hi all the issue i have is with the reception of my fm radio which is very poor i use the latest gtx nrg rom i have the impression that is a hardware problem do you have any suggestions or should i sent my hd to the service center?
Maybe try with different headphones first. The antenna is actually the wire of the headphones.
i tried that i also compared my hd with another one using the same headphones the difference to the reception was significant any other recommendations?
hightmare said:
i tried that i also compared my hd with another one using the same headphones the difference to the reception was significant any other recommendations?
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Ouch, sounds like a hardware issue which you can't do anything about but to claim warranty.
My experiences with this HTC FM receiver are very mixed.
It seems that the screencontroller causes alot of noise which you can clearly hear when you have weak reception and the screen turns off.
Another thing I have, also on the Touch Pro, is that sometimes the fm receiver goes in some slow mute, unmute etc like a slow oscillator.
hightmare said:
hi all the issue i have is with the reception of my fm radio which is very poor i use the latest gtx nrg rom i have the impression that is a hardware problem do you have any suggestions or should i sent my hd to the service center?
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Hi. I confirm to have exactly your problem. I used task29 to format the rom and flashed a lot of new rom but the problem is always present. I think it's not a hardware problem becouse the radio has bad reception but it function. I think it's a driver problem. Before i started to flash rom different from the original the radio was perfectly functioning. I noticed also that by flashing roms with windows mobile 6.1 compiled 1,5 years ago the radio had no problem. I've noticed this problem 4/5 months ago and i've also asked to various cooks which was the problem, but the answer was always the same the they do not had tested it. I've noticed that by installing the "power radio" software the reception is lightly better. This program uses different drivers.
The problems i have are these:
1) By making a scan radio doen not found any station "No station found" is the answer
2) By changin step by step the frequency i can listen various station
3) RDS is functioning only after for 1 or 2 station and after 1 or 2 minutes of listening.
4) By changing the headphones with other ones the problems are exactly the same.
Now i've have a NGR rom. The last one cooked on the 4 of september 2010. The problems are exactly the same.
maronna said:
Hi. I confirm to have exactly your problem. I used task29 to format the rom and flashed a lot of new rom but the problem is always present. I think it's not a hardware problem becouse the radio has bad reception but it function. I think it's a driver problem. Before i started to flash rom different from the original the radio was perfectly functioning. I noticed also that by flashing roms with windows mobile 6.1 compiled 1,5 years ago the radio had no problem. I've noticed this problem 4/5 months ago and i've also asked to various cooks which was the problem, but the answer was always the same the they do not had tested it. I've noticed that by installing the "power radio" software the reception is lightly better. This program uses different drivers.
The problems i have are these:
1) By making a scan radio doen not found any station "No station found" is the answer
2) By changin step by step the frequency i can listen various station
3) RDS is functioning only after for 1 or 2 station and after 1 or 2 minutes of listening.
4) By changing the headphones with other ones the problems are exactly the same.
Now i've have a NGR rom. The last one cooked on the 4 of september 2010. The problems
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so did you find any solution for this or the problem stil persit .
Even iam the victim of this problem
No! I didn,t find a solution. I asked to a lot of cookers and they have been supposing the problem is due to the drivers.
You have to know that htc has developed proper radio fm drivers the cookers don't have.
So the problem is due to the flashing of a cooked rom different from the original one.
As in another post:
"Microsoft hasn't defined a tuner API for Windows Mobile platform (yet) and manufactures such as HTC do not publish their API for FM radio.
GFMAPI is an FM Radio interface that designed to be used on different models of Windows Mobile devices.
It makes all FM RDS based applications such as Radio players, Radio Alarm, TMC navigation works on different devices"
So the chipset of the blackstone radio FM is the "BRF6350 Chipset"
I hope the cookers will find a solution. I Doubt the problem is a hardware problem.
Just someone of you has to try the following: virginize the Htc Blackstone by installing the original rom and the original radio. The rom and radio when u bought the phone.
