I was given an HTC Thunderbolt from a friend. She's finally just gotten tired of the Sense BS and how screwed up this phone is as it comes from the manufacturer. I figured, being the tech savvy fellow I am, that I'd root it, unlock the bootloader and install a custom ROM, probably Cyanogenmod as I love their work. .....no dice. I have Windows 8 on a laptop that was given to me by my wife after my Linux machine went to the big computer shop in the sky. After hours of fruitless searches and downloads I broke down and called HTC. What do they tell me? There isn't a driver out there to make Win8 recognize my device. I tried HTC Sync, PDA Net and a million other options.....no dice. I've searched these forums inside and out, I know the rules, I abide by them to the T. But still, no dice. SO I ask the question that I can't seem to find an answer to, has anyone had any luck getting their Thunderbolt recognized in Win8? If so please tell me how.:good:
Your best bet would be to install Windows 7 or use a friend's computer.
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Your best bet would be to install Windows 7 or use a friend's computer.
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AWESOME Idea!....tried it, between HP's Legacy bullcrap and so on I haven't had much luck, I was thinking maybe a VM?
Windows 8 should be able to use the windows 7 drivers for your phone. Should....
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My guess is you do not have the proper usb cable with the data pin in it.
Seeing how you got it second hand, that's my guess as I don't know what cable you have and you didn't mention trying several.
May wanna see about picking one up to eliminate that as the issue, if you haven't explored this already.
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santod040 said:
My guess is you do not have the proper usb cable with the data pin in it.
Seeing how you got it second hand, that's my guess as I don't know what cable you have and you didn't mention trying several.
May wanna see about picking one up to eliminate that as the issue, if you haven't explored this already.
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So I tried and tried everything with this thunderbolt. Finally I gave up on Windows 8, which I think Windows has too, and dug out my daughters Acer Aspire One and installed Windows 7. Wouldn't ya know it, all went well. Actually all went well with Windows 8 but I must have gotten a bad download when I obtained the RUU to downgrade to Gingerbread. Or maybe it was an operator error, around here there seems to be quite a few. Anyway, I am rooted with S-OFF so let the Flashing commence. I'm gonna look for a CM10 rom, wish me luck. Thank to all that helped, especially the fella who told me to switch cords, always a good idea when having problems.
Good luck finding cm10.2 that has working data...
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First step to working with Windows 8...wipe, then install Windows 7...
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Good luck finding cm10.2 that has working data...
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Yeah I'm using Liquid ICS and am returning this POS and getting my Droid3 back soon.
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Yeah I'm using Liquid ICS and am returning this POS and getting my Droid3 back soon.
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LOL have fun in droid 3 land
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Oh I'm well aware. I got the Droid 3 as a "you can't root and hack this phone" kinda thing from an inexperienced Aunt. Its rooted and running ICS. I don't use a phone plan so I don't care about data or mms or anything like that. I would just LOVE to get an EVO again.
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Oh I'm well aware. I got the Droid 3 as a "you can't root and hack this phone" kinda thing from an inexperienced Aunt. Its rooted and running ICS. I don't use a phone plan so I don't care about data or mms or anything like that. I would just LOVE to get an EVO again.
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If that's the case go to infectedrom.com and get Santod's PAC rom. It's cm10.2 based and wifi only currently.
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Thanks but the Droid got stolen. So now I'm stuck w an Hussein Ascend 2....life sucks
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I tried using the One click and now I am stuck on the "slash screen" Help!!!!
Never mind..i AM TAKING THIS THING BACK..I think I may try the ipad2 or wait for the galaxy tab 2..
come back when you break those
Wow....the op redefines idiot. Tries to root a device, fails, waits less than an hour for someone to tell him how to get out of it which he could easily find for himself by searching, then declares in a temper tantrum that he is returning the device (after voiding his warrenty already).
I hope he gets an ipad...they are made for one another.
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That sux man, keep us updated.
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Wow....the op redefines idiot. Tries to root a device, fails, waits less than an hour for someone to tell him how to get out of it which he could easily find for himself by searching, then declares in a temper tantrum that he is returning the device (after voiding his warrenty already).
I hope he gets an ipad...they are made for one another.
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LOL...I am not even going to to reply to ur insult..anyway, FYI, warranty wasn't an issue..and I got me another Xoom and if I don't like it in the next 11 days if I feel like it..I will be taking the Xoom back and getting me a Galaxy Tab 2....
