[Q] Thunderbolt radio flashing question - General Questions and Answers

This is probably is super simple question but, I want to Flash my Thunderbolt with CM7 RC 1.1 (MR2.5 radio version) and flash the MR2.5 radio. Which one do I flash first?
THANK YOU!

I'm not a dev but i have flashed a few different radios when I installed a custom Rom. So far (and maybe it's just me) but I have installed the rom and let it load up and get going and everything. Then skip through all the setup and when it is finished I reboot into recovery and flash the radio afterward.

Related

Why flash radio then do ROM mine works fine?

I just heard that you should flash the radio then install the ROM you want to put on your device, what is the reasoning behind this. I did it the other way around, install ROM then flashed my radio and everything works great?
It doesn't matter. Flash either way it'll work fine. Point is to have the correct radio supported by the ROM.
thank you sir
If you are flashing to a rom that uses the 1.27.14.09 radio, you should flash the radio before flashing rom.
I was flashing to Duttys daul touch v3 final rom, not sure if he uses that radio.

[Q] Q&A for MT4G NEED LOTS OF HELP!!!!

ok i am going insane right now cuz i have no idea if my phone is completly done for so im asking for your help.... first i had dl ROM manger and had reboot into recovery, then in recovery i backup my phone, then after all that i flash a zip file and reboot system.....when it turn back on it just went to the mytouch 4g startup and then turn off and back on, over and over... so i try to recover, factory rest, and all that stuff and nothing work all it did was stay stuck on that screen.....so can anyone please help me out..i really appreciate it and please help me!!!!
-thanks
Ok, not a big deal, you are probably just using the wrong recovery for the ROM you flashed. I'm assuming you flashed recovery version 3.0.0.5 in clockworkmod because that is the latest one. When using this recovery you have to flash a 2.3.3 (gingerbread ROM) such as CM7. If you were trying to flash a 2.2 (Froyo ROM) such as Iced Glacier, or the stock ROM, you will get the boot loops. What you can do is flash CM7, which is a great ROM by the way. This will at least let you use your phone. Then you can go to the HTC Glacier forum on XDA, go into the android development section, and flash recovery version 3.0.0.6 which will allow you to flash back and forth between gingerbread and froyo. It is not available through ROM manager since we have one of the very few phones that need different recovery versions to flash back and forth.
lowandbehold said:
Ok, not a big deal, you are probably just using the wrong recovery for the ROM you flashed. I'm assuming you flashed recovery version 3.0.0.5 in clockworkmod because that is the latest one. When using this recovery you have to flash a 2.3.3 (gingerbread ROM) such as CM7. If you were trying to flash a 2.2 (Froyo ROM) such as Iced Glacier, or the stock ROM, you will get the boot loops. What you can do is flash CM7, which is a great ROM by the way. This will at least let you use your phone. Then you can go to the HTC Glacier forum on XDA, go into the android development section, and flash recovery version 3.0.0.6 which will allow you to flash back and forth between gingerbread and froyo. It is not available through ROM manager since we have one of the very few phones that need different recovery versions to flash back and forth.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ok thank you but how do i dl the froyo rom cuz i cant seem to dl the link, sorry for the noob question im just new to this phone
Ok, like I said, the first step is to get the 3.0.0.6 recovery which is the only way you will be able to download a froyo based ROM. If you want to go back to stock, you should unroot, because stock and root do not get along well on the MT4G. As far as a froyo based ROM, you can flash Iced Glacier or Royal Glacier which are stock based just faster and without all of the T-Mobile bloat apps. But if you are not familiar with ADB and Fastboot, you will need to flash a gingerbread ROM first. You should really be reading in the MT4G/HTC Glacier section of XDA, you will find answers to all of your questions. And like I said, don't panic, your phone is fine, and it is an easy fix.
lowandbehold said:
Ok, like I said, the first step is to get the 3.0.0.6 recovery which is the only way you will be able to download a froyo based ROM. If you want to go back to stock, you should unroot, because stock and root do not get along well on the MT4G. As far as a froyo based ROM, you can flash Iced Glacier or Royal Glacier which are stock based just faster and without all of the T-Mobile bloat apps. But if you are not familiar with ADB and Fastboot, you will need to flash a gingerbread ROM first. You should really be reading in the MT4G/HTC Glacier section of XDA, you will find answers to all of your questions. And like I said, don't panic, your phone is fine, and it is an easy fix.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
sorry very new to this but thanks alot, i highly appreciate the help..but i have one more question if i format my sd card will it effect my custom rom and everything, like if i happen to start it back up

Will Aces Hack Kit approach to rooting remove the stock radio.

