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How to brick my epic 4G permanently?

Nope, not a typo - I want to brick my Epic 4G to the point where you can't bring it back via Odin. Even a hardware brick would suffice. Or I'd just like to break it purposefully without physical damage.
I know the first thing you're thinking is insurance fraud, but it's far from that. You see, my Epic 4G is already broken. I'm met with freezes on Android 2.2 ROMs, even the official stock unrooted one. The latest official build has been a problem since the day I flashed it. I
tried to take it to Sprint, but all they did was restore it to Android 2.1 and told me to take a hike. This is absolutely unacceptable. Before I go through the Better Business Bureau, I wanted to see if I could just render my phone inoperable beyond repair so they can give me a proper replacement or fix.
Please let me know if there's any way I can do this as I'm really getting sick and tired of all the issues I seem to be having with any 2.2 build.

Bad idea. Just stock it, and go up the chain of repair until someone with a clue gets to it. These bricked devices piling up lately are going to raise somebody's eyebrows.

Yes I agree with ko. Bad idea to brick it. Take it elsewhere. If it is really freezing on stick roms shoe them. Are u sure your not trying to overclock it and your phone can't handle it?
Sent From My Evo Killer!!

musclehead84 said:
If it is really freezing on stick roms shoe them.
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Swype FTW.

Try flashing a rom for the evo
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Well i have bricked my phone a dozen of times, but odin ALWAYS fixes it, if you are having problems with the cellphone just go back to the techs at your local sprint store and say that you are still having problems with it, if maybe helps if you have the total equipment plan since but i bet you have it. Just go to the store and say that it still having problems (all of this without being rooted or running a custom rom) and if you cant show them the issue just tell it does it sometime, after all the customer is always right (or thats the way it should be ~.~)

alexs5 said:
Well i have bricked my phone a dozen of times, but odin ALWAYS fixes it, if you are having problems with the cellphone just go back to the techs at your local sprint store and say that you are still having problems with it, if maybe helps if you have the total equipment plan since but i bet you have it. Just go to the store and say that it still having problems (all of this without being rooted or running a custom rom) and if you cant show them the issue just tell it does it sometime, after all the customer is always right (or thats the way it should be ~.~)
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If you can Odin back then it is not really bricked, more like sponged. Bricked is a dead dead phone. No lights, no charge, no download mode. If he has this "soft brick" or "sponged" condition, the techs will more than likely be able to get him back working. Even though Odin'ing back to a fresh stock may fix his problem.

Ya don't brick it on purpose, just return to stock using Odin go into the sprint store and say its freezing and I'm sure they will attempt to fix it or mist likely will swap it out..
Sent from my Epic 4.1g bonsai plant

davidrules7778 said:
Ya don't brick it on purpose, just return to stock using Odin go into the sprint store and say its freezing and I'm sure they will attempt to fix it or mist likely will swap it out..
Sent from my Epic 4.1g bonsai plant
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If he has TEP. If not it is $35.
Do you BONSAI?

Microwave for 5 seconds or so.

EDIT: permanent / public FTW

elrey75 said:
Serious response to question.
If it is unrooted and running stock 2.1, leave it unrooted (or unroot it) and flash any rom using odin... this would corrupt it beyond repair.
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It will still be able to Odin back to stock from that.

k0nane said:
Swype FTW.
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ROFL.. Lmao! I agree.

Short it.
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This is still fraud and you just made a permenant,public record of it. Just go to a different store and explain it to them
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Lol
Take it to a third party service center,those idiots will brick it for you

humdrum2009 said:
Take it to a third party service center,those idiots will brick it for you
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Hey watch it. I'm a tech at a 3rd party store and have a reputation better than the president. If you brought it to a Nexgen, Intouch Wireless, or Mobile Wireless Indirect store (or similar) that has a repair center, they SHOULD replace it free of charge as long as you have TEP (otherwise like someone else said it will be $35). Obviously you're still within the first year warranty so they shouldn't hassle you. Unless you're dealing with a retarded tech.