If the problem persists with the original rom is a hardware problem. So leave the phone to adjust by htc. Otherwise if it is functioning really well with the original htc rom, we could only hope the cookers will find a way to solve the problem in all the future rom.
i agree with you someone who has the original rom 6.1 has to try to find out if this is a hardware problem
maronna said:
No! I didn,t find a solution. I asked to a lot of cookers and they have been supposing the problem is due to the drivers.
You have to know that htc has developed proper radio fm drivers the cookers don't have.
So the problem is due to the flashing of a cooked rom different from the original one.
As in another post:
"Microsoft hasn't defined a tuner API for Windows Mobile platform (yet) and manufactures such as HTC do not publish their API for FM radio.
GFMAPI is an FM Radio interface that designed to be used on different models of Windows Mobile devices.
It makes all FM RDS based applications such as Radio players, Radio Alarm, TMC navigation works on different devices"
So the chipset of the blackstone radio FM is the "BRF6350 Chipset"
I hope the cookers will find a solution. I Doubt the problem is a hardware problem.
Just someone of you has to try the following: virginize the Htc Blackstone by installing the original rom and the original radio. The rom and radio when u bought the phone.
If the problem persists with the original rom is a hardware problem. So leave the phone to the adjust by htc. Otherwise if it is functioning really well with the original ht rom, we could only hope the cookers will find a way to solve the problem in all the future rom.
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Thnks for that, iam downloading the original rom.
will check and update you about the radio.
hightmare said:
i agree with you someone who has the original rom 6.1 has to try to find out if this is a hardware problem
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U will find your original rom here.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Blackstone/Shipped_ROMs but i reccomend u to follow the correct flashing procedure of revirginizing.
pankajvg said:
Thnks for that, iam downloading the original rom.
will check and update you about the radio.
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Ok, i will wait for your news.
maronna said:
U will find your original rom here.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Blackstone/Shipped_ROMs but i reccomend u to follow the correct flashing procedure of revirginizing.
Ok, i will wait for your news.
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Hi Maronna,
Your great , i just downloaded the Rom from HTC site .(Asia version dosent work so used US) This has Radio bundled in it .
Link
http://www.htc.com/in/SupportDownload.aspx?p_id=179&cat=2&dl_id=698
The radio perfectly worked, so ideallys its a driver problem.
so we need to get our rom cookers to includde these drivers.
Thanks a lot .
So i was quite sure it was a driver problem. Generally hardware problems are different. For example: you are not able to listen to the radio fm any more.
I don't know why the cookers underevalue this big problem.
I discovered this problem for the first time with the IGO Navigator, becouse i tried to gain the TMC advices (of traffic) through the radio FM with a headphone wire. With the stock rom it was possible but with all the other ones not.
So i propose to all you to write to the cookers, NGR in particular (also if i've tried time ago), to try to solve the problem also if i doubt a solution will be found unless it will be possible to extract the API from the HTC roms... i think
Wow, that is weird!
I am using the NRG 8th of September rom and the radio works as expected.
I did not notice any difference from the stockrom
Can you try to flash the NRG rom again and check if it is still bad after the flash?
Also which HTC radio and rill are you using?
I'm on 1.17 and rill 1.15
lukesan said:
Wow, that is weird!
I am using the NRG 8th of September rom and the radio works as expected.
I did not notice any difference from the stockrom
Can you try to flash the NRG rom again and check if it is still bad after the flash?
Also which HTC radio and rill are you using?
I'm on 1.17 and rill 1.15
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Hi lukesan ,
can you give me the link for NRG 8th of September rom, i will try that .
but do you have the FM radio problem ?
secondly did it work after flashing this rom?
and your question about radio , i have tried all the versions but didnt work
pankajvg said:
Hi lukesan ,
can you give me the link for NRG 8th of September rom, i will try that .
but do you have the FM radio problem ?
secondly did it work after flashing this rom?
and your question about radio , i have tried all the versions but didnt work
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Hi Pankajvg,
Sure but I always shorten ENERGY to NRG
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=562952
I use the GTX themed ones. They are really beautiful and the new versions are fast.
The download link is in post 2 on that first page.
And no I don't have the described problem with the radio that the thead starter and other have.
I still feel a bit uncomfy about the driver being the issue. Maybe affected users have a different model type. Do you actually have no reception at all ??
