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It's really quite easy with http://unrevoked.com/

Haven't managed to get it to work :p . Everytime I launch the program and connect the phone, it says can't detect the phone, and yes, USB debugging is on.

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What makes the SenseUI be incompatible with a wiimote?

Something to do with the framework and the way the bluetooth stack works on SenseUI.

Anyways, I have made my own car dash mount because I didn't like any of the existing solutions. I really liked the mount that my old Garmin Nuvi satnav had so I bought a spare Garmin mount on ebay (?2.68) and a Desire black rubberised hard case (?1.85) and set to work on my mission.

The result is a pivoting, rotating and rigid mount that's super quick and easy to attach the phone to and does not vibrate at all in my car as I found the ?9 mount to on rough roads.

Oh and because the case itself is made for the phone the camera lens is not obstructed so videos can be recorded and so on while driving etc.

Mount I previously bought online (?9):

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Mount I just made (?4.53 total cost):

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Rear of DIY mount, the case is attached using mirror bond sticky pads (the thin ones):

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Detachable for storage (not easily possible on other mounts as they're so big):

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Compared to old mount:

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I highly recommend this DIY mount, anyone can do it but under 16s should seek adult supervision as a small hacksaw will be needed to cut off the clamp edges of the Garmin mount ?_?

Thought I would mention that since I rooted and flashed a different ROM my battery life has improved dramatically. I noticed it first, when during a normal day at work, when I got home my BL had only dropped by 25% (from full charge in the morning). And now today, I went out at 8, and got back for 6pm, and it was around 72%. So from 8am yesterday, to right now the BL stands at 57%. Very nice!

Got my HTC Desire last thursday. Unfortunately I think there is something wrong with it, as it is constantly locking up. No matter what I do, be it adding contacts, moving shortcuts, or even unlocking the phone, it suddenly freezes up and the only thing that will work is to remove the battery and re-add it. Will try to RMA it... :(

Found the ultimate battery drain. Google Navigation. I kid you not. Left for Bradford this morning at 07:30am, and by the time we got there (around 09:30am) my battery level had plummeted to 38% (from 90% when I left home). It isn?t a huge issue for me, because I was just messing around with it, and seeing how good it would function as a GPS unit (alongside my TomTom). But still something to note. Another thing I noticed was how hot my Desire got. Sometimes it was warm to touch back in the early days while charging it. But this was literally hot to touch.

Other than that, still rocking as normal. Oh, Google Navigation wipes the floor with my TomTom.

Patiently waiting to get my Desire whilst growing less and less fond of my iPhone every day :(

One thing I want to ask, how's the quality of 720p recording going to be? I've read about some FPS issues, think they'll stay around?

Also WTF is the deal with 2.2 taking so long to come out? Only thing I can't say I'm too excited about once I get my Desire (the apparent long waits for FW updates).

Patiently waiting to get my Desire whilst growing less and less fond of my iPhone every day :(

One thing I want to ask, how's the quality of 720p recording going to be? I've read about some FPS issues, think they'll stay around?

Also WTF is the deal with 2.2 taking so long to come out? Only thing I can't say I'm too excited about once I get my Desire (the apparent long waits for FW updates).

Running official 2.2 here (ROM is @XDA), 720p recording is pretty good. No FPS issues here.

Got my HTC Desire last thursday. Unfortunately I think there is something wrong with it, as it is constantly locking up. No matter what I do, be it adding contacts, moving shortcuts, or even unlocking the phone, it suddenly freezes up and the only thing that will work is to remove the battery and re-add it. Will try to RMA it... :(

Hmm.. Might be sense, two options: 1, try the HTC forum ( http://community.htc.com/na/htc-forums/f/default.aspx ) 2, Root it, and get rid of sense..

I think sense clogged up an otherwise fantastic operating system.. but thats just my opinion :)

Running official 2.2 here (ROM is @XDA)

I had a look at that ROM. It says that the phone has to be rooted for it to work. If it is official, then why would the phone need to be rooted?

Because it has been slighty modded by Adam.

Ok. But this is not the final release of Froyo for the Desire right? I checked the other thread there with the download links to official ROMs, Froyo is not yet available. Also, my Desire has not yet recieved an OTA update.

Reading through some of the thread, I think it is.

If that's the case, then it's strange that there is no OTA upate available yet, or at least a download link. I badly want Froyo, especially for the Apps2SD feature! I prefer keeping my phone stock for now, as I personally don't see a compelling enough reason to root and use a custom ROM (other than for Apps2SD).

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