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Hey all, so I have Telus, and just yesturday i upgraded my phone with NFSFAN's custom wm6.1 rom. but my Radio sucks 3.41.00, i can't seem to find a way to upgrade my phones radio so i can use the GPS viewer and Google Maps. can anyone point me in the right direction. I also saw that 3.42.40 is the "best" radio, is that true?
Thanks for your help
Freezell said:
Hey all, so I have Telus, and just yesturday i upgraded my phone with NFSFAN's custom wm6.1 rom. but my Radio sucks 3.41.00, i can't seem to find a way to upgrade my phones radio so i can use the GPS viewer and Google Maps. can anyone point me in the right direction. I also saw that 3.42.40 is the "best" radio, is that true?
Thanks for your help
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actually it's 3.42.50!! (Bell)
Flash the new Bell radio like any ROM upgrade (bootloader or activesync), just don't let customizations run.
If you think the 3 second customizing window is too small Detroit Doug suggested soft reseting when it comes to the "tap here to set up your device" screen. Seeing as the next step is customizations, and you have to do the setup again after flashing your final (custom) ROM I think thta's a great idea.
Here is the link to the Bell radio:
http://www.htc.com/ca/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=70&act=sd&cat=all
jmitr said:
actually it's 3.42.50!! (Bell)
Flash the new Bell radio like any ROM upgrade (bootloader or activesync), just don't let customizations run.
If you think the 3 second customizing window is too small Detroit Doug suggested soft reseting when it comes to the "tap here to set up your device" screen. Seeing as the next step is customizations, and you have to do the setup again after flashing your final (custom) ROM I think thta's a great idea.
Here is the link to the Bell radio:
http://www.htc.com/ca/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=70&act=sd&cat=all
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I upgraded my radio from Sprint to Bells recently using this method. No problems at all. one thing I found was that I had to "Tap and setup" and then soft reset before customizations. I tried to soft reset at the "Tap to setup" screen first and it tried to run the custimizations again after it rebooted.
THanks, it worked awsome...thats for your help
jmitr and Csquared
Bell "logo"
When i re-start my phone it gives me the "BELL" logo", how do i change it back into telus?
is this the same way to update your radio for vzw
cuz i wanna use NFSFAN's Custom Verizon WM6.1 ROM, so would i just download the vzw version of the htc rom upgrade? cuz my radio is 3.37.78 is that bad?
Yes it is, my radio is 3.42.50 but now it gives me the bell lgo not telus, well if u wana use the GPS you need a higher radio
Eckopanda
is this the same way to update your radio for vzw
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cuz i wanna use NFSFAN's Custom Verizon WM6.1 ROM, so would i just download the vzw version of the htc rom upgrade? cuz my radio is 3.37.78 is that bad?
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When i re-start my phone it gives me the "BELL" logo", how do i change it back into telus?
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Not sure the "official" way, but I know that when I flash ROMs using the PPCKitchen tools, I get to choose my own logos.
Additionally, I got the new Radio on my Sprint phone this way, but then it wouldn't stay connected to Activesync long enough to start a flash. So I had to force it into bootloader mode by holding the camera button while turning on the phone, and flash that way. Just a tip.
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Not sure the "official" way, but I know that when I flash ROMs using the PPCKitchen tools, I get to choose my own logos.
Additionally, I got the new Radio on my Sprint phone this way, but then it wouldn't stay connected to Activesync long enough to start a flash. So I had to force it into bootloader mode by holding the camera button while turning on the phone, and flash that way. Just a tip.
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After upgrading to the Bell rom I used PPCKitchen to flash my own rom and added my own carrier splash page. This page then sticks with any of NFSFAN's roms. Not saying this is the only way, just the way I did it.
So, ive been trying but cant figure out how to install the bell on my sprint. It says that im using an invalid vendor ID, but i cant figure out how to bypass that... any help, ive looked at hardspl but cant find anything for the vogue....
This is a re-post of one I did on PPCGeeks. Haven't received an answer there yet.
I have a Verizon xv6900 that has the 2.31 unlocker on it. I have flashed to other 6.1 ROMs, but am currently running the stock Verizon one. When I flashed back to stock, I let the customizations run (I like the version of Opera that comes with it) and my gps is non-functional. I've fought Valhalla, all the "fixes" that seem to work only for specific users and am wondering if upgrading the radio will fix the GPS. I went back to the stock ROM because the bluetooth works with my Redfly. I would trade that for working gps in a custom ROM.
