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Hi, im a bit stuck here, I have a telstra desire with their 2.1 rom, and a hboot of 0.83.0001 it seems to be able to install clockworkmod ok, and I can get into it but when I install a custom rom, after the reboot, it sticks on the telstra splash screen and vibrates 7 times. at this point if I try to boot into recovery it also does the same thing, the only way to recover is to go into fastboot and update the official telstra RUU again.
I have tried the latest Modaco rom and the latest Leedriod rom, both same effect.
this is exactly what I did to install Leedriod:
install clockworkmod from unrevoked3
copied these 2 files to SD:
32.46.00.32U_5.10.05.17_2.zip
LeeDrOiD_V2.1a_NoA2SD.zip
boot into clockworkmod, Erased Data, into advanced, erased davlik cache
install from zip > choose zip to install > chose LeeDriod > installing......
once that finished, I installed the radio, then chose reboot from the clockworkmod menu.
it rebooted and got a little picture of a box and an arrow coming out of it for a few seconds, then I got the telstra spash screen and 7 vibrates.
has anyone got any idea where im going wrong? I cant seem to find any information and im a bit of a noob to android, just defected from the world of WM (Tytn2)
ok so I have done a little bit of trial and error, turns out my problem is the radio.
Tried 2 different radio roms, both end up stopping the phone from booting at all. must be something different to the hardware in this new desire that needs a special radio rom maybe?
jayme,
You've likely hit the nail on the head with your issue. Telstra models of the Desire (8183) use a different set of radio hardware. Telstra runs their own 'Next G' network, which is a different frequency network to the rest of the world.
This frequency (850Mhz) requires different hardware to be installed on the phone, which is why the Telstra version of the phone will only ever work on the Telstra network.
My suggestion would be to find a rom that supports the 850Mhz network, using a compatible radio module. Failing that you may have to learn how to build your own.
Good luck.
I actually installed the leedriod froyo rom fine and it works as long as I leave the original radio module untouched, but then I get the stability issues associated with running earlier radios on froyo. what im wondering is what are all these other telstra users running custom froyo roms using for their radio. ive read guides taht say which radio to install on a telstra desire and mine just doesnt work with those versions.
I may have to wait for the official telstra 2.2. update and the compatible radio rom that comes with it
Waiting sounds like your only option. I bought an unbranded phone to use on the Optus network. Thankfully Froyo 2.2 came out a few weeks back, and I'm quite happy with it.
Waiting can be a pain in the arse and considering how long this country has to wait for things from Telstra, getting 2.2 might be a belated Christmas present next year...
Good luck with whatever you chose.
Try teppic74's Rom here <forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773997>.
I had full success and converted my Telstra branded Desire into generic HTC Desire.
NextG functionality was not affected by flashing teppic74's Rom with the Radio.
Cheers
Wow... so many people commenting that the Telstra (A8183) requires different radios etc...
Wrong.
I bought a Telstra A8183 and rooted it, installed clockworkMod, then have installed several versions of Leedroid through 2.1a, and have recently also applied the S-OFF hack and changed the splashscreen.
I've also flashed about 4 different radios up to the latest as of today without any problems.
My particular phone is an AMOLED model and came with HBOOT 0.75 - however many people with different versions of the HBOOT (anbd including SLCD) with the Tesltra hardware have successfully upgraded.
Sorry I don't know what your particular problem could be - but it's not something specific to all Tesltra A8183 Desires.
Cheers - N
Hi there. Another telstra desire user here. I've had mine since July, amoled and hboot 0.83. I rooted soon after getting it and have run roms from t-mod and cyanogen from whirlpool.net.au. it's. A great place to start and lots of awesome advice too. I wouldn't be here if not for muskier, Bog, and s-murphy. They have links to radio and roms there. Good luck.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
Sorry I meant to spell muskie and Bof.
