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Has anyone successfully done this? If so, how did you do it? I'm speaking of the back of the Inspire, the carrier logo, and how to actually remove it.
I've heard that Atrix users were successful in using a U.S. penny to scratch it off with no marks. How would we accomplish this on the Inspire?
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Try it and find out
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sun exposure + wear & tear
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or simulation of it
i wouldnt rub a coin on the back of my phone, but thats just me
what does it matter if the logo is displayed on the back of the phone?? does it make it work better? the things some people stress over..
Sell it as Desire HD on ebay?
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If this is something that's important for you, perhaps you might try some light solvent (IF the metal body is in fact not painted, which it doesn't appear to be).
The logo is silk-screened on with some kind of ink/paint, it's not etched, so it would probably come off with a little help.
If I wanted to do it, I'd try rubbing alcohol and a qtip first. Might take awhile longer than trying to scrape it off, but it would be the least risky way.
Running metal against metal has an abrasive effect, whether these penny-rubbing people can perceive it or not. Just a fact.
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Put a case on it.
bkeaver said:
what does it matter if the logo is displayed on the back of the phone?? does it make it work better? the things some people stress over..
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Who's stressing? I just asked a simple question. No where did I indicate that it was important, or that it was bothering me. The things people infer .
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Simba501 said:
Who's stressing? I just asked a simple question. No where did I indicate that it was important, or that it was bothering me. The things people infer
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I'm certain you could do it with a ball peen hammer.
I'm just glad the deathstar isn't etched in the glass like on the captivate.
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GunFishin said:
Put a case on it.
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Lol that's what I was gonna say . I always put a case and I never see it lol
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Sell it on eBay and buy a desire hd...
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back in the good old days we used to use sugar cubes to rub logo's off with no marking...
sand paper work for me
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I have tried 100% ethanol and 100% acetone with no luck, you will just end up cleaning your phone. You will need some sort of gentle abrasive to get it off. I might even suggest Brasso as it is a solvent and mild abrasive in one, but don't blame me if you mess up your finish.
I was going to recommend the same thing.
An old trick with the HTC Tytn and TytnII (Kaiser/Tilt) was to use a sugar cube.
The sugar was tougher than the paint but softer than the metal so it did not scratch.
Might be worth a shot.
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Just found an old thread on it!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=335796
egyan said:
I have tried 100% ethanol and 100% acetone with no luck, you will just end up cleaning your phone. You will need some sort of gentle abrasive to get it off. I might even suggest Brasso as it is a solvent and mild abrasive in one, but don't blame me if you mess up your finish.
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Heh. If acetone won't do it, nothing will, without some kind of abrasive, as you say.
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Sorry to ask a question that I thought that I knew the answer to but is the XTC clip S-OFF reversible, the post below has confused me:
sieempi said:
S-on after xtc clip can be achieved by running this on the phone, in a root shell: echo -e '[email protected]=7,1\r' > /dev/smd0
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as this obviously has significant implications towards being able to ensure that we can keep our warranty valid.
Would appreciate your comments and opinions.
I thank you.
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may be you need someone to try it ???
So far as I can tell, no its not
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I think it isn't. Even if it is, we need someone to test it, but i'm pretty sure no one will. Who want's to revert back to stock? You'd have to do the WHOLE procedure again. S-Off is the toughest part, no one would want to go back (except for warranty purposes)
Someone who owns the unlimited version of XTC Clip, can try these commands and confirm if it works, He can then S-OFF again using the clip.
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Someone who owns the unlimited version of XTC Clip, can try these commands and confirm if it works, He can then S-OFF again using the clip.
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I Completely agree with you, so do we have any volunteers?
I know that I had to travel 60 miles and spent £10 to achieve my s-off status (thanks @yourmate) and I'm not ready to do it again
But this would be very good to know
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I had to travel 60 miles and spent £10 to achieve my s-off status
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60 miles ?!? Wow that's a lot. I found one in my neighbourhood, so i barely travelled 3 miles, and i spent the same amount, but for what i've got on my phome right now, i would've travelled 60 miles.
