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Anyone have the 1.08 or 1.09 Radio ROM only?

I want just the radio ROM, I get dropped calls a lot- but not just dropping, the antenna cuts out, and resets. I am running OS 2.24 and ROM 2.25 (I am using the custom version). Problem has been happening since 2.17 version, and having read though a few items, I thought i would try to run Radio ROM 1.08 or 1.09, seemed to solve a friends issue, but they don't have the ROM anymore. Anyone able to send it my way?

bump... anyone got anything for me?

First, this is a known issue (there is a thread 10 pages long about it) see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=53432
Second, you can not use a 1.x Radio Rom with 2.x Bootloader and vice-versa.
Third, per the thread I referred you to the problem is not the Radio Rom but rather the connection method some programs (i.e. Agile Messenger & PocketWeater 1.3.x) use.
Please use the search function before starting a new thread about an existing issue.

Sorry thanks for the input! I normally browse over at Howard's Forums and this problem creeps up often with no fix- assumed those over there check over here since there are so many blank threads overthere with this issue.
Thanks again, I will make sure to refrence anyone from there to the thread you provided.
Thanks!

2.26 Rom Rocks!!!!!!!!!

Last Night I made a clean install of the 2.26 rom on my wizard and I have to say, overall peformance is way better than the previous roms ive used. On my previous roms, the highest speed I got up to when surfing the net was 79 kbps, with the 2.26 rom, ive got true edge speed going up to 155kbps. Service never drops, and its much much faster. Although I excluded all t-mobile customizations since they are really no use at all. I get 4 bars almost everywhere I go. Streaming radio audio never drops. So, for me this has been the best rom that Ive used. Finally T-mobile has done something appreciative.

I agree, having had two issues with the 1.08 ROM. First, Voice Speed Dial would lose its list about every five days and Speed Dial's list would become simultaneously corrupted, some items being recoverable, some not. I got so tired of re-creating the list I just quit using VSD. MS Voice Command is on order. Second, the handset speaker volume was too low even when at max volume.
I won't be using VSD again, but so far (two days) SD has not become corrupted. I'll be satisfied when a week passes without an incident. The handset speaker volume is improved, and I can now hear conversations in noisy atmospheres without as much straining.
I've also noticed that it is more stable, and faster. Overclocking at 240 makes the MDA run like my old Ipaq running at 400 mhz., and menus zip in and out, with programs loading faster. Soft resets are also faster.
In the past I've resisted loading new ROM's, but this time it seemed like the right time, especially with the hope those two issues would be fixed. I'd say I'm happy so far.

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I just don't understand. I was using the old, custom 2.08 or something ROM and was doing just fine (other than it disconnecting sometimes)... and after upgrading to the 2.26 ROM, I can barely get any signal anywhere at all. I used to have four bars at home, now I'm lucky to get two and usually get one. Sometimes, I get zero and have to wait before making calls. This NEVER happened before.
Is there something I'm supposed to reset after upgrading my ROM? This just doesn't make any sense.

I will never learn. Everything was fine, except of course MS Voice Command & Bluetooth, on the ROM version my Wizard shipped with earlier in the year.
Friday I installed the T-Mobile 2.26 update, then reinstalled Goodlink. Fine, then Smartskey & RegistryWizard. Looking good, then Goodlink errored out. On a soft-reset, the Wizard hung at a Windows splash screen. Hard-reset, reinstalled Goodlink and Smartskey. Seeming fine for a while, installed MS Voice Command (skipping past the message about Microsoft being an unknown developer). Still ok, then a day later errored out again. A soft reset hangs the Wizard again at the Windows splash screen.
I'll try it now with just Goodlink.

is there anybody know how to install the rom only without the extended rom, as i need to keep my extended rom as it is.

ROM 2.26 on Dutch T-mobile MDA Vario
Hi people,
I wanted to know is it possible to install the 2.26 ROM on my Vario.
If I'm not mistaken the 2.26 ROM is the US version of the MDA Vario.
I'm currently using the MDA Vario Dutch OS. But would like to have the English OS.
Do I need to CID unlock and/or SIM unlock my device before attempting to install this ROM?
Is there any risk in attempting to install it without CID/SIM unlocking it.
Thanks in advance.
Shah

you probably can. im not really sure, but if its still the same phone provider, i dont think you have to cid/sim unlock the phone.

the US version should be fine...its runnig on my UK Vario
if you are running a v1 ROM (no push function) its worth CID and SIM unlocking now..cos at the moment there is no tool to do it on a v2 rom.
As long as your phone is a T-mobile, you dont need to CID unlock before upgrade, but if you wanted to use a QTEK/Imate rom, then you would
good luck..the upgrade is worth it

Thanks people for the quick response.
I will consider upgrading to the new rom.
But one last question is the language issue a problem for a ROM upgrade? I just want to be postive before going through with this venture.
Because T-mobile Netherlands give a 2 year warranty on the Vario, but if I install the new ROM even if it is the T-mobile (other country) ROM
my warranty will void (really stupid T-mobile)
and if the update fails for any reason. I will need to do some extra work for nothing.
Shah.

