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Rogers Canada Xperia Radio

anyone know where i might be about to get new radio rom from the new xperia from rogers?
maybe then ill get the signal strength my buddi gets on rogers
does anyone even know what version of the new rogers radios?
Thanks in advance!!!

I Would also like to request this for the same reason.

i know the rogers R3AA010 is out there. i just hope maybe the radio is too.
ive been tempted to go into rogers and say my phone stoped workin, can i exchange it for a new one please. (untill they noticed its silver)
i noticed that the x1a's are rogers are all black also.. not silver like the original, but im not sure if u can get it in either colour.

Rogers default ROM comes with the 1.14 version if i'm not mistaken... just look for the 1.16 radio thread and flash that radio, and use the rilphone.dll patch...
You might also want to check the sticky-ed super thread that lists all roms and radios.. that'd be a good place to start..
The radio ROM doesn't have to be Rogers specific...
Make sure your phone is HardSPL'ed first...
And yes, all Rogers X1a's are black

ive gone threw the 1.10, 1.11's on the 1.14 (had the 1.16 didnt like it)
some places ill get full 3g, then some other places i barely get edge.
i just thought it would be nice if rogers had their own radio verson to fine tune the signal.

Mobile providers don't customize radio ROMs unless they make special requests of the factory.
For the factory, keeping their production as simple and uniform as possible keeps costs low. They will customize things as long as it is simple and makes business sense. The OS is relatively customizable, and takes little effort, so they can do backgrounds, default in programs, etc. quite easily. The radio requires a lot more detailed work to rewrite the code so they generally won't do it unless there is a compelling reason.
Providers usually only test at their own labs to see if the performance falls between specific parameters, and then approve the handset for use on their network. They don't have teams of people re-writing firmware due to cost, intellectual property, skill set, and other issues.
So really there is no "tweaking". You're stuck with the design of phone's hardware and software as far as reception goes.

Thanks lazyjai,
that does make sence.
i guess ill just have to wait till the next radio comes out.

I've found that with the Rogers ROM that I now have flashed on my X1a, i never get a connection drop while downloading e-mails or going on Windows Live Messenger.
All the other X1i-based cooked ROM's that people are posting on here are useless for me And I mean practically ALL of them. No North American with an X1a can use any of these custom ROM's on here because there's a radio configuration problem which causes frequent disconnection at random yet recurring intervals.

holdout said:
I've found that with the Rogers ROM that I now have flashed on my X1a, i never get a connection drop while downloading e-mails or going on Windows Live Messenger.
All the other X1i-based cooked ROM's that people are posting on here are useless for me And I mean practically ALL of them. No North American with an X1a can use any of these custom ROM's on here because there's a radio configuration problem which causes frequent disconnection at random yet recurring intervals.
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what radio version are u using may i ask?
as soon as i read what u said i started downloaded the rogers rom. im gonna flash it in 4 mins.
i hope this helps the 3g...

aDIsease said:
what radio version are u using may i ask?
as soon as i read what u said i started downloaded the rogers rom. im gonna flash it in 4 mins.
i hope this helps the 3g...
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Please let me know on your results because this will determine if i will get the phone or not. If i cant flash any roms on the x1 then this will suck big time.

ill have to admit, i flashed the rogers rom, not a pretty lookin thing, but i do get a better signal then i did before. so i guess im stuck with win 6.1 again
i got so used to titanium, now im back to basics :S.
ide say give the rogers rom a try, u just might like it too

This is an old thread but who knows, someone might still need this info:
Grab a rogers rilphone.dll and stick it in your phone in the windows folder. I put instructions directly below. Radio 1.14 and the rogers rilphone.dll on any of the roms I've downloaded works great. Without the rogers rilphone.dll I've noticed many problems, not just related to caller id either (lost calls and things like that).
Instructions:
1. Grab rogers rilphone.dll (might have to flash the rogers rom and copy it off).
-It's in the windows folder off root, copy it to your computer
2. Burn new rom
3. Burn 1.14 radio
4. Copy rogers rilphone.dll into windows folder on the phone
-Rename it first, I use rilphone_rogers.dll
5. Open a registry editor and go to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Drivers/BuiltIn/RIL/Dll
-Change 'rilphone.dll' to whatever you named the rogers one (no '')
6. Reboot the phone
Good to go.

