I'm thinking about flashing the newer radio without flashing a whole OTA update so I don't have to worry about re-unlocking, changing ROMs. So I have a few questions.
1. Is it worthwhile, first of all, to upgrade to the 11.59.3504.00U_11.16.3504.20_2 radio over the original 10.48.9007.00U_10.12.9007.07?
2. I downloaded a (older) radio-only PG59IMG (for the MT4GS) just to see what it contained and it had a radio.img plus android-info.txt. The android-info.txt was lengthier than the one in the OTA update. So is android-info.txt important to flash if I flash radio.img?
3. Some folks mentioned that it might be important to flash rcdata as well. How is this done?
4. And for flashing radio.img (plus possibly rcdata and possibly android-info.txt if necessary), what's the method? Put all required files in a PG59IMG.zip file or....?
Thanks in advance.
are you s-on or s-off? if you are radio s-off then you can flash the update via pg59img.zip through bootloader and the reflash recovery and rom. this take much time and although its easy (i guess) there are better ways. simply just flash what you want through fastboot, or you can remove what you dont need in the pg59img.zip
HEREis a little tutorial i made a in the g2/dz section on how to use fastboot to flash firmware, dont use the files in that post of course but the concept is the same
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oh and to answer your other questions, it may be worthwhile, it may not
the problem is that usually the latest radios for a particular device is best for most, as the carrier will attempt to provide the clearest reception, longest battery life, etc for the majority of its users. but it still is on a case by case basis and what works for some may not work as well for others, so if its not broke, dont fix it.
having said that its not too hard to change back so feel free to test different radios and see what works best for you
as for rcdata, it does appear to help most people but you can try with or without it and see what works for you. some people say they get no gps without it, data drops without. other say everything is just fine. on that note there is evidence that matching the radio ril-libs will also give improvements, although for me i couldnt really tell too much and being they need to be flashed with each new rom flash i slowly stopped and havent noticed any improvements/declines in performance.
i just felt this is willing to note as so many seem to swear by it in the g2/dz forum and ive never noticed it in any other phones forum mentioned before Here is more info on edkeys research
hopefully all this helps you understand more
demkantor said:
are you s-on or s-off? if you are radio s-off then you can flash the update via pg59img.zip through bootloader and the reflash recovery and rom. this take much time and although its easy (i guess) there are better ways. simply just flash what you want through fastboot, or you can remove what you dont need in the pg59img.zip
HEREis a little tutorial i made a in the g2/dz section on how to use fastboot to flash firmware, dont use the files in that post of course but the concept is the same
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oh and to answer your other questions, it may be worthwhile, it may not
the problem is that usually the latest radios for a particular device is best for most, as the carrier will attempt to provide the clearest reception, longest battery life, etc for the majority of its users. but it still is on a case by case basis and what works for some may not work as well for others, so if its not broke, dont fix it.
having said that its not too hard to change back so feel free to test different radios and see what works best for you
as for rcdata, it does appear to help most people but you can try with or without it and see what works for you. some people say they get no gps without it, data drops without. other say everything is just fine. on that note there is evidence that matching the radio ril-libs will also give improvements, although for me i couldnt really tell too much and being they need to be flashed with each new rom flash i slowly stopped and havent noticed any improvements/declines in performance.
i just felt this is willing to note as so many seem to swear by it in the g2/dz forum and ive never noticed it in any other phones forum mentioned before Here is more info on edkeys research
hopefully all this helps you understand more
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Thank you so much for your detailed reply! I'll check this stuff out and check in here when I come up with results. Thanks again.
Safe process
inkling said:
Thank you so much for your detailed reply! I'll check this stuff out and check in here when I come up with results. Thanks again.
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Personally, I got the latest radio by reverting to the most recent OTA stock, which included the radio. From there, I did the HTC unlock, did a stock backup after getting my basics configured, and now I have a full stock fallback to insure that I have something to recover from. Often, when I switch roms, I don't have a huge amount of time to deal with problems, since I use my phone for work, so having a good "safe" if not sexy backup is in my opinion a good thing to do.
Well, I got lots of random reboots after flashing the new radio. Same with radio + rcdata. So I reverted to the original radio/rcdata, which works fine for me. It was an interesting experiment. Thanks for the advice.
inkling said:
Well, I got lots of random reboots after flashing the new radio. Same with radio + rcdata. So I reverted to the original radio/rcdata, which works fine for me. It was an interesting experiment. Thanks for the advice.
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Which method did you use to obtain S-Off?
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Coug76 said:
Which method did you use to obtain S-Off?
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
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Revolutionary, back when I got the phone about a year ago.
There were problems flashing the new radio to Revolutionary unlocked devices back when the new radio came out. Seems that nothing much changed. IIRC to get the radio to work you needed to do the OTA and HTC Unlock to get back to a flashable device.
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Coug76 said:
There were problems flashing the new radio to Revolutionary unlocked devices back when the new radio came out. Seems that nothing much changed. IIRC to get the radio to work you needed to do the OTA and HTC Unlock to get back to a flashable device.
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Ok, so I've ignored all rooting/unlocking developments since I already had revolutionary unlock. So can you correct me if I'm wrong on this? To do OTA and HTC Unlock AND restore S-Off, I would:
1. flash OTA via PD59IMG.zip
2. do HTC Unlock which I'm presuming is this? http://htcdev.com/bootloader
3. Do "JuoPunutbear" process to get S-Off (using this guide? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1617488 )
And then flash radios, etc.
Is that right?
sounds right to me, and by the way radio soff is key for any android phone.
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Just wanted to confirm:
I have PB S-OFF and ClockWorkMod Recovery installed.
Fastboot reads:
RADIO-11.16.3405.20_2
Should I update the radio, I will have to reflash the HTC unlocked bootloader and re-do the PB S-OFF process, correct?
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(I'm only looking at flashing my radio since I flashed
[ROM] [07-OCT-2012] CM 9.1 + bat drain fix + other tweaks)
I have already tried the APN fixes outlined in the thread and am still suffering slow data speeds.