There are many variables that would be causing this but I have never actually used the standard HTC radio.
I use powerradio from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=531600
The radio and rom work perfectly, even being 10km up in the sky ;-)
I would also check the radio version http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=466274
The one I use is 1.17... which I find to work perfectly, nice clean GSM signal, almost instant GPS lock etc.
Let us all know your result so the rest can benefit of the result.
Hi Lukesan,
I have already tried with Power radio , but didnt help.
Iam downloading the NRG rom , will flash and update you shortly.
pankajvg said:
Hi Lukesan,
I have already tried with Power radio , but didnt help.
Iam downloading the NRG rom , will flash and update you shortly.
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Tried the NRG rom with 1.17 Radio, but didnt help.
its the same issue.
IaM rolling back to different rom as this ROM has issue with Active syn.
Active sync fails for Exchange account which is very imprtant for my official mails.
pankajvg said:
Tried the NRG rom with 1.17 Radio, but didnt help.
its the same issue.
IaM rolling back to different rom as this ROM has issue with Active syn.
Active sync fails for Exchange account which is very imprtant for my official mails.
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Wow seems you have multiple issues.
I'm running that rom and have no issue with my exchange account or radio.
Any way to isolate the files needed for the fm radio from the original rom and incorperate them in another?
Also which original rom are you guys trying? Might be worth to try one from another country and check if yours might be different hardware.
The other question remains, no reception at all or just bad reception?
As described in my first post the problem is bad reception.
I've istalled GTX rom from NRG since 8th of september. I had been flashing at about 200 / 300 rom. I confirm to have the same problem with all the roms 6.5 6.5.x except for the original htc and some other roms with 6.1 by maryone, Luca Picci.
I've also flashed from the first to the last radio (reception) and relative dll. Same problem.
The only exception i had was with a Maryone rom 6.5.5
As I told before the absense of signal is a hardware problem. The bad reception not. The chipset receives the electrical impulses.
May be your blackstone is newer or older than ours and it could have another fm chipset inside. I never told radio was no functioning at all.
Bye
can we have some solution for this .
iam really helpless now.
Related
Im sorry about maybe stupid question... Is it possible to flash new Kaiser Radio 1.65.20.29? I think, Polaris and Kaiser is the same HW...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=379599
Petulinek said:
Im sorry about maybe stupid question... Is it possible to flash new Kaiser Radio 1.65.20.29? I think, Polaris and Kaiser is the same HW...
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For what?
I tried all possible Radio ROM, from 58.21.23 to 64.08.21. And have not happy.... Last, 64.08.21 was better of all, but sound GSM was not good.
Now, I flash Murata Radio ROM which based on original 1.58.21.23 and until happy from it.
where we can found it ?
thank
and what is the difference : battery, reception...
link
please ! link download
Search is so easy!
Murata:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=389601
Just a quick point about radios.
I am actualy glad to see this post. With the recent release of devices & inter-compatibility of radio firmware, it is good to see that all's not taken for granted.
Just one point. Do NOT expect the radios from the new devices to work. Even units with really similar HW. MSM7200A device such as Diamond/Touch Pro radios are NOT compatible. If you try & flash one of those radios, your device is dead, completely dead, unless you can Jtag & have the equipment.
Stay with radios you know are compatible. The newer radios are about 3mb larger & will brick your device. Kaiser/Polaris are okay.
http://rapidshare.com/files/114714507/1.65.20.29_Radio_Only.rar
andreph117 said:
http://rapidshare.com/files/114714507/1.65.20.29_Radio_Only.rar
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So, who will test it?
Henry_Lee said:
So, who will test it?
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It doesn't flash , flashing hang at 5% then the device restart. I used Customruu1.2 for polaris , not the one that came with the radio image that is intended for kaiser.
Fortunately it doesn't damage the previous radio image and the device is OK.
I think this radio is intended for kaiser only or must be modified / hexedited to flash to polaris ...
vdavide said:
It doesn't flash , flashing hang at 5% then the device restart. I used Customruu1.2 for polaris , not the one that came with the radio image that is intended for kaiser.
Fortunately it doesn't damage the previous radio image and the device is OK.
