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Here it is again folks! Htc hd official upgrade

I am not sure what is up them but here is the official release again.
Get it while it is hot!
http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/HTC-H...ate-Now-Available-on-T-Mobile-com/td-p/380116

Did you try this? better than the original one they put out? I'm wondering why it's the same version number. Seems like a good way to confuse people.

Supposedly there were issues with downloading the originial release, so they had to correct that. But, the version they put up is the same one as before.
I've got all 3 "versions" of the new ROM now (leaked, first official issue, and this new one now too) and they're all the same.
Confusing? Yes. Big deal? Not really

so basically this isn't going to fix any issues? you downloaded it and it's the same everything? Why would they bother?

crisisinthecity said:
so basically this isn't going to fix any issues? you downloaded it and it's the same everything? Why would they bother?
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Well yes it's the same as the first release of the 2.13 ROM if that's what you mean. I think they just put it back up because there's people who didn't get it before they had to pull it temporarily for the downloading issues. I assume it'll stay available there from now on.

crisisinthecity said:
Did you try this? better than the original one they put out? I'm wondering why it's the same version number. Seems like a good way to confuse people.
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I used the First release and still have it on my computer at home. I downloaded the leaked version and it was a godsend. I hear when they made it official on the 18th it caused people a lot of problem even bricking. according to the link they where having server issues and that is why they had to pull the official release but I guessed they fixed the issues now. It is the same ROM version as the one I have so your guess is as good as mine. I think sirphunkee has them all downloaded but has not implemented them and is still running 2.10xxx

toreone said:
I used the First release and still have it on my computer at home. I downloaded the leaked version and it was a godsend. I hear when they made it official on the 18th it caused people a lot of problem even bricking. according to the link they where having server issues and that is why they had to pull the official release but I guessed they fixed the issues now. It is the same ROM version as the one I have so your guess is as good as mine. I think sirphunkee has them all downloaded but has not implemented them and is still running 2.10xxx
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Correct, and I should have made that clear...still on 2.10, haven't flashed any of the upgrade downloads.
Somewhere in one of the threads in this section about the upgrade, the leaked version and the first "official" releases were compared and found to match bit-for-bit. Also, T-Mobile forums had confirmation that the recent re-release is identical to the one they put up before the download issues. So, by the commutative property of Windows Mobile Mathematics (WMM), they're all the same
However, that's not to say that the end experience from those who have flashed any of the three doesn't vary greatly. Some report a near-magical cleansing of demons, others are suddenly needing an exorcism...and this is across all three "releases" of this ROM.

sirphunkee said:
Correct, and I should have made that clear...still on 2.10, haven't flashed any of the upgrade downloads.
Somewhere in one of the threads in this section about the upgrade, the leaked version and the first "official" releases were compared and found to match bit-for-bit. Also, T-Mobile forums had confirmation that the recent re-release is identical to the one they put up before the download issues. So, by the commutative property of Windows Mobile Mathematics (WMM), they're all the same
However, that's not to say that the end experience from those who have flashed any of the three doesn't vary greatly. Some report a near-magical cleansing of demons, others are suddenly needing an exorcism...and this is across all three "releases" of this ROM.
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I forget where I read...but a lot of people where having issue when the flashed to a custom rom then flashed to the upgraded tmobile rom with out returning their phones back to stock. I guess that was a major issue. Or people had to factory reset then run the upgrade I didn't do either of those things when I flashed and it worked great. I mean I didnt have CHT or Editor on but I did have a bunch of apps.

I bought my HD2 last week and the rom it came with from the factory is 2.13.531.1. I have had the phone freeze on me 2 or 3 times in the week I have owned it. Even though the rom that was just released is the same version would it still be a good idea to flash it? I am coming from a G1 and on occasion have flashed a rom and the phone ran like crap. Then upon re flashing the same exact rom the phone ran like normal.

