with creating a Goldcard, but I've got a couple of questions:
Is it possible to make a Nandroid backup of the branded ROM currently on my device so that in the case of a fault I stand a chance of being able to restore the branded firmware so I can get the device repaired under warranty?
I'm fairly certain I will, but can someone confirm that I'll get OTA updates from HTC as and when they get released?
Many thanks!
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Nandroid backup not possible without a recovery partition which can be loaded only on rooted phone
However, you can always flash back a Vodaphone RUU if needed
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Legend
Direct link:
RUU_Legend_Vodafone_UK_1.32.161.4_R_Radio_47.26.35.04_7.05.35.26L_release_126590_signed.exe
For point 2, yes you'll get OTA, depending on which version you install and your SN (and of course if there's a newer version) it may take more or less time before you get it
Any word yet if/when Bell/Virgin will be rolling out 2.2 to Canadian users?
If I don't get it relatively soon I'll probably root. Is that more difficult to do with the Bell build?
Any suggestions from rooted Bell users?
No word yet. Canadian carriers suck at issuing updates in a timely fashion. I rooted my Legend over the summer and installed the Vodafone 2.2 build recently with no problems. For the root, you'll need to downgrade to the 1.31 RUU before you can successfully root.
Hi,
I wrote to Virgin Mobile support on November 30 and I got the following answer:
Hi there - HTC is currently working on this update and we're hoping to have it within the next couple months. We'll keep you guys up-to-date online. Stay tuned!
Lots of Love,
Virgin Mobile
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And before that I wrote to Bell support and never got answered.
Personnaly, I found that «next couple months» is very long!
MikaelG said:
And before that I wrote to Bell support and never got answered.
Personnaly, I found that «next couple months» is very long!
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Bell never answer questions I email them, HTC Legend related or not.
Sent from my HTC Legend using XDA App
I made a thread about this over at howardforums. somebody responded saying Virgin is working on it and they expect it to be out in January, and if there are any delays, early February.
I got tired of waiting for Virgin to come out with Froyo, so I rooted and flashed Cyanogen on my Legend and couldn't be happier. There is a bug with voicemail notifications, but I'm sure that will be fixed soon.
When (and IF) Virgin has an update, I'll do it on my wifes phone, but the added features that Cyanogen gives is well worth it.
FourForty said:
I made a thread about this over at howardforums. somebody responded saying Virgin is working on it and they expect it to be out in January, and if there are any delays, early February.
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That's pretty brutal. I love my Legend, but I really regret buying it from Bell. I've had nothing but bad experiences with them.
Which rooting guide has the most success with the Legend?
I'm fairly new to this, so I'll have to do my homework before attempting a root.
Maybe a good December project.
i work for virgin mobile and own the legend myself.
I ask my DM, and manger almost weekly about the update only to hear that they have no idea.
I call technical support (store line/regular line) and no one there knows either.
I also check our daily updates.. daily. Only to find nothing about the legend day after day.
I've been holding my breath for the update, but i don't suggest you do the same.
Unbrand your phone by installing the WWE version and you will probably get the update faster than Bell or Telus.
Hopefully it's coming Monday.
--io
The update is likely only days away so i suppose it's a funny time to ask about debranding.
My main issue is that I don't know what rom to use from the shipped roms website... a little bit of a text explanation would be great.
I still don't know what RUU means... or what WWE is... and i've been actively doing some reading on the subject.
Any advice would be appreciated!
Thanks!
go to the wiki!!!! everything is there!!!!
Haha, that post was actually quite useful
RUU = Rom update utility
WWE = World Wide English
So all I have to do is pick the most recent WWE version and I'm good to go?
I got annoyed with the flip-flopping and waited until after the halfway mark in the month. I've rooted my phone and it works perfectly.
I found that Blayo's ROM to run extremely well on the Legend.
Sorry for bumping it again ( I've been monitoring this thread and everytime i see it bumped up, it gives me hope... but only to find out we are all asking the same thing ... WHEN?!!)
Since BELL discontinued the Legend, does this mean when (if?) Virgin releases the OTA update, BELL users like me will get the same VIRGIN update as well show up on our phone?
The post about updating it with the WWE version... if i understand it correctly, the steps are:
1. Create a gold card... i saw a thread about a manual (albeit complicated for the non-techno geek.. ) way and an automated way using a software someone wrote
2. Run the latest WWE that has been posted (this is supposed to debrand our phone so that we can "see" the SOftware Update for WWE, right)
3. Check the Software Update on the phone and i should see the Fryoyo Update. ( I assume if we apply update, the ROM Update (data) it will download on the phone will be billable...or count as your data usage)
Does this sound about right?