If I upgrade to the Bell ROM with radio 3.42.50,
1. Will I get the use of the gps back?
2. Will I need a new A-key?
3. Will this lock me into using only custom ROMs?
4. Can I flash back to stock Verizon and will it downgrade the radio and poison the gps again?
Thanks for any help. I've read ImCoKeMaN's threads about downgrading radios and am just a little nervous about messing with the radio rather than just with the ROM.
You should but there has been problems like that with the stock verizon rom. Try to flash the Radio (3.4....or higher) and make sure you have Cokemans Unlocker/Bootloader.
If that doesnt work, refer to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=462206
Hope you get the issue resolved. Good Luck!
1. Will I get the use of the gps back? Yes
2. Will I need a new A-key? Dont believe so
3. Will this lock me into using only custom ROMs? No
4. Can I flash back to stock Verizon and will it downgrade the radio and poison the gps again? Once you have it fully flashed you can always go back to stock (without downgrading radio) I think it is NOT good to DOWNGRADE the Radio. You dont have to change it back to flash to stock.
Thanks for the information! I have searched for weeks and couldn't find that link! One other thing, I'm in W-S, NC! Out of all the people here, who'd have thought a next door neighbor would have the answer!
drowe said:
Thanks for the information! I have searched for weeks and couldn't find that link! One other thing, I'm in W-S, NC! Out of all the people here, who'd have thought a next door neighbor would have the answer!
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could you please post your results once you finish, oh and by the way, i'm in Ch-tte, NC
Glad I was able to help. Seems like quite a few of us are in NC.
No luck.... When I ran the second half of the directions first, no satelites were found. I then tried doing the ppst portion like the directions asked and nothing happens. It kills the phone connection and requires a soft reset to get it back. I backed out of everthing at that point since I'm on call and can't be without the phone.
1. Will I get the use of the gps back?
Negative, letting the customizations run on the stock verizon rom is the culprit, that locked down your gps. You just have to search on how to fix it, I believe you need to change your PRI or your PRL to get gps back.. not positive which but I've seen the fix on here
2. Will I need a new A-key? Nope
3. Will this lock me into using only custom ROMs? Nope
4. Can I flash back to stock Verizon and will it downgrade the radio and poison the gps again?
Yes you can "downgrade" back to your verizon rom and radio as long as it is the verizon wm 6.1 rom because that still has a GPS radio. I have gone from the Bell 3.42.50 radio back to the Verizon 3.37.38 a couple times, as the .38 actually seems to have better reception in the location I am now than the .50
edit: If you do get your GPS working by finding a fix and decide to flash back to the stock verizon rom.....
DO NOT LET THE CUSTOMIZATIONS RUN (soft reset the phone before they start on the first boot)
Hi Can anyone one confirm any perfomance change over using 3.37.77 or 3.37.78 or 3.42.50 radio ??
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gogodj said:
Hi Can anyone one confirm any perfomance change over using 3.37.77 or 3.37.78 or 3.42.50 radio ??
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we have the radio ver.3.42.50 we dont have any problems what so ever
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Hi Can anyone one confirm any perfomance change over using 3.37.77 or 3.37.78 or 3.42.50 radio ??
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I went from 3.37.78 to 3.42.50 and saw no difference at all. Didn't seem to hurt anything, but didn't seem to help anything either. YMMV......
Thanks I updated to 3.42.50, didn't notice any change either
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Thanks I updated to 3.42.50, didn't notice any change either
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thats good
I have 3.37.78 and have had alot of dropped calls and missed text messages. I have to upgrade but have been lazy about it.
I have Verizon also and have successfully flash 9 different vouges
-2 (Insurance swaps) with the issue of GPS.
-3 (Friends) with the issue of GPS.
If your stuck and have a question just pm me. Ill be willing to guide you the correct way.
latest Verizon WM 6.1 ROM with upgraded 3.42.50 radio: possible?
So, is there any way to get a stock Verizon Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM on my Vogue (avoiding poison customizations, etc.) and put on the Bell 3.42.50 radio? I'm using the 3.42.50 radio right now, and it ROCKS, but I'd like to go back to the standard Verizon software load, other than the radio firmware.
In the Kaiser world, there are RUUs that update the radio only. Do these exist for Vogue? This would seem to be the ticket...