Why don't you just sell the phone and get something new?
Tapa tapa tapa

mlin said:
Why don't you just sell the phone and get something new?
Tapa tapa tapa
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Oh that's a great idea, don't defraud the multi-million dollar business, instead just rip off the little man.....are you a senator, governor or something???
k0nane said:
Swype FTW.
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Just shoe it....lol, way to funny

musclehead84 said:
...If it is really freezing on stick roms shoe them...
Sent From My Evo Killer!!
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While k0nane's swoosh is quite humorous, I was thinking more along the lines of this:

damn wife tried to help me, and i think she screwed me even more...

So I just got my Evo, and out the box it already had the Anti-Root OTA Update installed... well she took hers to sprint today since she couldnt get Netflix to work, and they told her there was an update availible to fix that. so she downloaded it on hers and now netflix wirks great for her.
So she comes home, and grabs mine and updates it for me... trying to prove to me that she knows how to do some things... Now my software number is 4.24.651.1... yay... wonder when THIS one is gonna be cracked so i can finally root this thing!

sorry dude the root method isnt availabile yet but devs and unrevoked are workin on it i think they will have root method out by october bro

Leave her...

I believe you can flash the ruu back to 2.2 and root.

supe12sta12z said:
I believe you can flash the ruu back to 2.2 and root.
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I have heard from a handful of people this wont work since I am S-on.
I know Unrevoked and all the smart people are working on it. I can wait. I just couldnt believe she actually touched my phone and updated it... she should know better!

Your netflix is working now, thank her.

NewZJ said:
Your netflix is working now, thank her.
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i feel for you, but... XD!!!

My wife touched my phone once...
Good news is she's finally getting used to having 8 fingers...

NewZJ said:
Your netflix is working now, thank her.
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well, yea... but I dont use it to much.. I tend to download things...

Mark_Hardware said:
My wife touched my phone once...
Good news is she's finally getting used to having 8 fingers...
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Haha that made me laugh.....

jadden said:
i think they will have root method out by october bro
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You can't be serious?!? Within 6 days people can find a way to root the EVO 3D, but the Gingerbread update that's been out for a month, can't be cracked?
I'm in no situation to get upset, I guess. I don't know a thing about how to do it, but I had to replace my rooted phone due to a cracked casing, and I just received the new one 2 days ago.
I'm missing all the goods....like Synergy.

when they think they know it all, let them do the hard work
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mcwups1 said:
You can't be serious?!? Within 6 days people can find a way to root the EVO 3D, but the Gingerbread update that's been out for a month, can't be cracked?
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Originally the Evo was rooted before it actually launched (thanks toast!). HTC has gotten better locking the Evo down since then.

Does this give you free access to her purse now? LOL

nm....Frustrated with Spint

Tell her that you have made a choice to leave her for your phone. and you want to have great sex with the HDMI port on your phone. lmao!!!!! Cause we all know it is that small since you can't tell her NOT to touch your phone. lol! but then again, girls will be girls. they'll do what they want anyway because they actually think they know what they are doing because some idiot at sprint told her that. lmao. anyway. hahahhahahahahaha. The only reason I root is to use the SO CALL FREAKING 10 DOLLARS a month they are stealing from us. Use as much internet as I can. hahahahahaha

Every one of you who would even joke about your wife the way you are should be ashamed of yourself. As for the OP, you should be kicked hard in the junk for such a disrespectful thread title.

this entire thread is making me laugh my ass off. hahahahhaa

Mark_Hardware said:
My wife touched my phone once...
Good news is she's finally getting used to having 8 fingers...
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That's freakin rad! I thought my wife was the only one with 8 fingers now.
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Did you leave your phone on the stove? Only time a woman should be able to find it.
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How do ii bring Launcher Pro back from the dead?

ii was bored with my phone, so ii decided to look for a new launcher. surprisingly, there arent any new ones worth trying. so ii said to myself, lemme check out Launcher Pro. got to the app page, and realized it hasn't been updated since May of 2011. why, you ask? Because the developer died in a car accident (or so im told). since this is the case, does anyone know how ii would go about gettin permission to edit and improve the app that changed how we see our launchers today?

