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[Q] Newbie to HTC Legend

Hi all,
I have a friend who has a bricked Legend, and I have said that I will attempt to install a updated ROM for her.....
Problem is, although I have done this a few times with MY LG GT540, I have done nothing with HTC.
Could anyone point me in the right direction for a guide to updating the Legend to the latest ROM, including any downloads that I'd need.
Thanks very much,
Mango

I would start with the sticky at the top of THIS page.
Good luck.

Thanks Dirk (Love the name, by the way!)
But looking through that it's very difficult to get a sense of what I'll need to do, and in what order.....
The LG is pretty easy, as you have a KDZ installer......But on that stickie it seems a bit random!

Right....having now got the Legend in front of me, I need to know what to do!
It seems to be having a software glitch on the previous update.....Cannot get in to see which update it was, and my friend has no idea either.
She had sent it back to V'phone, and also HTC to get them to do something, but they keep fobbing her off.
I said I'd have a look, but it really doesn't seem as straight forward as LG!

Are you ever able to boot into a working OS (doesn't sound like it), or does it crash out before loading the desktop?
What sort of errors or faults are we dealing with here basically?

Basically, it starts up.....
It loads up the OS, but from there, it can take anything from 2-5mins to freeze up.
The notifications bar will not pull down, and then, when it does it sticks.
I've said that she probably needs it to be re-installed.....(Hopefully with a newer version).
Vodaphone and HTC have both been useless for her. I woulda thpought HTC would've just flashed it and be done....but no!
So I thought I'd come searching on here! But the sticky doesn't help me that much! I'm from the LG forum, where everything is set out in !idiot guides"!!
I do work in IT, so I am pretty competent, but haven't touched an HTC before!
Thanks for your replies

Right....Done a factory reset, and when the Legend comes on, it is completely unresponsive.
Plus, the screen image shakes from side to side, in a quite violent manner!
It would appear that I can move the screen without even touching it!
Any help is gratefully received!!

Sounds like a hardware issue then. If you were able to factory reset without any improvement at all i'd say that software problems are pretty much ruled out.
If i were you i would have a good rant at Vodafone until they agree to swap the unit with a working model.

Thanks again, Dirk....
I have emailed her to let her know your thoughts!.
Long, dark tea-time awaits

Always a pleasure to speak with a fellow fan
Good luck with the phone. Vodafone have always caved in when i've kicked up a stink about various faults etc so i hope your friend gets a result.

Apparently, she has already been intouch with both HTC and V'phone....and neither are prepared to do anything about it.....
Still worth a screaming match with them???
On an unrelated point..... Did you see Steven Mangan as Dirk? Was disappointed that the book was so thoroughly mashed, but was still entertaining!

[Q] Droid 2 bootscreen and unroot

First of all, I would like to thank the owners of this forum for providing such a great resource for simpletons like me to use. While in real life I'm an Air Force officer, when it comes to Android rooting/modifications/etc. I know close to nothing.
Before I begin, I would like to let you all know that I HAVE searched Google and this forum for answers to my problem. While I have found solutions that look promising, I am still not comfortable with them as many of these threads are from the September/October timeframe (i.e. they're OLD!)
Here is my situation:
I bought/rooted my phone back in September. I can't remember exactly how I did it, but it WAS through USB debugging mode and a command prompt on my PC. I believe I downloaded a series of Motorola drivers, etc. but my memory is hazy at best. I successfully rooted my phone (got the little Superuser Ninja listed under my applications) and apps that required root all worked. I never put any custom themes/images/etc. on my phone - I only used it for Wireless Tether.
Shortly after rooting I was having Star Wars envy and put the custom bootscreen and sounds on my phone from the R2D2 Droid 2.
Then.. everything was fine for several months. I accepted the OTA update from Verizon sometime in October? and I am running version 2.3.2.. with my phone still rooted.
Now, here's my problem:
My microphone AND external speaker have both stopped working on my phone two days ago and I need to return it to Verizon under its warranty. I understand that Verizon will NOT accept my phone if it is rooted and if tampering is evident (i.e. custom bootscreen).
My question is this:
What is the easiest/simplest way to unroot my phone and return it to the stock bootscreen and sound files? I don't want a Verizon technician looking at my phone and saying, "What is this?"
While rooting my phone has nothing to do with the hardware.. I know they'll look for ANY reason to deny my warranty claim. The fact that my external speaker and external microphone have died on this phone are HARDWARE issues that Motorola should be liable for.. and in its current state my phone is unusable for making calls (nobody can hear me) and I need a new one.
I hope someone in this forum can point me in the direction of the proper solution.
Again, I'm sorry for posting a question to a problem where there already may be an answer.. but I don't want to take any chances.
Thank you.
btw I CAN make calls.. but I have to use a bluetooth headset!

