I've been having issues with my GPS on this phone as long as I can remember.... I tried using the soldering fix, the various software fixes to no avail. I upgraded my radio to July 2012: Radio 12.69.60.29_26.17.14.11_M - AT&T Inspire 4G 3.20.502.52 (Latest)
before trying all these hacks, and I now just realized I can't downgrade this radio since it's bugged. (I confirmed I cant downgrade)
Is there any way to downgrade? Could the radio be the cause of my GPS not working at all? I don't feel it's hardware, because the GPS **MIGHT** get 1 sattelite lock if I'm very lucky and in a very open area. Does anyone have some other suggestions/options I can try?
Any other trouble shooting processes I can perform?
If you have rooted phone, you downgrade phone you can PD98IMG.zip file by inserting a memory card and launch the bootloader
try flshing a different rom, such as viper dhd, sabsa,. I had similar bad luck with others but with a better rom I had better gps success
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I've got a rooted Telstra Desire and am currently running Opendesire 4 (purely to test the gps). Before that I was running nextsense and leedroid both of which did the GPS did not work on either.
My radio atm is 32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2 but before that was 32.42.00.32U_5.09.00.08, both of which the GPS did not work.
I just let it sit outside for 40 minutes with google maps navigation sit there stuck searching for GPS. (normally i'd test with GPS status but this time i did not want to install anything and test it clean.)
Has anyone got any other ideas on what to do from here?
Cheers
Hey mate, I'm with Telstra and haven't had a problem with my gps on stock and heaps of different rooted roms.
I'd suggest downloading the Telstra RUU recovery from here and flashing that. If your gps still doesn't work, take it back in to telstra and get them to replace it.
Wierdly GPS did work on my telstra device with OD4 and 32.43.00.32, then i flashed the 32.46.... radio and it stopped working, so I flashed the previous radio and that has stopped working as well.
mitrx said:
Hey mate, I'm with Telstra and haven't had a problem with my gps on stock and heaps of different rooted roms.
I'd suggest downloading the Telstra RUU recovery from here and flashing that. If your gps still doesn't work, take it back in to telstra and get them to replace it.
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A few questions. Do I just flash the ruu like other Rom? Do I need to downgrade my radio? Will thec ruu affect root? Will it change hboot?
Cheers for any help.
Hi all.
Last night I was reading thread regarding GingerVillain 2.1 and some people were saying something about new ril and drivers with it. Apparently that help them with signal strenght and such. My question is if I can use it with any Tom out there or just with the GV2.1? I am currently trying reduce 1.2 with latest radio 3.54.
Thanks in advance for any replays.
Regards
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
ok firstly, neither your radio nor your recovery are the latest so if you are having signal issues i would recommend trying new radio first. there is a seperate topic named 'new bravo radio' search for it - its radio extracted from leaked bravo gingerbread RUU.
now about RILs. these are (i think) android-drivers corresponding to radio-drivers. RIL is stored in ROM, so if you wipe or install new ROM, RIL you flashed will be gone unless you re-flash it (from recovery). Every official RUU big-update contains (usually) new radio and it's RIL. however, it doesnt neccesairly work in a way that once you flashed a radio, the RIL that came with it will improve things. turns out that for various devices on various networks running various ROMs things may differ. thats why in the end some ppl are using even nexus one RIL on desire.
so if you flash RIL that someone said to work well on this rom with this radio version it could be not the case for you. but you can try diffrent RILs until you found one that works fine for you. personally as long as my desire performs just fine i dont see a point to experiment with RILs.
That was an amazing explanation!
Main reason I would look to change my radio with ril would be to benefit my signal. Sometimes I am loosing a signal (even wifi) for about few seconds and than it reestablishes itself again. I will definitely loo for new radio flash that and than see what's happening.
Thanks again.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
Hi,
Just got my HTC Desire HD, downgraded from 1.72 and rooted with the CM7 ROM installed.
I still have the stock radio which came with the phone which is - 12.28b.60.140eP_26.03.02.15_M3.
My question is - I've checked the latest radio thread out but I'm a bit confused as to which one I need to ensure that my device remains unlocked?
Can someone point to me in the right direction please? Also, what is the problem in not upgrading the radio - are there any major issues that can occur?
Thanks for everyone's help.
Dan.
btrim said:
Hi,
Just got my HTC Desire HD, downgraded from 1.72 and rooted with the CM7 ROM installed.
I still have the stock radio which came with the phone which is - 12.28b.60.140eP_26.03.02.15_M3.
My question is - I've checked the latest radio thread out but I'm a bit confused as to which one I need to ensure that my device remains unlocked?
