Hi everyone,
I have an XT860 from Bell Canada. I would like to mod it. Can someone tell me if it's a Droid 3 or Droid 2?
Also, what are the latest versions of Android available for these devices? The one installed now is 2.3.6 and I would very much like to jump to a Jelly Bean.
I appreciate some input before I waste too much trying to mod this.
Thanks
Droid 3. You're in the right section. Each ROM has an 860 patch but the problem is that the development on JellyBean has kind of stalled since the camera isn't working.
MrObvious said:
Droid 3. You're in the right section. Each ROM has an 860 patch but the problem is that the development on JellyBean has kind of stalled since the camera isn't working.
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MrObvious, thanks a lot for the feedback.
1- What is an "860" patch?
2- What is the latest stable version of Android for my device? Not looking for Jelly Bean if camera doesn't work.
3- Where can I find instructions and latest ROMs for my device? ***I don't want to mess up the radio frequencies as it's a Canadian phone***
Thanks again.
Basically it just patches a few files and the build.prop so that it works with the 860 as all our ROMs are built for the 862 which is the Verizon CDMA version. Just flash a ROM and look for a patch. Minimoto is a good one because it has stability and Endroid made a patch that works.
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Basically it just patches a few files and the build.prop so that it works with the 860 as all our ROMs are built for the 862 which is the Verizon CDMA version. Just flash a ROM and look for a patch. Minimoto is a good one because it has stability and Endroid made a patch that works.
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Thanks again. So, where is the official mod thread? From what you said, I first mod it and then apply the Minimoto patch for 860. Did I get that right or is there a ROM specific to 860 that I should do?
The phone is unlocked and rooted but I don't think I have the framework to install ROMs so I probably need to read the official modding thread.
Thanks
torontobc said:
Thanks again. So, where is the official mod thread? From what you said, I first mod it and then apply the Minimoto patch for 860. Did I get that right or is there a ROM specific to 860 that I should do?
The phone is unlocked and rooted but I don't think I have the framework to install ROMs so I probably need to read the official modding thread.
Thanks
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For minimoto I'm moving the actual rom. If you look through the posts in the minimoto thread you'll find the link to the 860 version. I'd link you but I'm on my phone and it's a pita
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Endoroid said:
For minimoto I'm moving the actual rom. If you look through the posts in the minimoto thread you'll find the link to the 860 version. I'd link you but I'm on my phone and it's a pita
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I will go with Minimoto first and then try other MODs. There are many threads on Minimoto. I wonder why there is no sticky "Droid 3 ROMs & Instructions"
So far I learned that I have to install (somehow) SafeStrap and then MiniMoto ROM. Am I getting that correct? Is there a comprehensive guide to this specific to XT860?
Thanks
Sounds like you're getting it. Then look through the Minimoto thread to find the 860 patch.
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Sounds like you're getting it. Then look through the Minimoto thread to find the 860 patch.
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Thanks. Is this the official Minimoto ROM thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1978304
It mentions it's for XT862 but mine is XT860 and a Canadian version (Bell Canada). Would I be safe to use that?
torontobc said:
Thanks. Is this the official Minimoto ROM thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1978304
It mentions it's for XT862 but mine is XT860 and a Canadian version (Bell Canada). Would I be safe to use that?
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Here's the 860 version
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35709354
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Endoroid said:
Here's the 860 version
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35709354
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Thanks for the post but that is a huge thread. Were you meaning to point to the thread or a link within it?
Thanks
torontobc said:
Thanks for the post but that is a huge thread. Were you meaning to point to the thread or a link within it?
Thanks
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Actually his link goes right to the patch (to the post with the patch)
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Actually his link goes right to the patch (to the post with the patch)
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Yes, it does. I was hasty and not waiting for full page to show up. Thanks.
1- I have got Minimoto installed but Android version is 2.3.4 and that is lower than the 2.3.6 that came as stock. Is there anyway to upgrade that?
2- Would overclocking make a major different? Where is the official guide for overclocking for XT860?
Thanks
1 no 2 it can make it feel smoother
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1 no 2 it can make it feel smoother
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Thanks. I have installed Minimoto and here are some of the problems I am facing if there are any work-arounds for them?
1- I have been only seeing 3G and Edge for internet connection. On stock I can see H+ as well.
2- From time to time the phone doesn't have any internet connection and it has to be restarted to get internet connection - that is a big annoyance.
Any feedback?
Thanks again.
torontobc said:
Thanks. I have installed Minimoto and here are some of the problems I am facing if there are any work-arounds for them?
1- I have been only seeing 3G and Edge for internet connection. On stock I can see H+ as well.
