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is there a way to put a new radio into a rom before flashing it onto your phone or do you need to flash a radio completely seperately than when you flash the rom?
harwooc said:
is there a way to put a new radio into a rom before flashing it onto your phone or do you need to flash a radio completely seperately than when you flash the rom?
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you can flash a rom at any time, or update radio at any time..
i was hoping to just simply change a file in the rom's foler or something instead if that was possible?
harwooc said:
i was hoping to just simply change a file in the rom's foler or something instead if that was possible?
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The radio is completely seperate from the roms, so you cannot change anything in the rom. Flashing the radio is quite simple, you put the radios zipfile on the root of your sdcard reboot into your bootmanager and it will ask you if you want to update, you choose yes and reboot. That's it. If the radio sucks for you, you can always revert back to one that worked.
wow that is alot simpler than i thought it was. i read around and there were some sites saying it was alot more complicated than flashing roms
will i need to do anything about getting radio-off? some sites said something about that but i have no idea what that really even means i just have security-off
harwooc said:
will i need to do anything about getting radio-off? some sites said something about that but i have no idea what that really even means i just have security-off
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In order to flash radios, roms, kernels etc you need s-off and to be rooted. That's all, hope that helps.
Changing bootloaders and radios can brick a phone so make sure everything is ready to go...
increduloustoo said:
Changing bootloaders and radios can brick a phone so make sure everything is ready to go...
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Changing a bootloader can brick a phone, switching a radio can't. Even if you flash a radio that is not for your phone and you get a bootloop you can always do a battery pull, hold down-volume + power and flash the correct radio.
[Noob alert] can you backup your existing radio?
dankblaze said:
Changing a bootloader can brick a phone, switching a radio can't. Even if you flash a radio that is not for your phone and you get a bootloop you can always do a battery pull, hold down-volume + power and flash the correct radio.
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Is there a way to separately backup the radio (in case the new one is problematic)?
Alternately, if you do a Nand Backup through CWM Recovery, which apparently does a complete backup of the phone at that point, does this also include the current radio? Which means, if you flashed a crappy new radio, you'd be able to boot into recovery and Nand Restore the phone, right?
Sorry about the noob questions, but in the Eris world (my prev phone) it was often said that flashing a bad radio was the surest way to brick your phone...
Thx
WhistlingDog said:
Is there a way to separately backup the radio (in case the new one is problematic)?
Alternately, if you do a Nand Backup through CWM Recovery, which apparently does a complete backup of the phone at that point, does this also include the current radio? Which means, if you flashed a crappy new radio, you'd be able to boot into recovery and Nand Restore the phone, right?
Sorry about the noob questions, but in the Eris world (my prev phone) it was often said that flashing a bad radio was the surest way to brick your phone...
Thx
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Nope, and it's strictly a software backup. Just make sure you check md5 before flashing new radio.
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WhistlingDog said:
Is there a way to separately backup the radio (in case the new one is problematic)?
Alternately, if you do a Nand Backup through CWM Recovery, which apparently does a complete backup of the phone at that point, does this also include the current radio? Which means, if you flashed a crappy new radio, you'd be able to boot into recovery and Nand Restore the phone, right?
Sorry about the noob questions, but in the Eris world (my prev phone) it was often said that flashing a bad radio was the surest way to brick your phone...
Thx
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No need to backup the radio, just download the correct a different radio for your specific phone if you have any issues with the one you flashed, then boot into recovery plug in your device and choose "toggle usb", that will mount your phone to your PC and you can drag the new radio to the root of your SD card, reboot into bootloader and flash it just like you did the prior. A bad radio will never brick your phone, it will just not allow it to boot or cause other problems when booted. As long as you keep a few different radios meant for your device on your pc you can always drag and drop them into recovery.
Also, Nandroid does not backup radios, the radio does not change when switching roms, it stays the same unless you manually install a new one through bootmanager.
dankblaze said:
No need to backup the radio, just download the correct a different radio for your specific phone if you have any issues with the one you flashed, then boot into recovery plug in your device and choose "toggle usb", that will mount your phone to your PC and you can drag the new radio to the root of your SD card, reboot into bootloader and flash it just like you did the prior. A bad radio will never brick your phone, it will just not allow it to boot or cause other problems when booted. As long as you keep a few different radios meant for your device on your pc you can always drag and drop them into recovery.