I'm keeping this update via WWE as my last option if the OTA does not see the light of day...for us BELL users..
At this point, i'd say it's 70/30 that bell does not get the update. Just because as you've said, it's a discontinued phone for bell. with a small install base.
Hopefully Virgin/Bell decide to push it to bell sets. I'm not sure if they'd have to prepare two versions for that though. From what i understand, we're only a few days away from finding out.
It's funny, Bell Discontinued the Legend because they couldn't keep them in stock due to HTC having a lack of stock because the Amoled screen wasn't being produced fast enough. hence why they switch to a different screen for the Legend. Most people think it was just old or selling poorly when in fact those are both false.
QkSi1ver said:
Sorry for bumping it again ( I've been monitoring this thread and everytime i see it bumped up, it gives me hope... but only to find out we are all asking the same thing ... WHEN?!!)
Since BELL discontinued the Legend, does this mean when (if?) Virgin releases the OTA update, BELL users like me will get the same VIRGIN update as well show up on our phone?
The post about updating it with the WWE version... if i understand it correctly, the steps are:
1. Create a gold card... i saw a thread about a manual (albeit complicated for the non-techno geek.. ) way and an automated way using a software someone wrote
2. Run the latest WWE that has been posted (this is supposed to debrand our phone so that we can "see" the SOftware Update for WWE, right)
3. Check the Software Update on the phone and i should see the Fryoyo Update. ( I assume if we apply update, the ROM Update (data) it will download on the phone will be billable...or count as your data usage)
Does this sound about right?
I'm keeping this update via WWE as my last option if the OTA does not see the light of day...for us BELL users..
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There was noise about an update in Mid-Jan from Virgin, Bell as far as I remember has discontinued support and it's unlikely that there's going to be an update. You won't get the OTA update unless Bell releases it. I'm rather dissapointed with the promises that keep being broken for our rather expensive service... Root your 'phone.
The procedure is :
Create a Goldcard. As you mentioned there's very easy to follow guides out there.
Downgrade your phone to an earlier version of the software. This permits rooting your phone.
Root your phone. This will allow you to install a ROM other than the Carrier's ROM.
Install either a stock ROM (WWE) or a custom ROM.
As I mentioned in my previous post, I am using Blayo's ROM, which is almost identical to the stock FroYo ROM, but with a few tweaks that just make the phone feel nicer. I would reccomend looking into some of the other ROMs as well. You may find something you like. Android's about choice and this is one great advantage of rooting your 'phone.
mike998 said:
There was noise about an update in Mid-Jan from Virgin, Bell as far as I remember has discontinued support and it's unlikely that there's going to be an update. You won't get the OTA update unless Bell releases it. I'm rather dissapointed with the promises that keep being broken for our rather expensive service... Root your 'phone.
The procedure is :
Create a Goldcard. As you mentioned there's very easy to follow guides out there.
Downgrade your phone to an earlier version of the software. This permits rooting your phone.
Root your phone. This will allow you to install a ROM other than the Carrier's ROM.
Install either a stock ROM (WWE) or a custom ROM.
As I mentioned in my previous post, I am using Blayo's ROM, which is almost identical to the stock FroYo ROM, but with a few tweaks that just make the phone feel nicer. I would reccomend looking into some of the other ROMs as well. You may find something you like. Android's about choice and this is one great advantage of rooting your 'phone.
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I'm gonna give it up to the end of Jan and if there are no updates, i'll definitely go this way... im out of space to install anything else... angry birds and talking tom are taking so much space... had to remove my talking tom to install some smaller apps.
On Facebook, the guy from Virgin told that they had problems with the update so they are doing more testing...
If you want to be up to date, I really suggest you to root your phone and try a rom. You won't lose any functions on your phone and you'll never have to wait again.
mike998 said:
There was noise about an update in Mid-Jan from Virgin, Bell as far as I remember has discontinued support and it's unlikely that there's going to be an update. You won't get the OTA update unless Bell releases it. I'm rather dissapointed with the promises that keep being broken for our rather expensive service... Root your 'phone.
The procedure is :
Create a Goldcard. As you mentioned there's very easy to follow guides out there.
Downgrade your phone to an earlier version of the software. This permits rooting your phone.
Root your phone. This will allow you to install a ROM other than the Carrier's ROM.
