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GPS problem

Hi,
After last update in dec/jan from HTC my GPS is most of the time not working at all and sometimes get a fix after a VERY long time. When I get a fix it's ually very unstable and only for a short time.
I have been searching the internett for a soulution with no luck and is patient waiting for Gingerbread to arrive for HD witch I hope can fix the problem since I am not happy to send my phone in for service witch usally takes weeks.
Anyone with a similar problem and hopefully a soulution for this most irritating problem??
Regards..

If your phone had Eng s-off, you could try flashing an alternate radio.
But first of all you could delete / reset the a-gps data, get a fresh fix.
1. Download Gps Status from the market.
2. Enable gps and 3g data or WiFi.
3. Run app.
4. Phone menu / tools / manage a-gps state / reset / download
5. Get a clear view of the sky and first fix shouldn't take too long.
6. After that, repeat every few days, or if you've traveled great distance without using the gps in between.
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Thanks for reply - but I already tried that with no sucsess
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I was in the same situation after the update in December to version 1.72. The total amount of bugs in that version made me tired of waiting for a new software.
I sat down and read as much as I could about rooting and after installing Android Revolution 4.0 along with a new radio my GPS get a fix all the time.
I'm a noobie, and got it right. It's worth the effort.

Thanks - I will look into this.
I also think this could be the soulution but have been waiting patient for Gingerbread to avoid rooting.

As, in my first post, you said "you already tried this". I assume you were referring to the App & not the radio.?
Edit: just read your next post, if you haven't rooted, well you won't have eng s-off and therefore not able to install a new radio yet....... do the answer would be app only.
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Yes, sorry.. I see that now.
I did not answer to all your suggestions yesterday because I did not know what "Eng s-off" was so I did not understand....
Today I have read a lot about rooting so I will try this soon. I have not rooted any android devices before but have done it with several Windows Mobile devices so hopefully I will manage this without the biggest problems... time will show
If I only do the downgrade, will I then still have stock rom but the previous version?
Maybe GPS will work ok then??
If I root my phone will I be able to put in new HTC Gingerbread stock rom without problem when it arrives?
Thanks again for reply and help!

So you are talking about downgrade, I assume your build is higher than 1.32? If so, here are a few guides for you, some by the same Dev; If not, The Visionary, S-off & Eng S-off will still be applicable.
If you haven't already, ADB needs to be setup on the PC; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532719 . There are a few around and may pay to find the latest downloads.
If your phone is carrier branded/regional (1.84) you may have to make a goldcard first. It has been advised by some to have a seperate 2gb sdcard for this, and keep in a safe place, as you may require this if you every ned to downgrade easily in future.
How to downgrade to 1.32.405.6 WWE .
One click Radio S-OFF tool including using Visionary tool
One click ENG S-OFF
By having Eng S-off, this will enable you to falsh a different or newer radio, what has the possibility to increase (or even decrease) performance of your gps, 2g/3g, wifi, BT etc, but has risks (read all warnings). Having S-off only will allow you to flash custom ROMs & kernels etc. (Before that, I suggest to use CWM Recovery to backup your existing ROM and keep on your PC as well) so I wouldn't worry about missing out.
Doing all this has it's risks, so if you go down this road, I suggest that you read everything twice, make sure battery is fully charged before hand, and have everything downloaded ready. Read the FAQ in each thread and as much of the recent posts as you can. Most rooting problems experienced seem to be by people not following the guides exactly, being unprepared, and not doing enough reading first....and possibly language barrier.
You could of course wait for the official Gingerbread release, but the radio that may come, may not suit you. So you could be back at square one.
If you use a custom ROM, you will not be able to receive OTA updates, but as I said, the Devs will have something new and updated in no time. Also, if you still use the stock 1.32 with root, you can still recieve OTA updates, but if you do update, you will lose root & most probably the flashed radio, and have to downgrade again.
Edit: If you use a custom ROM, the OP will more than likely state a recommeded radio to flash so it matches the ROM for best overall performance. Obviously, your carrier 2g/3g signal quality will play a big part in this, others have found that trying other radios is better for them.
The options are in your hands. Hope I've helped.