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By the way, this is the first time I have ever bricked a device...But I guess, first time for everything, huh?
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LOL...I am not even going to to reply to ur insult..anyway, FYI, warranty wasn't an issue..and I got me another Xoom and if I don't like it in the next 11 days if I feel like it..I will be taking the Xoom back and getting me a Galaxy Tab 2....
Rocket Scientist
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Sent from the frozen tundra known as Canada.
LOL +1
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Just wondering where you guys got yours unlocked at?Ive tried to places even know the phones on there list they got back with me saying they cant generate a code.waiting on refunds.Let me know thanks.
Come on bro, use search next time
[REF] How to unlock/unfreeze all SGS Models [NOW WORKS ON Vibrant 4G][Updated 4-9-11]
If you find that a little hard to follow, use this instead:
How to Unlock Samsung Galaxy S 4G
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Come on bro, use search next time
[REF] How to unlock/unfreeze all SGS Models [NOW WORKS ON Vibrant 4G][Updated 4-9-11]
If you find that a little hard to follow, use this instead:
How to Unlock Samsung Galaxy S 4G
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Your a funny guy BRO that would might work but I cant get any of my PCs to recognize my phone so Im not rooted.Thats why Im looking for a good trust worthy pay site to order one thanks for ya help though
Have you already downloaded the SG4G drivers on all of your PCs? It would be odd that not even one of them worked. You're best bet to getting your phone unlocked, other than from at home, is to call T-mobile and ask them for the code. I heard they will be hesitant to give it to you if you haven't owned the phone for at least 3 months though.
As for myself, I don't know any sites that do this, sorry.
Yes Ive tried drivers some reason nothing works I must be getting the wrong drivers I dont get it.
Try uninstalling the drivers, reinstalling them, then rebooting your phone and PC.
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Just call tmobile to get it unlocked. Free fast and easy
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Just call tmobile to get it unlocked. Free fast and easy
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I just bought this phone yesterday off a guy from craigslist for $50.00 I cant do that.
Ooh you are the
poster from the other thread. Try uninstalling Kies and using these drivers.
http://firon.net/xda/Samsung_Mobile_Driver_V1.3.800_For_SPH-d700_Epic_4G.zip
And reboot your PC so the changes take effect
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Ooh you are the
poster from the other thread. Try uninstalling Kies and using these drivers.
http://firon.net/xda/Samsung_Mobile_Driver_V1.3.800_For_SPH-d700_Epic_4G.zip
And reboot your PC so the changes take effect
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I have over and over lol I have never had a phone do this to me before.Wish I would of kept my G2x but I didnt lol I dont get it.
what happens when you plug your phone in the pc?
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You don't need to have tmobile. Just an imei number
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Also, did the guy from craigslist give you a generic USB cord or the official Samsung one? Not all of the generic USB cord provide syncing features, so they just charge the phone.
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When i plug the phone into the pc the phone just charges thats it.Not sure if its the right cord or not.
I ended up finding a unlocker the guys actually called me to make sure what phone I had now Im running with AT&T go phone.I left tmobile because of the service was just awful in the area that I had to move to.Now I can make calls and text with full bars.
I really want to get this phone rooted so I can try out some roms.I sure miss the G2x was fun testing all the different ones it had
you have to buy a new USB plug! Went tthrough the same problem on my old vibrant I thought I bricked it because it wouldn't turn on,I sent it in and tthey fixed it and sent it back.. still undergoing the same problem I asked a friend for help. He said maybe it was the wire And tthat's exactly what it was. It is most likely without a doubt the wrong wire. Buy a new one!
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you have to buy a new USB plug! Went tthrough the same problem on my old vibrant I thought I bricked it because it wouldn't turn on,I sent it in and tthey fixed it and sent it back.. still undergoing the same problem I asked a friend for help. He said maybe it was the wire And tthat's exactly what it was. It is most likely without a doubt the wrong wire. Buy a new one!
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I actually never thought about that.Will have to try that.I have another post on this problem here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1398437
That does make sense.Thanks for stating the obvious
My original cable got hosed (dropped it in a parking lot...D'oh!) and I bought a new T-Mobile branded one from the T-Mobile store. Was $14 or so, which I felt was robbery, but it works like a champ. I've had no problems flashing ROMs or anything with it.
