[Radio]3831.18.00.28_M(latest?) - HTC Incredible S

Extracted from Optus ICS OTA update that started rolling out a couple of days ago. I'll also be crossposting in the radio thread in dev section, but as the OP hasn't been updated in.... a while, thought I might as well make a thread for it here too. Download, upload, share, do whatever you want with it, but if you try it consider giving a bit of feedback to help other users decide if they want it.
Installing is the usual drill, either copy the zip to sdcard root and reboot to bootloader. Or the fastboot method.
You need s-off to flash a radio.
If you're updating from a gingerbread radio, you might also need to format cache in recovery.
http://d-h.st/44L

Nonverbose said:
Extracted from Optus ICS OTA update that started rolling out a couple of days ago. I'll also be crossposting in the radio thread in dev section, but as the OP hasn't been updated in.... a while, thought I might as well make a thread for it here too. Download, upload, share, do whatever you want with it, but if you try it consider giving a bit of feedback to help other users decide if they want it.
Installing is the usual drill, either copy the zip to sdcard root and reboot to bootloader. Or the fastboot method.
You need s-off to flash a radio.
If you're updating from a gingerbread radio, you might also need to format cache in recovery.
http://d-h.st/44L
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I flashed new radio and all is good,i work in a all steel walled building and where i was getting 2 bars am now getting 3,but this is just an initial impression i will have to try it longer to tell. Previous radio was an 11_m.

Hello, I want to ask you about radio: Nonverbose has a Radio: 20.4805.30.0822U_3822.11.08.29_M.
I dont understand when I enter boot loader I get :3805.06.03.03 what is the difference between the two?
Secondly, i make s-off by your procedure and flashed Cool droid revolution by Surajkumar; but it isnt a GB its ICS?
Can I flash your [Radio]3831.18.00.28_M?
Whatis the difference between this one and the one I already have?
Some posts I read show also different radios for froyo/GB users. Will the radios posted http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1129014 also work on my phone?
Sorry for the noob questions but I don't want to brick my phone :/

So this radio was extracted from the optus ics ota. Will it work for other networks?
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I'm using it on Sasktel in Canada and its working great..
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ragzdincs said:
I'm using it on Sasktel in Canada and its working great..
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Here I go!
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Yeap. New radio is working smoothly.
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Glad you like it ,i was feeling a little pressure there.. lol
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Using this new radio now. Slightly better reception than my previous 24M radio. Was sticking with it primarily b/c the battery life was exceptional IMO. We'll have to see how well this one lasts but so far so good.

aaa124 said:
Hello, I want to ask you about radio: Nonverbose has a Radio: 20.4805.30.0822U_3822.11.08.29_M.
I dont understand when I enter boot loader I get :3805.06.03.03 what is the difference between the two?
Secondly, i make s-off by your procedure and flashed Cool droid revolution by Surajkumar; but it isnt a GB its ICS?
Can I flash your [Radio]3831.18.00.28_M?
Whatis the difference between this one and the one I already have?
Some posts I read show also different radios for froyo/GB users. Will the radios posted http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1129014 also work on my phone?
Sorry for the noob questions but I don't want to brick my phone :/
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Main differences could be better call quality, increased reception, network performance, battery life, wifi performance? (not sure about this)
It's up to you to try it and find out, you can always change to another version if it doesn't suit you.
Never flash a Froyo radio as it will brick your phone but you could easily revert to gb although it should require formatting the system in recovery.
Considering you are on an ics Rom, I would recommend an ics radio.
I have installed this version to test it out and reception does seem to have increased. Data speed through the network seems a little faster but much more stable, less spikes in download speed.
I transfer a lot of files to PC via wifi hotspot and samba server on the phone and the speed seems to have dropped significantly, although this is probably a Rom/RIL issue. I'll be testing some ics roms this weekend to see the difference.