Hello and thanks for great help!
I have now downgraded and installed new Rom Android Revolution and this operation went smooth thanks to you
However I am not able to install new radio, Its problem with ADB and I not able to find a solution.....
I will keep on trying to find a way solve this...
Regards
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Just let us know what's the problem with setting up adb, or using the eng s-off tool, maybe can help. I'm away atm & have connectivity issues with my provider. Will help if able to.
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Have been working a lot with the phone lately and have now new Revolution Rom and new radio! All working nice and with Gingerbread
BUT - still no GPS fix so I am about to give up, I was really hoping that new rom and radio would solve the problem - but the phone is still not able to get a full fix.
Have also used Faster Fix and GPS Status with no help.
Yesterday after a long time I managed to get a fix on 2 satelites. This is the first time my phone have "seen" a satelite in weeks but 2 is not enough and today no fix again.
Maybe I should install a different radio?
Is it the radio or rom or bought that is controlling the GPS modul?
Or maybe just unroot the phone again and send it back to HTC for replacement??
Really tired of this problem now - I want my GPS back!!!!!

diver981 said:
Hello and thanks for great help!
I have now downgraded and installed new Rom Android Revolution and this operation went smooth thanks to you
However I am not able to install new radio, Its problem with ADB and I not able to find a solution.....
I will keep on trying to find a way solve this...
Regards
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as u just downgraded and did all the rooting and stuff. i wont bug you with adb commands as ur fairly new to this stuff..
connect ur phone to pc with usb debuging enabled(settings>applicaions>development>usb debuging) and usb to charge only......
just download the file in my attachments and extract it.. download radio of ur choice extract it from zip.. inside u will find a file "radio.img" now open android flasher tick radio and then click begin.. browse to the file radio.img whereever u extracted it and click ok.. and let the tool do the rest Njoy

diver981 said:
Have been working a lot with the phone lately and have now new Revolution Rom and new radio! All working nice and with Gingerbread
BUT - still no GPS fix so I am about to give up, I was really hoping that new rom and radio would solve the problem - but the phone is still not able to get a full fix.
Have also used Faster Fix and GPS Status with no help.
Yesterday after a long time I managed to get a fix on 2 satelites. This is the first time my phone have "seen" a satelite in weeks but 2 is not enough and today no fix again.
Maybe I should install a different radio?
Is it the radio or rom or bought that is controlling the GPS modul?
Or maybe just unroot the phone again and send it back to HTC for replacement??
Really tired of this problem now - I want my GPS back!!!!!
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Have you seen this solution:
androidforums.com/desire-hd-support-troubleshooting/235833-navigation-gps-problem.html

Hello,
thanks again for all god help and advices!
I have now done "everything" and gone from no GPS at all to a GPS fix in about 10 minutes under perfect conditions - a fix that seems very weak/unstable - witch means that the GPS is still not working at all for normal use
I have;
Downgraded
Installed Revolution HD 4.0 rom with radio _12.41.60.19_26.06.04.14_M
Changed radio today to _12.48.60.23U_26.08.04.07_M3
Tried different solutions as sim card out/in, GPS status and Faster Fix...
Latest radio have got very positive feedback from other users who had the same problem as me, several tells that they had no GPS and now get a fix in seconds...
I also have a Xperia Mini and a Galaxy Tab - they also get a fix in seconds...
For my DHD that is not the case and I feel I have come to the end of the road and that this problem is not meant to be solved.....
Maybe it is hardware related?? Or another radio will do the job???
I dont know.
At least a have learned a lot about rooting and other Android stuff
Thanks to all of you for taking time and trying to help me and for this good forum - I really appreciate that - THANKS
Regards

