Hi,
I'd like to know if I must have a rooted nexus one to update my radio version.
thanks!
Depends how you do it...
Some of the official Google updates include an updated radio also, so if you can install them, you will get the radio update with them.
The biggest factor is probably which version of Android you are currently on, which radio you currently have, and which radio you want, etc...?
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You do not to be rooted. Flash radios via fastboot.
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albundy2010 said:
You do not to be rooted. Flash radios via fastboot.
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Which requires an unlocked bootloader...
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Yes, It's not the only way but the easiest way. Not so easy if you're on gingerbread though because gingerbread root right now still under construction. You'll need to downgrade and root it. Or unlock the boot loader and flash custom rom to acquire root. You can easily flash radio via recovery. Easiest way.
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What is the best radio rom (long-life battery)
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Simple Guide for a Root N1 with Stock 2.3.3 Gingerbread, without unlocking the Bootloader.
Many thanks to danger-rat for finding everything.
1 - Make sure you have a backup of everything.
MyBackup Pro
2 - Unroot/restore guide from wiki, using passimg with the FRG33 image (may not work for everyone):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...des_&_Tutorials#Unroot_.2F_Restore_your_Nexus
If you get the "main version is older" error here, you're out of luck... do not continue, because you can't.
3 - Root:
http://www.nexusoneforum.net/forum/...mple-sdk-setup-manual-root-guide-windows.html
4 - Flash whatever you wanna flash (including a pre-rooted 2.3)
Stock Pre-rooted 2.3.3 (with additional features) http://www.multiupload.com/ALXR48D3YI
A couple of others:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968396
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714184
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=975764
(Again, thanks Danger-rat for finding these)
What do I do? I'll refine this first post for the full instructions, and all files needed, as I collect them. I'll probably post pictures if I have time to take them while I'm doing this. Hopefully mine goes without a hitch. -James
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1 - Backup.
2 - Unroot/restore guide from wiki, using passimg with the FRG33 image (may not work for everyone):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...des_&_Tutorials#Unroot_.2F_Restore_your_Nexus
3 - Root:
http://www.nexusoneforum.net/forum/...mple-sdk-setup-manual-root-guide-windows.html
4 - Flash whatever you wanna flash (including a pre-rooted 2.3)
If you get the "main version is older" error on step 2, you're out of luck...
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I have a question about this one; is there a kernel or a radio version that will prevent you from doing the passimg to FRG33? It would be useful to know it, in order to avoid even trying it.
By the way, working on stock GRI40, would i have that problem?. I made the manual upgrade from FRG33 to GRI40, flashing all the time stock rom's from Google.
I've no idea what causes the "main version is older" error, so it seems like the only way to find out it's to try. Theres no risk in trying, except a few minutes of your time...
I've heard people suggest the hboot may be the problem, or the radio, or this, or that, but I've never seem anything to bring me to the same conclusion...
I believe efrant suggested that refurb phones may be the ones effected, and I'm kinds thinking he may be on the money...?
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I can't seem to find a prerooted gingerbread image.. maybe I'm just not looking hard enough.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968396
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714184
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=975764
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danger-rat said:
I've no idea what causes the "main version is older" error, so it seems like the only way to find out it's to try. Theres no risk in trying, except a few minutes of your time...
I've heard people suggest the hboot may be the problem, or the radio, or this, or that, but I've never seem anything to bring me to the same conclusion...
I believe efrant suggested that refurb phones may be the ones effected, and I'm kinds thinking he may be on the money...?
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Thanks so much for the info
So will this work with the stock GR140 Gingerbread update? I was never rooted before so will this work.
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So will this work with the stock GR140 Gingerbread update? I was never rooted before so will this work.
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Should work. The only potential stumbling block is the passimg step, which doesn't work for a small number of people (no idea why)...
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I've downloaded frg33, renamed it to PASSIMG.zip and moved it to the sdcard (Root folder), yet when I boot into hboot it doesn't recognise it (Does the search but then nothing). Any solutions?
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I've downloaded frg33, renamed it to PASSIMG.zip and moved it to the sdcard (Root folder), yet when I boot into hboot it doesn't recognise it (Does the search but then nothing). Any solutions?