I upgraded last evening, despite my initial trepidation.
Everything seems smooth now--a lot of the hiccups when texting seem to be gone (out of order texts, highlighting of last text sent and lag when trying to write a text that is part of a longer thread).
Swype is working a 100x better.
So far, so good.

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I bought my HD2 last week and the rom it came with from the factory is 2.13.531.1. I have had the phone freeze on me 2 or 3 times in the week I have owned it. Even though the rom that was just released is the same version would it still be a good idea to flash it? I am coming from a G1 and on occasion have flashed a rom and the phone ran like crap. Then upon re flashing the same exact rom the phone ran like normal.
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That happens with winmo as well as android....after flashing a ROM, sometimes either a re-flash, or an immediate hard-reset is needed to get it to "stick". In fact, most chefs recommend doing a hard-reset right after a new flash, just to be safe, and I've seen numberous times where a buggy install is fixed perfectly just by doing that. So, if you're fine with the effort involved, I would certainly suggest it...it certainly can't hurt

Cool. Thanks for the info sirphunkee.

Software Upgrade or ROM
I downloaded the update from T-Mobile and have it running on my HD2. Was this an update to my ROM, so a hard reset will reload this update? I talked with a T-Mobile rep on the phone who said a hard reset would remove the update and I would have to re-install it.

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I downloaded the update from T-Mobile and have it running on my HD2. Was this an update to my ROM, so a hard reset will reload this update? I talked with a T-Mobile rep on the phone who said a hard reset would remove the update and I would have to re-install it.
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Good thing you asked here to be sure
No, a hard-reset will only "reload" whatever the currently flashed ROM is...whether it's an official update or a custom ROM.

[Radio] THE Eris OTA Radio 2.42.00.04.12 (everyone should be on this)

**********UPDATE JULY 2010********************8
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728529
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728529
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728529
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728529
This is no longer the latest Eris Radio, but I cannot change the title of this thread. So.
toastcfh's old thread with Radios was great, but its original post had been missing the latest "leakv3" / OTA Radio, which is the most efficient, least buggy, and most receptive radio out there. It's 100% stable and useable. Here is a link to a flashable zip that Hero users were linking to (which I have since re-uploaded, about a month ago.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN, be advised that some (such as jcase and marisa, very smart people) are of the school of thought which says DO NOT flash a radio if you don't need to:
Marisa said:
Since there are plenty of new rooters coming up and I know many will need to hear it, so I'm going to repeat this advice:
Everyone flashing this, I implore you to be EXTREMELY careful about flashing radios. Flashing radios can brick your phone very easily. Make sure that you're checking the MD5 hash after you put it on the SD card, it is critical that you check it on the SDcard! If the hashes do not match (even if there is only a single small difference) DO NOT FLASH THAT RADIO IT WILL BRICK YOUR PHONE.
Flashing radios is dangerous and unless you're having problems with your current radio you should NOT change it. If it isn't broke, don't fix it.
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This is excellent advice, and very sound as, YOU MAY BRICK YOUR PHONE! I, as anyone else here, am not responsible for what you do with your phone. Be careful. I can only show you exactly what I did, and have done to many Eris's, with 100% success. Onward we go.
Radio for HTC Droid Eris OTA version (2.42.01.04.27):
Here is the flashable .zip file for 2.42.01.04.27
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728529
Note: Always check the md5 hash before flashing something as important as a Radio (check the md5 AFTER you put it on your SD card - to make sure it's ok AFTER transferring to your SD card!). Things like this can happen:
laxattack said:
and now i bricked my phone to where it will not power on at all, yay >:-D
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If you download with Google Chrome, go to something else. Chrome randomly corrupts downloads (yes, Google knows about it)
AFTER YOU PUT IT ON YOUR SD CARD, make sure you check it using this command in adb: (you may need to unmount your sd card first if it won't work)
Code:
adb shell md5sum /sdcard/2.42.01.04.27.zip
and make sure it matches the MD5 listed above! If it doesn't, DO NOT FLASH THIS!
*thanks to firestrife23 for that
Flash from Recovery.
Anyone saying 2.41.xxx is better probably had an odd experience that made them feel that way. They can use whatever they want. But the this is the latest and greatest radio, useable with ANY ROM.
I personally recommend upgrading/shifting to this radio for anyone, especially those on 2.40.xxx. This one will do you better for battery life, reception, and transfer speed.
Godspeed.

