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Can't flash AOSP Roms

So I've been dealing with this for a few days or so and started posting about it in Cyanogen's Rom thread, but I figured its finally time to make a thread about this.
First and foremost, I'm rooted, got SU, S-off, and I can get to #. Radio - EVO_Radio_2.15.00.11.19, PRI - EVO_PRI_1.90_003, NV - EVO_NV_1.90_003, H-Boot 2.10, and I'm using AR Recovery v2.1.1 (I've tried 1.8.0, 1.7.x, etc.). I just formatted my SD card Fat32 the non quick way, and tried flashing Cyanogen, and Evervolv, and my HTC Evo 4G screen just loops. Comes on for a minute, turns off, and repeats. I've also tried rerooting, which was mentioned elsewhere, as well as trying to flash MUIU, which flashes fine.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Did you flash GAPPS along with the rom?

Yes with 11/14 HDPI and I've tried it without it. Also im doing full wipes + Format All everytime.
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what hw revision do you have? 003? 004? also, did you accept an ota? or got the evo with 2.10?

003 and I updated to 3.70. I'm not sure if I had 2.10 prior to updating, but I kinda think I may have had 2.02 before. I bought my Evo last Wed.
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Jocelyn said:
003 and I updated to 3.70. I'm not sure if I had 2.10 prior to updating, but I kinda think I may have had 2.02 before. I bought my Evolution last Wed.
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excellent..
try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883548
it will give you the engineering hboot, which has fastboot commands available and will probably be more useful than 2.10.

I thought it wasn't okay for people with 2.10 to flash back.
Edit: erred ok I'll try it.
Edit2: Op even says don't use with 003/004
If you're doing this on late hardware models 003/004 (with new partitions) then you should stop reading now and probably not do it. I'm not sure if the new recovery can fix up your stuff after you do this
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If it helps any, when I run cat /proc/mtd my partitions are 40000. This tells me I'm on the newer partition and should stay away from the method mentioned above.

Jocelyn said:
If it helps any, when I run cat /proc/mtd my partitions are 40000. This tells me I'm on the newer partition and should stay away from the method mentioned above.
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oh ok, gotcha.. thanks for clearing that up. troubleshooting continues.
btw, i'm suspecting bad nand blocks, but that's wild speculation at this point.

shift_ said:
btw, i'm suspecting bad nand blocks, but that's wild speculation at this point.
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Does that mean I should unroot and exchange my phone?

Jocelyn said:
Does that mean I should unroot and exchange my phone?
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Yea, it might be the next step.
Swyped from my EVO

Do aosp roms flash in a different place/sector?
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Jocelyn said:
Do aosp roms flash in a different place/sector?
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no, but kernel size differences may cause issues like that.

shift_ said:
no, but kernel size differences may cause issues like that.
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K one last thing. I'm going to unroot following the thread linked below, but what about RA 2.1.1 being my current recovery? Will an RUU flash it back to stock recovery? I'm also going to unroot and try the rooting method in following the thread and if its still a no go when flashing aosp roms, I'll unroot and exchange. Btw thanks for all the help!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045

Jocelyn said:
K one last thing. I'm going to unroot following the thread linked below, but what about RA 2.1.1 being my current recovery? Will an RUU flash it back to stock recovery? I'm also going to unroot and try rooting in following the thread and if its still a no go when flashing aosp roms, I'll unroot and exchange. Btw thanks for all the help!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
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yes, an ruu straightens you back out to unroot. what i suggest you do is flash a stock rom before doing so.
no problem, i'm still trying to figure out why your phone is being so selective, but bad nands is always creeping up as a possible cause.

shift_ said:
yes, an ruu straightens you back out to unroot. what i suggest you do is flash a stock rom before doing so.
no problem, i'm still trying to figure out why your phone is being so selective, but bad nands is always creeping up as a possible cause.
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Yeah I just ran unrevoked forever s-on linked in zikronix's thread and I'm flashing back to stock with his PC36img Hboot method. Like I said, I might as well try unrooting with the method in that thread and try flashing Cyanogen again. If its a no go, I'll just repeat the s-on, flash back to stock, and exchange it. Prolly gonna tell them 4G didn't work when I was in Chicago or something lol.

Jocelyn said:
Yeah I just ran unrevoked forever s-on linked in zikronix's thread and I'm flashing back to stock with his PC36img Hboot method. Like I said, I might as well try unrooting with the method in that thread and try flashing Cyanogen again. If its a no go, I'll just repeat the s-on, flash back to stock, and exchange it. Prolly gonna tell them 4G didn't work when I was in Chicago or something lol.
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yea, that's your best bet.