I think this radio is intended for kaiser only or must be modified / hexedited to flash to polaris ...
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Its the second fake radio rom.
Guys, you must test rom before post it.
PLZZ Any One help me
My Cruise camera not work .. When i open it i see just Black
plzz any one help me or give me Rom or Redio Rom that fix this problem​
If your just seeing black its most likely the radio.
We need to know what rom you are using to suggest a radio.
You will either than a 1.59 radio or a 1.58 radio.
Just search the forums there are plenty around, cant just expect everyone to do everything for you
adderz91 said:
If your just seeing black its most likely the radio.
We need to know what rom you are using to suggest a radio.
You will either than a 1.59 radio or a 1.58 radio.
Just search the forums there are plenty around, cant just expect everyone to do everything for you
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My Dear .. Thanks for ur reply
I use c_shekhar_Pola_1.60.21014aCS_Build21014_Public
and Radio : Polaris_Radio_1.58.21.23
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I hope So u can help me
Well according to the thread the radio is included in that ROM which strikes me as odd that the camera isnt working.
I would try flashing another rom, preferably one that uses a 1.59 radio.
No One Can help me ...
Oh My God
OK, was the camera working fine after you flashed c_shekhar_Pola_1.60.21014aCS_Build21014_Public ROM/Radio?
- if it was, and stopped working after a time, you camera is likely to be faulty, you might try flashing a ROM/Radio again just in case.
- if it wasn't, then the ROM/Radio combination don't work with your device, try another ROM/Radio(read the recommended one) combination.
like Drakh said, it best to restore original ROM (radio rom included) te test if it's a firmware problem.
In my case I had to return my device for warranty cause it was a hardware defect. (something with loose connection toward the cpu.)
They swapped the device.
install pcarvalho eXtreme ROM it includes radio & now its the best rom exist.
me got no problem.... its a Hardware problem
??
Or 3lite VI it comes with radio 1.65 inside...
Edit...: here is a download link:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FWLTLIA6
update
Did you used the update from the HTC site? i remember when first bought the device and updated from there i had the same problem as u
short experience
elwe7da_bet2telny said:
No One Can help me ...
Oh My God
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You R not alone with these problems, I hardly returned back to original radio version and oridinal rom.
I change roms and radios many times and bluetooth with camera are lost forever.
1. I know exactly that is software problem, because camera stoped working after original upgrade direct from HTC
2. And bluetooth stopped after first radio change.
I have a feeling, there is no difference between Nokia and HTC about their quality. Only operational system makes difference
Just back to Rom ship because i got same problem and resolved now.
HelP..............................
Hi.
Can someone please tell what is the difference between.. radio and a ROM
i see lot ppl asking for new version of Radio or ROM. Hw r these 2 thing different??
Thanks a lot
I have been trying 2 research the same thing. I have flashed a new ROM. but have no clue on how to install a new Radio, or even where to get them... is there a list and tuts anywhere on how/what to install?
Bee searching with no luck, though I did find a Radio that CR86 had a link to on his Touch HD v2.6 rom though have no idea on how to proceed to install the Radio, so I have my default one on my Wizard atm.
Hi, you can find the differences between RADIO and ROM at http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=FAQ
x86 said:
I have been trying 2 research the same thing. I have flashed a new ROM. but have no clue on how to install a new Radio, or even where to get them... is there a list and tuts anywhere on how/what to install?
Bee searching with no luck, though I did find a Radio that CR86 had a link to on his Touch HD v2.6 rom though have no idea on how to proceed to install the Radio, so I have my default one on my Wizard atm.
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You can find the Radio Upgrades at http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Elf_RadioUpgrades
thanks for the info cooper_xda, made things easier, but I'm learning alot about the software side of these devices lately
LAYMAN TERMS.
Radio : phone's communication software to your network/carrier
ROM : Phone's UI Software.
Or, something like that.
correct if wrong.
And to update both radio and rom, you have to flash it, nbh files is avail at htc upgrading forum.
pretty much got it right lol
radio controls all gsm and 3g functions (calls internet etc)
rom is basically windows mobile and all OEM software
Hello everyone. I've beeing seying alot of people saying that before a ROM worked with a radio edition , wich GPS worked perfectly and later stoped working, and i decided to study the case in order to know, why is it working.
