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Radio question

I unlocked my tilt last night with "KaiserUnlocker"...it worked great.
During the process it flashes a differant radio to the phone....Do I need to reflash the original radio version or just leave it as it is. The phone is working as it should so I wasn't sure if it made a differance.

if ain't broke, why change?
just keep it...i'd say...

meckah said:
if ain't broke, why change?
just keep it...i'd say...
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There are a few threads about reflashing back to your original radio version after unlocking so I figured I'd ask the senior members on here.
but I tend to agree with you

If you used the method that flashes a special patched Radio. You have to flash a new radio otherwise most of your phone won't work.
There is a list of WM6.0 and WM6.1 Radios in the Kaiser Radios link in my Sig. Just flash one. If you have camera of sound/volume trouble flash another one.
BTW, to avoid another thread like the one in ROM Development, normally you post in the thread you have a problem with. (The rules are also in my sig, if you want - under Naked Chicks).
Ta
Dave

DaveShaw said:
If you used the method that flashes a special patched Radio. You have to flash a new radio otherwise most of your phone won't work.
There is a list of WM6.0 and WM6.1 Radios in the Kaiser Radios link in my Sig. Just flash one. If you have camera of sound/volume trouble flash another one.
BTW, to avoid another thread like the one in ROM Development, normally you post in the thread you have a problem with. (The rules are also in my sig, if you want - under Naked Chicks).
Ta
Dave
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Yes it patched a special radio according to the instruction.
Your sig is not showing but I'll look for the Radio thread
Thanks

jessepatty said:
Yes it patched a special radio according to the instruction.
Your sig is not showing but I'll look for the Radio thread
Thanks
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It's on the wiki, not a thread. I've added my sig to the above post, not sure why it wasn't there.
You can also see the Sig by clicking on my name, clicking view public profile, then about me.
Ta
Dave

DaveShaw said:
It's on the wiki, not a thread. I've added my sig to the above post, not sure why it wasn't there.
You can also see the Sig by clicking on my name, clicking view public profile, then about me.
Ta
Dave
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Thank you for answering my question.... the phone seems to work (calls & texting) but I can't find things on it that were in the menu's

I flashed the original radio (1.64.08.20) and the phone has sound until I make a call. Then all sound stops.
I then flashed differant radios trying to get it to work and nothing.
Here's the radio's I flashed trying to get it to work again:
1.65.24.36
1.65.20.29
1.65.17.56
1.65.17.10
1.65.14.06
1.65.16.25
1.65.08.25
any idea what may be wrong? All was ok until I unlocked it with the KaiserUnlocker.

jessepatty said:
I flashed the original radio (1.64.08.20) and the phone has sound until I make a call. Then all sound stops.
I then flashed differant radios trying to get it to work and nothing.
Here's the radio's I flashed trying to get it to work again:
1.65.24.36
1.65.20.29
1.65.17.56
1.65.17.10
1.65.14.06
1.65.16.25
1.65.08.25
any idea what may be wrong? All was ok until I unlocked it with the KaiserUnlocker.
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Are you using the ROM from Here, [August 26] Official AT&T WM6.1 3.57.502.2_radio_sign_25.88.40.05_1.65.21.18
If so flash the 1.65.21.18 Radio, it's in te Ultimate radio thread, there's a link in the wiki post to it as well as here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=393182
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Also, if your using that ROM, upgrade you Hard SPL to 3.56 using the details here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=396922
Ta
Dave

DaveShaw said:
Are you using the ROM from Here, [August 26] Official AT&T WM6.1 3.57.502.2_radio_sign_25.88.40.05_1.65.21.18
If so flash the 1.65.21.18 Radio, it's in te Ultimate radio thread, there's a link in the wiki post to it as well as here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=393182
EDIT,
Also, if your using that ROM, upgrade you Hard SPL to 3.56 using the details here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=396922
Ta
Dave
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Thank you Dave,
I tried the 21.18 radio and still nothing.... I'm downloading the 21.14 now and was going to try that.
I do not know exactly what AT&T ROM is on the phone. It is stock from AT&T as far as I now. The guy I bought the phone from only had the phone 3 months and he wasn't very technically savy lol so I don't think he changed anything on it.
Would it help if I just replaced the whole rom?
EDIT: Image version says 3.53.502.0
Thank you
Jess

jessepatty said:
Thank you Dave,
I tried the 21.18 radio and still nothing.... I'm downloading the 21.14 now and was going to try that.
I do not know exactly what AT&T ROM is on the phone. It is stock from AT&T as far as I now. The guy I bought the phone from only had the phone 3 months and he wasn't very technically savy lol so I don't think he changed anything on it.
Would it help if I just replaced the whole rom?
Thank you
Jess
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Might do. If you want to stick with the ATT ROM then use the one from that thread & then install Hard SPL 3.56 as per my previous post.
Oh and when flashing, when you get to the "Tap here to begin customisation..." prompt, do a Hard Reset. This should be done evrey time you flash any ROM.
I'm offline for a bit now, I'll try and pop back before I go to bed, GL, if you still have prob's there's a few good guys online, hopefully they'll get it sorted.
Ta
Dave