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So, is there any way to get a stock Verizon Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM on my Vogue (avoiding poison customizations, etc.) and put on the Bell 3.42.50 radio? I'm using the 3.42.50 radio right now, and it ROCKS, but I'd like to go back to the standard Verizon software load, other than the radio firmware.
In the Kaiser world, there are RUUs that update the radio only. Do these exist for Vogue? This would seem to be the ticket...
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Recently tackled this myself, due to the lack of a small SD card, I flashed the Bell ROM which includes radio: 3.42.50. Personally, NFSFAN's 6.5 (also works with his 6.1 build) suits me well, so I RUU'd that over top of the Bell ROM, the bell radio stuck, and both NFSFANs builds works well with that radio.
Official Bell ROM from HTC includes 3.42.50 radio: http://www.htc.com/us/SupportDownload.aspx?p_id=70&cat=2&dl_id=98
****If you want to keep the stock Verizon software (ROM, etc) take a look at this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=415364 You can flash a stock Verizon ROM to your phone, and then, using a mSDcard flash the 3.42.50 radio.
Here is a link to the Official Verizon MR1 ROM
http://www.pcdphones.com/phone_downloads.aspx?bid=95&cid=1&mid=302&carrier=Verizon%20Wireless
GPS Fix for the stock MR1 ROM (works for me consistently)
Just make sure u scroll down to the proper walk-through (for the MR1 Rom)
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=VerizonAGPSFix
Good Luck.
Can anyo0ne comment on tethered data speeds from one radio to another?
Hi, recently flashed my Touch Pro 2, about to sell it and need to have it flashed back to the factory ROM. Does anyone know where I can find the ROM file and then the steps of doing this? Im trying to sell it and want to put it back to stock. Any help is appreciated, and yes I tried a search, sorry if I did miss something.
Thanks
Mike
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Rhodium/Shipped_Roms
how about HSPL? do i put the stock on back? and how
Dude there are entire threads dedicated to how to HardSPL and put it back to stock. Additionally, there is an official download from HTC's website that is the factory installed AT&T ROM. Read the very first page of the HardSPL thread. It has links to what you need to return to stock.
Alternatively, why not just sell the phone with a better ROM on it to begin with?
The phone is T-Mobile not AT&T and also some people dont want to buy a phone that has been messed with and can tell the difference in the stock ROM and a custom one.
ssconceptz said:
The phone is T-Mobile not AT&T and also some people dont want to buy a phone that has been messed with and can tell the difference in the stock ROM and a custom one.
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If you are selling ebay all you need to do is be sure and clearly indicate how the phone is set up. Also, you could advertise on the selling page that you can either leave the phone as is, or flash back to stock ROM - the buyer chooses. That way you may not have to flash back to stock.
I have to take my phone into sprint to get the speaker fixed and i can't figure out how to unroot without a computer. So i was thinking, is there a way that we could keep root and just make it look like it is stock?? Like edit the software and kernal names and whatnot.
Is there a rom out there that i can flash that has all the stock firmware, radio, kernel and all the other good stuff?
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Is there a rom out there that i can flash that has all the stock firmware, radio, kernel and all the other good stuff?
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Your best safe bet would be to wait and hold onto the phone with the trouble on the speakers a later time, because A) you must be unrooted. B) If your not able to get a PC with the tools to unroot back your phone Ba) You are ****ed, can't fix a rooted phone because your breaking the terms.
So sorry about my language, but I advise myself to unroot the phone first then take it to Sprint for your fix, because it's the safest bet in the world, just ask with them showing your phone is rooted before obviously but you've unrooted with a PC on a RUU I think, just go to your house, find a PC, sit down and fix it to unroot your phone to repair for Sprint.
So sorry once again about my cursing, it's my lame ex-gf. -.- Sorry. Good Luck manG.
Ever since I got my m9's I have been a flashing fool! I absolutely love it. But I recently learned a trick to improve my reception so I decided I would share.
I live in a city and my reception should always be 5 bars but ever since I got my phones I was only getting 3 bars max regardless of firmware or rom. I know because I have flashed them all. I have a developers edition and an AT&T edition m9 and both phones got the same reception.
well about a month ago I just wanted to try an experiment so I took my att m9 and changed the cid and mid to match a tmoble version. I then flashed the 1.32 firmware and then ran the tmobile Ruu. As a result I then had a stock t-mobile edition m9. But for the first time I had full bars for my reception!
Naturally I then flashed twrp and put a cutom rom back on it but I had the volte and wifi calling along with full bars reception. So put I that observation in the back of my mind and carried on with my business.