Is this radio 3831.18.00.28_M an ICS radio? Can i flash it in recovery using knowing that I have a cooldroid rom?
Does this statement work in my case"If you're updating from a gingerbread radio, you might also need to format cache in recovery."?

aaa124 said:
Is this radio 3831.18.00.28_M an ICS radio? Can i flash it in recovery using knowing that I have a cooldroid rom?
Does this statement work in my case"If you're updating from a gingerbread radio, you might also need to format cache in recovery."?
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Your stAtement depends on what radio you are on at the minute ?
But yes it is an ics Rom and as long as you label is correctly before flashing it you will be fine. Or you can use adb method.
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vizzy, Im using 3805.06.03.03. I understand that Im clear to flash it in recovery right?

aaa124 said:
Is this radio 3831.18.00.28_M an ICS radio? Can i flash it in recovery using knowing that I have a cooldroid rom?
Does this statement work in my case"If you're updating from a gingerbread radio, you might also need to format cache in recovery."?
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You do not flash the radio in recovery. Just copy the zip file to sdcard root and reboot to bootloader. In hboot mode, the phone will scan for the file and ask if you wish to install. Accept and wait for confirmation.
As you are on a gingerbread radio currently, yes you will have to format cache in recovery. When you get the confirmation the radio is installed, press power to reboot, remove your sdcard then press power, hold it and volume down to re-enter bootloader, then select recovery and insert sdcard. Then format the cache and reboot phone normally.
It would probably be easier to flash in fastboot, but if you're not comfortable with fastboot commands, the above procedure will do the same thing.

I updated and installed the new radio, I have question why do we format cache in recovery?and why do we remove then insert the sd card?
best

aaa124 said:
I updated and installed the new radio, I have question why do we format cache in recovery?and why do we remove then insert the sd card?
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Cache needs formatting because it's been resized I believe (anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) . Sdcard is removed because when you enter bootloader the hboot mode would detect the pg32img file again and ask you to flash the radio which leads to you not being able to enter recovery whether you choose yes or no.

Been using this for a few hours now, seems good.

eRadicant said:
Been using this for a few hours now, seems good.
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Yeah, it's my radio of choice now. I originally reported wifi thoroughput was decreased but it seems to have picked up and now it's faster than with my previous radio.

Nonverbose said:
Yeah, it's my radio of choice now. I originally reported wifi thoroughput was decreased but it seems to have picked up and now it's faster than with my previous radio.
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Yeah. Wifi is stronger. Back on .11_M my wifi was only one bar even about 2 rooms away from the router :/
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I wish the Wi-Fi wouldn't die when holding my phone in landscape with 2 hands

Nonverbose said:
Yeah, it's my radio of choice now. I originally reported wifi thoroughput was decreased but it seems to have picked up and now it's faster than with my previous radio.
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Same thing happened to me... strange