Install either a stock ROM (WWE) or a custom ROM.
As I mentioned in my previous post, I am using Blayo's ROM, which is almost identical to the stock FroYo ROM, but with a few tweaks that just make the phone feel nicer. I would reccomend looking into some of the other ROMs as well. You may find something you like. Android's about choice and this is one great advantage of rooting your 'phone.
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Hello there, i'm new to this flashing ROM, rooting and stuff...
In your post, it sounds easy, create a golden-SD (follow the guides), downgrade and update the WWE...
i got lost on the second step... how do you downgrade the phone? I have a VM legend 2.1 w/ update 1 and seems like VM is not giving out the update. I'm thinking going your way but don't know how to downgrade the phone.
Please advise.
Thanks in advance.
Hi,
I am new to android - coming from many years on iPhones. (Jailbreaking)
I just got a 7.7 (From the Taobao Samsung shop here in China, they had a trail version program where 300 people can pay a deposit and then use the tablet for 30 days and return it)
I want to know if the Chinese version is also able to flash to the Hong Kong version as this Chinese version is really a mess - no android market, no google access and a lot of stock Chinese software. (and I think a few monitoring things a well???)
Anyway - I have read most of the post on the 7.7 and it seems that there are some people who have had a hard time flashing the Chinese version? (It also seems to me like they might just have run into some problems)
As far as I understand, coming from a jailbreaking and server admin background, this should be really basic and should be easy to do?? One should be able to flash any countries firmware onto any 7.7 tablet?
I would also like to know if there are any programs one could use to backup your ROM and PIT and what ever is needed to be able to restore back easily if something should go wrong.
So I have read about Titanium Backup - would this work and where can I find a good guide?
Please let me know and I appreciate the help!
PS...I have the 16GB 3G version
I would be very careful about using a device made for the Chinese market. You might want to use your device for 30 days, then if you like it get a Hong Kong version. At least then you will know your device can be safely modified, and not subject to the same communication controls.
Need help, PM me. No worry. Get TITANIUM BACKUP. ROOT IT. FLASH CWM. BACKUP....and READ the forums:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22775462#post22775462
Here's stock ROM in case you F%ck up -- you will, save the tears, get the file NOW and learn how to use ODIN!
http://115.com/file/an40wd58#P6800ZCKL4.exe
(ps. check this is right ROM, should be, 'about' in settings...)
@rmm200
This is what I have been planning and I think I will stick with it - if I really like it and get one I can even order it before I send back the trail one.
I was now also able to install a "Chinese" android market and have been able to find most of the apps there that I want to test - so this is working fine - now to get a VPN working - I always us OpenVPN but I believe I will need to root before that works.
@jabbermacy
As for the Flasing - I would still like some advice on how to backup the device with Titanium for future use.
What do you mean with FLASH CWM?
Would I not be able to backup my device before I do a flash or root?
PS - I have read the forums and it is still not clear about this - some people say you can some say you cant...I am just asking as I think I might get some better answers by asking some more knowledgeable people.
Thanks
i got my 7.7 from Taobao shop like you.
Chinese version is such a terrible thing...
Dear HTC J One users,
Unfortunately there are not enough users of HTC J One (also known as HTL22 / M7_WLJ) to lobby a dedicated thread, so I decided to post this info thread with information about the device, root options and custom roms available so far.
The credit goes to all the devs who made it possible. I will provide links and credits, but please let me know if i missed someone.
1) S-OFF
if your bootloader is not 1.54
It is currently possible to unlock hboot using Revone (thanks Revolutionary dev team)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314582
http://revolutionary.io/revone
if you upgraded the bootloader to 1.54 try Rumrunner (thanks Rumrunner team)
http://rumrunner.us/downloads-2/
2) Recoveries
Recovery below was reported to work with HTC j One without problems. Please comment if you know other recoveries that work fine.
Recovery #1 http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291680616 openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7wlj.img Required for CM10 CM11 and Global Edition Sense ROM
3) Root
you can flash su from the recovery of your choice. See attached files, and 2)
4) Custom ROMS
There are four main ROMS now:
CM10 (thanks CM team and tako0910)
http://android.slateblue.tk/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=155
CM11 (thanks CM team and tako0910)
http://android.slateblue.tk/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=154
au HTL22 J One Global Edition ROM Sense 5.0 Android 4.3 (thanks htcsoku, @bigfriend0726 @tako0910 )
http://htcsoku.info/htcsokudev/2013device/m7_wlj/dev/global_edition/
au HTL22 J One Global Edition ROM Sense 5.5 Android 4.4 KitKat Beta (thanks htcsoku, Edaoke)
http://htcsoku.info/htcsokudev/2013device/m7_wlj/dev/global_edition/beta/
how did you unlock the bootloader because I cant s-off without it?