My current flashboot output is
Juoponut Bear
DOUBLESHOT PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.45.1313
MICROP-0353
RADIO-11.16.3405.20_2
eMMC-boot
Nov 21 2011,20:20:47
demkantor said:
sounds right to me, and by the way radio soff is key for any android phone.
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Hmmm, I'm glad a researched a bit more. Since I'm already Revolutionary S-Off, it doesn't look like that is currently reversible, so no going S-Off with a different method. So unless I'm missing something, it looks like I'm sticking with what I have, which works fine. Just curious if the newer radio might give me a little better reception.
inkling said:
Hmmm, I'm glad a researched a bit more. Since I'm already Revolutionary S-Off, it doesn't look like that is currently reversible, so no going S-Off with a different method. So unless I'm missing something, it looks like I'm sticking with what I have, which works fine. Just curious if the newer radio might give me a little better reception.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22718738
unless I read this wrong...
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IrefulSoul said:
Just wanted to confirm:
I have PB S-OFF and ClockWorkMod Recovery installed.
Fastboot reads:
RADIO-11.16.3405.20_2
Should I update the radio, I will have to reflash the HTC unlocked bootloader and re-do the PB S-OFF process, correct?
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(I'm only looking at flashing my radio since I flashed
[ROM] [07-OCT-2012] CM 9.1 + bat drain fix + other tweaks)
I have already tried the APN fixes outlined in the thread and am still suffering slow data speeds.
My current flashboot output is
Juoponut Bear
DOUBLESHOT PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.45.1313
MICROP-0353
RADIO-11.16.3405.20_2
eMMC-boot
Nov 21 2011,20:20:47
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you can just flash the latest radio via fastboot, i posted a link in an earlier thread on how to do it. well HERE IT IS AGAIN just remember not use any of the downloads in that thread for i made the guide for the g2/dz not the ds
demkantor said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22718738
unless I read this wrong...
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you can just flash the latest radio via fastboot, i posted a link in an earlier thread on how to do it. well HERE IT IS AGAIN just remember not use any of the downloads in that thread for i made the guide for the g2/dz not the ds
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That is an interesting guide you have composed. But how similar were the desire z and g2? About the same as differences between Mt4gs and sensation? I'm thinking could it be possible to load a sensation hboot on to this phone?
well there are the obvious like different cpu, gpu, emmc partitions. and similarities like screen size and pixel density. but i think it would be tough. and would definitely need to match the radio to the spl. things like this have been done before (dream with sapphire hboot) but things needed hacking to work, which is beyond my ability.
if someone found a way to jtag the doubleshot (which for all i know its been done) then testing wouldnt be bad - if you are really interested in swapping hboots then talk to ezterry, he is the best at hacking spl's that i know of
opps, misread
i thought you were saying put the g2 hboot on the ds. the sensation is a lot more similar to the ds and more feasibly swapped but again i would talk with a higher authority on this to be sure.
also what is there to gain? im not too familiar with either phone so i dont know what benefit a sensation hboot may have over a doubleshot one
demkantor said:
well there are the obvious like different cpu, gpu, emmc partitions. and similarities like screen size and pixel density. but i think it would be tough. and would definitely need to match the radio to the spl. things like this have been done before (dream with sapphire hboot) but things needed hacking to work, which is beyond my ability.
if someone found a way to jtag the doubleshot (which for all i know its been done) then testing wouldnt be bad - if you are really interested in swapping hboots then talk to ezterry, he is the best at hacking spl's that i know of
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i would not have the ability i am a NOOB but i thought it sounded cool anyway. i didnt realize there was that much difference between the phones.
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demkantor said:
well there are the obvious like different cpu, gpu, emmc partitions. and similarities like screen size and pixel density. but i think it would be tough. and would definitely need to match the radio to the spl. things like this have been done before (dream with sapphire hboot) but things needed hacking to work, which is beyond my ability.
if someone found a way to jtag the doubleshot (which for all i know its been done) then testing wouldnt be bad - if you are really interested in swapping hboots then talk to ezterry, he is the best at hacking spl's that i know of
opps, misread
i thought you were saying put the g2 hboot on the ds. the sensation is a lot more similar to the ds and more feasibly swapped but again i would talk with a higher authority on this to be sure.
also what is there to gain? im not too familiar with either phone so i dont know what benefit a sensation hboot may have over a doubleshot one
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i thought maybe using the hboot from sensation it may open the doors for using sensation roms on this device. not sure really what all it would do but thought maybe it would open up more possibilities for our phone
demkantor said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22718738
unless I read this wrong...
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you can just flash the latest radio via fastboot, i posted a link in an earlier thread on how to do it. well HERE IT IS AGAIN just remember not use any of the downloads in that thread for i made the guide for the g2/dz not the ds
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Sorry and thanks!
I actually moved from a Desire Z / G2 to the MT4GS. Never flashed a DesireZ radio before becuase everthing just worked ( I supposed I got lucky!)
IrefulSoul said:
Sorry and thanks!
I actually moved from a Desire Z / G2 to the MT4GS. Never flashed a DesireZ radio before becuase everthing just worked ( I supposed I got lucky!)
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no problem!
mattlowry said:
i would not have the ability i am a NOOB but i thought it sounded cool anyway. i didnt realize there was that much difference between the phones.
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i thought maybe using the hboot from sensation it may open the doors for using sensation roms on this device. not sure really what all it would do but thought maybe it would open up more possibilities for our phone
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well it might, like I said I don't know much about the sensation (or the doubleshot for that matter) but I gather the cpu and gpu are the same but there an offical ics? not really sure, but if there is there may be potential here but I'm sure the camera has different drivers than ours and that seems to be the only thing limiting our ics roms. maybe someone could shed some more light on weather it would be useful/possible
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IrefulSoul said:
Just wanted to confirm:
I have PB S-OFF and ClockWorkMod Recovery installed.
Fastboot reads:
RADIO-11.16.3405.20_2
Should I update the radio, I will have to reflash the HTC unlocked bootloader and re-do the PB S-OFF process, correct?
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(I'm only looking at flashing my radio since I flashed
[ROM] [07-OCT-2012] CM 9.1 + bat drain fix + other tweaks)
I have already tried the APN fixes outlined in the thread and am still suffering slow data speeds.