I just looked the cord over man Im dumb and feel really stupid right now lol Its a LG cord.They say when you hit 40 ya go blind
Honestly, one wouldn't think the brand would matter. And no 40 jokes...hittin' 41 tomorrow
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Honestly, one wouldn't think the brand would matter. And no 40 jokes...hittin' 41 tomorrow
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Oh just figured it was for just LG phones. It doesnt feel like it connects to the phone to snug either.
http://www.technobloom.com/htc-thun...mation-on-android-ice-cream-sandwich/2220603/
Kinda figured this would happen. Now if HTC was a decent company they would still release their source...but we all know they wont.
Im not all expecting to see an official release but that site is about the most vague pile of crap ever. I cant help but doubt the validity of anything posted there.
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Wow that read like the old I heard from my brother sisters cousin twice removed. If there was an email why not post it in the article?
So you needed an unknown site to tell you this? You couldn't take the hints over the months with delay after delay?
Hey I heard from a friend London bridge just fell down lol.
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Yeah, that site is not reliable by any means...
Though I personally doubt to see an official ICS launch for the Thunderbolt.
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Yeah, that site is not reliable by any means...
Though I personally doubt to see an official ICS launch for the Thunderbolt.
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If we do get it then it will be on Christmas morning from Santa. So be good all you little bolt owners lol.
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Probably ran fine until VZW tried to put sense on it. Oh well.
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Probably ran fine until VZW tried to put sense on it. Oh well.
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You mean it probably ran fine until they bloated it.
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Probably ran fine until VZW tried to put sense on it. Oh well.
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Ummm sense is from HTC not Verizon lol.
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Someone doesn't know what the word "official" means. Hint: an official statement regarding the HTC Thunderbolt won't be written by a Jr. High School kid.
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Ummm sense is from HTC not Verizon lol.
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Doh! Shows how much I know.
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Isn't technobloom the site that told us all Amazon was going to sell the Thunderbolt for free starting at 3AM one day?
Anyway, the Galaxy Nexus is cheap as ever now, go for it, I mean the Nexus one just got a 4.2 custom ROM, imagine how far along the GalNex will get!
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I never really expected this to happen after observing all the work from the devs on it. ICS has always ran kinda wishy washy for me. I mean it works and all, but there are definitely some performance issues and bugs no matter which rom you use. Verizon nor HTC intends to release a shoddy product. It either has to work 100% or not at all. If ICS cant run as well as GB did, then it aint gonna happen.
I wish I had a dollar for all the false rumors that have been posted about ICS, I'd buy Verizon and have enough left over to keep me in booze and hookers for the rest of my life!
I think this is one more dollar in my stash....
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I never really expected this to happen after observing all the work from the devs on it. ICS has always ran kinda wishy washy for me. I mean it works and all, but there are definitely some performance issues and bugs no matter which rom you use. Verizon nor HTC intends to release a shoddy product. It either has to work 100% or not at all. If ICS cant run as well as GB did, then it aint gonna happen.
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If that were the case though, the thunderbolt would've ran well from launch day, which anyone who had one since then will say that it didn't. Originally the battery life was horrendous and had to be fixed by an OTA.
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NO ICS
just called HTC ,,, and they told me , that we are not getting ics,,, htc thunderbolt is discontinued,,,, :crying:
We could call and email different reps at HTC and we would get a slew of different responses from them all. Stuff like this no one will know the correct answer as tech support as we all know is the last to know.
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So let's see if I understand this... the OFFICIAL WORD from Verizon AND from HTC is that the Thunderbolt will or will not get ICS and will get it within the next two days or later than that or never.
Does that about cover it? <G>
Honestly, I don't see what all the flap is about? ICS doesn't offer anything I need or want other than (I HOPE!) a better kernel for the Devs to work with.
Meanwhile, NuSense works for me and the BAMF leak works for me if I want ICS and, if I want Gingerbread, Infected ROM works for me and Thunderstick BB works for me along with a bunch of other ROMs I've tried.
Was at Verizon today, Reps informed me there will be no ICS for our phones...Cant say I'm surprised...my upgrade is in January, not going to worry about it .. Can't believe they state we would get the upgrade, then renege ..
If Apple can upgrade their older model Iphones for several years , why can' t our Android phones do the same.. and no I'm not switching..