LRiley said:
how did you unlock the bootloader because I cant s-off without it?
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Hello,
I have unlocked the bootloadres using Revone... otherwise you may try Rumnummer.
Hello XDA-Forum.
I am new member and i have problem with my mobile, it's HTC J One ( H22).
I think it's hard brick when i up new room. i can't turn on my phone, and i can't charge it (the led not working).
when I'm try to connect with computer, it's trus find driver.
can you help me fix my phone, sorry because my english not good. And i can see box for HTC J One in XDA.
Thank for help me!
Thread Moved to General
Just so you're aware, I've moved this thread from Q&A over to General as it's more suited over here and won't fall down the list so quickly. It would keep getting completely buried in Q&A due to all the threads being created
Regards,
- KidCarter93
Forum Moderator
I am not experienced so muchg with bricks unfortunately. Seems to be hard brick from what you said. Can you take it to AU shop? or are you outside Japan?
Try to look for info about normal (non-japanese) HTC One brick problems - they are 99% same phones - so it might help
Hi people. Nice to see some information about this phone.
@umka83
What ROM did you use from the list in your first post? Can you confirm, that sd-card working.
THX
umka83 said:
Hello,
I have unlocked the bootloadres using Revone... otherwise you may try Rumnummer.
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tried rumrunner with no luck
LRiley said:
tried rumrunner with no luck
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Hello,
1) Sorry if rumnummer did not work
2) I have tried all the ROMs and SD card worked fine. But please remember to do a complete backup (nanndroid etc) before isntalling a new ROM so taht you can go back if something is wrong.
umka83 said:
Hello,
1) Sorry if rumnummer did not work
2) I have tried all the ROMs and SD card worked fine. But please remember to do a complete backup (nanndroid etc) before isntalling a new ROM so taht you can go back if something is wrong.
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With wich ROM you had best experience?
XUNILI said:
With wich ROM you had best experience?
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I like most the latest 4.4 Beta ROM with 6.0 Sense, but I am using 4.2 right now because i need saifu keitai and some other japanese features that have bugs.
As soon as I go home from Japan , i will be using latest beta...
umka83 said:
I like most the latest 4.4 Beta ROM with 6.0 Sense, but I am using 4.2 right now because i need saifu keitai and some other japanese features that have bugs.
As soon as I go home from Japan , i will be using latest beta...
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Hi. I am now visiting relatives in Japan, and was thinking of changing my old Samsung Nexus S...
I like the quality of service here, and I guess I can buy a used keitai with much confidence.
So I was thinking about this one,as I can find it here for about 25.000 yens, but I am wondering if I will be able to use it normally abroad, with almost all the features.
For example, can you run the 4.2 rom in english ? is it convenient ? One-seg feature is exclusively for japan I guess, right ?
If you think there is another high quality phone that can be bought here, please advise :fingers-crossed:
Thanks.
gmeurant said:
Hi. I am now visiting relatives in Japan, and was thinking of changing my old Samsung Nexus S...
I like the quality of service here, and I guess I can buy a used keitai with much confidence.
So I was thinking about this one,as I can find it here for about 25.000 yens, but I am wondering if I will be able to use it normally abroad, with almost all the features.
For example, can you run the 4.2 rom in english ? is it convenient ? One-seg feature is exclusively for japan I guess, right ?
If you think there is another high quality phone that can be bought here, please advise :fingers-crossed:
Thanks.
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hello,
I have this phone HTC J One (htll 22) and I use it everywhere in Europe witout problem. To answer your questions:
1) You can Run 4.2 Rom in English, French, German, Ukrainian and many other languages. You can swith to English easily via Menu>Language and Locale > English, to swith to other languages, you need MoreLocale app and root.
2) One-seg is Japan only. No other country has this type of waves.
3) You can wait for Samsung Galaxy s5 which is coming in 3-4 month (it will be quite expensive at first). Otherwise, i beleive HTC J One is the best phone on Japanese market right now. Maybe Nexus is worth a look.
4) Yes, you can buy a used phone from Yahoo auctions for about 25000 or you can buy from http://www.Zenmarket.jp, even if you are abroad. Also, I have a slightly used rooted and sim-unlocked spare phone (PM me if you are interested)
5) to use the phone abroad, you need S-OFF, Root, and Sim-unlock. it is a pain, but it can be done if you are familiar with ADB and other stuff.