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well turns out the 2 radios I flashed happen to be the 2 radios my phoen wont boot with. both of them have _2 at the end. all the rest seem to work fine, I have since updated to the latest radio and im a happy froyo user. as for t-mod, wtf is the point of it lol, my UAstring is not the special telstra one and everything works fine, even data usage
talkiet said:
Wow... so many people commenting that the Telstra (A8183) requires different radios etc...
Wrong.
I bought a Telstra A8183 and rooted it, installed clockworkMod, then have installed several versions of Leedroid through 2.1a, and have recently also applied the S-OFF hack and changed the splashscreen.
I've also flashed about 4 different radios up to the latest as of today without any problems.
My particular phone is an AMOLED model and came with HBOOT 0.75 - however many people with different versions of the HBOOT (anbd including SLCD) with the Tesltra hardware have successfully upgraded.
Sorry I don't know what your particular problem could be - but it's not something specific to all Tesltra A8183 Desires.
Cheers - N
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What radio are you running?
How did you do the S-OFF hack? I really want to get rid of the splashscreen...
talkiet said:
Wow... so many people commenting that the Telstra (A8183) requires different radios etc...
Wrong.
I bought a Telstra A8183 and rooted it, installed clockworkMod, then have installed several versions of Leedroid through 2.1a, and have recently also applied the S-OFF hack and changed the splashscreen.
I've also flashed about 4 different radios up to the latest as of today without any problems.
My particular phone is an AMOLED model and came with HBOOT 0.75 - however many people with different versions of the HBOOT (anbd including SLCD) with the Tesltra hardware have successfully upgraded.
Sorry I don't know what your particular problem could be - but it's not something specific to all Tesltra A8183 Desires.
Cheers - N
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+1 to talkiet...
I've had about 15 different ROMS and maybe 8 radios on my telstra desire, never had a problem. (mine is the AMOLED version originally HBOOT .75 now .93 version). The only thing that sometimes goes wrong is the APN settings and thats easy to fix.
I'm not sure how all those UA strings work, but to be honest i've not bothered checking my data usage or so on for a fair while, and the Bigpond unmetered sites are pretty worthless anyway. I never go over and I play around with the phone a lot. So, you can put pretty much any ROM on and just tweak the APNs a bit and no worries!
concerning S_OFF,
its not hard to do at all. just follow the instructions on the alpharev site to the letter, I was worried about bricking my phone, same as the first time I put a custom ROM on there, but if you do your homework, you'll be sweet. When you think about it, the S-OFF process is pretty safe as so many people do it and have a look about, there's not many saying they have ruined their phone using the S-OFF program.
The only thing i've actually broken on my phone over the last year is the sd card (very recently), trying to reformat it for data to ext ROM. Of course it was a cheap one and the card that came with the phone (samsung brand i think) worked fine when i formatted it and stuck it in.
Phone: Desire A8183 AMOLED S-OFF
HBOOT .93 and CWM 3.x
ROM: Crystal Kingdom v0.2 D2EXT+ (damo is a legend!!)
htc a8183 show welcom and vibrating
how to s-off this phone
hboot-0.75.0000
radio-4.50.00.11
any one help me
For all of you having branded phones, go to htc dev site and download 2.3 RUU and flash it. You will get 0.93 hboot and newer radio plus the phone will be debranded, because 2.3 upgrade is made for all versions: amoled, slcd...
After that s-off and root is very easy, use revolutionary and you will have everything...
Sent from my HTC Desire via flashes and thunders
nlooooo said:
For all of you having branded phones, go to htc dev site and download 2.3 RUU and flash it. You will get 0.93 hboot and newer radio plus the phone will be debranded, because 2.3 upgrade is made for all versions: amoled, slcd...
After that s-off and root is very easy, use revolutionary and you will have everything...
Sent from my HTC Desire via flashes and thunders
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lol u should just make ur own post about this coz this is about the 5th time uv told some1 bout the 2.3 ruu
Sent from my HTC Desire
jmcclue said:
lol u should just make ur own post about this coz this is about the 5th time uv told some1 bout the 2.3 ruu
Sent from my HTC Desire
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For me it's the easiest way to upload radio and hboot, get s-off with revolutionary then root and you're open to all possibilities...