My current flashboot output is
Juoponut Bear
DOUBLESHOT PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.45.1313
MICROP-0353
RADIO-11.16.3405.20_2
eMMC-boot
Nov 21 2011,20:20:47
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You already have the latest radio.
Fuzi0719 said:
You already have the latest radio.
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Thanks, everyone here!
Was having data issues with
[ROM] [07-OCT-2012] CM 9.1 + bat drain fix + other tweaks
(250/150kbps average speeds)
My SIM card is a TM9073 model. A heard a TM9177 model SIM might solve the issue.
I solved the data problem in the meantime by flashing
[ROM]MikXE-v0.4[Custom Kernel][Sense 3.6 ICS][Tweaks/Quick Settings][updated 7/20/12]
I'm now getting 4110-5718kbps UP & 1773-2253kbps DOWN like I'm used to getting here.
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Hi there,
Just a quick question, i'm currently running a GB custom ROM/kernel and very happy with it, but i am interested in trying an ICS ROM.
Once i flash the new 1.20 hboot, can i flash GB roms over it if i decide ICS is too buggy at present?
Or would i need to roll back to 1.17 hboot?
Thanks in advance
To me I hated the ics firmware and I went back to the original 1.45 firmware afterwards
Hereisphilly said:
Hi there,
Just a quick question, i'm currently running a GB custom ROM/kernel and very happy with it, but i am interested in trying an ICS ROM.
Once i flash the new 1.20 hboot, can i flash GB roms over it if i decide ICS is too buggy at present?
Or would i need to roll back to 1.17 hboot?
Thanks in advance
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so long as you have a custom recovery, hboot version doesnt matter in regard to flashing ROM, you will be able to go back to GB
blahbl4hblah said:
To me I hated the ics firmware and I went back to the original 1.45 firmware afterwards
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Can i ask what wasnt good about the firmware?
Jonny said:
so long as you have a custom recovery, hboot version doesnt matter in regard to flashing ROM, you will be able to go back to GB
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Thanks, because i know the adjusted partitions help make ICS smoother, i was just wondering if those adjustments have a bad effect on GB roms?
Hereisphilly said:
Can i ask what wasnt good about the firmware?
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I don't know about the original poster but one of the reasons for going back for some is to regain advanced fastboot commands which are not supported HBOOT 1.20.
Although confusing some refer to the radio as part of the firmware. It is best practice to make your radio match your ROMs RIL and vice versa, but you don't have to.
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Hereisphilly said:
Thanks, because i know the adjusted partitions help make ICS smoother, i was just wondering if those adjustments have a bad effect on GB roms?
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Apparently not, if understand mike1986 comments correctly http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412618. Some partitions will simply be unused by a GB ROM.
HorstDCC said:
I don't know about the original poster but one of the reasons for going back for some is to regain advanced fastboot commands which are not supported HBOOT 1.20.
Although confusing some refer to the radio as part of the firmware. It is best practice to make your radio match your ROMs RIL and vice versa, but you don't have to.
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Apparently not, if understand mike1986 comments correctly http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412618. Some partitions will simply be unused by a GB ROM.
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Oh know. I hated it because it was super laggy for me. And I was lucky to have found the 1.45 firmware update
Hereisphilly said:
Can i ask what wasnt good about the firmware?
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It wasc llaggy. I would have good battery but it would just be slow
blahbl4hblah said:
It wasc llaggy. I would have good battery but it would just be slow
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I had good speed, no lag and good battery life, but then again, i flashed the RUU i dunno if that has something to do with it
If I decide that the new firmware is too laggy etc etc, is there an easy way to roll back to the device to the state it is in currently?
As in by downgrading the hboot, will that revert everything?
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@hereisphilly you could make a backup.
But I do not advice that. just do new installs, in this way it never breaks.
im currently on the same eng hboot 1.17 and im running insertcoin ICS rom, i dont wantto flashnew firmware i dont want to lose fastboot commands
the Hboot is not the issue with the new ICS rom's.
but the radio is. if the device is rebooting and looses wifi signal etc. try flashing only another radio. (you can always flash back the radio)
I have a very bad SMS delay problem. Since I installed Virtuous Saga I had this problem. It persisted even after I installed Fallout. I noticed that the problem dissapeared when I did not use mobile internet. I did some research and discovered that a while ago, many people had this issue, and that the sense 3.0 OTA solved it. From what I know, that OTA had a radio update. So I think that a radio flash could solve the problem. But I want to ask the rest of you if it is worth it to flash the radio, because I am too afraid of jumping to conclusions
So should I flash the radio or not?
I had sms delay on cyanogenmod 7.2 when I had old radio (from sense 2.1 ota). There is a topic named 'sms issue on cyanogen...'. I have flashed radio and problem seems to be resolved. You may try. After flashing radio I had to reformat partitions and restore rom backup.
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I am having the same problem on every single rom. The biggest problem is that i am experiencing this on the Desire S, on
the original Desire and i have a friend that has it on a Increbile S
It could be carrier's issue too. Bad network signal?
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It can't be, the phones are used in different parts of the city and the network coverage is ok.
I read on a thread somewhere that this problem is caused by the phone getting stuck on HSDPA, and that the Sense 3.0 update to the radio solved it. Still, since I'm on ICS I should try and update to the leaked Virtuous Saga radio, and if I succeed I will tell you how I did it
Hi, did you resolve your sms issue with a radio update? I'm having the same issues with sms delay - my thread for info
Might be telling you all something that you know already - in which case sorry.
But you need to be S-OFF (unlocked) in order to flash a radio, people who have unlocked using HTCDEV cannot flash a radio.
If you did unlock via htcdev, will need to relock, downgrade and apply revolutionary to achieve S-off.
There are a couple of downgrade guides in the INDEX (see link in my signature).
I think for htcdev.com unlocked devices it is possible flashing via PG88IMG.zip, containing radio.img and proper android-info.txt files
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FlexiPack said:
Hi, did you resolve your sms issue with a radio update? I'm having the same issues with sms delay - my thread for info
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I have not solved my issue, because I was too afraid to flash the radio. But, I installed Virtuous Infinity, and the problem (the delay) wasn't as big as it used to be. Still, it is there. Is it really that dangerous to flash a radio?