Update on Uk T-mobile Vario.
I cant get it to work on my vario. Comes up with "wrong vendor" error.
Please post a link or info for UK version please.
Thanks .

Re: Update on Uk T-mobile Vario.
Stu308 said:
I cant get it to work on my vario. Comes up with "wrong vendor" error.
Please post a link or info for UK version please.
Thanks .
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You cannot install on a UK t-mobile wizard a USA t-mobile rom, even if they're both from t-mobile.
You must either:
- CID unlock your device if you're still using a 1.x rom (use lokiwiz 0.2b for the unlocking)
OR
- follow my tutorial to install the rom if you've got a 2.x rom (the tutorial is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=56088 )
Bye

Thanks risidoro,
I will then try to unlock my 1.x ROM first and then update my ROM. I have interestingly followed other threads in this forum.
But I couldn't find any answer to the queston: When CID unlock in ROM 1.x is the device still unlocked when installing newer ROM 2.x?
In my case installing the US ROM 2.26 is it still unlocked??
EDIT: Reason is to find out if it might be possible to install or try other ROMs if I want to lateron.
Thanks in advance.
Shah

Shah2 said:
Thanks risidoro,
I will then try to unlock my 1.x ROM first and then update my ROM. I have interestingly followed other threads in this forum.
But I couldn't find any answer to the queston: When CID unlock in ROM 1.x is the device still unlocked when installing newer ROM 2.x?
In my case installing the US ROM 2.26 is it still unlocked??
EDIT: Reason is to find out if it might be possible to install or try other ROMs if I want to lateron.
Thanks in advance.
Shah
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CID unlock is like death: you can have only one
[yes, CID unlock is sticky. Do it only once and it'll last forever, even if you go to 2.x]

Thanks Risidoro,
I'm gonna try the unlocking one of these days.
Just hope the US rom also corrects the errors in the ETEN dialer of PaulyA.
I think other language ROM aren't that compatible with the ETEN dialer.
Just love the phone dialer, only those stupid buttons (End button) that never becomes a Talk button.
Once again risidoro a lot of thanks.
Shah

lsnizzle said:
On my previous roms, the highest speed I got up to when surfing the net was 79 kbps, with the 2.26 rom, ive got true edge speed going up to 155kbps.
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What are u using to test your edge speeds? i'm on 2.24 and would like to know what i'm surfing at. I tried a couple sites but they were giving me resulst of 6kbps and crap like that which is not true.

I use SPB GPRS Monitor to check the data rate. It works great, but it's not a freebie.

fone_fanatic said:
lsnizzle said:
On my previous roms, the highest speed I got up to when surfing the net was 79 kbps, with the 2.26 rom, ive got true edge speed going up to 155kbps.
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What are u using to test your edge speeds? i'm on 2.24 and would like to know what i'm surfing at. I tried a couple sites but they were giving me resulst of 6kbps and crap like that which is not true.
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I use this,
http://www.dslreports.com/mspeed?jisok=1
And this,
http://reviews.cnet.com/7004-7254_7-0.html

Long time reader, first time poster - Best upgrade path?

Hi there;
I've had my K-Jam for about a year now, purchased used.
IPL 2.16
SPL 2.16
GSM 02.07.10
OS 2.16.9.1
I would like to completely wipe / re-install everything on this phone. What is the best way to proceed?
I would like the phone to be feature rich, but also quick.
It is def sim unlocked, I'm not sure about CID lock though.
Thanks!