That RUU is simply made for all Desires, no brick issues, no radio compatibility issues...
I havn't really run into many issues with the custom roms I've been trying until SkyRaider 3.3 when even after wiping several times I started running into random reboots.
I was looking at my versions and was wondering if I should be upgrading any of these? I Just flashed unrevoked forever for S-OFF, am currently running HBOOT-0.77.0000, and Radio 2.05.00.06.11. Should I be ok with these versions now or should I look at updating?
hboot should be at least .79 if running skyraider 3.3, and i would also update your radio too...
I can confirm. I have the same setup as you fiyawerx and 3.3 will not run. Radio and Hboot have to be udated. Still have not done this myself either.
Hello,
i have been having problems with all plain Froyo Roms like the once build from source and CynogenMod. The problem never occurs with Sense based Roms like LeeDroid, Pinky Desire and such.
The Problem is that after 3 minutes of use and installing System Panel Lite, the Cpu usage goes to 99% and thus the phone becomes sluggish and HOT. I have tested it with so many softwares to check and this always happens.
Let me get straight to the point, do you think this problem would be solved if i flashed a RUU? What does the RUU do? Does it erase HBOOT and the base stuff? and even the Recovery like Clockworkmod?
I am thinking that the problem is due to HTC putting a "thing" to prevent users like me from flashing plain froyo roms.. or.. maybe i am just unlucky..
After finding out what it does exactly i will definitely try flashing it.
Thank you!
RUU's containg everything - radio, HBoot, ROM.
If you flash one you'll lose root, you'll have the radio that came with the RUU, and it may well upgrade your HBOOT to an unrootable one.
There isn't an unrootable HBOOT on the GSM Desire at present, or the CDMA Desire IIRC
wow, thanks guys for the fast replies. Hopefully this solves all my problems. Thanks again!
One more thing, do i need a Gold Card and Htc Sync installed to do this?
Gold card: Only if going away from the ROM your Desire originally came with
HTC Sync: Not really, makes it easier though
Hello everyone.
I have to say that this is an amazing resource. Hat's off to all involved!
On to the reason of my thread.
I have successfully S-Off'd my htc Desire (CDMA - US Cellular) via the Alpharev Beta. I have since used Unrevoked to install CWM. After that, I installed InsertCoin Stable 1.0.8. I really like this ROM and would love to get my Wi-Fi working.
Like most others with the same problem I get an 'Error' when trying to enable it. I have searched the forum and read that updating the radio may resolve the issue. I am not clearly understanding the radio versions.
Currently, I have the one listed below (RADIO-2.15.00.11.16). So, my question: Do I have the latest radio for my phone? If not, would flashing the radio potentially brick my phone?
(I already managed to brick one by trying to flash the hboot to the highly reccomended cm7 from Alpharev's site after using the Alpharev Beta on it... No screen, so I suggest staying away from flashing hboot at this point. I'm still working on resurrecting it.)
-- Info: -------------------------------------
BRAVOC DVT2 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.06.1002
MICROP-051e
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-2.15.00.11.16
Dec 22 2010, 16:15:39
Many thanks again!
Your radio is indeed old and you should update it, on IC thread you can find the link. Because you're s-off you can do it through fastboot and not neccesarily through recovery. I flashed it through recovery it took less then a minute. But fastboot is recommended. There is a risk that you brick your phone, but not if you don't pull you battery out or do something else wrong, everything should go fine
TopGear63z said:
Your radio is indeed old and you should update it, on IC thread you can find the link.
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Wow, thanks!
I flashed the radio to 32.56.00.32U_5.17.05.08 but still a no go on my Wi-Fi. Any suggestions?
