Best practices? - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, I have been flashing many ROMs and trying different tweaks with my evo since I got it. However I have decided to flash the new radio which I have not done before. What are the critical steps involved in insuring I do not brick my phone?
Also, is there an advantage with installing updated radios through Hboot with the pc361 file over recovery? I know there is none currently for the newest, but was wondering if there is any advantages. Thanks for the replies.
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If you're going to flash a radio through recovery just make sure your getting it from someone who knows what they are doing. Also make sure you have plenty of charge on your battery and make sure not to remove your battery during the flash.
The only advantage of running a PC36IMG is you get a fesh clean system. I don't think it matters that much but like formatting c: and reinstalling some people like to run an RUU every few months. As long as you get your radio_update.zip from a reputable source then there is no advantage, regarding the radio, to running a whole PC36IMG just to get a radio out of the deal. Flashing a radio from recovery will not affect anything else you have set up already.

nebenezer said:
If you're going to flash a radio through recovery just make sure your getting it from someone who knows what they are doing. Also make sure you have plenty of charge on your battery and make sure not to remove your battery during the flash.
The only advantage of running a PC36IMG is you get a fesh clean system. I don't think it matters that much but like formatting c: and reinstalling some people like to run an RUU every few months. As long as you get your radio_update.zip from a reputable source then there is no advantage, regarding the radio, to running a whole PC36IMG just to get a radio out of the deal. Flashing a radio from recovery will not affect anything else you have set up already.
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Can you also answer this question. Why is the only Hboot we can use for root the .76 version? Is there something inherent with it or is it that no one has altered the .79 version yet? Thanks for taking the time.

rafroehlich2 said:
Can you also answer this question. Why is the only Hboot we can use for root the .76 version? Is there something inherent with it or is it that no one has altered the .79 version yet? Thanks for taking the time.
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the .76 version is the engineer build. .79 is the consumer build

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Bootloops! Is it okay to use AOSP roms?

Just read about the Bootloops and recoveries being lost for no reason off AOSP roms. What is everyone's opinion on this situation?
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I've had boot loops in both aosp and sense roms. Usually they correct themselves with a reflash. I saw someone post earlier that their nandroid backups where gone but not really, they just werent showing up in recovery. I dont see how a rom could cause a deletion of a nandroid on your sd card. I think when an issue like this arises it's probably because some did something they werent suppose to. You having problems with an aosp rom? Keep in mind I dont use aosp roms any longer, I like the convenience of sense (prl/pri update, dial a contact, rarely a 4g or gps issue)
I haven't had any issues with aosp roms either. I just read in this thread:
that off of aosp Roms that there recovery just disappears and nothing but bootloops off the white htc screen.
ooo scary stuff... Ill stick with sense lol F-that!
I think it's a bunch of BS and people covering their asses because they forgot to put on the ENG hboot and figure out how to flash a new recovery image.
ENG hboot. How would you know which one it is drma. **** I need to check which one it is. haha
marcusva79 said:
ENG hboot. How would you know which one it is drma. **** I need to check which one it is. haha
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Eng boot is like the original, which comes s-off, so bootloader is always s-off. You can check by going into the bootloader and checking your hboot version.
I know mine says s-off,hahah. While reading both those articles i see that everyone on there that has been having that issue use unrevoked.
drmacinyasha said:
I think it's a bunch of BS and people covering their asses because they forgot to put on the ENG hboot and figure out how to flash a new recovery image.
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I've tried helping a few of the guys having trouble, with everything I know how to do. I've had them try flashing recovery images every way I know how. Perhaps you wouldn't mind stopping by the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009672 and seeing if there's something that was missed? I don't know fastboot too much, other than how to flash an RUU with it, but one of the guys had successfully downgraded to the .76 Eng Bootloader to try just that. Maybe you could offer some assistance? Because everything else has seemed to fail, Everything. Whether you think it's BS or not, your help would be appreciated.

How difficult is it flashing a radio?

