concerning the stated rom by mdeejay, so i gather that the firmware is the radio, will this affect the next time i flash a different rom??
just for my knowledge anyone care enuf to explain how does the radio(mobile signal) relates with the rom??
No, the next time you flash a rom the radio will remain, the same and will not cause any issue in an ideal scenario
Signal strength depends on the radio and not on the ROM. However the number of signal bars displayed depends on the ROM .
Tapatalked from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!!!
ok just one quicky. i read that all i need to do is put the PG88IMG and reboot then flash, then flash the rom, before rebooting del/rename the radio zip then reboot to use. did i miss anything?? sorry if i sound like wuss. asked my friend and was told that flashing radio can have dier consequences.
Yep. Just boot into the bootloader and the radio will flash itself. Just make sure the zip is on the root of the sd card.
thanks you suku_patel_22 and dan-fish.
each day i grew in knowledge thanks to ppl like you
No problem! The radio can also be flashed with fastboot if you have it. At least with fastboot you won't have to delete it after. All you need to do is extract the zip. Use CMD to go to the directory which contains the radio and issue the command
fastboot flash radio (file name).img
I prefer this way but if you don't use fastboot then just stick with the bootloader.
had a successful flash. thanks again guys.
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I tried to install a new ROM and got stuck in a soft boot. I did the battery pull, and power down and volume down buttons to put me into recovery.
I then went to the recovery portion after it searched for the pd98img file and then it just goes to a black screen.
ANy ideas?
what rooting method did you use? if it was bubby's check my sig.
OK this is what I did...
I back stepped...
- I installed the PD98IMG zip file from id10terrordfw found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1061712
I was originally having poor cell service. It was dropping bars and jumping on the edge network. So i thought that upgrading the radio would fix this.
I copied the PM98IMG file to my sd card and rebooted into recovery. After I loaded the new PM98IMG file, it stuck me in a soft boot. I removed the sd card erased the PM98 and installed the original one that came with Bubbys hack and now its up and running.
I'm having issues upgrading the radio and I want to avoid going eng-off.
My current radio (baseband version is) 12.39.60.19H_26.06.06.06_M.
Can I take the original (BUbbys) PD98IMG file remove the radio.img and replace with id10terrordfw's radio.img. Will that work?
DO I need to install the ROM first then do the radio or can I just upgrade the radio then go into rom manager and dl a rom of my choice. (RCMix preferably or Cmodygen - spelling)
Well.. I answered my own question. I changed bubbys file and inserted the other radio, booted in recovery and now I have the new radio.
Thanks all..
As the problems continue.... I'm hoping that I can somehow get this all sorted out.
I did a fresh clean install of RCMix HD via Rom Manager, and updated the radio to the current 12.39a.60.19U_26.06.06.30_M
My signal strength goes from -97db 7asu up to -110db - not sure if that matters.
My service goes from full service to 3 bars to 1 bar to edge or 3g service quite often and kicks me off wifi at times.
Any recommendations?
Just so your not confused in the future, when you reboot and that pd98 .img auto loads itself, that isn't recovery, its bootloader. Recovery is what you installed with rom manager with the orange text. You don't need rom manager (the app itself- I don't use it, you may or may not want it ). Clockwork recovery will stay on your phone until you somehow reflash a new recovery img.
Just clarifying so no one gets confused with what's what
Clockwork mod recovery- black screen- newer versions are orange text(ext4 compatible)
Bootloader mode- white screen with an android Guy(where you'd flash a pd98img, or issue fastboot commands)
di11igaf said:
Just so your not confused in the future, when you reboot and that pd98 .img auto loads itself, that isn't recovery, its bootloader. Recovery is what you installed with rom manager with the orange text. You don't need rom manager (the app itself- I don't use it, you may or may not want it ). Clockwork recovery will stay on your phone until you somehow reflash a new recovery img.
Just clarifying so no one gets confused with what's what
Clockwork mod recovery- black screen- newer versions are orange text(ext4 compatible)
Bootloader mode- white screen with an android Guy(where you'd flash a pd98img, or issue fastboot commands)
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I appreciate the info. This is quite new to me. I've had the inspire since day one and have been afraid to root. I've tried a few different radios but i'm still having spotty service. Any recommendations?
switch to verizon...
On a serious note, where you having shotty service to begin with?
Wish I could switch to Verizon. lol. Company has paid for my phone for the past 5 years and i've been stuck with ATT under a corporate contract. I could get my own phone.... but who wants a bill?