Related

[Baseband Radio] 2.15.00.07.28 discussion

Back and open for bidness.
You must have run unrevOKEd forever before attempting to flash the new radio.
new radio basaband: http://adrynalyne.stfuthxbye.net/radio/2.15.00.07.28/PB31IMG.zip
10 char
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Thank you for segmenting this off.
adrynalyne said:
I don't know.
But yes, I have used it.
http://adrynalyne.stfuthxbye.net/radio/2.15.00.07.28/PB31IMG.zip
wifi works
bt works
phone works
and...it boots
Thats all I know so far.
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For people who can't find the link.
Place on the root of your sd card and boot into HBOOT.
(Power on the device while holding volume down)
wow......... all i can say is wow..........
When the official 2.2 OTA is released I'm assuming it will contain some kind of radio upgrade - perhaps a newer version than this, but perhaps older. Now that we have S-OFF, even flashing this radio and a different ROM will not prevent us from upgrading to the latest official OTA, correct? My concern is flashing radios too often could result in badness.
And, also since we have S-OFF, we can now "downgrade" from the OTA without any issues, correct? (i.e no sig checking)
Thanks, adrynalyne! Works like a charm.
I have unrevoked forever installed, but I can't install any of the images. I tried to do the custom splash, and then I tried the radio update, PB31IMG.zip
HBOOT says wrong image or no image for everything
what am I doing wrong?
check your SDCard format...has to be FAT32
just flashed thanks !!!!!
Now do we have to re root if we flash the baseband? I'm sure we do but I just want to double check bein that we have nand unlocked.
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luniz7 said:
Now do we have to re root if we flash the baseband?
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No, it will just upgrade your radio.
What is the advantage of upgrading the radio? Is this radio related to my signal? Would I get better signal?
GatorsUF said:
What is the advantage of upgrading the radio? Is this radio related to my signal? Would I get better signal?
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I haven't had much better signal. NW Ohio
I have... I was one of the people who got worse signal once updating to the 2.x radios. Now I am back where I was pre-update (and about 12 db better in signal strength)....
GatorsUF said:
What is the advantage of upgrading the radio? Is this radio related to my signal? Would I get better signal?
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Behind the scenes it may perform better. This radio also may be required for the later official OTA 2.2 so you can also be one step ahead.
Again, nothing is official on specifics. It's just an "updated" radio which usually just gets better.
jeffreycentex said:
I have... I was one of the people who got worse signal once updating to the 2.x radios. Now I am back where I was pre-update (and about 12 db better in signal strength)....
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I have been having excellent reception after the update
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Got it, updated it. Seems to be working fine. Now to pick a 2.2 ROM.....
Probably should not have posted this without permission. But you know some people are just ignorant and don't realize they are putting peoples jobs/lives in jeopardy by posting things of this nature. Good job..........
cooliris Gallery3D.apk force closes after flashing the new radio. Coincidence?

[Q] Is there anyway to unbrick the hTc Incredible S ?

Is it possible to unbrick the htc Incredible S if the battery is flat during the midst of flashing ROMS?
I'm flashing right now and I'm rather scared because my battery is low
That wouldn't brick it...
Just don't flash a radio if your battery is low!
scoobysnacks said:
That wouldn't brick it...
Just don't flash a radio if your battery is low!
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Oh talking about radio.. because you see im gonna port to the CM 7.1 from your recommendation,
any radio that you will recommend me to flash ? :O . im addicted to flashing ROMS lol...
Luck515 said:
Oh talking about radio.. because you see im gonna port to the CM 7.1 from your recommendation,
any radio that you will recommend me to flash ? :O . im addicted to flashing ROMS lol...
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I find 06.03.16 radio perfect!
scoobysnacks said:
I find 06.03.16 radio perfect!
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Sorry if this is abit of a noob question but I just installed CM7.1 and have no idea what a radio is?
incrediblealex said:
Sorry if this is abit of a noob question but I just installed CM7.1 and have no idea what a radio is?
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Radio = baseband...
Check the development section first page at the top for every radio file.