DaveShaw said:
Might do. If you want to stick with the ATT ROM then use the one from that thread & then install Hard SPL 3.56 as per my previous post.
Oh and when flashing, when you get to the "Tap here to begin customisation..." prompt, do a Hard Reset. This should be done evrey time you flash any ROM.
I'm offline for a bit now, I'll try and pop back before I go to bed, GL, if you still have prob's there's a few good guys online, hopefully they'll get it sorted.
Ta
Dave
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Thank you Dave,
I tried the 21.14 and it didn't work as well.
I'm going to grab one of those "lite" ROMs and install that. Hopefully that will work
I appreciate your help
Jesse

[Radio Recommendation] Which one?

Hello,
I am on T-Mobile in Philadelphia, so which Radio would be best for me?
Looking for a Radio with GREAT signal strength but also that is stable, fast, smooth.
Any help would be appreciated because signal strength has been really bad ever since I started flashing and now using hundreds of different ROM's... Mostly Dutty's and Miri's.
And does the Radio DELETE everything from my phone?
Cause I just set up my entire phone, e-mail, contacts
For right now, I am using Dutty's WM6.5 Leo R1 ROM, but I WILL upgrade when he comes out with a newer version.
Thanks in Advance,
Victor~

Hey,
Nope flashing a new radio doesn't delete anything from your phone unlike a ROM, which is great
I updated from the stock radio to 1.12.25.16 and found that was a really good radio.
I tried 1.14.25.24 a while back but found it was worse than the radio I had used before so I actually reverted.
A few days ago I took the advice of some people who had posted in Duttys ROM thread regarding a hex edited radio (nothing scary!)
If you security unlock your Blackstone (not the same as SIM unlock) for a small fee/donation, then you can flash the 1.16.25.48 radio. This is the best radio I have used yet, much better signal even in former weak spots! Call quality seems better and even better; no dropped calls.

Thanks for the reply.
How do I know if my phone isn't already security unlocked?
It is fully unlocked, running on any SIM and everything. And right now I am running Radio 1.14.25.24 and the signal strength is HORRIBLE. Just horrible. I lose signal in very stupid places, sometimes in the car when outside I have full strength and sometimes in my house, where I should be having full signal, it now goes between one and three bars and sometimes no service at all.
I bought the phone back in September, when they came out. And I have used only Miri's and Dutty's ROMS mostly. Then just themes and CABs of other files like HDTweak and FingrKeyboard.
So would I be able to place the Radio 1.16.25.48 on my Blackstone?
Thanks
Victor~

Виток said:
Hello,
And does the Radio DELETE everything from my phone?
Cause I just set up my entire phone, e-mail, contacts
Thanks in Advance,
Victor~
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Flashing a new radio will not delete your current ROM's settings.
If you are not sure - do not flash 1.16 radio, it can brick your device for ever. Seems like you phone does not have a "security unlock"
Рекомендую НРГ (NRG) РОМ, пробовал многое, но это пока самое лучшее, что тут есть

Why is it not good to install 1.16? Bad?
I am looking for a good Radio because I am losing signal almost everywhere.
And what NRG ROM? Can you post link please.
Looking for SMOOTH ROM, preferably something like Dutty's Leo ROM, or a good Manila2.5ROM atleast untill Dutty works out the bugs.
Thanks.
Victor~

Виток said:
Why is it not good to install 1.16? Bad?
I am looking for a good Radio because I am losing signal almost everywhere.
And what NRG ROM? Can you post link please.
Looking for SMOOTH ROM, preferably something like Dutty's Leo ROM, or a good Manila2.5ROM atleast untill Dutty works out the bugs.
Thanks.
Victor~
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Read this to understand the risks. As Valti says it can brick your phone and make it an expensive paperweight which will have no signal anywhere. .
Note: Secutiy unlock is not the same as being able to use any SIM card (that is just SIM unlocked). I believe that if your phone is security unlocked it will say so when you put it into bootloader mode and unless you actually applied to have it secuurity unlocked it is not likely to be unlocked.

So is there any way to get a better signal?
Do I have to Security Unlock my phone to install ANY Radio?
Or will a signal booster work better if I bought one?
Thanks
Victor~

Виток said:
So is there any way to get a better signal?
Do I have to Security Unlock my phone to install ANY Radio?
Or will a signal booster work better if I bought one?
Thanks
Victor~
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AFAIK, you can install other Blackstone radios without having the phone security unlocked. The radio wiki seems to suggest that the worst that could happen could be a hard reset (which would loose your data).
If you want to try a radio from another phone such as 1.16 then YES you do need to be security unlocked (and then the consequences are more dire if things go wrong) (Sorry I posted the link to an incorrect thread in my post above - Read this one for the risks associated with the 1.16 radio.
As far as signal boosters etc I have not used them so have no view on the effectiveness of these.