My device was unlocked with revolutionary so I do not have that issue
yes its risky, but everything that we tend to do to our devices, carries some risk..
If you ensure that you check the md5sum of the radio file once its actually on your devices sd card and only do so with a fully charged battery you minimize the risk.
I'm ok also as I s-off'd via revolutionary. I just thought, I flashed to the pre-rooted stock 2.3.5 via install.zip in recovery. Would this have contained the updated radio? Or would it only update the radio if flashing via RUU?
My current radio is: 3805.06.02.03_M
I should be able to answer my own question with a bit of digging around here.
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Ahhhh 3805.06.02.03_M is from version 1.47. My radio wasn't updated. I'm going to try the latest radio I could find which this one - link. Not flashed a radio before, wish me luck folks.
FlexiPack said:
I'm ok also as I s-off'd via revolutionary. I just thought, I flashed to the pre-rooted stock 2.3.5 via install.zip in recovery. Would this have contained the updated radio? Or would it only update the radio if flashing via RUU?
My current radio is: 3805.06.02.03_M
I should be able to answer my own question with a bit of digging around here.
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Ahhhh 3805.06.02.03_M is from version 1.47. My radio wasn't updated. I'm going to try the latest radio I could find which this one - link. Not flashed a radio before, wish me luck folks.
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Good luck. I hope you manage to flash the radio without troubles. If you do succed , please tell us if it solved the issue
FlexiPack said:
I'm ok also as I s-off'd via revolutionary. I just thought, I flashed to the pre-rooted stock 2.3.5 via install.zip in recovery. Would this have contained the updated radio? Or would it only update the radio if flashing via RUU?
My current radio is: 3805.06.02.03_M
I should be able to answer my own question with a bit of digging around here.
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Ahhhh 3805.06.02.03_M is from version 1.47. My radio wasn't updated. I'm going to try the latest radio I could find which this one - link. Not flashed a radio before, wish me luck folks.
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Yep that's old and the nasty one!
I'd suggest that you want either the latest leaked one (see link in my sig) or this one
I've flashed the radio. All seems to have gone smoothly. I wont know for a while though if it has fixed the sms delay and dropped signal issues. I'll report back.
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ben_pyett said:
Yep that's old and the nasty one!
I'd suggest that you want either the latest leaked one (see link in my sig) or this one
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Thanks Ben, I've flashed 3822.10.08.04_M. If there's no improvement then I'll try the leaked one you suggest.
FlexiPack said:
If there's no improvement then I'll try the leaked one you suggest.
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Better wait a couple of days we will hopefully have an official release
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amidabuddha said:
Better wait a couple of days we will hopefully have an official release
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wise thinking
FlexiPack said:
If there's no improvement then I'll try the leaked one you suggest.
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I wouldn't, several people with it have reported losing sound completely (not just in call) after making 2 - 3 calls and only a reboot fixes the issue but after the next 2 - 3 calls sound is gone. Many of those have gone back to the last official radio which is the one you just flashed.
i've been messing around with roms trying to see if there was any different results to my network going to sleep and all my roms do the same thing. When i lock my screen ten minutes later i get a X through my cell network as if it was disconnected and it is. Upon unlocking the screen my phone says "prepairing internal storage" then my network is back up. I have turned off the options that say sleep data connection when screen is locked and the other one that says sleep data connection after long periods of no use/idle.
S-Off
Bootloader unlocked
TWRP 2.6
superSU installed
Roms tried scotts clean rom 7 (4.2.2 JB sense 5) Viper rom same os and sense 5
Tried a couple 4.4 roms and they fail to install during recovery
Could it be a problem with a loose SIM tray? Mine used to do that back in July, and HTC sent me a SIM tray for free
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pandasa123 said:
Could it be a problem with a loose SIM tray? Mine used to do that back in July, and HTC sent me a SIM tray for free
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Doubt it, its never done this when i was using stock rom past few days been using custom roms and it started doing this right away. Thinking maybe i used tool/s intended for the xl to unlock my phone, or its some where in the software thats bugged out cause i did some thing wrong. Although every thing seems to be working fast and cleanly except my cell network shutting off when i lock the screen. Being a noob just hoping some one keys up and tells me how to fix this like flash a diff radio version or some thing.
This is probably TMI but this is what the phone reports to me under info
Bootloader Unlocked
TWRP 2.6
Phone name and model number HTC One X AT&T
Android version 4.2.2
HTC Sense 5.0
Software Number: CleanRom 7.0 P1
HTC SDK API Level 5.41
Kernel Version: [email protected]#1SMP PREEMPT
Baseband Version: 0.24p.32.09.06_10.130.32.34L
Build Number 5.08.111.2 CL227463 release-keys
Browser Version webkit/534.30
Flash Beastmode kernel or update firmware to 2.15 in order to fix signal drops.
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KungFuCracka94 said:
Flash Beastmode kernel or update firmware to 2.15 in order to fix signal drops.
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Where do i see my current firmware version? under firmware/software version info on the phone i posted. Sorry i'm still a newb and the numbers listed confuse me lol
How are your network drops?
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KungFuCracka94 said:
How are your network drops?
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I tried to flash that kernel with both roms i am using and it errors and won't go through, also the firmware aka hboot is 2.14 i believe on my device for the life of me can't find a download of a hboot for my device. Found a thread stating i need my cid to lookup proper firmware for my device but isn't my cid all 1s now from being unlocked? Any way i saw yet another post that said to turn my data connection off and on then turn data roaming on then back off, followed by a reboot this actually seemed to fix my cell network dropping but!!!.... lol now my wifi won't enable and the wifi is marked with "ERROR" i'm going nuts maybe i screwed all this up by originally not having S-OFF or some thing.
Oh and i tried the fix wifi app recommended here in the forums and the app can't start the wifi just says its stuck.
Do you know how to access your bootloader?
It seems like your guessing with important details.