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Has anyone else seen the new official Ubuntu for phones that's coming out? It looks rather nice. I can't wait to be able to try it.
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Has anyone else seen the new official Ubuntu for phones that's coming out? It looks rather nice. I can't wait to be able to try it.
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Looks great but I wouldn't count on running that on a thunderbolt....ever.
They've tried this before with Ubuntu for Android. It never got off the ground. They intended on dual booting Ubuntu on dual core gingerbread class phones but it never happened. There was supposed to be a dock that your phone went into and booted Linux on a monitor so it was like having a phone and computer at the same time. I like the idea of having full Linux support though. It will be interesting to see if calling through Ubuntu will be supported.
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Looks great but I wouldn't count on running that on a thunderbolt....ever.
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Yeah i wasnt counting on it to be on the Thunderbolt.
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They've tried this before with Ubuntu for Android. It never got off the ground. They intended on dual booting Ubuntu on dual core gingerbread class phones but it never happened. There was supposed to be a dock that your phone went into and booted Linux on a monitor so it was like having a phone and computer at the same time. I like the idea of having full Linux support though. It will be interesting to see if calling through Ubuntu will be supported.
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Well hopefully this works out, I liked the way it looked.
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Well hopefully this works out, I liked the way it looked.
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Same here. It almost looked to me like they intend on marketing phones with just this os on it. I really like Linux so I hope they do it. Hopefully since its Linux other distros will be created. It would awesome to have Linux mint like that.
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Same here. It almost looked to me like they intend on marketing phones with just this os on it. I really like Linux so I hope they do it. Hopefully since its Linux other distros will be created. It would awesome to have Linux mint like that.
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I've never used mint before its always been xubuntu for me. For some reason though i can't get Wi-Fi to work on my laptop. I looked at mint last night, I'll probably get my brother to install it today.
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Mint is so much better IMO. It has some features that aren't available with a stock Ubuntu installation plus it looks great. You can install it right on top of Ubuntu.
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Mint is so much better IMO. It has some features that aren't available with a stock Ubuntu installation plus it looks great. You can install it right on top of Ubuntu.
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My brother installed it. I haven't had time to mess with it yet though. OK spent like an hour trying to root someone's tablet. Which would've been easier had it not been a Chinese tablet.
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Its not the standard Ubuntu but an actual mobile OS. The gnex version should get released once the CES gets going as they will demonstrate it there.
It looks pimp
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Its not the standard Ubuntu but an actual mobile OS. The gnex version should get released once the CES gets going as they will demonstrate it there.
It looks pimp
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Its a mobile version of Ubuntu. Probably won't be anything like the desktop version but since it's Linux other distros can be made for it.
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I think it would be excellent to have this on our thunderbolt. It can definitely breathe new life into the phone since development is slowly declining for this. But it's single core so I doubt it will ever be.
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A beta is gonna be released for the galaxy nexus in February. In already trying to find one now.
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I'm still not on the newest version.. any reason?
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Where are you? If you desperately want it just install the .apk, it takes about 10 seconds to do.
I'm in the US another family member on the same contract ( xperia play ) even has it..
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That's odd. Try downloading it from here.
Google for "latest playstore apk" Hand install it manual.
For me it worked well.
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How version of android are you on ? I seen people with ICS still in the dust
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How version of android are you on ? I seen people with ICS still in the dust
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Im on ICS.. go figure..this doesnt really upset me due to the fact that im getting a new phone ( Droid DNA ) Wednesday!
I don't think it's worth it. The old one looks way more organised and simple. I won't even bother installing the new Store's .apk
Well that's my opinion, you may like it better
Mine just installed automatically when I connected to the wifi.
solution
You have to go to services and clean the cache on the market processes. I had to do that with my droid x a long time ago.
Sometimes it just takes a while. On my phone once, I cleared it and force stopped it several times and it didn't update until a couple hours later.
Am i the only one who thinks that 3.xx.xx looks better ?
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Am i the only one who thinks that 3.xx.xx looks better ?
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No. I, too, think the new one looks hideous. Too much like it's trying to be iOS for my taste.
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I believe the new one looks hideous, the old one is way better. But of course, we will get used to it in the future (do we have any other choice?).
Anyway, to answer the thread, it depends on the country you are in. Usually, they update per country (if it is available to you).