Also, Nandroid does not backup radios, the radio does not change when switching roms, it stays the same unless you manually install a new one through bootmanager.
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Actually, a radio can brick your phone because it is both writing the baseband image and that in turn writes to the radio's NVRAM (APN settings, etc). If the file is corrupted or not flashed completely, it can make the baseband chip non-responsive to upgrades, thereby bricking the phone. Trust me it happens. I was working on an Incredible 2 that had a corrupted radio flashed and there was no recovering. Not even manual edits to the NVRAM with CDMA workshop would work.
So while it is not likely, the radio can definitely do it. Usually just flashing again will fix errors, but not always.
Just always make sure to check MD5 from the phone before flashing and download from trusted sources.
ABQNM said:
Actually, a radio can brick your phone because it is both writing the baseband image and that in turn writes to the radio's NVRAM (APN settings, etc). If the file is corrupted or not flashed completely, it can make the baseband chip non-responsive to upgrades, thereby bricking the phone. Trust me it happens. I was working on an Incredible 2 that had a corrupted radio flashed and there was no recovering. Not even manual edits to the NVRAM with CDMA workshop would work.
So while it is not likely, the radio can definitely do it. Usually just flashing again will fix errors, but not always.
Just always make sure to check MD5 from the phone before flashing and download from trusted sources.
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I stand corrected, thanks for the further input.
I have found it best to transfer the radio file to the SD card using a card reader connected directly to a PC and verify the MD5 on the final media as to connect through the data cable and check MD5 on the PC and assume the transfer went OK.
Of course the best way is to download to phone itself and check the MD5 there.
Either way just remember after flashing the radio, either rename the file or move it to a folder so it's not right there in the root in case you want to use hboot for anything else.
You won't have to wait for the scan AND choose NO to do something else.
what kind of radios can you flash to the incredible 2? can you flash a tmobile radio?
rehkhan97 said:
what kind of radios can you flash to the incredible 2? can you flash a tmobile radio?
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Definitely not. If you are stock, you don't need to worry as the radio is included with the update. If you are rooted, there are two branches of radios -- one for the Verizon Incredible 2 and one for the Chinese CDMA version. You only flash the Verizon one unless you are on that Chinese carrier.
Link to Available Radios
The Verizon Radios always start with x.xx.01.xxxx where the Chinese radios are x.xx.50.xxxx.
ABQNM said:
Definitely not. If you are stock, you don't need to worry as the radio is included with the update. If you are rooted, there are two branches of radios -- one for the Verizon Incredible 2 and one for the Chinese CDMA version. You only flash the Verizon one unless you are on that Chinese carrier.
Link to Available Radios
The Verizon Radios always start with x.xx.01.xxxx where the Chinese radios are x.xx.50.xxxx.
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Thanks. But which update are you talking about? the gingerbread update? And also, does the phone need to be activated to work on tmobile?
rehkhan97 said:
Thanks. But which update are you talking about? the gingerbread update? And also, does the phone need to be activated to work on tmobile?
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There were 2 radios that came in GB updates. Follow the link to the radio thread and you can match ROM version to radio version. The newest radio came out with the latest update a few days ago and has not been updated to the OP in that thread, so check the end for the newest.
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I would suspect its a bad idea to flash a chinese based radio into a us based phone?
Hi all, so I'm in quite the predicament. I can't seem to reestablish a mobile connection via Verizon at all since I've overwritten the stock ROM with Cyanogen. I have Inc2, now loaded with CM7, awaiting some help.
First I unlocked the bootloader and flashed CWM Recovery.
Next I flashed Build 4 CM10 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1934288 <--check it out here.
I couldn't establish any network connection whatsoever. So i wiped and flashed CM9 with the hopes it would be more stable. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1932573 <--again check that one out.
Again, no network connection. Lastly, I reverted to CM7 (because it was the last stable release directly from Cyanogen). http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/index.php?title=Vivow_Info <--looky here.
