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I have Coredroid ROM v6.5 installed on my inspire. The radio im using is:
12.48.60.23u_26.08.04.07_m3
The radio is real good when it come to GPS i mean my gps takes like 2-3 secs to lock any where and the accuracy is almost everytime 6 meters.
But the thing is like 30% of the time my network shifts to 3g and the reception bar drops to 1 (on a scale of 1-5) and sometimes even no bar at all. I have call drop issues too and sometime people calling me get the ring on there end but i dont get any calls.....
please recommend me any solution to that or any other radio with very good gps result as i use gps a lot. Thanks in advance.
Did you flash the appropriate RIL for the Radio?
Heres a list of the current Radios.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877295
Here are the RIL's
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1040986
I was using Radio_12.41.60.19_26.06.04.14_M_Test on coredroid and had no problems. I've actually used this radio on quite a few of the roms with no issues.
I also flashed the leedroid kernal and used in in conjunction with coredroid and it improved my battery life drastically.
The RIL list doesn't have my radio mentioned. What should I do ? Install new radio?
Didn't saw the thread completely so I flashed the compatible RIL. Will tell if it works or not.
What radio do you have?
I have been considering rooting my phone, but I'm still a little uneasy about it. I've just been wondering though, if I root it, then flash a new radio will I be able to get better signal? I've been checking the dBm readings on my Inspire, and it seems I'm lucky to see it in the -80 dBm range. It is usually in the -90 dBm range. I tried to do some research, and from what I gathered -90 to -99 dBm is getting on the poor side. I love this phone, just about the only thing that would make it better for me is better signal, and to remove the bloatware (I know I have to root for this). Thanks for any insight/suggestions.
It might and it might not. The only way to find out is to do it. Every radio works differently on every phone.
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like stated above, might, might not.
for me i went for it, i can now go to a town where i had no reception at all (i mean at all) and get full bars edge. for me it was as simple as a different rom and kernel with the stock radio.
whats even more impressive is that any phone on at&t gets no service in that area of the state...
ive found that using the most current at&t stock radio has result that are fine . ive flashed different radios with different roms but not really ever seen better or worse results
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I have been considering rooting my phone, but I'm still a little uneasy about it. I've just been wondering though, if I root it, then flash a new radio will I be able to get better signal? I've been checking the dBm readings on my Inspire, and it seems I'm lucky to see it in the -80 dBm range. It is usually in the -90 dBm range. I tried to do some research, and from what I gathered -90 to -99 dBm is getting on the poor side. I love this phone, just about the only thing that would make it better for me is better signal, and to remove the bloatware (I know I have to root for this). Thanks for any insight/suggestions.
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Maybe or maybe not. What you really need to do is use another phone with you to all places and compare what dBm readings that gets, take the average, and see if its just a coverage issue.
My nexus one, I see 90 to 100 dBm just about all the time, everywhere I go no matter what. The only time I see better is when I go down to San Diego where I hit 850 MHz coverage, then dBm gets pegged at 50 to 60 dBm everywhere, in buildings, no matter what. Its truly wireless bliss and shows why 1900 MHz stinks and why 850 MHz is preferred.
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suprtrukr425 said:
I have been considering rooting my phone, but I'm still a little uneasy about it. I've just been wondering though, if I root it, then flash a new radio will I be able to get better signal? I've been checking the dBm readings on my Inspire, and it seems I'm lucky to see it in the -80 dBm range. It is usually in the -90 dBm range. I tried to do some research, and from what I gathered -90 to -99 dBm is getting on the poor side. I love this phone, just about the only thing that would make it better for me is better signal, and to remove the bloatware (I know I have to root for this). Thanks for any insight/suggestions.
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I have flashed only a couple of roms to my inspire, but I'm not comfortable with flashing radios at this point. From my understanding, the radio's are simply a recommendation, and it may not work for you in your area. I stick what works for me. I get stronger wifi signals, speed increase, more battery life, and less bloatware. I will try the OTA radio update that ATT released on 4/29/11 eventually.