I'm just south of Detroit, MI.
Tried
12.39a.60.19P_26.06.06.30_M - This one was absolutely horrible.
Currently on
12.41.60.19h_26.06.04.14_M
- Its better but my signal strength is around 103db-110db. Speedtest is around 1.3MB Download and 80kb upload
Tmullins23 said:
Tried
12.39a.60.19P_26.06.06.30_M - This one was absolutely horrible.
Currently on
12.41.60.19h_26.06.04.14_M
- Its better but my signal strength is around 103db-110db. Speedtest is around 1.3MB Download and 80kb upload
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What I was asking was if you had bad service, before you started flashing radios (meaning the stock unrooted rom). Also its good to let a radio settle (sounds weird I know), but fly with one for a day or two. I usually have better service the next day with a radio. I am sure others will agree with me as well. Also a major thing is matching the correct radio with the recommended radio for the rom.
What I was asking was if you had bad service, before you started flashing radios (meaning the stock unrooted rom). Also its good to let a radio settle (sounds weird I know), but fly with one for a day or two. I usually have better service the next day with a radio. I am sure others will agree with me as well. Also a major thing is matching the correct radio with the recommended radio for the rom.
I had great service before I did the Bubby Root. I'll let it sit for a day or two and see what happens. I appreciate your help.
I'm on the stock Rom and just rooted at this point. The RCMix was giving me horrible echo so I reverted back.
Seems to be all trial and error...
Ok, I was thinking that maybe I am actually doing something wrong.
What are the steps to flashing a rom to flashing a radio.
- Do I flash the ROM first and then the radio or does it matter?
This is how I did it...
I copied the radio into the bubby pd98IMG.zip file and left everything else in there. After the radio flashes it boots into the stock inspire android version. 2.2, I then went to ROM manager and downloaded the rom / installed etc...
How can I just flash the radio without reinstalling the stock android every time?
Tmullins23 said:
Ok, I was thinking that maybe I am actually doing something wrong.
What are the steps to flashing a rom to flashing a radio.
- Do I flash the ROM first and then the radio or does it matter?
This is how I did it...
I copied the radio into the bubby pd98IMG.zip file and left everything else in there. After the radio flashes it boots into the stock inspire android version. 2.2, I then went to ROM manager and downloaded the rom / installed etc...
How can I just flash the radio without reinstalling the stock android every time?
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Delete the pd98img from your sd card
Read this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1002226
Very easy to flash the radio
Not sure what he means by this:
"If you are creating your own PD98IMG.zip files make sure that the radio.img matches the md5sum of the original before placing it in the zip. Here is the md5sum of the 3 radios included in this post"
I know how to remove the radio.img file from the zip folder and replace it with the new.
I haven't been using the Hack Kit. So essentially, every time I change my radio i've been going back to Bubbys stock rom
Tmullins23 said:
Not sure what he means by this:
"If you are creating your own PD98IMG.zip files make sure that the radio.img matches the md5sum of the original before placing it in the zip. Here is the md5sum of the 3 radios included in this post"
I know how to remove the radio.img file from the zip folder and replace it with the new.
I haven't been using the Hack Kit. So essentially, every time I change my radio i've been going back to Bubbys stock rom
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You don't need to remove the radio.img from the zip folder of the radio file you download. Just download the zip radio file you need, make sure the md5sum matches and then flash thru hboot.
OK.. So I can delete the pd98IMG file off of the sd card, install the new file radio.img and hboot?
Thought it had to be placed in the pd98IMG?
The way you are flashing now is the preferred method. Eng. S-off is riskier.
Also, checking the md5sum is simply a safety measure to ensure that the radio img was not corrupted during download.
newter55 said:
The way you are flashing now is the preferred method. Eng. S-off is riskier.
Also, checking the md5sum is simply a safety measure to ensure that the radio img was not corrupted during download.
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OK. But is there a way to just flash the radio and not the entire Bubby Rom? Example, The PD98IMG file that I am using contains the following: Android-info.txt, boot.img, hboot_7230_ace_0.84.0019_101227.nb0, radio.img, rcdata.img, recovery.img, splacsh1.nbo, splash2.nbo, system.img etc...
Is that all needed to flash just the radio? Or can the PD98IMG file just contain: radio.img and rcdata.img?
Final question...
