I have an AT&T M8 that I have been using on Rogers network. It was SIM unlocked by flashing a config.dat file a while, it has S-off and I was running the vanilla HTC ROM on it because I liked HTC sense.
I decided to update to Marshmallow and flashed the SkyDragon ROM on it. It worked beautifully and my Rogers SIM card works fine. However, trying to use an AT&T SIM card (while in Canada as I want to activate it as I've done with other GoPhone SIMs), I'm not able to get any signal. I am somtimes able to search for a network (sometimes the option is greyed out) but when I clicked on Rogers, it just says "Operation Not Allowed".
It looks like the config.dat method has been patched
H-BOOT version is 3.19
Did I lose my SIM unlock?
How can I get it back - downgrade? Going to GPE ROM? Am I screwed?
Why does my phone work with Rogers and not AT&T as it was originally an AT&T phone?
toxic0n said:
I decided to update to Marshmallow and flashed the SkyDragon ROM on it.
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Did you just flash the Skydragon ROM to "update" of did you flash firmware.zip or RUU also?
Did you try to just go back to the previous ROM?
I just flashed the Skydragon ROM, I didn't mess around with a RUU or anything.
Do you think going back will resolve the issue? Can HBOOT even be downgraded?
toxic0n said:
I just flashed the Skydragon ROM, I didn't mess around with a RUU or anything.
Do you think going back will resolve the issue? Can HBOOT even be downgraded?
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Flashing a ROM doesn't touch hboot.
I'm not familiar with the SIM unlock hack you described. But if the only thing that has changed is the ROM, then yes, going back (especially if you made a TWRP nandroid backup you can restore, before flashing Skydragon) should restore it.
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Hi,
I bought a HTC desire locked to orange. I rooted it and upgraded the radio to the latest one and then flashed OpenDesire 2.6.0 only to find that I get a message asking me to enter the simlock pin.
So I bought the simlock pin. This works fine, however after a messages stating that I was succesfull nothing happens. there's a warning sim notification on the top corner of my screen but when I expand the notification bar there is no message. The phone still hasn't registered/acknowledged my sim card though (I cannot make calls etc).
Am I doing things in the wrong order?
Please help.
Thanks,
Craig
Which radio version are you using? The latest ones do not seem to have any problem with Orange phones.
teppic74 said:
Which radio version are you using? The latest ones do not seem to have any problem with Orange phones.
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I tried 32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2 first
and then 32.43.00.32U_5.09.00.20
You're the first to report SIM lock issues with the latest radios, you on Orange UK?
EddyOS said:
You're the first to report SIM lock issues with the latest radios, you on Orange UK?
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Yes, orange UK. I'm just trying a different ROM as we speak (DeFroST_3.1)
Those radios have been ok with Orange branded phones so far. Did you let the phone boot after you flashed your radio before you installed the custom ROM?
I would try flashing the latest 2.1 generic RUU (goldcard required). Apparently there are problems trying to sim unlock a phone on some non-stock ROMs.
teppic74 said:
Those radios have been ok with Orange branded phones so far. Did you let the phone boot after you flashed your radio before you installed the custom ROM?
I would try flashing the latest 2.1 generic RUU (goldcard required). Apparently there are problems trying to sim unlock a phone on some non-stock ROMs.
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I understand what a gold card is etc....but why is it needed again here?
I thought the gold card pretty much allowed you to boot into recovery and then flash a rom?
I will try the following first:
1)wipe / clear cache's
2) flash radio and reboot
3)flash rom
This is what I SHOULD be doing right?
When you first updated the radio did you boot into your Orange software? If so, I take it there was no request for a sim unlock code then?
Without a goldcard you can't flash using an RUU (there are no branded Orange ones).
You could also try installing a custom pre-rooted froyo ROM.
teppic74 said:
When you first updated the radio did you boot into your Orange software? If so, I take it there was no request for a sim unlock code then?
Without a goldcard you can't flash using an RUU (there are no branded Orange ones).
You could also try installing a custom pre-rooted froyo ROM.
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I don't think there was a request for simlock. Instead it just rejected the sim.
