I'm thinking about upgrading my Thunderbolt from CM 7.1.1 to one of the Liquid ICS ROMs found on this board. I have a few reservations so I want to do this right. I know enough to be dangerous but I'm far from an expert so any help is appreciated.
First, what I did to get to where I am: I went from a Stock Gingerbread HTC Sense ROM to CM 7.1.1 following this how-to: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Thunderbolt:_Full_Update_Guide
To my knowledge, I've never flashed any radios and following that guide worked perfectly. The ROM is a little buggy but not bad. For the most part it works brilliantly and I love it.
However, as I said, I'd like to try Liquid ICS and my understanding is it requires you flash a radio. What I want to do is ensure that I can do a full Nandroid backup now so that in case I'm not a fan, I'm able to restore back.
Presumably that would involve flashing the radio that I'm currently using and then restoring from the Nandroid backup. Is that right?
If so, how do I find the current radio file? My baseband version looks odd to me, but maybe it isn't. It's listed as "1.39.00.0627r,0.01.69.0625r". The comma (seemingly separating two version #s?) is what is throwing me off.
Anyway, I really want to try ICS but I just want a method to get back to my current state if need be. How can I accomplish this?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Find the 605.19 radio and flash in the bootloader by renaming it PG05IMG.zip. The file has to be on the root of your sd card for the bootloader to detect the radio. To go back to your old radio just download the one you had and flash it in the same manner. Radios aren't as simple to change back to as a Rom but once you know how to flash a radio its easy enough. Just remember to check the md5 sum of your radio after you download it and before you flash it. It will brick your phone if you flash a bad radio. Always rename the radio after you flash it or move it to another directory so that if you need to go into the bootloader it doesn't try to run the update again.
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So my assumptions were correct. I need to flash the 605.19 radio to get to Liquid ICS.
How do I know which radio I have now? How do I find it? And the Nandroid restore will work after flashing back to the old radio?
street9009 said:
So my assumptions were correct. I need to flash the 605.19 radio to get to Liquid ICS.
How do I know which radio I have now? How do I find it? And the Nandroid restore will work after flashing back to the old radio?
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You don't have to use that radio... It's only advised. If you want to flash liquid ics then go for it. If you have some data issues then try flashing the new radio. Make a nand of your current Rom of course in case there is something that you just can't stand. I would say that if the radio you are using now works fine for you then it should still work fine.
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Ah gotcha. But still just in case- how do I find the radio file for what I currently have in case I do have to/wish to flash the 605.19 radio?
street9009 said:
Ah gotcha. But still just in case- how do I find the radio file for what I currently have in case I do have to/wish to flash the 605.19 radio?
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Hit settings, about phone, radio version is under "baseband."
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---------- Post added at 12:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:30 AM ----------
Honestly I would recommend .9 radio or .19 anything else is just crap.
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My baseband is listed as "1.39.00.0627r,0.01.69.0625r". What does that mean?
Holy crap..... That is the first radio put on this phone ROFL. If you had any issues with data that could be it. Download the 605.19 and try it. Heres a link with all the radios.
http://forums.infectedrom.com/showt...rbolt-Radios-Collection-778-Radio-Modem-Tweak
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I'm not having any issues with data. I'm just asking in case I want to go back to what I have and the 605.19 *doesn't* work with what I have. What I have is working perfectly.
Yep you can always go back. Just download that radio and flash it the way I posted earlier. I don't know if you will have problems with your current radio but I imagine you're going to have data drops with them and liquid ics. They fixed the ril using the .19 radios so they seem to work better.
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Makes sense. Okay, one last question- looking at the link you posted, it looks like I have two radios (at least it's two separate files on that link). Am I losing my mind?
No. They can be packaged together or separate. They can even be mixed or matched. It's usually better to use the same two though. If you do go back you will have to flash each one of those radios to get it back the way you are now. That is unless you can find someone that knows how to combine the two in a zip.
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So if I want both back- I can flash one zip and then the other and it'll have both?
street9009 said:
So if I want both back can flash one zip and then the other and it'll have both?
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Yea. Just remember to change the name of the zip before going back to the bootloader so that you don't try flafhing the same one again.
