I just got my tilt 2 about a month ago. I want to flash a clean rom, but here are my questions:
1. I heard that I have to unlock my phone before I flash a new rom, is that true?
2. Which rom do you guy recommend? I just need a clean rom with TouchFLO 3D or Sense.
3. How can I back up the rom I'm using now?
4. If I have to unlock my phone to flash a new rom(which I'm not willing to do it now), how can I delete all the pre-installed softwares? I looked it up in Wiki, but when I try to delete something by using CEregeditor, it always says that access denied. How to solve this problem?
Thanks a lot
you dont need to sim or security unlock your phone but you do need hardspl. if you want a clean rom with manila/tf3d/sense i would recommend eras2r's rom at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=585403 . and for reverting to stock for warranty and everything else you need check out http://tilt2.blownfuze.org/
Thanks. I got another question, do I also ned to flash radio? what is that for?
radio is for wifi, gps, and cellular connections like phone and mobile data. you dont need to flash one. the stock radio that comes on the phone is one of the best stock radios i have seen. on the old touch pro, you would need to flash a new radio if you wanted to get a signal anywhere or use gps in this decade. i always flash the newest radios just cause i can but thats me, i dont like out dated software. i would wait on the radio if i where you, just to know what it all means first.
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I've read on the other site that its dangerous
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=26082
I have NFSFAN Latest rom with GPS, I want to go back to the original bell rom because bell world said they can't change my cell phone number with the custom rom.
Thanks
I have done it so many times......nothing hard nor dangerous.
Just use the latest bell firmware (with the GPS) and flash it.....
xeongx said:
I've read on the other site that its dangerous
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=26082
I have NFSFAN Latest rom with GPS, I want to go back to the original bell rom because bell world said they can't change my cell phone number with the custom rom.
Thanks
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Hmm sounds kinda weird, I don't see why the need the stock bell ROM to change your number. Just re flash it with the bell ROM, go get it changed, then flash your custom ROM back. Just don't try to return your phone until you have downgraded the bootloader and flashed the stock bell ROM, but in your situation it does not sound like there is a need to downgrade.
just make sure that the Official Bell Rom has the 3.xx Radio or more,, and you will be fine.
Well I flashed to NFSFAN's ROM hand had nothing but trouble after that. Now, to be honest I couldn't say if it was the ROM or the flashing that caused the problem, as I unlocked as I was supposed to first, but I could not reflash back to OEM after that using active sync, I had to do it from the storage card. And now after trying it yet once again, my phone shows No Service...
So I would say that your mileage may definitely vary... I'd say if you're able to downgrade to the Bell 3.09.666 ROM from activesync you should be fine.
Keep us posted!
Hi all. I have an AT&T Tilt that's a little bit behind in software updates. It's currently on WM6 (AT&T ROM 1.57.502.2) and has a radio ROM of 1.27.12.11.
I'd like to play around with Android, but as this is my backup phone I don't have an active SIM card for it. WiFi should be fine for playing, I will get a SIM for cell data later (assuming that will work).
Anyway, I've tried installing Android a few different ways and I've encountered a number of different failures. I'm using the SD card method, formatted as FAT32. I'm starting to wonder if it's because I'm not running WM6.1 and the latest ROM. I thought the radio ROM was only in relation to actually getting cell service, but perhaps I was wrong.
Any thoughts? I'd like to avoid upgrading the WM install if possible as restoring all the data will be a bit of a bummer, but it's possible. If so, I'd like to stick to an official AT&T ROM. Should I try WM6.1 or 6.5?
Thanks for the help!
You should upgrade, there should be a newer AT&T stock rom available.
The roms linked here : http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Kaiser_ROMs are all stock and should not need HardSPL in order to use them.
I would however consider flashing at least HardSPL and getting the latest generic stock rom, since this will work with android on SD.
If you are unsure, stick with the latest AT&T stock one.
Thanks for the advice. I'd like to stick with stock on this phone.
I did get an official unlock code from AT&T. Any idea if the new ROM will undo that?
What did you mean about the hacked ROM running Android off SD card. Won't the official ROM do that too?
Thanks!
there is really no upside to keeping everything stock on it.
flash hardspl, and flash nand android. seems to work the best.
My radio initially is the original official radio, but then I want to upgrade to it 1.17.25.09.
Then I read some post saying that I should downgrade it to 1.02.xxxx or below, then I can unlock the security lock.
However, I think I misunderstand it and just downgrade it by flashing the radio, I think I am supposed to flash a rom which has an old radio with it.