Where did you hear that? I don't see anything in the launcher pro forums
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Would LOVE to see LauncherPro resurrected, but i just don't think it is going to happen. As far as the developer dying in a car crash, I didn't see anything regarding that either.

ii saw it on a few comments on the interwebb. dont know how true it is tho. ii hope thats not the situation is, but that would definitely would explain the sudden halt of production.

I dunno man, seems pretty active on his twitter account to be dead.... https://twitter.com/fedecarnales
EDIT: He also updated Uber music on july 29th, 2011. Looks like he's doing some work on Windows Phone 7 though.

Are you sure somebody didn't say "it's like" or "maybe he died"? The activity halt on it was sudden enough to definitely make people consider something of that nature for sure. For some reason I seem to remember my phone updating LP not too long ago, then again maybe I was dreaming. Who knows.
It was open source if I remember right. Not sure what license it was under though but maybe we should grab the code, update it, and rename it to 'XDA Launcher' or something like that

I really hope is claims this month of "Still working on it," are truthful. I hear LPP is completely incompatible with ICS.
While ADW and Go have some nice features, both of them result in sporadic lag on my phone.

Same here with other launchers, nothing but problems eventualy. LP is the only one that worked rock solid all the time. Hope someone updates it soon. Myabe even add some new features...
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Dalmus said:
I really hope is claims this month of "Still working on it," are truthful. I hear LPP is completely incompatible with ICS.
While ADW and Go have some nice features, both of them result in sporadic lag on my phone.
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Not true, I'm running CM 9 ice cream sandwich on my galaxy S fascinate with launcher pro plus and never had a problem.
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sol_671 said:
Not true, I'm running CM 9 ice cream sandwich on my galaxy S fascinate with launcher pro plus and never had a problem.
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+1 ive beennrunning it on ics for over 3 weeks
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sol_671 said:
Not true, I'm running CM 9 ice cream sandwich on my galaxy S fascinate with launcher pro plus and never had a problem.
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Awesome! I read a couple of places that it was broke and was sad. Now I am happy. lol

I saw on the lp forums the other day, supposedly there is an update, it just isnt released......I didnt look much further into it, but for those who care, might go look for it

The last I heard he's very much alive and well but he's running way behind on what he had hoped would be a major overhaul of the launcher. Still, it would be nice to see some minor updates to keep up with the latest apps and phones.

If there is an update, I would like to see the ability to make folders in the app drawer. It gets kinda cluttered, with a bunch of apps.

I remember reading a while back that updates stopped because it was as perfectly stable as possible and the dev had other stuff he wanted to work on. Heard about an update being made but taking longer than anticipated. This was back in November so I may be remembering wrong
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What's really fascinating is that there hasn't been an update since May, and its STILL considered one of the Big 3 of launchers.

Dalmus said:
What's really fascinating is that there hasn't been an update since May, and its STILL considered one of the Big 3 of launchers.
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True but honestly why would you leave such a great app behind!? The dev needs to update it or let someone run it.

Here's a tweet on Jan 17th saying he is still working on it...
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cds0699 said:
Here's a tweet on Jan 17th saying he is still working on it...
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YES!!!! Thanks for that, there is still hope!!!