Mod. edit: not dev related, moved to general

Well I have been using custom roms on my x1 for a while and have always flashed the radio and used the rilphone.dll. I found 1.16 to be the best for me in Ottawa, montreal and winnipeg.

mattmarion said:
This is an old thread but who knows, someone might still need this info:
Grab a rogers rilphone.dll and stick it in your phone in the windows folder. I put instructions directly below. Radio 1.14 and the rogers rilphone.dll on any of the roms I've downloaded works great. Without the rogers rilphone.dll I've noticed many problems, not just related to caller id either (lost calls and things like that).
Instructions:
1. Grab rogers rilphone.dll (might have to flash the rogers rom and copy it off).
-It's in the windows folder off root, copy it to your computer
2. Burn new rom
3. Burn 1.14 radio
4. Copy rogers rilphone.dll into windows folder on the phone
-Rename it first, I use rilphone_rogers.dll
5. Open a registry editor and go to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Drivers/BuiltIn/RIL/Dll
-Change 'rilphone.dll' to whatever you named the rogers one (no '')
6. Reboot the phone
Good to go.
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do you have a link to the .dll?

quick question

Hi guys, after much reading and debating, I think I'm ready to flash my first ROM. Quite nervous as I don't wanna brick but there's one thing I'm not clear on - when flashing a new ROM is it also going to be necessary to flash a new radio or will my stock one still be there working when (and if) I come out the other side?
Cheers,
Richard

anyone? simple yes or no will do!

rich1985 said:
Hi guys, after much reading and debating, I think I'm ready to flash my first ROM. Quite nervous as I don't wanna brick but there's one thing I'm not clear on - when flashing a new ROM is it also going to be necessary to flash a new radio or will my stock one still be there working when (and if) I come out the other side?
Cheers,
Richard
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Yes, your device and your radio will work, if you'll want or need you can flash newer radio also.

im happy with the radio i have, it works perfectly. i wont update unless i need to, the thing i need to know is will i have to definately yes or no. i only ask as ive read the best way to flash a new radio is on a formatted memory card - but i cant find an old card in the house even though i was sure i had a few. but if the radio will definately be there and functional then i shall begin flashing my shiny new energy rom...
thanks for the reply mate

rich1985 said:
im happy with the radio i have, it works perfectly. i wont update unless i need to, the thing i need to know is will i have to definately yes or no. i only ask as ive read the best way to flash a new radio is on a formatted memory card - but i cant find an old card in the house even though i was sure i had a few. but if the radio will definately be there and functional then i shall begin flashing my shiny new energy rom...
thanks for the reply mate
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Good luck, I believe you'll like your new ROM
BTW, I always flash my device through USB cable using USPL

success! not as painful as i thought it was going to be. a few issues at the start with the hspl wrapper not recognising the device but that was easily resolved. just booting up after my second hard reset and im ready to start exploring, looking great already. thanks xda and all its wonderful members!

Glad you got this resolved. Now you're gonna be a constant flasher like the rest of us
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G1 Bricked (Not able to fastboot)

Hi everyone really sorry for opening a new thread for a G1 brick.
My G1 has stuck at the T-Mobile screen and on pressing Camera+Power i cant get into fastboot to restore using the .nbh file.
I am not able to get into recovery using power+home key also.
There has to be a way to get my dream back....
please please please help

JTAG or go for a replacement. I'm guessing it's a DangerSPL brick, right?

Danger SPL
Yes dude....
i have done this so many time.....
this time i forgot to update the radio first and this is stuck....
Someone should have a solution for this....
I read many thread which say use it as a paperweight...
I am not loosing hope....
XDA Member will have some solution.....

Maybe you should try to keep current on developments.
There is NOT A SINGLE REASON to use the deathspl.
As for your "poll"... what do you expect to learn from something like this? Do you realize that any numbers you get will be completely MEANINGLESS?

lbcoder said:
Maybe you should try to keep current on developments.
There is NOT A SINGLE REASON to use the deathspl.
As for your "poll"... what do you expect to learn from something like this? Do you realize that any numbers you get will be completely MEANINGLESS?
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By adding the poll I am just trying to avoid post which says hey even i have the same problem.
I was upgrading to cm 5 which needs deathspl.

chinmayfun said:
I was upgrading to cm 5 which needs deathspl.
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Aaaaannnnnd.... it doesn't need it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=704560

lbcoder said:
There is NOT A SINGLE REASON to use the deathspl.
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Sure there is as its one if the few full engineering spls. And I don't think your latest development will ever be quite as user friendly (however some more configuration it will be very close)
The real user friendly fix/patch for 1.33.2005 (those that know what they are doing can decide if any benifit of the spl exists) is an assertion statement in the recovery script to check the radio version is not one of the two common 1.x ones.
(the evil patch is to make the assertion somehow also autoinstall the lattest Rogers e911 patched rom if the user has the 1.x radio. Because atm the rogers rom appears to be very safe from the user messing up the boot chain.. actually we may need to "perfect" the spl a bit more I think it will let us erase hboot)