I've flashed a total of two radios post-rooting. The OTA, and now the 04.11_M2, with proper RILs.
It really is an individual thing, as others have been saying. My experience going from the OTA to the 04.11 has been improved signal.
After having run the OTA for several weeks, under normal circumstances, in places I would normally see jumpy signal bars, they now stay much more consistent with the 04.11. For me. So far.
So I'll venture to say that it is quite possible to improve your radio performance, though it may take testing out a few before you find the right match for your conditions.
As long as you download a no eng s-Off needed flashable zip, as can be found in the inspire radio thread in the dev section, and make sure you check the MD5 checksum of the downloaded radio prior to flashing, to make sure your download is complete and not corrupted, there's nothing to worry about.
Believe me, I held out a loooooong time before flashing a radio, due to my uneasiness about it.
Turns out I ended up shaking my head, asking myself "wtf were you so scared about? That was simple."
I agree was a lil bit scared at 1st, not anymore!
One of the biggest issues I've seen is getting the RIL to flash properly.
Pro-tip: mount /system in CWM before flashing the RIL zip file.
Scott_S said:
I've flashed a total of two radios post-rooting. The OTA, and now the 04.11_M2, with proper RILs.
It really is an individual thing, as others have been saying. My experience going from the OTA to the 04.11 has been improved signal.
After having run the OTA for several weeks, under normal circumstances, in places I would normally see jumpy signal bars, they now stay much more consistent with the 04.11. For me. So far.
So I'll venture to say that it is quite possible to improve your radio performance, though it may take testing out a few before you find the right match for your conditions.
As long as you download a no eng s-Off needed flashable zip, as can be found in the inspire radio thread in the dev section, and make sure you check the MD5 checksum of the downloaded radio prior to flashing, to make sure your download is complete and not corrupted, there's nothing to worry about.
Believe me, I held out a loooooong time before flashing a radio, due to my uneasiness about it.
Turns out I ended up shaking my head, asking myself "wtf were you so scared about? That was simple."
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I was going to do that m2 radio you mentioned but I keep getting an error when I try doing it thru the radio flasher that's recommended with Android Revolution 5.19 on my inspire. My signal is jumpy too. I have s-off but it still fails. Maybe when I can figure out what's stopping it then I'll try flashing a radio.
RoninChaos said:
I was going to do that m2 radio you mentioned but I keep getting an error when I try doing it thru the radio flasher that's recommended with Android Revolution 5.19 on my inspire. My signal is jumpy too. I have s-off but it still fails. Maybe when I can figure out what's stopping it then I'll try flashing a radio.
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Well, why not do it the standard way that's recommended for all radios, irregardless of ROM?
If you follow the instructions provided in the inspire radio thread over in the dev section, using the radio/ril files provided in the op of that thread, you won't have any problems.
I don't know anything about this radio flasher of which you speak, but it sounds like it's just introducing confusion into what otherwise is a very straightforward process.
I've been following the battery drain issue with ARHD, and I've tried changing kernels from the stock Faux, to Faux123 0.2.4.r, Bricked 1.5 and even Bricked 1.4r. None of these has fixed the drain problem for me.
When I look at Battery Monitor Widget, it shows between 100mA to 150mA when the phone is sleeping, so I'm pretty sure this is where the drain is coming from. Is it the rom or a "rogue app?" I turned off wifi, mobile, gps, bluetooth, etc. and the drain stayed at the same level while the phone was sleeping. What can I do to find out what the problem is?
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I've been following the battery drain issue with ARHD, and I've tried changing kernels from the stock Faux, to Faux123 0.2.4.r, Bricked 1.5 and even Bricked 1.4r. None of these has fixed the drain problem for me.