I've been testing diferent ROMs and Radios.
We've got the radio editions:
Radio_HTC_PVT_32A_6.35.10.18
Radio_HTC_PVT_32A_6.35.08.29
Radio_HTC_PVT_32A_6.35.07.29
And according to an article wich i read here on the forum, teoricly we can use any radio, and the phone wont brickitself.
So i've been using a radio 6.35.08.29, and tested on a ROM wich required the radio 6.35.10.18. As predicted nothing bad happened, worked perfectly . But when i tried the GPS it didnt work. Anyways i decided to test a ROM wich required a 6.35.07.29 radio. Happened the same thing. GPS didnt work.
I Flashed 6.35.07.29 radio on that rom. GPS worked without any problem. I changed radio again to 6.35.08.29 GPS didnt work again.
Once again i went back to my original ROM, and happened that my GPS didnt work, wich before have worked, like the situation most of us encounter here at the forum.
What can we conclude from this?
In my opinion, there are files from the radio wich when we make a backup or even install a new rom, wich wont complete the system instalation of the radio, and you'll have to reflash the radio edition compatible with the ROM you just instaled.
Another theory is that after installing an incompatible ROM, GPS is turned off automaticly .
Anyways, i would like to know your experience and your opinion, i'm sure here are people wich know more about this then i do
Thank you. Best regards everyone!
anyone?
This would be very interesting stuff if it could be proven correct.
Sent from my HTC Magic running Smoki using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
Thanks for the reply. i know. Also this would help to avoid bricks and unecessary procedures. The porpuse of this threat is to understand what makes this happen in orther to avoid, and make everything functional.
I have no idea whether this makes sense or not. I also don't agree that "Solution found" (as in the topic) - rom cooks usually don't state the required radio version beyond 6.35.whatever or the equivalent for old radio, I don't know about any of them being aware of such a (hypothetical) requirement.
My understanding was that the different 6.35 variants are regional editions, and that using the wrong one for your part of the world might make your cellular telephony and/or networking operate suboptimally. Not that I have seen any proof that this actually happens. I guess nobody knows whether the radio stores persistent state of any sort, but I suppose somebody familiar with the kernel source might know whether anything the kernel does depends on the radio version (or minor version). Otherwise the radio requirement would stem only from the origin of the RIL libs and libgps, right?
I don't know much about any of this, so the above is just guesswork. Hopefully someone more informed will contribute to this thread.
drbobb said:
I have no idea whether this makes sense or not. I also don't agree that "Solution found" (as in the topic) - rom cooks usually don't state the required radio version beyond 6.35.whatever or the equivalent for old radio, I don't know about any of them being aware of such a (hypothetical) requirement.
My understanding was that the different 6.35 variants are regional editions, and that using the wrong one for your part of the world might make your cellular telephony and/or networking operate suboptimally. Not that I have seen any proof that this actually happens. I guess nobody knows whether the radio stores persistent state of any sort, but I suppose somebody familiar with the kernel source might know whether anything the kernel does depends on the radio version (or minor version). Otherwise the radio requirement would stem only from the origin of the RIL libs and libgps, right?
I don't know much about any of this, so the above is just guesswork. Hopefully someone more informed will contribute to this thread.
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I think you are right. Each version is about the region i didnt remember we had diferent GSM frequency around the globe.
what confuded me was that there was ROMS wich Devs said that in order to work we should have their Radio edition. Is this a real problem if we use other radio?
please I would request more cooperation on this post . Thank you!
The same thing happened to me today. I had tried a 2.1 ROM and returned to my 1,5 CursorSense and my GPS would not work. I found that reflashing the Radio cleared up the problem. There are several posts in the CursorSense thread that describe the problem and fix.
wjsturgis3 said:
The same thing happened to me today. I had tried a 2.1 ROM and returned to my 1,5 CursorSense and my GPS would not work. I found that reflashing the Radio cleared up the problem. There are several posts in the CursorSense thread that describe the problem and fix.
