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Quick How-To for gps/rev a flash/upgrade

ok well i just made up this list a while ago to help someone out, and have ended up giving it to quite a few ppl now, so i figured i might as well post it here under an appropriate title for all to easily see and access.
i know dharvey wrote a great tutorial, and that there are prob others, but..what the heck. plus this is pretty quick and easy, though i cant say that it is as full and thought out and great as dharvey4651's (thx man!)...
IMPORTANT!!! ONLY SPRINT users follow below steps 5 and 8-11!! Altell users can follow all the steps except step 5 as long as they use a different ppst.exe, not the one mentioned below.
"#1- Backup all pim info and anything else you might want.
#2- Ensure you are currently running your carriers original official oem rom (os and radio) (if you have never flashed it at all then dont worry youre good to go).
#3- Unlock using imcokemans 2.31 unlocker (this for gps roms)
#4- run the sprint leaked rom.exe (here, close to the bottom where it says "original rom")
#5- SPRINT ONLY:allow all customizations to complete and run (i know - it takes a lil while)
#6- flash to desired rom.
#7- after she's all booted up, hard-reset.
#8- download and run cab from here (altell users run your own ppst stuff on the same post, non-sprint and non-altell users SKIP TO STEP 12): http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=282955&postcount=139
#9- allow soft-rest.
#10- navigate to \windows folder and run ppst.exe
#11- allow soft reset.
#12- allow boot-up, customize, restore pim info etc...
credit to boggsie"

didnt use unlocker
I just ran the leaked ROM upgrade. It found my phone and flashed it. I never ran any of the SPL unlockers. Should I be worried about not being able to unlock later, or have trouble flashing an 'Official' release?

d1rtyd33z said:
I just ran the leaked ROM upgrade. It found my phone and flashed it. I never ran any of the SPL unlockers. Should I be worried about not being able to unlock later, or have trouble flashing an 'Official' release?
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hey nope you'll be just fine, assuming that you arent going to flash to a custom rom. what is your current spl? you just will not be able to flash a custom rom until you unlock.

what happened to the link for the leaked rom ????

avalanchedude said:
what happened to the link for the leaked rom ????
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oops lol must not have copied over quite right and how i wanted...updated first post
thanks.

HI i have been reading alot on this new rom, will this work on bell and also is there a way to "backup" the current bell rom so that way we can "undo" what we have done to get back to original in case we ever need to? thanks again for everyones hard work.

hi all .....im newbie...using htc touch 2nd gen.... how to unlock the gps in my fon???

Hi All. I just recieved my touch last week and like the phone alot. I have flshed my old phone ( old I-mate PDA) a few times with files from here and it worked great.
But with the Touch you guys are talking about different kinds of touch phones. Where do I check what kind do I have. I am from South Africa and use MTN as my SP.
Will I be able to use the GPS ( Seen it in other threads)
Thank you for your help
Beast

how can I backup my phone?
I never flashed it before, its a Sprint Touch 2007 October.

A50SNAKE said:
HI i have been reading alot on this new rom, will this work on bell and also is there a way to "backup" the current bell rom so that way we can "undo" what we have done to get back to original in case we ever need to? thanks again for everyones hard work.
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check on the ppcgeeks ftp, im pretty sure the stock bell rom/radio has been placed somewhere there.
jhanz said:
hi all .....im newbie...using htc touch 2nd gen.... how to unlock the gps in my fon???
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just read my post! so who is your carrier? when you say 2nd gen, it makes me think your touch is gsm...is that the case?
Da_Beast said:
Hi All. I just recieved my touch last week and like the phone alot. I have flshed my old phone ( old I-mate PDA) a few times with files from here and it worked great.
But with the Touch you guys are talking about different kinds of touch phones. Where do I check what kind do I have. I am from South Africa and use MTN as my SP.
Will I be able to use the GPS ( Seen it in other threads)
Thank you for your help
Beast
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im....not really sure. being on a different continent i dont think it would work the same, unless you were able to find a separate radio only rom for your carrier, in which case you could flash whatever rom you wanted (w/o letting the cusomizations run on first boot), then flash your carriers os only rom, then be good to go!
yrsmart said:
how can I backup my phone?
I never flashed it before, its a Sprint Touch 2007 October.
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what exactly are you trying to back up?

jim256 said:
what exactly are you trying to back up?
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contacts, my documents and appz if possible

yrsmart said:
contacts, my documents and appz if possible
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google and download pim backup
actually...you could just synchronize with active sync, and have it sync your contacts, calendar, and files?