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If the zip holds another zip then use it.. I once failed to use rom just because of that.
Nope just files.
Make sure it's not named passimg.zip.zip (Windows often hides the extension).
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Nope, it's PASSIMG.zip. I'm not sure if the file is corrupted, I tried downloading it about 3 times so far, none of them have worked.
Even if it's corrupted, your phone should still see it, and report an error.
The only reasons the phone wouldn't see it would be if the file is named incorrectly, in the wrong location (not on root of card), file is missing, SD not mounted, etc...
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I'm getting the The Main Version is older when trying to downgrade from GR140
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I'm getting the The Main Version is older when trying to downgrade from GR140
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Your only option then is to unlock your bootloader, or wait...
Is your phone a refurbished or repaired one?
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No its not refurbished. I just got this phone new and it wasn't rooted to begin with at 2.2 and I made the mistake of updating to 2.3.3. I am assuming there will be a development in the works for this issue or another walkaround to this.
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Rumor has it that the author of rageagainstthecage has a version working for Gingerbread, which is known as Gingerbreak. He's waiting for more phones to be updated before releasing it though...
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Rumor has it that the author of rageagainstthecage has a version working for Gingerbread, which is known as Gingerbreak. He's waiting for more phones to be updated before releasing it though...
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Thanks.. I'll keep my eye out for it. I'm not used to stock Roms anymore. lol Very boring..
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Hey,
Can I do a software update in case htc sends a new update for the gingerbread, after I root?
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kaysen said:
Hey,
Can I do a software update in case htc sends a new update for the gingerbread, after I root?
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You could but you would need to replace CWM recovery with the standard HTC recovery first before you attempted to download and run an OTA update.
The best advice I could give you is wait for the update to come out and then update using a fully rooted version of it so you won't lose root. With almost all of the newest GB updates that HTC has been providing for their different models, they are fixing all known root exploits and applying an OTA will cause you to lose root without a way of getting it back easily.
Thanks alot!!!!
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You're surely better off to avoid ota updates and just install custom ROMs, you should be able to get
a close to stock one
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android revolution hd, for an instance
Now I just bought an Incredible S and I want to root it and install a custom ROM but it seems as though HTC seems to hate devs and there are tons of crap blocking it so I was wondering how exactly do I root it?
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blazerphoenix said:
Now I just bought an Incredible S and I want to root it and install a custom ROM but it seems as though HTC seems to hate devs and there are tons of crap blocking it so I was wondering how exactly do I root it?
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There are multiple guides on XDA. I made one myself its in my sig
Compared to other phones, this phone is actually quite the headache to root and achieve S-OFF
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Now I just bought an Incredible S and I want to root it and install a custom ROM but it seems as though HTC seems to hate devs and there are tons of crap blocking it so I was wondering how exactly do I root it?
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please give us more info. hboot version? ics or gb? s on or off?
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please give us more info. hboot version? ics or gb? s on or off?
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I have no idea what is the hboot version. But it's stock ics and s on
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blazerphoenix said:
I have no idea what is the hboot version. But it's stock ics and s on
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Wait sorry I forgot how do you check the hboot version
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And this was upgraded to ics, it was originally gb
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Wait sorry I forgot how do you check the hboot version
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Power off the phone and then hold the Volume Down key while pressing the Power button. This will boot you into the bootloader screen which lists the HBOOT version, the lock status and the radio version.
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Now I just bought an Incredible S and I want to root it and install a custom ROM but it seems as though HTC seems to hate devs and there are tons of crap blocking it so I was wondering how exactly do I root it?
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here is the link to the guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337105
it's a very useful link with quite details...
srv.abhishek said:
here is the link to the guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337105
it's a very useful link with quite details...
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This is a very reliable guide. I used it first before achieving S-OFF. I would recommend S-OFF over just root though. Allows you to flash kernels, radios, splash screen, anything.
S-off -> root -> custom rom
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S-off -> root -> custom rom
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errr... root and s-off are entirely different things. I looked at this thread in phandroid forums, and according to it, root just gives you superuser permissions. It gives you the ability to flash things to your phone, custom ROMs. However, when you root your phone, the Radio NVRAM section of the phone prevents you from completely overwriting system partition or at least from changing it. With S-OFF, you flash a custom HBOOT which gives you the ability to overwrite this system partition or in other words, literally do whatever you want to your phone.