No problem. All I can suggest is try a few more radios and don't forget to use gps status and clear & dl fresh agps data each time. If you have then tried everything & still no go, ..... back to HTC. Best of luck.
Edit: if you need to return it, you may not need to downgrade back to stock / branded. It has been reported that these are only software mods that don't void warranty. I personally would return it to original or at least try before returning.
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17th March 2011:Radio_12.35d.60.140fU_26.08.03.07_M_Test - HTC Ace Gingerbread S Generic 2.25.0.0
Note: Once flashed, this radio will show up as 12.35d.60.140fP_26.08.03.07_M
updated my radio to this and no difference

MIUI HD2 service problem

Hello all, i recently got my phone back, i bricked it. They didnt noticed and did a board swap
Well now i got my android back on track but im having some service problems.
When I'm at home, i sometimes lose service, but even when I do have service i have to try an average of 20 times before a text i send actually goes out. Also i can't recieve or make phone calls.
When im at work though, i have no problem what so ever. Everything works like a charm, and thats why i'm confused. I already contacted Vodafone, they say there isn't anything wrong with there network and my phone should work.
So any tips on what I could do? Flash a different ROM? Reflash this one? (because there was a country wide problem with the Vodafone network whilst i was installing this rom)
Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks for reading, Greetings Thierry

You should check which radio you have on your hd2.
2.15er radio is recommended for usage with android
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Im currently on 2.15.50.14 radio.
I saw it was recommended in some guys guide. So that shouldn't be the problem if im correct?

Yes it shouldn´t be.
Hmm to make sure that software is okay do a complete reflash or try another ROM.
Could be also the kernel.
Try this one and flash it via CWM

Ok im reflashing this rom cause i really love it
Hope it will refresh some service settings or something. Im thinking maybe he got some fault settings when the vodafone network was down, i dont know. Hoping

Therk said:
Ok im reflashing this rom cause i really love it
Hope it will refresh some service settings or something. Im thinking maybe he got some fault settings when the vodafone network was down, i dont know. Hoping
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Yes wipe everything and reflash all the things (btw do you use clockwork?).
If you need further help write me a pm and we can figure it out
Good luck
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Ok so, i did this:
- Reflashed the MIUI rom. (same problem)
- Flashed dif. rom. (same problem)
- Reflashed MIUI rom. (same problem)
- Flashed new kernel. (same problem)
Any other ideas?
Oh yeh and i use clockwork

Okay you can do following :
Run task29 (will erase everything except bootloader) : do some search for the prog and the how to!
Go into bootloader to
Flash magldr and flash it
Flash clockwork mod with right partition etc
Flash new rom.
Otherwise it's a network problem or a hardware (but i don't think so since you said it works if you are not at home).
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Wait that could be it, i flashed 250mb when i got my phone back from the repair guys.
But before that i used the 150mb one, could that be it?

Therk said:
Wait that could be it, i flashed 250mb when i got my phone back from the repair guys.
But before that i used the 150mb one, could that be it?
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It depends on how much space your rom needs.
You should see the roms thread to check what layout it needs and how much space.
But if it's still the same rom like you had before (and if it was working before like it should) flash a 150mb layout
Probably this is the issue
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Well i did everything you described, but still nothing :S
Im running out of ideas here, how can I have service before i bricked my phone and at my work, but not at home?

Therk said:
Well i did everything you described, but still nothing :S
Im running out of ideas here, how can I have service before i bricked my phone and at my work, but not at home?
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Me too :/
Arghhh I think it's the network.
It shouldn't be your phone since we checked the main possibilities :/
I am really sorry but you can try to flash another kernel. Try tytung kernel. It's my last idea
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jonas2295 said:
Me too :/
Arghhh I think it's the network.
It shouldn't be your phone since we checked the main possibilities :/
I am really sorry but you can try to flash another kernel. Try tytung kernel. It's my last idea
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Its not ur fault, im really happy for all the help if got from you thanks.
I tried the kernel, no luck. Im gonna bring it over to vodafone, let them figure it out Can't believe its the phone or the SIM.
Will keep you updated, thanks!

Therk said:
Its not ur fault, im really happy for all the help if got from you thanks.
I tried the kernel, no luck. Im gonna bring it over to vodafone, let them figure it out Can't believe its the phone or the SIM.
Will keep you updated, thanks!
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You are welcome
Write me a pm about what they told you
Maybe you should flash windows mobile before you go to them so they can't say it's android causing this issues
Or you can surprise them with windows phone haha
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[Q] rooted MT4G keeps trying to do Offcial update

How do I get it to stop?
I'm running Ice Glacier V1.1.6 and there was a official software update for the MT4G yesterday, I was dumb and told it to update (which would unroot me) and when it started to update it went into ClockworkMod recovery, I tried to reboot it but it will start and then try to update again and bring me back to recovery. I mounted the SD card and looked around but I could not find the update to delete it so it stops trying. anyone know how to fix this?
Thanks guys, Its been doing this all day and I really wanna use my phone
(already looked all around google and here before I made the thread)

Kalash779 said:
How do I get it to stop?
I'm running Ice Glacier V1.1.6 and there was a official software update for the MT4G yesterday, I was dumb and told it to update (which would unroot me) and when it started to update it went into ClockworkMod recovery, I tried to reboot it but it will start and then try to update again and bring me back to recovery. I mounted the SD card and looked around but I could not find the update to delete it so it stops trying. anyone know how to fix this?
Thanks guys, Its been doing this all day and I really wanna use my phone
(already looked all around google and here before I made the thread)
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Wow you still running iced glacier? There are way better stable roms now a days. Might want to check them out.
Maybe flashing a different rom will stop it from trying to update.
But I'm also curious. Doesn't also give you an option to yes continue with the update or not to continue?
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coupetastic-droid said:
Wow you still running iced glacier? There are way better stable roms now a days. Might want to check them out.
Maybe flashing a different rom will stop it from trying to update.
But I'm also curious. Doesn't also give you an option to yes continue with the update or not to continue?
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what would you recommend for a new ROM? at the time I rooted it (like 5 months ago) everyone was recommending it as the fastest stable one around, haven't really thought about changing it but would like faster one.
and No, If it had the option this would be so much easier haha, It just starts it it's self, It will say "shutting down" then will say it is loading the new update then halfway threw it says it failed to read the signature and will turn on recovery

Kalash779 said:
what would you recommend for a new ROM? at the time I rooted it (like 5 months ago) everyone was recommending it as the fastest stable one around, haven't really thought about changing it but would like faster one.
and No, If it had the option this would be so much easier haha, It just starts it it's self, It will say "shutting down" then will say it is loading the new update then halfway threw it says it failed to read the signature and will turn on recovery
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Try royal ginger, without sense. Its very lightweight and fast as hell. I run it with DemonSpeed kernel.
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AntonJart said:
Try royal ginger, without sense. Its very lightweight and fast as hell. I run it with DemonSpeed kernel.
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thanks I'll try it out
Imma load a new ROM to see if it will fix the issue but first I need to back up all my apps, anyone know how to if it wont let me use the phone for more then a min before throwing me into recovery again, I use Titanium backup but have no been able to make a new back up with the new apps I've downloaded in the last couple weeks, also have a lot of app date I need to move onto the SD card
alright in recovery I'm doing a back up right now, Then Im going to restore it and hopefully it solves the issue. If it does I will delete the thread.
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Just did a backup from recovery and am about to restore my system, will my backup be safe? if I do a system restore does it touch my SD card at all?

ughhhhhhhhh! just a full restore and it still turned off and went into recovery, can someone please help?? If all else fails then I will put a new ROM on, but I really want to fix it first so I can back up all my apps. anyone know a way to fix it??