new PPST direct link
This post should be a sticky!!!!
This works perfectly except for the fact that the link to ppcgeeks on #8 is busted. What is missing from that link is the file for ppst.exe. I beat my brains in trying to get the stupid gps to work before I finally realized what was missing from my install.
Here is the PPST file from sprint that you do in fact need to make the gps work great. I lock onto the gps sats in about 15 seconds, in my house, to about 9 of em.
http://www.box.net/shared/static/jk3xpkwwg0.zip

flashing cmda phone different from gsm?
Hi All,
I just got my new sprint vogue to replace my t-mobile wizard. I flashed my wizard extensively over the past 2 years but I'm not sure about the Vogue. How does a cmda phone retain its network settings and network contact info if it is flashed when theres no sim card? I'm not talking about PIM info but the info the phone uses to identify itself and communicate with the network.
thanks
Lotus

This worked great. It was my first time flashing and following these instructions everything worked out well and I get locked into satellites with the gps very fast. Thank you.

i have a couple questions. 1st is i have a sprint touch flashed to cricket if i were to install this rom will all my cricket settings stay intact or will i have to reflash to cricket? 2nd does this rom include WM6.1 along with gps, and rev. A?
thanks for any help.

lehrfeld said:
Hi All,
I just got my new sprint vogue to replace my t-mobile wizard. I flashed my wizard extensively over the past 2 years but I'm not sure about the Vogue. How does a cmda phone retain its network settings and network contact info if it is flashed when theres no sim card? I'm not talking about PIM info but the info the phone uses to identify itself and communicate with the network.
thanks
Lotus
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i must say that im not exactly sure how. but i can say that...it just does. if you flash a different radio rom...then you can be in trouble if it is not for your carrier. but we are discussing os only roms here and the network settings are therefore not really affected
and ps for you too, dont allow any files named "ppst.exe" to be run, unless you are sure they are for your carrier
SLCpunk69 said:
i have a couple questions. 1st is i have a sprint touch flashed to cricket if i were to install this rom will all my cricket settings stay intact or will i have to reflash to cricket? 2nd does this rom include WM6.1 along with gps, and rev. A?
thanks for any help.
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ok so..no specific rom is being discussed here. this is just a how-to for what/e rom you want.
and no you should not have to re-flash to cricket as long as you only flash an os-only rom, a rom that does not have a radio included, and you never allow any files named "ppst.exe" to be executed.
but most all the roms that you can flash using these instructions do have 6.1 with gps and rev a yes

BigRed Productions said:
This post should be a sticky!!!!
This works perfectly except for the fact that the link to ppcgeeks on #8 is busted. What is missing from that link is the file for ppst.exe. I beat my brains in trying to get the stupid gps to work before I finally realized what was missing from my install.
Here is the PPST file from sprint that you do in fact need to make the gps work great. I lock onto the gps sats in about 15 seconds, in my house, to about 9 of em.
http://www.box.net/shared/static/jk3xpkwwg0.zip
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thanks for pointing out the borken link
link fixed/first post slightly updated.

jim256 said:
i must say that im not exactly sure how. but i can say that...it just does. if you flash a different radio rom...then you can be in trouble if it is not for your carrier. but we are discussing os only roms here and the network settings are therefore not really affected
and ps for you too, dont allow any files named "ppst.exe" to be run, unless you are sure they are for your carrier
ok so..no specific rom is being discussed here. this is just a how-to for what/e rom you want.
and no you should not have to re-flash to cricket as long as you only flash an os-only rom, a rom that does not have a radio included, and you never allow any files named "ppst.exe" to be executed.
but most all the roms that you can flash using these instructions do have 6.1 with gps and rev a yes
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ok so what if i wanted to use a custom rom made using the leaked sprint rom that has the MMS program included i should be fine as long as no "ppst.exe" file run during the install?
thanks for the help

HELP: when i try to load the v3[1].02.rar it asks for a password?????
if i use spb backup to restore in the last step, will that screw things up, since it reinstalls programs, etc as well????

Need to figure out whats wrong with my vogue..help please

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A VOGUE ONLINE IT KEEPS RESETTING ITSELF TRIED NEW ROMS AND THE MINUTE I DISCONNECT THE USB CONNECTION IT RESETS ITSELF EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES...HELP PLEASE..I WILL BE HERE ALL NIGHT

Alright.
1. Stop posting new threads about this! You are not the only one who has ever had a problem like this.
2. Post the link to where you got the original ROM.
3. Give us a DETAILED overview of what you did. The more you leave out, the less anyone can help.
4. Relax, these things can typically be fixed.

