Hello, fellow XDA people!
I have a 32B Magic, MyTouch 3G with "Radio-2.22.19.261" och SPL "HBOOT-1.33.2004 (SAPP30000)". I have RA-dream-v1.4.0 as Recovery Image.
Of course I wanted the latest things in the business, i.e radio and SPL.
I am running a Hero ROM at the moment and are thinking about flashing my phone with Eugenes latest android 2.1 Hero ROM.
My question is: which radio and SPL should I flash? I don't want to pick the wrong one and brick my phone, so I am asking you guys.
You dont need to flash either, the radio and spl you have on your phone are
fine, the only time you need to flash you readio is if you want fully functional
bluetooth when using a hero image.
Upgrading either will not give you a performance increase, it is not like the
windows mobile scene where there are loads of different radios and some
work better than others.
I think that the radio you have is the only one available for 32B devices at
the moment, i wouldnt recomend flashing a radio or spl from a 32A device
to your phone as you could brick your device.
justbenjp said:
You dont need to flash either, the radio and spl you have on your phone are
fine, the only time you need to flash you readio is if you want fully functional
bluetooth when using a hero image.
Upgrading either will not give you a performance increase, it is not like the
windows mobile scene where there are loads of different radios and some
work better than others.
I think that the radio you have is the only one available for 32B devices at
the moment, i wouldnt recomend flashing a radio or spl from a 32A device
to your phone as you could brick your device.
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Thank you for an excellent answer, really appricate it!
One ROM that looks abit interesting says you need "Haykuro Death SPL" flashed to your device - is it only for Dream, or do I have to flash it to my 32B Magic?
It is only for Dream/G1
justbenjp said:
It is only for Dream/G1
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Thank you! I owe you one.
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Dear friends, first time poster here
First of all my salutes to this awesome community and my many thanks to the devs.
I recently tried to flash a new radio and SPL in my HTC Magic (32a), but i flashed Engineering SPL 1.33.2010 first, before the radio....somehow this stupidity didnt brick my magic, but i am not able to flash the latest radio...
is there a way to go back and do it again? are there any consequences of my mistake? and lastly...what is really the issue with upgrading SPLs and radios...i ve been told this is mostly for the G1 and a magic wouldnt need an update..
thanks
1.33.2010 vs 1.76.2007
3.22.20.17 vs 6.35.x.x
Ok, so what is the difference, other than they are required for certain ROMs?
What phones actually came with these 'new' versions; I have a new device, wouldn't it make sense that it had the new radio, it didn't?
Why would I want to upgrade and are there incompatibilities with providers (mine is 850/1900 freq)
Didn't see this described anywhere or in the wiki.
I'd be glad to tack it in for others information if we get some good information...
Thx!
Correct me if I am wrong. I believe the new SPL and Radio came into being when the new 1.5 Rom with Sense was released for the 32A Rogers phones. It does not use the "normal" 32A recovery but a version of the Hero recovery.
Will newer official Roms use this SPL and Radio combination? I have a sneaky feeling that it will be used again when the Rogers phones are upgraded to 2.1.
In the meantime, some chefs of the custom 32A Roms have decided to create a version of their Roms using these newer SPL and Radio. Some have not (it seems Amon RA won't for his Donut Rom). Hence, if you want to switch Roms you may have to follow CurseDroid's instructions to change SPL, Radio, and recovery.
Note: Some Rogers users believe that it is the new Radio that tells Rogers whether they have updated their phone to fix the E911 bug.
Hmmmm, I have a new Rogers Magic and it didn't come with the sense UI.
I also thought the Rogers update (maybe it was the OTA one) was still the old SPL, although a perfected version.
I also read a comment that said something to the likes of:
The new radio and SPL makes the 32A a Hero (or like)...
Does that mean it can run a Hero ROM?
Any clarification would be appreciated, will add all this to a summary...
Radio comparison
Hmmm are there any speed improvements or differences and reception differences between the 6.35x and 3.22x radios? If no, then what are the differences?
Will someone plz respond to this thread?!??
My phone came with new radio and spl when I bought it.
I switched to the old one to use Yoshi rom some time ago but now I'm back to the new one.
I didn't notice any difference between old and new in the phone speed or battery life, but the reception seems a little better on the new one.
Sent from my Dream/Sapphire using XDA App
Ever since the phone was new, no one can give an answere for what radio is better.
The only thing I have ever had is slightly better reception.
I rooted. My phone Mar 2010. The main reason people went to the old radio is because. Back then it had a more stable kernal / camera / wifi / Bluetooth. And more rom's were being cooked for it
Now if you have a 32a it does not really matter
svpb.ca
There are more custom rom for the new radio.
ad86 said:
There are more custom rom for the new radio.
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I am not sure about that - I am aware of CM7, DietGB and Ginger Yoshi. But they all use the same kernels by carz12
If I am going back to the original G1 SPL (to unroot) then do I also need a radio to flash before hand? I don't want to brick my phone as I am coming from the danger radio and spl.