There is a thread on here for flashing radios without eng s off in development section. I am on my phone so not as easy to find and post a link but I will look real quick.
Edit...here you go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1002226
i tried to update via phone (after the notification), but after green bar was full, my phone rebooted and stuck in white screen with htc logo... if i try to enter in recovery i see this
h*tp://i39.tinypic.com/xdxnc5.jpg
it seems to be s-off (i bought it used) ...what have i to do for make it work again??
tnx.. and sorry for my bad english
same problem here, help is needed!
A golden rule: never update OTA on a modified device (custom ROM even modified Stock one, custom Recovery, Revolutionary hboot!, etc.)
How to fix:
do not pull battery!
flash a custom recovery (e.g. 4EXT) with the fastboot command (search for a how-to)
reboot to recovery, wipe all partitions and install custom ROM
Ok, to late with the battery, have already pulled that one out!
I also have S-Off on my phone, really dont understand the how to fix a recovery??
And is it really neccessary to flash a new ROM for this?
An official release that screwes the phones up?
I think the general issue is that an 'Official' OTA upgrade should not screw up your phone - enough testing by HTC should make sure of that.
Hoever, if you have modified your phone (e.g. by rooting it, installing custom recovery etc) then you can not expect to blame HTC when their upgrade doesn't work as expected. They can't be held responsible for problems caused by modifications you make to the phone.
But all I have done is S-Off, I have not installed another ROM or anything else?
So the update should work I really think!
Can I install a custom recovery without have to be able to start the phone?
Akerhage said:
But all I have done is S-Off, I have not installed another ROM or anything else?
So the update should work I really think!
Can I install a custom recovery without have to be able to start the phone?
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The OTA flashes a new hboot also.
If you S-OFFed with Revolutionary your hboot has to be version 6.98.000x. This hboot has a protection and cannot be overwritten. This is the point where the update process is interrupted. The result is a bootloop, because the new system is incomplete.
If you can boot to bootloader (hboot) you should be able to flash a custom recovery with the fastboot command (in the 4EXT Recovery thread there is an attachement - a zip file that contains recovery.img). Extract the archive and flash it with this command from cmd (there is a guide how to make fastboot working in my signature):
Code:
fastboot flash recovery {path to file on your PC}/recovery.img
If this works reboot to recovery, wipe all partitions and flash a custom ROM. Then your phone should be working again.
Then if you want the OTA flash a 0.98.2000 hboot, then use the 1.47.401.4 RUU (if you are using European unbranded) or the corresponding for your brand/region to return back to complete Stock and S-ON. Then you will be prompted to update and you will have the latest OTA on your device
Okay, I have now fixed the 4EXT Recovery and it is working!
Do I have to put a new ROM on the SD-card or is there another way to install a ROM (from cmd with the ROM on the computer etc?)
I dont have an adapter to the SD-card, but maybe I can put the ROM on the sdcard with a command in cmd aswell?
What ROM do you recommend to use? (sense, no sense doesnt matter)
Edit: I did a backup as well, thinking that I should do that...
Can you link to zip file you used for recovery i have exactly same issue and same software versions as you have.
@ Mooler. First of follow the guide that was posted here regarding the adb-drivers.
After that download this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=631186&d=1308596026
Then install that one as described with the cmd-command.
After that just put a custom ROM or a shipped ROM on the SD-card, wipe data/cache and install the ROM you want. That solved the problem for me!
Good Luck and thanks for the help I got here! Xda always delivers
Damn this phone! After hours of fixing with this problem!
I managed great, installed new kernels, radios, ROMs etc. And the first thing I did was to drop it on the floor so the whole damn display cracked!
Thanks for both of you.
I managed to restore the phone quickly after i got the correct recovery file. 30 mins and custom ROM was up and running. Good bye official update.
Akerhage: sad to here, it really was hours of reading and trying before you get it right.
I'm having problems flashing my Desire S with ICS based roms. GB roms work fine, but any ICS rom I flash gets stuck on boot on a lit up black screen. I have tried a variety of roms, flashed both on CWM and 4EXT but the issue persists. Is there some kind of special procedure for ICS roms ?
Did you
1. Wipe all partitions except SD
2. Wipe dalvik + cache
Edit : And the procedures same for flashing ics and gb roms, unless the OP specifically tells you to do otherwise
I did all possible wipes and It's still the same. Any more ideas ?
tomkow4 said:
I did all possible wipes and It's still the same. Any more ideas ?