Kalash779 said:
ughhhhhhhhh! just a full restore and it still turned off and went into recovery, can someone please help?? If all else fails then I will put a new ROM on, but I really want to fix it first so I can back up all my apps. anyone know a way to fix it??
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If you do a back up of a currupted rom you will restore a currupted rom. Did you try flashing a different rom?
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ended up restoring alot farther back which fixed it, lost a couple apps but its all good, now running royalginger and its working pretty cool, pretty sleek design

no wifi even on stock 2.2.1

Hi all, major lurker here.
I've been running MIUI roms for the past year or so and have always been happy.
Recently the phone went into a bootloop while I was trying to load a game(scramble with friends).
Every rom I flashed, it wouldn't take the bootloop away so I flashed a stock 2.3.4 rom. Fixed the bootloop but then wifi would only say 'turning wifi on...' then soon after, wifi would be off. And i couldn't get visionary to work to re-root so I hastedly did the htc dev unlock bootloader (before I found downgrade threads).
Flashed a buncha roms and different kernels and did the bcm4329.ko flash/install methods but my wifi problem is still the same, turning on...turning off.
Now I'm back to stock 2.2.1, and no wifi.
Anyone have an idea of what to try next? I've tried every rom and kernel I could find, could it really be a hardware issue?? If it is, maybe I can just disassemble and solder a wire back on? lol
Thanks in advance!

you need to upgrade to gingerbread and you will be fine thats 2.3.4

Raymion said:
you need to upgrade to gingerbread and you will be fine thats 2.3.4
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He already tried that...
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Different radio perhaps?
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manleyaudio said:
Different radio perhaps?
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Radio has nothing to do with wifi.
It honestly sounds like either something came undone inside your phone, or the wifi chip is shot.
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working market on 2.2.1 asian version. Don't flash for now the update..under testing.

. This is a strange thing today . i restored my backup which i had done when i first rooted my willy in 2012 . today i restored its backup from cyanogenmod recovery and suddenly i got a 4mb update right from official HTC . OTA_Buzz_Froyo_hTC_Asia_India_2_25_720_4-2_25_720_1_release_270480yuz9aaesnb40rr2p
well this update contains ehancements,including:-emergency call support due to new network configuration change...
but i was SOFF the phone might gave a signature error with the security certificate. so the HTC remained on the htc boot logo.... Anyone interested in this file let me know i will upload it,,

sachoosaini said:
. This is a strange thing today . i restored my backup which i had done when i first rooted my willy in 2012 . today i restored its backup from cyanogenmod recovery and suddenly i got a 4mb update right from official HTC . OTA_Buzz_Froyo_hTC_Asia_India_2_25_720_4-2_25_720_1_release_270480yuz9aaesnb40rr2p
well this update contains ehancements,including:-emergency call support due to new network configuration change...
but i was SOFF the phone might gave a signature error with the security certificate. so the HTC remained on the htc boot logo.... Anyone interested in this file let me know i will upload it,,
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Yes please, i would like a look at it.
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here the link
heavy_metal_man said:
Yes please, i would like a look at it.
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download from one drive
http://1drv.ms/1pKKnqA

i posted link by editing above post that this
i edited the above post to paste link. i also send a pm to kylon for whether this update contain anything important may he will add this to rempuzzle. @heavy_metal_man

sachoosaini said:
i edited the above post to paste link. i also send a pm to kylon for whether this update contain anything important may he will add this to rempuzzle. @heavy_metal_man
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well, it seems to update most apps by a little bit, but what the updates are i am not sure. The thing thats confusing me is that the date stamps are all "wrong". this is dated for september 1st 2008, but if it was new it would be 2014 or similar. best guess is that this was an update for your old rom that you never got before you flashed a custom rom but i dont think its "new" as such. If you wanted to flash it you would need to flash the stock recovery from a ruu as i suspect it wont be compatiable with our edify recovery versions.