I know. Not all of the custom rom require s-off. I suggest to him to s-off -> root -> the install custom rom. Forgot to put i suggest
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The radio(baseband) files are corrupt on my bionic. Is there any custom rom that includes radio files so that I can see if they can fix my connectivity problems?
I tried FXZ stock JB, but the radio files doesn't get flashed. I think maybe it's not passing security.
Does anyone have suggestion on how to get radio files updated?
Try flashing with bootstrap not safe strap a stock ROM over your current set up if you're on stock it could fix it.
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I believe that with a locked bootloader, the only way you can flash a new radio is to fxz or flash an ota update file in Stock recovery.
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silvernirvash said:
Try flashing with bootstrap not safe strap a stock ROM over your current set up if you're on stock it could fix it.
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I'm on JB...I thought bootstrap doesn't work with stock JB.
It doesn't? Hmmm.......
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Steve125 said:
I believe that with a locked bootloader, the only way you can flash a new radio is to fxz or flash an ota update file in Stock recovery.
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Unfortunately I have not being able to fxz or do stock recovery sucessfully. I think due to some corruption, the security check is failing and radio files won't flash. Is there any way to confirm if I'm failing security?
Can someone tell me what we will actually be able to download if bootloader remains looked? Can we flash certain types of Rom or mods? Or can we do nothing?
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ekerbuddyeker said:
Can someone tell me what we will actually be able to download if bootloader remains looked? Can we flash certain types of Rom or mods? Or can we do nothing?
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You can flash nothing. you can not flash TWRP or CWM
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Can someone tell me what we will actually be able to download if bootloader remains looked? Can we flash certain types of Rom or mods? Or can we do nothing?
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Should work the same as the S4 MF update that locked down the bootloader. You should be able to root but as for custom roms and CWM/TWRP we're out of luck.
Coming from a S4 running CM10.2 I'm not going to like using the standard rom but will get used to it I guess.
So even with the bootlegged locked we should be able to tour so we can use TB to backup and restore?
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I have a locked MF3 firmware S4 and I'm running 3 different ROMs that are hot swappable thanks to Safestrap developed my Hashcode so even with a locked bootloader you can do something. Only thing is for now we are limited to internal storage for the ROM slots can't create them on external SD card but Hashcode has been working on that. Also we can only flash TW ROMs since we can't flash a custom kernel but that is also being worked on, I believe they want to be able flash a kernel with kexec. I have an AT&T S4 and currently swapping between an international Foxhound ROM, Google Play ROM, and well the stock ROM.
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At this point I'd be happy with just root so I can use Titanium Backup.
Would be nice if we could get Loki.
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All I want is Titanium Backup
ekerbuddyeker said:
Can someone tell me what we will actually be able to download if bootloader remains looked? Can we flash certain types of Rom or mods? Or can we do nothing?
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Even tho I don't have any phone that has a bootloader. (i don't live in the USA Neither)
But if your Bootloader is locked you cannot Flash CWM or TWRP or flash custom roms (Because they need CWM or TWRP).
Sorry if I'm wrong. I don't have any phone with locked bootloader. Hope this helps.
regards warface123.
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All I want is Titanium Backup
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Ditto... which is why I am returning my AT&T Note 3 less than 24 hrs after I purchased it.
My fault for not researching the bootlocker issue, but no way am I going to give up Titanium Backup. It has saved my tail more than once.
I'm also coming from an att S4. There has not been a bootloader unlock exploit but they do have some work around exploits like loki & safestrape. Loki is out bc they've already patched that so at this point I just hope we get root bc without that you don't have a fighting chance at custom roms
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All I want to do is remove the AT&T bloat as well as the Samsung bloat. When I took my stock Note 2 and installed Cleanrom on it it felt like the phone got a cpu boost. Everything was smoother and faster.
With root, can we uninstall crap that is blocked from being removed while stock? I can live with a locked bootloader if I can just get as close to a stripped rom as possible. I'm pretty new to this stuff so forgive the newbie question.