The upload is an img. Do you have a zip available?

Here is the same radio, but flashable zip that pkopalek uploaded two weeks ago. Just flashed it and am waiting for the phone to reboot. I've been only getting 1 bar on my current radio at my house so i hope this helps. Will post back
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6469408&postcount=113
EDIT: Still getting the same amount of bars as before the flash. Will keep testing tho to see how it holds up. Thanks. I did see the 3G symbol turn to a "1X" for like 5 seconds and then i had 4 bars. But then it went back to 3G and had 1 bar again

If you have no issues, don't bother flashing a radio. Sure if your signal is crud. go ahead but if you getting good signal and no issues, stay put.

I don't know a lot about the "radio" in phones. Is that the same as the baseband version? You said the Eris OTA radio is 2.42.00.04.12, where my baseband version is 2.40.00.01.22. (Framework's Evil Eris v2.0.1)
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jcase said:
If you have no issues, don't bother flashing a radio. Sure if your signal is crud. go ahead but if you getting good signal and no issues, stay put.
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jcase posted at the same time I did, lol.
Guess I don't need to upgrade then, my signal ROCKS at the moment. I was amazed at the difference in performance and signal from v1.5 to 2.1 root ROMs.

I have had this radio for a couple of weeks or more. is this OTA radio better then the leak?
well I assuming its from the leak.

Can you go back once you upgraded?

Spaz007 said:
Can you go back once you upgraded?
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Yes, you just have to flash an older radio zip from recovery.

Well I think I'm going back to what I had. This version of the radio has a lot more battery drain.

Does anyone think if I download a herocdma radio on my rom that is based off a hero cdma would I get better results?

FWIW...I've tried all of the radio versions out there on my Eris, and honestly I can't tell one squat of difference between them. I'm sure there are minor reception and/or battery drain differences, but IMHO they are minor at best.
Having the latest version does make me feel uber-geeky though.

since I didn't really test battery before with 2.40 before switching to 2.42, I went back to 2.40 thinking maybe others were right in battery life, but man 2.40 drains my battery. Will have to reflash back to 2.42

aznguyen316 said:
since I didn't really test battery before with 2.40 before switching to 2.42, I went back to 2.40 thinking maybe others were right in battery life, but man 2.40 drains my battery. Will have to reflash back to 2.42
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Same results for me. My battery is lasting noticeably longer through work. Normally, at this point in my night, my battery is down into the 60's. Tonight, it is at 77%. With the same (perhaps more) usage. This 2.42 radio is the bee's knees.

None of the links seem to be working for me. How the hell do you flash Radio.IMG?
Edit: Got it now that he updated Thanks pkopalek
2.41 radio = 1539 Down - 780 up / 2 bars in the house / Signal Strength -87db
2.42 radio = 2436 Down - 813 up / 2 bars in the house / Signal Strength -83db
Worked for me, Thanks again.

Re: [Radio] THE Eris OTA Radio (everyone should be on this)
I'm sorry, somehow I included the wrong link there. I have edited the original post to reflect the actual flashable zip.
My apologies to all, must have c&p'd the wrong link!
Check md5 before flashing.

and now i bricked my phone to where it will not power on at all, yay >:-D

laxattack said:
and now i bricked my phone to where it will not power on at all, yay >:-D
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Please people, read my post in the first page before flashing your radios.

Will this work with all of us whom are running ported sprint hero leak roms??
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Will this work with all of us whom are running ported sprint roms
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just curious btw. My reception is fine on the rom im using.
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laxattack said:
and now i bricked my phone to where it will not power on at all, yay >:-D
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Check the md5 hash on the file you flashed. The same? Not?
Can you boot with the Root PB00IMG.zip?