I've searched far and wide, trying everything possible. From simply switching on/off airplane mode to manually typing in the Verizon APN. I just can't establish network connection now...and the kicker - I forgot to backup the stock ROM so I'm currently stuck. Please help
This thread may be of some help. Didn't do me much justice however. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1691017
Bumping. Somebody please help...Also if anyone has a stock ROM they could share, that'd do fine as well. I'm curious if stock ROM would re-enable the radio (if that's the actual problem).
Sane116 said:
Bumping. Somebody please help...Also if anyone has a stock ROM they could share, that'd do fine as well. I'm curious if stock ROM would re-enable the radio (if that's the actual problem).
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You don't need to bump a thread after 30 minutes -.-
nitsua98 said:
You don't need to bump a thread after 30 minutes -.-
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Goes to show how desperate I'm becoming.
Have you tried changing your mobile network? Settings > more> network mode
Been there. You can try different radios from here, but BE CAREFUL. Take the following precautions:
Because you're on Verizon, only download 'x.x.01.xxxx' radios.
After putting the ZIP file on the SD card, verify the MD5 hash to ensure the file didn't get corrupted during download or during transfer to the SD card.
Plug the phone into your charger before installing. You don't want it shutting off during install.
Don't flash the same radio that your phone already has installed.
If all else fails, try the stock 2.3.3 RUU from HTC. If you can find a working download link to that, please share.
Airo18 said:
Have you tried changing your mobile network? Settings > more> network mode
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I've tried everything in the books. Manually setting my APN according to the Verizon settings. Also did trial and error booting and rebooting each network type to no avail.
A few things I noticed in the CM9 ROM (maybe bugs?):
The preferred network mode typically defaults to GSM/WCDMA upon reboot
The APN I create often disappear upon reboot.
Mobile Networks>Network Operators will either search endlessly or sometimes find both AT&T and T-Mobile as options, both of which won't actually connect as I have a Verizon SIM.
And in response to Slinkwyde:
To verify the MD5 hash, what needs to be done more specifically? (I'm learning as I go ) Did flashing a radio do the fix for you? I'll try this suggestion and post results.
Sane116 said:
I've tried everything in the books. Manually setting my APN according to the Verizon settings. Also did trial and error booting and rebooting each network type to no avail.
A few things I noticed in the CM9 ROM (maybe bugs?):
The preferred network mode typically defaults to GSM/WCDMA upon reboot
The APN I create often disappear upon reboot.
Mobile Networks>Network Operators will either search endlessly or sometimes find both AT&T and T-Mobile as options, both of which won't actually connect as I have a Verizon SIM.
And in response to Slinkwyde:
To verify the MD5 hash, what needs to be done more specifically? (I'm learning as I go ) Did flashing a radio do the fix for you? I'll try this suggestion and post results.
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Verizon sim? What country are you in, are you using gsm?
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jeremytn86 said:
Verizon sim? What country are you in, are you using gsm?
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Yes, verizon sim card. I'm in the USA. And I believe I am supposed to be using GSM but I don't fully comprehend the differences between each type. However I have tried setting each type in system settings>mobile networks with no data showing at any point.
Sane116 said:
And in response to Slinkwyde:
To verify the MD5 hash, what needs to be done more specifically? (I'm learning as I go ) Did flashing a radio do the fix for you? I'll try this suggestion and post results.
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Yes, flashing a radio worked for me. The simplest way would be to use an MD5 checker app. Use the app to make sure the file on your SD card matches the MD5 value given in the radio thread I linked to.
One more precaution: Don't ever flash the same radio version that your phone is already using. That caused problems with the original Incredible and might also cause problems with the Incredible 2. To see what radio version you have, go to Settings and look around in About phone, Phone info, or something to that effect. "Baseband" is another word for radio.
Sane116 said:
Yes, verizon sim card. I'm in the USA. And I believe I am supposed to be using GSM but I don't fully comprehend the differences between each type. However I have tried setting each type in system settings>mobile networks with no data showing at any point.
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Short version: For Verizon, you want CDMA with EvDO.