Ok.I've heard some good this about the 11.19 radio, I am on the 07.28 radio and from what hear the 11.19 radio is better on battery life. Im running redemption 2.3 and I want to flash 11.19 radio. I have the file but how do I install it.
Dinc
Rename the file to PB31IMG.zip, make sure theres not a file with the same name, put on root of sdcard, reboot to hboot/bootloader. The phone will check for an update, hit yes. Let it do its thing, reboot to recovery and flash a kernel of your choice cuz the radio update erases ur kernel...sometimes it doesnt say the radio updated...just reboot again.
Do not attempt the radio update twice in a row it will brick your phone!
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Make sure you have s-off. unrEVOked forever.
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Sorry lol. But how do I get into the boatloader. I knw how to get inti hboot but not bootloader.
Dinc
snapper915 said:
Sorry lol. But how do I get into the boatloader. I knw how to get inti hboot but not bootloader.
Dinc
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Same thing.
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Oh ok. Well I put the file on the root of my SD card ,rebooted to hboot and nothing happened. What am I doin wrong.
Dinc
snapper915 said:
What am I doin wrong
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What is HBOOT saying when you boot into it? When you enter HBOOT there should be a delay of a second or two, then it should check for the presence of PB files on the SDCARD
Most common mistakes that people make:
They don't format their SD card to FAT32
They mess up the file name (like PB31IMG.zip.zip)
Yes the file has zip beside it. So what do I need to do. Do I need to rename the file without adding the zip. And I'm pretty sure that my SD card is formatted right. Cause I'm constantly flashing roms and kernels.
Dinc
snapper915 said:
Yes the file has zip beside it. So what do I need to do. Do I need to rename the file without adding the zip.
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It needs to be PB31IMG.zip
If it is PB31IMG.zip.zip then rename it to PB31IMG.zip
snapper915 said:
And I'm pretty sure that my SD card is formatted right. Cause I'm constantly flashing roms and kernels.
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Flashing through recovery is different than flashing through HBOOT. Just because you have successfully flashed through recovery does not mean for sure that your card is formatted to FAT32. Check that your card is the right format.
Yep. I tested it on my other dinc that I don't or can't use it worked perfect. Now which radio are must people recommending. I hear good things about 11.19. I'm currently on 07.28. And my signal isn't that good at all around my house.
Dinc
Ugh
pete_kowalski83 said:
Do not attempt the radio update twice in a row it will brick your phone!
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One of the greatest mistakes made by anyone or any group for the incredible, was the flash in time that unrEVOked decided to release ONE thing as a patch; and forever and ever the absolute fallacy that you cannot flash the radio twice was born.
The ONE thing that this applied to (which is LONG gone) was a patch; and if you tried to patch the patch, you bricked. That has nothing to do with flashing a full on radio.
Of course, flashing a radio is generally dangerous, so you wouldn't want to keep flashing it over and over anyway; but UGH when will that die?
snapper915 said:
Ok.I've heard some good this about the 11.19 radio, I am on the 07.28 radio and from what hear the 11.19 radio is better on battery life. Im running redemption 2.3 and I want to flash 11.19 radio. I have the file but how do I install it.
Dinc
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First of all, forget everything you've heard about a particular radio. Baseband performance is extremely subjective based upon individual variables. Basing selection of a radio on someone else's experience is like saying, "His favorite color is blue, therefore mine should be blue as well."
Take each of the baseband versions for a test drive for a few days apiece to see which one gives you the best overall performance.
jdmba said:
One of the greatest mistakes made by anyone or any group for the incredible, was the flash in time that unrEVOked decided to release ONE thing as a patch; and forever and ever the absolute fallacy that you cannot flash the radio twice was born.
The ONE thing that this applied to (which is LONG gone) was a patch; and if you tried to patch the patch, you bricked. That has nothing to do with flashing a full on radio.
Of course, flashing a radio is generally dangerous, so you wouldn't want to keep flashing it over and over anyway; but UGH when will that die?
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Every time I see that posted, I want to beat my head against the fall. Flashing a radio over itself will not brick the phone. As you've stated, this held true for the one leak from unrevoked released as a .diff patch. The basebands we're dealing with now are full versions and include error checking.
najaboy said:
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Every time I see that posted, I want to beat my head against the fall. Flashing a radio over itself will not brick the phone. As you've stated, this held true for the one leak from unrevoked released as a .diff patch. The basebands we're dealing with now are full versions and include error checking.
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Post a link to where it says its ok then...havent heard that and whats it to you if were trying to be safe jackass
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jdmba said:
One of the greatest mistakes made by anyone or any group for the incredible, was the flash in time that unrEVOked decided to release ONE thing as a patch; and forever and ever the absolute fallacy that you cannot flash the radio twice was born.
The ONE thing that this applied to (which is LONG gone) was a patch; and if you tried to patch the patch, you bricked. That has nothing to do with flashing a full on radio.
Of course, flashing a radio is generally dangerous, so you wouldn't want to keep flashing it over and over anyway; but UGH when will that die?
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Well CLEARLY i havent read that, rather b safe than sorry
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Ok, I flashed 11.19 radio and it worked perfect. do these things need to settle before I notice any difference. If there are any difference in theropy the two.
Dinc
Flashing a radio over a radio is like flashing a Rom over a Rom. Not a problem.
Sent from my Magnolia Incredible
One thing I've wondered is radio compatibility with new software versions. It seems with my og droid when I went from 2.0 to 2.0.1/2.2, there were required baseband updates. Same with my fascinate, but on the same platform. When we went to DL09, although still 2.1, the radio update was required. I've noticed old radio versions being the culprit of a few CM7 issues also.
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Wow - I've been amazed how peaceful these forums were. Somebody explains the situation, states it wont cause a problem and gets called a "jackass" - that's productive.
As it was pointed out, flashing a radio can go wrong and brick your phone, so why would you do it over and over? Do you play russian rullette?
I find it funny that those who "heard" flashing the same radio 2 times will brick your phone INSIST that you have to PROVE it is wrong - though it's fairly obvious their phones are still working so they clearly have no personal evidence!
Scott
pete_kowalski83 said:
Post a link to where it says its ok then...havent heard that and whats it to you if were trying to be safe jackass
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Hold up there, Pete... no need to be so acerbic about it. The only radio that would cause a brick if flashed over itself was the 2.05 .diff patch that was released by unrevoked. That one could brick their phone by flashing a radio image over itself is merely a persistent myth that, like most urban legends, refuses to die. One of the frustrating aspects is when it's repeated by a well respected member of the community. That being said, the posts from Adrynalyne clarifying this were relatively easy to overlook given the sheer volume of posts around that time regarding the Froyo update.
http://androidforums.com/1522874-post8.html
The danger before was when we were using radio patch files. They have no error checking, just overwrite whatever the hell they want. So it only works once.
These are full images. Two of them were built by a member of Unrevoked (2.05 and 2.07). I had their blessing to post this thread.
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adrynalyne said:
Flashing the same radio should be fine. That was only true if the radio was a patch file.
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[Q] Should I flash my Radio?