Виток said:
So is there any way to get a better signal?
Do I have to Security Unlock my phone to install ANY Radio?
Or will a signal booster work better if I bought one?
Thanks
Victor~
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There's no harm in signal boosters, I have never tried one myself but several people I know and probably thousands on eBay would say it increased their signals!
At the moment I can assure you your phone will be SIM unlocked but not security unlocked.
To install any radio that belongs to Blackstone e.g. 1.12 or 1.14 (that was a rubbish radio for me too!) you DON'T have to security unlock your phone. It is easy and not much can go wrong.
1.16.25.48 is a radio from the HTC Kovsky, obviously a different device. But if you get your phone security unlocked you are able to use radios from any device. 1.16 is proven to work but there are some people who say it bricked their device. IMHO... probably because they didn't install it properly. It works very well for me and a lot of others.
Bottom line is if you're willing and able to spare a little £$£ then try 1.16; otherwise revert to 1.12 and you'll be okay I reckon.
Cheers!

clyde, all of your questions made here are already answered in many threads here.
please, for your own safety, do some reading before attempting anything about flashing your blackstone:
first security unlock your blackstone. check if your phone is security unlocked ("how to" is explained in the given thread).
then flash kovsky 1.16.25.48 radio.
you will take safe steps and learn much more than simply getting answers from your questions here. also, you'll contribute to keep the forum clean and organized!
i can confirm 1.16.25.48 radio is very good, better than 1.14 if you use your phone at low signal spots frequently. at least for me it is.

lufeig said:
clyde, all of your questions made here are already answered in many threads here.
please, for your own safety, do some reading before attempting anything about flashing your blackstone:
first security unlock your blackstone. check if your phone is security unlocked ("how to" is explained in the given thread).
then flash kovsky 1.16.25.48 radio.
you will take safe steps and learn much more than simply getting answers from your questions here. also, you'll contribute to keep the forum clean and organized!
i can confirm 1.16.25.48 radio is very good, better than 1.14 if you use your phone at low signal spots frequently. at least for me it is.
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I know that, I was the one giving advice, not asking the questions

ClydeB1 said:
I know that, I was the one giving advice, not asking the questions
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Hello from Pretoria, mate
Виток, just have a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=524032
For me that is the best ROM I have ever tried, with many of useful preinstalled applications in it. To flash the ROM (or a new radio) you need to have HardSPL or USPL done before flashing. Read here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505377
Please remember that HardSPL and USPL - different from security unlock of your phone!
Regarding the radio - I use 1.14 without any problems.

I would highly suggest you to get radio 1.16
You need to security unlock ur phone though. I am happy to get this radio on my HD and now I think the 16 euros I spent for security unlocking was worth it. Getting better signal, phone getting less hot and call quality has improved.
And if u listen to some of our friends who say that it can brick ur phone then u must be aware that even Flashing cooked rom can brick ur phone if not done correctly so the point is that risk is everywhere. Just enjoy ur phone to its fullest. U need any help with installing the security s/w,pm me

MOD EDIT
Move out of Themes, Applications and Software as not relevent
Plenty other threads exist regarding roms & radios including this one. I suggest you post further queries there.
Thread closed

it may sound silly

i have been reading loads and loads on this excellent forum and i have learned so much about unlocking and flashing hard and soft for my kaiser and also about the radio and the problems i can run into and their fixes.
here is the silly question
what rom software should i flash to my phone?
i have read about some of the roms available but i cant see many differances between then because as i can see they are all debranded firmware roms and all that i can see is that some have different applications allready implimented in them, so does it really matter which rom i use or should i just use the newest?
thanks for any suggestions or help in reguards to this

dazzlet said:
what rom software should i flash to my phone?
i have read about some of the roms available but i cant see many differances between then because as i can see they are all debranded firmware roms and all that i can see is that some have different applications allready implimented in them, so does it really matter which rom i use or should i just use the newest?
thanks for any suggestions or help in reguards to this
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It is very hard to tell someone to use a particular ROM, because each person expects different things out of their phone. The best thing to do is read about each ROM, read the ROM's thread to find out what the Chef has put into their ROM....then pick one and flash away....trying is the only way to find out what is best for you.
Hope that this helps..

i thaught that would be the answer i would get lol but thanks anyway.
does repeatedly reflashing the rom to try the software affect the phone in any bad way at all or is it safe to go ahead and try a few?

dazzlet said:
i thaught that would be the answer i would get lol but thanks anyway.
does repeatedly reflashing the rom to try the software affect the phone in any bad way at all or is it safe to go ahead and try a few?
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I have flashed my phone 3 times in the last month...everything is working great. A few glitches..but read that ROM's thread asked a couple of questions and I am happy with what I have.
Happy flashing.

just out of curiosity which rom do you use and like at the min?