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Much appreciated! Think I'm gonna give it a shot.
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I am using this Radio 47.63.35.21U_7.16.35.11,search satellite is very fast.
Suggest who use CM7 flash this Radio.
http://u.115.com/file/f288046782
backup download:
http://cid-b2399cf8a0c3f959.office.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/47.63.35.21U^_7.16.35.11.zip
SHA1：96AA7ED740030970B76E7B142E0008F16A2CB55A
Nice. What's the changelog? From where can I get future radioimage updates?
Flashing radio has a chance of bricking the phone so be cautious.
Signatures are fancy.
Actually this update doesn't brick my phone, moreover able to see some GPS fixes
He said there's a chance.
Seriously, if flashing a radio goes bad you could brick it. Like super brick. Like not coming back brick.
Make sure you have a full charge and triple check the md5 sum and all that good stuff
wushi8 said:
I am using this Radio 47.63.35.21U_7.16.35.11,search satellite is very fast.
Suggest who use CM7 flash this Radio.
http://u.115.com/file/f288046782
backup download:
http://cid-b2399cf8a0c3f959.office.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/47.63.35.21U^_7.16.35.11.zip
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what exactly changed in this? Because my house used to only let me have E(edge) and now i have H(HSDPA), not that i'm complaining *only a newb would lol* just wondering, and GPS is way faster......
wushi8 said:
I am using this Radio 47.63.35.21U_7.16.35.11,search satellite is very fast.
Suggest who use CM7 flash this Radio.
http://u.115.com/file/f288046782
backup download:
http://cid-b2399cf8a0c3f959.office.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/47.63.35.21U^_7.16.35.11.zip
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Can I know the source?
This is the same updated radio version that is included with the official AT&T Froyo update. Download link included on the first post of this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=970272
The radio.img files between these two packages are identical.
Flashed the "backup download" from first post. Couldnt check the md5sum as it wasnt posted anywhere. But I was able to verify the SHA1sum with first link in the first post against my download from the second link (if that makes sense ). As it would appear that a corrupt download could potentially damage the phone I wanted to ensure that the download wasnt corrupted. So anybody who would like to also verify that their download is safe to flash, download a program called 'Hashtab' and run it. Then all you have to do is rightclick whatever file you download and click 'properties' and then go to the File Hashes tab and it will give you the md5sum and SHA1 sum.
The SHA1 sum for this radio zip should be:
96AA7ED740030970B76E7B142E0008F16A2CB55A
If you have a match then you're good to flash. If not then you have a bad download. Its always best to be on the safe side.
EDIT: I guess it would help if I were to point out that it flashed fine and all is well!
Can I flash this over CM 6.1.1? Perhaps over the version that has FM radio?
I don't wish to risk bricking the phone.
ayankar said:
Can I flash this over CM 6.1.1? Perhaps over the version that has FM radio?
I don't wish to risk bricking the phone.
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Yeah, radio is independent of ROM version.
Is it even independent of the ROM type? Liberated Aria (with Sense) or AOSP versions.
No not dependent on ROM I'm sure it matters by what brand your phone is or where its from (At&t, Hong Kong, etc).
I flashed the radio img gene pool had up for the liberated 2.2.2 while running cm7 (phone is at&t branded)
Signatures are fancy.
Works fine with FR008
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To clarify, the radio firmware is entirely separate from your ROM (but it is installed in the same way). You only need to install this updated radio firmware once ever and it will remain on your phone even when you install new ROMs or restore Nandroid backups.
So in short, you should NOT flash this radio firmware every time you install a new ROM.
MD5 and SHA1 sums
MD5 (47.63.35.21U_7.16.35.11.zip) = b0a148b4cff33e4a4aef489648ebb82b
SHA1(47.63.35.21U_7.16.35.11.zip)= 96aa7ed740030970b76e7b142e0008f16a2cb55a
I also flashed the radio from the second link and its working fine on CM7 nightly.
I can only hope this will help fix some of our GPS issues.
worked fine for me!!
Flashed this on top of fr008 and works fine.
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I really *want* to flash this. But too scared.
I just installed Gingbreadman on my phone.