I am still a newb to the android scene - and do believe I as well made the same mistake - and have bricked my G1.
If eveything I've read is accurate, I can purchase a donor phone - broken screen, or other issues - so long as the mother board is still good.
Swap out the new mother board for the bricked one, and have a working phone again - right ?
Have an opportunity on a donor phone - have no issues pulling phones apart, and putting them back together
But just want to make sure I understand the basics
Thanks in advance for any replies

Motherboard only option ?
Is replacing the motherboard the only option left ?
I am not sure i would be able to do that
Worst day of my life i screwed up big time
Any help is appreciated.
Some tool to recover back to original.
I can understand there is no way to repair as I am not able to get into recovery nor fastboot so cant adb also...

youtube
i checked the below video bt this is kinda a complicated and nt a solution for me

chinmayfun said:
i checked the below video bt this is kinda a complicated and nt a solution for me
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There is no tool to get it back except by the options listed above. If you are not going to switch the mobos in the G1 then you won't be able to do the other option either. There is no software that can bring your G1 back after a deathspl.

protomanez said:
There is no tool to get it back except by the options listed above. If you are not going to switch the mobos in the G1 then you won't be able to do the other option either. There is no software that can bring your G1 back after a deathspl.
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Thanks....
i will have to plan out on buying a new android....
had waited for a long time to get tht android phone from a friend in usa....
now there are many android phones available in india.... will have to start saving some money.... cant live without an android....

hey,
i had the same prob.
only thing,
mine bricke in cause of a radio update,
i tried all which was in my head,
and all i can do
but after some nights spending to my phone i found this:
i copied my nand backup to root of sd,
and connected it to pc
first he told me, device not known
so i tried to boot the modified recovery,
and *tada* i was in recovery mode,
plz try and tell me if it fix your problem,
for mine it did
best regards,
psycho

Mine is also due to radio update dude, before flashing spl the radio has to be flashed i and forgot to do that.
Will try out your suggestion, just hoping that it work and my g1 is back to life.
Ne ways appreciate your suggestion.
Please let me know if you were able to get into recovery mode prior to putting the files on the sd card.
And if you could tell me the list of files (if u had nething other then the nand update) which you put on the sd card, i can replicate the exact process.
Thanks,
Chinmay

Hope
Is there any hope to get the G1 back to life from the Death SPL Brick ?

You should read instructions carefully man. Its not that hard. You should always verify that you have a compatible radio before flashing DangerSPL.
There is a method to recover your device and it involves a lot of time and patience. Google "JTAG".
Sent from my HTC Dream using XDA App

"JTAG".
me too, my G1 Bricked (Not able to fastboot). but i wanna know if the JTAG method work 100%.please.

Tried to Flash Radio on Sprint Tp2, using Tmobile Sim. Now phone cant start or charge

OMG HELLPP!! I was trying to put in a new radio for my sprint TP2 with Tmobile Service. I had a radio of version 2.3 something. Anyways I decided to download a radio and I extracted the nbh file from my computer using winrar. i put the extrated nbh file in my storade card section(no folders) I renamed the 4.1943.nbh file(downloaded radio nbh file) to RHOMIMG.nbh and used the bootloader program to update my radio as I do with my roms. After it said successful finished i pressed the reset button and it turned off. I waited but nothing happened. Now I cant turn on the phone or even get it to charge. Anyone know whats wrong?? This is my first time flashing a rom. Someone. Anyone let me know how I can fix this.
The Radio was the 4.49.25.91
I have unlocked sprint touch pro 2 phone. Using my USA Tmobile SIM card.

Sorry I can't be of any help, but I'm curious is your Sprint TP2 a hybrid of both CDMA and GSM?

You are probably screwed. You flashed a gsm radio on your cmda phone. Try flashing a cmda radio back on it and if you are lucky it will work again. If not, you can probably throw your phone away.
From what i've read in the past, people who did the same thing couldn't get there phone back to work.
If you are sure you have a cmda device then flash a cmda radio. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=578659

Dude you are not as screwed as you think. I did the same with my tp2. All you need to do is flash a factory Rom. You can search onthe forums for details. Btw , the tp2 is dual mode and can be switched at will if properly unlocked.
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sebring003 said:
Dude you are not as screwed as you think. I did the same with my tp2. All you need to do is flash a factory Rom. You can search onthe forums for details. Btw , the tp2 is dual mode and can be switched at will if properly unlocked.
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I think you're confusing flashing a ROM with flashing a radio. If he only flashed a GSM ROM onto a CDMA phone, then as you say, he can simply flash a new CDMA ROM. But if he flashed a GSM radio (as seems to be the case) onto a CDMA phone, then he's totally screwed. JTAG re-programming of the radio is needed. So the only hope is to try a warranty replacement and *hope* they don't figure out what he really did.