Hi everyone!
I have just recently decided to root my Desire HD.
So I used jkoljo's awesome guide to downgrade, then perm root with VISIONary, then jkoljo's One click Radio S-OFF tool. As expected everything went very smooth and I now have root, Radio S-OFF and CM7.1.0 Stable installed!
Now here's my main question: Should I flash my Radio?
I'm currently running 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M which I believe came with the stock rom which I downgraded to. Prior to rooting/flashing I had 12.54.60.25U_26.09.04.11_M2 running on Gingerbread 2.3.3 with Vodafone AU branding and my carrier is currently also Vodafone AU.
If I was to flash my Radio then I would probably return to 12.54.60.25U_26.09.04.11_M if possible. If I'm correct, I believe that I would also need ENG S-OFF which shouldn't be too hard to achieve, yet again thanks to jkoljo's One click ENG S-OFF. Just for the record I haven't attempted this yet.
All the Radio flashing guides seem very straight forward but they all have very large red text warning me that flashing Radio is a risky business. So as a complete newbie at flashing and what not I'm kind of reluctant to attempt this, I don't exactly what an expensive paper weight, I mean who does?
So thanks in advance for any advice I can get!
Cheers,
Kevin
I think You should flash a newest radio version, bacause You can get a better battery
consumption, signal and faster GPS fix. The HTC Desire HD Radio Thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877295. To flash a radio You need jkoljo's tool One click ENG S-OFF.
Flashing radio is a risky operation, but if You succesfully rooted Your DHD, You'll
succsesfully flash a radio, here's a guide. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=896597.
Also remember to flash a matching Radio Interface Libraries. When Matching radio and
RIL You'll get signal stability and better battery consumption.
Awesome, thanks for the reply and clarifying the uses of an RIL. I'm on CM7.1.0 stable at the moment, does that support RIL? I've read that only nightly builds support it at the moment. Maybe I should wait?
As far as i know, RIL's are only for sense based ROM's.
Awesome, I guess I'll just flash my Radio without the RIL since I'm on CM7. My battery is quite terrible at the moment running on 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M. It went from 100% to 66% battery within 6 hours from just WiFi and general usage. You think this is caused by the Radio?
I think it's quite heavy consumption. It can be a radio or some application is draining a battery.You should try a newer radio version. Remember to give it few days for a settle in and check results. Try also find out if there is a recommended radio version for Your ROM.
Hey, thanks again for your thoughts. So I've just been seeing how the battery settles with a few days of usage and it seems to be pretty much the same I guess. On idle it seems pretty good but when actually being used it drains quite a bit. Does the Kernel have much effect on the batter? From what I've heard, WiFi is controlled by the Kernel am I right? I still have no idea how the kernel would change things though and how it would improve the usage of the device. What exactly does it do? Any input would be great!
Cheers!
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Hey, thanks again for your thoughts. So I've just been seeing how the battery settles with a few days of usage and it seems to be pretty much the same I guess. On idle it seems pretty good but when actually being used it drains quite a bit. Does the Kernel have much effect on the batter? From what I've heard, WiFi is controlled by the Kernel am I right? I still have no idea how the kernel would change things though and how it would improve the usage of the device. What exactly does it do? Any input would be great!
Cheers!
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hi, i was in exactly your position not too long ago, very worried about flashing a radio because of all of the warnings.
So have you flashed a new one yet? If you haven't, read through everything a couple of times, then read it again, and then maybe one more time, and then flash a new radio. I think that's a good starting point to see if the battery life improves, i certainly found an improvement going from the 26.03.02.26 one that you mentioned to the 26.09.04.11
after doing that, there are lots of battery saving tips on this forum that you could try to see if you get even more out of the battery.
The kernel is the bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware level (i stole that from wikipedia)
so it can have an effect on battery life too, and flashing a new kernel wouldn't be a bad idea. but again, have a look in to it by reading through this forum.
lastly, the RIL is the interface between radio and phone. CM7.1 has the 0018G RIL included already. This will work fine with the newest radios, so you don't have to change anything. There are different RIL's for Sense-based roms and CM7-based roms, so again don't worry about trying to change RILs unless you read up on it.
sorry for the essay but i hope that's helped!
Thanks for the reply! No I haven't flashed the Radio yet. I'll flash it sometime this weekend when I have time. The guides seems pretty straight forward, it seems like the only important part is making sure the Radio is not corrupted which can be done with a simple md5 check am I correct? In conjunction to that of course is ENG S-OFF which is simple enough using the one-click tools from jkoljo. I'm just going to flash it with 12.54.60.25_26.09.04.11_M2 which is what I had before root and it wasn't too shabby plus it's also recommended.