Do a full wipe, flash it again. If you already did this, and still no wifi try the nightly because i can confirm that no one has problem with wifi on nightly(i find nightly very usable for everyday, although use v51(rosie from sense 3.0) or v45(rosie from 2.1)) The ones in between are very battery draining and buggy
Edit: i see you did 5.17.05.08, why not the latest, although this one should work as i have it
Okay, this is odd. Do the radio's not stick when you reflash a rom?
I have flashed the radio 10+x and it's not changing what's displayed on my fastboot screen. It is still showing: RADIO-2.15.00.11.16.
I have tried both 32.56.00.32U_5.17.05.08 & 32.56.00.32U_5.17.05.23.
I have tried through recovery & fastboot. I am about to try android flasher...
Is there something I am missing? This appears to be locked based on the following message from Fastboot Commander v1.0
STARTING PRINT OF DEVICE INFO.
-----------------------------------.
Radio version: 2.15.00.11.16.
SPL/hboot version: 6.06.1002.
product: bravoc.
mid: pb9940000.
security: off.
build-mode: ship.
-----------------------------------.
Print of device info SUCCESSFUL.
Device model is not SAPPHIRE - flash old/new disabled.
Any ideas? I am not able to locate much via search regarding locked radios...
I searched a little bit for you. Even through fastboot CWM 3....... causes problems. fastboot flash AmonRa's recovery. I have it myself, much better than CWM After using AmonRa you'll be able to flash a new radio
You need to flash the kernel, I had this same problem.
Baadnwz and Robocik include the best kernel for sense?, The kernel shouldn't be a problem. CWM version 3._._._ is.
Btw downgrading to CWM version 2..... is also ok but i recommend Ra's
I have tried all day to flash AmonRa's recovery. Each time it say's it was a successful flash but then I get stuck after rebooting into hboot menu and selecting recovery.
I get the splash screen and nothing more... Very aggravating to say the least.
I hate to ask but which version of Ra's recovery are you using? Thanks again!
BTW - I installed CyanogenMod 7.0.3 for my CDMA device and everything works as it should, WiFi included. It's just a bit too bland for me. I like the Sense 3.0-ish feel...
Is there a way to pinpoint where the differences are between roms regarding the wifi/3g files? I noticed on IC my 3g/EVDO never worked either but on CM 7 it does.
I am no stranger to doing a bit of coding and can find my way through just about anything given enough time but this one has me plum bumfuzzled... lol
P.S. - you guys are awesome...
What are the chances that InsertCoin broke my wifi permanently?
I had the same problem as this guy and now it's permanently in "Error".
I have changed Radios, ROMs and HBoots, reverted back to stock s-on HTC-WWE latest and it's still in "Error".
Matt
@PapaJohnMC, i use amonra 2.0.0 not 2.0.1, not yet maybe later i'll change it, but try 2.0.0, btw how did you flash it, Android Flasher might not have worked, do it through fastboot
@mvisiter, the chances that IC broke your wifi are too little to think that's the cause, anyway you should use a RUU to get everything back as it was before and send it to HTC,but if you reverted, np just call them and ask them what to do.
I've flashed the latest HTC-WWE ruu via renaming it to pp99img.zip and it still doesn't work so I guess it's go to go back.
Hello everybody,
as the title suggests: (Why) should I update my hboot?
Yes, I've searched, yes I've read. I'm sure I could find the concise answer if I invested several hours of reading various highly informative threads, but maybe somebody can put it down in a few, easy to understand sentences, or point me to a post / wiki entry where it's explained concisely?
My situation: I have the HTC One X (Tegra 3 version), rooted, S-ON, with the 0.43 hboot at the moment. I have installed several ICS sense roms in the past, and am currently running JB (4.1) AOSP (/CM/PA/...) roms. This all works nicely, but I really don't understand all the talk about different hboot versions, needed RUUs, etc.
So I have several more detailed questions:
If I got it right, I need a newer hboot version to run Sense JB Roms - correct?