Oh right....why do I want an RUU? I'm sure I'm missing something here.....My phone's already rooted....I just want a custom rom on here eg. open desire...
People have had problems unlocking their phones on non-stock roms.
teppic74 said:
People have had problems unlocking their phones on non-stock roms.
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Ahh ok. So I apply the RUU rom and unlock....then re-root etc and I won't need to unlock again?
That's what I'd try.
OK, thanks alot mate
Just a quick update. I've flashed RUU and then sim unlock has worked perfectly. I'm now going to root and try a custom rom again. If this fails I guess I'm stuck with RUU = stuck with sense = no wii remote
You will need to update the radio again for the latest roms.
hi guys. yesterday i unlocked my bootloader and rooted my m8. is a unbranded cid_332. i made a nandroid backup too.
no s-off yet. what i want is to change my ROM to another that is already at 4.4.4 version and can receive faster updates from htc, how can i do that?
another thing is my m8 doesnt connect to 4g network, but in the box it says that is 2600mhz compatible, if i change the radio will it work?
also i want to try viper and insertcoin roms but later i want to go back to stock but with another cid to receive faster updates.
thanks.
leandronb said:
hi guys. yesterday i unlocked my bootloader and rooted my m8. is a unbranded cid_332. i made a nandroid backup too.
no s-off yet. what i want is to change my ROM to another that is already at 4.4.4 version and can receive faster updates from htc, how can i do that?
another thing is my m8 doesnt connect to 4g network, but in the box it says that is 2600mhz compatible, if i change the radio will it work?
also i want to try viper and insertcoin roms but later i want to go back to stock but with another cid to receive faster updates.
thanks.
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Method to get fastest updates would probably be to s-off and fully convert to GPE.
When you say 4G, you mean HSPA or LTE?
Being able to get OTA is pretty different from being able to flash custom ROMs. Namely, you need custom recovery to flash custom ROMs. And you need to have a stock ROM and stock recovery to install OTAs. So flip-flopping back and forth is not that straightforward. I'd suggest picking one and sticking with it.
redpoint73 said:
Method to get fastest updates would probably be to s-off and fully convert to GPE.
When you say 4G, you mean HSPA or LTE?
Being able to get OTA is pretty different from being able to flash custom ROMs. Namely, you need custom recovery to flash custom ROMs. And you need to have a stock ROM and stock recovery to install OTAs. So flip-flopping back and forth is not that straightforward. I'd suggest picking one and sticking with it.
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i mean LTE. right now i just reverted to stock rom and stock kernel. my device is not possible to have s-off wven with sunshine.
i wanted to s-off, change my CID to another one like dev edition or international unlocked, change rom to unlocked edition and then flash stock recovery from unlocked to being able to receive OTA faster.
is like change my htc m8 variant from cid_332 to cid_001
leandronb said:
i mean LTE. right now i just reverted to stock rom and stock kernel. my device is not possible to have s-off wven with sunshine.
i wanted to s-off, change my CID to another one like dev edition or international unlocked, change rom to unlocked edition and then flash stock recovery from unlocked to being able to receive OTA faster.
is like change my htc m8 variant from cid_332 to cid_001
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Sunshine only works on the stock ROM, if I'm not mistaken. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure.
xunholyx said:
Sunshine only works on the stock ROM, if I'm not mistaken. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure.
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i was stock, just rooted. i think in version 3.0 will work. i was too excited to convert to gpe and try lollipop.
leandronb said:
i was stock, just rooted. i think in version 3.0 will work. i was too excited to convert to gpe and try lollipop.
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The GPE models won't be getting Lollipop for a couple of weeks, maybe a month or more.
It hasn't been pushed to the Nexus devices yet, either. Probably a a few days to a week or so for that.
Hello.
Im trying to SIM Unlock a friends One M8. I've done everything i believe i need to be able to sim unlock it using this guide:
http://www.sieempi.eu/blog/2011/09/22/universal-sim-unlock-for-s-offed-htc-devices-536
And this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708567
I've gotten S-off, super cid, and installed a recovery. But when following the guide in the first link and tapping Sim-lock in the hboot menu i get the messages as you can see in the screenshot ( where you can also see im s-off and with super cid), pressing Vol up seems to do something and reboot the phone, but the device still seems sim locked, as it is showing a "Limited service" when other branded sim cards have been inserted.