Excellent question. If one can do, one ought to be able to undo.

Boot into recovery (google the button combo, it should include the power button and some other button(s)) and then use the speaker buttons on the side to navigate to factory reset. This will return your phone to how it was when you first took it out of the box. Hope this helps
Sent from my DROID PRO using XDA App

SORRY! >.< [for those who tried Tinny fix zip]

Dear community,
I sincerely apologize. I seriously did not think that would've happened. Honestly it was my first time and I thought it would work, as I had performed the update on my friend's Inspire 4G and it worked [Honeysense HD]. I didn't doublecheck the script in there, and that was my error. I really am sorry.
I am currently trying to redo it and this time, I will gather a bunch of my friends in order to test it out on several devices and several different roms. If it works again, I'll post it with caution in case anyone else seems to be having problems (when I first flashed CM7's fix, it sent the phone into a bootloop and stopped the phone from working).
Once again, I apologize for such a noob mistake. I honestly thought it would work and I will never, ever let that happen again. I'm only trying to learn more about the android system, and I wanted to help out, even though I didn't have a Inspire.
If anyone's phone was damaged, please PM me. >.<

jojojohnson7410 said:
I am currently trying to redo it and this time, I will gather a bunch of my friends in order to test it out on several devices and several different roms. If it works again, I'll post it with caution in case anyone else seems to be having problems (when I first flashed CM7's fix, it sent the phone into a bootloop and stopped the phone from working).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I didn't flash your fix, but thanks for the apology.
Just so you know, you don't need to go to the trouble of testing it and posting it again. This fix isn't needed. All of the ROMs in the Inspire section either come with the fix already in place, or they've got a fix that is flashed separately, that has already been tested by the dev of that ROM. For a "universal" tinny fix, there is already a thread for this. So any additional tinny fixes are simply not needed.

Tough lesson, but great way to deal with it! Mistakes are only n00b the second time you make them!

HD2 on Android keeps rebooting/restarting itself..possible fix?