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did u u unlock with HTCDEV.com ? if u did just flash the boot.img inside the rom you want if u never then either the rom takes a long time to boot or your not doing the wipe properly
give me some specs of your phone
Ok, I'll run through my process. I did unlock my phone via HTCDEV, then rooted it via SuperOneClick (meaning I still have HBoot 2.00.0002 and S-ON), then flashed it by flashboot with CWM, now I have 4EXT. What I always did whas do a wipe data/factory reset and flashed. Now inspired by vodka69er I did that and clear dalvik, cache, format all but sd - and then flashed - still the same.
tomkow4 said:
Ok, I'll run through my process. I did unlock my phone via HTCDEV, then rooted it via SuperOneClick (meaning I still have HBoot 2.00.0002 and S-ON), then flashed it by flashboot with CWM, now I have 4EXT. What I always did whas do a wipe data/factory reset and flashed. Now inspired by vodka69er I did that and clear dalvik, cache, format all but sd - and then flashed - still the same.
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If you unlocked via htcdev you need to extract the boot.img from your desired ROM. After flashing the ROM you need to flash the boot.img manually via adb. You have to do this each time you flash a new ROM.
Sent by my fingers to your head.
He's been able to flash the gb based roms , only trouble with the ics ones. That means he already knows to flash the boot img separately(unlocked with htcdev) or am I missing something
Vodka69er said:
He's been able to flash the gb based roms , only trouble with the ics ones. That means he already knows to flash the boot img separately(unlocked with htcdev) or am I missing something
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This. Exactly. I mean I have a MIUI GB rom so, I guess it's not about flashing a rom but trouble with ICS ones. So I figured that those must have something different about them or have a specific prerequisite. Others have flashed their D S's, so I'm kind of lost.
Can you post what you see on your bootloader
Sent from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3. WAKE UP HTC!!!!
*** UNLOCKED ***
SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT - 2.00.0002
Radio - 3822.10.08.04_M
eMMC - boot
Aug 22 2011, 15:22:13
@op
I know that this is covering old ground, but I've not seen an actual answer
Have you ever used 'fastboot flash boot NAME.IMG' command?
Swyped from my DesireS
http://www.androidauthority.com/desire-s-root-s-off-hboot-2-00-0002-superoneclick-74470/ - this is the guide I followed.
On a side note, I did a full wipe of everything I could and still no luck with ICS roms. I think I'll leave it alone.
You still didn't answer the question that I asked in the above post, the guide that you have doesn't cater for separately flashing the boot , which is what you need to do. The guide only tells you gore to instal recovery and root
Which (as people have been saying) means that i suspect that your ICS installs have no kernels and therefore don't/can't boot
What ROM are you running now?
As after wiping all nothing should boot, unless CWM wipe all doesn't wipe boot?
Swyped from my DesireS
ben_pyett said:
You still didn't answer the question that I asked in the above post, the guide that you have doesn't cater for separately flashing the boot , which is what you need to do. The guide only tells you gore to instal recovery and root
Which (as people have been saying) means that i suspect that your ICS installs have no kernels and therefore don't/can't boot
What ROM are you running now?
As after wiping all nothing should boot, unless CWM wipe all doesn't wipe boot?
Swyped from my DesireS
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To answer directly - I don't remeber/don't think so. But honestly didn't care much since my roms ran. Right now I'm on MIUI.
But the remark on the kernel got me thinking - I don't really know how to approach this, should I find some kernel and flash it?
On your pc you need to open the ICS ROM zip file and take out a file called boot.img
After flashing the Rom you must then use the fastboot command from your PC, as you did when you flashed your recovery.
You must then issue the command 'fastboot flash boot boot.img'
see below for the full instructions
HappyEmu said:
If you unzip your ROM's Zip-file (the one you want to flash, you'll find a file called "boot.img". Move it into the same folder as your adb and fastboot executables (Android SDK) and flash it using fastboot.
To be a little more specific:
1. Extract boot.img from ICS rom zip file and move it in the same folder as your fastboot.exe (Android SDK) on your PC
2. Flash the ICS Rom as usual from recovery (don't forget to first perform the full wipe/format including the boot partition)
3. Boot into fastboot mode, connect your phone to your PC and flash boot.img using fastboot
Code:
fastboot flash boot $pathToYourBootIMG\boot.img
4. Reboot
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Swyped from my DesireS
Your GB room worked as they were running on the stock kernel
ICS won't work this way.