Can some of you guys help me out, from what i might have missed ?
EDIT: I figured out that if i downgraded my HBOOT to 3.16 it seems that the sim unlock is partially removed. I now get signal, and data working, but when trying to make any calls i get a "OUT OF SERVICE AREA" message.
Still struggling with this. I've heard that its dependent on my H-boot version, but i'm not sure if mine is the right version or not
OUT OF SERVICE AREA message when trying to call
Hello
Im having some trouble with a mates M8. When he tries to make any calls, he gets a OUT OF SERVICE AREA message and the call is disconnected. If i try to call him, it reaches voicemail. Data on his phone is working fine, and he has strong signal.
Reboot has been tried as well as a factory reset. He is running on stock rom, but the device has S-OFF, and unlocked boot loader.
Can you help us ?
~D
Da9L said:
I figured out that if i downgraded my HBOOT to 3.16 it seems that the sim unlock is partially removed. I now get signal, and data working, but when trying to make any calls i get a "OUT OF SERVICE AREA" message.
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Try downgrading all the firmware files (not just hboot) and even an old ROM; as the radio in particular may be hindering the SIM unlock.
But also be aware that playing with hboot and radio is slightly risky. One of the few ways to really brick the phone.
redpoint73 said:
Try downgrading all the firmware files (not just hboot) and even an old ROM; as the radio in particular may be hindering the SIM unlock.
But also be aware that playing with hboot and radio is slightly risky. One of the few ways to really brick the phone.
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I have installed a bundle through hboot with a 0P6BIMG.zip file.. This seems to have downgraded everything to the oldest firmware. It is running 1.54 now with Android 4.4.2 and a baseband version of 1.16. Still no luck
Da9L said:
I have installed a bundle through hboot with a 0P6BIMG.zip file.. This seems to have downgraded everything to the oldest firmware. It is running 1.54 now with Android 4.4.2 and a baseband version of 1.16. Still no luck
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Ahh, too bad. I know HTC has made multiple changes over time (including hardware changes) to plug the firewater s-off exploit. Maybe they made some hardware change to plug the SIM unlock method as well?
Hey Guys,
I haven't posted in a long time but I have been unable to figure this out despite doing many searches etc. My M8 is from AT&T but has a T-Mobile SIM. My goal is to have Viper ROM with working Wifi & MMS because those have been the main problems.
- I have an AT&T M8 that could NOT send MMS but had working Wifi. I tried 20 dif APN settings and I'm convinced it will not work. The phone has/is...
Rooted
Bootloader unlocked
TWRP
S-ON
Android 4.4.2
I flashed Viper ROM and MMS started working but I lost Wifi. I flashed back to Stock AT&T ROM. I (now) know I need to be running 4.4.3 to have working Wifi with Viper. I 'THINK' I need to do the following...
a) gain S-OFF (Sunshine)
b) run T-mobile RUU to Stock then get Tmobile OTA update to 4.4.3
c) flash Viper Rom
Is this correct? If not, what would I be doing wrong?
thefixa said:
Hey Guys,
I haven't posted in a long time but I have been unable to figure this out despite doing many searches etc. My M8 is from AT&T but has a T-Mobile SIM. My goal is to have Viper ROM with working Wifi & MMS because those have been the main problems.
- I have an AT&T M8 that could NOT send MMS but had working Wifi. I tried 20 dif APN settings and I'm convinced it will not work. The phone has/is...
Rooted
Bootloader unlocked
TWRP
S-ON
Android 4.4.2
I flashed Viper ROM and MMS started working but I lost Wifi. I flashed back to Stock AT&T ROM. I (now) know I need to be running 4.4.3 to have working Wifi with Viper. I 'THINK' I need to do the following...
a) gain S-OFF (Sunshine)
b) run T-mobile RUU to Stock then get Tmobile OTA update to 4.4.3
c) flash Viper Rom
Is this correct? If not, what would I be doing wrong?
