I need to send my G2x back to t-mobile, so I am going to revert back to stock via the Nvflash method. I have done it before and no issues there. My question is now that I have updated to the new BB, will I have any issues going back to stock ( and leaving BB alone ) ? or do I have to revert to old BB for some reason ? If so, how ?
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To be honest, I have sent back around 20 phones to t-mo, for work, friends or family. Of these phones I have had several with after market roms/bootloaders. Not once has T-mo attempted to contact the owner of a phone. It is possible to revert the baseband but it requires a somewhat complicated process. I would suggest that you just use the NVFash rom utility you mentioned, and call that your due diligence.
The new baseband is an official update. Just use any stock 2.3.4 ROM. They only have tweaks and root.
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I was in a hurry and upgraded my GF's Rogers Captivate to the leaked 2.2 ATT some time ago. It seems now that the backup I performed (via Titanium) was not the full backup I required and therefore I have no backup to revert to my Rogers stock 2.1.
Her phone is operational, it's an improvement from 2.1 Rogers stock but I've now realized that if the phone isn't actually mine to play with, its not worth playing with.
With Rogers 2.2 released there is indications that it fixes things that I/she would like resolved (mainly the SMS timestamp? and better GPS functionality?)
I would like to return to a normal state of Rogers 2.2 and then stop playing with her phone.
There is a thread here on how to return to Rogers 2.1 but it is large and has multiple solutions and warnings enough to make it seem like its not the easiest path to venture...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846501
Then again there is other threads showing how to just simply flash to a Rogers 2.2 ROM....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905655
Will there be disadvantages to taking what seems like the easy route and flashing simply to Rogers 2.2 without going through a convoluted process to revert and kies update to 2.2? Clearly I'm not fully competent regarding this and its difficult to get better when you don't yourself actually own an android phone (hence why I'm trying to bail). I just want to find the easiest way to essentially get out of the mistakes I've made, and make them as forgettable as possible. Any advice would be appreciated.
I don't see anything wrong with flashing straight to Rogers 2.2.
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I use Odin to flash stock 2.2 most simplistic way to do it. Saves you the hassle of having to deal with Kies.
I used the odin flashable file from here. No need to get the kernal/moden file it's already in the .tar
Do I need to save the APN settings or anything?
Assuming I have no interest in any personal data will flashing via odin the above mentioned I896UXJL1-HOMEBINARY.TAR bring me back completely to Rogers?
My APN settings and everything will be back to default rogers?
Will the AT&T symbol still be there on boot?
If I want to try a custom ROM in the future will I be able to do it from here, or will I need to flash to 2.1 or some other stock ROM?
I can't seem to install CWR in my current state, will this potentially change that?
Uc an use ODIN to flash back to 2.2 Rogers but I am afraid u will stll see At & T logo when u boot it up
There is a thread to replace that logo as well
The AT&T thing doesn't really bother me.
I left this problem and didn't deal with it because her phone was working fine and I would have rather not touched it. The problem now is that Rogers in Vancouver had some massive downtime a few days ago and now her phone refuses to run data. Voice is fine, I modified and played with the APN settings to no avail.
After testing the SIM and some other options it seems that I'm left with no other choice but to conclude that this is my fault and I guess going forward on flashing a stock 2.2 Rogers hopefully will resolve this.
Hi Guys I just bought a Spring Evo 4G that has Gingerbread 2.3 and Cyanagen Mod 7.03. Will I be able to activate this w/ Sprint? The seller says it is a clean ESN. Or will I have to restore this (how?) to activate it?
Thanks for the help!!
As long as the esn is clean, you should be fine. The things needed to activate a phone on your account are the imei, min, mdn, etc. These are independent of the rom. Since the imei is already in Sprint's system, you might even be able to do it yourself (though perhaps not a good idea if you have the insurance).
I thought so too, although the seller told me I would have to flash to stock rom...
Something else just occurred to me. If you take the phone to a Sprint store to activate it, I can imagine the rep being less than enthusiastic about programming a phone with non-standard software. For that matter, I'm not certain that cyanogen includes the programming menu required to edit these codes for activation. I'll update when I learn more.
Edit: The epst app which does the phone programming is not compatible with cm7, as far as I can tell. So he's right. You will have to revert to stock to activate it.
When I first bought my hero it was using cyanogenmod, I had to flash back to the original rom to be able to activate it.
Just make a nandroid backup & flash the stock rooted rom. After activation you can just restore from your nandroid backup or flash another rom.
I'd suggest the odexed version of stock. If you're taking it in, go ahead and flash the latest update that came out yesterday so they don't try to update it for you.
(from... Evo/MIUI/Tapatalk)
Like was said....simple nandroid the current setup and flash the latest OTA-Rooted update.
Once you get it set up the simply nandroid the stock ROM (Just in case) and restore to the CM7 setup.
