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Radio refusing to flash.

I have the right RIL and the latest version of my rom, the only thing im missing is the proper radio. Every time I try to flash this radio it says installation aborted. I have checked the md5 and redownloaded the file twice. This is very frustrating and the I only thing stopping me from accessing hspa+
Im selecting the zip from the recovery menu and it starts and then just says installation aborted. Please help.

You don't flash radio in recovery. File needs too be named exactly PD98IMG.zip, placed on the root of your sd card and flashed from hboot.

you sure you have one that is flashable? Where did you get it?

sugardaddy1979 said:
You don't flash radio in recovery. File needs too be named exactly PD98IMG.zip, placed on the root of your sd card and flashed from hboot.
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To clarify.
1. Dowbload radio.zip
2. Rename to PD98IMG.zip
3. Place on root of sd card.
4. Reboot into hboot.
5. Press accept when prompted
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1.18.12 said:
To clarify.
1. Dowbload radio.zip
2. Rename to PD98IMG.zip
3. Place on root of sd card.
4. Reboot into hboot.
5. Press accept when prompted
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I enter hboot and in blue it shows its scanning the zip, it then shows in blue "parsing PD98IMG.zip" then goes back to the hboot main screen without prompting me for anything.
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seh6183 said:
I enter hboot and in blue it shows its scanning the zip, it then shows in blue "parsing PD98IMG.zip" then goes back to the hboot main screen without prompting me for anything.
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Maybe a stupid question, but are you rooted with S-OFF?

Definitely rooted with the leedroid Rom and it says s-off in the hboot menu, but how do I check that my radio is s-off
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seh6183 said:
Definitely rooted with the leedroid Rom and it says s-off in the hboot menu, but how do I check that my radio is s-off
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Maybe a bad download redownload it
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XAviierG said:
Maybe a bad download redownload it
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Downloaded and checked md5 3 times now. Getting the radio straight from the leedroid thread.
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seh6183 said:
Downloaded and checked md5 3 times now. Getting the radio straight from the leedroid thread.
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Thats the issue right there. download the radio from inspire radio thread in the dev section. leedroids is not setup to be flashed through hboot but through fastboot as is widely used in the Desire hd forums. not sure why they still do it this way.
Edit- here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1106324

marsdta said:
Thats the issue right there. download the radio from inspire radio thread in the dev section. leedroids is not setup to be flashed through hboot but through fastboot as is widely used in the Desire hd forums. not sure why they still do it this way.
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There are no links in the radio thread. Only descriptions and md5's
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seh6183 said:
There are no links in the radio thread. Only descriptions and md5's
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some people cant see the links when using the free xda app. open the thread in a browser then you can download your radio

seh6183 said:
There are no links in the radio thread. Only descriptions and md5's
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Links don't work right in the free XDA app. Use a web browser.

Gene Poole said:
Links don't work right in the free XDA app. Use a web browser.
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Yup. Either that or pop for XDA premium. If you spend a lot of time on XDA, quite worth it.
Nothing beats the full browser-based site in terms of functionality, but XDA app is considerably faster, obviously, for the basics, and links work in the premium version.

First of all I would like to thank each and every one of you for helping me with this, I was really starting to stress about it. I finally got the right radio flashed through hboot and then verified it in the settings. Finally! I'm so relieved.
It's too bad this killed my connection speeds.
I have the reccomended radio and matching RIL for my rom now, whereas before I didn't, and now my speeds are down to .13 download and 1.5 up. An hour ago when I had the old radio I was getting 3.5 down 2.5 up. The radio that was on my phone a bit ago was the very first radio released with the inspire. It was the radio that couldn't access HSPA+. The radio I just put on is the latest realeased radio for gingerbread. I rebooted 3 times and have the same results with each speed test. Also, when I check in about phone for network it still says HSPDA. I was under the impression that it should say HSPA when it is working properly and accessing full HSPA+.
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seh6183 said:
First of all I would like to thank each and every one of you for helping me with this, I was really starting to stress about it. I finally got the right radio flashed through hboot and then verified it in the settings. Finally! I'm so relieved.
It's too bad this killed my connection speeds.
I have the reccomended radio and matching RIL for my rom now, whereas before I didn't, and now my speeds are down to .13 download and 1.5 up. An hour ago when I had the old radio I was getting 3.5 down 2.5 up. The radio that was on my phone a bit ago was the very first radio released with the inspire. It was the radio that couldn't access HSPA+. The radio I just put on is the latest realeased radio for gingerbread. I rebooted 3 times and have the same results with each speed test. Also, when I check in about phone for network it still says HSPDA. I was under the impression that it should say HSPA when it is working properly and accessing full HSPA+.
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I don't think you can make an accurate judgment based on half-an-hour's use. Give it a few days of random tests to get an overall picture of how its doing.
Personally, based on what I know about: radio in general(1); radio firmware on embedded devices(2); and personal experience, I think the radio firmware has almost no bearing on the sort of things an android user would notice. Without sophisticated equipment like spectrum analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, etc. to determine the exact environment (i.e noise floor, electrostatic disturbances, etc) and a truly scientific approach to recording the results, there's no way to be certain that one anecdote is any more meaningful than another.
1. I'm a licensed Extra class radio amateur.
2. I've worked with proprietary radio firmware before and it mainly does things like calculating the spreading algorithms and handling authorization handshakes, etc. and nothing to do with increasing signal strength or quality.