Damn.. I didnt know about the radio GSM OR CDMA. I have a sprint phone which i guess is CDMA. I got a radio from this forum XDA in the radio section where I downloaded the "4.49.25.91". Is all the radios on this XDA forum GSM?? If thats so then thats the reason why. But how is all GSM and no CDMA radio.... god..
I cant reset or nothing I tried. As I said the charger light wont even turn on when its connected to the charger. Theres no light on the phone what so ever. IDK is said successful after I flashed the rom.... then I hit the reset button and since then it wont charge nor turn on...

Yes, all radios in this forum are for GSM TP2s. Sorry but I think you're screwed, totally bricked.

Davano said:
Damn.. I didnt know about the radio GSM OR CDMA. I have a sprint phone which i guess is CDMA. I got a radio from this forum XDA in the radio section where I downloaded the "4.49.25.91". Is all the radios on this XDA forum GSM?? If thats so then thats the reason why. But how is all GSM and no CDMA radio.... god..
I cant reset or nothing I tried. As I said the charger light wont even turn on when its connected to the charger. Theres no light on the phone what so ever. IDK is said successful after I flashed the rom.... then I hit the reset button and since then it wont charge nor turn on...
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have you tried going into the boot loader.. and then flashing another radio cdma ofcoarse.. but yeah try going into the bootloader by pressing volume down and the power key.. after you do that connect to your pc as always and flash another radio.. im not shure if this will work but im really hoping that it will.. gud luck..

or if wat i just posted doesnt work you can try to flash task 29 into it also in the bootloader mode and after you do that go bak into the bootloader and flash a radio again.. im pretty certin that this will work cus what task 29 does is formats your phones memory.. oh and since this will format your phones memory after you do task 29 and flash another radio you also have to flash another rom into it.. its going to be a long process but if its to get your phone to boot back up then go for it..

task29 doesn't touch the radio area. And I would put money on the fact that he won't be able to get it into the bootloader, unfortunately.

steviewevie said:
task29 doesn't touch the radio area. And I would put money on the fact that he won't be able to get it into the bootloader, unfortunately.
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well if he is able to get into the bootloader then hes good but if hes not able to do that then yeah i think your right hes pretty much ****ed. and gots an expensive paper weight.. lol

from what i just read, it seems he flashed a RADIO and not a rom, in this case you are screwed, regardless if your Sprint TP2 is unlocked to use on a GSM network you still can only flash a CDMA Radio and NOT a GSM radio, as they have different radio hardware....if im right
but anyways you got a paperweight, like other people said, try you luck at a Warranty Exchange

Lets say I get a Tmobile touch pro 2 phone and I have Tmobile service. It obviously can work but can I still unlock it so i can use like maxsense and still use my Tmobile sim card?

Davano said:
Lets say I get a Tmobile touch pro 2 phone and I have Tmobile service. It obviously can work but can I still unlock it so i can use like maxsense and still use my Tmobile sim card?
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You can do a HardSPL and then flash a new ROM with maxsense, if that is what you mean. A T-Mobile SIM card will always work with a T-Mobile TP2.

[Q] Fido 3G internet loss - which RADIO/MOD will help me

Hello,
I'm having some difficulties figuring out which update route I have to go with so I don't brick this baby.
I'm currently on Fido, and about once/week (usually on Mondays) I loose my 3G. I have to call these guys and get them to reset my internet connection. It then comes back. I am assuming this is crap that's coming from the parent network - rogers. Of curse CSRs are not trained, and they don't know anything about the waiver, nor signing the waiver, and then when I try to sign the waiver online it doesnt recognize my IMEI.
My goal is to update to a version that will (hopefully) fix this, and if I can get new CyanogenMod while at it, then why not. I would like to get the newest stable version. Priority is to fix the 3G dropping, so If I have to go for older CyanongenMod then let it be. Having said that, please tell me what my best route is .
This phone was previously on rogers. It says "Rogers" on the back, but this is not a standard out of the box rogers phone setup. My understanding is the previous owner has rooted it.
ADP1
Radio: 2.22.19.26I
RA-dream-v1.6.2
HBOOT-1.33.2005 (DREA21000)

Also my current kernel version: 2.6.29-00479-g3c7df37 android-build @ apa26 #19
I read all the wikis and Im still confused on the kernel part.