Be careful flashing them, don't ever flash on a low battery or pull the battery out during flashing
scoobysnacks said:
Radio = baseband...
Check the development section first page at the top for every radio file.
Be careful flashing them, don't ever flash on a low battery or pull the battery out during flashing
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i thouught radios can only be flashed when u have radio s-off? as far as i know.. revolutionary doesnt provide radio s off. (not sure, been in a cave for too long )
I don't know though, I not even sure what are radios and I went ahead to flash them. The last I flashed was a radio from Android Revolution HD.
So is radio the thing which require you to open up a command prompt alike thing and type in something like " fastboot" or what. .
Sorry for asking a noob question , what do radios actually do other than affecting your signals and calls? ?
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shiningarmor said:
i thouught radios can only be flashed when u have radio s-off? as far as i know.. revolutionary doesnt provide radio s off. (not sure, been in a cave for too long )
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Nope i used revolutionary and I have flashed radios.
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Luck515 said:
I don't know though, I not even sure what are radios and I went ahead to flash them. The last I flashed was a radio from Android Revolution HD.
So is radio the thing which require you to open up a command prompt alike thing and type in something like " fastboot" or what. .
Sorry for asking a noob question , what do radios actually do other than affecting your signals and calls? ?
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Radio is not command prompt, it is the range of frequencies your phone uses.
It controls calls and call it quality, signal strength, gps, texting, 3g/hspa, wifi, etc...
Maybe someone here can help me.
I have a custom recovery/bootloader, and what I have done is copied android revolution HD and CyanogenMod7 onto my memory card.
I go into recovery, wipe dalvik, wipe cache, factory reset THEN install either of these ROM'S
it installs and says its completed then I go to reboot the phone. It's just got the HTC logo/text with white background and does not change. Not sure what is wrong here. It's S-ON, but is rooted apparently, so I can flash custom ROM'S just not flash radios etc.
I did however try like 5 custom roms, and the only one that works so far is 'MiUi' but it is buggy and wifi does not work. Dunno why.. don't really like the look and feel of it though. So want to try cyanogenmod or either android revolution.
I can't even go back to stock as easily, I've tried, (ran the .exe, opened up %tmp% and taken the rom.zip and did a series of commands to do it) and comes back with failed. I have HBOOT 1.16.0000 though and all of the stock ROMs say 1.13.0000, so not sure what to do.
jakeyo said:
Maybe someone here can help me.
I have a custom recovery/bootloader, and what I have done is copied android revolution HD and CyanogenMod7 onto my memory card.
I go into recovery, wipe dalvik, wipe cache, factory reset THEN install either of these ROM'S
it installs and says its completed then I go to reboot the phone. It's just got the HTC logo/text with white background and does not change. Not sure what is wrong here. It's S-ON, but is rooted apparently, so I can flash custom ROM'S just not flash radios etc.
I did however try like 5 custom roms, and the only one that works so far is 'MiUi' but it is buggy and wifi does not work. Dunno why.. don't really like the look and feel of it though. So want to try cyanogenmod or either android revolution.
I can't even go back to stock as easily, I've tried, (ran the .exe, opened up %tmp% and taken the rom.zip and did a series of commands to do it) and comes back with failed. I have HBOOT 1.16.0000 though and all of the stock ROMs say 1.13.0000, so not sure what to do.
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u cant flash when u have s-on
whoever told u that just having root is enough to flash, tell him to go hide in a drain
hey, I can use ROM manager, I can access root files.. I can put on custom mods
just won't boot up
point being..?
jakeyo said:
hey, I can use ROM manager, I can access root files.. I can put on custom mods
just won't boot up
point being..?
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probably something wrong with the rom or the kernel. what rom are we talking bout here?
cyanogenmod, android revolution HD,
shiningarmor said:
u cant flash when u have s-on
whoever told u that just having root is enough to flash, tell him to go hide in a drain
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Your 'hide in a drain' is hilarious haha . Makes my day LOL
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Radios, you say?