Gene Poole said:
I don't think you can make an accurate judgment based on half-an-hour's use. Give it a few days of random tests to get an overall picture of how its doing.
Personally, based on what I know about: radio in general(1); radio firmware on embedded devices(2); and personal experience, I think the radio firmware has almost no bearing on the sort of things an android user would notice. Without sophisticated equipment like spectrum analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, etc. to determine the exact environment (i.e noise floor, electrostatic disturbances, etc) and a truly scientific approach to recording the results, there's no way to be certain that one anecdote is any more meaningful than another.
1. I'm a licensed Extra class radio amateur.
2. I've worked with proprietary radio firmware before and it mainly does things like calculating the spreading algorithms and handling authorization handshakes, etc. and nothing to do with increasing signal strength or quality.
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I thought it was common knowledge that the Inspire was released without the ability to access hspa+ speeds. Then a few months later there was an OTA that enabled it. I thought this was the radio I just flashed.
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seh6183 said:
I thought it was common knowledge that the Inspire was released without the ability to access hspa+ speeds. Then a few months later there was an OTA that enabled it. I thought this was the radio I just flashed.
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Enabling maximum speeds / HSPA+ on the Inspire is accomplished via several things that must work together. Some people in some markets don't need every one of these things, but here is the list:
1. Radio version. I don't think you necessarily need one version of radio over another to enable HSPA+, but it doesn't hurt to have the latest stock radio 26.06.06.30. This radio should be your starting point regardless of what your ROM's recommended version is. If you want to flash to a new radio later that is perfectly fine, but you should start with 26.06.06.30 because it's known to work well on almost everything, and is the official radio that rolled out with the AT&T/HTC HSUPA update at the end of April.
2. APN config. Most ROMs do not contain the proper stock Inspire APN config and thus only have 1 APN when there should be 2. In many markets it is impossible to obtain HSPA+ speeds with this improper APN config. Check this thread for the APN speed fix.
3. Build.prop settings. Most custom ROMs already have sufficient build.prop settings to achieve fast speeds, but sometimes you can tweak out a little more speed by altering them. Check this thread for build.prop settings.
As mentioned previously, network variance can be huge. You have to test your network speed over a period of several days, at different times of the day to different locations. I cannot stress this enough. Don't just run a few tests, get an average 1.5 MB/s download speed and think to yourself, "Damn, my phone still isn't configured for HSPA+". It's quite possible that the exact same config that got you 1.5MB/s on one day will get you 7 MB/s the next day or the next week. You have to test over a sufficient period of time.
One last thing: the phone is theoretically capable of 14.4 MB/s but the AT&T network does not support anywhere near this speed yet in most locations. Fastest I've read on this forum is 7-8 down, 1.3 up.