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I'm not sure why Beastmode isn't working for you. Maybe bad download. If you give up then you can upgrade firmware using the OP instructions found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2423735
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KungFuCracka94 said:
Do you know how to access your bootloader?
It seems like your guessing with important details.
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I'm not sure why Beastmode isn't working for you. Maybe bad download. If you give up then you can upgrade firmware using the OP instructions found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2423735
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ooo says S-ON and it is hboot 2.14.0000
So if i manage to turn S-OFF i should be able to flash beastmode? Not sure why the tool i have didn't work for the S-OFF function.
Beastmode is OK for S On devices. It should fix the problems you mentioned.
It sounds like you have lots of reading to do. In general, you shouldn't rely on tools and one click methods. Know the processes that they are actually performing.
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Thread cleaned and let's stay on topic from here thanks guys
No. Contact HTC for a sim card tray. That's exactly what it sounds like. I got mine and never lost connection again. But I do haft a say that u do need a good kernel when it comes viper xl ROM.
Chris B.
While that is true in some cases of signal problems, it isn't in this case. Changing the SIM tray won't stop the problem from happening as this isn't a physical problem. The phone is shutting down the cell connection when it's in sleep mode and is unable to initiate a connection again when it's woken. This is a case of mismatched firmware that's common on every single Sense 5 Android 4.2.2 ROM. The solution is to upgrade to the firmware package (2.15) that was shipped with the Sense 5 update and was supposed to be used in conjunction with the ROM for proper operation. Another option is to flash the Beastmode kernel. Please make sure you're giving the right advice.
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Its not a matter of"advice" the sim card tray Is a known issue with the one x. It was a suggestion...not advice. Lol. I figured that hed like to be made aware of the tray issue. I already know Abiut the kernel, and yes that was a fix. Just thought i would share the info!
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Yeah ok, but my point was that in this case it's irrelevant because that isn't the cause of the problems. In fairness your first word was "no", in order to disagree with the previous correct solutions that were given.
The SIM tray isn't "exactly what it sounds like" at all. You hadn't considered the fact that the signal is lost during periods where the phone is sleeping. If it was the SIM tray that was the problem the phone would be losing signal at any random time, not confined to sleep periods.
I'm all for sharing fixes and advice, but the fix you mentioned is completely irrelevant to the problem that this thread is discussing. Imagine the OP decides to take your advice instead of the correct advice: he contacts HTC, waits a week or two for a SIM tray, gets it, pops it in, and hey what do you know it's still losing signal during sleep periods. That's a week or two of having to put up with signal losses because someone shared a fix that wasn't relevant to his actual problem. Yes the symptoms are similar (generally speaking), but when you look harder at it the diagnosis is entirely different and therefore the solution is entirely different. I'm not trying to sound harsh, but this is after all a forum dedicated to helping people by giving them the correct fix to their problem.
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It was a suggestion...not advice. Lol.
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That seems like a ridiculous distinction to say the least.
Its pretty clear (as timmaaa suggests) that if the problem arises after flashing a Sense 5 ROM, and wasn't present before; then its a result of the Sense 5 sleep function and radio incompatibility (fixed with 2.15 firmware of Beastmode kernel).
So if i have TWRP 2.6 and S-ON is not a issue for flashing beastmode kernel how come it fails during flash?
WinDroid HTC One XL Toolkit 1.1 wants me to flash stock ruu as part of S-OFF process.
Below is what i believe to be the stock rom for the AT&T One X got the link from you guys at XDA
OTA_EVITA_UL_JB_45_S_Cingular_US_3.18.502.6_0.24p.32.09.06_10.130.32.34_release_3061616bcty3drvawwo01k.zip
Oh and what version of beastmode should i be using i have 3.0 and 3.5 reloaded and i can't find any install instructions to tell me if it has its own installer or i can use TWRP
The most important thing I have to say right now is do not run the RUU yet! If you have SuperCID (which I'm guessing you do) you will definitely brick your phone, we don't want that. There's a bug with the jb RUU that causes it to fail halfway through when it sees you have SuperCID, basically SuperCID + s-on + jb RUU = brick. So check your CID first using this fastboot command:
Code:
fastboot oem readied
If it comes back as 11111111 or 22222222 you have SuperCID. Post the result here anyway.
At this point your best and easiest option is just to get s-off so you can update to the 2.15 firmware package. The Beastmode kernel is s-on friendly but plenty of folks have had trouble installing it. There are two s-off methods for our device, Facepalm and Rumrunner. I'd suggest you try the Rumrunner method, it's brand new and I haven't personally tried it because I'm already s-off but it looks like a piece of cake to get done. Facepalm can be a bit tricky. You'll find a thread started by me in our general section for the Rumrunner s-off method. Once you have s-off you can update your firmware and you should have zero issues with Sense 5 ROMs after that. It also means you can run the jb RUU without bricking, SuperCID + s-off + jb RUU = no worries. Plus you no longer need to flash the boot.img from a ROM/kernel with fastboot and you have s-off. There are other advantages to having s-off but those are the main ones.
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Darthdiddy said:
So if i have TWRP 2.6 and S-ON is not a issue for flashing beastmode kernel how come it fails during flash?
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Do people not bother reading through the thread (at least the last few pages) for things they flash anymore? I do this before flashing just about anything, as it gives a good indicator of what issues others may have had, and the solutions.
This is a somewhat known/common issue. Apparently the solution is to flash Beastmode 2 first, than 3/3.5.
Don't use the Windroid toolkit, as I stated above you'll brick if you RUU, plus you definitely do not need to run an RUU to get s-off. I'm not sure why it's asking you to do that. Those toolkits are nice and easy and all that but in my opinion they're bad news. They allow users to get things done very easily, but the problem is they completely remove the learning aspect of the whole procedure. Trust me, it's better to learn how to do this manually with fastboot and adb, you gain a much better understanding of Android by doing things manually, and the day will come when you need that knowledge to recover from some mishap.
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redpoint73 said:
Do people not bother reading through the thread (at least the last few pages) for things they flash anymore? I do this before flashing just about anything, as it gives a good indicator of what issues others may have had, and the solutions.