Hey all,
So after doing a bit of research I see that a way to potentially improve battery life (CM7, as Android System, currently using ~60% battery) would be to try new radios. Now from my understanding using certain radios are dependent on what provider you have? is this true? This thread shows a list of radios, but as a radio newbie all these numbers don't mean anything to me.
My questions is, is flashing a new radio a good idea? I currently have 20.2805.30.085AU_3805.04.03.27_M and have a Virgin Mobile Canada Incredible S that I have unlocked an am using on TrueMove mobile over in Bangkok, Thailand. If I should be flashing a new radio does anyone have suggestions as to which one I should be using?
I have the same question.
same issue - I am very scared to flash a new radio but I think I need to (delayed texts, people saying my phone won't ring when it has full battery and service). I am in Singapore. The main thing holding me back is using an ADB which I don't understand how to do.
key2gb said:
same issue - I am very scared to flash a new radio but I think I need to (delayed texts, people saying my phone won't ring when it has full battery and service). I am in Singapore. The main thing holding me back is using an ADB which I don't understand how to do.
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you don't need to. you can put it on the root of your sd card named PG32IMG.zip and reboot into the bootloader and it will find it and say click volume up to start flashing.
I recommended the very latest radio, 09.03.27
scoobysnacks said:
you don't need to. you can put it on the root of your sd card named PG32IMG.zip and reboot into the bootloader and it will find it and say click volume up to start flashing.
I recommended the very latest radio, 09.03.27
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I recommend that one too. The first post in the radio thread hasn't been updated to include that one yet, but it's in this post on page 11 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18208077&postcount=101
I'm not sure that radios have any effect on battery life though.
Raithmir said:
I recommend that one too. The first post in the radio thread hasn't been updated to include that one yet, but it's in this post on page 11 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18208077&postcount=101
I'm not sure that radios have any effect on battery life though.
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I'm an electronics engineer and I can assure you that they definitely do...
Raithmir said:
I'm not sure that radios have any effect on battery life though.
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Speaking from my experience with a clone Touch Diamond, I can certainly say that the radio has a bearing on battery life. A poor radio (as supplied in my clone) caused the phone to be forever 'searching' for a signal which caused excessive battery drain. Updating to a better radio which gave superior reception drastically increased battery life (as well as meaning I could use the phone more often).
scoobysnacks said:
I'm an electronics engineer and I can assure you that they definitely do...
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If you say so. Can't say I've noticed any difference and I've used most of them.
Raithmir said:
If you say so. Can't say I've noticed any difference and I've used most of them.
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well it depends on a great deal of factors as well..
area being a key one.
Just to confirm...you dont need to be radio S-OFF to flash a new radio!?
VaderXI said:
Just to confirm...you dont need to be radio S-OFF to flash a new radio!?
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radio s off?
if you have s off you can flash a radio.
I used revolutionary
scoobysnacks said:
radio s off?
if you have s off you can flash a radio.
I used revolutionary
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There is loads of stuff in other threads about having to be radio S-OFF, or permanant S-OFF with a gold card rather than temp/removable S-OFF as with revolutionary, in order to flash a new radio, but its all pretty conflicting. Some say that revolutionary is more than adequate while others you have to have a handset of a certain age in order to do it i.e it wont work on the newer ones! This is why I havnt bothered flashing a new radio yet, but if you say you have done it then I may try and give it a go...wait till the new Nik - Trinity ROM is uploaded first!
I used revolutionary, so should I not be flashing a new radio?
It makes me feel safer that scooby used revolutionary, but also since I'm in Singapore I'm not sure if i'll be affected differently. I really think I need to flash a new radio and if it's just as easy as moving the file to the SD card and rebooting into the bootloader then it doesn't seem to dangerous
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key2gb said:
I used revolutionary, so should I not be flashing a new radio?
It makes me feel safer that scooby used revolutionary, but also since I'm in Singapore I'm not sure if i'll be affected differently. I really think I need to flash a new radio and if it's just as easy as moving the file to the SD card and rebooting into the bootloader then it doesn't seem to dangerous
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It works fine..
Just make SURE you don't do it if you don't have much battery left, leave the back cover on so the battery can't fall out, and let it flash completely until it says finished.
Do not remove the battery under any circumstance.
Raithmir said:
I recommend that one too. The first post in the radio thread hasn't been updated to include that one yet, but it's in this post on page 11 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18208077&postcount=101
I'm not sure that radios have any effect on battery life though.
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Thanks so much for this link! I will attempt the flash. What is this RIL thing people speak of and what do I do with such things? I know that certain RIL files should match the radio but where does it go? do I just flashing it before/after the radio?
Thanks in advance!
tcardozo said:
Thanks so much for this link! I will attempt the flash. What is this RIL thing people speak of and what do I do with such things? I know that certain RIL files should match the radio but where does it go? do I just flashing it before/after the radio?
Thanks in advance!
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Don't bother with the ril, in this case it isn't actually necessary.
Would you see a bigger difference on battery from flashing a new radio or a new kernel such as tiamat?
incrediblealex said:
Would you see a bigger difference on battery from flashing a new radio or a new kernel such as tiamat?
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That's really an unanswerable question since it depends on so many things...
scoobysnacks said:
It works fine..
Just make SURE you don't do it if you don't have much battery left, leave the back cover on so the battery can't fall out, and let it flash completely until it says finished.
Do not remove the battery under any circumstance.
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scoobysnacks said:
radio s off?
if you have s off you can flash a radio.
I used revolutionary
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Tried to flash the radio, but installation aborted on me! Got alpharev S-OFF and using 4EXTRecovery. Tried it again and same thing....was I right in that only only older handsets will work with temp alpharev S-OFF rather than perm gold card S-OFF? Hopefully Nik - Trinity's new ROM will have this radio anyways.
I just installed this radio on my handset. Not sure what classes as an old or new handset but mine was delivered 5 days ago. It is Revolutionary S-Off with CWM Recovery.
Can't say I've noticed any change to reception though.