henrybravo said:
Enabling maximum speeds / HSPA+ on the Inspire is accomplished via several things that must work together. Some people in some markets don't need every one of these things, but here is the list:
1. Radio version. I don't think you necessarily need one version of radio over another to enable HSPA+, but it doesn't hurt to have the latest stock radio 26.06.06.30. This radio should be your starting point regardless of what your ROM's recommended version is. If you want to flash to a new radio later that is perfectly fine, but you should start with 26.06.06.30 because it's known to work well on almost everything, and is the official radio that rolled out with the AT&T/HTC HSUPA update at the end of April.
2. APN config. Most ROMs do not contain the proper stock Inspire APN config and thus only have 1 APN when there should be 2. In many markets it is impossible to obtain HSPA+ speeds with this improper APN config. Check this thread for the APN speed fix.
3. Build.prop settings. Most custom ROMs already have sufficient build.prop settings to achieve fast speeds, but sometimes you can tweak out a little more speed by altering them. Check this thread for build.prop settings.
As mentioned previously, network variance can be huge. You have to test your network speed over a period of several days, at different times of the day to different locations. I cannot stress this enough. Don't just run a few tests, get an average 1.5 MB/s download speed and think to yourself, "Damn, my phone still isn't configured for HSPA+". It's quite possible that the exact same config that got you 1.5MB/s on one day will get you 7 MB/s the next day or the next week. You have to test over a sufficient period of time.
One last thing: the phone is theoretically capable of 14.4 MB/s but the AT&T network does not support anywhere near this speed yet in most locations. Fastest I've read on this forum is 7-8 down, 1.3 up.
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I just finished flashing the stock at&t rom you just recommended as well as reading both of those speed posts over the past few hours. I can say that my speeds are back to where they were before flashing the radio that was reccomended for my rom.
Im very grateful that you mentioned I should continue to test over the next few days because I was about to start flashing and changing stuff until it was right. I have implemented everything I read from those 2 speed tweak threads and I will do some more testing over the next couple of days and go from there. You have been more informative than I could ask for, thank you.
Still though, in a perfect world all of these settings should be bundled in the custom rom. This is very tedious.

You have to click the link that's next to the "Radio:"
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Greetings!!!

Been lurking here for a few weeks, reading, studying, learning, and my eyes are still red...
I just wanted to share my experience so far and get some feedback.
Rooting
I followed the 1 click Ace Hack Kit to the letter, still had an issue where my phone wouldn't boot, screen was on but black, and had to re-install stock from the Ace Kit to correct it. Phone Rooted
Custom Rom
Reviewed all the Inspire Roms and decided on the Revolution HD 6.1.3
Again following everything to the letter, I couldn't get SuperWipe to run, it would abort, but did the full manual wipe (wipe data/factory reset - dalvik cache) in the the boot loader as in the sticky guide for flashing roms, radio's, etc. Was able to install 6.1.3
Q: Is there really any difference between doing it manually and running the SuperWipe Script?
Radio's - Read the Radio Sticky numerous times. Shoot, so far the recommended radio for HD is kicking but however, still have a fundemental question.
Q. I get that it's a gamble, but what sets these radio's apart from what AT&T gives on their stock phone?
I read in the radio sticky they are sort of area specific or vary by location. May or may not be good, try it... I don't get that because I could buy a Inspire in CA, use it in FL, and the stock radio doesn't change. I get that these coders and developers are freaking awesome and above my head, but intrigued none the less.
Doesn't it really come down to tower coverage? Still putting the radio puzzle together after much reading.
Anyway, I wanted to post a BIG THANKS in the Revolution HD Thread but can't as of yet.
I really like the 6.1.3 ROM so far. Some here may hate Sense, but I like the eye candy.
XDA is cool site and still have a lot to learn.
Hey, at least my first post wasn't "How do I boot loop my new phone?"
I'll see you around

Some will say the radio is region specific. I and others find no evidence of that. The Dev will recommend the radio for the matched ROM you choose. That should be your best bet.

Welcome!
I actually don't know if superwipe does anything special or just takes the hassle out of wiping partitions and FDR and cache. in my experience it doesn't make a difference which I do as long as I do one or the other, or both.
As for radios, there are different settings in the build.prop I believe (correct me if i'm wrong) that's set by each version of each radio (and other settings in more places?) but basically it boils down to different settings causing the phone to interact with the network differently. I never had luck with any of the recommended revolution radios so I would always stick to an inspire OTA or update radio and flash the corresponding RIL (radio interface layer, must match the radio you install).
come to think of it now, it might be the RIL that sets the build prop and other settings. now i'm just confused...