I need some help on doing this.
thanks!
try this:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=HTC_Ace:_Recovery,_Radio_and_CyanogenMod
If you don't understand it or can't figured it out pm me and I can probably help.
P00t said:
I just installed Gingbreadman on my phone.
I need some help on doing this.
thanks!
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Choose the right radio from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877295
Follow these instructions to flash the radio: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=896597
How do you know which radio to flash?
Focustom said:
How do you know which radio to flash?
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If you're on a gingerbread Rom, you flash a gingerbread radio. Otherwise you flash a Cingular radio.
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Focustom said:
How do you know which radio to flash?
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You don't really, I would go look in the section for whatever rom you flashed. I'm assuming you did rc mix, and then flash a radio from someone who has that same rom and isn't having any problems with it. Thats your best bet.
I'm running Leedroid right now. Does have the best radio for ATT in the US?
Thanks
Newb
Focustom said:
I'm running Leedroid right now. Does have the best radio for ATT in the US?
Thanks
Newb
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The radio is completely independent of the rom..
ok so the stock radio my best bet? I'm completely lost with radios lol
what does RADIO FLASH DO?
make your wifi connection stronger?
P00t said:
what does RADIO FLASH DO?
make your wifi connection stronger?
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Looks like you have some reading to do.
rwon said:
Looks like you have some reading to do.
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Can't you just explain it for us?
Focustom said:
Can't you just explain it for us?
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Sure, but you will understand it better if you read it your self. Basically flashing a radio can do a few things, one being to enable HSUPA, this can also be accomplished just by flashing certain roms. Also it helps with WIFI, calling(signal, speed etc) problems in some cases. This is all going to depend on which rom you have, the area, the cell provider(i'm assuming your all on ATT like me) and also it varies. I ran the "telus" radio for a long time with RC mix, but with the latest builds of the rom started having problems with the call not connecting when i pressed "call" and failing. I have since switched to the Cyanogen mod rom and am on the latest radio which is listed in my sig. This has improved call quality, battery life(from the rom and radio as a combo), and also call reliability(no dropped calls, calls failing etc) Hope that helps you guys
Is there away to go back to the stock radio if something goes wrong?
If you don't have problems with the stock radio then just stick with it. There's more risk than reward when flashing radio.
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Yeah I have to agree. If you mess up somehow while flashing the radio, your phone will become a paper weight. If its not giving you problems, then no need to flash the radio.
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rwon said:
Sure, but you will understand it better if you read it your self. Basically flashing a radio can do a few things, one being to enable HSUPA, this can also be accomplished just by flashing certain roms. Also it helps with WIFI, calling(signal, speed etc) problems in some cases. This is all going to depend on which rom you have, the area, the cell provider(i'm assuming your all on ATT like me) and also it varies. I ran the "telus" radio for a long time with RC mix, but with the latest builds of the rom started having problems with the call not connecting when i pressed "call" and failing. I have since switched to the Cyanogen mod rom and am on the latest radio which is listed in my sig. This has improved call quality, battery life(from the rom and radio as a combo), and also call reliability(no dropped calls, calls failing etc) Hope that helps you guys
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Flashing the radio does not enable HSUPA on the Inspire 4G. From what I know, the Captivate requires to flash a different radio to enable HSUPA.
Editing the build.prop enables HSUPA.
modified from Kirk's old post
1. Download this file http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BX5GV1CJ
this is a zip file containing two files. one is radio.img from ATT stock radio, dont touch the other file.
you need to remove this img file and replace with the Gingerbread radio.img
from here http://www.multiupload.com/BE0V4H8QQY
extract the radio.img and zip into the PD98IMG.zip with the other file already in the PD981img.zip. (two files)
2. Place the PD98IMG.zip radio file on the root of your SD card.
3. Power the phone off, remove and reinsert the battery.
4. Hold the volume button down and press power on.
5. The phone will boot into Hboot then Bootloader, It should see the PD98IMG.zip and ask if you want to apply the zip.
6. Use the volume up button to select "yes"
7. Once its done flashing, reboot the phone and you should have flashed the radio.
I hope I get some credit from my post. Lol
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kirk123 said:
I hope I get some credit from my post. Lol
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Credits go to you Kirk! thanks
your method can flash any radio
I think some of these rooting programs/routines like Bubby's root are causing the loss of hsupa. See my post here about it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12828255&postcount=2961
I extracted the radio.img from the PD98IMG.zip file in the \ace\tools\dngrd\ folder from the hack kit. I opened it up in a hex editor and found the version - 26.03.02.26
You can download the radio in PD98IMG.zip form from here: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Support_Downloads#HTC_Ace
So now we just need someone whose HSUPA is not working to downgrade to this radio and see if HSUPA comes back. If it does, then you can flash to 26.06.04.14 or 26.08.03.07 from the same link above.