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whats the fix provided? Could you please redirect me to that fix? Thank you
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whats the fix provided? Could you please redirect me to that fix? Thank you
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Do a search on the CursorSense ROM Thread for GPS:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=592856
thanks i didnt know there was a button search for thread. Very helpfull, i've been searching i found no fix. But if there is i must find out to see if is related.
Just confirmed something, this patch is not related to the GPS fix. GPS wont find location unless you reflash the rom of the location wich the rom was made for. Wich respects again this teory. I would request if possible someone to assist in this ! thanks
anyone? Big please?
i request again more knowlege please
It worked for me!
I went to 2.1 roms, then switched back to Cursorsense and lost GPS, so I reflashed Radio_HTC_PVT_32A_6.35.10.18 and it works!
Mod. edit: not dev related, moved to general
so... if i understand... we must flash each of those versions to see witch works?
mine works but only after using gps status aplication to get a fix
Draken Korin said:
Mod. edit: not dev related, moved to general
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How in the world is this not dev related???
Dont know ask the mods lol
Sent from my HTC Magic using Tapatalk
I am trying to get my brothers phone working for him again I am not exactly sure what is or could be causing him to have such crappy service if you have any ideas let me know
about this phone:
tmo-us hd2
can barley make a call put sim card in another hd2 and it works fine
He likes to change his roms alot
had android when I got it
put latest stock rom back on and reset all setting
still crappy service when it should be good
sanddune600 said:
I am trying to get my brothers phone working for him again I am not exactly sure what is or could be causing him to have such crappy service if you have any ideas let me know
about this phone:
tmo-us hd2
can barley make a call put sim card in another hd2 and it works fine
He likes to change his roms alot
had android when I got it
put latest stock rom back on and reset all setting
still crappy service when it should be good
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Do a task29 update the radio and put a rom... One without all the crap software to reduce interferance from and app or something ... Because if another identical hd2 has great serivce but this one in the same location has bad.. Then its either software/hardware related
I think that it is software as well that is why I put a stock rom on but I dont know if that did anything to the radio I will try the one you suggested
sanddune600 said:
I am trying to get my brothers phone working for him again I am not exactly sure what is or could be causing him to have such crappy service if you have any ideas let me know
about this phone:
tmo-us hd2
can barley make a call put sim card in another hd2 and it works fine
He likes to change his roms alot
had android when I got it
put latest stock rom back on and reset all setting
still crappy service when it should be good
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hakuchi18v said:
Do a task29 update the radio and put a rom... One without all the crap software to reduce interferance from and app or something ... Because if another identical hd2 has great serivce but this one in the same location has bad.. Then its either software/hardware related
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This is very sound advice. If your brother likes flashing different ROMs a lot. Then a task 29 will probably do his HD2 some good.
seems to have not changed anything I did the task29 and put latest stock rom back on first I guess I need to find a new radio as suggested but I dont know what one to use I will search around for that and a lite rom
I have
Radio 2.15.50.14
Rom 3.14.531.1
sanddune600 said:
seems to have not changed anything I did the task29 and put latest stock rom back on first I guess I need to find a new radio as suggested but I dont know what one to use I will search around for that and a lite rom
I have
Radio 2.15.50.14
Rom 3.14.531.1
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Radio 2.15.50.14 is the latest.... If its not the radio.. And its not the ROM... Then its hardware related aslong as both android and WP7 have the same problem
Flashing the radio isnt an instant fix.......
Some people recommend letting a new radio settle in for up to 48 hours.
I tried this one _2.09.50.29_2 and still the same and letting it settle in for 48 hrs may help but this has been an ongoing problem can flashing the wrong rom perminatly cause hardware problems if its hardware is there anything I can do and yes it does it in android I dont know about windows 7 I have not tried that not sure if he has I will ask
re read I thought you said flashing rom takes 48 hours not radio
Im assuming its a tmous model you have.........
If so, then you must never ever ever ever..... flash a radio with .51. in the name.
This will bork your device....
Flashing a rom shouldnt really cause a hardware problem........ unless you snap the usb connector off or something while flashing
If that radio doesnt improve things over the next day or so then check what radio is in the other HD2 you tried the card in and flash that one.