Hi guys, Just been playing with my HTC touch diamond for few days, and while generally plesaed with the device, the UMTS reception is horrible, if i switch off UMTS then GPRS is at nearly full bars.
I was wondering whether it is a good idea to flash it with a cooked rom, i understand i will need Hard spl installed, how safe is this? also could i ever flash it back to official HTC rom in case of warranty issues?
Thanks
wrong section my friend ... http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=430
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Hi guys my blackstone is playing up when connected to Wifi...
if i move the performance slider inside wifi adv settings to max battery or moderate it stays connected but no data is coming through...had a word with orange and they are going to replace my handset.
the only problem is i am using all the custom softwares which are
hspl olinex 1.56
rom htc wwe 1.56 europe
radio 1.14
and i need to restore all the factory default...as far as i am aware the rom was 1.19
can anyone help me ??
thanx
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Hi guys my blackstone is playing up when connected to Wifi...
if i move the performance slider inside wifi adv settings to max battery or moderate it stays connected but no data is coming through...had a word with orange and they are going to replace my handset.
the only problem is i am using all the custom softwares which are
hspl olinex 1.56
rom htc wwe 1.56 europe
radio 1.14
and i need to restore all the factory default...as far as i am aware the rom was 1.19
can anyone help me ??
thanx
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There is advice on this in the wiki. Alternatively you can follow the start of cRaCKwHoRe's guide below in my signature. It'll help you restore stock rom & radio
thanx man i ll give it a try once i get home
itsjatt5 said:
Hi guys my blackstone is playing up when connected to Wifi...
if i move the performance slider inside wifi adv settings to max battery or moderate it stays connected but no data is coming through...had a word with orange and they are going to replace my handset.
the only problem is i am using all the custom softwares which are
hspl olinex 1.56
rom htc wwe 1.56 europe
radio 1.14
and i need to restore all the factory default...as far as i am aware the rom was 1.19
can anyone help me ??
thanx
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Do you have Bluetooth enabled when trying? If so, try disabling it and checking again. There is an issue with some ROM's not liking the settings, there are a few threads on what to change to enable it to work fine though.
No m8 the blue tooth is off and i have tried all sort of things...
some how it all started working now...
its just one of those windows things....where logic fails
thanx for the replies
just make sure a standard windows 6.1 HTC or Orange rom is on the phone and send it back - i've had no problems doing this even with a custom SPL version on there
I just sent my handset back with Duttys ROM on it
I dont think Orange are organised enough to bother chasing you up about it
It would only get picked up when they get the phone back to engineering - I doubt they even turn the phones on - they just flash them with their ROM as a first step. Even if it did get discovered - im sure they arent sophisticated enough to trace it back to you - and even if they did trace it back - what are they going to do then ?? send it back to you ??
Is all well saying this, but I do know someone who sent their phone back with an earlier dutty rom version and they refused to fix it as he had broken warranty.
My honest advice is don't take chances. Would you take the same risks with your house or car? Bare in mind the cost of the HD. Its straight forward to revert back to stock roms anyhow. Takes less than 10 mins for reassurance
When I had the Orange Tytn 2, I had 3 replacements from Orange and when I sent the faulty phones back, I left the custom ROM installed with the Hard SPL on it, Orange never complained.
I would just send it back as is.
Radeon123 said:
When I had the Orange Tytn 2, I had 3 replacements from Orange and when I sent the faulty phones back, I left the custom ROM installed with the Hard SPL on it, Orange never complained.
I would just send it back as is.
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I'm just highlighting the risks so he can make an informed decision knowing both sides.
Fallen Spartan said:
I'm just highlighting the risks so he can make an informed decision knowing both sides.
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I appreciate your comment and im quite amazed - I wonder did your friend TELL them in advance that he had a custom Rom ?
I'm only saying that because Ive never heard of anyone having this problem in the past - in fact I sent back my old S710 at least 3 times under warranty and they never said a word plus now my touch HD
frottage said:
I appreciate your comment and im quite amazed - I wonder did your friend TELL them in advance that he had a custom Rom ?
I'm only saying that because Ive never heard of anyone having this problem in the past - in fact I sent back my old S710 at least 3 times under warranty and they never said a word plus now my touch HD
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I don't believe he would have been stupid enough to mention this, but to be honest I never asked him that.
IMO operators including Orange are aware of this site and realise they can't live without it. Maybe he was just unlucky. I've never had to return my device and if I ever had to, for the time it takes, I'd probably restore stock rom, but thats just me.
I'm about to buy a x1a. I don't know whether I can flash a x1i rom and radio rom to a x1a. Because they use different radio frequency (850mhz hsdpa instead of 900mhz). Can I use x1i's hard spl on an x1a? Any comment is appreciated
Yes you can use the hard spl, hard spl is for all xperias not only x1i or x1a
I would like to know also. I know HardSPL works and I've used it successfully to run some custom ROM's with winmo 6.5.
If you use a UK rom on a X1a will it negatively affect reception due to the frequency differences between UK and US?
augie7107 said:
I would like to know also. I know HardSPL works and I've used it successfully to run some custom ROM's with winmo 6.5.
If you use a UK rom on a X1a will it negatively affect reception due to the frequency differences between UK and US?
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I don't think so, as this part is controlled by the radio.
some one correct me if i am wrong!