I have two questions...
1. I had rooted my A2 when it was 2.3.5 and deleted a few apps. When the OTA update to 2.3.6 rolled around, I couldn't update because ATT is a grouch. Anyway, to solve that problem, I had to flash stock 2.3.5 back onto the phone removing root access and everything. I then proceeded to update to 2.3.6 which is fine. that's running stock as I type this. My question is, if I root it again on 2.3.6 (I know it's there...) and I freeze apps, when another OTA update rolls around, will I be able to update again? I don't want to have to flash it back to 2.3.6...(can I even do that yet?) so any help here would be appreciated.
2. I was out and about, and was looking at one of my friend's phones. She has this HTC HD2 running Android 2.3.3 AOSP. She uses ADWLauncher, etc etc. This is a Windows Phone, originally. That got me thinking...is there a AOSP version of Gingerbread for my A2? Without Blur? I'm kinda scared to do anything to it, because I want to be able to get ICS come July. Any tips here would help.
Sorry for not using the searchbar, I was just having trouble finding this info. Thanks guys!
1. Yes. Freezing apps / removing bloat as root will almost definitely keep you from the any OTA. Its the nature of the beast. You can always return to stock and apply the updates later. Also, any major update like ICS will produce a lot of posts here about how to update from an altered rom.
2. There is development work on getting CM7 to work on our phone. Currently the only released ROM that I am aware of is lfaber06's ROM
SeekerLoki said:
1. Yes. Freezing apps / removing bloat as root will almost definitely keep you from the any OTA. Its the nature of the beast. You can always return to stock and apply the updates later. Also, any major update like ICS will produce a lot of posts here about how to update from an altered rom.
2. There is development work on getting CM7 to work on our phone. Currently the only released ROM that I am aware of is lfaber06's ROM
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When a major update such as ICS is released, there will be alternate ways to install such as through bootstrap. Hopefully we'll find a leaked version of ICS before that, and pull the radio get CM9 working
Okay. So I'm planning on rooting it...now...but when I flashed 2.3.5 from the fxz someone provided, it said that once you updated to 2.3.6 you could never go back...but...
I'll try it.
What's bootstrap? I've heard about it and no one has been able to dumb it down for me...could anyone do that?
You can flash the FXZ after the update. It just requires a bit of modification and care. You might want to read the noob thread. It has lots of useful info.
Bootstrap is a way to backup, restore, and flash zips before android boots.
I just rooted the 2.3.6 it's running wonderfully.
Should I install the ibfaber deoxed rom? I mean I know I can do it per instructions but is it worth it?
It depends on what you want to do. If you want to apply any themes you will need to be running the deoxed rom. He also has a supercharged rom that has a lot more customization.
I have updated my Infuse 4G to GB through unofficial update found here in XDA sometime back. I have no complaints but one.
This problem is a tricky one...
My phone just gets hangs (only) while calling. After much R&D on my phone I found out that once the data memory for call settings(Settings> applications>manage applications> all applications> call settings> data) reaches 20KB my phone starts hanging. Once I clear data, it works again perfectly well.
I have to clear the data every time it reaches 20KB (which I would come to know once it starts hanging )
Is there a permanent solution for this?
Also I would like to update through official release through kies.. but it says my phone is already upgraded. Whats the way to upgrade to official release of GB? Do I need to go back to froyo and upgrade again or is there a work around??
Thanks for your answers...
Since you are mentioning "official" so many times, and want it the official way, the easiest way I would recommend is using the official channel and contacting Samsung.
Alternate and easier route: Flash a custom ROM, and enjoy it. When you want to upgrade officially, flash back to Froyo stock, and update your phone.
still facing the issue
diablo009 said:
Since you are mentioning "official" so many times, and want it the official way, the easiest way I would recommend is using the official channel and contacting Samsung.
Alternate and easier route: Flash a custom ROM, and enjoy it. When you want to upgrade officially, flash back to Froyo stock, and update your phone.
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I have went back to froyo and got an Official update.
I am still facing an issue.
Is it no on this earth using Infuse has got this problem ??
Kindly help....
I've never had this problem that I'm know of.
Try flashing the rom that I'm using: SAUROM JW6.
I'm planning my escape from the digital world!
It might be a hardware issue hopefully you bought within a year ago
Sent from my AOKP'd Infuse 4G
hey bro i am here to accompany u , and need help
Apologize for my inexperience with root...
I rooted/unlocked/flashed a custom ROM (CleanROM). If, at some point, I want to go back to stock (for example, if HTC/AT&T jump to 4.1 and release an official update), can I flash back to stock ROM (I made a back-up in CWM) and just update the phone as I used to be able to?
Or do I need to wait for smart XDA folks to create a new ROM, and flash that?
Thanks!
Yeah you can. But as soon as it's available a dev will make a better than stock release anyhow.