[Q] Which rom do most of us use for U8800 everyday

Hi gals & guys!
I just got notified and downloaded over the air an update here in Australia.
Believe it or not, I'm still using B133 build ... no updates, not even root, "clockwork" or "perfect" recovery. You see, my U8800 is very useful just as it is, and I use it for work so I'm reluctant to break something that maybe could work better, but works OK just as it is.
I'd like wifi tethering (though I use usb tether a lot and it works well) and FM radio receiver (which I'm told the Snapdragon CPU has and just needs the correct firmware to "switch on").
All this is my way of saying maybe I won't update, specially when the OTA - pushed file comes with no info about what has changed.
So, there's a survey attached to this post .. which build version and modification options is everyone using?

trevh said:
Hi gals & guys!
I just got notified and downloaded over the air an update here in Australia.
Believe it or not, I'm still using B133 build ... no updates, not even root, "clockwork" or "perfect" recovery. You see, my U8800 is very useful just as it is, and I use it for work so I'm reluctant to break something that maybe could work better, but works OK just as it is.
I'd like wifi tethering (though I use usb tether a lot and it works well) and FM radio receiver (which I'm told the Snapdragon CPU has and just needs the correct firmware to "switch on").
All this is my way of saying maybe I won't update, specially when the OTA - pushed file comes with no info about what has changed.
So, there's a survey attached to this post .. which build version and modification options is everyone using?
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I really like the B160, as the wifi is really working, camera looks great and calling works flawless, one downside is that when getting a phonecall you will see the answering image looks retarded and the answering motion is not so good. Overall its wonderful.

From where can I know which version I am using? when I get on the About menu.. I see a lot of version stuff, but I dont see any B133 or B135 etc.. Any help on how I can find this out?
But when I go to update the rom it says no updates available

I use B160 Complete rom with all fixes and 1.5Ghz kernel. Perfect recovery and I use the ROM update--use INTERNAL 2GB SD as data.
runs great
better battery life.
WiFi hot spot is very usable.
OC to 1 ghz. have tried up to 1.5 but found 1 to be stable and a nice increase from stock speed.
using smartass for scaling.
cifs is very usable also.
I have this same setup on my phone and my wifes phone.

Tcm9669 said:
From where can I know which version I am using? when I get on the About menu.. I see a lot of version stuff, but I dont see any B133 or B135 etc.. Any help on how I can find this out?
But when I go to update the rom it says no updates available
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Go to "Settings", "About phone" then scroll down to "Build number". You will see a long number, towards the end of the number will be the letter 'B' followed by 3 digits ... that is your "B" version number.
As for no updates available, that will depend on what country you are using the phone in. Not every place on the planet gets the same update at the same time.
Hope this helps!

I need a CM6/7 mod...

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I need a CM6/7 mod...
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Someday soon you will get it I am sure of it !
I mean come on this phone is really great and works flawless, why wouldn't it get CM?

B160 all the way for me. Fully working, solid as the default rom only better...
I will be installing the 2gb update also soon..
FWIW
M..

I'm running B133.
Thanks trevh

Running B136 here, rooted (z4root) with Clockwork Recovery, INTERNAL 2GB SD as data, some build.prop & hwVolumeFactor.cfg tweaks, launcher pro and overclocked to 1GHz.
I was running B160 but the constant restarts when using data over 2G was getting to me (same bug found in B135).
Only thing left on my wish list for this phone is...
fixing the WiFi drop-out problem (it's not a massive issue for me)
improving the performance of the camera (takes way too long to take a photo)
getting the volume button to take pictures using the default app

astro_beta said:
I was running B160 but the constant restarts when using data over 2G was getting to me (same bug found in B135).
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That's interesting, the official B136/B160 install must flash a new radio baseband (even though the version number remains the same). If you're wanting to try the B160 rom again it most likely would no longer have this reboot problem. I will look into the matter further.

stockwell said:
That's interesting, the official B136/B160 install must flash a new radio baseband (even though the version number remains the same). If you're wanting to try the B160 rom again it most likely would no longer have this reboot problem. I will look into the matter further.
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Looks like you are correct. I just reverted to a backup of your 160 ROM and it's working fine with data over 2g.