Anything else major that I have to do before flashing Radio?
yep, always check MD5
you've covered it i think, ENG S-OFF first, and make sure you follow the manual to the letter and everything should hopefully go ok.
the guide i used was the same that cwibel posted above, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=896597
not sure if you know this already but after running the one-click tool double check it worked by booting in to bootloader and making sure it says ACE PVT ENG S-OFF at the top, not ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF
good luck with it and enjoy your rooted phone! but be warned, this flashing and modding business can get very addictive...
Haha yes I can see where you're coming from. CM7 is so much better than the stock Sense as I was so sick of it. Plus it's packed full of features which stock will never get.
So I just had a quick read of the CM7 post on xda and it says:
Battery drain issue
Desire HD only: Older Radio have know issue which drain faster on asleep
26.04.02.17 is the safest
newer version work too but prevent routing and can't be downgraded: make sure to have radio s-off before flashing newer version
What does it mean by routing and unable to downgrade? I thought that by having ENG S-OFF you could flash whichever Radio you wish. Or does one have to flash to stock using PD98IMG.zip method and thus returning to the older Radio and then reflash? Sorry for all the questions but I'm a bit confused.
Oh and thanks for the tip for checking ENG S-OFF, totally didn't know that.
Cheers!
wait until you have a look at some CM7 mods like the ones in my signature. i went a bit crazy for a few days there flashing all of them
i'm not sure what that means sorry. to be honest i haven't tried "downgrading" my radio, again i'm not sure what that even means, i thought you could just flash between different types without an issue. I'm happy to be enlightened on this by someone with a bit more knowledge!
The thing with radios though is that they're different for everyone in different locations, so honestly i would go for the one that came shipped with your phone. Vodafone seemed to think it was a good one so it's probably the best for our location. And it worked without any issues for me when i was using CM7.1.0. But it's up to you of course!
Beautiful! Just the answer I was looking for! I just needed to know whether it would work well with CM 7.1.
I don't exactly see a reason why I would want to downgrade Radio anyway, though just for reference I stumbled across this particular post where cocchiararo states that:
"it changes only if you downgrade using the PD98MIG.zip or the official method for isntalling.
if you do it using CWM, radios stays."
So in an event I would want to downgrade I guess that's how! I guess it also makes sense that everyone also recommends having Radio S-OFF also to flash back to the Stock.
Thank you so much for your help! Will try flashing it this weekend.
Cheers!
EDIT: I gave in and made some time to flash the Radio. Everything worked perfectly! Now I'm back to my good old 12.54.60.25U_26.09.04.11_M2. Thanks for all the help once again! Both cwibel and maatsby!
No worries mate! I'm glad it worked out well for you. Give the radio a chance to settle in before you decide if it's made a significant difference to battery life
And thanks for the link to that post, that's good to know.
I see it's already started, up til 1am flashing and posting on xda hey... you're doomed!
So after about two days of constant usage I have seen that the radio obviously made a big difference in battery life! My battery graph is a lot more consistent than it was before. Very awesome!
Can you give me an answer for that one should flash a Ril or not?
qkevin. said:
So after about two days of constant usage I have seen that the radio obviously made a big difference in battery life! My battery graph is a lot more consistent than it was before. Very awesome!
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good stuff. I actually flashed the 26.09.04.11 radio last night after this discussion, I wan't aware Vodafone included that radio as stock so I thought I should give it a go and see if it's any better for Sydney conditions. So, thank you for the info
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Can you give me an answer for that one should flash a Ril or not?
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which rom are you using? you can check to see which RIL is included in your rom by typing this in to terminal emulator:
Code:
su
getprop gsm.version.ril-impl
and then from there you can google to see if that RIL is appropriate for the radio you're using. if it is, don't worry about flashing a RIL unless you're willing to experiment with a few of them to see for yourself which one works best for your phone and your location
Hi Kevin,
this thread could be informative for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996630
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which rom are you using? you can check to see which RIL is included in your rom by typing this in to terminal emulator:
Code:
su
getprop gsm.version.ril-impl
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Very useful stuff, thanks for that!
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Hi Kevin,
this thread could be informative for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996630
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Thanks, I'll have a look at it!
Yeah, compare to my old version Radio, battery fast drain even after 10 hour (normal use). Now is much better battery life for new version.