Longer overview: CDMA vs GSM, and what it means for the Incredible 2
Verizon Wireless and Sprint use CDMA. AT&T and T-Mobile use GSM. CDMA is popular in the United States, but around the world GSM is far more common. All GSM phones use SIM cards, but most CDMA phones don't. The two kinds of CDMA phones that do have SIM cards are world phones (phones with both CDMA and GSM) and LTE phones (faster data speeds).
The Incredible 2 is a world phone (without LTE) and comes with a Vodafone SIM for overseas travel. This Vodafone SIM also has Verizon Wireless branding on it. The Verizon Wireless company is jointly owned by Verizon and Vodafone, a European carrier based in the UK. Verizon world phones have to be unlocked to use AT&T or T-Mobile, because Verizon doesn't want their customers switching to a competitor.
SIM cards make it easy for GSM users (not you) to use their carrier account in another phone. They can just swap the SIM. For CDMA carriers (such as Verizon), swapping service to a different phone requires contacting the carrier.
Sane116 said:
Yes, verizon sim card. I'm in the USA. And I believe I am supposed to be using GSM but I don't fully comprehend the differences between each type. However I have tried setting each type in system settings>mobile networks with no data showing at any point.
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You don't need the sim card at all then, you're CDMA. If you're not on it already i would recommend flashing the latest ics firmware, it can be found in the ICS leak ROM thread posted by nitsuj17 , it includes the newest radio
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Jeremy is referring to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846304
Note that he's specifically suggesting that you install the ICS firmware. You don't have to install the ROM.
jeremytn86 said:
You don't need the sim card at all then, you're CDMA. If you're not on it already i would recommend flashing the latest ics firmware, it can be found in the ICS leak ROM thread posted by nitsuj17 , it includes the newest radio
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Slinkwyde said:
Jeremy is referring to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846304
Note that he's specifically suggesting that you install the ICS firmware. You don't have to install the ROM.
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Okay so what you both are suggesting are to just install the firmware, assuming I am already running the CM9 ROM? Because the firmware includes the radio. And this is done by renaming the firmware to PG32IMG and flashing it through hboot? Would this be an easier course of action than installing a radio alone? My phone is S-ON and if I'm correct, S-OFF needs to be active to install a radio.
Yes, you can install the firmware to get the radio, and the file name needs to be PG32IMG.zip for hboot. S-OFF is generally required for this sort of thing, yes.
Slinkwyde said:
Yes, you can install the firmware to get the radio, and the file name needs to be PG32IMG.zip for hboot. S-OFF is generally required for this sort of thing, yes.
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Thanks so much guys, you've been more than helpful. Now to get some work done...I'll post results either tonight or tomorrow once I've finished. Wish me luck!
Put the battery cover back on. It'll instantly drop sig. when not installed.
TA4S
I'm currently trying to downgrade Inc2 so I can S-Off in order to flash either new firmware or radio. I am following this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726134 and cant seem to download the necessary RUU 2.3.3 for Inc2. It seems as if the downloads link is dead. Can anybody link to such a file? I cant seem to find one anywhere.
EDIT: Found a stock (or as close to stock I could find) ROM for INC2 >> http://d-h.st/I2g
Also, I may have a potential reason as to why I'm having this ***** of a problem. I originally unlocked bootloader using the HTCdev tool. At the time it was my understanding that the process did not matter as long as the results were the same. However it seems now that using their tool makes it so you can't flash radios and need to extract and separately flash ROM kernels. So does this mean flashing any of the CM ROM's I tried never included the radio portion?
Just stabbing at ideas. Feel free to verify/call me out.
Sane116 said:
Also, I may have a potential reason as to why I'm having this ***** of a problem. I originally unlocked bootloader using the HTCdev tool. At the time it was my understanding that the process did not matter as long as the results were the same. However it seems now that using their tool makes it so you can't flash radios and need to extract and separately flash ROM kernels. So does this mean flashing any of the CM ROM's I tried never included the radio portion?
Just stabbing at ideas. Feel free to verify/call me out.
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Roms NEVER include a radio, its always separate. something weird has happened to you, I'm sure flashing new radio would fix it for you but you're dev unlocked which is gay Lol. When you flashed the cyanogen ROMs did you pull kernel and flash like you were supposed to, if not i can't believe you got it to boot but that may be a problem also.