Thanks.
i believe when you flash to the original g1 rom , that it has a radio already on it
im not positive but thats what ive read
Hi,
I've done the upgrade of my Magic to SPL 1.76.2007 and Radio 6.35.10 trough a goldcard and the RUU from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=625108
Currently, i'm facing a curious issue. I've tried various rom version to migrate into version 1.6 or 2.1
like this version http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=642125
or this version http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=640105
None of them work. The phone reboot and i'm stuck at the hTC boot screen and nothing else. My phone is not bricked because if i install a version 1.5, it works perfrectly.
Any idea's ?
Thanks
Cedric
first lines of first post
!!! IT HAS PERFECTED SPL
!!! ONLY FOR 32A MAGICS
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that means that you are cooked
Not so fast.....
!!! IT HAS PERFECTED SPL
!!! ONLY FOR 32A MAGICS
SPL: 1.76.0008
Radio: 6.35.08.29
... as mentioned in my post, i've done the downgrade to SPL 1.76.2007
where this SPL version is not perfected. This explains also why i can fastboot.... but can't flash any rom above 1.5. So i do not understand what i do wrong.
Is these something special to execute ?
Thanks
yes, you've writed that you've done downgarde then done RUU which have PerfectSPL.
And as for now there is no back from PerfectSPL 1.76 - if you done it then that's it. Finito. No love.
Wait either for official 2.x ROM or for some hack to 1.76Perfect.
hi,
Sorry if i've been misleading.
I've done an upgrade using the RUU then i've done a downgrade as explained in the thread.
In fastboot mode, my phone does give a radio 6.35.... and SPL 1.76.2007.
Are you suggesting that even if the phone reports 1.76.2007, i'm blocked and can't do any upgrade ??
Thanks
Cedric
Are you doing a full wipe including dalvik and all that stuff before going up again? I've had no problem switching ROM's on 1.76.2007.
Hi,
Yes, i've done a wipe data, wipe dalvik-cache.
How do i make sure that it has been done correctly ?
WHen i flash, how do i make sure that the zip file has been flashed correctly ?
Thanks
that radio and spl has very few stable roms available, u hav to make sure that the rom u are flashing is compatible with that radio and spl, else the rom wont start and the phone will reboot.......
achillies400 said:
that radio and spl has very few stable roms available, u hav to make sure that the rom u are flashing is compatible with that radio and spl, else the rom wont start and the phone will reboot.......
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Hi,
I've used this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=642125 which is tailored for this radio/spl
Well sorry for the stupid question but since you wiped and everything should be fine with that radio/spl and rom.
Do you have patience enough to let the rom get going, these newer cooked roms can take quite a while before they start the first time.
Another question: What recovery do you use?
If you were able to downgrade the perfected SPL, post your method here:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630439&highlight=perfect+spl
A lot of people have tried and failed.
wjsturgis3 said:
If you were able to downgrade the perfected SPL, post your method here:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630439&highlight=perfect+spl
A lot of people have tried and failed.
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Hi,
Sorry but my version was 1.76.0008 and i did have the rom with SU so i have been able to flash another recovery rom and another spl afterwards.
ronni.rasmussen said:
Well sorry for the stupid question but since you wiped and everything should be fine with that radio/spl and rom.
Do you have patience enough to let the rom get going, these newer cooked roms can take quite a while before they start the first time.
Another question: What recovery do you use?
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Does 1 hour is enough ?
Hi, i used to flash WM ROMs ages ago but have forgotten the whole precedure.
I've searched the forums but cannot understand one thing re SPLs.
I'm hoping to get a Magic A6161 this week. Do I heed to flash a specific SPL before I can start flashing ROMs or is the SPL cooked into the ROM I'm flashing?
Sorry to be a dumb ass, but I can't find the answer ton this anywhere?
Thanks,
Mark
The ROM's require you to have a specific SPL *before* you flash the ROM. So if it says "NR", which means New Radio, then you would need 1.76.2010 and radio 6.35.xx.xx, as well as "OR" which is Old Radio, 1.33.2010 with radio 3.22.xx.xx. I hope that helps you some what...
Thanks for your reply. Is the SPL built into the ROM or does it need to be loaded before hand?
If before how would I know which SPL I'd need if I have a Magic A6161?
Thanks again
mwatson said:
Thanks for your reply. Is the SPL built into the ROM or does it need to be loaded before hand?
If before how would I know which SPL I'd need if I have a Magic A6161?
Thanks again
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If I'm not mistaken the A6161 is NOT an HTC device thus the SPL will not likely work.
reference: http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2010/02/cool_a6161_clones_htc_magic.html
Heh! Good catch Binary. Never thought of it being a knock-off, I figured it was just a marketing model number change.
You're probably SOL mwatson, unless it has HTC hardware as the underlying equipment.
The Rogers magic is also called an A6161
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1566170-Rogers-HTC-G2-A6161-Magic-Unlocked-Review
Is this correct? If so I should be ok shouldn't I? I put the serial number into HTC's support area and it allowed me to download the latest ROM.
Any thoughts?
mwatson said:
The Rogers magic is also called an A6161
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1566170-Rogers-HTC-G2-A6161-Magic-Unlocked-Review
Is this correct? If so I should be ok shouldn't I? I put the serial number into HTC's support area and it allowed me to download the latest ROM.
Any thoughts?
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Boot up into bootloader and give us the current SPL so we can know for sure.