I am thinking you may be onto something..........
I flashed the downgrade radio. Upload speeds still slower than before I flashed the stock radio. Now I am going back to the radio I had before stock and see what happens.
darkside1904 said:
I am thinking you may be onto something..........
I flashed the downgrade radio. Upload speeds still slower than before I flashed the stock radio. Now I am going back to the radio I had before stock and see what happens.
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This is interesting. Let us know.
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Maybe you need to flash the downgraded kernel from the hack kit as well? Does anyone know if that would even work - flashing the downgraded kernel on top of a custom rom like cm7 or mui?
EvoXOhio said:
Maybe you need to flash the downgraded kernel from the hack kit as well? Does anyone know if that would even work - flashing the downgraded kernel on top of a custom rom like cm7 or mui?
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Not a good idea. Flashing froyo kernel on a gb rom
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lrs421 said:
Not a good idea. Flashing froyo kernel on a gb rom
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worst case scenario, wouldnt it just prevent android from booting up? if so, you could always put the correct kernel on the SD cad and reflash it from recovery right?
Per the hack kit thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952352
I believe the kernel he links to in there is the downgraded Telus kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=518730&d=1297824204
EDIT: I believe its the boot.img in the hack kit in he \ace\tools\dngrd\ folder as well.
Before I went back to stock I was Uploading @ 1.50Mbps. Went to stock radio because of the ROM I am on and my Upload speeds won't go over .30Mbps. Using the downgrade radio didn't help. It was a good idea.
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Before I went back to stock I was Uploading @ 1500Mbps. Went to stock radio because of the ROM I am on and my Upload speeds won't go over .30Mbps. Using the downgrade radio didn't help. It was a good idea.
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I had the exact same issue. Like I said re-rooting fixed the issue for me. I was thinking that loading the downgraded radio would fix it, but maybe you need the downgraded kernel as well?
did you confirm it was the downgraded radio in "about phone"
Yeah, that was the first thing I did. Check to make sure the radio flashed correctly. I have to go put the kids in bed now. I am pretty bummed about my new slow upload speed.
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Yeah, that was the first thing I did. Check to make sure the radio flashed correctly. I have to go put the kids in bed now. I am pretty bummed about my new slow upload speed.
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You'll have to flash back to stock and reroot to get it back
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lrs421 said:
You'll have to flash back to stock and reroot to get it back
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There has to be an easier way. I can confirm that HSUPA came back for me after the downgrade, before I rooted or flashed another ROM. I've looked through the hack kit and what gets pushed to the phone during the downgrade, there's not a lot of files in there:
android-info.txt
boot.img
hboot_7230_0.85.0007_101011.nb0
radio.img
rcdata.img
recovery.img
splash1.nb0
splash2.nb0
system.img
tp_ACE_SYN3KT0108.img
tp_ACE_SYN3KW020B.img
tp_atmel224_20aa.img
tp_atmelc12_20aa.img
userdata.img
We've tried radio.img and that didn't do it, m next guess would be boot.img, which is the kernel if I'm not mistaken. I am not sure what all the other files do specifically.
I like your dedication. We'll figure this out...
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So this guy claims to have fixed the HSUPA issue simply by reflashing the downgraded radio: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11847379&postcount=17
Maybe it's because he flashed radio.img directly instead of the PD98IMG.zip method?
I see we are still trying to figure this out???
darkside1904 said:
Yeah, that was the first thing I did. Check to make sure the radio flashed correctly. I have to go put the kids in bed now. I am pretty bummed about my new slow upload speed.
