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[EVO 4G General] Zhenya13:
Question about donor phones

Hey all,

First of all thank you all for all the support. Love the XDA community :)

I have two related questions.

1. As I understand it for 3G there are two standards: EVDO Rev:0 and EVDO Rev:A with the later having greater speeds. Does it matter if our donor phone has one or the other?

As I understand it Samsung Rant is and EVDO Rev:0 phone. I'm not sure about Sanyo, but there is this one guy who overwhelms Chicago craigslist with his posting that he flashes Evo's and sprint Samsungs to Boost claims that Sanyo is Rev:A phone and as a result the Evo will have better 3G speeds. He recommends to use Sanyo as a donor phone, although he says he'll flash with either or.

So is he right, does the donor phone EVDO standard determine what speeds we will get on our phones once flashed.

Question 2, sort of on the related note

Is it possible to use one of Boost's Android phones as donor phones. They have the Samsung Prevail and Samsung Transform Ultra. Both of these are EVDO Rev:A

Boost charges $5 more for the android phones, so I wonder if the 3G speeds would be better if I actually use them as donors and pay the extra $5 a month to make it a bit more legit.

Obviously I know they cost more, but there are some decent deals on them sometimes, like $115 for the Ultra instead of $230 right now at best buy (black Friday weekend).

To answer the obvious question, why would I then switch to the Evo if I already have an android phone. That's because our Evo's are way better phones and I can install better custom roms on it.

Thanks all and I appreciate the support.
[EVO 4G General] xsleazoidx:
Thank you,ill be using this quite a lot :)
[EVO 4G General] ViciousxGaruda:
Is there a PDF verison of this guide? I like to view it on my phone
[EVO 4G General] cisco3280:
Stuck on finding and deleting ESNs/MEIDs

Hi Guys:

After lurking around for some time I need some help:

I have followed the guide up to the point where I need to find the ESN/MEID locations on the phone that will be flashed. I get lost locating them with WinHex and once I find them (how many) I also have a little difficulty understanding writing them back in reverse (zeroing them out).

A short video tutorial would be awesome, or any other help would be greatly appreciated.
[EVO 4G General] blakklanta:
Suggestion... Less lurking, more reading. The answer is here. There is a much easier way.
[EVO 4G General] trinikidd86:
No its not a pdf is a website with step by step on how to do it
[EVO 4G General] trinikidd86:
No its a website and its east to follow
[EVO 4G General] ViciousxGaruda:
Yes, I understand but I don't be on the compter that much. I'm just trying to see the steps on my phone and it would slow down on my phone. A PDF would be great so I view it with more ease (But that's me of coarse ;)) I don't have an Evo just yet. My old OG Evo broke its USB port that was used to be flashed to Metro...IKR? Lol. and now I'm looking to buy another one, well an Evo Shift. Can't live without a physical keyboard. It looked really great guide tho. I appreciated your time and efford.
[EVO 4G General] thesssfactor:
issue loading Service Programming and QXDM

the phone wont detect.

I tried to load it and when I do I get a port error. I added the port in qpst and it worked once i was about to update it to the specs that another guide told me. But when after closed the window the phone stopped connecting to anything. I keep getting an run time error.

Any idea how I can fix this?
[EVO 4G General] jcthelight:
Would I be able to use this method to flash from metro pc to Boostmobile? Thanks.

Sent From My HTC EVO On Boostmobile
[EVO 4G General] jcthelight:
Tried the Sprint incognito and the.mip tab doesn't appear in qspt service programming. So guess you can't use it.

Sent From My HTC EVO On Boostmobile
[EVO 4G General] robskilz:
What bandbase are you using?

---------- Post added at 03:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:09 AM ----------

Get a fix yet? What bandbase are you on?