6) Is it convenient? I did not like the BlinkFeed thing. So I installed another launcher. Otherwise, it is a great, durable, very good looking phone. I am not going to change it for now.
HTL22 Sim Card Not Detected
I have HTL22 (HTC J ONE) and I've followed this forum to unlock bootloader, install custom recovery, install custom mods, S-Off and all, but I've had problem with phone not detecting a sim card.
I've tried many custom roms, and none have worked and i even bought a sim unlock code from one of the websites, however I couldn't figure out how to put that in as the roms do not ask me to enter a code.
Any kind of help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
miad_ said:
I have HTL22 (HTC J ONE) and I've followed this forum to unlock bootloader, install custom recovery, install custom mods, S-Off and all, but I've had problem with phone not detecting a sim card.
I've tried many custom roms, and none have worked and i even bought a sim unlock code from one of the websites, however I couldn't figure out how to put that in as the roms do not ask me to enter a code.
Any kind of help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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Are you in Japan? Did you buy your phone from auctions?
if answer to both questions is yes - you might be a victim of IMEI - lock by AU. This happense when the first owner of the phone is not paying for the phone, and thus phone becomes locked.
Your phone will work ust fine outside of Japan, but in Japan IMEI number is blacklisted. Changig IMEI in Japan is legal (unlike in many countries) but there is no easy way to change it. And it is not allowed to discuss methods for changing IMEI on this board
How to root HBOOT 1.54
Is it possible to root and install custom ROMs with HBOOT 1.54?
There is reference to in OP to use rumrunner. Is there any guide how to use rumrunner to root v 1.54?
Thanks in advance.
umka83 said:
Are you in Japan? Did you buy your phone from auctions?
if answer to both questions is yes - you might be a victim of IMEI - lock by AU. This happense when the first owner of the phone is not paying for the phone, and thus phone becomes locked.
Your phone will work ust fine outside of Japan, but in Japan IMEI number is blacklisted. Changig IMEI in Japan is legal (unlike in many countries) but there is no easy way to change it. And it is not allowed to discuss methods for changing IMEI on this board
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I'm outside Japan, in Asia. I bought it from auction it was rooted and the same sim card used to work before i rooted/unrooted/rooted it myself.
Thanks.
umka83 said:
Are you in Japan? Did you buy your phone from auctions?
if answer to both questions is yes - you might be a victim of IMEI - lock by AU. This happense when the first owner of the phone is not paying for the phone, and thus phone becomes locked.
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wow.. this is news to me.. i was planning to buy HTL22 or Sc-01F from Amazon.. After reading abt IMEI lock, i am rethinking again..
how can anyone know beforehand if the phone is IMEI locked or not??
1) ask the seller what is IMEI number. If they do not give you the number, most likely it is blocked already
2) when you have the number go to
https://au-cs0.kddi.com/FtHome
http://nw-restriction.nttdocomo.co.jp/search.php
https://ct11.my.softbank.jp/WBF/icv...tmctr=(not provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=79683988
3) input your IMEI in the search field and clik on CHECK (KAKUNIN)
4) if the result is ○ then no problem, if the result is △ There is a possiblility the phone will be blocked if the user stops paying the fees, and if the result is × - the phone is already blocked.
No news for 1.54 hboot? Im on Mexico and ther would be a lot of problems with duties to send and receive feom Japan.
I have a sm-6935p and i use it in mexico is unlocked but have a sprint rom, i dont want the sprint carrier software because i have problems whit the hands free activation and other things, i want a stock rom and after that i want to install the beta nogaut android, can you please help me? What is the correct rom to install that no brick my Phone and what is the correct metod thanks and sorry for my bad english
unfortunately there is no way to get nougat on your phone currently. beta registration has been closed for a week or two. i would keep checking sammobile.com
as far as an unlocked sprint rom, the U version is available but I dont think the beta applies to the unlocked Rom
jaur king said:
I have a sm-6935p and i use it in mexico is unlocked but have a sprint rom, i dont want the sprint carrier software because i have problems whit the hands free activation and other things, i want a stock rom and after that i want to install the beta nogaut android, can you please help me? What is the correct rom to install that no brick my Phone and what is the correct metod thanks and sorry for my bad english
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Also the thread you put this in is the wrong one. You should put this in the questions and answers section.
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