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For a quick test, can you reboot the phone again? I know when you edit build.prop, most people say it takes two reboots for it to take effect. Maybe just for the hell of it, reboot a second time and then try another speedtest? It's probably worth a try.
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I like your dedication. We'll figure this out...
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Thanks. I got mine working but it involved going through the hack kit and losing all my data and then having to re-root and all of that. I'd love to find out what part of the PD98IMG.zip file fixed the issue, so that hopefully people can flash just that and fix their issue without losing data, re-rooting, reflashing ROMs, etc.
I am half tempted to purposely break my HSUPA just to figure out the fix but I'm not feeling that masochistic just yet.
Right now I am back to the stock radio and looking into some things. I will be back in a bit, hopefully with some info.
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Right now I am back to the stock radio and looking into some things. I will be back in a bit, hopefully with some info.
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Cool good luck. I wish I would have caught you in time to try the second reboot. Maybe you will be brave enough to reflash the downgraded radio and then also do the downgraded Telus kernel?
I am going to read up on what all of these files in PD98IMG.zip do. Maybe the answer is in one of those other files.
So after reading up on the files some more, I now believe it could be rcdata.img, which has something to do with controlling the radio. I opened it up in a text editor and its a small file that contains a handful of line:
QCT_UMTS_RADIO_VER=1
DisH=2
HSDPACat=10
HSUPACat=6
QCT_UMTS_RADIO_END=1
That's the entire file. What I posted there is the one from the downgraded radio in the hack kit. Maybe this file needs to be reflashed in conjunction with the downgraded radio? In theory you could open up the PD98IMG.zip file that you downloaded for the downgraded radio, and then add the rcdata.img from the hack kit to the PD98IMG.zip file, and then flash PD98IMG.zip and it should flash both the radio and the rcdata.
So I tried to update to the latest Radio for ATT. I was getting a 2Mb up connection.
I tried getting the RIL for this as well via
http://www.megaupload.com/?f=YCU9JUCT
Once I flashed the RIL I'm lucky to get .55Mb up
Is there a way to remove the RIL? I've looked around and have yet to find a way. I've tried reflashing the radio and downgrading the the stock one...which got me 1Mb-ish. And then putting back on the newest ATT radio.
Help please!
Terrold said:
So I tried to update to the latest Radio for ATT. I was getting a 2Mb up connection.
I tried getting the RIL for this as well via
http://www.megaupload.com/?f=YCU9JUCT
Once I flashed the RIL I'm lucky to get .55Mb up
Is there a way to remove the RIL? I've looked around and have yet to find a way. I've tried reflashing the radio and downgrading the the stock one...which got me 1Mb-ish. And then putting back on the newest ATT radio.
Help please!
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The RIL is flashed separately from the radio. Typically you will get the best connections by having a matched set. If you want the newest radio and RIL for AT&T, click the top link in my sig and go to the second post. It has them in one zip file you can extract.
So run the radio as a PD98IMG through hboot and then flash the RIL? Just wanna make sure I'm doing it correctly.
Edit: So I went to the link and answered my own question. Thanks!
So I had the problem where I was not provided a locked APN. I chose menu and reset to default and it gave me the stock att one. And my speeds are worse then before.
Run a nandroid backup, then flash attn1's pd98img ROM. see if that changes anything.
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Terrold said:
So run the radio as a PD98IMG through hboot and then flash the RIL? Just wanna make sure I'm doing it correctly.
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Yep, easy as pie. I would recommend reading up on radios before you flash them. Sometimes the newest one isn't the best performing.
Yeah I'm back to stock. I couldn't find one that was recommended for cm7. And I get 3down and like 1.5 up or so. Can't complain. Its all a learning experience though.
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I flashed ics a few days ago and have had very few problems and really enjoy it. However i have to GB because in the leak you can't connect to a wifi network that has uses the static ip connection type(rather than the default DHCP i think). This is a big problem. But any ways this should be as simple as restoring my backup via CWM right?
Thanks
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I flashed ics a few days ago and have had very few problems and really enjoy it. However i have to GB because in the leak you can't connect to a wifi network that has uses the static ip connection type(rather than the default DHCP i think). This is a big problem. But any ways this should be as simple as restoring my backup via CWM right?