[Q]Latest radio. Will it work on froyo,

With no issues. Only improvement? I am not going to 2.3.3 again until all is resolved. My phone is perfect as is but it I can get a lil more why not lol. TIA

stkiswr said:
With no issues. Only improvement? I am not going to 2.3.3 again until all is resolved. My phone is perfect as is but it I can get a lil more why not lol. TIA
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The leaked radio (2.15.00.04.08) works on my particular device and I've used it on both Sense roms (Froyo builds) as well as on Gingerbread AOSP roms. I'm still using it and I currently am running the Salvage-Mod 1.2.1 rom. Everything works on my device. Is there a noticeable improvement over the previous radios? Not that I can tell, but I've not noticed an decline in performance either. It works and I'm satisfied with it.

Do you just flash the radio and go? I thought I might have read somewhere about having to reroot or something?

blizzard1017 said:
Do you just flash the radio and go? I thought I might have read somewhere about having to reroot or something?
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download the radio, rename it as PC36IMG, place it on your SD card, turn off your phone, go into bootloader (hold power + volume down), wait for it to find the file, click yes to update, and then it'll reboot. That's it.

Done. Phone still works. Upped my NV to 1.90 and then flashed the radio. May not notice anything but at least its current.

Where do you find the new radio?
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Adam1422 said:
Where do you find the new radio?
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Download the radio from xHAUSx's thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038701 or click on the radio number in my signature.

I flashed it yesterday and using a froyo ROM, I haven't noticed any difference in phone performance and signal strength.

Me neither. Kinda worthless. Wish I knew what the difference was before I suggest not flashing/pointless

[Q] Updating Radios RA Recovery

Im currently running AVA-Froyo Z3, thinking about flashing a Synergy Nightly but in the meantime im sticking with this one. Lately I have noticed slow browser speeds and bad reception in general and though I might try flashing the new radios that release on the 3rd with the gingerbread update. I flash roms all the time but I have never flashed a radio update. Do i do this the same way as a rom? Boot into recovery (btw im using RA-Recovery V2.3) and wipe dalvik Cache and then flash zip from sd? Is there a risk doing this? Im know radio update questions have been posted before but I dont know if the radio update is risky on a rom specific level. ANy help would be appreciated

yeah just like that just make sure your battery is charged and also dont get desperate and let it do its think before you start pressing things or try a battery pull, first boot will take longer

It depends where you got the files. Some have to be flashed via hboot/bootloader.
But if you got then from the calvn thread (misspelled im sure) then you flash them like you do a rom, but you dont have to wipe anyting. I didnt and things are fine.

jborell3 said:
Im currently running AVA-Froyo Z3, thinking about flashing a Synergy Nightly but in the meantime im sticking with this one. Lately I have noticed slow browser speeds and bad reception in general and though I might try flashing the new radios that release on the 3rd with the gingerbread update. I flash roms all the time but I have never flashed a radio update. Do i do this the same way as a rom? Boot into recovery (btw im using RA-Recovery V2.3) and wipe dalvik Cache and then flash zip from sd? Is there a risk doing this? Im know radio update questions have been posted before but I dont know if the radio update is risky on a rom specific level. ANy help would be appreciated
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just like the other poster said its no different than flashing roms. Just follow directions and wait but please be patient
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715485 - use the combo its what I used and just sit back and wait

Very important to make sure you have enough battery charge and do not pull your battery while doing this process. Don't let it fall out your hand while doing it either, lol. Sure way to get a bricked evo while flashing radio updates and the battery pops out or dies.

yeah, and just in case you missed it, DO NOT PULL YOUR BATTERY!!!
I need to flash mine, too....
This flashing radios **** always makes me nervous.

Pulling battery while updating radios WILL brick your phone...so like a few others have said DON'T PULL YOUR BATTERY
Swyped from my Raided Evo

Got it. Phone charged no battery pull. Patience. Thanks for the quick response guys. Going to try it now. Hoping it goes well will let you know
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Awesome. It worked perfectly. Radios are flashed. Thanks
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jborell3 said:
Awesome. It worked perfectly. Radios are flashed. Thanks
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Awesome, and that's what we're all here for brother
Swyped from my Raided Evo

So let me get this streight; I can flash the new Radio update even though I am running MikG 1.02 rom?

wuestsider said:
So let me get this streight; I can flash the new Radio update even though I am running MikG 1.02 rom?
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Yes. I flashed mine on Mik 1.01, no problems

So yall getting better signal with the new radios or what?
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I haven't played with 3G yet, but at work, I had a full signal and normally, it's 2 bars.
WiFi is still fast as ever

I'm getting full signal where I had only a bar or two. It helped a lot
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Updating radio, Wimax, PRL, etc.