Also, I'd love to run WM6, but don't want to suffer poor performance.

gayjam said:
Also, I'd love to run WM6, but don't want to suffer poor performance.
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First, take a backup of where you are so you can get back to this point if you don't like where you end up Just use something like spb backup or similar. ALso you may want to put PIM Backup on your phone now and get a good backup of your stuff that way. Then you can restore onto WM6 with this same program (you can NOT restore from spb backup (or similar tools) from wm5 to wm6, or really from one rom to another rom for that matter due to conflicts with the registry, differences in teh PIM database, etc).
Second: Read and follow this thread for flashing and pointers to CID Unlocking your device (if you aren't sure, then just do it so you are sure )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298613
Third: Decide what custom rom you want to move to. If you want WM6, then currently I'd recommend XPlore 1.1 (Fast and stable). (NBD gets good remarks, and the current Faria Vanilla WM6 Beta I'm running is excellent, but not available yet). Also the Faria WM6 "the real thing" is supposed to be good and comes with lots of stuff built in (XPlore is a vanilla/clean rom so you add what you want).
If you want a good WM5 that is stable and loaded then try Faria AKU 3.3 or the Molski/Faria AKU 3.3 Crossbow themed one.
REmember that with most custom roms (Faria ones tend to be the exception) you will not have GPRS setup when you flash it, so you need to get those settings from your carrier. Same with MMS. Most carrier support sites provides cabs or instructions on how to setup GRPS and MMS.
Good luck and have fun!

Thanks for the reply, very helpful.
Will I notice any performance differences running WM6 Vs. WM5 ?
Also, what are the recommendations on upgrading the Radio ROM?
Thanks!

gayjam said:
Will I notice any performance differences running WM6 Vs. WM5 ?
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Overall I find WM6 faster and more responsive than WM5. But then I'm also running the phone overclocked more with BatteryStatus, so maybe that would have lessened the difference I saw (had I ran BatteryStatus on WM5).
Also, what are the recommendations on upgrading the Radio ROM?
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Good question. It seems with WM6 there are issues with some carriers and the radios. I'm on Cingular and find that I can't use any of the radios above 2.19 TMo UK one on the ftp site here. The newer radios cause me to miss calls and sms. Others on T-Mobile (US and Europe) are running the newer radios (2.61, 2.69) and having no issues. But overall most seem to agree 2.19 is the most reliable (but not the best at signal performance )
A few people have had so much problems with WM6 and radios they've went back to Wm5 due to it. For me on 2.19, I have had no missed calls or SMS so I'm fine with that setup (and I get good reception at my house and even in some spotty areas its not much different than when I had the stock Cingular 2.25 rom and radio). Overall I'm happy with WM6 and don't have a reason to move back to WM5.

Thanks again for a great reply.
I'm in the process of getting some back-up software on there... I've downloaded PPCPimBackupV1.5 and SPB Backup...
Then I'll do the CID unlock to double check.
Then I plan on trying XPlore 1.1.
Thanks again

Awesome, I just finished flashing XPlore 1.1 thanks for all your help!
Now to load it up with all my apps again.
What's the best way to get GPRS / etc. settings for my provider?

gayjam said:
Awesome, I just finished flashing XPlore 1.1 thanks for all your help!
Now to load it up with all my apps again.
What's the best way to get GPRS / etc. settings for my provider?
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Glad it worked for you. Welcome to the addiction of flashing
For Cingular they have a website with support information and it has all the settings to setup GPRS and MMS. Look at your provider's website for similar.

gayjam said:
Awesome, I just finished flashing XPlore 1.1 thanks for all your help!
Now to load it up with all my apps again.
What's the best way to get GPRS / etc. settings for my provider?
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Try this, unzip it, copy the cab to your device and run it.

auto config
doesn't seem to work on my phone: I installed the CAB, run it, I check the box, but there are no carriers listed in the drop down and when I click OK in the top right corner, it just closes the window.
Any thoughts? This could be a handy tool... if it worked.

Radio Version 02.61.11 on Cingular 8125 Seems to Be Unstable???

What's Up everyone?
I updated my Cingular 8125 to WM6 Faria edition and installed the radio patch 02.61.11; however, for the past 3 days people have been sending me text message as well as calling me and leaving me voicemails which do not come in.
I do not know if this is due to the radio version i installed, so i thought i'd asked you guys and see if anyone knows of a more stable version.
Any suggestions will be appreciate it!
Will V.

WillJV said:
What's Up everyone?
I updated my Cingular 8125 to WM6 Faria edition and installed the radio patch 02.61.11; however, for the past 3 days people have been sending me text message as well as calling me and leaving me voicemails which do not come in.
I do not know if this is due to the radio version i installed, so i thought i'd asked you guys and see if anyone knows of a more stable version.
Any suggestions will be appreciate it!
Will V.
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All radio roms above 2.19.11 have missed call and sms issues with WM6! The best one for WM6 so far is 2.19.11! Try it; it should fix your problem. Keep on mind the reception is not as good as later roms.