I think i have the wrong radio and it wont let me upgrade

JARVISLEROUGE said:
I think i have the wrong radio and it wont let me upgrade
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Again, post more details!
You are only saying this because of the post in your other thread.

please forgive me i am a newbie and i am scared that i ruined my phone
i downloaded a new radio for the vogue but evidently it was a older version and i wasnt supposed to downgrade..now says "no radio"
i know that i must of broken some forum rules but it wont happen again.....I just need my phone back...

did you get it fixed?

still need help
STILL need help now my phone says no radio...no matter what rom i put on it..whats next? is this what they call bricked?

Did you try putting the phone into bootloader and flashing the stock ROM with radio?
Who is your provider?

taking steps forward....i think
i went back and reflashed radio 2.13.00 and now it is frozen at startup screen but the no radio is gone..

JARVISLEROUGE said:
i went back and reflashed radio 2.13.00 and now it is frozen at startup screen but the no radio is gone..
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Who is your service with? I would like to find you the proper ROM.

sprint for now but want to flash to metro pcs...kinda want to prove that metro can handle a smartphone
thanks in advance

Flash it to radio 3.42.50, and install a proper Sprint ROM... you might as well have a working device than none at all.

can you send a link
please send me a link please

JARVISLEROUGE said:
sprint for now but want to flash to metro pcs...kinda want to prove that metro can handle a smartphone
thanks in advance
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there are a few smart phones on metro flashed over...

UPDATE!!!!
Finally got the phone to boot
rom:1.12.651.1
radio:2.13.00
when i take it off the usb connection it shuts off after about 7 mins
so i either still have a radio conflict or i am just doomed with this phone...help me

WELL GO HERE FLASH OFFICAL UPGRADE...: http://www.htc.com/us/SupportDownloadList.aspx?p_id=76&cat=2 UPGRADE IS TO THE RIGHT UNDER DOWNLOAD...
THEN BEFORE YOU FLASH CUSTOM YOU NEED TO RUN IaMcOkEmAn'S UNLOCKER FOUND HERE :http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=20370 RUN2.31 BECAUSE AFTER THE OFFICAL UPGRADE YOU WILL BE GPS ENABLED...NOW LIKE I SAID SEARCH CUSTOMS!!!YOUR PHONE WILL BE A DIFFERENT DEVICE NOW...

Hoover is the man
Thanks hoover using nfsfans sprint 1.0 so far so good thank you so much you really helped me alot thanks for the patience....now whats next?:d

HSPL Question

I have read all of the posts about false positives for Viruses. I have tried completely cutting off my AVP (norton) as well then I get error 0x80004007 I have tried adding a DEP exception, but I am unable to unzip the HLSP to find the .exe to add. I hope I am posting this in the right place, could someone please help me or guide me to a place where I might find some help.

gtdq said:
I have read all of the posts about false positives for Viruses. I have tried completely cutting off my AVP (norton) as well then I get error 0x80004007 I have tried adding a DEP exception, but I am unable to unzip the HLSP to find the .exe to add. I hope I am posting this in the right place, could someone please help me or guide me to a place where I might find some help.
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you could try downloading it using your phone, and then transfer it via usb to your computer, if its just your avp keeping you from downloading it.
my guess is that youre using vista or 7 right?
my best advice is if at all possible, use a computer with xp sp3. i have tried on vista a zillion times and it never finishes flashing a rom for me, and wouldnt hspl either.
i know alot of people have had success using vista and 7, but imho its best to save yourself the trouble if possible and use xp at least for hspl, since it'd be a pain to fix if it errored halfways thru and you only have to hspl once. with a rom, not as big a deal, just have to re-flash if it went bad or at worst flash from sd card

Yes, I am using Vista it seems to download fine. The file is 1,891kb. I had not thought about downloading it to my phone, unzipping it and sending it to my PC. I do not have access to a SP3 XP computer. I guess I will try my luck with vista tonight and if it does not work I will just have to wait for my contract to expire and get and ANDROID.

Ask around (friends, family, etc.) for a computer with XP, somebody has to have one. And certainly better than waiting around for your contract to expire and buy a new phone. Just between my wife and I, we have three XP systems!

I managed to get the HSPL Program working by downloading it on my phone and transfering it. I tried auto and manual to no avail. I got the commercial use error and tried to donate but when i dialed *#6# I could not find the IMEI number. Behind my battery there are 2 numbers, which would I use to donate with? I would not want to donate and not be able to benefit from it. If I use try to HSPL on another computer will I have to donate in order to get it to work?