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jeremytn86 said:
Roms NEVER include a radio, its always separate. something weird has happened to you, I'm sure flashing new radio would fix it for you but you're dev unlocked which is gay Lol. When you flashed the cyanogen ROMs did you pull kernel and flash like you were supposed to, if not i can't believe you got it to boot but that may be a problem also.
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If it helps, here is the process that I have used every time I flash anew ROM, working every time (excluding the radio of course.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujFWZbgj6bY
Because I HAD (I actually just reverted back and am currently getting S-OFF to flash a radio) the HTCdev unlock, I manually booted the boot.img after entering recovery and wiping/formatting all the necessary things. Skimming the video might give you a better idea.
However I'm now hoping S-OFF will allow me to reroot, flash CWM, CM9, and of course a radio. Currently in the process of trying to run Revolutionary.
Is it possible to extract the radio image? I have converted my M8 to a GPe and when I did I remove the radio image from the RUU since it's a swedish phone with other LTE bands than the original GPe.
After a few days of testing it I seem to have problem connecting to LTE most of the times, but not always. I've read that people still can connect to LTE with the radio image from the GPe RUU and now I want to try that image instead. As a backup I want to be able to return to my stock radio again.
So, is this possible and how is it done? Or can I get the stock radio image in any other way?
djr83 said:
Is it possible to extract the radio image? I have converted my M8 to a GPe and when I did I remove the radio image from the RUU since it's a swedish phone with other LTE bands than the original GPe.
After a few days of testing it I seem to have problem connecting to LTE most of the times, but not always. I've read that people still can connect to LTE with the radio image from the GPe RUU and now I want to try that image instead. As a backup I want to be able to return to my stock radio again.
So, is this possible and how is it done? Or can I get the stock radio image in any other way?
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Mind sound a little simplistic but couldn't you:
1) do a full backup
2) Download the GPE RUU
3) Extract the radio.img from it
4) Flash the radio.img "fastboot flash radio radio.img"
If it squirrels your reception up just do a restore from the backup?
grentuu said:
Mind sound a little simplistic but couldn't you:
1) do a full backup
2) Download the GPE RUU
3) Extract the radio.img from it
4) Flash the radio.img "fastboot flash radio radio.img"
If it squirrels your reception up just do a restore from the backup?
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Hmm yeah, that could work. How do I do a complete backup? And how do I restore it if I need to?
djr83 said:
Hmm yeah, that could work. How do I do a complete backup? And how do I restore it if I need to?
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I'm using philz recovery but twrp is similar. To back up press on back up and select location for back up.
Reboot when finished. I always store the backups on the laptop as a safety precaution.
To restore, just click on restore and go to backup location on phone to restore.
I prefer TWRP but it gave me issues with OS disappearing ! (possibly)
As far as I know, the gpe has the same version of radio as the sense one.
I have the sense version and I am having issues with LTE, I would root and flash the gpe radio if thats going to fix the problem
mm79k said:
As far as I know, the gpe has the same version of radio as the sense one.
I have the sense version and I am having issues with LTE, I would root and flash the gpe radio if thats going to fix the problem
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As you know I am using the Gpe RUU and love it.
Radio works great for 3G/4G. The issue is 4G coverage is crap both here and where I work I do get it on the drive home lol.
grentuu said:
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As you know I am using the Gpe RUU and love it.
Radio works great for 3G/4G. The issue is 4G coverage is crap both here and where I work I do get it on the drive home lol.
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It is not about the coverage here. I live in Saudi Arabia and I used to have a very good, consistent LTE connection using the M7, LG G2, Lumia 1020, Xperia Z1 & Xperia SP. But not the M8. This device only connects to LTE when the signal is very strong. And I am not the only person here with this issue. I have seen many people complaining about the M8 ability to connect to LTE network.
I hope its a radio issue as I really like this phone and I don't want to replace it anytime soon
mm79k said:
As far as I know, the gpe has the same version of radio as the sense one.