At the end of the "effen manual" in ace's hack kit, it shows you how to reflash the stock radio and rom, probably in case you ever need to send the phone back for insurance purposes. My question is...do I need to reflash the stock radio if I intend to use the stock radio with a custom rom or will the stock radio still be in tact after rooting, downgrading the rom, etc...
In other words, does ace's hack kit affect the stock radio?
Yes. As part of the downgrade step, the radio is also replaced by the one in the downgrade package.
Thank you.
I will reflash the stock radio and then flash a custom rom. It doesn't matter which order I perform those two steps in...or does it?
if your going to flash a custom rom, go ahead and wait to flash the radio, until you flash the custom rom, then you can flash the recommended radio for the rom.
Like said above because sometimes the roms will run just as good with one radio as they do with another. I did though when I used the kit.... can't really go wrong with either one you can always change it later.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA App
The first rom I flashed after I rooted with the Hack-Kit was the rooted stock rom with the OTA update in PD98IMG.zip form (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058042). Because it has the OTAed stock radio with the rooted stock rom in it so everything is done in one step (installed from HBoot). After that you can flash any rom of your choice from recovery and you get to keep the OTAed stock radio.

Upgrade to MR2 from MR1 after root?

I followed the thread [ROOT] MR1/OTA PermRoot + Unlock Bootloader - Safer/Easier 5/12/2011 to root TB.
If I use Bamf 3.0 Sense RC4 rom, do I have to upgrade to MR2 or the custom automatically install it for me?
Yes u need to upgrade ur radio only through hboot. Download the mr2 radio in the development section. Chingy posted it
Sent from my ThunderBolt using XDA Premium App
d3rkC3d3r said:
I followed the thread [ROOT] MR1/OTA PermRoot + Unlock Bootloader - Safer/Easier 5/12/2011 to root TB.
If I use Bamf 3.0 Sense RC4 rom, do I have to upgrade to MR2 or the custom automatically install it for me?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Download the MR2.5 Radio, rename it to PG05IMG, put it on the root of your SD card, boot into the bootloader (from power off hold vol- & pwr) and then let it run the update.
g00s3y said:
Download the MR2.5 Radio, rename it to PG05IMG, put it on the root of your SD card, boot into the bootloader (from power off hold vol- & pwr) and then let it run the update.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This. If you rooted your phone yourself this is easy. I was initially scared to update the radio for my TB coming from my OG droid. Just make sure you're running an MR2/2.5 compatible ROM. Works on CM7; I'm also going to test out a sense ROM for kicks later today. The links on the original radio thread are down but there is another thread with them up. good luck.
Rick
Radio Thread
Working MR2 radio thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154010
In addition to what g00s3y said, I highly recommend that after you flashed the radio and are booted up into your GB rom, either rename or delete the PG05IMG.zip file from your sdcard. If you leave it there and have to boot into the bootloader or recovery in the future this may cause you a great deal of annoyance as it will always try to flash it and you'll have to boot the phone up and deal with it afterwards anyways.
This is something I really do not like about HTC phones. It shouldn't automatically go straight for the zip and try to flash without my input requesting to do so. Very very annoying and something I hope to see changed in future bootloader versions.
So, after I rooted the device with MR1, should I flash rom first or MR2 first?
Doesn't actually make a difference. If you flash an MR2 ROM on an MR1 Radio, you just won't have a signal. Go to HBOOT, flash the right Radio, reboot and everything is dandy.
DaRkL3AD3R said:
In addition to what g00s3y said, I highly recommend that after you flashed the radio and are booted up into your GB rom, either rename or delete the PG05IMG.zip file from your sdcard. If you leave it there and have to boot into the bootloader or recovery in the future this may cause you a great deal of annoyance as it will always try to flash it and you'll have to boot the phone up and deal with it afterwards anyways.
This is something I really do not like about HTC phones. It shouldn't automatically go straight for the zip and try to flash without my input requesting to do so. Very very annoying and something I hope to see changed in future bootloader versions.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It asks you if you wanna update, you can say no

[Q] Which Kernels and Radio should I flash?

I have just successfully rooted my phone and I want to install the Android Revolution mod. I have it downloaded and everything. In the OP's post he said something about flashing radios and kernels to go with this rom.
I DO NOT WANT TO BRICK MY PHONE. So I'm asking the advice of everyone here before I do it.
Is it possible to brick your phone if you install the wrong kernel/radio combination? My old MT3G was bricked because of flashing a kernel wrong and I do not want to make the same mistake.
read the android revolution thread to see what kernels you can use or should use. I have flash every radio and it didn't brick mines at all. There was this one moment when I flash the radio and it didn't actually flash so i had to reflash it but that's about it.

Categories

Resources