The build prop will remain the same regardless of what RIL or radio you use. The devs tweak settings in the build prop to try and squeeze a little more bandwidth but honestly I have never seen a definite increase in speeds by changing these settings. When the inspire was released it did not have the necassary settings to run 4g. They released a radio and new build prop with an update that enabled 4g. People on 3g would not have seen a difference even to this day. This all took place in the froyo days. The build prop has several settings for many aspects of the phone. The build prop only changes when edited by you or the dev.
It's always good to use recommended radios as that will match the RIL in your phone. I have read that new RIL's are backwards compatible as long as you are using a froyo radio on froyo and a gingerbread radio on gingerbread. The only official gingerbread radio released for the inspire is 26.10.04.03 which goes with RIL 2.2.0160. So in my exeperience as long as the RIL is this or higher you might as well just use the official radio. The one recommended for arhd is 26.13.04.19 which is what matches 2.2.0179 but 26.10.04.03 will also work since the RIL is newer than the radio. But if you used 26.13.04.19 on an older RIL like 2.2.0160 you may encounter problems.
As always though, do not report bugs or make any judgements on performance, unless you are using the recommended radio and have not changed the RIL.
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Agoattamer said:
Some will say the radio is region specific. I and others find no evidence of that. The Dev will recommend the radio for the matched ROM you choose. That should be your best bet.
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I travel alot and can tell you that it really can depend on where you are. One radio and ril works great in alaska but if I go to the lower 48 I normally have to swap them for a different set to get better signal.

zelendel said:
I travel alot and can tell you that it really can depend on where you are. One radio and ril works great in alaska but if I go to the lower 48 I normally have to swap them for a different set to get better signal.
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Technically as there is only 1 official radio/ril for ATT gingerbread I would be curious to what you use and where. I know you have mentioned radios being location dependant but I can't recall you ever saying what you use.

Agoattamer said:
Technically as there is only 1 official radio/ril for ATT gingerbread I would be curious to what you use and where. I know you have mentioned radios being location dependant but I can't recall you ever saying what you use.
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Radio: 12.56.60.25_26.10.04.03_M
Ril: HTC-RIL 2.2.0153HM
Is what I use in alaska as the ATT rom and ril give me less signal then this one and when I go into the lower 48 I use
Radio: 12.39a.60.19x_26.06.06.30_M
Ril: HTC-RIL 2.2.0079HM

[Q] Radio Version & 2.08 Roms

Found a ROM I'm happy with. Energy 2.08 base 3.5 Sense rom.
I'm wondering what the best radio to use in the UK would be? I updated to the 10.58 radio ages ago and wouldn't risk going back to 10.56. Noticed today I'm only getting 3 bars of signal in a strong coverage area. T-Mobile. Use to get constant 5 bars easily so I'm wondering if its just a ROM and radio mismatch?

Arthur Hucksake said:
Found a ROM I'm happy with. Energy 2.08 base 3.5 Sense rom.
I'm wondering what the best radio to use in the UK would be? I updated to the 10.58 radio ages ago and wouldn't risk going back to 10.56. Noticed today I'm only getting 3 bars of signal in a strong coverage area. T-Mobile. Use to get constant 5 bars easily so I'm wondering if its just a ROM and radio mismatch?
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Hi,
The best radio is the one that works.
If you used to get a better signal with 10.56,then that is the best one for you.
You have to try a few radios before you find the right one,and test it on various ROMS.
You will eventually find the best combination of ROM/radio.

I'm getting confused with RILs too. Do they get applied when flashing a custom ROM? Because I've never updated those since using the gingerbread RUU months ago. I swear this stuff was more straightforward on the old Desire.
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Arthur Hucksake said:
I'm getting confused with RILs too. Do they get applied when flashing a custom ROM? Because I've never updated those since using the gingerbread RUU months ago. I swear this stuff was more straightforward on the old Desire.
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Hi,
I've never installed any rils,and my signal is not affected at all.

malybru said:
Hi,
I've never installed any rils,and my signal is not affected at all.
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The RIL (Radio Interface Library) can be very important, it might just be that the RIL you are using has all the right instructions in it anyway for the radio you are using, I suggest you always flash the correct RIL for the Radio you are using.
Guides - ROMs - Kernels - Radios & RILs - MODs