I have the sense version and I am having issues with LTE, I would root and flash the gpe radio if thats going to fix the problem
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But the GPe only exists in the US, so the frequencies are different in that and the European. Couldn't that be a problem if I flash GPe radio?
mm79k said:
It is not about the coverage here. I live in Saudi Arabia and I used to have a very good, consistent LTE connection using the M7, LG G2, Lumia 1020, Xperia Z1 & Xperia SP. But not the M8. This device only connects to LTE when the signal is very strong. And I am not the only person here with this issue. I have seen many people complaining about the M8 ability to connect to LTE network.
I hope its a radio issue as I really like this phone and I don't want to replace it anytime soon
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Compared to the Nexus 5 my M8 seems to have worse coverage. But my problem is that it's not connecting data at all when trying LTE. If I limit it to 3G it seems to work all the time.
djr83 said:
But the GPe only exists in the US, so the frequencies are different in that and the European. Couldn't that be a problem if I flash GPe radio?
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I'm in the UK and it works fine for me. When I am in a 4G area it locks on quickly.
grentuu said:
I'm in the UK and it works fine for me. When I am in a 4G area it locks on quickly.
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And you use the GPe radio? What frequencies are your carrier on? 800 MHz and 2600 MHz?
djr83 said:
Is it possible to extract the radio image? I have converted my M8 to a GPe and when I did I remove the radio image from the RUU since it's a swedish phone with other LTE bands than the original GPe.
After a few days of testing it I seem to have problem connecting to LTE most of the times, but not always. I've read that people still can connect to LTE with the radio image from the GPe RUU and now I want to try that image instead. As a backup I want to be able to return to my stock radio again.
So, is this possible and how is it done? Or can I get the stock radio image in any other way?
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To extract your radio image, do the following commands.
adb shell
su (if needed to get a #)
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p20 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p20
exit
You'll find the radio image on the internal sd card.
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And you use the GPe radio? What frequencies are your carrier on? 800 MHz and 2600 MHz?
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Yes re Gpe radio
Vodafone UK
800 (Band 20) & 2600 (Band 7) for 4G
djr83 said:
But the GPe only exists in the US, so the frequencies are different in that and the European. Couldn't that be a problem if I flash GPe radio?
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I believe that LTE frequencies are hardware related, not software. Someone correct me if I'm wrong
Thanks, I'll try this later today.
mm79k said:
I believe that LTE frequencies are hardware related, not software. Someone correct me if I'm wrong
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Yes they are, but couldn't it mean that it needs specifik software too?
guyd said:
To extract your radio image, do the following commands.
adb shell
su (if needed to get a #)
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p20 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p20
exit
You'll find the radio image on the internal sd card.
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So the file mmcblk0p20 is the radio image? It's 75 MB.
How do I flash the GPe radio? I tried fastboot flash radio radio.img but I get FAILED: remote not allowed.
IMO, you simply need to edit the ril settings in build.prop to match what was on your sense Rom and lte connectivity will be restored. These are the lines that need changed:
ro.ril.hsdpa.category=
ro.ril.hsupa.category=
ro.ril.hsxpa=
Gpe sets these pretty low for some reason..
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HolyAngel said:
IMO, you simply need to edit the ril settings in build.prop to match what was on your sense Rom and lte connectivity will be restored. These are the lines that need changed:
ro.ril.hsdpa.category=
ro.ril.hsupa.category=
ro.ril.hsxpa=
Gpe sets these pretty low for some reason..
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How do I know what was set there on Sense? And LTE works sometimes, just has a hard time connecting most of the times. But when it has connected it works great.
I have a US bought unlocked m9 which I s-off, superCID and switched to 2.10 int edition.
I use to travel frequently between Hungary and Israel and I used to get lte to work just fine with one of sense roms (viper or leedroid probably).
About 2 weeks ago I flash candy rom (CM based) and as far as I can recall I havent had lte signal since.
Currently I'm in Hungary at an area which has lte but i can only get 3g.
Tried to flash back a sense rom (maximus and viper) - didnt help. Tried dialing *#*#4636#* and choose "lte only" but that only resulted in no signal.
Tried following this thread to add more lte bands (added band 20 which my wife's iphone is connected to) but still no luck.
I tried many variations and different bands I could find online, which suppose to work in Hungary, but no luck.
Am I missing something here? lte bands don't match?
Any input here will be much appreciated.
