I have not noticed that anyone has uploaded a Flashable radio only yet from 5.0.1. I was looking for only the included modem from the 5.0.1 update, so we can "dirty" flash only modem through TWRP, so that we can compare signal strengths between original 5.0.0 and the new modem. If anyone has uploaded and I have overlooked during my search, than I apologize in advance. Thank You.
haven't seen a flashable radio only zip yet.
however, here's the radio.img that's the same thing, just not packaged to flash through TWRP. gotta use fastboot to flash it.
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Hey friends.
I have some questions which i can't seem to find the answer to.
1. what's all that deal with SPL? what exactly is that and why do i need to flash it before flashing the radio version? what do i have to watch out from in order to not bricking my phone?
2. I wanted to flash a radio version from ERE36B that was posted on modaco site.
I downloaded the zip, copied to the sdcard, flashed it using the amonra 1.7 recovery. it said that it was successfully flashed but the radio version hadn't changed. what did i do wrong? I wanted to flash using fastboot but there were no .img files posted. only after extracting the zip files there is an img file inside along with some other files that may be important.
3. why are there different versions of superboot for each build? I mean, after I used superboot once and rooted my phone - I won't have to use it ever again.
no?
many thanks and sorry for the long post.
1. SPL stands for Second Program Loader. but you wont have to worry about it on the Nexus One. Its a different story for the G1.
2. If flashing the radio is successful then your baseband should be 4.04.00.03_2. And you might already had that radio if you just recently bought your phone.
3. Superboot version is not different. As long as you flash a rooted version of the rom then you will still retain root. But if you flash back to a stock rom, then you'll lose root. So always use nandroid to backup.
Thanks for the answer
So what exactly are the risks ?
is it possible to brick the nexus one or it's completely impossible?
10x!
My baseband version is 4.06.00.12_7.
I bought a used Nexus one online. It had some kind of customized ROM on it. So I flashed it back to original ROM (2.1). However, I only flashed boot.img, system.img, recovery.img. There is one more radio.img I did not flash.
I then updated the system via OTA to 2.2.1. But I am not sure about the radio.img. Do I have to do anything about it? Right now the phone works fine so I don't want to risk anything.
Thanks.
Latest is 5.08. The results with it are mixed, so you can try it, and if you don't like it - flash the 4.06 back.
Officially 5.08 is only available outside the States... why, I don't know. IMO they must have created it for a reason though.
thanks. I think I'll just stick to what it is now.
So I am using darky's rom, with the tjl3 modem and suckerpunch kernel. I love it but it sure is a pain to updates this set up. I have to flash the rom and modem then reboot and flash the kernel. Is there any way to automate all this? Can I flash all three parts at once? How could I combine this into one flashable zip?
Thanks for the help.
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So I am using darky's rom, with the tjl3 modem and suckerpunch kernel. I love it but it sure is a pain to updates this set up. I have to flash the rom and modem then reboot and flash the kernel. Is there any way to automate all this? Can I flash all three parts at once? How could I combine this into one flashable zip?
Thanks for the help.
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yes. you can pull modem.bin out of flashable modem zip and the zImage out of flashable kernel zip. drop them into the rom zip in the updates folder before you flash the rom. then its all done in one fell swoop
There is a tool that does this - ROM Manager.
But... the dev's need to code for it an then be able to provide updates in such a manner that it doesn't require a flash back to stock to upgrade.
Unfortunately it's still like the wild west of ROMs out there - you'll see beta build 90030030303.2332233353 opt c out there because the devs do not have a FINAL release.
I would imagine that some (not all) when they finally put that "FINAL" in their version they would then be able to utilize ROM Manager and you could then update automagically.
Until then your doing it the "Hard" way.
btw.. this is in no way a slight to the devs... I wouldn't want to use ROM Manager until I had a final product either if I were to develop a ROM.
I have a Canadian N4(910W8)and I want to change the baseband so I can try different Roms. How do I go about this? I'm guessing through Odin right? Where can I find a stock NJ7 ROM to do this? Thanks guys!
re: baseband.
yeroc1982 said:
I have a Canadian N4(910W8)and I want to change the baseband so I can try different Roms. How do I go about this? I'm guessing through Odin right? Where can I find a stock NJ7 ROM to do this? Thanks guys!
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Firstly, if you change baseband your phone will not work with Canadian or
USA roms.
None of the twrp flashable zip file roms contains the baseband or bootloaders.
You need to keep the Canadian baseband which you already have.
What you will need to do is to save your kernel file so you can use it with the
USA zip file roms.
The kernel is located in the /System/ folder and the filename is "boot.img".
Copy that file to your internal sdcard before you do anything else.
Then after you download a usa zip file rom open it up with winrar/winzip
or other archiver and remove the boot.img in the zip file and replace it with
the boot.img you have saved in your internal sdcard before flashing.
Once you do that you can safely flash the usa zip file rom of your choice.
I never advise anyone to use a different carriers rom, there are many con's
against doing so and not many pro's. But go ahead and give it a try.
Good luck!
Thanks for the helpful info! On my note3, I always flashed tmob roms with no issues, but the note 4 is new so I didn't know exactly what would work or not. Might give this a go later on! Thanks again!
I find sys>kernel>boot_adsp> the file called "boot" which is only 4kb in size. Is that what I'm looking for? Does not have "IMG" behind the "boot"
Hi.... I was wondering the same about the NJ7.... I've flashed 2 TMobile roms so far... Darthstocker & Hyperdrive.... As long as you flash the Starkissed Kernel it boots up fine... Without it you just Bootloop....
Is there a way to flash just the modem?
I think there is a thread on the developement sub forum that addresses this question
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Is there a way to flash just the modem?
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My thread over in Android Development for the released OF1 ROM includes a FLASH_ME package that contains just the modem. Remember, you won't be able to downgrade the modem, but that's not really a big deal. Just keep that in mind when you flash a stock ODIN package for OC3/OE2, that you need to reflash that package immediately right after (won't fully boot, otherwise).
You can flash this with FlashFire, you don't need to use ODIN.
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My thread over in Android Development for the released OF1 ROM includes a FLASH_ME package that contains just the modem. Remember, you won't be able to downgrade the modem, but that's not really a big deal. Just keep that in mind when you flash a stock ODIN package for OC3/OE2, that you need to reflash that package immediately right after (won't fully boot, otherwise).
You can flash this with FlashFire, you don't need to use ODIN.
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Super appreciated. I wasn't sure if that was the case or not. I like everything the way my phone is now but have terrible reception here in South Carolina so I'm curious if the modem will help. Thanks!