I was hoping someone could answer my question. Can you update prl from about phone while using a custom ROM (I'm currently running mikg 2.4)? The other question, more of a request, is could someone explain exatcly how to flash the radio, prl, etc zips by caulkin? Do you do this through the hboot screen like flashing amon-ra? I have been hesitant to update the radios cause I'm not really sure the proper steps and I read/was advised that if done incorrectly you could permabrick the device. If someone could post a step by step process (i have read and haven't been able to find instructions) that would be really awesome. Thanks in advance for the help/advice.
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You can only update the prl while one a sense rom, so mik g should be fine. Just go to updates in settings, then prl update.
Radio Flash:
-Download the radio/package you want
-place on root of sd card
b-boot into recovery
-wipe the cache and dalvik cache
-reboot

Yes, you can update PRL from a custom ROM. You can also update profile
For the radios, if your using the radios from Calkulin's thread, simply download, put on SD, wipe cache/dalvik cache, flash Radio(s), then click reboot
Your phone won't automatically reboot, you'll be redirected to a different screen in recovery. Once updates are complete, you can reboot your phone
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Whoops, looks like ya beat me to it brother! Lol.. Example of how slow I type
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fergie716 said:
Whoops, looks like ya beat me to it brother! Lol.. Example of how slow I type
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Lol, all help is good

teh roxxorz said:
Lol, all help is good
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Yes it is, thanks to those who responded. Much obliged.
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pmacevad said:
Yes it is, thanks to those who responded. Much obliged.
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Anytime. Let us know if you need anymore help or run into an issue while upgrading
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I don't know why but I am nervous about updating my radio and wimax. I guess because there is no real answer on if it is better than the one my Evo came with. Have heard some complaints that new radio and wimax is not as good as before, but everyones phone is different.
We can revert back correct? And as long as we have backup up wimax on Ra we should be good with our wimax keys? Say I flashed new wimax radio and it borked my wimax, how would I fix it?
Thanks and sorry for the thread jack but I think it pertains.

Raistlin1 said:
I don't know why but I am nervous about updating my radio and wimax. I guess because there is no real answer on if it is better than the one my Evo came with. Have heard some complaints that new radio and wimax is not as good as before, but everyones phone is different.
We can revert back correct? And as long as we have backup up wimax on Ra we should be good with our wimax keys? Say I flashed new wimax radio and it borked my wimax, how would I fix it?
Thanks and sorry for the thread jack but I think it pertains.
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No, that's a great question, I was also wondering this and have heard the same things. I wish there was a thread that was an actual guide for this. I'd gladly put one together, with permission to use info of course, unless one of you awesome developers who is more knowledgable then I would like to. I know doing this update is simple for most, but for people with limited knowledge a simple step by step guide would be most helpful and appreciated I think.
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I updat all my radios and nv and all the shizznat...on a custom rom
sent from my ummmm....I dunno

xchompondizx said:
I updat all my radios and nv and all the shizznat...on a custom rom
sent from my ummmm....I dunno
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A noon question, I kinda understand what all these updates do but in plain English could someone elaborate what each does? Thx for helping in ky quest for knowledge and better understanding of the phone.
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Anyway to flash another radio without rooting?

Radio downgrade?

Right so I got the new radios and the battery is terrible compared to the previous radios. So can I just flash the old ones and everything will be good? I'm just asking because I know in calks thread it says some radios are not able to be downgraded and I don't want to have a second bricked evo...
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I'm pretty sure you can change to whatever radio you want. In that thread, the only things that say not downgradable are hboots. I would flash any radio the bootloader way and never ever do a battery pull during a radio flash.
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I'm pretty sure you can change to whatever radio you want. In that thread, the only things that say not downgradable are hboots. I would flash any radio the bootloader way and never ever do a battery pull during a radio flash.
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Ok thanks
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PhxkinMassacre said:
Right so I got the new radios and the battery is terrible compared to the previous radios. So can I just flash the old ones and everything will be good? I'm just asking because I know in calks thread it says some radios are not able to be downgraded and I don't want to have a second bricked evo...
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I just went through the same thing. I upgraded to the radio and kernel from the latest OTA and I was seeing much less battery life. It could be just my imagination but I downgraded both to be sure. You could just downgrade the radio but you may want to reflash your kernel even if you are not downgrading the kernel. He has a note there that a radio flash sometimes required a kernel reflash. Then wipe cache and Dalvik as always before rebooting.