---------- Post added at 03:19 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:14 AM ----------

I flashed mine...even messed it up and had to reflash and my settings did not get removed.. but I'd say their is always a risk.. just be ready to reflash it!
[EVO 4G General] blakklanta:
What version of qpst are you using? The mip tab is there....
[EVO 4G General] blakklanta:
Did you put the phone in data mode again?
[EVO 4G General] primus123:
I have read the insructions, and looked at the website that was given a few posts ago. To my understanding, the only way to do this is with the possession of a Boost Mobile phone, like the Samsung Raunt, correct?

Is this the only "legal" way to do this?

I have a friend that wants it done. She is not very computer literate, and I know she will not be able to follow this guide, I dont have the time to do this for her.

Anyway, Im just making sure that this is the only way to do this?
[EVO 4G General] robskilz:
Yes you must have a boost mobile 3g donor phone.
[EVO 4G General] jerryneil:
Or a Sprint compatible donor phone, e.g., my Treo Pro 850 is tied to my account on Boost as the Donor, while I'm using the Sprint HTC EVO.
[EVO 4G General] blakklanta:
How did you get the settings for the treo pro? I have one gathering dust
[EVO 4G General] jerryneil:
Using the same method described in the "how-to" PDF.

--JN
[EVO 4G General] Zhenya13:
Hey all,

I got a Sanyo Innuendo to use as my donor phone, but I can't find a driver for it. So CDMA workshop won't read it.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks!
[EVO 4G General] robskilz:
http://www.4shared.com/file/pyNe8_w3/sanyo_innunedo.html

HTC EVO 4g on Boost mobile

Android version 2.3.5

bandbase 2.15.00.0808
[EVO 4G General] jcthelight:
I use 2.7 build 366 but its something with the Sprint incognitos cause the mip tab is there when I use the boost incognito.

Sent From My HTC EVO On Boostmobile
[EVO 4G General] jay7264:
im so sick of people saying that ILLEGAL **** please stop the whining. mod edit wah esn meid repair wah im calling a citizen arrest on your asses
[EVO 4G General] Zhenya13:
Hi, thank you. I found these as well, on Howard Forums I think, but they don't work. I tried in Win 7 64 and 32 bit machines, as well as on Win XP. Nothing.

Did anyone use these with Innuendo?

Any pointers would be great
[EVO 4G General] CUKIO34:
im having that same error pop up, and my phone is not making calls but looks to have data. can someone give me some help please.
[EVO 4G General] robskilz:
Is it giving you error 16

HTC EVO 4g on Boost mobile

Android version 2.3.5

bandbase 2.15.00.0808
[EVO 4G General] blakklanta:
Leave the profile as is. Have you moved the nv items + nam 1 & 2? The first thing you should get is voice if you did everything correctly. Don't be afraid to start over, it happens to most of us.
[EVO 4G General] robskilz:
Yea user profile needs to stay set to one. If you have done all the steps reset the phone and activate it.

HTC EVO 4g on Boost mobile

Android version 2.3.5

bandbase 2.15.00.0808
[EVO 4G General] ChoznJuan:
Can you flash a Verizon Motorola Droid to Boost using this guide also??
[EVO 4G General] robskilz:
Haven't ever tried but Verizon is LTE and boost is evdo so It would work just don't think you would have 3g... Be stuck on 1x. But Sprint is getting LTE sometime next year... So if boost is able to run on the LTE then it might work... Atleast I hope so because Im excited about the nexus galaxy, dual core!

HTC EVO 4g on Boost mobile

Android version 2.3.5

bandbase 2.15.00.0808
[EVO 4G General] ViciousxGaruda:
So what gonna happen to WiMax? They gonna replace it with LTE?
[EVO 4G General] robskilz:
I donno... Have to look it up and start a chat in general... Don't wanna break the rules here!