[UNOFFICIAL] Galaxy S3 4.1 Jellybean Update News/Info

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To reduce all future thread clutter, this thread shall hold all news, information, and rumors pertaining to the Galaxy S3 Jellybean update.
Post any news/rumors/info about the update here. The OP will be updated accordingly.
-JB Leak Install Guide-​
Confirmed
-We will get the update
-There's a leaked build on video [Source]
-There is a downloadable leak [Source]
-Google Now implemented with long-press home button [Source]
-Revamped Notification Center [Source]
Maybe
-Update on August 29 [Source]
Unlikely
-Nothing yet
False Information
-Nothing yet

More like a few months based on prior experience...hopefully not though
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Thanks for the info
yousefak said:
Sounds like it's for the international version, but I'd give Sprint a month to release it after the international is released.
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eao1991 said:
More like a few months based on prior experience...hopefully not though
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True dat, but by now we should all be used to pretty much every manufacturer/carrier lying about update dates.
HTC does it the worst - I remember when ICS came out on the Evo 3D - First HTC said it would be Q1, then they said "early 2012", and then "sometime spring", and it finally came out in July...

Don't forget out carriers taking their sweet sweet time bloating it up...memories of the epic and froyo/gingerbread are rushing back to me
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yousefak said:
True dat, but by now we should all be used to pretty much every manufacturer/carrier lying about update dates.
HTC does it the worst - I remember when ICS came out on the Evo 3D - First HTC said it would be Q1, then they said "early 2012", and then "sometime spring", and it finally came out in July...
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The delayed ICS update for the EVO 3D was the worst. Good thing the devs had some great ICS ROMs working way before the official one was finally released.

yousefak said:
True dat, but by now we should all be used to pretty much every manufacturer/carrier lying about update dates.
HTC does it the worst - I remember when ICS came out on the Evo 3D - First HTC said it would be Q1, then they said "early 2012", and then "sometime spring", and it finally came out in July...
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HTC should no longer be talked about in the same matter as Samsung. The 3D was a flop and more of a headache for sprint and HTC to give it the ICS upgrade, but out of necessity (thanks Virgin Mobile) the upgrade finally made rounds.
Now back to Samsung and its most successful phone, one should expect Jelly bean to make rounds much more quicker then what would history would tell us.
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Jbluna said:
Don't forget out carriers taking their sweet sweet time bloating it up...memories of the epic and froyo/gingerbread are rushing back to me
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I think Samsung is controlling the carriers' options for bloatware this time around, and you'll likely see less bloatware with these updates. Most reviews of the Galaxy S3 comment on how there isn't as much overbearing carrier influence on the phone to begin with, especially when compared to the original Galaxy S and Galaxy S II phones.

I learned not to be hopeful about updates with my old OG epic, I expect Official jellybean around now of '13.

Magic Oreo said:
I learned not to be hopeful about updates with my old OG epic, I expect Official jellybean around now of '13.
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I was like that, but then I had the GS2 for a while and noticed updates came faster as the hardware becomes more universal. With the SGS3 being so similar across carriers, I feel like the time periods may become closer like how the Nexus is. Their is some lag for CMDA, but with so little variance they aren't accounting for one with a keyboard and other strange variations. I think the main delay with the SGS2 was the recovery being attached to the kernel and the emmc bugs.

The devs here should have some great TW ROMs based on the international update so I'm not too worried about it.

Thanks for the info

Im not trying to get to excited about this since it never happens like we want it to but I am crossing my fingers.

Hopefully sooner than later
In BUCK We Trust. GO O's!

Hopefully steps it up due to the success of the S3 and doesn't drag their feet on Sw updates as they are known to.

To reduce the clutter of JB threads, here is an article showing a video of JB touchwiz
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...bar/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
Good thing I know Spanish Even if you don't the video is pretty self explanatory since it's android
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eao1991 said:
To reduce the clutter of JB threads, here is an article showing a video of JB touchwiz
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...bar/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
Good thing I know Spanish Even if you don't the video is pretty self explanatory since it's android
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Clutter reducement? That's my middle name. Actually it isn't.
But still, check this thread again in 30 minutes.