2- From time to time the phone doesn't have any internet connection and it has to be restarted to get internet connection - that is a big annoyance.
Any feedback?
Thanks again.
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1)these are just cosmetic, you can have it show the h+ through build.prop edits
2)try adding the line ro.ril.hep=0 to the build.prop, it should help, and try just toggling airplane mode to reset the connection, easier than rebooting
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1)these are just cosmetic, you can have it show the h+ through build.prop edits
2)try adding the line ro.ril.hep=0 to the build.prop, it should help, and try just toggling airplane mode to reset the connection, easier than rebooting
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This is already there:
#improve signal stability maybe
ro.ril.hep=0
Would I be in better situation if I can an LTE sim card even though the phone doesn't support LTE but network does so maybe signal would be better?
torontobc said:
This is already there:
#improve signal stability maybe
ro.ril.hep=0
Would I be in better situation if I can an LTE sim card even though the phone doesn't support LTE but network does so maybe signal would be better?
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No, the phone most likely wouldnt even be able to read it. It happens to me pretty regular, I just toggle airplane mode
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download link is http://www.multiupload.com/X558NDM1WO
Tested on my bell atrix
If no signal or unknown baseband is found, just flash to other radio
it wont break the phone unless you have done sth awesome
UPDATE: I am upgrading this radio on top of France Orange 2.1.1
I don't own a ATT Atrix so I am not sure whether it works on ATT Atrix or not
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download link is http://u.115.com/file/e615oxg1
then click on "电信下载" to start downloading
Tested on my bell atrix
trying to upload the radio file to the forum now... but really slow!
(YES, you know bell DSL sucks)
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Will this work on the at&t atrix?
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josuetenista said:
Will this work on the at&t atrix?
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I believe other radios have been used on the AT&T atrix before, you should be good to use this. If you end up w/o signal just flash SBF and you'll be back to normal.
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and what can u say about new radio? is there smth new? smth better?
some att plz test it !!
What's the point of this radio?
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frankiedizzle87 said:
What's the point of this radio?
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agurzhiy said:
and what can u say about new radio? is there smth new? smth better?
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I just flashed yesterday, gonna see how it works (Bell Canada)
The point is to share...
however in China only 2100 band works, so I assuming it works better for Europeans instead of Americans
Let's see...
For a second there I had hope that it would be the same version as the stock Bell radio. (1.77, I had to look it up)
I am guessing that since China has some differences in their mobile networks compared to NA, it might be interesting to see if it improves things over here.
Cheers!
Currently, I am using 4.1.83 ATT version. I failed to upgrade this radio from basebans version N01.77.15P via RSD 5.0
laitalk said:
Currently, I am using 4.1.83 ATT version. I failed to upgrade this radio from basebans version N01.77.15P via RSD 5.0
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That's because of the ram downloaders this sbf uses. It will not work on an AT&T Atrix.
I can make a compatible sbf if some people want to test it.
Whipon said:
That's because of the ram downloaders this sbf uses. It will not work on an AT&T Atrix.
I can make a compatible sbf if some people want to test it.
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yes please, iam be the first ,iam sure we all want to try it
Didn't work for me tried flashing it twice even without the sim and sd inserted. I get no service and the phone menu doesn't allow me to select any bands etc.
Bell device w/ french rom
Im asking are there any benefits.to this if your on att. We have hspa and hsupa what's this have to offer?
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That's because of the ram downloaders this sbf uses. It will not work on an AT&T Atrix.
I can make a compatible sbf if some people want to test it.
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yes,plz.i'm dying to use it.cuz i'm now living in china,and i uses the att atrix,the baseband don't fit the network.thx.
Whipon said:
That's because of the ram downloaders this sbf uses. It will not work on an AT&T Atrix.
I can make a compatible sbf if some people want to test it.
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i made it a few days back, and it failed on my at&t sku.
to be specific, it flashes, but the phone boots up without signal and "unknown" baseband.
frankiedizzle87 said:
Im asking are there any benefits.to this if your on att. We have hspa and hsupa what's this have to offer?
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from what i can see,
your definition of "benefits" must be very limited. not everyone needs hsupa, i'd live without it if it improves stability.
you have no idea about what ymmv means. with the vast possibilities/combinations of different carriers/terrains/vendors/gen of devices, why would you even ask about the "benefits"? chances are someone would benefit from it but just not you.
racca said:
i made it a few days back, and it failed on my at&t sku.
to be specific, it flashes, but the phone boots up without signal and "unknown" baseband.
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I see. So its pointless to make another one for AT&T.
Thanks for clarifying it ^^.
Whipon said:
I see. So its pointless to make another one for AT&T.