Hi, This is my first time posting so please forgive me for any czar-like posting rules I may have violated. I think that I have found a resolution for hd2 on android rebooting/restarting problems that many of us face or have faced. Before you jump on blaming motherboard like Dear HTC Repair ppl did in my case, please try these steps.
I have recently got my second hd2 and installed Android naturally and almost immediately after setting up the device, I noticed that the phone started to reboot itself. And this happened all day for at least 6-10 times everyday. At first I thought it was a new feature of the latest android roms to fix and upgrade or boost performance. But the rebooting never stopped for a day. Secondly I thought I must have installed it incorrectly and so followed all procedure again from task29 to CWR cautiously but NO LUCK! Then I did multiple searches on xda and other forums and followed every suggestions and possible problems like battery cable/pin straightening, task29....formatting changing microsd card...blah blah blah....no fix!!! Then I called HTC and they concluded that the motherboard gotta be replaced for only $175...yeah ok I got my phone for $150. Someone at HTC forgot to take math in HS.
Anways...long story short try what I did....if you face constant restart issues after installing android...and hope for the best. It won't hurt to try. I am not a developer nor a software/hardware engineer and I don't have any technical explanation for this with fancy acronyms. All I know that it worked on not just one phone but two phones as I bought another used phone on ebay after HTC tried to rob me off $175. And this one too gave the same reboot/restart problem after I installed android.
So, here is what I did and don't ask me why it worked not cuz I don't know....it just what I did and it worked in both phone and never restarted ever again
-DO NOT do task29 EVER...no offense to the developer. If you have done it already then just don't do it again.
-Install/reinstall fresh official stock tmobile WM6.5 rom only. DO NOT install custom rom. Reboot normally and do the minimal setup since you are about to install android on it anyway.
-DO NOT play with Radio versions. Stick to the one official tmobile rom has installed for you. Although I think even if you change the radio it will be ok.
-DO the steps for hspl, magldr113 etc as usual
-Now this is what I think is the crucial part...If you have partitioned or planning to partition your microsd card with cache then DO NOT use any CWR recovery partition with cache....totally avoid 150M-5m cache formats just use 150M...200M....250M etc without cache...again I don't know why but it worked for me.
-Now do a wipe data/system and install the android rom of your choice. It should never restart again. Mine did not!!! GOOD LUCK!
This is what I did when my both phones were starting all day and it worked on both. They never reboot by themselves ever. They both were restarting all day at least 6-10 times. On my first phone I thought the motherboard or may be the battery cable was gone, then went on to get a second phone. The problem was on the second phone as well after I installed android. I was sure that it would be too much of a coincidence that both phones have bad motherboards and therefore started playing with them in various combinations of rom installation procedure, sd card, battery...you name it..then came across this steps and it worked for me. I hope it works for you. Please note that if the problem is hardware then it can't be resolved by doing this.
I hope it works for you. I know how frustrating it is to have a phone that is constantly rebooting on its own all day.
To those who will question my solution...again refer to the previous notes. I did it and it worked on my two phones...and another advice for you.....Sometimes you don't have to know quantum physics to tie a secure knot that saves life

It would be much more helpful if you could post a link to a recovery without cache as you posted. I cannot find one thus far.

What instructions are you reading for installing the Android OS? I don't think I saw task29 anywhere on the instructions I saw. I have the FR0X7 version, and mine does this constantly & then drains the battery, so I am desperate for a solution.

[Q] HTC One (M7) Bluetooth issues - Can't find an answer

Hello there! I unfortunately posted this same question at another place but I think this is where it should go...(!?)
I just created an account and would like to apologize in advance for any rookie mistakes; using the wrong terms/words and expressions, posting in the wrong place etc... I have seen a lot of very helpful threads but I have yet to find an answer to my issues with my phone.
I have an HTC One (I believe it is the M7) and the service provider is Verizon. The phone was rooted when I bought it and has
"NuSenseSIX-KitKat-m7vzw_RC4.2_032914"
I am having problems with using a bluetooth earpiece together with the phone. (You will get a ticket if driving and talking in the state of WA) and it drives me nuts! I have tried 3 different brands/kind of bluetooth devices as well as made sure that they work on other phones.
I am able to connect/pair the devices - no problem. I can listen to audio, both music/sounds on the phone as well as during calls or using Voxer Walkie-Talkie. There was never an issue on my end as far as hearing sound BUT, not once have I been able to be heard on "the other end". All they hear during a call is a "high-pitched crackling, static, robotic, very annoying" noise which makes the device useless for its purpose.
I have tried restarting, repairing and whatever other "simple" troubleshooting steps I could think of.
I did back the phone up and then did 2 or 3 factory resets, I have "un-rooted and re-rooted" the phone using SuperSU (which was already installed). I have tried to do the wipe/reset/recovery procedure a few different ways, one being a complete removal of Dalvik, cache, and whatever else shows up (sorta scary since I don't have very much experience)
Anyways, I am stuck and wonder if there is anyone out there who can possibly help me..? Is there a "fix" that I can install/apply or is there a better ROM I can use? I'm afraid to try "ROM or Kernel-swapping" on my own before I get some feedback on the procedure...
Sorry for the long post but I really need help....
Thanks - Bob the Swede