Why do you need the imei number? When you run the hardspl program, you follow the instructions and donate true the program. You never need to search for you imei number (atleast I can't remember that)

The donation page asks for it. I donated and am still unable to get it to work. Does any one know the best way to contact Olipro?

gtdq said:
I could not find the IMEI number. Behind my battery there are 2 numbers, which would I use to donate with?
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My IMEI number is the one on the top, and is all numbers. The SN on mine has letter and numbers. On my ATT Tilt2 it says "IMEI" and "SN".

You need to do *#06#. Don't drop the "0"...
Also if you have not Hard SPLed a rhodium from your PC before it should allow you to do it without the donation. Donate if you want, it helps for when you get a new device so the HSPL is done for that too, but you shouldn't need to to HSPL your first rhodium.
Cheers....

I did donate, I still did not have any luck. I can only hope they will respond to my emails/support ticket. It is not looking to good after reading the main HSPL thread. Anyone got any other tips for a CDMA TP2 on USCC.

Dear ,
I have a problem, when I was trying to run HSPL in Auto mode or even Manual mode the program is stop working and close >>>> Please help

Make sure you are using the CDMA HSPL... There are 2 - GSM & CDMA. HSPL GSM shouldn't allow itself to be flashed onto a CDMA phone and vice versa, though you CAN flash the wrong OS if you don't have HSPL...

gtdq said:
I did donate, I still did not have any luck. I can only hope they will respond to my emails/support ticket. It is not looking to good after reading the main HSPL thread. Anyone got any other tips for a CDMA TP2 on USCC.
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You should check out this: forum.ppcgeeks.com/htc-touch-pro-2/134299-hspl-unlock-cdma-have-you-recently-unlocked.html
BIG thanks to Teradog at ppcgeeks
For all who are having problems with the Olinex HSPL check it out and post there. I am having a nightmare of a time trying to make the HSPL package I downloaded to work. It keeps insisting that I pay. However these guys are seemingly not around to offer support, and therefore I am concerned about paying for something without support. I am trying to find other solutions. Good Luck.

Rooting went wrong

After the Rooting procedure failed (for some reason), my phone just went popped up with an error "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again"
EDITS:
Progress 1: Got into the download mode but I cant seem to find the firmware appropriate for it:
SGH-1747M
Baseband: 1747MVLLH1
Progress 2: After scouring the internet I have found SGH-1747M
The problem is its 1747MVLALH1
Rather than 1747MVLLH1
Not quite sure at the moment if this is the right firmware for my phone
Advice would be appreciated

I'm sorry, can you be more clear? Can you not use the phone at all? Also, what method of root did you use?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app

If you are able to get into download mode then you are good to go, it just sounds like whatever you were flashing was either incomplete or was interrupted, otherwise referred to as a bad flash. Mosy on over to this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 , read it through...maybe even twice and flash the stock rom with root. Once this is working you can proceed to installing a custom recovery. The easiest way ti do this is install Clockwork Rom Manager from the market and install ClockWorkMod Recovery. Once you have a recovery (and before you flash anything from here on for that matter) make a backup, this will give you a fall back in case of future bad flashes. Let us know how it goes.

You guys could say that I "bad flash"-ed it
I did rooting before with my S2 and it had no problem but when I flashed the S3 it said that it failed and thats when this problem arose
Anyway is I747MVLALH1 the same as I747MVLLH1 (my baseband)

I'm not sure what 'rooting procedure' you used as you didn't specify, but if you use the guide i linked in my previous post and follow the directions exactly you should be ok and chalk this up as a lesson learned.

dntesinfrno said:
I'm not sure what 'rooting procedure' you used as you didn't specify, but if you use the guide i linked in my previous post and follow the directions exactly you should be ok and chalk this up as a lesson learned.
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Its the one made by chainfire and I probably got the wrong guide thats why it went like that
I'll try your guide hopefully it works
cant post links at the moment
Thank you sir, I'll probably try the clockwork mod when its confirmed working for Rogers users

It's entirely possible with all the different variations of the GS3, which is why i emphasized you read everything very carefully first, and follow each direction exactly. If something doesn't go as it is supposed then there is a reason, 'i'll just skip that step' rarely works :cyclops:. Let me know how it goes.

dntesinfrno said:
It's entirely possible with all the different variations of the GS3, which is why i emphasized you read everything very carefully first, and follow each direction exactly. If something doesn't go as it is supposed then there is a reason, 'i'll just skip that step' rarely works :cyclops:. Let me know how it goes.
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It worked great
you literally saved my bum from spending 600 bucks - I appreciate it
for now Im just gonna leave it at that (stock and rooted) since you did mention in the Third step that your not quite sure if it works for Rogers users as well (clockwork etc..)