Rom
dazzlet said:
just out of curiosity which rom do you use and like at the min?
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I currently have Stylez Black version 2. I just flashed Version 2 last Friday. It is working wonderfully. I had Version 1, since it's release.
Stylez is new to cooking for Kaiser, but he has cooked for Dash. He is also helped other Chefs with their builds.

dazzlet said:
i thaught that would be the answer i would get lol but thanks anyway.
does repeatedly reflashing the rom to try the software affect the phone in any bad way at all or is it safe to go ahead and try a few?
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I have flashed my phone hundreds of times in the last year and a half, with no ill effects. I personally think that all the hard resets associated with flashing have kept my phone clean and running at top form.
Since most roms are cooked using the same basic kitchens and from the same M$ builds, the basic structure is the same. Some cooks cook for stability, some for speed, some for super storage and some to just constantly push the limit of possibilities.
After a while, flashing will be like changing themes. Look at them all and find one that suits you needs and flash away, you can always change it if you want more or less in a rom.

Radio Version

I have radio version 62.50S.20.17U_2.22.19.26I and was wondering if radio version 62.50S.20.17H_2.22.19.
26I is better or the same..

renn9420 said:
I have radio version 62.50S.20.17U_2.22.19.26I and was wondering if radio version 62.50S.20.17H_2.22.19.
26I is better or the same..
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If you were reading the phone settings then ignore that....The radio of the phone can be found via cam+power...

Yeah but what is the best version?? the 17U or 17H? I've been modding my G1 since it was possible and never came across this close of an ota version

There is only one radio that is avail for G1....
There is no best version...The roms are based off of OTA's taht are released or dumps that are made...

Thanks I'll try the 17H and if I don't like it go back to 17U

renn9420 said:
Thanks I'll try the 17H and if I don't like it go back to 17U
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Do you have a hero or something?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=512

DO NOT FLASH A RADIO MEANT FOR A DIFFERENT DEVICE!!!!!! Doing so is one of the easier ways to brick your phone.

Have the G1 T-Mobile and would never flash the wrong radio. Been doing this to long.. Thanks for the advice though

Quick question been trying to upload a picture for my profile but keeps saying upload failed and it is less than the requirement. Nevermind got it now Thank you for all your help and for being able to gets some answers to other questions I have had in the past in this forum. You guys are great

Need Pusehed in a Direction

I have been reading here for about a week, and I don't know what ROM to flash my phone with. The onlt thing i really do with it is talk, text, and facebook. Right now i'm on mobile 6 Professional. I was pretty much looking for a good 6.1 upgrade to start with. Any advice will be helpful. Thanks.
current info
ROM 1.57.502.2
date 8/25/07
radio 1.27.12.11

fabss10 said:
I have been reading here for about a week, and I don't know what ROM to flash my phone with. The onlt thing i really do with it is talk, text, and facebook. Right now i'm on mobile 6 Professional. I was pretty much looking for a good 6.1 upgrade to start with. Any advice will be helpful. Thanks.
current info
ROM 1.57.502.2
date 8/25/07
radio 1.27.12.11
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Try this one and see if this Rom can suit your needs http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=545821

thank you....l give it a try. There are so many, i really couldn't decide.

fabss10 said:
thank you....l give it a try. There are so many, i really couldn't decide.
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You are welcome, .

fabss10 said:
thank you....l give it a try. There are so many, i really couldn't decide.
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You are still running a stock 6.0 rom, check the wiki to upgrade your phone to a stock 6.1 rom.
If it is custom roms that you want to delve into, then you can't do better than stylez, but you are going to have to unlock and Hardspl your phone first, before you can flash a custom rom.
Read and understand here first.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=433835

Thank you denco7. Yes i'm going to try the custom rom suggested. Just trying to work up the nerve to get started. I'm sure with the great people here in XDA that i will be just fine. I've modded an lg incite, but it was way simpler than the Tilt. o'well....i need to stop procrastinating and just do it!!

ok....just did it. now i have stylez black. now i'll spend the rest of the evening tweaking!!
i have another question already......how do i lock my phone now? thanks!

fabss10 said:
ok....just did it. now i have stylez black. now i'll spend the rest of the evening tweaking!!
i have another question already......how do i lock my phone now? thanks!
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Take a good delve in thread there is a S2U2 not newest version but a stable release pimped you can also just use long press end to use default lock.

ok...i found it. thank you all for your patience and knowledge. my phone is now a lot cooler.