HTC EVO 4g on Boost mobile

Android version 2.3.5

bandbase 2.15.00.0808
[EVO 4G General] ViciousxGaruda:
Lol.. Yeah
[EVO 4G General] ChoznJuan:
Thanks. A friend of mine has grown tired of his Droid & is getting on Iphone so he's going to give me his Droid to experiment on. If I coud flash it to Boost, that would be great. That way I could have "legit" Android phone instead of this Vogue barely running Android.
[EVO 4G General] blakklanta:
No it will not. This is HTC specific, droids are possible though.
[EVO 4G General] ChoznJuan:
Thanks. When you say "possible", do you mean if all the stars align & I stand in the right spot :-) or is it ACTUALLY possible? Thanks again for the info...
[EVO 4G General] CUKIO34:
I didnt write the nams from my donor to the evo 3d. The guide i had didnt say to do that. I just now wrote the nams but what is the nv items? if the nv items are the nai/@sprint/ha/aaa then i wrote that stuff the first time around but got this error after writing them.

I got the error again after writing the nams then attempting to write the nai/@sprint/ha/aaa again. im just gonna start from scratch tomarrow and see what happens.

if anyone has a updated guide send it to cukio34 at gmail.com please i need to know the order process for writing stuff cause the guide i got now left out writing the nams.
[EVO 4G General] robskilz:
Nv items are copied from the donor to the 3d using cdma ws.

HTC EVO 4g on Boost mobile

Android version 2.3.5

bandbase 2.15.00.0808
[EVO 4G General] cisco3280:
Same Here

I just finished a Dinc and I got the same error at the end, then I got the error 16, called Boost and they sent a signal and that was that. No 3G though. I guess I missed something or maybe the error at the end had to do with not having 3G.

Help
[EVO 4G General] blakklanta:
Your aa/aaa keys are incorrect. Add them manually again.
[EVO 4G General] Kennii:
hey guys i follow every step and everything goes fine, but after the evo resets. and i make a call it says "your account could not be validated". also am i supposed to enter my meid/esn from the donor phone somewhere in the programs for the evo? cause i followed the guide and it doesnt say that. i enter the hexs for the meid/esn from the "2.15.00.09.01" in memory viewer in oxdm and i turn them all to zeros, is that right? am i suppose to do more? help please
[EVO 4G General] cisco3280:
AA/AAA Passwords

I will check it out and get back to you.

Thanks
[EVO 4G General] Kennii:
can anyone help me?
[EVO 4G General] Klown80:
I can, check your PM
[EVO 4G General] jaredades:
I'm having the same problem...tried updating the profile and it just loses data. I got data woking no voice though...HELP?
[EVO 4G General] originallychris:
Hello, thankz for the sweet there, but I was wondeirng, I have a brandnew nexus s and I would like to flash to boost with the sanyo incognito, but I was wondering if I flash it can I save my esn codes if I want to activate it to sprint , or is this permanent? Please reply thank you
[EVO 4G General] eljean:
That is weird, maybe it just has to be a 32 bit PC o.o
[EVO 4G General] kdub111:
alright i will give it a shot
[EVO 4G General] ctzw:
Hello, I am not a boost mobile user. Could you please tell me where to get a cheapest clean ESN Sanyo Incognito or Samsung Rant? It is sold almost $70 on boost official website. I just want some cheaper choices for following the tutorial... Any place for find such cheap phones... Thanks.
[EVO 4G General] armars:
Hello,

It is wonderful to use htc evo 4g on boost.

But this model discharges battery very fast, it didn't last even untill evening (phone is brand new).

Maybe I should flash to CyanogenMod ?

Or what other ROMs you'll suggest?

if I'll flash to CyanogenMod then I'll loose some functionalities that has sprint's ROM?
[EVO 4G General] eljean:
Which is why I dont like that phone. HTC Incredible last me the whole day!!