This is a somewhat known/common issue. Apparently the solution is to flash Beastmode 2 first, than 3/3.5.
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I don't think they do, it's very apparent they don't. I've already given my $0.02 on that situation in this thread so that's all I'm gonna say.
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I have been researching this for several hours and have read several different ways to do this. I'm hoping someone can help me out here. I would like to root my HTC Inspire, or flash a Jelly Bean type ROM, the later would be preferred. I somewhat understand the steps: rooting, then possible S-off (which some say yes and some say no for flashing new ROM), then some type of recovery app, and finally the new ROM. Then I have also read that some ROMs do the rooting and unlocking for me. My confusion in the steps are more because of reading so many different ways that I'm turning to the experts here, hoping someone is tired of answering the same old questions. I have looked all over XDA, but the all inclusive steps seem to include outdated techniques.
This is what I have understood so far:
1) A hacking tool used to be available for rooting and now isn't
2) The Ace tool was then used, but I read that it isn't supported and may not work.
3) Official CM roms for the Inspire are only for Gingerbread replacement, which I have now so why replace it with that rom.
4) Other roms seem to be Jelly Bean type upgrades, but I'm not sure which one would be the best. Or if I need to root and unlock first before flashing it.
5) Possibly, maybe not, I would need to revert back to factory version (froyo) before doing anything.
Questions:
So, now rooting is done how? (if I wanted to only have root access but keep Gingerbread)
Is there a stable Jelly Bean rom that includes rooting and unlocking?
My Inspire came with Froyo and was upgraded OTA to Gingerbread, do I need to factory reset before doing any of these things?
(probably a stupid question to you guys, but....) I like customizing my phone, if I were to flash a Jelly Bean type rom, would that be the operating system version my phone would be, like when getting apps that require that version and above?
How does HTC Sense factor into all this?
Thanking you in advance for your patience! :fingers-crossed:
Need help?
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Being root is not what is important. S off is with an unlocked bootloader. An unlocked bootloader gives u the opportunity to flash custom roms
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If u need my help let me know. :/
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Need help?
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Being root is not what is important. S off is with an unlocked bootloader. An unlocked bootloader gives u the opportunity to flash custom roms
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If u need my help let me know. :/
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Thanks so much for responding! If I follow the instructions here, and then find a rom I'd like to use?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2133336
This says it is for stock devices only. Mine has a Gingerbread update from Froyo.
What if I just wanted to root if I can't find a reliable rom to use. There are so many different sources for that without clear instructions.
Just follow glevitans instructions..then gain s off and flash a jb rom
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Ok. But, what if I just want to have root access without a custom rom. Like I was saying, the custom rom for Jelly Bean would be great if I could find a reliable one. But, in the meantime I'd like to root in order to get rid of all the bloatware that is consuming internal memory and battery.
I hear ya. Sometimes staying stock after rooting is a good idea. After a cpl yrs flashing roms, I wish I would have. My devices performance slowed down.
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I would suggest u unlock bootloader and gain s off. Or just unlock bootloader and keep s on. It's all a matter of preference.
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I guess I'm missing something here, I thought rooting and unlocking were two different things. Unlocking would be preparing the phone for a Rom (along with root), which unless I find one, I won't do that. And then rooting can be done without unlocking or flashing a new Rom, but I'll have a few more performance tweaking options just with that. It seems the few tools used for rooting are either unavailable or sketchy to use. That's all I want right now, is to root the phone, unless you can suggest a reliable rom. I'd rather not unlock for no reason since this is my first time.
I will post a Rom. Hold on.
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U have to unlock bootloader dude to gain root. I am trying to tell u that
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Flash mokee by cedarctic
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Flashing_Guide_-_Android
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And check this out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38571636
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This is what I was trying to say earlier about conflicting information on the internet, which the experts in these forums recommend we do first before bothering you. And people are using different terms that mean the same thing.
Lifehacker article said,"Unlocking your bootloader doesn't root your phone directly, but does allow you to root/and or flash custom roms."
That's why I kept asking the question. Some of us aren't stupid, just trying to learn based on the information provided.
This is what I have understood so far based on what you're saying?
1) unlock bootloader (found link for that)
2) s- on or off (how? To turn s-off)
3) root (still nothing on that step as far as the how to)
Not saying ur stupid. Just want u to read the threads I posted so u are familiar with the root process
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Unlock your bootloader and leave your device s on. U will have to flash a Rom via fastboot.
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Or u can unlock bl and install superuser
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I have thoroughly read all the links you provided and greatly appreciate your patience. But, in the first I asked about, with the HTC Unlocking tool, you said to use that. But, you also gave me a link to the Easy Ace Root Tool. Both have clear sets of instructions.
If I use either, after the process is done, will my gingerbread still be in tact in order for me to download the Superuser app you mentioned? I have seen it before, but requires root access.
I gave u both of those links for u to make a choice about how u might wanna go about rooting your inspire. I used the aahk years ago. Lol
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When I did my inspire, I had to make a gold card,unlock my boot loader ,super cid it ,flash recovery and then root it. Idk if your gb will still be in tact. I had to go from froyo to gb when I originally rooted mine.
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There is a member that is truly proficient in your predictament...gizmoe..look under his signature for help rooting this device. He will gladly help u. U could p.m him, but let him know that I referred him to u
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He will need all your bootloader details. Could u plz list them on here as well so I can see? All the info on your bootloader..
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Mine are...unlocked...supercid...s off..hboot 2.00 ..radio version...etc etc
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A thank u button press would be nice. Haha )
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I was going to thank you when all was said and done, and have along the way. I've just been a little busy since I last commented.
Before you mentioned it, I did find and read a lot about the AAHK, but like a couple of other tools, it is currently unsupported. I'm late to the game with trying to get this phone rooted. But, I was considering trying it due to its dummy proof method and excellent manual and instructions.