Signal

I have flashed a lot of Roms successfully, ever since I got the inspire (over a year ago). Sure in the early stages of learning the device I had some boot loops, flashes that didn't take, or just random items.
However, as time has past I have noticed a problem when it comes to signal.
When I flash a Rom I always use the recommended radio, and ril combo that is suggested, however, I flash all available radios for our device, to make sure I have the right one for my area. (Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana)
I have a device that doesn't like overclocking, past 1.2 normally, no matter the Rom or kernal.
So I keep the device a hair over 1G, for stability.
Now to my question.
When I flash GB with sense 2.1, I get the best signal, and GPS lock of any build.
When I flash GB with sense 3.0, the signal drops some, but still ok.
When I flash GB with sense 3.5, the signal goes away. (I know some Roms have a glitch in the display) however I totally lose signal, where I had full service with the above.
My question is? Is there a way to pull the radio set up from GB 2.1 and align it with GB 3.0, GB 3.5 or even ICS?
Or is this based off the RUU that the Rom is based off of?
The Rom that gives me the best radio and GPS is Rumrunner 4.0, and the worst is any sensation port.
I have found a lot of stable, clean, and fast Roms that I like, however, I always have to return to a GB 2.1 Rom, because of signal issues.
Any insight on this would be awesome!!
"This has occured on multiple devices I have rooted, and flashed for others, so I know it is not just my device."
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SGF11 said:
I have flashed a lot of Roms successfully, ever since I got the inspire (over a year ago). Sure in the early stages of learning the device I had some boot loops, flashes that didn't take, or just random items.
However, as time has past I have noticed a problem when it comes to signal.
When I flash a Rom I always use the recommended radio, and ril combo that is suggested, however, I flash all available radios for our device, to make sure I have the right one for my area. (Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana)
I have a device that doesn't like overclocking, past 1.2 normally, no matter the Rom or kernal.
So I keep the device a hair over 1G, for stability.
Now to my question.
When I flash GB with sense 2.1, I get the best signal, and GPS lock of any build.
When I flash GB with sense 3.0, the signal drops some, but still ok.
When I flash GB with sense 3.5, the signal goes away. (I know some Roms have a glitch in the display) however I totally lose signal, where I had full service with the above.
My question is? Is there a way to pull the radio set up from GB 2.1 and align it with GB 3.0, GB 3.5 or even ICS?
Or is this based off the RUU that the Rom is based off of?
The Rom that gives me the best radio and GPS is Rumrunner 4.0, and the worst is any sensation port.
I have found a lot of stable, clean, and fast Roms that I like, however, I always have to return to a GB 2.1 Rom, because of signal issues.
Any insight on this would be awesome!!
"This has occured on multiple devices I have rooted, and flashed for others, so I know it is not just my device."
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What are you using to measure signal strength? If you are counting bars, each rom calculates them slightly different, only creating the illusion of different strength levels. Changing radios and rils often also isnt going to help you gain much. ive never seen a signal strength different between roms but i also have mine set to show -dbm so i know actual signal. Me personally, im using my gb ota radio as its given me the best signal retention out of the ones ive tried.
By the way, recommended radio ril that rom devs suggest is simply what they use on their device. They state this because this is the combination they know for 100% that it works. You are free to use whatever radio you want. and with sense roms flash the respective ril. aosp/aokp roms, do not flash ril (it will cause modem to not work until a reflash)

Where to begin

I've rooted my inspire and my nook color and have custom roms on them. I'm used to the android system and how it works. I was just wondering what rom would be suggested for my inspire. I just got the phone secondhand from a friend and I'm not sure what people consider the best rom for the inspire as there are always like 40+ for each system and only 2-3 are good ones.
Thanks for the advice,
Potticus
I was also wondering if there as a way to boost my network signal. My iphone 4 gets full service in my bedroom but hte Inspire gets 1-3 or so. I'm running Android Revolution for the inspire btw.

potticus said:
I've rooted my inspire and my nook color and have custom roms on them. I'm used to the android system and how it works. I was just wondering what rom would be suggested for my inspire. I just got the phone secondhand from a friend and I'm not sure what people consider the best rom for the inspire as there are always like 40+ for each system and only 2-3 are good ones.
Thanks for the advice,
Potticus
I was also wondering if there as a way to boost my network signal. My iphone 4 gets full service in my bedroom but hte Inspire gets 1-3 or so. I'm running Android Revolution for the inspire btw.
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There is no "Best ROM" its all personal preference. Theres Sense, AOSP, MIUI. Youll just have to try them and see for yourself. To boost your signal you can try flashing new radios+rils

Trial and error really, I have tried cm7 and it was pretty good. If your looking for a suggestion I'm really liking ice cold sandwich by lord clockan
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1450962
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Ok well, I've given Android revolution a shot, not for me. And I'm on Coredroid with the Lee kernal, But that confuses me a bit more. There is five different kernals to chose from?
As far as radios and rils, I've done my reading but that seems to be a total cluster**** as far as hunting down combos and what not. Could you direct me towards a combo that might work in the Southern states (Oklahoma to be exact) Also I've checked the guide and I've got to turn something or other off. I've turned off eng but not the other.
What might be the major differences shortly summarized between AOSP and MIUI and Sense. All I've tried is Sense to this point.