Help! no reovery

Hi,
I tried to upgrade my Dream to a version of And 2.2, after flashing my phone was boot looping, so re reflashed to rc29 using xda's return to stock guide. It boots fine now in normal mode, but now I can't get into recovery and I cant get anything to flash, not even rc29 again. If I try flashing using the phone I get Model ID incorrect, with fastboot I get remote: not allow. Very few threads mention HBOOT 1.33.0014, maybe its the problem? Any help would be appreciated
DREAM PVT 32B
HBOOT 1.33.0014
CPLD-4
RADIO-3.22.26.17
Forgot to mention, its Rogers but I don't have a sim card
Use the telnet method to flash a new recovery, in the future if you ever get stuck and have to flash the orange.nbh not the dreaimg.nbh
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demkantor said:
Use the telnet method to flash a new recovery, in the future if you ever get stuck and have to flash the orange.nbh not the dreaimg.nbh
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I tried reflashing with orange also, same message, though I didn't try with telnet because I couldn't get it connected to localhost.
typed telnetd at home screen
started telnet when I click connect
I get either server refused
or null
Did you hit enter twice
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demkantor said:
Did you hit enter twice
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yeah 2 times, then type telnetd (ignored the contact search), press enter.
open telnet, click connect. Does the port make a difference? I left it as it was, its set to 23
you should make a gold card (just goole it)
or well can you update via ota, under settings look for updates, if you can get to 1.5 then you can use androot or maybe see if THIS GUIDE helps.
ive only rooted one rogers branded g1, and you dont do the dreaimg.nbh method rather
LIKE SO but at this point you need to move on, try some of the above stuff
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demkantor said:
you should make a gold card (just goole it)
or well can you update via ota, under settings look for updates, if you can get to 1.5 then you can use androot or maybe see if THIS GUIDE helps.
ive only rooted one rogers branded g1, and you dont do the dreaimg.nbh method rather
LIKE SO but at this point you need to move on, try some of the above stuff
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ok went searching for update in settings and noticed firmware is at 1.5 , I didn't think it could update automatically without a sim? so I'm guessing DREAIMG.nbh didn't take? Just messed my recovery? I installed Androot and it says I'm "already rooted, root again?" The first guide you pointed to THIS GUIDE says for "Tmobile G1 only", should I go ahead anyway? The last one LIKE SO , I would like to try the rogers_1.89.631.1.nbh but it seems to have disappeared from the net. I'll look into the gold card idea this weekend. Thx for your input :good:
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demkantor said:
you should make a gold card (just goole it)
or well can you update via ota, under settings look for updates, if you can get to 1.5 then you can use androot or maybe see if THIS GUIDE helps.
ive only rooted one rogers branded g1, and you dont do the dreaimg.nbh method rather
LIKE SO but at this point you need to move on, try some of the above stuff
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Well made a gold card, but got a message "main version is older" when I tried to update the image, I think the problem is finding the right image file. I thought Gold cards got around that? I guess I'll just use 1.5, doesn't have everything I want, but its working at least. thx for the help just the same
The gold card didn't take, may need to use a different sd.
But did you say you have root? Do you have a custom recovery? Maybe you can go about this in a different way, can you post everything on your bootloader screen?
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demkantor said:
The gold card didn't take, may need to use a different sd.
But did you say you have root? Do you have a custom recovery? Maybe you can go about this in a different way, can you post everything on your bootloader screen?
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ok heres what I have: see attachment
no recovery btw
cant seem to get telnet to work
fastboot works but wont successfully flash
adb works but wont succesfully flash
bootloader gives update fail
Androot says I'm rooted
Adb gives me # when I enter superuser which means I should be rooted
I also get superuser request popup on my phone
demkantor said:
The gold card didn't take, may need to use a different sd.
But did you say you have root? Do you have a custom recovery? Maybe you can go about this in a different way, can you post everything on your bootloader screen?
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I read your post to m3talmouth:
Find amonra recovery in xda, latest is 1.7 something
