2010-08-01

Android 2.2 (froyo) OTA update now available for my HTC Desire

I have an unlocked HTC Desire and am using Telenor in Norway. After manually checking for updates all weekend, I finally got this message:
A system update is available. Would you like to download the following system software update? System upgrade2.09.405.8 (90.0 MB) - Update: Android 2.2 and HTC Sense update.
After downloading and installing:
Congratulations! Your phone has been updated successfully to version 2.09.405.8.
Software information:
  • Android version 2.2
  • Baseband version 32.43.00.32U_5.09.00.20
  • Kernel version 2.6.32.15-gf9c0527 htc-kernel@and18-2 #1
  • Build number 2.09.405.8 CL218634 release-keys
  • Software number 2.09.405.8
  • Browser version Webkit 3.1
So far, so good. Have confirmed that 720p video filming works OK. No sign of the reported iTunes synchronization though.

2010-06-26

Minor Android update for my HTC Desire

Not the much anticipated update for 2.2 but a check for updates on my phone offered this:
System Upgrade 1.21.405.2 (27.07 MB).

Currently running:
- firmware 2.1-update1
- baseband 32.30.00.28u_4.05.00.11
- build 1.15.4054 cl155070 release-keys
- software 1.15.405.4
- browser webkit 3.1

After the update:

- baseband 32.36.00.28u_4.06.00.02_2
- build 1.21.405.2 cl174215 release-keys
- software 1.21.405.2

2010-03-12

Fixing smartd "Offline uncorrectable sectors"


You can mount a partition read only or unmount it.
Then you can run e2fsck with the following:

e2fsck -p -f -c -C 0
 -p  automatically repairs problems
 -f force the file system check
 -c run badblocks
 -C 0 display the progress bar
(clipped from http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug)