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BIG PROBLEM - my g1 isn't a phone anymore...

hi folks,
i got a really big problem: yesterday my SD card/partitions went corrupted. That wasn't really a big thing, i don't have any importend data on my sd. But all my programms (which where installed on the ext3 partition on the sd card) continued to work, so i thought it was just the fat32 partition which where damaged.
So, at the evening, i dropped my g1 from my desk. the sd card went out, and the g1 was stuck. no reaction to any touch input or keypress or something. so i took the battery out, restarted it and see that all apps where gone, and i don't get a signal strength any more. when i go to settings->wireless settings->mobile networks it instantly force closes...
i tried to wiped it a couple of times, but with the same result - the system works but without any phone services. it force closes when i trie to call a number or go to the settings and so on.
does this looks like a hardware issue or software issue? i don't know what to do next...
i am running CM build 4.2.3 with 1.4 recovery console.

Sounds like a hardware issue
Try a different ROM perhaps, but I doubt that'll help...
Do you have the latest radio and SPL?

Go back to stock RC29 by flashing the DREAIMG.nbh file to ensure it is not the software.

Deathwish238 said:
Sounds like a hardware issue
Try a different ROM perhaps, but I doubt that'll help...
Do you have the latest radio and SPL?
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I have never flashed a radio or SPL... I went from my (european) stock image to CM builds since 4.04...
I really hope its just a software issue; i can't imagine that the antenna or something broke because it just fell down from my desk (and that wasn't the first time)...
I will try to install the htc recovery image and reflash the latest CM build; hope this works...

stonedraider said:
I have never flashed a radio or SPL... I went from my (european) stock image to CM builds since 4.04...
I really hope its just a software issue; i can't imagine that the antenna or something broke because it just fell down from my desk (and that wasn't the first time)...
I will try to install the htc recovery image and reflash the latest CM build; hope this works...
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Can you check your radio version? Settings > About > Baseband Version, should end it 26i.

When i go to settings -> about -> baseband it says "unknown"... So my baseband ( = Radio/SPL?) is broken!?
thank you for your help!
Should i try to reflash the htc recovery image + cm build (i think those two roms flash the radio/spl theirself?)?
EDIT:
Ok, i tried to reflash the htc 1.6 recovery image and the newest cm build -> it worked (it took about 15min to reboot after flashing the two roms - i really thought i have bricked it)!
Big thanks to adrianK and everyone else for guiding me the right direction!
So, my phone IS a phone again...

HTC Magic 32A recovery and ROM freezes

Hi,
Already posted part of the situation in Amon_RA's recovery thread but neither of the answers there seem to solve my problems. Decided to post it here since the problem seems to involve aspects other than the recovery itself.
Here's the complete situation:
Had problems with RA recovery freezes since the start and with different versions. I could (and can) enter recovery mode (v1.6.2), scroll down the options but after 15 seconds the recovery just freezes and reboots every single time. Checked the version (H) and the MD5, they where all correct. Tried cm-recovery-1.4-32A and it seems to work fine but when I flash a ROM (1.6) I have similar problems with the ROM (freeze+reboot in "touch droid setup"). Curiously I flashed my hero 2.0.5 (1.5) and had no problems...
Tried booting the latest RA recovery trough fast-boot and it worked fine the first two times I did it (scrolled down the options for like 10 minutes and it didn't freeze). After that it did not work and got the freezes+rebooting problem back again. Tried ADB, Flash-rec and flashed the recovery but got the freeze+reboot problem once again. Re-checked the version and MD5 and they where all correct.
Why does this happen? Any clues?
Thanks for your help!

I'm kind of lost here...Could it be a radio or SPL problem? Should I re-flash/update it? I never had problems with the stock ROM so this situation is really odd...
Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance!

strange... try some random methods here lol (I don't know if they'll work though but it can't hurt)
First, try flashing an ENG SPL, see if that makes a diff
If that fails, try flashing a whole new ROM/RADIO/SPL
for example: Since you're a 32A user, I believe you can flash the 6.35.x radio and the 1.76.2007 SPL and then use the hero recovery. Test out a rom on the new radio for like a day and try out the recovery. See if that freezes! (This doesn't really accomplish much though because even if it doesn't freeze, i think you'll wanna go back to the old radio to try out other roms lol. You risk bricking your phone if you don't understand this stuff so don't do it if that's the case)
But anyways, I'm a bit confused. What rom are u using?
noroses said:
Hi,
Tried cm-recovery-1.4-32A and it seems to work fine but when I flash a ROM (1.6) I have similar problems with the ROM (freeze+reboot in "touch droid setup"). Curiously I flashed my hero 2.0.5 (1.5) and had no problems...
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So you can use the recovery fine, until you flash a rom? So when you flash a rom, your recovery beings to freeze. But when you flash a different rom, your recovery works fine? Weird. Sounds like a problem when you're flashing a rom...
I have no idea dude but what I would do if I was in your situation:
1) Flash ENG SPL, something like 1.33.0010 (double check everything, i dont like advising people to play with their spl/radio so dont just take my word)
2) load up recovery and give it a try! if all that fails...
3) I'd backup your phone via nandroid in recovery (i pray that it doesn't freeze lol)
4) Wipe wipe wipe
5) Go into fastboot, fastboot erase system -w and then try another rom! And if the rom is good, then go back to your old one. Try to find out what the prob is.
It appears that you're able to flash roms still even with your recovery freezing (so weird) so I dunno. Just give it a try I guess lol

very weird indeed.... question.. does this do this when plugged in as well as on battery? ive heard of some really weird issues with bad batteries....
i would try what kawata recommended as well.. kind of just a process of elimination...
hopefully you dont have a hardware issue..

Hi,
strange... try some random methods here lol (I don't know if they'll work though but it can't hurt)
First, try flashing an ENG SPL, see if that makes a diff
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Will try this. Can I flash the SPL trough the recovery?
If that fails, try flashing a whole new ROM/RADIO/SPL
for example: Since you're a 32A user, I believe you can flash the 6.35.x radio and the 1.76.2007 SPL and then use the hero recovery. Test out a rom on the new radio for like a day and try out the recovery. See if that freezes! (This doesn't really accomplish much though because even if it doesn't freeze, i think you'll wanna go back to the old radio to try out other roms lol. You risk bricking your phone if you don't understand this stuff so don't do it if that's the case)
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Will have to check and recheck this complex process.
But anyways, I'm a bit confused. What rom are u using?
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Now I'm using stock 1.5. I tried cyanogen, superD and other 1.6 Roms and they all freezed at the android setup process. Used myhero for a week with no problems whatsoever. Since I have a nandroid backup done with CM's recovery I restore everything back as it was.
So you can use the recovery fine, until you flash a rom? So when you flash a rom, your recovery beings to freeze. But when you flash a different rom, your recovery works fine? Weird. Sounds like a problem when you're flashing a rom...
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The Amon_Ra recovery freezes every time. It doesn't give me enough time to do anything...Now I'm using CM's recovery and I have no freezing problems while in recovery mode. The problem is after I flash a Rom and reboot. The ROM experiences freezing problems (just like the Amon_Ra's recovery).
Thank you for your answer and suggestions!

digitaljeff said:
very weird indeed.... question.. does this do this when plugged in as well as on battery? ive heard of some really weird issues with bad batteries....
i would try what kawata recommended as well.. kind of just a process of elimination...
hopefully you dont have a hardware issue..
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Hi,
Thanks for your answer.
I have never tried with the phone plugged into a socket but did it with the phone running on battery and connected via usb to the computer. Should it make a difference?
Could it be a hardware problem? I never had problems with the stock ROM or with the myhero ROM...

it could be hardware...
if you want to flash to new radio and spl please follow this guide to the T or else you will get a brick, you cannot flash radio and spl via recovery.
so...
follow this guide and all will be good... must have adb ....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=605239

digitaljeff said:
it could be hardware...
if you want to flash to new radio and spl please follow this guide to the T or else you will get a brick, you cannot flash radio and spl via recovery.
so...
follow this guide and all will be good... must have adb ....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=605239
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Checked that guide but I'm unsure about this part:
If you do not have an Engineering SPL, download 1.33.2010 and flash through recovery before starting this procedure. Flash the SPL update.zip like any other update.zip file.
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This part I can do within the recovery to enable flashing via fast-boot right?

yup you can flash the eng spl via recovery ... i should have been more specific and said you cant flash new radio and spl via recovery
for the new radio,spl and recovery you do through fastboot
good luck

digitaljeff said:
yup you can flash the eng spl via recovery ... i should have been more specific and said you cant flash new radio and spl via recovery
for the new radio,spl and recovery you do through fastboot
good luck
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Will try that tomorrow.
Thanks for your help!

digitaljeff said:
very weird indeed.... question.. does this do this when plugged in as well as on battery? ive heard of some really weird issues with bad batteries....
i would try what kawata recommended as well.. kind of just a process of elimination...
hopefully you dont have a hardware issue..
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Hi again,
Still didn't mess with SPL and Radio. I'm still afraid I'll brick the phone..However yesterday tried a few simple things like using another sd card or entering recovery while plugged in. These two things seem to influence the behavior of the latest Amon_RA recovery but don't solve my problem completely. Example: When I enter recovery using the original SD card (2gb) the recovery would freeze within 20 secs max. Using another SD card (128mb) most of the times it would take longer to freeze (4 or 5 minutes). Sometimes it would not freeze at all. Although this seemed to influence what happened it wasn't constant and could not find a pattern. The same with the phone plugged into computer. Sometimes it helped. One thing is certain: with the original SD card and unplugged from the computer the recovery freezes within 20 secs every single time.
With the CM 1.4 recovery never had any freeze problems. It seems to work great while in recovery mode. The problem is after a flash a ROM I have freeze problems with the ROM itself (tried different ROM's, CM, SuperD, etc and got the same freeze problem). The only Rom that worked fine was myhero 2.0.5.
This is a very strange situation and I'm starting to think that this could be hardware..

Would that be a SD card problem?
try using another SD card and see if the problem still occurs

I am having exactly the same problem, did you ever find a solution?
Went from a fully updated magic 32A (1.76.0009H) now i'm at 1.76.0008
UPDATE: I just found that the hero recovery works (I would post link but xda doesn't allow new users to do that) however it may still be necessary to downgrade radio and spl

I had also same problem. My device is Magic 32A radio 6.35. Solution was to reflash recovery-RA-hero-v1.6.2.img.

Help Please..

hey.. i just installed cyanogen mod 7.0.3 stable mod... i cant seem to use my wifi gps bluetooth and my usb tethering.. please guide me on how to make these work..
Please help me out with this..

- Open ROM Manager
- Select Install Clockworkmod Recovery
- Download this Radio and place on your SDCard - Radio_13.53.55.24H_3.35.19.25
- Then open ROM Manager again and select Reboot into Recovery
- This will take you to Clockworkmod 2.5.0.7. Flash the Radio file as a normal ZIP file. Then test your GPS WiFi and BT again.
Make sure your battery has enough charge before attempting this, and, do not interrupt the process of flashing the radio. If something goes wrong, your phone may very well end up as a paperweight.

does this clear my present rom data?? and i already have clockworkmod

No, it doesnt. The problem is Radio's cannot be flashed in Clockworkmod 3.x. Only in 2.x. Also, by installing Clockworkmod via ROM Manager, this is a sort of "secondary" clockworkmod on your phone, which wont affect your primary one.
In the entire process above, I am assuming you are on Clockworkmod 3.x. If you are already on 2.x, ignore the entire process. Simply flash the Radio file.

okay thanks.. =) and do i have to install any task manager and battery meters..
can you please send me the link of a nice theme too.. if you dont mind..

No. They are absolutely not needed. (Especially Task Managers) Battery meters can be installed based on your needs, although I like the stock battery %age mod in CM7, and use it, so dont really need any additional app. Further, I get extremely good battery life from CM, and again, dont require any optimizers as such.
A complete theme list for the CM7 Theme Chooser can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056292
Just for reference, at the moment I am having:
- CrispyCyanBread by nhnt
- Elegant Steel by kevin
- NTSense by nhnt
- XperiaArc by kevin
- iNexusMatteBlack by kevin
- Honeycomb by haxzamatic

3xeno said:
- Open ROM Manager
- Select Install Clockworkmod Recovery
- Download this Radio and place on your SDCard ....
- Then open ROM Manager again and select Reboot into Recovery
- This will take you to Clockworkmod 2.5.0.7. Flash the Radio file as a normal ZIP file. Then test your GPS WiFi and BT again.
Make sure your battery has enough charge before attempting this, and, do not interrupt the process of flashing the radio. If something goes wrong, your phone may very well end up as a paperweight.
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Should I backup my existing radio before doing it? How do I go about doing that in Clockworkmod 2.x?

KhurramF said:
Should I backup my existing radio before doing it? How do I go about doing that in Clockworkmod 2.x?
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Radio need not be backed up, since it is common to all (Unless you are on a Wildfire with a special frequency support like 850MHz or your Wildfire is not A3333) . AFAIK, even Clockworkmod doesn't do it.

3xeno said:
Radio need not be backed up, since it is common to all (Unless you are on a Wildfire with a special frequency support like 850MHz or your Wildfire is not A3333) . AFAIK, even Clockworkmod doesn't do it.
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I donot think my GSM provider works at 850 MHz (I believe it be 900/1800 MHz), so I think I am safe on this account. How can I check if my Wildfire is A3333?

KhurramF said:
How can I check if my Wildfire is A3333?
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Look on the box that came with purchase. Or look below the battery the tiny words.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

If you are on a GSM 900/1800 Network, and yours is a standard GSM Wildfire, it must be the A3333 in that case. (Still, cross check to be sure. )

[GUIDE] How to flash any RADIO on HTC HD7

Hello everybody,
I write down there a quick guide about ... how to flash any radio on your HD7
1. First of all you must have RSPL/HSPL on your HD7.
More info about how to do tha, you cand find HERE
2. Download any ROM posted by ANSAR or FOOTBAL or other on http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=783
3. If it's a zip file, then extract into a folder
If it's an exe file, then replace the .exe extension with .rar extension and then unrar into a folder.
4. In the unzip/unrar folder find and delete the biggest NBH file. That file it's the ROM itself and ussualy have more then 200 Mb.
5. Put the phone into bootloader mode (tricolor screen), conect to PC (you should see the change from SERIAL to USB on the white part on the tri-color screen), than run as administrator the ROMUpdateUtility.exe from the unzip/unrar folder.
6. The flash take no more than 2 minutes, the phone will reboot and you will have that radio flashed.
Pay atention, this operation will wipe all the user data. If you have NoDo or Mango unlocked with Chevron, you will lose that and you'll have to downgrade to 7004 to unlock again with Chevron.
Personally, I do this on a fresh flashed 7004 rom, then I upgrade until Mango 7712.
All the best !

what does the radio do, does it improve battery life, signal ect?

Magpir said:
what does the radio do, does it improve battery life, signal ect?
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Yes, you can see improvements on gsm, 3g or wifi signal, increase battery life, etc.

gabriel_dream said:
Yes, you can see improvements on gsm, 3g or wifi signal, increase battery life, etc.
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i have a singapore operator HD7. bought from singtel.
a few days ag o i updated tot he july firmware update from HTC which moves the radio to 5.65
in these forums i see a 5.66 custom telstrar radio. so is this a newer version than 5.65?
should i install this custom 5.66?

A newer radio doesn't means a improvement in GSM or WiFi quality or battery life. It's also operator depending and what frequency (bands) use that specific operator.
You can try 5.66.09.21a (latest radio) from O2 rom.
Also you can use the custom wrapper and performing task 00 the phone will not hard reset after the radio flash.
Sent from my HD7 T9292 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App

It doesn't matter which is the newest. You're best bet is to flash radio A. Test it for a few days. Flash radio B, test it for a few days & so on to see which radio works best for you.

gabriel_dream said:
A newer radio doesn't means a improvement in GSM or WiFi quality or battery life. It's also operator depending and what frequency (bands) use that specific operator.
You can try 5.66.09.21a (latest radio) from O2 rom.
Also you can use the custom wrapper and performing task 00 the phone will not hard reset after the radio flash.
Sent from my HD7 T9292 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App
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I tried the custom wrapper tool, does not work.....Gives an error cant read the the phone . I am running stock original nodo rom.
Anyway does 5.66 work with singtel?
What if cant get signal?

Magpir said:
I tried the custom wrapper tool, does not work.....Gives an error cant read the the phone . I am running stock original nodo rom.
Anyway does 5.66 work with singtel?
What if cant get signal?
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First, for flashing with custom wrapper, try to flash directly into booloader mode (tricolor screen).
Second, 5.66 will work with your network, because it's a gsm, not a cdma network.
Third, if you can't get signal, you can flash, with the same method, the previously used radio.

gabriel_dream said:
First, for flashing with custom wrapper, try to flash directly into booloader mode (tricolor screen).
Second, 5.66 will work with your network, because it's a gsm, not a cdma network.
Third, if you can't get signal, you can flash, with the same method, the previously used radio.
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ve tried . Still does not work.
I used the dft rspl only. Do we also need to use hspl?
I don't want use hspl can?

So what bands does 5.66 operate in??

Magpir said:
So what bands does 5.66 operate in??
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Bands are a hardware limitation, radio will not change this. What was meant is that certain bands, regions, carriers may work better on a specific radio.

The wrapper does not seem to work.
How do I get it to work?
Anyway there is another by ansar which seem to update to 5.66 but it hard resets the phone.

Magpir said:
ve tried . Still does not work.
I used the dft rspl only. Do we also need to use hspl?
I don't want use hspl can?
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Must work only with rspl, but you must not reboot yoour phone.
After you instal rspl, the phone reboot into bootloader and then you flash the radio.
What is the error message ? Can you make a print screen ?

Magpir said:
The wrapper does not seem to work.
How do I get it to work?
Anyway there is another by ansar which seem to update to 5.66 but it hard resets the phone.
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It's the same ROMUpdateUtility, but perform only task 28, not also task 00.
This is what make the phone hard-reseting after flash..

gabriel_dream said:
Must work only with rspl, but you must not reboot yoour phone.
After you instal rspl, the phone reboot into bootloader and then you flash the radio.
What is the error message ? Can you make a print screen ?
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Om the custom wrapper is working, but it cant show the original rom image rom version the dialog screen, it only show the radio i want t flash , eg 5.66. Why?
So after flashing with rspl, if i reboot the phone what happens?
Wll it revert back to my original radio?

Magpir said:
Om the custom wrapper is working, but it cant show the original rom image rom version the dialog screen, it only show the radio i want t flash , eg 5.66. Why?
So after flashing with rspl, if i reboot the phone what happens?
Wll it revert back to my original radio?
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Why is that a problem (it shows only what will be flashed) ?
And yes, after rebooting, you will lose the RSPL.
And I thinks it's better to read a little bit before asking ....

Ok I successfully flashed the radio. Its 5.66 now.

Now you can test and see if it's better than 5.65.
If not, flash another one.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

radio problem

After flashing a bootloader and radio i dont remeber which one.. I am facimg really strange problems..my battery suddenyl drops by 50% and my cellphone leaves network automatically and doesnt get back till i reboot the phone..any idea what radio i should use in india??

misal6666 said:
After flashing a bootloader and radio i dont remeber which one.. I am facimg really strange problems..my battery suddenyl drops by 50% and my cellphone leaves network automatically and doesnt get back till i reboot the phone..any idea what radio i should use in india??
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stick with the stock radio and you will be fine. download the factory images from google nexus developer site and flash 4.4 kitkat.

balus3u said:
stick with the stock radio and you will be fine. download the factory images from google nexus developer site and flash 4.4 kitkat.
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thanks for the help i am currently downloading it