When I look at Battery Monitor Widget, it shows between 100mA to 150mA when the phone is sleeping, so I'm pretty sure this is where the drain is coming from. Is it the rom or a "rogue app?" I turned off wifi, mobile, gps, bluetooth, etc. and the drain stayed at the same level while the phone was sleeping. What can I do to find out what the problem is?
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yup am in a similar boat, would love to know the answer
Do you use facebook etc. How often does is sync? Do you have IM programs running such as Meebo or anything of that nature? What is your brightness at (hopefully not Auto). Does your radio get good signal (Menu > Settings > About > Battery > Battery Use > Click picture of battery drainage up top and is the phone signal section green, etc)
There are many things that can factor into this.
I do not use facebook, I have sync turned off, and I also have wifi, mobile, gps, and bluetooth off. For brightness I use the dimmer app, so it is on its lowest setting. Taking your advice, I looked at my radio signal, and using the recommended radio for ARHD, it showed the radio was not green but grey.
So I reflashed the radio to the one in your signature, and now that bar is yellow. I'll monitor this and let you know if this fixes the problem. Is the radio supposed to be green? Is there another radio I should try if this doesn't work?
alitomari said:
I do not use facebook, I have sync turned off, and I also have wifi, mobile, gps, and bluetooth off. For brightness I use the dimmer app, so it is on its lowest setting. Taking your advice, I looked at my radio signal, and using the recommended radio for ARHD, it showed the radio was not green but grey.
So I reflashed the radio to the one in your signature, and now that bar is yellow. I'll monitor this and let you know if this fixes the problem. Is the radio supposed to be green? Is there another radio I should try if this doesn't work?
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Make sure you flash the matching RIL files to match the radio (when you do this in Clockwork Mod or 4Ext mount /system first before flashing the zip) to give best radio signal.
Green means you are getting good signal, yellow means decent, red is awful. Grey I honestly have no clue.
Different radios give different results for different people. I am not sure where you live to know the best radio to suggest but any changes make sure you match the RILs for that radio.
@ Kohr-Ah
where do you get the matching RIL's from ?
say I tried a different radio on my phone, just to try to get a decent usage from my battery, where does the RIL come into the equation ? what exactly is a RIL and what doe it do ?
Oh, I'm in the UK so if you have a good radio suggestion that I could use on the O2 network, feel free to let me know
Same here, sometimes it gets as low as 40mA but just stay like that for 2 minutes then it's back at between 90-180mA in sleep mode. I'm on ARHD 3.6.5 with Bricked 1.5... Stock gave me about 2 1/2 day of normal use, now I'm down at about 10-12h... Seems to me it's a ARHD problem and not Kernel cause I tried a few Kernels as well.
How about giving the stock kernel a try? Along with what everyone else is saying of course.
UK-Sense said:
@ Kohr-Ah
where do you get the matching RIL's from ?
say I tried a different radio on my phone, just to try to get a decent usage from my battery, where does the RIL come into the equation ? what exactly is a RIL and what doe it do ?
Oh, I'm in the UK so if you have a good radio suggestion that I could use on the O2 network, feel free to let me know
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202867
Matching RILS (Just match to the radio you just installed)
MUST MOUNT /SYSTEM before you flash. Otherwise they don't install.
http://www.kandroid.org/online-pdk/guide/telephony.html
That explains what the Radio Interface Layer is and does. Basically communicated the radio portion and telephony portion of your phone (if you don't want to read a techinical site)
Thank you so much for your help so far. I'm on Tmobile in the USA, what radio would you suggest for that, and where do I get the RIL files from?
alitomari said:
Thank you so much for your help so far. I'm on Tmobile in the USA, what radio would you suggest for that, and where do I get the RIL files from?
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I am having real good luck with 10.56.9035.00U_10.14.9035.01 myself up here in Illinois. Maybe give that a shot? Can always switch if it doesn't help much
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178143 Radios
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202867 RILs
alitomari said:
Thank you so much for your help so far. I'm on Tmobile in the USA, what radio would you suggest for that, and where do I get the RIL files from?
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I've had a good experience so far (in terms of both battery life and data reception) with the 10.56.9035.00U_10.14.9035.01_M radio and HTC-RIL 2.2.0169HMQ. I tried the XE radio before that (10.15.9035.02_2 and HTC-RIL 2.2.0173HMQ), and it was also pretty good, but it seems like battery life and data reception is a bit better with the first radio+ril I pointed out.
The Janitor Mop said:
How about giving the stock kernel a try? Along with what everyone else is saying of course.
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Cause stock can't record calls... But I'll try that for test purposes and post the result here. I'm also going to try a different radio and perhaps a different ROM (maybe both Stock and cooked).
I installed Faux 014 last night and it worked really good (50-55mA in sleep) until I sent a text, after that it was back to "fake' sleep mode with 90-180mA. I guess this can still be Radio, ROM or Kernel... The search continues.
jorra said:
Cause stock can't record calls... But I'll try that for test purposes and post the result here. I'm also going to try a different radio and perhaps a different ROM (maybe both Stock and cooked).
I installed Faux 014 last night and it worked really good (50-55mA in sleep) until I sent a text, after that it was back to "fake' sleep mode with 90-180mA. I guess this can still be Radio, ROM or Kernel... The search continues.
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Click the word faux in my signature. That gives you 0.24 final. 014 is ooooolllddd
Sent from my HTC Sensation in UR-Quan subspace.
I have the same problem with both faux as bricked kernels. I never had this problem until I recently upgraded the ROM.
In sleep mode it takes about 6% battery per hour, with background sync off this is reduced to 4 - 5%. I usually lost about 1% and 2% max when it was sleeping. Didnt install anything new... And this is on my Anker 1900mAh battery. I really dont want to know how fast it will burn through my stock battery
Kohr-Ah said:
I am having real good luck with 10.56.9035.00U_10.14.9035.01 myself up here in Illinois. Maybe give that a shot? Can always switch if it doesn't help much
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178143 Radios
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202867 RILs
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I tried both the recommended radio and RIL, I'm still draining 100-150mA while the phone is sleeping. Is there anything else to try? Does this mean its the rom? If so, I'm hoping the upcoming ARHD update fixes this issue.
alitomari said:
I tried both the recommended radio and RIL, I'm still draining 100-150mA while the phone is sleeping. Is there anything else to try? Does this mean its the rom? If so, I'm hoping the upcoming ARHD update fixes this issue.
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Are you using the stock kernel that came with your Rom? If so try the one in my sig (click the name) and set OC Daemon to Bypass 192000/1560000 Intellidemand. See how that does.
Kohr-Ah said:
Are you using the stock kernel that came with your Rom? If so try the one in my sig (click the name) and set OC Daemon to Bypass 192000/1560000 Intellidemand. See how that does.
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Just tried the one in your signature, I'm still getting 100-150mA drain while the phone is sleeping, and my battery is still draining incredibly quickly.
alitomari said:
Just tried the one in your signature, I'm still getting 100-150mA drain while the phone is sleeping, and my battery is still draining incredibly quickly.
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When switching kernels I always get quick drain. About the third charge I get accurate battery measurement
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Kohr-Ah said:
When switching kernels I always get quick drain. About the third charge I get accurate battery measurement
Sent from my HTC Sensation in UR-Quan subspace.
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Ok, I'll wait 3 charges and report back. During say when you first flash a new kernel, have you looked at the battery monitor app to see the drain? Like I've been saying, when the phone is asleep its draining over 100mA when this should be around 20mA or so. What could be the cause?
I don't know if anyone has had this problem but I'm using the KH2 modem, FW, and Kernel and sometimes when I'm on FB or browsing the web, the modem stays halfway lit...and it stays that way and I can't load or refresh. The only way to reset it is by deactivating the mobile network, waiting 10 seconds, and re-tick it. Is it a problem with the modem, kernel, or what...I would like my web connection to always be on and not give me any problems, plz help.