To upgrade to a newer hboot version, I need to download the correct RUU and install this, correct?
How do I find the "correct" RUU? And am I right that the RUU is an offical exe file, installing the Stock Rom on an unlocked phone only (meaning I have to relock first)?
Is it correct that hboot version more current than my original, never updated one will cause problems (GPS, direct wifi, volume, bt, ...') with basically ALL Non-Sense roms?
Is it correct that once upgraded, I have no option whatsoever to downgrade?
What is the interaction between the hboot and the installed kernel - do some kernels work better with certain hboot versions?
Sorry for the flood of questions. As you can see, I really tried to find the answers. In some cases I'm rather sure of what I think, but some questions leave me baffled. At the moment it seems to me that I have to decide between either a Non-Sense JB, or a Sense JB, but I cannot switch between them (and retain all functionality of my phone).
Thanks in advance,
Thor
if you upgrade it, you will be able to flash jb based roms, as you already know, there are jb roms out, which boots on any version of hboot, some dont, thats why you need to upgrade, for example, im running the blade rom v3.0.0 which its great, but i couldnt flash if i didnt upgrade the hboot.
pull.me.under said:
Hello everybody,
as the title suggests: (Why) should I update my hboot?
Yes, I've searched, yes I've read. I'm sure I could find the concise answer if I invested several hours of reading various highly informative threads, but maybe somebody can put it down in a few, easy to understand sentences, or point me to a post / wiki entry where it's explained concisely?
My situation: I have the HTC One X (Tegra 3 version), rooted, S-ON, with the 0.43 hboot at the moment. I have installed several ICS sense roms in the past, and am currently running JB (4.1) AOSP (/CM/PA/...) roms. This all works nicely, but I really don't understand all the talk about different hboot versions, needed RUUs, etc.
So I have several more detailed questions:
If I got it right, I need a newer hboot version to run Sense JB Roms - correct?
To upgrade to a newer hboot version, I need to download the correct RUU and install this, correct?
How do I find the "correct" RUU? And am I right that the RUU is an offical exe file, installing the Stock Rom on an unlocked phone only (meaning I have to relock first)?
Is it correct that hboot version more current than my original, never updated one will cause problems (GPS, direct wifi, volume, bt, ...') with basically ALL Non-Sense roms?
Is it correct that once upgraded, I have no option whatsoever to downgrade?
What is the interaction between the hboot and the installed kernel - do some kernels work better with certain hboot versions?
Sorry for the flood of questions. As you can see, I really tried to find the answers. In some cases I'm rather sure of what I think, but some questions leave me baffled. At the moment it seems to me that I have to decide between either a Non-Sense JB, or a Sense JB, but I cannot switch between them (and retain all functionality of my phone).
Thanks in advance,
Thor
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here are some good news ,some new Non-Sensed Roms like 4.2.1 AOKP beta release are able to run on all HBoots and there is also Trip's ROM which works for Hboots also ,so with no time all Hboots will be able to run at all kinds of ROMS over there for HOX ,
Have you come across the following site...i guess it explains pretty well..If it doesnt solve ur curiosity, u can ask it here..!! Every1s here to help..!!
http://www.flow-wolf.net/2012/10/htc-one-x-perfect-guide-for-beginners.html
^ I read that site a few days ago and it was the best explanation I've see.
sent from my highgrade HTC one x
pull.me.under said:
Hello everybody,
as the title suggests: (Why) should I update my hboot?
Yes, I've searched, yes I've read. I'm sure I could find the concise answer if I invested several hours of reading various highly informative threads, but maybe somebody can put it down in a few, easy to understand sentences, or point me to a post / wiki entry where it's explained concisely?
My situation: I have the HTC One X (Tegra 3 version), rooted, S-ON, with the 0.43 hboot at the moment. I have installed several ICS sense roms in the past, and am currently running JB (4.1) AOSP (/CM/PA/...) roms. This all works nicely, but I really don't understand all the talk about different hboot versions, needed RUUs, etc.