But lucky that time I was able to upgrade it without security unlock my phone.
Now I just flash the radio 1.17.25.09 straight away, and now my radio is 1.17.25.09.
However, there is a little problem now.
I wasn't able to connect to the wifi internet I usually connect to, is it the problem of the radio? or is the problem of the ROM? Can I do some test to ensure my wifi function is correctly working?
Just one more question, what does the flashing a new ROM affect/change the performance of the phone?
Many thanks for reading this long thread, hope I can get some answers
I think the wifi Problem is a Problem of the rom, because 2 years ago i put a new rom on my htc wizard and then i was no longer able to connect to my home network.
Hope i was able to help a bit!
Thank you for your reply, I will try to flash a new room tonight and see whether it is functioning
I have a Droid incredible that is currently on revol service not Verizon . I want to use a new Rom because I am currently using a stock Rom ... but will I lose my flash setting for revol if I use one of these roms .....will I have to pay to get my phone flashed again. I have been searching for a answer all day ..
I don't think you would, unless you were to flash back to stock. When you flash a new rom, you don't have to reactivate the phone, just put your google info in again. So my guess would be no, but I'm not 100% sure about that, maybe another more knowledgeable member can give you a definite answer.
Well, not sure about revol but I have a Dinc flashed to MetroPCS and I do not lose my flash when I install a new rom. I DO however lose MMS and internet which I have to reset after every install but no biggie. You should be OK...
first thing, I've been flashing a number of rom's to my phone to find the right one. only a couple apparently actually have a connection to the data. the rest won't connect to the internet without a wifi connection. they will still make phone calls and send/receive text messages, but they will not connect to the internet using data. I don't know what's going on with it, honestly.
and the other thing, do touchwiz based custom roms exist for the i747? preferably ones that are either 4.3 or 4.4 based.
sorry, I'm still new to the whole thing, and I'm trying to get my phone in stable, working order. I have been searching a lot and trying a number of different things, though.
also, 4.3 is avaliable as an OTA upgrade...but as I understand it, if I do that, I'd never be able to downgrade past that, would I? would that mean I'd never be able to root my phone and install custom firmware again?
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first thing, I've been flashing a number of rom's to my phone to find the right one. only a couple apparently actually have a connection to the data. the rest won't connect to the internet without a wifi connection. they will still make phone calls and send/receive text messages, but they will not connect to the internet using data. I don't know what's going on with it, honestly.
and the other thing, do touchwiz based custom roms exist for the i747? preferably ones that are either 4.3 or 4.4 based.
sorry, I'm still new to the whole thing, and I'm trying to get my phone in stable, working order. I have been searching a lot and trying a number of different things, though.
also, 4.3 is avaliable as an OTA upgrade...but as I understand it, if I do that, I'd never be able to downgrade past that, would I? would that mean I'd never be able to root my phone and install custom firmware again?
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Now are you on a custum rom?
if yes, mabye that the custum rom that you flashed on your phone it was a beta version and that Mobile Data is not avaible on this rom.
Or mabye that mobile data is not enable on your phone.
Mabye that you jusy have any mb/gb left for your month.
as you Said : I'm still new to the whole thing, and I'm trying to get my phone in stable, working order. I have been searching a lot and trying a number of different things, though.
What i suggest you is first of all to keep your phone unrooted you are saying that you are trying to get your phone stable. And when your phone is rooted on a custum ROM it may be not stable.
Yes 4.3 is avaible throught the air and through Samsung KIES 3.
the new Samsung 4.3 Firmware has a new Bootloader.
After upgrading a bootloader you CANT revert it. You cant downgrade the bootloader after.
Also the new Android 4.3 from samsun has a new security that they named : KNOX
This new Security software that EVERYONE HATE make rooting,flashing a LOT harder.
If you update to 4.3 you WONT be able to downgrade to 4.2.1 or 4.1.1.
iF you try this will result to a Soft-Bricked Device.
On 4.3 you are still able to root the Galaxy s3 I747 but DONT try to downgrade through Odin YOU WILL BRICK YOUR DEVICE.
Hope that i help you. Any other question? Just ask!
Just to add to Killers post, one reason you may not be getting data is because you didn't follow instructions when installing the custom rom. For instance, with SRx3 rom, you have to flash a new modem and bootloader, not doing so generally leads to data issues. You may also want to familiarize with the proper apn settings and see if that's the culprit. Hope this helps.