Thanks for clarifying it ^^.
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I'm in China and I wanna this, thanks!
The default att baseband doesn't work so well in my area, loss signal and too much heat
lanyao1920 said:
I'm in China and I wanna this, thanks!
The default att baseband doesn't work so well in my area, loss signal and too much heat
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what exactly do you think this baseband is gonna do to an at&t sku?
you'd most likely go from "loss signal and too much heat" to no signal at all.
i suppose you can just turn on flight mode if you want it so bad.
ytwytw said:
so I assuming it works better for Europeans instead of Americans
Let's see...
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we have 900/1800/2100
atrix should launch these days in mid europe, maybe there's a better compability with our radio for switching in baseband...
i got a at&t atrix too, no setting for FU baseband, just the american one... (quadband eh?)
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Im asking are there any benefits.to this if your on att. We have hspa and hsupa what's this have to offer?
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baseband does seriosly nothing to packetservice?
Hi,
I extracted the radio from the Bell OTA and created a sbf from it.
Here you go:
Radio N_01.77.15P
Cheers!
Hey man, do you know if this radio or 01.97.00R are the same but just with different naming conventions because of the country?
I've got a Bell Atrix running OLYEM 2.1.1 SBF with GreyBlur and apparently have N_01.92.00R unless the build.prop was changed with the GreyBlur mod. Wondering if I should upgrade to 01.97.00R or N_01.77.15P... voice quality is still slightly poor.
Anyone with a Bell Atrix try both radios yet?
I find it has slightly faster uploads on the Bell network, ~1.7x vs ~1.85.
Cheers!
NFHimself said:
I find it has slightly faster uploads on the Bell network, ~1.7x vs ~1.85.
Cheers!
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Good enough for me!
I'll give it a flash today after work. Cheers and many thanks!!
NFHimself said:
Hi,
I extracted the radio from the Bell OTA and created a sbf from it.
Here you go:
Radio N_01.77.15P
Cheers!
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Yeah thanks man i was waiting your post !!! Thanks for your fast work. How is the update running ? Do you think its better than 2.1.1?
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I never noticed any real speed difference between stock and 2.1.1, so that it for what it's worth. But I ran my own tweaks on stock and 2.1.1, probably the reason.
Few thoughts, the framework is the same as stock, to be expected since the OTA is a patch, so my deodexed mods work the same as stock (ref translucent dropdown). The music player is the same one from stock, so no hiphop country jazz Internet blur craptastic player as in 2.1.1, and my translucent mod works with it.
Cheers!
Just flash it... Upload a bit faster... Still same ****ty download speed on market btw
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hburn said:
Just flash it... Upload a bit faster... Still same ****ty download speed on market btw
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Meh, even when my wireless connects over 20mbps the Market still downloads slowly. It's just the Market. Thankfully apps usually aren't too big.
bongd said:
Meh, even when my wireless connects over 20mbps the Market still downloads slowly. It's just the Market. Thankfully apps usually aren't too big.
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I thought when i was on my sgs it was downloading as fast as on the browser.... Maybe its me... Lol
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Radio works much better for me vs. the 2.1.1 and 2.2.3 French SBF 1.9.2 Radio's.
Thanks!
:Radio N_01.77.15P Cheers! HK TW the same
I'm running that new Orange French gingerbread ROM, can I flash this using RSD, or will it brick my phone?
Well I know this wont help you but I have a bell atrix running att gingerbread and I have this radio flashed and running on my phone ...
IrshaadH said:
I'm running that new Orange French gingerbread ROM, can I flash this using RSD, or will it brick my phone?
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Hi,
Unlikely, but if you are concerned about the sbf, you can use the cwm version to install it.
radio_CWM_N_01.77.15P.zip
Cheers!
NFHimself said:
Hi,
Unlikely, but if you are concerned about the sbf, you can use the cwm version to install it.
radio_CWM_N_01.77.15P.zip
Cheers!
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Thanks, will do!
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Hi,
Unlikely, but if you are concerned about the sbf, you can use the cwm version to install it.
radio_CWM_N_01.77.15P.zip
Cheers!
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I'm getting an error (status 6) message when trying to flash it via CWM. What is that?
IrshaadH said:
I'm getting an error (status 6) message when trying to flash it via CWM. What is that?
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That was me trying to replace the updater binary with the smaller one from the Bell OTA, back to the way it was now, download again. I just flashed it again to test.
Cheers!
Hi, I would like to update the bootloader on my Bionic and can't find instructions on how to do it. Can someone point me in the right direction please. Thanks.
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Hi, I would like to update the bootloader on my Bionic and can't find instructions on how to do it. Can someone point me in the right direction please. Thanks.