[Q] Some questions before rooting (hboot, recovery, adb)

Hey everybody, I’m new to rooting so I have a couple of questions which I hope you'll help me figure out. I’m currently running a DZ with 2.2.1 build number 1.82 and I understand that the best rooting method is in the wiki?
Secondly, should I do the ota update to 2.3.x before I start, I guess it should also update the radio and hboot. Is it relevant at all, maybe it’s worth having a newer radio or hboot, or maybe the 2.3 rooting method is safer?
Also do I really need the eng-hboot, because it’s an optional procedure and if I do something wrong at that point I'm guessing I would brick the phone? I know that G2 users used to install the DZ hboot to run Sense ROMs and since I have a DZ maybe I don’t need it?
Last thing is the recovery. I noticed that some of you are using the 4ext recovery, but the guide says to install CWM. Maybe I can install 4ext or should I stick with CWM?
Oh and I think should copy/paste the ADB commands to avoid mistypes.
Sorry for the long post Any replies would be much appreciated. Thanks.
So you're running Froyo? If so, do not upgrade to 2.3!
What differs the ENG-HBOOT from the STOCK one is that ENG has more functions than the STOCK counterpart. In our case, an example is "FASTBOOT" which allows us to flash Kernels/ROM's. That could prove helpful from recovering from certain "bricks".
Also, 4EXT is the best recovery our phones can have right now. It has no issues, is faster and has a lot more functions when compared to CWM. For the time being you can flash CWM if you don't feel safe about it. From there you can choose.
liud said:
Secondly, should I do the ota update to 2.3.x before I start, I guess it should also update the radio and hboot. Is it relevant at all, maybe it’s worth having a newer radio or hboot, or maybe the 2.3 rooting method is safer?
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There is no 2.3 root method. The root method for 2.3 is to downgrade.
Don't know if Hboot makes much of a difference. I'm still on the original Hboot my phone came with (purchased December 2010) and never known it to make a difference with anything.
You can always flash a different radio later. All in all, there is no reason to install the OTA before you root.
Appreciate your answers. Yup, I’m still running Froyo, but I would still need to downgrade to 1.34 to get root. And I thought that maybe the 2.3 downgrade method is safer, because it’s the latest one.
So basically what you are saying is don’t do the ota, 4ext is better and using eng-hboot gives more flexibility when flashing and incase of certain bricks.
Again thanks for the help guys and hopefully my DZ will be enjoying root this weekend