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No, it's not correct. But I can help you.
To use the newest ViperOneM8, you will want to be on 5.0.1 firmware at least. That way you will definitely not have wifi issues. Some users have been using AT&T's 4.4.4 firmware, but I recommend you do this:
Get S-Off. It makes things so much easier.
WWE/International firmware is compatible with AT&T, so after gaining S-Off, change to superCID, then run the WWE 4.16.401.10 RUU.
After that you can flash the latest ViperOne without any problems.
So, after getting S-Off, hook up your phone to you PC and get into ADB/fastboot
fastboot devices to make sure you are connected (a bunch of letters and numbers/ your serial # should come up)
fastboot oem rebootRUU
When you get a black screen with HTC's logo, you are in RUU mode
fastboot oem writecid 11111111 (eight ones)
fastboot reboot-bootloader You are now superCID.
Leave your phone connected, and download the WWE RUU from here.
After the download is finished, double click on it, and follow the prompts.
This will bring you up to the latest firmware, and you can go ahead and flash the latest ViperRomM8.
Don't forget to backup anything important to you, because running the RUU will wipe your phone.
I ran into a few bumps (lost root etc) but I was able to figure it out. ViperOne is installed and MMS and WiFi are both working! :victory:
Thanks for your help!!
One last question. Its not a must but I would like to get root access back. I lost it while running the RUU. Now my Rom Toolbox Lite doesn't work.
Whats the easiest/quickest method to get root back?
thefixa said:
I ran into a few bumps (lost root etc) but I was able to figure it out. ViperOne is installed and MMS and WiFi are both working! :victory:
Thanks for your help!!
One last question. Its not a must but I would like to get root access back. I lost it while running the RUU. Now my Rom Toolbox Lite doesn't work.
Whats the easiest/quickest method to get root back?
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Flash TWRP via fastboot, and use it to flash SuperSU to regain root access on your device.
dima470 said:
Flash TWRP via fastboot, and use it to flash SuperSU to regain root access on your device.
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Done! Thanks guys!!
Hi gang,
I have a Sprint HTC 10 that I completely S-Offed, Unlocked, and formatted with nothing left except the recovery. I have TWRP 3.1.0-0-pme installed for recovery. I had changed the CID to SuperCID 11111111 and now I'm trying to install a stock T-Mobile RUU so I can get the T-mobile radio with the latest T-Mobile build.. it seems like it won't work though. When I run the T-Mobile RUU while the phone is in download mode, it starts work but then it says that I need to download and use the correct recovery tool.. I'm assuming that this is talking about a Sprint RUU. Am I only allowed to stick with custom roms on this but use the default Sprint radio that's already on the phone? Does it matter for VoLTE and WiFi-Calling on T-mobile? Will it deter my speed? Here's some screenshots of the information I have for the phone.
Basically, I just want to be able to use the phone with T-Mobile. I figured S-Off would allow me to adjust the radio for that of T-Mobile.
btw, I had that decryption issue that popped up and I completely wiped all of the system data since I couldn't find "user data" like some posts had said.. I'm not worried though, I made a complete backup using TWRP before I wiped and used the special SuperSU tailored for this phone. I also sunshine S-Offed while the Bootloader was unlocked.. could that have been my issue? It stated that I would've had to format the "user data" folder, but I didn't think much of it because I was going to install stock T-Mobile on it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Best,
Johnnie
jtlefebvre said:
Hi gang,
I have a Sprint HTC 10 that I completely S-Offed, Unlocked, and formatted with nothing left except the recovery. I have TWRP 3.1.0-0-pme installed for recovery. I had changed the CID to SuperCID 11111111 and now I'm trying to install a stock T-Mobile RUU so I can get the T-mobile radio with the latest T-Mobile build.. it seems like it won't work though. When I run the T-Mobile RUU while the phone is in download mode, it starts work but then it says that I need to download and use the correct recovery tool.. I'm assuming that this is talking about a Sprint RUU. Am I only allowed to stick with custom roms on this but use the default Sprint radio that's already on the phone? Does it matter for VoLTE and WiFi-Calling on T-mobile? Will it deter my speed? Here's some screenshots of the information I have for the phone.