Read op of radio thread in the dev stickies. It will explain radio ril combos. As for a Rom its trial and error. Since the DHD has had more updates almost all of the roms for the inspire are based off of DHD roms. I personally beleive that anything based on an inspire Rom will give a better user experience as far as everything working the way it should. However the dhd roms have a lot more options. Att just did release our sense 3.0 Rom on the 31st so maybe we will see a little more inspire based roms going up. Still though we won't be seeing any sense 3.5 or higher roms based off of anything made specifically for the inspire and American data network. If you can sacrifice the sense interface than I would say hands down aosp is the way to go, but I myself am stuck on sense for now, and I HATE miui. But its all opinion.
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I've been reading his thread, but I'm not sure I got the radio installed? I've tried going to bootloader but I can't seem to get it to work through his instructions.
"A. Radio - Download the PD98IMG.zip file. Place this file on the root of your SD card. Reboot to bootloader. When prompted, press the Volume Up button to install. Then reboot."
I'm not sure I'm getting the correct prompt or one at all.
I'm using coredroid until I can get all this figured out right now. (actually I'm going to ice sammich, thanks to the guy that posted it) I grabbed the latest ATT radio+ril combo for the inspire just as a starting point.
The only message i got from bootloader is "parsing the .zip" then it just goes back.

Woah! grabbed a different radio from the one I was trying, and it worked!(HTC-RIL 2.2.0160HM)
Going to install the RIL right now, let's hope we've made progress to better signal. Aswell as the ICS i'm going to load on it.

Usually when it just says parsing and goes back its either a bad download or an issue with the SD card

potticus said:
Woah! grabbed a different radio from the one I was trying, and it worked!(HTC-RIL 2.2.0160HM)
Going to install the RIL right now, let's hope we've made progress to better signal. Aswell as the ICS i'm going to load on it.
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Only use radio. Don't flash the ril. Ril is included in Rom anyways. Ics is aosp so don't mess with the ril. It will mess things up. Ril is for sense roms.
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Ok thanks, I put another copy of it on there and it worked. But the SD card is fine, I use it for nook flashes and whatnot.

I already did... but I'll reflash ICS now that you say that. Good call!
Am I safe to flash a few different radios over the next 2-3 weeks to check the connection without having to change anything else?

potticus said:
I already did... but I'll reflash ICS now that you say that. Good call!
Am I safe to flash a few different radios over the next 2-3 weeks to check the connection without having to change anything else?
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Yeah radios are fine to play with as long as you stick to inspire threads. Stay away from ones with rc data unless you know it matches all three radio/ril/rom.
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unometooo said:
Trial and error really, I have tried cm7 and it was pretty good. If your looking for a suggestion I'm really liking ice cold sandwich by lord clockan
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1450962
Sent from my Inspire 4G Ice Cold Sandwich
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Gizmoe said:
Yeah radios are fine to play with as long as you stick to inspire threads. Stay away from ones with rc data unless you know it matches all three radio/ril/rom.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using xda premium
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Ok how do I know it matches up? Also, I'm on ATT and it won't read my contacts off my sim card or show me my phone number and carrier in the software informations/settings part of hte rom.
Currently I'm using the recommended radio(26.06.06.30_M AT&T) with the inspire .5 mod found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131256

potticus said:
Ok how do I know it matches up? Also, I'm on ATT and it won't read my contacts off my sim card or show me my phone number and carrier in the software informations/settings part of hte rom.
Currently I'm using the recommended radio(26.06.06.30_M AT&T) with the inspire .5 mod found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131256
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That is the disadvantage to using roms that aren't supposed to run on our phones. Read up about Ics in the forums and see what issues are known and decide if you can live with them or if they can be fixed. There is a ton of information in these forums and pretty much already a thread for every question you could ask. That's why people say you just have to test them and and figure out which ones will work for you. The same goes for all the Rom/radio/ril combos. The radio thread is the best place but there are also many threads on the subject.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using xda premium

So far, I'm willing to deal with it. Just takes 20 minutes of reentering contacts into my phonebook. The phone number part wasn't an issue, just wondering if that was a problem.
And I just switched to the non RCdata radio at your suggestion.
My battery seems to be 100% better, I've lost 4% in the course of about 2 and a half hours.