Unable to find/install stock RUU on hboot 1.57

I did a little too much screwing around with my One V earlier today, and I'm honestly afraid that I've hard-bricked it at this point. I have middling experience when it comes to RUU installs and flashing/experimenting with new ROMs and kernels - but my last root/ROM flash attempt didn't go as planned. I'd installed the stock RUU earlier in the day in order to get the radio update (which, as I now realize, was more or less pointless as the new radio sounds like it's a pain to deal with), and had just finished unlocking and rooting the phone. I booted into TWRP to flash my favorite ROM, and I'm pretty sure this is where I messed up: rather than just wiping System, Cache, Dalvik, and Factory Resetting, I opted to wipe everything I could select in that menu. Please don't ask why (I was tired and out of it, and had planned on re-formatting my SD card at some point - it made sense at the time...) - I now realize how stupid this was, and I'm going out of my mind trying to fix it.
I thought it would be a simple matter of flashing the RUU file I currently have, but alas, I now have hboot 1.57 and the newest radio version - so I get an "hboot is older!" error when I attempt to install this older RUU. I can't locate an RUU based on hboot 1.57, and I'm not sure whether I'm just looking in the wrong places or interpreting RUU filenames incorrectly (perhaps certain RUUs would prove compatible despite incorporating a slightly downgraded hboot...?).
Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated - if you need any more information from me in order to provide a solution, please let me know and I'll respond as quickly as I can.
EDIT: I have a CDMA One V.
don't boots said:
I did a little too much screwing around with my One V earlier today, and I'm honestly afraid that I've hard-bricked it at this point. I have middling experience when it comes to RUU installs and flashing/experimenting with new ROMs and kernels - but my last root/ROM flash attempt didn't go as planned. I'd installed the stock RUU earlier in the day in order to get the radio update (which, as I now realize, was more or less pointless as the new radio sounds like it's a pain to deal with), and had just finished unlocking and rooting the phone. I booted into TWRP to flash my favorite ROM, and I'm pretty sure this is where I messed up: rather than just wiping System, Cache, Dalvik, and Factory Resetting, I opted to wipe everything I could select in that menu. Please don't ask why (I was tired and out of it, and had planned on re-formatting my SD card at some point - it made sense at the time...) - I now realize how stupid this was, and I'm going out of my mind trying to fix it.
I thought it would be a simple matter of flashing the RUU file I currently have, but alas, I now have hboot 1.57 and the newest radio version - so I get an "hboot is older!" error when I attempt to install this older RUU. I can't locate an RUU based on hboot 1.57, and I'm not sure whether I'm just looking in the wrong places or interpreting RUU filenames incorrectly (perhaps certain RUUs would prove compatible despite incorporating a slightly downgraded hboot...?).
Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated - if you need any more information from me in order to provide a solution, please let me know and I'll respond as quickly as I can.
EDIT: I have a CDMA One V.
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Well i dont have a CDMA one v but i know that the RUU for hboot greater than v1.17 had not been released.. So the best method to recover stock ROM is using a stock ROM backup with the same hboot and radio version , if anyone bought a one v recently he should be on the latest hboot and radio version , you can get a stock backup from such a person or search on xda for such a backup..
There isn't a RUU for the Hboot 1.57 and the newest radio. Sorry to give the bad news. You will either have to use a nandroid backup or install one of the custom roms such as RhythmicRom, e3remeSense or myOneV. Good luck on your rooting journey!
Thanks. I ended up successfully installing Rhythmic, but I can't get x3reme Sense (my preferred ROM) to work, for some reason (which is sort of ironic - I know Rhythmic incorporates a fix to allow for compatibility, but I thought one of the OTA updates was supposed to prevent installing anything not based on Sense). Oh, well.
If you'll use this kernel, then x3reme Sense will boot. I tried it for a while, but for a sense based rom I prefer myOne. If you want to try it, Cyanprimo will boot and run fine with the RhythmicRom v1.2 kernel. That is my daily driver(at least for now).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261819

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