Basically, I just want to be able to use the phone with T-Mobile. I figured S-Off would allow me to adjust the radio for that of T-Mobile.
btw, I had that decryption issue that popped up and I completely wiped all of the system data since I couldn't find "user data" like some posts had said.. I'm not worried though, I made a complete backup using TWRP before I wiped and used the special SuperSU tailored for this phone. I also sunshine S-Offed while the Bootloader was unlocked.. could that have been my issue? It stated that I would've had to format the "user data" folder, but I didn't think much of it because I was going to install stock T-Mobile on it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Best,
Johnnie
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I'm not 100% sure but when it says stock recovery tool, I think it means that you need to use the stock recovery
jtlefebvre said:
Hi gang,
I have a Sprint HTC 10 that I completely S-Offed, Unlocked, and formatted with nothing left except the recovery. I have TWRP 3.1.0-0-pme installed for recovery. I had changed the CID to SuperCID 11111111 and now I'm trying to install a stock T-Mobile RUU so I can get the T-mobile radio with the latest T-Mobile build.. it seems like it won't work though. When I run the T-Mobile RUU while the phone is in download mode, it starts work but then it says that I need to download and use the correct recovery tool.. I'm assuming that this is talking about a Sprint RUU. Am I only allowed to stick with custom roms on this but use the default Sprint radio that's already on the phone? Does it matter for VoLTE and WiFi-Calling on T-mobile? Will it deter my speed? Here's some screenshots of the information I have for the phone.
Basically, I just want to be able to use the phone with T-Mobile. I figured S-Off would allow me to adjust the radio for that of T-Mobile.
btw, I had that decryption issue that popped up and I completely wiped all of the system data since I couldn't find "user data" like some posts had said.. I'm not worried though, I made a complete backup using TWRP before I wiped and used the special SuperSU tailored for this phone. I also sunshine S-Offed while the Bootloader was unlocked.. could that have been my issue? It stated that I would've had to format the "user data" folder, but I didn't think much of it because I was going to install stock T-Mobile on it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Best,
Johnnie
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Your gonna have to change the mid to T-Mobiles mid. Not sure if the phone will actually work like T-Mobile seeing how sprint is CDMA and not GSM. Why don't u just try putting the Tmobile sim in and switch setting to global mode? See what works as u may brick your device by trying to convert it to a T-Mobile device. Honestly you should read through some threads and see if someone has all ready accomplished this.
jtlefebvre said:
Hi gang,
I have a Sprint HTC 10 that I completely S-Offed, Unlocked, and formatted with nothing left except the recovery. I have TWRP 3.1.0-0-pme installed for recovery. I had changed the CID to SuperCID 11111111 and now I'm trying to install a stock T-Mobile RUU so I can get the T-mobile radio with the latest T-Mobile build.. it seems like it won't work though. When I run the T-Mobile RUU while the phone is in download mode, it starts work but then it says that I need to download and use the correct recovery tool.. I'm assuming that this is talking about a Sprint RUU. Am I only allowed to stick with custom roms on this but use the default Sprint radio that's already on the phone? Does it matter for VoLTE and WiFi-Calling on T-mobile? Will it deter my speed? Here's some screenshots of the information I have for the phone.
Basically, I just want to be able to use the phone with T-Mobile. I figured S-Off would allow me to adjust the radio for that of T-Mobile.
btw, I had that decryption issue that popped up and I completely wiped all of the system data since I couldn't find "user data" like some posts had said.. I'm not worried though, I made a complete backup using TWRP before I wiped and used the special SuperSU tailored for this phone. I also sunshine S-Offed while the Bootloader was unlocked.. could that have been my issue? It stated that I would've had to format the "user data" folder, but I didn't think much of it because I was going to install stock T-Mobile on it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Best,
Johnnie
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Follow this guide,
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-htc-10/how-to/tut-debrand-sprint-htc-10-flash-ruu-t3501250
It's not as straightforward as simply flashing the tmobile ruu.