Put on root of sd card and name it recovery.img
Open a terminal and type
su
If you see a # procees
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
If you have an error it could be you need to add the flash image bianary or you have a bad download or named it wrong,
I figured It might work for me, now I have AmonRA recovery 1.7 :good:
So now following the guide you posted earlier http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/HTC_Dream/Rooting_Branded_EBI1s, I should install the engineering SPL, then the EB1 port file, then flash cm 6.1.zip?
Hey good! Well if you have a custom recovery you are most of the way there, now remember you have a rogers dream and need tgo flash the proper radio and spl, make sure they are listed for your phone, check md5sums, flash radio first then spl then id recomend cm5 (faster) flash rom and gapps
Do this right, just the other day someone flashed either spl first or a curropt image and got a brick. Only warning so you don't but as long as you do what I said above you'll be safe
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Hey good! Well if you have a custom recovery you are most of the way there, now remember you have a rogers dream and need tgo flash the proper radio and spl, make sure they are listed for your phone, check md5sums, flash radio first then spl then id recomend cm5 (faster) flash rom and gapps
Do this right, just the other day someone flashed either spl first or a curropt image and got a brick. Only warning so you don't but as long as you do what I said above you'll be safe
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Well...I i did a nandroid backup, tried i now have the eng SPL installed, tried the CM 6.1 as it was easier to find for my phone + the port file, but it stuck at rogers boot screen. I've seen some posts for 2708 kernel but it never mentions this in any of the install guides. I have found CM 5 roms but only with the 2708 kernel and no mention of rogers, so I'm staying clear of those for the moment. Will search some more for CM 5, its not Android 2.2 though is it?
Cm5 is 2.1 but smoother than cm6 on these phones. You can flash the one in cm wiki just flash the right kernel on top of it. If you want to do the 2708+ update (I say a good idea) then just follow ezterrys instruction in his thread. Download radio and SPL, check md5sums, and then flash via fastboot. Now they can also be flashed in recovery but I don't recommend it. After that you can flash any of the newer ROMs and it won't mater that your phone was once rogers. But older ROMs (mostly eclair and older) will need a different kernel flashed on top of them
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Cm5 is 2.1 but smoother than cm6 on these phones. You can flash the one in cm wiki just flash the right kernel on top of it. If you want to do the 2708+ update (I say a good idea) then just follow ezterrys instruction in his thread. Download radio and SPL, check md5sums, and then flash via fastboot. Now they can also be flashed in recovery but I don't recommend it. After that you can flash any of the newer ROMs and it won't mater that your phone was once rogers. But older ROMs (mostly eclair and older) will need a different kernel flashed on top of them
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Success!!!!! I have CM 5.08 + 2708 installed and working, thx for everything, will try this mod for a while to see if it covers all I need, if so I'm good to go. :laugh: :good:
Awesome! You may need to move to froyo if apps you need aren't avalible on 2.1, there are many good aosp and cm variants just straight cm6 is kinda poor on these phones, try a few out, make nandroids so you can change back easy, there are about a dozen 2.3 and 2.2 roms that I feel run great on the dream and I personally keep a back up of each for a quick change
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Do not forget that your phone is no longer EBI1.
You will no longer need to flash EBI1 ports.
On a side note, looks like you somehow got the 1.33.0014 update.
1.33.0014 is a bootloader released by HTC somewhere last year for HTC Dream. They claimed it was unlockable, and you could flash with it. I did the unlock process, and I can promise you that HTC duped us. It's not unlockable. The unlock does absolutely nothing other than change the text at the top. I even had someone reverse some of the code, and they claimed the code for doing fastboot flash doesn't seem to be there.
yeah the .0014 official unlocked bootloader is a crock, when it first came out i was about to test it and someone else here tried first, turned into a nightmare for him so i tell all to stay away! some phones it actually isnt too bad if better ways like hacked bootloaders or radio s-off has been found for it, but its a pain and you usually need to flash a rom in recovery, extract the kernel from the .zip and then flash the kernel through fastboot.
so yeah any phone that you dont need this option, stay far away from it!