[Q] Using new "hybrid" (.27/84 or .33/84) radios on 4.2.2 works?

I'm not quite clear on whether you can use a newer radio on an older ROM. As far as I can tell, I should be able to, but I just want to make sure I'm not just misreading the various posts about radios. Most posts talk about downgrading to older radios but not many talk about upgrading to a newer one. I would like to try out LTE in my area and see how it goes but since the N4 is my daily driver, I don't want it out of commission too long because I tried something I shouldn't.
I'm not quite as familiar with flashing Radios. I'm quite comfortable flashing recoveries or new roms, but flashing radios is a new one for me. The exact question I have is - Can I flash one of the new "hybrid" radios from HERE (I'm not sure whether the .27/84 hybrid or .33/84 hybrid will work better for me so I plan to try both) and have it be alright on my current ROM? I'm currently running Paranoid Android 3.6, Android 4.2.2.
Also - is there a post that someone knows about that can give me some more detail about where Radios fit in with all the other "pieces" (ie Recovery, Kernel, Boot Loader, etc)? I'd like to learn more about it.
Thanks,
Zeustopher

yes, you can. ive been using the .27 hybrid radio since yesterday, and it works great on 4.2.2 and lte. and ive even seen better data speeds since. my lte topped off under 29mbps download before yesterday. after, i now top off just under 33mbps download

simms22 said:
yes, you can. ive been using the .27 hybrid radio since yesterday, and it works great on 4.2.2 and lte. and ive even seen better data speeds since. my lte topped off under 29mbps download before yesterday. after, i now top off just under 33mbps download
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Thanks for the quick reply!
Zeustopher

no service with gpe roms

I've been messing around with gpe roms since safestrap was released and yesterday I started having a problem. when I rebooted my phone I lost service. I've been using the same roms. deleted the rom slot and reflashed everything and still having the problem. I don't understand what's going on because this wasn't happening a few days ago
edit: on reboot my lockscreen says: roaming indicator off. and in settings under mobile networks, access points is missing. there's no apn settings and no option to add any

deadenz said:
I've been messing around with gpe roms since safestrap was released and yesterday I started having a problem. when I rebooted my phone I lost service. I've been using the same roms. deleted the rom slot and reflashed everything and still having the problem. I don't understand what's going on because this wasn't happening a few days ago
edit: on reboot my lockscreen says: roaming indicator off. and in settings under mobile networks, access points is missing. there's no apn settings and no option to add any
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Which GPE rom have you flashed? 4.2.2 or 4.3? did you flash your kernel after you flashed the ROM?
If you read the OP it says to do so, this typically fixes cell service and wifi issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925

FourPointedFreak said:
Which GPE rom have you flashed? 4.2.2 or 4.3? did you flash your kernel after you flashed the ROM?
If you read the OP it says to do so, this typically fixes cell service and wifi issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925
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I've flashed quite a few. both here in the att forum and virginrom from tmobile. they all worked fine up until a few days ago. yes they are 4.2.2 and yes I flashed the mf3 modules.
btw, this isn't happening when I flash a stock touchwiz rom. running shostock right now with no problems

deadenz said:
I've flashed quite a few. both here in the att forum and virginrom from tmobile. they all worked fine up until a few days ago. yes they are 4.2.2 and yes I flashed the mf3 modules.
btw, this isn't happening when I flash a stock touchwiz rom. running shostock right now with no problems
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From my understanding, SafeStrap only supports TouchWiz roms and that's why you would or would not be seeing these problems.