Thanks
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That worked for me. I went between my ICS and GB backup quite a few times, starting the day that the leak came out.
I would also like to go back to GB.. just too many little things that are annoying the crap out of me.. PLUS Im randomly getting sleep of death..
Having said that, I used the nandroid restore file as I could not use the flash because I am on Rogers..
Is going back to a GB rom as simple as grabbing the rom and flashing it from cwm?
You should be able to restore fron your nandriod backup. You can even flash the proper radio back if needed.
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Where is the pure stock 2.3.6 ROM? I can't seem to find it in the ROM section.
Battery consumption on the leaked ICS is just too much for me. Android System in the battery page is shown to be quite consuming. I am already using Titanium to freeze bloatware and also running SetCPU.
I believe there is a post in the dev section.
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use darkside as a precaution, it will save u some heartache
I've done it about five times now. It's very easy IF you have a nandroid backup of your old GB or someone's backup. You can either use darkside wipes or DIY wipes and it will get you back to where you were prior to ICS-leak mania.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1548750
It is very easy, search the forums for Odin info (if needed) I've done it 3x so far with no kinks.
Edit: 4x and Darkside's wipe is a must have!
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icenight89 said:
use darkside as a precaution, it will save u some heartache
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What exactly is darkside wipes?
ian1 said:
What exactly is darkside wipes?
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This:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1477955
It properly wipes your phone, preventing and curing alot of force close and other issues. I use it before every rom flash. Its kinda akin to the saying "prevent is better than cure," if you will.
Thank you i apologize for being such a noob
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Thank you i apologize for being such a noob
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no prob, your questions wasn't as bad as some i've seen. In the future though try to use google and the search feature, they're your friends
Also, if someone helps, hit the thanks button... just saying lol
Hi all, just need a little clarification please. I`ve been searching the forums but so far, no luck.
I have a SGS2 from rogers and have recently flashed an ICS rom (I also flashed a new kernel and radio). I want to go back to stock gingerbread. I have a CWM backup that I made right after rooting the device.
That leaves me with a few questions:
Since the CWM backup won`t set my radio back to what it used to be, do I have to do it manually?
If I don't, will everything still work fine with the I727UCALC4 radio even if i`m on gingerbread.
Thank you in advance for the responses. I just don't want to miss any steps and end up with a paperweight!!
I'm in the same boat - I did manage to find the stock radio for the rogers i727r but I cannot find the stock i727r kernel. If anyone here knows if it is the same as the ATT version please let me know.
the files I have are ..
i727_stock_kernel_odin.tar < I believe this is the ATT stock kernel
Radio_RIL__I727RUXKJ7.zip < Rogers i727 radio
Any help would be appreciated.
TIA
I also want to go back to GB. If I get the correct Tar file, and open Odin, then target the .tar file and click start, is that the correct process?
Nvm IM going to do it. If i hose it no biggy as this sunday I'll be getting a new phone anyways.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
I've decided to go back to gb for now, all I did was got the fw from sammobile and used Odin to flash it back. Oh and since the fw was .zip file not .tar just unzipped it and load the file to Odin.
And also your sr will be unrooted
sgh-i727r
Why are you doing all that. I have gone back and forth between ics and gb many times. Just restore a gb nandroid. No problem. Took me back to my gb rom and modem.
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dogblood said:
I'm in the same boat - I did manage to find the stock radio for the rogers i727r but I cannot find the stock i727r kernel. If anyone here knows if it is the same as the ATT version please let me know.
the files I have are ..
i727_stock_kernel_odin.tar < I believe this is the ATT stock kernel
Radio_RIL__I727RUXKJ7.zip < Rogers i727 radio
Any help would be appreciated.
TIA
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The stock rogers tar is in the odin tar thread. That contains the stock kernel
silver03wrx said:
Why are you doing all that. I have gone back and forth between ics and gb many times. Just restore a gb nandroid. No problem. Took me back to my gb rom and modem.
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The stock rogers tar is in the odin tar thread. That contains the stock kernel
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Thanks for the reply. Can you tell me if I can run a gingerbread rom with an ICS radio (I727UCALC4)?? Does it matter? I thought that CWM just restored the original rom and kernel but did not modify the radio??? Thanks.