Well recently the tmobile update came out and I just flashed the firmware package that sneakyghost (thanks btw for your firmware files) put up and updated the custom rom I was on. But I noticed immediately afterwards my reception returned to 2-3 bars again. I really didn't care too much but then the rom I was using started acting funny. The developer decided to mess with the cpu cores on his update and in extreme power save mode over night it would eat 10% of my battery. And that is something I can't tolerate...
So, I decided to run the 1.32 tmobile (that's my carrier) RUU on my m9 and then accept the 2.7 ota. My reception then returned to 100%. after that I reflashed twrp and super su and restored all my data.
I told my wife about the reception and she wanted me to do the same on her phone (the dev edition) and so I did and got the same results....
So moral of this long post is that if you have poor reception than flashing an ruu for your carrier just might be the trick. This in return will save battery life.
If you decide to try it let me know if it worked. Thanks
This is the link with instructions on how to change your phone from one carrier to another. clsA gives instructions to convert ATT model to developer edition. But you can change your cid to whatever you carrier is and flash accordingly.
Tmobile cid= T-MOB010
At&T and develop edition cid can be found in the link. Also make sure your mid match the firmware you flash. Tmobile mid is 0PJA12000
bigp951 said:
Ever since I got my m9's I have been a flashing fool! I absolutely love it. But I recently learned a trick to improve my reception so I decided I would share.
I live in a city and my reception should always be 5 bars but ever since I got my phones I was only getting 3 bars max regardless of firmware or rom. I know because I have flashed them all. I have a developers edition and an AT&T edition m9 and both phones got the same reception.
So moral of this long post is that if you have poor reception than flashing an ruu for your carrier just might be the trick. This in return will save battery life.
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I noticed my reception also being worse than my Galaxy S5. In fact, when I woke up I found that my phone was roaming! I never had that issue with the S5. I found it strange. Wi-Fi signal also isn't as good as on the S5. I don't know if it's all the metal or the terrible Snapdragon 810.
I wish your method involved changing something in build.prop lol, that would be simpler and quicker. I'm on a custom ROM also, not by my own will but because I bought the phone like that, I have no idea how to go back to stock AT&T without root and to be able to accept OTAs. I am S-On right now.
Ramsey said:
I noticed my reception also being worse than my Galaxy S5. In fact, when I woke up I found that my phone was roaming! I never had that issue with the S5. I found it strange. Wi-Fi signal also isn't as good as on the S5. I don't know if it's all the metal or the terrible Snapdragon 810.
I wish your method involved changing something in build.prop lol, that would be simpler and quicker. I'm on a custom ROM also, not by my own will but because I bought the phone like that, I have no idea how to go back to stock AT&T without root and to be able to accept OTAs. I am S-On right now.
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There are a ton of excellent guides in the forum to either change ROMs or return to stock. I think you have to be s-off though. When I want to return to stock I just run an RUU. but remember to back up everything you want to keep because the phone will be completely wiped
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There are a ton of excellent guides in the forum to either change ROMs or return to stock. I think you have to be s-off though. When I want to return to stock I just run an RUU. but remember to back up everything you want to keep because the phone will be completely wiped
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I can't find any good guide here for the M9. Weird huh? I've been here since 2008, read countless excellent guides for many phones, and let me tell you that in the past guides were clear and informative. Now all I see is people writing random text all over the place, no clear steps, and information isn't always updated. Probably younger people are writing them, no problem, but it's not helping me understand how to do it.
There's a guide that still says that HTC hasn't yet allowed the bootloader to be unlocked for the M9, and yet when you go there you realize that HTC allows us to unlock it now.
Anyways, my point is, I can't find a good guide, it's not that I'm being prideful, it's just that I have indeed searched and can't find a clear guide. I'm not sure if most assume we have to be S-off? In the past people used to mention "you have to be rooted, or unrooted, or unlocked bootloader, or S-on or S-off". Now it's not very clear so I'm confused, especially since those guides have so many links that I don't know what to download and each is 2GB. You're not the first to tell me that xda has many excellent guides without pointing me to one for the M9 haha.
I want a better reception among other things as it worries me that it was roaming out of nowhere and I'd love to go back to stock as I am not a fan of custom ROMs (except for on my 2010 Galaxy S1 lol).
I have to admit this is the most confusing phone when it comes to modding it or removing root to OTA.