Can someone point to me in the right direction please? Also, what is the problem in not upgrading the radio - are there any major issues that can occur?
Thanks for everyone's help.
if you have installed cyanogenmod 7 yo should flash the recommended radio for this rom...
but its relative,,,,, also the good performance depends of various factors... bettwen that is your location..there are recommended radios depending of your location...
the best advice... you can try some radios (cm7 recommended.... recommended for your location...) and compare if the signal strenght of the phone, wifi, 3g etc its worse or better...
but when you go to download a radio IMPORTANT:::: check md5 checksum
flash it with the most harmless method that you know, like fastboot commander...
Dan.
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be careful mate..... a badly use of radios or flashing it wrong can brick the phone
So it doesn't matter what radio you get to maintain an unlocked phone?
Greetings!
Thanks for stoppin' in. Hate to clutter the posts, but all my browsing/searching through the site thus far has lead me to older links that don't seem to answer my questions.
My history with my HTC Droid Incredible has always been a mix of positive and negative. One thing I've always been plagued by is a hit-or-miss experience with my call signal and messages.
Details:
-Incoming calls don't ring and go straight to voicemail (I use google voice).
-Many calls are plagued by static or generally poor signal.
-Text and image messages are often not received, or when they are, they often arrive hours after the fact (even the next day).
I've been told that flashing a ROM to a rooted device may include flashing the radio and that each ROM may include its own copy of a radio version. Is this true?
Is flashing the radio typically part of the ROM?
What version of the radio is considered best or most efficient for a VZW HTC Droid Incredible currently?
Is it worthwhile to flash the radio separately?
I'm currently on the beta ICS Miui rom and running smoothly aside from a small handful of buggy behaviors. I've seen these issues on stock as well as Cyanogen 7 and other MIUI ROMs. This is also my second (or third?) Incredible, having had it replaced under Warranty in the past and have typically always had some issues of this kind. Typically, I've just considered some of it to be part of the luck of the draw when using a cell phone.
Anywhos, thanks for the help, folks! If you need further details, please feel free to ask.
No custom roms come with radios that i have ever seen.
Flashing a raido may help your situation and it may not. As to which radio, it is really a matter of which one works best for you.
Here is a page with a bunch of radios that are all compatible with the incredible, even the ones labeled evo. http://dinc.does-it.net/radios
I go with the 07.07 radio (GB update version) it works fine, that or the newest Evo radio. 08.08 or 12.19. I live in a splotchy signal area and from playing with it, it seems the newest ones work best for me.
Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for the suggestions and input - I'll look into it as soon as I have a chance to get to a computer and such.
Looks like I need to re-flash my ROM as it is, given the alpha of Miui ICS I've been using isn't behaving very dependably at this time.
After I figure out a way to back things up and actually load into recovery (another mysterious issue has recently cropped up where I cannot get past HBOOT), I'll get a fresh ROM done and try another radio.
Anything I should be aware of regarding the radio with consideration to the process or eventually returning to stock if needed?
Kudos!
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA
General Update:
I tried a number of different solutions to my recently developed issue of being unable to boot recovery. I could get into HBOOT, but every time I tried selecting Recovery, it would default into another reboot of HBOOT. ROM Manager hasn't been any assistance either, as directing it to load into Recovery only brings up HBOOT.
On a whim, I decided to go ahead and try re-flashing Recovery (first option in ROM Manager), despite it showing that it was updated to the latest edition. I then attempted to reboot into Recovery right after and ...drum roll... it worked! Go figure. -_-;; ah well! Figured the suggestion of re-flashing the Recovery might help others looking for a solution.
I'm going to go ahead and see about wiping and flashing a new, stable ROM and then I'll jump into the radio suggestions above.
Thanks again!
Naming patterns?
bukithd said:
I go with the 07.07 radio (GB update version) it works fine, that or the newest Evo radio. 08.08 or 12.19. I live in a splotchy signal area and from playing with it, it seems the newest ones work best for me.
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I'm looking at the link provided by the other person above and seeing interesting naming patterns. IIRC I'm currently on the 2.15.00.07.28.
Just want to make-sure I'm reading this right - is 2.15.10.07.07 newer than 2.15.00.11.19? I would guess so, plus I'm gathering that it was the version you suggested.
Further, what are the effects of using an EVO radio? Sorry for being such a noob, but I'm honestly curious!
Thanks.
Nothing wrong with using an evo radio. I use the 07.28 myself but its because it works best in my area.
Sent from my ADR6300 using xda premium
wigmuke said:
I'm looking at the link provided by the other person above and seeing interesting naming patterns. IIRC I'm currently on the 2.15.00.07.28.