But, came across a few conflicting pieces of info with it. One said no on using with Gingerbread, as it would mess up my bootloader, but another said yes as long as it was shipped with Froyo and upgraded to GB. The only conflict with bootloader spec was those that were less than 2.00.0029, whereas mine is 2.00.0030. I don't know enough about all that. Other than that, my device wasn't listed in the manual as being one that would needed to be downgraded first. And I should possibly use the recovery program with touch (forgot the name) instead of the one it comes with (in case I do decide to flash a new rom).
My device details are:
HTC Inspire 4G (Desire HD)
Android: 2.3.5 (shipped Froyo, OTA update to Gingerbread)
Sense: 3.0 (OTA upgrade from ?)
Software Version: 3.20.502.52 710RD
Bootloader: 2.00.0030
SDK Version: 10
I'll definitely pm Gizmoe, I appreciate you referring me to him. I'm thoroughly trying to research all this stuff before trying anything so I can get a better idea of what to do if something happens in the process.
I'm kinda leaning toward the aahk because of the s-off feature. I probably won't ever mess with the radio, but I did read that s-off is needed if I want to flash a ported rom. I've honestly not done a lot of research with roms yet, baby steps.
To my understanding, and I'm probably wrong, a ported rom would be something other than CM's? CM only has a GB version for my device, where some other developers have Jelly Bean versions. I guess I figured what's the point in using a CM rom that's the same version I currently have. (Assuming I don't have to downgrade to Froyo in order to root, or anything happens to my current GB). But, roms are a whole other step.
@Ben Folds. Here is the two options I would recommend. One is to HTC dev unlock and then Fastboot flash a custom recovery. With this configuration You will be unlocked with custom recovery but still s on. You will be able to flash whatever Rom you want. However recovery can not write to the boot partition without s off. So for every Rom you flash you will have to unzip the file, pull the boot.img and use Fastboot to manually flash it on top of also flashing the custom Rom via recovery. Its really not that big of a deal. You just can not use a PD98IMG. Second you could obtain s off via the advanced method laid out by attn1(original author of aahk). It does require some knowledge of Fastboot commands and other basic Linux terminology. With s off though recovery can write to boot so only recovery needs to be used to flash a Rom, boot.img and all. Also you would be able to use a PD98IMG to install pretty much anything. So unless you really want s off for radios and don't mind taking two steps to flash a Rom HTC dev unlock should be just fine.
Thank you, Gizmoe, for your time. That makes sense. Just a couple questions.
Glevian has that one tool that is supposed to make htcdev process easier, is that ok to use?
Are there any specs on my device that would make it so I couldn't use the aahk?
If I choose not to flash a rom, will the htcdev unlocking method give me root access in order to use something like Titanium to get rid of bloatware?
I guess I was hoping to find a method that wouldn't wipe my phone but still gave me root privileges. And leave open the option for a custom rom if I find one. I guess it's still stuck in my head that I need s-off to get a jelly bean rom.
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Thank you, Gizmoe, for your time. That makes sense. Just a couple questions.
Glevian has that one tool that is supposed to make htcdev process easier, is that ok to use?
Are there any specs on my device that would make it so I couldn't use the aahk?
If I choose not to flash a rom, will the htcdev unlocking method give me root access in order to use something like Titanium to get rid of bloatware?
I guess I was hoping to find a method that wouldn't wipe my phone but still gave me root privileges. And leave open the option for a custom rom if I find one. I guess it's still stuck in my head that I need s-off to get a jelly bean rom.
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I have not used Glevitans tool but he is knowledgable so im sure its sound. HTC Dev is pretty easy though. You just make an HTC Dev account. Follow the instructions on HTC website for the DHD. You submit your token output and they email you an unlock token along with further instructions. Then with an unlocked bootloader you fastboot flash a custom recovery. Then download supersu.zip from chainfires thread and flash it via recovery and you will have root. Pretty much all methods of unlocking/s-off will wipe your device except maybe the aahk. But even then things can get wiped or a Factory Reset will be needed to make things run properly. You do have the newest hboot though if you are on 3.20.502.52 which you will need to do a special method along with the advanced procedure I linked for s-off. That process will require you to HTC Dev unlock, flash cwm from the provided tools for method and root. Then fastboot flashing an unsecure boot.img from the instructions further down on same page about 3.20.502.52. So i guess either way you are gonna need to wipe to do anything. As far as needing s off to flash a jb custom rom thats not true. Just like there is a lot of good info on these forums there is also a bunch of misinformation by users that dont know much and make assumptions by thier inability to figure things out and start rumors. as long as you fastboot flash the boot.img of the rom you use things will work.
Gizmoe, you have absolutely been a tremendous help, I can't thank you enough.
I'll go the htcdev route like you explained. If I don't need to worry about s-off then I won't. It sounds like the best route is finding a Rom to flash because afterwards I'll be back to stock Froyo after the wipe?? I'm so glad you verified that I can use whatever rom regardless of s status.
Just so I'm completely clear (sorry):
1) get the superuser.zip on my sd card ready
2) follow the steps on htcdev
3) use the cwm
4) flash superus.zip
5) fastboot flash a boot image from whatever rom I'm choosing
6) flash the new rom
I think I was getting confused as far as "root" thinking it was a step. The Superuser app said you need root to use, but then kept reading that it gives you root.
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I told ya..gizmoe rocks.
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Pretty much all u need is an unlocked bootloader. With that, tons of opportunities await u. If I would have known more than I know now, I would've stayed s on and just flashed via fastboot. Maybe that way I would've learned than actually taking shortcuts. Lol
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Gizmoe, you have absolutely been a tremendous help, I can't thank you enough.
I'll go the htcdev route like you explained. If I don't need to worry about s-off then I won't. It sounds like the best route is finding a Rom to flash because afterwards I'll be back to stock Froyo after the wipe?? I'm so glad you verified that I can use whatever rom regardless of s status.
Just so I'm completely clear (sorry):
1) get the superuser.zip on my sd card ready
2) follow the steps on htcdev
3) use the cwm
4) flash superus.zip
5) fastboot flash a boot image from whatever rom I'm choosing
6) flash the new rom
I think I was getting confused as far as "root" thinking it was a step. The Superuser app said you need root to use, but then kept reading that it gives you root.