As Ben has mentioned you need to flash the boot.img
Sent from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3. WAKE UP HTC!!!!
eyahl said:
If you unlocked via htcdev you need to extract the boot.img from your desired ROM. After flashing the ROM you need to flash the boot.img manually via adb. You have to do this each time you flash a new ROM.
Sent by my fingers to your head.
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*Bump*
Sent by my fingers to your head.
suku_patel_22 said:
Your GB room worked as they were running on the stock kernel
ICS won't work this way.
As Ben has mentioned you need to flash the boot.img
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4EXT seems to flash the kernel upon installation of specific roms, but I still did it manually and ... nothing. It still goes into a coma upon boot. Maybe I'll do a video of what I'm doing when I get back from work, cause now I'm having problems with some other roms - they freeze on bootscreen. Maybe it has something to do with my phone being S-ON?
tomkow4 said:
4EXT seems to flash the kernel upon installation of specific roms, but I still did it manually and ... nothing. It still goes into a coma upon boot. Maybe I'll do a video of what I'm doing when I get back from work, cause now I'm having problems with some other roms - they freeze on bootscreen. Maybe it has something to do with my phone being S-ON?
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I suspect that you're suffering the problem on other ROMS now as you're wiping the boot partition and therefore have no kernel.
[Q] How long do you wait on boot? you must be patient as first boot can take a while (although not longer than 10minutes).
A video would be a great way of showing the problem...Try to capture everything....
Your bootloader screen....
All the partition wipes
The Rom flash
The fastboot boot.img flash
and then what happens after...
Kind of noobish on my end, but as I was making the video - and did everything according to protocol just as earlier - it worked . I flashed BlackICE 5.5. Christ. Thanks anyway for the patience guys (I assume )
I installed cleanRom about a year ago and my reception got a lot worse, so today I installed cyanogenmod 10.2.1 (the latest stable release). Did these custom ROM's update my baseband as well? What is the best baseband for HTC One X Rogers.
I downloaded the OTA from Rogers OTA_EVITA_UL_JB_45_S_Rogers_WWE_3.17.631.2_0.23a.32.09.29_10.128.32.34a_release_299850qstr7rxdbfuofl6j and extracted the Radio from it. Can I flash it to my phone now, and the reception will go back to normal?
Thanks
Flashing a ROM doesn't change your baseband/radio, if you want to change your radio you must do it manually. Radio performance can vary wildly from user to user as it depends on carrier, exact geographical location, environmental disturbances, among other factors. Someone in the same suburb (even street) as you can have a very different experience on the exact same radio. What I'm saying is you need to test for yourself. You don't need to stick to your carrier's radios, you should test a variety of radios and see what works best for you.
You can't just extract it from a firmware zip and flash it though, it must be put into a flashable zip first. Click the resource link in my signature, in that thread you'll find a link to the radio thread, where you'll find many radios which you can test until you find the right one for you.
Sent from my Evita
I've been there
I had a lot of trouble with radio.
I tried maybe 8 different radios, old and new ones.
I kept getting phone.androind.com forcecloses, on either Sense and AOSP ROMs, until I flashed this firmware 5.14.61.2-3.17.61.1 now reception is good and no more forcecloses
I found it on this tread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2553824
You need to flash it with fastboot
reboot the phone in bootloader and then type
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
Code:
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
If it asks you to doi it again enter
Code:
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
again
Developers,I am kinda confused whether my GPS is working well or not since it's not able to lock my position and I even tried the method posted out by @bhb27 of the "clean modem status.zip" but after flashing that I lost my signals and hence I am looking for a proper solution;so can anyone help me with a noob-like guide to restore the calling and GPS functions fully working back properly as ever?
(Please also reply if the same method can be used for custom ROMs too or not?)
I don't know way that happens to some users, I flash it over 1000 times, yes I flash that on every ROM update 0 fails... below a update on that
GPS:
Changing the ROM may cause GPS lock problem..
To solve is necessary to erase the radio status, that can be achieved via this zip "Clean_modem_status.zip" flash it via TWRP no wipe is need.
If find any problem related lost signal after, re-try the flash of "Clean_modem_status.zip", if the problem persist, flash latest radio.img version fia fastboot (aka via bootloader)
Code:
mfastboot flash radio radio.img
find the radio.img inside the stock ROM xml.zip, some xml.zip and fastboot for windows can be found here (click here)
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