Just want to make-sure I'm reading this right - is 2.15.10.07.07 newer than 2.15.00.11.19? I would guess so, plus I'm gathering that it was the version you suggested.
Further, what are the effects of using an EVO radio? Sorry for being such a noob, but I'm honestly curious!
Thanks.
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Correct, 07.07 is newer than 11.19 radio. 11.19 was released in November of 2010, 07.07 was in July of 2011.
Thanks! Learn something new everyday.
I completed flashing the radio! Yay.
Didn't realize at first that it needed to be flashed via HBOOT (though I should've assumed such based on the name), rather than Recovery, but got it taken care of w/o incident.
Immediately, I've seen an increase in signal strength (max bands), and received a text msg that would've been sent earlier this morning. I'm looking forward to seeing further improvements!
Thanks everyone for your assistance.
i use the evo 08.08 radio and it works like a charm...i tried all the radios but i found this one works the best!
How are you guys flashing these radios to your incredible phone? I kept trying by booting into HBoot and renaming the radios to PB31IMG.ZIP but it won't flash it, because the Security mode is ON S-ON. I have the OTA GB update with 07.07 but I can't seem to turn S OFF
dAii7 said:
How are you guys flashing these radios to your incredible phone? I kept trying by booting into HBoot and renaming the radios to PB31IMG.ZIP but it won't flash it, because the Security mode is ON S-ON. I have the OTA GB update with 07.07 but I can't seem to turn S OFF
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You must have s-off to flash radios. One question, what is your hboot version? To attain s-off for:
.92 then follow this guide here
OR
1.02 then follow this guide here
The only experience I have and can reliably speak on is installing radios while s-off AND having hboot .92. I can't speak to the success rate of installing a radio with hboot 1.02, it's entirely different and unfamiliar to me.
I recently started using the 12.19 evo radio and it is much better regular signal wise although somehow 3g seems spottier
Hello.
I’m quite a newbie. I’ve search all the web for a solution or a similar problem but I couldn’t find any. Here is my problem.
A friend gave to me his old HTC Desire HD. He rooted it and installed the ViperDHD 2.3.0 ROM which should be based on ICS. I really don’t liked this rom so I decided to switch to chyanogenmod 10.1 the Mustaavalkosta version, precisely: cm-10.1-20130727-UNOFFICIAL-ace-SR1.1.zip. I try to installed it directly but I couldn’t. I try different times, when I find out that the phone was with s-on. I don't know (and my friend do not remember) if it was s-off when he installed the Viper ROM.
Anyhow, I managed to obtain s-off (following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835746 (only the part on the s-off procedure).
Than I was able to install CM 10.1 (yesterday updated to R2). The installation went well (btw this rom is great). The only problem I have is that the GPS is not functioning (also the GPS icon is not showing in the status bar). Searching on the web I discovered that this problem could be fixed with a newer version of the base band (my version is 12.65.60.29U_26.14.04.28_M).
I downloaded the suggested one and tried to flash it, without any luck tough.
What I noticed in one of many reboots is that the phone was back again in s-on. I don't know why nor when it happened (i think at the first reboot of the phone but is just a clue). I tried again with the same method to obtained s-off but now this is not functioning.
For what I red on various thread, one thing that maybe could solve my problem is to downgrade the phone to a stock rom, turn s-off, change the radio and back again on CM 10.1.
I‘d prefer not to downgrade to the stock rom (also not sure if I can since s-on), I would like to know if anybody has an idea about this.
Maybe the information I get when I load in the boot loader could be useful:
*** UNLOCKED ***
ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0029
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.14.04.28_M
eMMc-boot
Dec 22 2011,14:28:19
Hope the English is good enough to understand my problem.
Cheers,
Omunculus
Dear Omunculus,
I was in the same situation just a few hours ago and was able to resolve my GPS issue with the procedure describe here:
forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/18880-gps-broken-since-611/page__st__20#entry171860 (unfortantely, I'm not allowed to post links yet)
After the reboot, the GPS icon was flashing in Google Maps (it did not before) and after a couple of minutes, my phone could successfully acquire a location fix. I used the app "GPS test" to verify that GPS was indeed working.
Chances are that it will also work for your, given that I have almost the same specs.
Radio: 12.65.60.29U_26.14.04.28_M (same as you)
ROM: cm-10.1-20130924-UNOFFICIAL-ace-SR2.zip (slightly newer than yours)
Please note that I neither had to flash my radio nor did I have to enable S-OFF. I hope this solution works for you as well.
omunculus said:
For what I red on various thread, one thing that maybe could solve my problem is to downgrade the phone to a stock rom, turn s-off, change the radio and back again on CM 10.1.