Are you getting full signal?
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I'm on the Audiophile ROM...so the little phoenix/bird is full. The modem starts at 4 when I restart the phone, then it turns into H and the top half of the circle stays lit and doesn't turn off. I didn't change anything when I installed it. Everything is KH2.
Have you tried flashing a different modem to see if it helps?
That's the thing, I don't know what modems are good to use with KH2.
mistasyn said:
That's the thing, I don't know what modems are good to use with KH2.
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Any of the GB modems will work with it. Different people report different performance with different modems. From a 4G/carrier data network perspective, from what I've read it just depends on where you are as to which modem works the best. I can't say that's been the case for me; 4G just sucks in my area.
FBis251 was kind enough to compile a list of them that are flashable via ODIN or CWM. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192436
I would suggest trying one (KJ6 is reported to have better wifi performance for a lot of users, but your mileage may vary) and see if it makes a difference.
I Rooted my Phone some time ago, i have installed some roms, some run good, some freezes my phone up, have remove my battery.
so what I need more info on, is should i do like I read about the Radio?, Kernel?, and then ROM?
What I show,
Kernel Version
2.6.35.14-RCMIX3D-V12-CRD-gec898d5-dirty
Baseband Ver: ( Radio)
12.29.60.19U_26.06.04.06_M
ROM
RunnyDroid v3.0
I have StraightTALK Sims, all DATA, SMS all working,
My Battery dose not last so long, 3 to 4 hrs, mostly not in use.
I seen a lot of post talking about this rom, and that rom works the best. or the battery last for 7+ hours.
My phone is not running a lot of apps, I even uninstalled my Anti-Virus.
I have to keep my phone on the Charger a lot. I even bought a New battery and same thing.
Thanks
Have you tried recalibrating the battery? Also, how much "screen -on" time during your 3-4 hours use?
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Sorry, just noticed you said mostly not in use.
There's a apps you can download from the market- Battery Recalibration and Current Widget...with these 2 tools and a little knowledge of what running app/services are doing, you can track what's going on.
Or, you could just simply have a bad battery or a gooned-up flash (it happens).
Hope this helps.
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Dinman said:
Sorry, just noticed you said mostly not in use.
There's a apps you can download from the market- Battery Recalibration and Current Widget...with these 2 tools and a little knowledge of what running app/services are doing, you can track what's going on.
Or, you could just simply have a bad battery or a gooned-up flash (it happens).
Hope this helps.
Sent from a payphone!
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On the contrary, battery calibration has been proved to be nothing more then just a peace of mind type of procedure and really not a huge benefit. My advice would be to get Current Widget and fully charge your phone. Unplug it and let it sleep for about 6-8 hours with current widget logging the mA drain (the log is an option in the app itself, you just need to enable it). After the 6-8 hours ( I normally do this when I sleep so I know the phone is not in use) check the log and see if there is any weird mA drain. weird would look something like
1ma
3ma
180ma
230ma
1ma
2ma
Normal would be:
1ma
1ma
4ma
5ma
1ma
You get the picture hopefully haha. If you have weird drain then best bet would be to full wipe and reinstall the rom and individually install your apps one at a time and monitoring the mA usage to see what apps cause the drain and what doesn't. You can also try new radios with their matching RILs and see if that helps. There are also apps like Juice Defender and Green Power that have been said to improve battery life up to 2x. Hope that helps.
I have tested apps, done the ( Let the battery die, and then charge wait off to give a more of it charge.
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I have tested apps, done the ( Let the battery die, and then charge wait off to give a more of it charge.