The oversized screen makes it lose battery power fast.
[EVO 4G General] armars:
And what you think about CyanogenMod ?

it can help?
[EVO 4G General] eljean:
Na don't think so
[EVO 4G General] armars:
If I update PRI or Radio version, I'll lose boost flash?
[EVO 4G General] surda:
thanks alot for this.

btw will this work for htc evo shift?
[EVO 4G General] alnova1:
I have an Evo flashed to boost but haven't tried a a new radio but I also have a Nexus s on the same Boost account and I did flash a new radio to it a week ago and lost no settings or service. Don't know if that helps but thats the best answer I can give.
[EVO 4G General] eljean:
yes it will :)

To my knowledge it will work on:

HTC EVO 4G

HTC Droid Incredible

HTC Droid Incredible 2 (Talk and text for now)

HTC Evo 4g Shift

Google Nexus S

Motorola Droid X

Motorola Droid

Motorola Droid 2

HTC Thunderbolt (Talk and text for now)

HTC Hero

if I miss a few let me know.
[EVO 4G General] armars:
today flashed to Synergy RLS1

and got 1X instead of 3G

please help!

maybe update prl?
[EVO 4G General] louforgiveno:
First cycle airplane mode on then off, see if that works. if not

do ##DATA# in dialer then under EVDO make sure Preferred Mode is set to "automatic"

or try ##DEBUG# and under EVDO Engineering make sure AN/AAA Authentication says 1=Authenticated
[EVO 4G General] armars:
thanks for help.

Preferred Mode is set to "automatic"

N/AAA Authentication says 2=Failed Authentication

what can I do?
[EVO 4G General] louforgiveno:
1st try flashing a different sense rom (so you can use epst codes) and confirm if it works, if not, try rewritting AAA keys in qpst (from donor)
[EVO 4G General] armars:
what you mean?

what codes?
[EVO 4G General] louforgiveno:
the dialer codes...ie ##DATA# etc
[EVO 4G General] blackroseimmortal09:
Do you need a donor phone to do this
[EVO 4G General] jc23alpha:
do u have a guide for the evo 3d?

wonderful instructions and like the pics, but i wanted to know do u have a guide for the evo 3d?
[EVO 4G General] mrbr0nxNY:
Htc evo 3d on boost mobile

Is this available for HTC EVO 3D?
[EVO 4G General] blakklanta:
Ask your ?'s in pm....
[EVO 4G General] Jocutz1987:
Quick question in order to have boost ported you need to be rooted and cdma unlock with s-off right
[EVO 4G General] Zenaky:
haha this is great!
[EVO 4G General] originallychris:
Well this is a thread so I should be able to ask here!
[EVO 4G General] blakklanta:
2 posts... Most people want the shortcut to be a millionaire, people in hell(if you believe in that sort of thing) want ice water, use the "Search" button on this thread and u will find what u seek.
[EVO 4G General] blakklanta:
Nope. Don't need s off or be rooted to be on boost.
[EVO 4G General] iliv4u4ever:
If it is error 16, then buy some 10$ boost phone on ebay or craigslist just activate it on your account online wait for 15 minutes and then activate your evo online (make sure that you are using the same MEID as your donor for activation). That will make all working as it will write all settings to your profile.
[EVO 4G General] norsekey:
I hope someone can help me here... I am trying to flash evo 3d on sprint with a bad esn. I fixed the esn and meid with a clean one.

Voice / text work but the data does not.

I copied over NVItem 465, 466, 1192 and 1194 from the doner over to evo 3d.

Still I keep on getting error 67.

I even tryed running a update profile but still get an error.

I hope someone can help me here.

thanks,
[EVO 4G General] foolish.av:
If you're getting error code 67, its something to do with your username for example... "ReynauldReyna@myboostmobile.com"

Need to find username that was associated with your boost acct., or donor phone.... Fix that, solve your problem. Hope I could help.
[EVO 4G General] foolish.av:
Not permanant at all, if you'd like to go back to sprint, you can re-write. My USB port broke off the board, so I'm stuck.
[EVO 4G General] Zhenya13:
Hey all,

So a week or two ago I asked if Sanyo Innuendo can be used as a donor phone and if anyone has the drivers for it. Well, unfortunately the only reply I got was the link to drivers posted on Howard Forums and these did not work, so I returned the Innuendo.