well i had updated everything the time when i rooted.
heavy_metal_man said:
well, it seems to update most apps by a little bit, but what the updates are i am not sure. The thing thats confusing me is that the date stamps are all "wrong". this is dated for september 1st 2008, but if it was new it would be 2014 or similar. best guess is that this was an update for your old rom that you never got before you flashed a custom rom but i dont think its "new" as such. If you wanted to flash it you would need to flash the stock recovery from a ruu as i suspect it wont be compatiable with our edify recovery versions.
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i remember i had almost got all the updated the time when i had rooted. And nobody ever mentioned about this update in the whole wildfire threats as per my memory.

sachoosaini said:
i remember i had almost got all the updated the time when i had rooted. And nobody ever mentioned about this update in the whole wildfire threats as per my memory.
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Well if you intend to stay on your stock rom i would flash it any just to be on the safe side pal

Lol yeah i would like to flash but
heavy_metal_man said:
Well if you intend to stay on your stock rom i would flash it any just to be on the safe side pal
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well i would like to flash but what i wanted people is to get benefit of the update. i don't want to back again s'on crap of HTC.. This update was most important from Rempuzzle point of view. many people still use is for daily use may be this thing make playstore working on 2.2 again due to being official ?

sachoosaini said:
well i would like to flash but what i wanted people is to get benefit of the update. i don't want to back again s'on crap of HTC.. This update was most important from Rempuzzle point of view. many people still use is for daily use may be this thing make playstore working on 2.2 again due to being official ?
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You wont have to go back to s-on at all
Just flash the stock recovery from fastboot. then run the update from the stock os, afetr the reboot flash clockworkmod recovery.
Also since google dropped support for froyo on the google play store this wont solve that issue

head over me to official recovery threat
heavy_metal_man said:
You wont have to go back to s-on at all
Just flash the stock recovery from fastboot. then run the update from the stock os, afetr the reboot flash clockworkmod recovery.
Also since google dropped support for froyo on the google play store this wont solve that issue
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can you point out me where i could find official recovery...

i am trying to extract recovery from this update itself
well i am trying to flash recovery from this update using PC49IMG method. and i will see whats happen. in the first attempt it seems to work but after few seconds a red sign occur on the screen. i am again restoring the main backup again so that i could be able to see if this could work.

A good news for everyone here on wildfire after this update Google play store is working on my wildfire. Well the play services are trimmed down to extend .but its worth for those who use rempuzzle. Now comes the implementation issues how to put down this In working state in rempuzzle. Kylon will be happy for this . Lets see if pator can help in this ...
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Issue with root but I will report back if I been able to fix...
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Root workaround is working... I manage to get root working..
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In surprised to hear the play store is working again! Very baffled. Gonna get my hands on a wildfire in a week or so and have a peek myself
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heavy_metal_man said:
In surprised to hear the play store is working again! Very baffled. Gonna get my hands on a wildfire in a week or so and have a peek myself
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This would be nice. To see back with wildfire..... Bring it on again...
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Dirty Flashed On REMPUZZLE and managed market working
@heavy_metal_man well i dirty flashed on rempuzzle and managed to get still market working. but i don't know prior to this was market was working on rempuzzle or not ?

sachoosaini said:
@heavy_metal_man well i dirty flashed on rempuzzle and managed to get still market working. but i don't know prior to this was market was working on rempuzzle or not ?
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Sorry for my very delayed response. i never did manage to get my hands on a wildfire again but im glad that the market is working for you now although im still not sure how lol

thats sad
heavy_metal_man said:
Sorry for my very delayed response. i never did manage to get my hands on a wildfire again but im glad that the market is working for you now although im still not sure how lol
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well thats sad . that you don't own wildfire now. well nobody even replied in rempuzzle ROM thread about the question whether their marker is working or not

The OP has asked that this thread be closed until further notice, so the thread has been closed.
Thank you for understanding,
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