In the next few days i was going to make a thread to try to unify all the "problems with WM6 on Cingular" and "missing calls, no voicemail notification" threads into one thread. This seems to be a major issue but is largely Cingular specific.
The goal of the thread will be to focus on why radios over 2.19 (including Cingular's own 2.25) get the issue and what can be done to fix it and allow upgraded radios. Be it registery fixes, .dll replacement, or perhaps even cracking open and comparing radio roms.
The thread will NOT be about "I have this problem what do I do???" nor will be about solving issues with providers other then Cingular. However any good leads or fixes may aid in helping others with other providers.

also 2.40 is good for fones that arent cingular...been alot of cingular problems but t-mo is working just fine woth it

Hey Calouro, thanks for the suggestion. I definitely want to give 02.19.11 a try. I looked for it in the FTP site but they dont have the US version of it ( ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Wizard/Radio_Roms/ ) I was wondering if you happend to know of a site where i can download that version of the radio so i can try it on my phone.
I'll keep searching around anyways but thanks a lot for the heads up!
Will V.

WillJV said:
Hey Calouro, thanks for the suggestion. I definitely want to give 02.19.11 a try. I looked for it in the FTP site but they dont have the US version of it ( ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Wizard/Radio_Roms/ ) I was wondering if you happend to know of a site where i can download that version of the radio so i can try it on my phone.
I'll keep searching around anyways but thanks a lot for the heads up!
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There is no US version of the 2.19 radio that I know of. You just use the UK one on the ftp site (thats what I've been running for about 3 months now and it works fine on Cingular here in the US).

mfrazzz,
Thank you for clearing that out for me. I went ahead and downloaded T-Mobile-UK_2.19.11_Radinly.zip and when i try to run the ROMUpdateUtility_Wizard_NoID.exe in order to start flashing my phone, I get the following error message:
ERROR [300]: INVALID UPDATE TOOL
This update utility cannot be used for yoru PDA phone. Please get newer update utility.
Any idea why would i get this error message?
Thanks again and sorry to be a pain!

looking for 2.19
Could someone send me the 2.19 ROM, I have been searching the forum and to no avail. Many thanks in advance. I can't bear missing calls/SMS with the AT&T sim anymore.

jjklee said:
Could someone send me the 2.19 ROM, I have been searching the forum and to no avail. Many thanks in advance. I can't bear missing calls/SMS with the AT&T sim anymore.
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WillJV's post above is the link to where the radio's are stored. username and password are both xda for the ftp site.

Rom on HTC website for 8525...

Can someone answer this for me before I download the rom update offered by HTC for the 8525... is it Windows Mobile 6?

Do you have a link to this rom?

yeah..the ROM date is 4/9/07 ...
http://www.htcamerica.net/support/8525/software-downloads.html

Not WM6 but is a supposed upgrade. Though it seems some folks are reverting back to earlier version.
Contains amongst other things:
AT&T Branding
Push to Talk
Cellular Video
AT&T Music
Windows Mobile 5.0 AKU 3.3
New DST solution (Daylight Savings Time)
Internet Sharing (ICS)
Replaced Wireless Modem
Animated power-up screen
Network indicators updated
G GPRS, E EDGE, 3G UMTS/HSDPA
Plus other issue fixes
Long thread on it here:
http://forums.cingular.com/cng/board/message?board.id=cingular&thread.id=39118&view=by_date_ascending&page=14
Mike

gerald_s said:
Do you have a link to this rom?
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Just for information and for those that like to check from time to time:
There are links to the latest Software Downloads from HTC Europe and US on the Google Search Sticky. Look near the end of the post for the links.
Mike

Beware upgrade to unlocked phones...
Hi All,
I wanted the improved stability etc from this upgrade but after upgrading an unlocked phone, found out that the GPRS would no longer connect. the connect process seems to just hang.
Shame cos the update seemed worthwhile.
Cheers,
FBB

firebladeboy said:
Hi All,
I wanted the improved stability etc from this upgrade but after upgrading an unlocked phone, found out that the GPRS would no longer connect. the connect process seems to just hang.
Shame cos the update seemed worthwhile.
Cheers,
FBB
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I doubt this has anything to do with the device being unlocked, which radio version are you using, what version is in the update?

Unlocked Phone
Wouldn't have anyting to do with it as my phone is supercid and just for kicks I reverted back and flashed the ATT update when it came out. I ran it for 4 days with no gprs problems. Then flashed back to our talented cooked roms here. Has to be some other reason.