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What's your current bootloader version?
The easiest way to put in a new bootloader is just to grab the .902 FXZ. It will make sure that you're on a new one.
A .61
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Bootloader is locked!!
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Bootloader is locked!!
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I know but but it can be updated right? I have "awakened" the gsm in the phone and I am using an AT&T prepaid when I can't get a signal with Verizon. I read in the forum that to do this while on an ICS rom you need to update the bootloader to A.72 to get it to work. That is why I'm asking.
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I'm sorry but I guess I never heard of updating the bootloader.
Are you talking about baseband or kernel? If not, I guess I can't help.
Latest bootloader would be with the .902 update.
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I'm sorry but I guess I never heard of updating the bootloader.
Are you talking about baseband or kernel? If not, I guess I can't help.
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Me neither. All you really can do with the bionic is install the latest update. Not really sure if it changes the boot loader. I was under the impression that it updated the radios and glitches in the os. Never heard of it changing the boot loader.
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I know but but it can be updated right? I have "awakened" the gsm in the phone and I am using an AT&T prepaid when I can't get a signal with Verizon. I read in the forum that to do this while on an ICS rom you need to update the bootloader to A.72 to get it to work. That is why I'm asking.
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Weird, you should have to have anything to do with the official bootloader, you should be using ClockworkMod. Still I could be wrong.
mike t said:
I have "awakened" the gsm in the phone and I am using an AT&T prepaid when I can't get a signal with Verizon.
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What? You somehow activated gsm part of Qualcomm 6600?
Also, with 902 FXZ update I have 0A.61 bootloader.
Need Help About Samsung Galaxy S Duos GT-S7562
Can Anyone help me? How Can I Update Bootloader of SDuos. also attach the files.
Thanks
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Can Anyone help me? How Can I Update Bootloader of SDuos. also attach the files.
Thanks
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I think you're in the wrong forum.
Here's a build.prop I made based off of one I found that worked with the original ICS (but broke Wi-Fi). Just take off the .zip and you should be good to go.
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Here's a build.prop I made based off of one I found that worked with the original ICS (but broke Wi-Fi). Just take off the .zip and you should be good to go.
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Will test on the XT860
Edit: Not working on the XT860 with the 04/08 kexec, full signal loss
Right. This is particularly for the 883 or an 862 with an 883 radio flashed to it.
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apparently the old xt860 patch for non-kexec ics fixes data, but phone still crashes
how about ME863(Hong Kong version)?
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how about ME863(Hong Kong version)?
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I'm not sure if that's the same phone or not. Do you generally use the 883 build.prop?
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I'm not sure if that's the same phone or not. Do you generally use the 883 build.prop?
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use this in the kexec rom?
justin6b37 said:
use this in the kexec rom?
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Yes. I am running the 883 radio on it.
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Here's a build.prop I made based off of one I found that worked with the original ICS (but broke Wi-Fi). Just take off the .zip and you should be good to go.
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Thank you so much, trying to get the kexec alpha 4 to work on gsm, and this did it perfectly!
Welcome!;
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After the ICS update leak, does the bionic support GSM networks?
I highly doubt it. Typically, if a device has the capacity for using a type of cell network, it comes with that capability enabled.
Take a look at this thread, there's a hack to get it to work, but part of it must be done before installing the ics leak.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297714
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Take a look at this thread, there's a hack to get it to work, but part of it must be done before installing the ics leak.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297714
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Thanks for the link to the superthread, it's a little long and I'm not sure how current the information is. Which pieces need to be done before going to ICS? Is everything compatible with gingerbread .905?
Also, I thought applying the ICS update would overwrite the radio code...
Thanks a lot
danifunker said:
Thanks for the link to the superthread, it's a little long and I'm not sure how current the information is. Which pieces need to be done before going to ICS? Is everything compatible with gingerbread .905?
Also, I thought applying the ICS update would overwrite the radio code...
Thanks a lot
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I haven't read it too thoroughly as I'm not doing it, but it was just within the last few days where someone posted something about the ICS update issue. My suggestion is to start at the end and work your way back.
It works I'm using it now, ics on att 3g
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It works I'm using it now, ics on att 3g
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Did you have to do the hack? Does data work also for you?
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How about European freq bands ie GSM900/1800 UMTS2100?
YES
danifunker said:
After the ICS update leak, does the bionic support GSM networks?
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Hi Dani.
Yes it does. Mine was operating very well before I bricked it. Go to "Droid on TMobile" and you will learn how to do it.
Good Luck
Regards
Yes there is a guide in the thread on how to do it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297714&highlight=ics&page=70