Its getting really hard to find new Samsung Rant or Sanyo Incognito.

I don't want to buy used on ebay or craigslist, and also Boost charges additional $10 to activate a phone that has been activated before.

So here is my question:

How about using Samsung Galaxy prevail as a donor phone?

This week Best Buy has it for $75 which is half price!!!

Its already an android phone and it is CDMA Rev:A (as opposed to slower Rev:0 on the Rant and Incognito) plus I'll have a spare android phone in case my evo dies or something.

I know drivers for it are readily available, so do you guys think it will work?

Will the process to get all the info like the MSL, IMEI and the rest be the same?

Thanks all for helping out.
[EVO 4G General] picklerick:
The Incognito as a donor will still allow you to use Rev. A
[EVO 4G General] Klown80:
Check your AAA keys too, make sure they are exactly right
[EVO 4G General] grimmace4:
Yes it will work. I just used one yesterday and it worked fine. I could get all the Profile 0 info and just the NAI for Profile 1 but that was enough to get it working.

I then did a ##786# and reset the evo. Re-entered the Profile 0 NAI, AA, and AAA and then Profile 1 NAI. Then changed PPP AN configuration to be the correct Profile 0 NAI and did a profile update. Data worked great but got Error 5 switch 787 when trying to make a call. Called Boost and they reset the account. Had to do a profile update again but then worked great.

Hope this helps.
[EVO 4G General] kolosus:
I'm not sure about where you live but here in NJ/PA area there are many Boost vendors who still have the Incognito for sale. You can also buy them online for $70 if I'm not mistaken... but I saw that about a month or more ago. They might not have it online anymore. If I went to a Boost vendor and wanted to buy a few brand new Incognitos they'd probably give me a good deal.

Besides all that... If you call Boost and talk to a rep and want your phone activated, they will charge you $10 for activating a previously used phone. But you can do the activation process online and they do not charge you... atleast they didn't charge me. I tried activating a previously used phone and the rep wanted to charge me $10. At the time I didn't have money in my account and I said I'd call back... but later I went online and swapped out the phones and they didn't charge me any money. I was already a customer with an account online, just clicked on "activate a handset" and it was easy from there on. No $10 fee.
[EVO 4G General] EinherjarZ:
How exactly did you get the Profile information, and the other information you stated above? I'd like to say that I'm not dumb, but this phone isn't making things easy... I would really appreciate an answer if you don't mind. Thank you.
[EVO 4G General] trakkillaz:
i would really like to know as well how you got the prevail to work as a donor phone cuz ive been bang my head for a week now trying to get the nam1 and nam2 profiles it seems like workshop hates this phone but please do post how you went about doin this :)
[EVO 4G General] lil_wayne99:
What are the drivers called that would be needed to use a touch pro 2 instead of the incognito. I ask because I already have the touch pro 2. And where would I find them.
[EVO 4G General] ChoznJuan:
HTC Vogue

Would I be able to use an HTC Touch as a donor? I'm already on Boost with this phone, just wondering if I could use it so I wouldn't have to buy another handset...
[EVO 4G General] blakklanta:


Yes, you should be able to use a touch as a donor. I used a touch pro for my bros Evo, a tp2 for my 3d.
[EVO 4G General] trakkillaz:
can i use my samsung prevail as a donor phone it seems like the program to get the info from it is not working even with the spc
[EVO 4G General] grateful4advice:
I would like to thank the OP and all those who contributed to this great thread. Does any one know if these instructions will work for a htc evo view tablet ( just like the flyer except it has sprint's cellular radios )? If not, can any one refer me to the correct instructions? I am a noob at phone programing. Thank you.
[EVO 4G General] ChoznJuan:
@ blakklanta thanks.
[EVO 4G General] yascorpion:
Boost Blackberry 8530 as a donor ??