Edit: Just checked my speedtest app logs and indeed I got 4g signal when I was in hungary 2 months ago while on sense rom so there should be no lte bands issues. The next time I see 4g results is about 2 weeks ago, in Israel, on sense rom (before I installed any CM based rom).
This makes me think somehow installing candy rom screwed up my connectivity. I'm puzzled.
Jhonys said:
I have a US bought unlocked m9 which I s-off, superCID and switched to 2.10 int edition.
I use to travel frequently between Hungary and Israel and I used to get lte to work just fine with one of sense roms (viper or leedroid probably).
About 2 weeks ago I flash candy rom (CM based) and as far as I can recall I havent had lte signal since.
Currently I'm in Hungary at an area which has lte but i can only get 3g.
Tried to flash back a sense rom (maximus and viper) - didnt help. Tried dialing *#*#4636#* and choose "lte only" but that only resulted in no signal.
Tried following this thread to add more lte bands (added band 20 which my wife's iphone is connected to) but still no luck.
I tried many variations and different bands I could find online, which suppose to work in Hungary, but no luck.
Am I missing something here? lte bands don't match?
Any input here will be much appreciated.
Edit: Just checked my speedtest app logs and indeed I got 4g signal when I was in hungary 2 months ago while on sense rom so there should be no lte bands issues. The next time I see 4g results is about 2 weeks ago, in Israel, on sense rom (before I installed any CM based rom).
This makes me think somehow installing candy rom screwed up my connectivity. I'm puzzled.
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RUU back to stock and start over
clsA said:
RUU back to stock and start over
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Actually I was just thinking of doing that . My question is, which version should I RUU to? 1.32.617? 2.8.617?
I saw you have the 2.8 RUU in you AFH but you listed it as not working and that you will upload a new one. Is that still the case?
Jhonys said:
Actually I was just thinking of doing that . My question is, which version should I RUU to? 1.32.617? 2.8.617?
I saw you have the 2.8 RUU in you AFH but you listed it as not working and that you will upload a new one. Is that still the case?
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This file works fine
it's from the retail RUU >> http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m9/news/
clsA said:
This file works fine
it's from the retail RUU >> http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m9/news/
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Thanks! Can I flash it using "fastboot flash zip " as well?
Also, I was thinking of maybe flashing 1.30.617 modem with my current 2.10.401 firmware. Maybe it will help? Any thoughts?
Edit: Last thing, should my MID and CID match to a developer device before running the RUU?
Jhonys said:
Thanks! Can I flash it using "fastboot flash zip " as well?
Also, I was thinking of maybe flashing 1.30.617 modem with my current 2.10.401 firmware. Maybe it will help? Any thoughts?
Edit: Last thing, should my MID and CID match to a developer device before running the RUU?
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yes of coarse, the RUU will only work with the correct MID and CID
clsA said:
yes of coarse, the RUU will only work with the correct MID and CID
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Okay so I RUU back to 1.32.617 just for the sake of it (last version I know for a fact worked here with lte) but no luck. RUU to 2.8.617, still no go. Tried opening the exact same bands as in the Int m9 (by what is listed in htc website - 1,3,5,7,8,20,28) but still can't get lte.
If I take my sim and put it in my wife's iphone 5s I get lte. If I put her sim in the m9 - no lte.
What's going on?? Anyone got a clue?? It feels like there's a small mistake that i'm doing along the way and it's driving me crazy. I don't see why lte shouldn't work.
Jhonys said:
Okay so I RUU back to 1.32.617 just for the sake of it (last version I know for a fact worked here with lte) but no luck. RUU to 2.8.617, still no go. Tried opening the exact same bands as in the Int m9 (by what is listed in htc website - 1,3,5,7,8,20,28) but still can't get lte.
If I take my sim and put it in my wife's iphone 5s I get lte. If I put her sim in the m9 - no lte.
What's going on?? Anyone got a clue?? It feels like there's a small mistake that i'm doing along the way and it's driving me crazy. I don't see why lte shouldn't work.
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You seem to have a hardware / radio failure, I don't think it's software related or the RUU would have fixed it
This is the info I get from LTE Discovery app when I choose LTE only in *#*#4636#*#*. Seems to me like he gets cell signal but can't really connect. Any clue?