gek00 said:
It worked great
you literally saved my bum from spending 600 bucks - I appreciate it
for now Im just gonna leave it at that (stock and rooted) since you did mention in the Third step that your not quite sure if it works for Rogers users as well (clockwork etc..)
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I believe you may have just misunderstood me, but yes CWM will work with Rogers based phones although not being a Rogers user myself i cannot offer any insight to any do's or don't specific to that carrier, if there are any. In any case, i'm glad you got your phone working, i've been in that position a few times myself.

dntesinfrno said:
I believe you may have just misunderstood me, but yes CWM will work with Rogers based phones although not being a Rogers user myself i cannot offer any insight to any do's or don't specific to that carrier, if there are any. In any case, i'm glad you got your phone working, i've been in that position a few times myself.
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Oh yes, I apologize for that I might try it later on but one last question (if its not too much of a bother)
Would you mind giving me advice on what ROM is a "go-to" at the moment for the S3
Thanks in advance

The short answer to that question is no, as it is really a personal preference as well as device dependent, meaning the same ROM may or may not run the same way on two seemingly identical phones for any number of reasons. Personally I use the JB AOKP, which is also what i used to run on my GS2 , a lot of people seem to like Cyanogenmod as well. The only way to know is flash them and find out if you like them. Just always make sure to have a recovery backup handy in case you dont like it, or if anything goes wrong during the flash. Like i said before, the important thing is to read everything in the post carefully and follow the directions .

Flashing s3 to boost issues

I have had consistent issues flashing this s3 sprint to boost mobile.
My main two questions are where is the general knowledge you guys have about qpst , qpxt, dfs and cdma workshop coming from ?
I mean there are 10 + guides on the sprint s3 to boost BUT all the guides to not explain a thing. Neither do any other guides for other flashes. The are only explicit directions. Which I have followed and consistently get errors no matter the variable that I change ( different roms mainly ).
I have searched the internet from morning to night trying to find answers and it seems this giant ball of knowledge about these programs is either hidden or not there for some odd reason.
Either way I can post up screen shots of the errors if that would help.
Or does someone know 100 % of a current working guide?
Any help will be much appreciated as I agreed to flash a phone after only rooting 4-5 phones and being very knowledgable of that area assuming from all the threads on how to flash phones interpreting them as a "doable" task but this is some deep stuff.

I retract my statement about being able to post screen shots as I do not have the required 10 posts yet. I am not that knowledgeable about quite a few things on this site so looking to learn a lot.
I am assuming I can still send a link to the screenshot via PM for anyone feeling crazy enough to help. :good:

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And now after trying flash a few different roms I am getting a new error in dfs - get sec code cds error. That is after sending what has previously worked as the spc. Does the spc change ? I would presume it doesn't.

This should steer you in the right direction.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581259

SPrposi Rebecca
retailguy said:
This should steer you in the right direction.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581259
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Thank you for the post! I did try that one. My phone at this moment will not let me get passed the put your password/spc in portion of the guide.
I actually purchased the Galaxttoboost.com guide and it worked well on the incognito side but the galaxy side it failed.

Thinkskater said:
Thank you for the post! I did try that one. My phone at this moment will not let me get passed the put your password/spc in portion of the guide.
I actually purchased the Galaxttoboost.com guide and it worked well on the incognito side but the galaxy side it failed.
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You have to downgrade your rom for the old password to work. I forget how far you have to downgrade, maybe 4.1.1? I don't remember but that is what you have to do. I am also not sure if there are any implications if you have knox in your bootloader. There might be, read up on that.

retailguy said:
You have to downgrade your rom for the old password to work. I forget how far you have to downgrade, maybe 4.1.1? I don't remember but that is what you have to do. I am also not sure if there are any implications if you have knox in your bootloader. There might be, read up on that.
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LIF_update_FULL_Odex (4.1.1).zip (
Per the galaxytoboost.com guide this is the needed rom to access msl info and is whats currently downloaded. They did specify another rom to use with QXDM that I just noticed. Is that normal?
And I just found out that under baseband version ( where the label for what bootloader I have ) it says unknown.....

Thinkskater said:
LIF_update_FULL_Odex (4.1.1).zip (
Per the galaxytoboost.com guide this is the needed rom to access msl info and is whats currently downloaded. They did specify another rom to use with QXDM that I just noticed. Is that normal?
And I just found out that under baseband version ( where the label for what bootloader I have ) it says unknown.....
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The new rom yielded the same results. No msl via the get my msl app or no response via getprop ril.MSL in terminal. Same response in QXDM as well. When I put in password and the correct 01f..... password for the 4.1.1 it displays the error - RequestItem - Error response received from target.
What would make my phone completely unresponsive to these programs????