Hi

I am new here and I would like to know some information please

I am on boost blackberry plan 60 dollars and I bought a htc evo with bad esn.

my question is can I use my boost blackberry 8530 as a donor phone ? or I need to get anther phone to use it as a donor ??

should I give it shot and try to flash it by myself? or take it to the shop ??

thank you very much for you help
[EVO 4G General] Klown80:
Not that I know of, I searched for quite a while and was hardly able to connect with the programs needed to extract what we need from the phone. I happened to have an incognito too so I just took the easy road. If by chance you do figure it out, please let me know

I think using a bad esn is illegal though
[EVO 4G General] yascorpion:
thank you for the information. I will let you know as soon as possible ...
[EVO 4G General] sxxdnne:
I see the 1=authenticated but no 3g icon, no internet connection. Am i missing something?
[EVO 4G General] vasiaeva:
ERROR 16 fix call 365 and give your info to sprint operator model of the phone don't forget INCOGNITO.
[EVO 4G General] ugotnutz2:
Thanks for the guide it is spot on .. i have everything working except for voicemail.. can you help me in that fashion?? i'm using virus rom..ty/ or point me to a rom that v/m will work on ..
[EVO 4G General] 8osbaby:
easy guide for zeroing

i have a simple guide for zeroing no esn or meid searching necessary saves about 20-30 minutes and is hassle free contact me with ur email
[EVO 4G General] 8osbaby:
did you allow phone to hands free activate in order to get voicemail working atleast in my experience you have to allow the phone to hands free activate then update profile if hands free activation is not popping up you will have to do hard reset via ##rtn# once phone resets cancle activation rewrite nv and ha.aaa and nam restart phone cancle activation once again to carify all is right restart phone let activation run then update profile then youll have voicemail
[EVO 4G General] CUKIO34:
prl 21081

can someone tell me how to get Voice mail working? If i dial my number i can get to the messages but it doesnt alert me that i have any.

Also im getting alot of dropped calls. is it because of my prl? Where can i find some new ones?

what is the number to contact a boost rep? ive tried 365 and nothing happens. 611 doesnt let me talk to anyone.
[EVO 4G General] Twistedcell:
Incognito Drivers

I know the easy method on how to flash which takes less than 5 minutes. No need to type all that stuff. few easy steps. I just need the drivers for Sanyo Incognito SCP6760 for windows 7. Can anyone help me? I would appreciate it... PM and we can help each other!
[EVO 4G General] deathsled:
the EVO is designed for Sprint and its roms use Sprint Visual Voicemail which is a different vm service than your run of the mill vm. As such there is no basic VM notification built into the roms.

You need to get an app like Voicemail Notifier or use Google Voice for your VM.
[EVO 4G General] louforgiveno:
This is kinda true, I'm on the 3d now, but as long as I'm running a de-odexed rom..I have a phone.apk that was from a port, from a different device. When I flash roms, I use root explorer and replace the rom's phone.apk with the one I have from that port..after copying over the entire phone gets continuos errors, battery pull...all fixed with a reboot..BUT.....THEN .....go back into root explorer, and change the permissions on the phone.apk I copied over to match other files in the directory...then I reboot again and I get voicemail notifications...Even on the lockscreen just like its meant to be ....I think there was a phone.apk from the incredible that was supposed to work the same way for the evo 4g...back up your old .apk and try it out.....leave a voiecmail before you change the .apk....once you fix permissions and reboot it'll instantly work or not work...good luck.....3rd party voicemail apps suck. And make sure your rom your using isn't odex ...if you want to follow my steps...I have no idea if this will work on odex or what the steps would be
[EVO 4G General] Klown80:
***EDIT***

Opps, wrong file. See next post
[EVO 4G General] Klown80:
here it is, sorry about that:
[EVO 4G General] joeloveshockey:
No you do not need to be rooted or have s-off to flash your phone to Boost Mobile.