So I have several more detailed questions:
If I got it right, I need a newer hboot version to run Sense JB Roms - correct?
To upgrade to a newer hboot version, I need to download the correct RUU and install this, correct?
How do I find the "correct" RUU? And am I right that the RUU is an offical exe file, installing the Stock Rom on an unlocked phone only (meaning I have to relock first)?
Is it correct that hboot version more current than my original, never updated one will cause problems (GPS, direct wifi, volume, bt, ...') with basically ALL Non-Sense roms?
Is it correct that once upgraded, I have no option whatsoever to downgrade?
What is the interaction between the hboot and the installed kernel - do some kernels work better with certain hboot versions?
Sorry for the flood of questions. As you can see, I really tried to find the answers. In some cases I'm rather sure of what I think, but some questions leave me baffled. At the moment it seems to me that I have to decide between either a Non-Sense JB, or a Sense JB, but I cannot switch between them (and retain all functionality of my phone).
Thanks in advance,
Thor
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[*]If I got it right, I need a newer hboot version to run Sense JB Roms - correct?
Yes perfectly right.
[*]To upgrade to a newer hboot version, I need to download the correct RUU and install this, correct?
Yes, that is ONE OF THE methods to do it. Another method is, you can use this tool. (It doesn't require you to relock you phone)
[*]How do I find the "correct" RUU? And am I right that the RUU is an offical exe file, installing the Stock Rom on an unlocked phone only (meaning I have to relock first)?
First, head over here and check whether your CID has received the JB update (upgraded hboot). If it hasnt then you will have to wait.
If it has then you can search for your RUU.
[*]Is it correct that hboot version more current than my original, never updated one will cause problems (GPS, direct wifi, volume, bt, ...') with basically ALL Non-Sense roms?
Nope, it will ONLY cause a problem with the non-sense ROMS that were built on the older base , i.e. the ones running android 4.1.2 , newer ROMS like android 4.2.1 builds will work perfect, and that too only gps is a problem. Also, most of the devs have found the patch to fix this problem.
[*]Is it correct that once upgraded, I have no option whatsoever to downgrade?
yes, that is correct.
[*]What is the interaction between the hboot and the installed kernel - do some kernels work better with certain hboot versions?
There is no such relation. The only relation is that the kernels wont work only, i.e. the kernels built on the older source code wont work at all on the upgraded hboot. And there are no custom JB kernels as of yet as HTC hasnt released the source code yet.
Hope this helped.
anks257 said:
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[*]Is it correct that hboot version more current than my original, never updated one will cause problems (GPS, direct wifi, volume, bt, ...') with basically ALL Non-Sense roms?
Nope, it will ONLY cause a problem with the non-sense ROMS that were built on the older base , i.e. the ones running android 4.1.2 , newer ROMS like android 4.2.1 builds will work perfect, and that too only gps is a problem. Also, most of the devs have found the patch to fix this problem.
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[*]What is the interaction between the hboot and the installed kernel - do some kernels work better with certain hboot versions?
There is no such relation. The only relation is that the kernels wont work only, i.e. the kernels built on the older source code wont work at all on the upgraded hboot. And there are no custom JB kernels as of yet as HTC hasnt released the source code yet.
Hope this helped.
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Thanks for this VERY helpful reply! What I don't understand about the two points I've quoted: You say that most of the devs have found fixes so that 4.2.1 roms run perfectly, but at the same time that there are no custom JB kernels. I thought the gps problem had to be fixed in the kernel? But that's probably just my misassumption.
Even if my phone hadn't hadn't just badly broken, I'd stick to the old hboot for a while longer then. I don't want to switch to JB 4.2.1 yet, as there seems no way to get pdroid running on that.
Thanks for taking the time to answer (this goes to all of you who replied)!
Thorsten
What they mean is that they have patched the ramdisk in the 4.2 ROMs to work with the older 4.1 kernel's that we do have the sources for
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