Hi Everybody,
XTC Clip can only Turn S-OFF. It dosent have the Feature to Turn S-ON.
Hope My Clarification is Enough.
I have success fully S-OFFed many.
You can see my Reff By others Here..........
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1334185
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Was there any need to revive this old thread? The xtc clip is no longer needed
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dan-fish said:
Was there any need to revive this old thread? The xtc clip is no longer needed
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I know haha, it seems several of Ben's threads have been revived from the dead!
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olyloh6696 said:
I know haha, it seems several of Ben's threads have been revived from the dead!
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So I'm not the only one who noticed
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has anyone tried
fastboot oem writesecureflag 3
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has anyone tried
fastboot oem writesecureflag 3
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Unfortunately I haven't, if I still had an XTC clip I'd happily do so....but I'm not about to end up S-ON with no way back and No UNLOCKED doesn't quite cut it for me!
Hello guys,
Since i'm kinda into customizing my electronics and the fact that I just bought a HTC Sensation i thought let's post this here and perhaps you guys can help me with this.
I would love to laser engrave my sensations back cover but i have no creativity and once it's done it can't be undone. Can you guys help me out with some nice and creative ideas on what i might be able to do to it?
Since I have a laser engraver / cutter I do not require any tips about where to go etc. to have it done.
Also if you have any ideas for your own device i'd more then happy to talk to you about customizing your device
Thanks!
Attached some eye candy (everyone loves that right?)
Get a new back cover and if you screw up, just replace it
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idavid_ said:
Get a new back cover and if you screw up, just replace it
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Oh no doubt that I'll be doing that. Then again screwing up the back up cover with a not so awesome design would still kinda suck ^^
So i'm still open to suggestions, perhaps there are some really awesome graphics designers here.
Here is what I did to mine. But if you mess up a new one will cost $90
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That is really awesome!
Could you explain how you did it? Did you have to take that part out of the back cover? What did you use to "chrome" it?
rcatz said:
That is really awesome!
Could you explain how you did it? Did you have to take that part out of the back cover? What did you use to "chrome" it?
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Its not chrome. Just raw aluminium. I took it apart and buffed it down. You can also use paint thinner. When I get back to. My PC I will post the link.
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Here is what I did to mine. But if you mess up a new one will cost $90
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Actually a new one is 40 $
P.S That looks awesome!
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idavid_ said:
Actually a new one is 40 $
P.S That looks awesome!
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thanks
And check out this http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2011/07/26/htc-sensation-4g-hand-polished-chrome-frame-guide/
RANDYRKELLY said:
thanks
And check out this http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2011/07/26/htc-sensation-4g-hand-polished-chrome-frame-guide/
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Yes, I already read that on his blog few weeks ago. The only thing I need now is a spare battery cover because I'll probably screw up (when taking the plastic off, brushing isn't a problem) I'll try to get one but it looks like HTC wants you to send your old one back (I have some issues with this one, I'm not trying to get it only to have a spare)
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Yes, I already read that on his blog few weeks ago. The only thing I need now is a spare battery cover because I'll probably screw up (when taking the plastic off, brushing isn't a problem) I'll try to get one but it looks like HTC wants you to send your old one back (I have some issues with this one, I'm not trying to get it only to have a spare)
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When my power went bezerk they just wanted the device only. Pretty easy. I cab help.
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you don't need to take the cover apart. all you need is masking tape and paint thinner/remover. mask the cover well as if you were about to paint a car. be careful and meticulous with the taping. then apply the paint thinner/remover and remove the paint accordingly. remember, any of these things takes PATIENCE to get a good effect.
honestly i highly recommend you take it apart for the reason u want to get all nooks and crannies. all u need is some good glue to put them back together
RANDYRKELLY said:
Here is what I did to mine. But if you mess up a new one will cost $90
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$90? Where the hell you buying it from?