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let your phone die and then recharging it fully does nothing for abnormal battery drain. So in that regard the only thing you proved to yourself was that your phone can charge properly. Are you 100% sure you are running the proper radio for the ROM or have the matching RIL for your radio? I still think its an app running in the background that is causing your problem. Are you sure that you full wiped and reinstalled the rom. Then with each app you want, install one. wait for 30 minutes and allow current widget to log the mA activity. Check the log to be sure there are no crazy spikes in mA and proceed to the next app repeating the same process. I know its annoying but that's the only way to be sure that your apps aren't causing the drain.
Also consider turning off sync, which I've heard can be a battery drainer. Turn off wifi as well when need in range since the scanning for wifi causes battery drain as well.
I really don't know, when I first got the phone, I Rooted it and unlocked it.
I Do have straight talk Sim I have been using.
all I did was change the ROM( I Think).
with all the little problems I'm having, I was think I have a lot wrong with it!
So I was going to download a need ROM, I seen talk about Radios, or RIL, and ROMS.
so No I don't know If I have everthing right.
I wasl looking atRCMixHD 4G V3.4 ROM, and if I used it, what Radio and RIL would I need.
having Stright Talk Service, witch runs on ATT, with difference APN settings.
what Would I need?
Thanks. Terrell
Usually, the ROM has all the correct radios, RILs, kernels etc inside the ROM itself and you would only need to change if you had some need for a different radio, like if you got poor service where you live. Kernels are dictated by the ROM.
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Usually, the ROM has all the correct radios, RILs, kernels etc inside the ROM itself and you would only need to change if you had some need for a different radio, like if you got poor service where you live. Kernels are dictated by the ROM.
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And where did you get your info? Custom ROMs do not include radios.
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And where did you get your info? Custom ROMs do not include radios.
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And that's why I asked. I need to set down one day and search, read, test,
On a different note.
All I can say is wow. 2,000,000 Roms and I still not know LOL. Thanks for all the info so far.
When you install a custom ROM it will include ROM, a certain RIL, and the kernel that the DEV has used with the ROM all in one package. The DEV will USUALLY let you know what the recommended radio should be to match the included RIL. You could flash it before or after you flash the ROM.
If you are having battery issues I would first start with a new battery. If you have already done that then flash a simple ROM for testing purposes. Stay away from highly tweaked and modified ROMs with a kernel set up for overclocking. I recommend juicy ROM from my sig. Install the 2.52 (R2) version which is still sense 2.5 and gingerbread 2.3.3. The ROM is flawless and you will get the best battery life than from anyother ROM. SEE how your battery lasts with it.
If you have your brightness set high, have many apps running in the background, are in an area where your signal is poor and is constantly lost, are syncing many accounts constantly, and you can't seem to put your phone down, then your battery will not last that long.
aospX rom problem
I installed the asopX rom and when my phone rebooted its stuck at a colorful animation screen. it's been doing it for a few hours... not sure if its still installing or stuck. Anyone ever experience this or know whats going on?
danielminter85 said:
I installed the asopX rom and when my phone rebooted its stuck at a colorful animation screen. it's been doing it for a few hours... not sure if its still installing or stuck. Anyone ever experience this or know whats going on?
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Its bootlooping (not good) ...I would suggest to boot back into recovery and wipe and check your md5 sum & reflash or redownload file if needed.
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dang!! that sucks! How do you do that?
danielminter85 said:
dang!! that sucks! How do you do that?
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bootlooping isn't the end of the world. It only becomes an issue if you can't boot into HBOOT. You can boot into HBOOT by turning off the device and then holding the volume up and power button at the same time. You will then boot into HBOOT. From here your device will scan for a "PD98IMG.zip". I'm guessing since you don't know how to get into HBOOT then you've probably haven't flashed a radio so you shouldn't have a stray PD98IMG.zip on your sdcard. After it scans and doesn't find a a PD98IMG.zip you will be given a few options. One of which will be to boot into recovery. Do that. From there you can check the md5 (if you're using EXT4 recovery). If you want you can re-download another ROM and from recovery you can mount your SDcard so you can put the new ROM on your sdcard and flash per usual.