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Yes those steps will work. Root is an exploit within the system file of a Rom so if you are going to flash a Rom that has root(which all custom ones do) you don't need to flash the supersu.zip in recovery. If you want to root a stock Rom you would use supersu.zip in recovery and then update or install supersu.apk from play store as well. Supersu.apk needs some files in system before it can work which recovery can install when you have unlock and or s-off. I know the terminology can get confusing. Root gets misused to explain unlocked or s-off, which it is neither.
So I was restoring to a RUU a while ago in an attempt to get S-Off. Well it didn't work out and it failed half-way during RUUing.
When I connect the computer, Windows detects it as "QHSUSB_DLOAD". Parallels detects it as a "Qualcomm Composite" device and I can tell Ubuntu and OS X is detecting it by running dmesg. I've tried two unbricking methods on Ubuntu, am I doing something wrong? I just wanna be able to be able to turn it on and have it working. Can someone help me?
Couple of things. First witch ruu did you run. Second what unbricking methods did you try. And third were you s off before the ruu or s on.
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Couple of things. First witch ruu did you run. Second what unbricking methods did you try. And third were you s off before the ruu or s on.
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I ran
Code:
RUU_EVITA_UL_JB_45_S_Cingular_US_3.18.502.6_Radio_0.24p.32.09.06_10.130.32.34_release_signed_With_Partial.exe
I tried "HTC Unbricking Project" and a fix from here
I was S-ON before running the RUU
I tried the fixes in 64bit ubuntu 13.04 via parallels.
Could you please provide a link to the ruu
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You've bricked your phone, it's very well documented within our forum that s-on + SuperCID + jb RUU = brick. Your only option now is to have a jtag repair done unfortunately. Out of interest, what made you think you needed to (or could) run that RUU in other to get s-off, or before having s-off?
PS. I see now that only after bricking your phone are you reading the PSA that states not to run that RUU while s-on. It's a bit late now, but this is case in point why research needs to be done before the fact.
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Could you please provide a link to the ruu
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Go here showthread.php?t=2119610 and under the At&t tab scroll down to version "3.18.502.6". That's the one I downloaded.
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Could you please provide a link to the ruu
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There's no need for a link, it's the 3.18.at&t RUU that bricks phones if they're s-on + SuperCID.
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You've bricked your phone, it's very well documented within our forum that s-on + SuperCID + jb RUU = brick. Your only option now is to have a jtag repair done unfortunately. Out of interest, what made you think you needed to (or could) run that RUU in other to get s-off, or before having s-off?
PS. I see now that only after bricking your phone are you reading the PSA that states not to run that RUU while s-on. It's a bit late now, but this is case in point why research needs to be done before the fact.
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I cannot remember because it's been quite a while before I attempted this, but I followed a Tutorial on xda of how to do s-off.
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and I didn't believe I could obtain S-Off through just running the ruu, according to the post I read it had to be done. Also I remember resetting my CID (if that's even possible). I did something with it before doing this as the post said to do so.
I hate to say it, but there isn't a single tutorial within our forum that states you need to run that RUU in order to get s-off, I know because I've read every single thread in our forum and am experienced with this device. The only mention of this RUU in regards to s-off is to avoid it if you're s-on, because clearly it bricks s-on devices.
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What do you mean you did "something" with it? Did you even check your CID after supposedly resetting it? Your "if that's even possible" statement doesn't really instill much confidence that you really knew what you were doing at the time.
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Alright, could you point me in the right direct for jtag repair? Or to buy the tools to do it myself? I wanna learn this type of thing because I may get a job repairing phones soon. (which it's really just replacing screens but I'd like the knowledge anyway)
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I hate to say it, but there isn't a single tutorial within our forum that states you need to run that RUU in order to get s-off, I know because I've read every single thread in our forum and am experienced with this device. The only mention of this RUU in regards to s-off is to avoid it if you're s-on, because clearly it bricks s-on devices.
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What do you mean you did "something" with it? Did you even check your CID after supposedly resetting it? Your "if that's even possible" statement doesn't really instill much confidence that you really knew what you were doing at the time.
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Well I'm pretty sure it was reset but since you said the only way to fix it was through jtag repair, I figured it wasn't possible and what I read wasn't true (since you seem to be an active member and know what you're talking about)
I wouldn't suggest you even attempt doing a jtag repair unless you're already well versed in the process. In the US it should only cost you about $50 through xda user zarboz.
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So you didn't actually check the CID after the attempt to reset it?
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timmaaa said:
I wouldn't suggest you even attempt doing a jtag repair unless you're already well versed in the process. In the US it should only cost you about $50 through xda user zarboz.
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So you didn't actually check the CID after the attempt to reset it?
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I remember the CID said to be what it was supposed to be. I wouldn't have attempted the RUU if I wasn't for sure I was doing it exactly like the post said. I wish I could find the post, it's been a while since I've attempted this. The only reason I didn't really work on it after I bricked it was I got caught up in doing other things and I forgot about it.
Ok, well if your CID did indeed revert to the original CID there's no logical reason why the RUU would brick your phone. You could have just gotten very unlucky, it's very rare but an RUU can brick a device for seemingly no reason. Contact zarboz and enquire about him doing a jtag for you, he's a good guy. If you can find that post/thread though it'd be great, I'm very curious to see what it says.
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When you get your phone back, hit me up in my help thread (in my signature) if you need to get anything done, I'm always happy to help.
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Alright thanks! I'm actually debating on if I should go through with this. $50 is a great price but it also has a crack in the screen and I was intending on eventually selling it.
I'm not sure if after getting it repaired via jtag and replacing the screen that it'll even be worth my time in the long run ha
But I'll keep this guy in mind, let's say my Galaxy S4 gets in a similar situation (gosh I hope not, I'll take more precautions from here on out) but incase it does can he repair all phone brands that need jtag-repaired?
You'd have to ask him which models he supports, I'm not sure.
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I'd suggest contacting HTC as well just in case. I had a QHSUSB_DLOAD brick & I called them and they fixed it for me. I know another user here who had similar results with a bricked device. I called and told them it cut off and wouldn't cut back on. They completely reset the phone, but all I had to pay for was shipping.
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