How to flash a Radio?

I am on the stock radio which shipped with my phone.
3805.06.03.03_M is the version.
Which is the latest radio available for our device? Are radios OS specific or can they be used on any ROM?
I'm currently using szeszo's CM10 ROM.
My current Radio has decent battery life on WiFi (around 3 hours of screen on time) but with Mobile Network my battery dies in around 8 hours (with barely 30 minutes of screen on time).
I have to follow these steps to install the radio right? - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711445
Last question(I promise), are Radios region-specific?
TheDareDevil said:
I am on the stock radio which shipped with my phone.
3805.06.03.03_M is the version.
Which is the latest radio available for our device? Are radios OS specific or can they be used on any ROM?
I'm currently using szeszo's CM10 ROM.
My current Radio has decent battery life on WiFi (around 3 hours of screen on time) but with Mobile Network my battery dies in around 8 hours (with barely 30 minutes of screen on time).
I have to follow these steps to install the radio right? - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711445
Last question(I promise), are Radios region-specific?
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Check my signature...it has a link for the latest radio the ...19m
to flash you have to be S-OFF.
if you are simply download the PG32IMG.zip file..place it on the root of your sd card and reboot to bootloader... the radio file will be detected and you simply follow the instructions
make sure to do an md5sum check first otherwise you may brick your phone if you flash a corrupt file.
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samgurung said:
Check my signature...it has a link for the latest radio the ...19m
to flash you have to be S-OFF.
if you are simply download the PG32IMG.zip file..place it on the root of your sd card and reboot to bootloader... the radio file will be detected and you simply follow the instructions
make sure to do an md5sum check first otherwise you may brick your phone if you flash a corrupt file.
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also make sure you have decent battery backup..you dont want your phone dying in the middle of a flash
If its PG32IMG then just put the file on the root of your SD card. Reboot into bootloader and the bootloader will automatically pick it up and will give u a set of commands. Just click yes or no (volume up, down to scroll and power button to confirm). Then wait for the process to be complete.
If its in radio.img format, just fastboot flash the radio (I assume you know how to do fastboot flashing) using the command:
fastboot flash radio radio.img
Regarding md5sum checks, I dont really deem it necessary. I just look at a few pages of the thread and that will usually tell me if the radio works or if there needs to be additional file(s) added replacing some sort of file is rare. You most likely wont encounter it If other people say it works, then you shouldnt have any trouble whatsoever with the flashing process.
And the latest radio is 19_M or 24_M? And will it work on JB roms?
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TheDareDevil said:
And the latest radio is 19_M or 24_M? And will it work on JB roms?
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Any Radio will work with any ROM. The only compatibility with Radios is to the device. If you flash a radio meant for an HTC Desire, you could possibly end up bricking your device (now this is just an example). And the logic that latest radio is best (I see it in you cuz u suggest latest radio) is a load of bullcrap really. Just try them out and see which one you get best signal and battery life (although it wont be significant). If everything is ok with your current radio, dont bother switching. I know that any and all activities related to rooting really could lead to a brick but I think flashing radios is probably the most dangerous of them all :/
In regards to the actual compatibility, it is worth noting that when i flashed a different radio and tried to boot up, I actually could not boot up for some reason. I got stuck in a never ending boot. So you should probably take a backup of your current ROM before flashing the radio. Although this wont prevent bricks from occuring (cuz Bricks are like hardware related sort of unless you use JTAG or send it in for repair. Note: The HTC Engineer can refuse to fix your phone), it could prevent things like never ending boot or boot loops, i dont know you name it.
Thanks for the help guys! I successfully flashed the 19_M radio. My phone refused to boot initially, but I wiped the cache and everything was fine.

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