Can I use x1i's radio rom on an x1a??
harrylinhai said:
Can I use x1i's radio rom on an x1a??
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Yes. The Radios and ROMs work on both the X1a and X1i.
The only difference is that you'll find out that the video camera suddenly doesn't suck when you use a X1i rom, being able to record at 30fps, unlike with the X1a rom.
fortunately, you can flash non-US roms with or without the radio (almost all custom roms don't include radio part of the rom). one drawback is if you flash non-US radio rom, it may affect the UMTS. GSM will definitely always work since it is a Quad Band - however, UMTS may not work because it is region/country specific (and in the US, TelCo specific).
on the safe side, get a X1a, always flash with US specific stock ROM, then flash custom ROM that has no radio (as said, most custom roms don't have it anyways)
check this link as reference - at the way bottom is the compatibility matrix
I know this thread is old, but I have an x1a with radio 1.14.25.55, as i just flashed to Gtrab's SEX1 R5.07 pure (love his work).
So now my phone says it's an X1i in device information (no big deal), I flashed last night all went good, put the phone on the charger went to bed woke up grabbed my phone and after 1 1/2 hours my phone went from 100% to 20%.
Could the radio be the issue?
Hello,
i have a normal HTC Diamond from amazon.
Yesterday i saw a new image from Vodafone for the htc diamond.
My question is, can i run the vodafone image on my non-vodafone-htc diamond?
Greetings
melan
Why would you wanna do that?
ArtieQ said:
Why would you wanna do that?
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I've got often problems with the current image. My Diamond looses frequently my gsm connection, hangs up and other problems with gps.
I think, that a new image, like the vodafone ones, fixing my problems.
Does the image works on my diamond?
yes it should but you could settle with just flashing the radiostack which is what control the gsm part the normal rom part is just wm os ting all reception differences is pure radiostack not rom
I've got a Sprint Touch Diamond with WM6.1 that's a year old. Can I download WM6.5 and have it work on my phone? Is there a possibility that it will damage my phone? I'm afraid that if I install WM6.5 and update the ROM (of whatever else needs to be done) that I'll mess my phone up...
Sorry to ask, but I've never updated the ROM or anything like that, so this is all new to me. I've added in a few small programs from here and gotten some good wallpaper photos.
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I've got a Sprint Touch Diamond with WM6.1 that's a year old. Can I download WM6.5 and have it work on my phone? Is there a possibility that it will damage my phone? I'm afraid that if I install WM6.5 and update the ROM (of whatever else needs to be done) that I'll mess my phone up...
Sorry to ask, but I've never updated the ROM or anything like that, so this is all new to me. I've added in a few small programs from here and gotten some good wallpaper photos.
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yes and No my friend. you won't screw-up your phone as long as you follow the tutorials for unlocking & flashing. WM6.5 by itself can't do any harm to your phone.
but you can damage your phone if you flash a ROM( 6.1-6.5) from other device. specially with the diamond people may get confused because there are two different models (gsm/cdma). ie if yoy flash a gsm rom into a cdma phone for sure you'll brick it. both are diamonds but there are totally different hardware.
this forum is for diamond-cdma models also call Victor so you can unlock/flash a 6.5 rom into your phone without any problem if your phone is a diamond-cdma phone (without sim).
read this great tutorial:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=36062
regards
Another thing, it might seem difficult at first, but it will become easy as time goes on. I have Windows Mobile 6.5 on my HTC Touch Diamond, and I'm on Sprint, so I just want to let you know yes, it's possible. =]
My phone is BELL HTC TOUCH DIAMOND (CDMA). My only question is: can I go back?
Yes, just unlock your phone.
You can go back to the Stock ROM if needed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=578478
6.5 on Diamond
My phone is UK T-mobile MDAC diamond will 6.5 roms work init
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Hello
I find a problem.. I wanted to flash my shipped rom with some 6.5 rom. I unlocked spl a flashed newer radio and something went wrong. Everything seems to be ok but 3G networks/HSDPA doesnt. I have 3G icon, network setting is ok but speed is so slow. (like GPRS).
Does someone know where is a problem? i tried different roms, radios and spl a so much combinations but nothing ..
please help me and i would like to epologize for my bad english thank you!
Spirit303
my rom is 1.93 WWE shipped, spl 1.4 security unlocked, radio 1.00.25.5
It`s not advised to flash a new radio on your headset. Not to mention a new OS!
Try getting the las radio version on this forum.I did not encounter this issue , but try to F around the Settings a bit and see how it turns out.
what did you mean by unlocking the spl.......? did you flash it already with the hardspl....? well, i'm also a complete noob if compared to anyone around here;;just got myself a new Htc Diamond a couple of days ago.....but i've read the forum enough to realise that flashing a hard spl is the first thing to do if you're planning to F*** around with rom or radio flashing or anything else on ur diamond......sorry if it might sound like teaching you to suck eggs....and btw, i also faced the issues you've mentioned....3g internet slowdown..:yup, the icon is indicating H,i.e HSDPA yet the speed is soo rotten like the taste of those horrible days of GPRS.
and i solved it by flashing the latest radio available...cant really remember the version, but i'm sure you'll find it if you read the stickies....
currently running Donsalary's Sense 2.5 Lite Rom and pretty satisfied with the speed of connection and my device......hopefully you'll find the workaround for your issues