Thanks Tarima. I'm going to follow this today and will report back. Well at least I got half way there. This is the price you pay when you simply don't wanna pay. Amiright? But seriously thank you. I missed that thread
jtlefebvre said:
Thanks Tarima. I'm going to follow this today and will report back. Well at least I got half way there. This is the price you pay when you simply don't wanna pay. Amiright? But seriously thank you. I missed that thread
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No worries, ya the Sprint variant is a pain in the ass to mess around with.
I'd also like to thank twinnfamous for his or her reply as well. I knew that the MID would probably have something to do with it at some point. The first thing i need to do is i guess put an accepting ROM on the phone first before I can do it. I think I'll take my chances on trying to go straight T-mo even for a CDMA device. I'll definitely post some updates on my progress after i check out Tarima's privided thread. No guts no glory.
I am using a sprint 10 on T-Mobile. You can use the T-Mobile RUU or the US unlocked RUU. The US unlocked seems to get the most updates.
But, before you do this you need to unlock the sim port in nvram and backup the radio,modemst1, and modemst2 partitions. Again this must be done while sprint software installed.
After flashing desired RUU flash back the 3 backed up partitions above.
You will not get volte nor Wi-Fi calling on this configuration. Maybe after the merger?
If you make the mid and cid match a real device and keep a stock recovery you can take OTA updates. If you lose service after reflash the sprint radio again and you are back in business.
bootlooper said:
I am using a sprint 10 on T-Mobile. You can use the T-Mobile RUU or the US unlocked RUU. The US unlocked seems to get the most updates.
But, before you do this you need to unlock the sim port in nvram and backup the radio,modemst1, and modemst2 partitions. Again this must be done while sprint software installed.
After flashing desired RUU flash back the 3 backed up partitions above.
You will not get volte nor Wi-Fi calling on this configuration. Maybe after the merger?
If you make the mid and cid match a real device and keep a stock recovery you can take OTA updates. If you lose service after reflash the sprint radio again and you are back in business.
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Hi Bootlooper.
Thanks for the heads up. I'm going to look through this guide that Tarima sent me in order to back up those partitions you were mentioning. Today I just unlocked the sim.. this is the log I got, sound about right?
Log message: > SPC is correct. Phone unlocked
Reading NV-items, in range of: 30159 (0x75CF) - 30159 (0x75CF)
Done.
Writing NV-items from a file:
Done.
I'm assuming I have to change the MID in order to flash the T-mobile RUU because currently I'm unable to do that. Unable to flash any RUU for that matter, but I haven't tried the Sprint one yet.. not necessary for me at the moment.
Wow. This is legit process.
Does Nandroid Backup *root* allow me to backup hidden partitions for the modem? I'm starting to see how this works.. I was searching the forums for a list of the MID for each carrier. I guess the US Unlocked MID is 2PS62500. The sprint MID is 2PS640000. Anyone know what the T-Mobile MID is?
It might be a good idea to stick with just the US developer RUU instead of T-Mobile's RUU.
Has anyone actually tried to flash the HTC 10 modem at all? Or does anyone happen to have an HTC 10 T-Mobile Modem firmware/ baseband img? I'm willing to try and flash once I figure out how to backup the modem partitions.
Best,
Johnnie
T-Mobile cid T-MOB010 mid 2PS650000
Us unlocked cid BS_US001 mid 2PS650000
I have been searching for how to back up radios and have come up empty. Will try to figure after I get home. If you flash one of the RUU ps6img to SD card. it won't overwrite the radios and cause you to lose simunlock. Look in the stock forum for this. You can update firmware using any file that doesn't include a radio.
bootlooper said:
T-Mobile cid T-MOB010 mid 2PS650000
Us unlocked cid BS_US001 mid 2PS650000
I have been searching for how to back up radios and have come up empty. Will try to figure after I get home. If you flash one of the RUU ps6img to SD card. it won't overwrite the radios and cause you to lose simunlock. Look in the stock forum for this. You can update firmware using any file that doesn't include a radio.
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Thanks so much Bootlooper. I'll be messing with this for the next few days. I'll give an update if I come across anything in particular.
Best,
Johnnie