I'm wonder if the new updates screw something in the rooting routine and we get screwed.
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I think, make this thread "sticky" would be a good idea.

dito33 said:
I'm wonder if the new updates screw something in the rooting routine and we get screwed.
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well once the ota arrives and you accept it successfully you will lose root

Will it ever even be possible to have a working 4.0+ for the EVO 4G?

Dozens of people all working on ICS and JB roms but not a single one of them are fully working.
Without HTC's help in releasing the drivers for the FFC and camcorder will there ever even be a working rom or are all of them just going to miss out on features of the phone forever? 4G not working is fine since 4G EVO version is not going anywhere, but missing out on the camcorder and FFC are big deals..

Seems like this topic comes up at least once a week now, in some way or another.
To answer your question though, no. Without the source for the drivers, developers would have to come up with it from scratch, which is very meticulous and time-consuming as I understand it. Sure, the possibility exists, but I believe the chance of it happening is slim to none. Not that I think the developers couldn't do it, but we're talking about a device that's 2+ years old now. There are newer and greater devices out there that are still being supported, not only by great developers but also the manufacturer, which is key to this entire issue. When the OG lost the support of HTC and went EOL with Sprint, it was pretty much game over as far as source code ever went. If you want a fully-functional ROM, stick with GB-that's where the OG shines
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LordJezo said:
Dozens of people all working on ICS and JB roms but not a single one of them are fully working.
Without HTC's help in releasing the drivers for the FFC and camcorder will there ever even be a working rom or are all of them just going to miss out on features of the phone forever? 4G not working is fine since 4G EVO version is not going anywhere, but missing out on the camcorder and FFC are big deals..
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As you can see the development for the OG is just about dead,theres no real reason for anyone to attempt to make a driver for it,the phone is close to being obsolete,so it would be useless.

Diablo67 said:
As you can see the development for the OG is just about dead,theres no real reason for anyone to attempt to make a driver for it,the phone is close to being obsolete,so it would be useless.
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What I really wonder is why HTC wouldn't release the drivers for a phone that's already EOL...but I guess they want to force us to upgrade...and it's working.

aarsyl said:
What I really wonder is why HTC wouldn't release the drivers for a phone that's already EOL...but I guess they want to force us to upgrade...and it's working.
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One word, money!!!
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One word, money!!!
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Yea....I kinda answered my own question there...lol
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I completely agree, as long as they feel that they could loose profit by having potential customers sticking with their old phone, they wont release a thing. But when ICS is old news, then don't be to shocked if they just happen to go ahead, and out if pitty, throw it our way.
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But it would sure be nice if they had the heart to let us have it now.

That's why my next phone is going to be a nexus .
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aarsyl said:
What I really wonder is why HTC wouldn't release the drivers for a phone that's already EOL...but I guess they want to force us to upgrade...and it's working.
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They can't release something they don't have. Do you really think they would write drivers for a device they no longer support? That's a waste of time and resources better spent working on currently supported devices.
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Hmm...point taken.
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I'd like to make the drivers...theyre linux drivers in their base...I wonder what porting them from GB would really take. It be a great show of solidarity among OG Evo 4g users and a big middle finger to Sprint and HTC. Also, really kick ass. At any rate, maybe instead of *****in we should be learnin.
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LordJezo said:
Dozens of people all working on ICS and JB roms but not a single one of them are fully working.
Without HTC's help in releasing the drivers for the FFC and camcorder will there ever even be a working rom or are all of them just going to miss out on features of the phone forever? 4G not working is fine since 4G EVO version is not going anywhere, but missing out on the camcorder and FFC are big deals..
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It's true, but I believe it's because there are a lot more newer devices that are being supported. This is an old phone and i'm surprised it's still being developed. For me, I'm using this JB Rom and loving it so far: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1947452.

I do believe there will never be a fully functioning JB ROM cause the camera drivers don't match up. Not to mention the EVO hit its max software with GB. Anything past that starts to lag. Having that issue now with JB on my Nexus S.
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Could have asked here I suppose, sorry
It hit the Desire HD, those ports have been made!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1539423