When I first did mine they were 90 but now tthere cheaper. But most u have Ti order from.Hong Kong
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I have a Rogers htc one x that is ICJ bricked, and a line on a working, rooted Rogers one x that just has a shattered digitizer for $135. I'm planning on swapping the motherboard. I'm not worried about the physical swap, I've already disassembled the phone and I'm totally comfortable with that.
my only question is if there will be issues with hardware that I'm unaware of. my impression is that the motherboard has all the components with IDs on it like imei etc. and all the other components are totally swappable. so in essence, putting this other motherboard into my phone is more like transferring all my parts around his phone.
like saying "a brain transplant will never be possible, but perhaps a full body transplant one day."
but I digress...
is there anything I'm not considering?
Your imei is stored in mmcblk0p4 you can just dd it and hex edit your imei and cid into it and then dd it back
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absolutelygrim said:
Your imei is stored in mmcblk0p4 you can just dd it and hex edit your imei and cid into it and then dd it back
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Thanks I'm still committed to unbricking my current motherboard, but im just going to work on it in the other phone's body just getting sick of not having a nice phone lol
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Thanks I'm still committed to unbricking my current motherboard, but im just going to work on it in the other phone's body just getting sick of not having a nice phone lol
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Do it. If you need help just text me. You still got my number
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absolutelygrim said:
Do it. If you need help just text me. You still got my number
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Thanks man! You meet and exceed the requirements of being awesome in my books.
Did it work?
Hey, how did this turn out for you? I'm in the same predicament.
shane0569 said:
Hey, how did this turn out for you? I'm in the same predicament.
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It turned out quite well! I needed to unlock the Frankensteined phone, note that the imei needs to match the motherboard. Also, I needed to have a stock based (i.e. sense based) Rom installed for the unlock to work.
Other than that, the phone isn't too tough to disassemble (find a video, if you need help, let me know), although when I pulled one of the phones apart, it pulled the button portion of the power button off. I needed to swap the power button assembly with the other phone.
So as it stands, I have a perfect condition one xl, and one bricked xl with a shattered digitizer ($25 part) and no power button ($15 part). Still trying to figure out what to do with it...right now I'm just waiting to see if it can be unbricked. If so, I can fix it and sell it, or just let my wife have it.
I was under the impression that grim could unbrick icj phones that aren't 2.20
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area51avenger said:
I was under the impression that grim could unbrick icj phones that aren't 2.20
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Grim and I did a few sessions with the phone, and it looks like it's 2.20. =(
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It turned out quite well!
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Impressive. I applaud you for fixing this yourself and not playing dumb to get a free replacement.
iElvis said:
Impressive. I applaud you for fixing this yourself and not playing dumb to get a free replacement.
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"Never compromise. Not even in the face of Armageddon." -Rorschach
Good job man...yeah these phones are surprisingly not that difficult to work on physically. I just had to do a motherboard swap.
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I have in my possession a real live brick. Wont power up, recognize usb, dead dead dead. Cant find a JTAG service for this yet, unless someone has one.
aer0zer0 said:
I have in my possession a real live brick. Wont power up, recognize usb, dead dead dead. Cant find a JTAG service for this yet, unless someone has one.
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Try holding volume up and power button
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Try holding volume up and power button
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no dice, completely dead. Im not getting a charge indicator or anything.
How did this device get to this state? Are you sure the charging circuit isn't blown?
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no dice, completely dead. I'm not getting a charge indicator or anything.
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godhamba said:
How did this device get to this state? Are you sure the charging circuit isn't blown?
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Nope, Ill tell you what happened. I have been having problems with the evolution mods kernel rebooting my phone, after i tried the "fixed" version.
So i flashed the full firmware from the 1.55.602 update (im running a stock rom with bloating removed) and i removed the hboot from the zip. Since im running a custom hboot with the text removed. Thinking i could just reflash the stock kernel.
i flashed it, did a fastboot reboot and now its deader than a hammer.
no charge, no usb activity, no turn on. dead as can be. Ill take any and all suggestions. I know my way around pretty well, so im surprised that its bricked. But its the first M8 brick, unless someone has a clever idea?
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Nope, Ill tell you what happened. I have been having problems with the evolution mods kernel rebooting my phone, after i tried the "fixed" version.