FourPointedFreak said:
From my understanding, SafeStrap only supports TouchWiz roms and that's why you would or would not be seeing these problems.
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yeah I know that already..

deadenz said:
yeah I know that already..
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Then you would know that as of now there won't be a fix for these issues you're having on non-tw roms using SafeStrap. I'm now confused on why you've even posted at all if you had known that.

FourPointedFreak said:
Then you would know that as of now there won't be a fix for these issues you're having on non-tw roms using SafeStrap. I'm now confused on why you've even posted at all if you had known that.
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I'm confused as to why you posted. I told you these roms were all working fine for me and only recently have I had this problem. the gpe roms I'm using ARE tw based

deadenz said:
I'm confused as to why you posted. I told you these roms were all working fine for me and only recently have I had this problem. the gpe roms I'm using ARE tw based
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You're talking about two different things here now - if you've cleared everything correctly, including dalvik cache, flashed your rom and the kernel then it should be fine. If it's not, I would find another download of your GPE 4.2.2 rom and ensure it's not your ROM that's causing problems. Just because there aren't immediate problems, doesn't mean problems can't occur later on - as you've noticed.
Or perhaps try all of the appropriate steps on another ROM slot for troubleshooting purposes.

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You're talking about two different things here now - if you've cleared everything correctly, including dalvik cache, flashed your rom and the kernel then it should be fine. If it's not, I would find another download of your GPE 4.2.2 rom and ensure it's not your ROM that's causing problems. Just because there aren't immediate problems, doesn't mean problems can't occur later on - as you've noticed.
Or perhaps try all of the appropriate steps on another ROM slot for troubleshooting purposes.
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I've done all that. I've deleted and recreated the rom slot and flashed 4 different gpe roms to see if it was a certain rom causing the problem but no it was all of them.. that's why I'm so confused because these roms worked perfectly up until a few days ago. and like I said I just flashed shostock last night and I haven't had the problem. when you say flash my kernel you're talking about the mf3 zip that hashcode provided correct?

deadenz said:
I've done all that. I've deleted and recreated the rom slot and flashed 4 different gpe roms to see if it was a certain rom causing the problem but no it was all of them.. that's why I'm so confused because these roms worked perfectly up until a few days ago. and like I said I just flashed shostock last night and I haven't had the problem. when you say flash my kernel you're talking about the mf3 zip that hashcode provided correct?
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Yes, that's correct. If you've done that - then it makes no sense. Seems you have done it all in order, accordingly. Hopefully Shostock doesn't fail on you also.

FourPointedFreak said:
Yes, that's correct. If you've done that - then it makes no sense. Seems you have done it all in order, accordingly. Hopefully Shostock doesn't fail on you also.
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exactly! it makes no sense! I'm hoping someone can help out though..
with virginrom, there was a at&t csc file to flash after the rom. other than apn settings what is this file for?

deadenz said:
exactly! it makes no sense! I'm hoping someone can help out though..
with virginrom, there was a at&t csc file to flash after the rom. other than apn settings what is this file for?
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I'm not familiar with the Virginrom, but I know that CSC files are written scripts, usually for automation. They work with with programs that support OLE. Seeing that it was carrier specific, I'd think that was used along the lines of APN settings within the ROM to some degree.

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I'm not familiar with the Virginrom, but I know that CSC files are written scripts, usually for automation. They work with with programs that support OLE. Seeing that it was carrier specific, I'd think that was used along the lines of APN settings within the ROM to some degree.
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I even had a backup of one of the gpe roms that I had been running for almost a week with no problem and after restoring it to a completely new rom slot I still have the problem..

deadenz said:
I even had a backup of one of the gpe roms that I had been running for almost a week with no problem and after restoring it to a completely new rom slot I still have the problem..
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That's bizarre. I would also suggest manually uninstalling SafeStrap and re-installing it but your Shostock hasn't had any problems yet. I couldn't think of anything else that would be posing a problem.