If you have a genuine ADP1, then you MOST DEFINITELY DO NOT get 3G on robbers. I guarantee it -- totally impossible.
If you mean that you are losing your DATA connection (from 2G/EDGE), then I believe you.
I don't know where exactly you live, but if you live in OTTAWA, TORONTO, EDMONTON, CALGARY, VANCOUVER, or WHISTLER, then I STRONGLY suggest that you ditch robbers *IMMEDIATELY* and switch to Wind/Globalive.
1) $40/month (if you sign up by 24th of this month) for UNLIMITED calling to anywhere in Canada OR USA, and UNLIMITED DATA, with NO time of day or other insane restrictions,
2) A genuine ADP1 ***IS*** compatible with 3G on Wind,
3) No contracts,
4) Aren't you completely sick of those buggers yet?
5) According to an investigation by the COMPETITION BUREAU (that resulted in a multi-million dollar penalty being levied against robbers), everything that robbers has ever said about the quality of Wind's network ***IS A LIE***. Wind actually has a HIGHER quality of service than Robbers. FEWER dropped calls.
6) You ***ARE*** allowed to tether... specifically, they actually say so.
7) Last, but not least, Wind doesn't play IMEI and/or RADIO VERSION games with you.
So hopefully, you live under Wind coverage. I switched a year ago, and couldn't be happier.

You have two choices here sign the waiver and keep a 2.xx radio or flash a 3.xx radio. I would recommend the first choice if you can do it because the 2.xx radios are more stable. The 3.xx radios would lock up randomly for me. The waiver wouldn't work for me either. I had to call them (Rogers) and get a technician to enter it manually. Also, the latest 2.xx radios give you more ram and make your phone much faster.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831139
If you really can't get that to work see this guide. It may be out of date so let me know if you have any questions.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Upgrade_Rogers_Dream_Radio
dhkr123 said:
If you have a genuine ADP1, then you MOST DEFINITELY DO NOT get 3G on robbers.
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It says "Rogers" on the back of the phone so it obviously isn't an ADP1. The custom ROM probably says that because that was the phone it was originally meant for.

beav_35 said:
You have two choices here sign the waiver and keep a 2.xx radio or flash a 3.xx radio. I would recommend the first choice if you can do it because the 2.xx radios are more stable. The 3.xx radios would lock up randomly for me. The waiver wouldn't work for me either. I had to call them (Rogers) and get a technician to enter it manually. Also, the latest 2.xx radios give you more ram and make your phone much faster.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831139
If you really can't get that to work see this guide. It may be out of date so let me know if you have any questions.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Upgrade_Rogers_Dream_Radio
It says "Rogers" on the back of the phone so it obviously isn't an ADP1. The custom ROM probably says that because that was the phone it was originally meant for.
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beav_35 - are you a Fido or Rogers customer?
The big questions is - how do I get Rogers to do this for me? They tell me they cannot escalate to level 2 because I am not a Rogers customer.
Where as fido doesn't have a waiver online or anything, and they just tell me "Sorry, this is not a Fido phone, so we cannot guarantee compatibility, just keep calling once a week to do your network refresh"

I'm a Rogers customer.
I guess your only choice is to flash the radio that they want. See the guide I linked to before.
Just so its clear the process should go something like this:
1) from fastboot flash 3.22.26.17 radio then a "R" recovery
2) reboot into recovery and flash your ROM and kernel port

beav_35 said:
I'm a Rogers customer.
I guess your only choice is to flash the radio that they want. See the guide I linked to before.
Just so its clear the process should go something like this:
1) from fastboot flash 3.22.26.17 radio then a "R" recovery
2) reboot into recovery and flash your ROM and kernel port
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So I should flash one of the CM's? I was thinking of following this "Upgrade_Rogers_Dream_Radio" guide (I cant post a link, just google) but then it tells me that a Prerequisite is CM 4.2 and that part confuses me.

I originally wrote that guide but some people have changed it around and added that. I think it is trying to say that you can't use a ROM that doesn't have an EBI1 kernel available for it. What ROM you have doesn't make a difference for flashing the radio. You just need to have a kernel for your radio before you can use your phone (flash a kernel port ontop of your current ROM or a new ROM). Make sure you always do a wipe before flashing a new ROM.