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No need to turn s-off or change radio.
The first time I installed JellyTime (4.2 - R8), I had a similar issue: GPS not working.
I flashed back the stock ROM used to root the phone in Glevitan's tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2169515
From that stock ROM, I turned on GPS, I used an app to verify that GPS was working (GPS Status), after a few minutes I was able to get located. I re-flashed JellyTime and it worked.
My phone is still S-ON and with the original radio ROM. I posted a few messages about it a few months ago, look for them if you want more details.
Updating the radio is quite dangerous, better know exactly what you do.
Some other people were reporting that sometimes the GPS antena needs to be physically fixed.
Good luck with your phone.
IRQs said:
Dear Omunculus,
I was in the same situation just a few hours ago and was able to resolve my GPS issue with the procedure describe here:
forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/18880-gps-broken-since-611/page__st__20#entry171860 (unfortantely, I'm not allowed to post links yet)
After the reboot, the GPS icon was flashing in Google Maps (it did not before) and after a couple of minutes, my phone could successfully acquire a location fix. I used the app "GPS test" to verify that GPS was indeed working.
Chances are that it will also work for your, given that I have almost the same specs.
Radio: 12.65.60.29U_26.14.04.28_M (same as you)
ROM: cm-10.1-20130924-UNOFFICIAL-ace-SR2.zip (slightly newer than yours)
Please note that I neither had to flash my radio nor did I have to enable S-OFF. I hope this solution works for you as well.
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Thank you very much IRQs, it functioned. Now I'm see the gps icon and he detects my position. I have only the feeling
that it is extremely slow to find satellites and the position.
But now it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same sport.
Matth59 said:
No need to turn s-off or change radio.
The first time I installed JellyTime (4.2 - R8), I had a similar issue: GPS not working.
I flashed back the stock ROM used to root the phone in Glevitan's tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2169515
From that stock ROM, I turned on GPS, I used an app to verify that GPS was working (GPS Status), after a few minutes I was able to get located. I re-flashed JellyTime and it worked.
My phone is still S-ON and with the original radio ROM. I posted a few messages about it a few months ago, look for them if you want more details.
Updating the radio is quite dangerous, better know exactly what you do.
Some other people were reporting that sometimes the GPS antena needs to be physically fixed.
Good luck with your phone.
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Thank you Math59 for your reply. I know that updating the radio could be dangerous, but it was all my reading about this problem
that convinced me. I'm still convinced (based only on my lecture) that changing the radio could improve the performance of wi-fi, gps and 3g too. Obviously, now that everything works properly, I will not try anything risky.
My mobile had also a problem with the GPS antenna, but that was the first problem I solved (without any luck).
if your now s-off its just a case of downloading the correct radio and installer and install it as you do with a rom via sd-card- i did it this way via 4ext on my DHD.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877295
Jimpy0 said:
if your now s-off its just a case of downloading the correct radio and installer and install it as you do with a rom via sd-card- i did it this way via 4ext on my DHD.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877295
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Hi Jimpy0,
thank you for your reply.
I didn’t achieve s-off yet. Since I get my gps back Im trying fixing the problem of bad gps signal in different way. Till now I haven’t succeed anyhow.
omunculus said:
Hi Jimpy0,
thank you for your reply.
I didn’t achieve s-off yet. Since I get my gps back Im trying fixing the problem of bad gps signal in different way. Till now I haven’t succeed anyhow.
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Try a new GPS antenna, solved my problems. First I had very bad signal, and after a while I had no signal at all (even with newest radio). The antenna is located inside the flashlight cover, which you can replace with a new one. There are a lot available on ebay for only 4-5 euro's, search for "desire hd gps antenna". The old antenna broke in multiple pieces when I removed it (3 years old), so it was clear this was the problem. I now have very good signal!
eMBeeNL said:
Try a new GPS antenna, solved my problems. First I had very bad signal, and after a while I had no signal at all (even with newest radio). The antenna is located inside the flashlight cover, which you can replace with a new one. There are a lot available on ebay for only 4-5 euro's, search for "desire hd gps antenna". The old antenna broke in multiple pieces when I removed it (3 years old), so it was clear this was the problem. I now have very good signal!
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I solved the same problem by soldering a drop of pond over the golden contact in the antenna
antanigoni said:
I solved the same problem by soldering a drop of pond over the golden contact in the antenna
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Sometimes it's because bad contacts indeed, then you can bend the spring contacts slightly or a drop of pond on at the cover side as you suggested. This wasn't an option for me because the metal antenna strip inside was broken. You should measure a short circuit between the two contacts, and this was not the case for me.