So i flashed the full firmware from the 1.55.602 update (im running a stock rom with bloating removed) and i removed the hboot from the zip. Since im running a custom hboot with the text removed. Thinking i could just reflash the stock kernel.
i flashed it, did a fastboot reboot and now its deader than a hammer.
no charge, no usb activity, no turn on. dead as can be. Ill take any and all suggestions. I know my way around pretty well, so im surprised that its bricked. But its the first M8 brick, unless someone has a clever idea?
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In other news, i got a new phone, so i have brick with a good esn if anyine is interested, but i would rather find someone who would be willing to try and jtag it for the good of the community
My condolences on the device, but you sir should be applauded for not going the route of "warranty" on a device that died by your hand. Does seem odd that you can't even get it to charge though.
Sent it to HTC to get fixed out of warranty. I let everyone know what they charge to unbrick. Besides, they would have figured it out anyways then charged me
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It's super bricked. I flash firmware on single board computers at my job for medical equipment. We have bricks occasionally. But we can jtag out of it. I assume the same can be done if there is a header location available on the processor board. Couldn't find anybody who has jtagd one yet to do it.
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aer0zer0 said:
It's super bricked. I flash firmware on single board computers at my job for medical equipment. We have bricks occasionally. But we can jtag out of it. I assume the same can be done if there is a header location available on the processor board. Couldn't find anybody who has jtagd one yet to do it.
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Do you have a hboot screen
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Nope, it doesn't turn on or charge
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aer0zer0 said:
Nope, it doesn't turn on or charge
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Sorry I can't help.
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aer0zer0 said:
It's super bricked. I flash firmware on single board computers at my job for medical equipment. We have bricks occasionally. But we can jtag out of it. I assume the same can be done if there is a header location available on the processor board. Couldn't find anybody who has jtagd one yet to do it.
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HTC doesn't bother to jtag. They just replace the motherboard.
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beaups said:
HTC doesn't bother to jtag. They just replace the motherboard.
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what you think they will wanna charge? im assuming 150-200 for the repair?
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what you think they will wanna charge? im assuming 150-200 for the repair?
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I'm guessing, but I'd say 300-400
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beaups said:
I'm guessing, but I'd say 300-400
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You think this would be worth anything for a dev to be able to figure it out, repair wise?
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You think this would be worth anything for a dev to be able to figure it out, repair wise?
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Yeah I'd be happy to take a look at it to see if there are any opportunities for software-based unbrick.
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Yeah I'd be happy to take a look at it to see if there are any opportunities for software-based unbrick.
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well, its at HTC (en route) right now. It should get there wed/thurs. If i get a bad case of sticker shock, illl get it sent back. If they can fix it for reasonable, then i will get it fixed. I am a big fan of your effort to free these android devices. So if they want too much, id be happy to send it to you. Maybe you can prevent the next one from occuring. BTW firewater is an amazing piece of work, i must say
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well, its at HTC (en route) right now. It should get there wed/thurs. If i get a bad case of sticker shock, illl get it sent back. If they can fix it for reasonable, then i will get it fixed. I am a big fan of your effort to free these android devices. So if they want too much, id be happy to send it to you. Maybe you can prevent the next one from occuring. BTW firewater is an amazing piece of work, i must say
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No worries, hopefully you can get it fixed reasonable. Kudos for being honest about it, most people would claim warranty.
Actually I dont mind buying devices. Just for something like this I wouldnt feel good intentionally bricking a $600 device. I do it enough on accident
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beaups said:
No worries, hopefully you can get it fixed reasonable. Kudos for being honest about it, most people would claim warranty.
Actually I dont mind buying devices. Just for something like this I wouldnt feel good intentionally bricking a $600 device. I do it enough on accident
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So i had edged up from my M7, ended up selling that for 400. Got the M8, had 2 payments made, bricked it. So i had to pay off the 500 on the edge. Now whats interesting if you early payoff the edge, you are out of contract, COMPLETELY. So i ended up with a free standard upgrade, so i was able to edge again. thats a FYI if anyone is interested. Kinda sucks, but i made my money back already fixing computers this week. Any idea what i did wrong, i have flashed M7 & M8's & DNA's so many times....I know my way around. Im still baffled