I tried to run an RUU for AT&T latest Android 5.1 (when I was running stock 1.32) and it failed many times, even though I unrooted and locked bootloader. I miss the days of ODIN flashing in download mode =(.
I'm happy the ROM I'm using is stable but still.
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I can't find any good guide here for the M9. Weird huh? I've been here since 2008, read countless excellent guides for many phones, and let me tell you that in the past guides were clear and informative. Now all I see is people writing random text all over the place, no clear steps, and information isn't always updated. Probably younger people are writing them, no problem, but it's not helping me understand how to do it.
There's a guide that still says that HTC hasn't yet allowed the bootloader to be unlocked for the M9, and yet when you go there you realize that HTC allows us to unlock it now.
Anyways, my point is, I can't find a good guide, it's not that I'm being prideful, it's just that I have indeed searched and can't find a clear guide. I'm not sure if most assume we have to be S-off? In the past people used to mention "you have to be rooted, or unrooted, or unlocked bootloader, or S-on or S-off". Now it's not very clear so I'm confused, especially since those guides have so many links that I don't know what to download and each is 2GB. You're not the first to tell me that xda has many excellent guides without pointing me to one for the M9 haha.
I want a better reception among other things as it worries me that it was roaming out of nowhere and I'd love to go back to stock as I am not a fan of custom ROMs (except for on my 2010 Galaxy S1 lol).
I have to admit this is the most confusing phone when it comes to modding it or removing root to OTA.
I tried to run an RUU for AT&T latest Android 5.1 (when I was running stock 1.32) and it failed many times, even though I unrooted and locked bootloader. I miss the days of ODIN flashing in download mode =(.
I'm happy the ROM I'm using is stable but still.
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I can see where you think my guide has a lot of links, but all you need to do is determine what your phone is now and choose the correct link for your device. To figure out your current Firmware just reboot your phone to download mode and it tells your OS version right their.
now you know your version download the one your on now or a newer version and RUU back to stock, It's actually easier than Odin
Read my entire instructions to convert to developer edition and you'll see it's not all that hard.
S-off is a pretty vital step if you plan on flashing your phone much at all, and is well worth the $25 price. But it's not needed if you just want your AT&T phone back to stock. Just lock the bootloader (fastboot oem lock). and Run the RUU.exe and your done you have a stock phone.
If your worried about the modified status you'll have to pay for the s-off to remove it.
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I can see where you think my guide has a lot of links, but all you need to do is determine what your phone is now and choose the correct link for your device. To figure out your current Firmware just reboot your phone to download mode and it tells your OS version right their.
now you know your version download the one your on now or a newer version and RUU back to stock, It's actually easier than Odin
Read my entire instructions to convert to developer edition and you'll see it's not all that hard.
S-off is a pretty vital step if you plan on flashing your phone much at all, and is well worth the $25 price. But it's not needed if you just want your AT&T phone back to stock. Just lock the bootloader (fastboot oem lock). and Run the RUU.exe and your done you have a stock phone.
If your worried about the modified status you'll have to pay for the s-off to remove it.
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Thanks for the answer. I saw yours a week ago and I skimmed through it and since it needs S-Off, I kept it for later. I have a question for you and I'll PM you if that's fine as I don't want to take over this thread.
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and is well worth the $25 price.
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S-off is only $25 now? Dang I paid 50 for each phone.
Ramsey said:
I have to admit this is the most confusing phone when it comes to modding it or removing root to OTA.
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cLSA is very knowledgeable on the m9. When I first made the swith from Samsung to HTC I didn't know jack. But in the past few months I have realized the m9 is the easiest phone to customize that I've ever owned. If cLSA can't help you (I'm sure he's a busy guy) than I'm sure I could. I'm moving and dont have internet yet (right now I'm typing from my phone) but I can always turn on my hotspot and lend a hand.
First thing I recommend doing is to make sure you're adb and fastboot are updated to the latest version. Also make sure you have ever all the right drivers installed.
I'd also recommend getting s-off. Just makes life easier knowing you can flash anything you want (including older firmware). And if a stock phone is what you want than you can turn it back on
If your adb is working then with you phone plugged in and USB debugging clicked open a command prompt (as administrator) and type adb devices. You should then look at Your phone and grant the phone adb privelages. Following that you should see your phones serial number on your pc.
If you see that adb is installed properly, if not then go back and install adb properly. Pm me if you want me to walk you through anything.