Since there is no resource thread for this variant, I decided to create this one for the little community using this on XDA.
First of all, some warnings:
- Custom ROM and kernel do not work so do not attempt to try, it would just be a waste of time. Even if the ROM work, you will not have signal and there will be bug. So if you are not a ROM developer looking to support this variant, I suggest staying away.
- Debranding to unlocked/international variant is not possible. At best you will only soft brick, at worst you could brick your device.
- Since there are no RUU and none will be available in the near future, always have a stock back up at the ready.
- Root is only achievable with Sunshine through temproot and S-Off. So if you are not prepare to pay or for the risk, stay away as well.
Now, on to the main disk
Here is the link to the most recent OTA:
http://fotadl-az.htc.com/secure/OTA...1.28.970.6_release_485495lwhgdc5g85j4uwwh.zip
Contain in here is the stock recovery and other image if you need.
Guide to root. As mention above, will S-off your phone.
Guide to receive OTA after root.
can i get the radio.img for this device on au? im trying to get my US unlocked edition to work on au, i flashed verizon radios, and it does work, but i only get 3g data.
Quadrider10 said:
can i get the radio.img for this device on au? im trying to get my US unlocked edition to work on au, i flashed verizon radios, and it does work, but i only get 3g data.
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Extract from firmware.zip and see. Report back.
The problem is I can't find and firmware for the Japan variet.
If the first post is the au OTA, it has radio.img
andybones said:
If the first post is the au OTA, it has radio.img
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i tried it, but for some reason, it did not work...
I think it can be converted to Unlocked one after s-off, you may try
Quadrider10 said:
i tried it, but for some reason, it did not work...
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What was the error?
No signal, or unable to get the radio.img from post1
No signal or data. For some of reason, the only radio that works is Verizon's. but I only get 3G data and it registers as no signal even though I have data, make calls and texts.
thanks so much, im from japan and my phone was root, im looking for this.
Can you upload the stock room off AU or stock back up here?
Quadrider10 said:
No signal or data. For some of reason, the only radio that works is Verizon's. but I only get 3G data and it registers as no signal even though I have data, make calls and texts.
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Did you try wiping modems?
In download mode using ADB issue the commands:
Fastboot erase modemst1
Fastboot erase modemst2
Fixed my 3g issue. But this was from a Different issue.
Won't hurt to try..
Thanks. I'll give that a shot
those ADB command will not work. says failed partition erase not supported
EDIT: nvm i ran it in the bootloader and they seemed to work, however i am still not receiving signal on my 10 with us unlocked. it seems the only way to receive the KDDI au signal at all is to flash verizon's radio.
au has a funky system authenticating the phone with an ID system which is embedded within the stock ROM. I don't know whether it is possible to have signal with an unlocked model. That's the only thing keeping me from flashing a custom ROM on the phone. Maybe some ROM developer could take a look into that?
I did notice that if u flash the Verizon radio, then install a ROM while choosing unlocked dev edition, as the provider, you get signal and bars, but this breaks my 5ghz wifi capability for some reason and I only received 3g at speeds of 1.5mpbs download. So not really worth it. Is there an ruu for the Japanese HTV32 out there that would flash in my 10?
Quadrider10 said:
I did notice that if u flash the Verizon radio, then install a ROM while choosing unlocked dev edition, as the provider, you get signal and bars, but this breaks my 5ghz wifi capability for some reason and I only received 3g at speeds of 1.5mpbs download. So not really worth it. Is there an ruu for the Japanese HTV32 out there that would flash in my 10?
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There are no RUU yet, have you tried flashing the radio from the OTA?
nerodarknight said:
There are no RUU yet, have you tried flashing the radio from the OTA?
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yes, it didnt work... lol
Can some one upload a stock or stock backup for HTC 10 Japan please!
http://hanpenblog.com/4640/
Good news guys, I just found this website with links to download the RUU for the original firmware and all OTA up to date if anyone needs them.
nerodarknight said:
http://hanpenblog.com/4640/
Good news guys, I just found this website with links to download the RUU for the original firmware and all OTA up to date if anyone needs them.
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Did you in japan and did you success with it?
Anyway, check your inbox. thanks !