yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] giacominos:
help needed

hi, I've got a problem ! I don't know how big ! I convinced a friend to unlock radio..he made a donation..received the unlocker and start the procedure, he said that all seems to went fine, but when he tried to install 1.16 radio the phone stuck in bootloader mode with this message: uprgade rom code error please try again, what can he do? I ask for him couse he doesn't speak english. Please help Him and me couse was my idea to unlock :( :(

ps: He already tried an hard reset and to install a rom without success ( couse active sync cannot connect to blakstone)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] djcedric:
say hes phone security unlocked in bootloader?if yes then the procedure was done fine otherwise he dont,when you'r in bootloader put in your usb cable and see if serial on bootloader screen change in usb then flash rom again to try to boot up your phone.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
If you continually get 'upgrade rom code error' each time you enter bootloader then you'll have to reflash stock rom to solve issue. Even if 'usb' is not displayed while connected to usb cable & pc, the flashing process will still work as long as you are flashing your stock rom, i.e. rom on your device when you got it.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] fards:
do you have access to a miniSDcard reader?

rename a stock nbh (unzip the EXE to get the nbh) to BLACimg.nbh and copy across to the card if it only goes to bootloader then it will automatically flash it
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] giacominos:
Thank you djcedric, Fallen Spartan and fards :) I tell my friend to install stock rom and all went fine :) after i ask him to check bootloader for security unlock and hasn't unlocked!! I followed him step by step and all went fine. Thank you !!!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
No probs mate, I'm just here to help & assist to the best of my knowledge. Glad you got it sorted!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] jacek66:
locked HD

Hi, I unlocked HTC HD and recorded radio 1.16 from Xperia. I have to reclaim HD because of a HW defect and I don´t know how to remove a security unlocked from the bootloader. Would it be possible from you?

Thanks.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] cmonex:
well, as we (Olipro & me) are not affiliated with that other site, yes. but it is not the same thing anyway. :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] cmonex:
kaiser is not compatible, it's an older device.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Yes, I wouldn't advise flashing a kaiser radio unless you want to brick your HD
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] LoopyLoo:
Query for djcedric, makbil and Fallen Spartan

Guys,

I came across this thread recently and have read it entirely thru. My general impression is that most people seem to get some sort of GSM signal/performance improvement with this radio so I'm tempted to try it myself as my house is in a poor signal (Orange) area...

And yet I notice that makbil and Fallen both have signatures presently stating Radio 1.17!?

I see no info to say what radio djcedric is using! (Pls correct me if I'm wrong).

So what's the deal guys? Is the Xperia based radio worth the trouble trying? Or are at least two of you suggesting the HD 1.17 radio is better (for you)?

Thanks,

LL

PS

I'm presently on radio 1.14 but I think its worse for dropped calls than 1.13. Tried 1.17 when it first came out and it didnt appear to offer any improvement over either.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Funny you should mention this I am am constantly changing my radio depending on my location as I travel a good bit, so in a sense I'm testing it in various locations to see which is best. So far I've noticed that 1.17 is slightly more power hungry than 1.16 and that my reception overall appears to be slightly improved with 1.16. However I've also noticed that 1.17 has a better GPS fix. I'm currently back in Belfast and using 1.16.....I suppose I better change my sig...:o

As for whether or not its worth trying, only you can make that decision. Obviously location has a baring factor on this and differences between the radio's are marginal except in my case for battery drainage where 1.17 appears to drain battery quicker.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] LoopyLoo:
Thanx for that Fallen. I hope djcedric and makbil will also respond (I trust you guys over quite a few others to give me a "sensible", believable response).

I still dont know what to make of all this radio business. It all seems a bit subjective to me!

I've said it before elsewhere on this forum, but to my mind the HD is a good piece of kit, let down by its poor GSM performance... And I'm still trying to find if there are any genuine improvements for this.

I'm gonna take a look at the Field Test app later and see what I can learn from that.

LL

PS

Will I learn anything new in this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=560451&page=1 ?

PPS

What's suppose to happen with *#*#364#*#*? Tried dialing it into the phone interface but nothing happened!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] abdullah1982:
was using 1.16 radio but tried 1.17 for few days. the battery life was just 1.5 days. and no significatn improvements over the 1.16 radio

i am back to 1.16 now and beleive me got a backup for 4 days with around 10-15 calls a day and email auto download every 4 hours. even i was amazed.

this radio is simply superb and makes me feel happy
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] marvi0:
I agree

I agree with you mate this is the best radio for me as well particularly with regards to battery and signal
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
First off when you type

into your dialer field test results should appear. Alternatively try fille attached. I doubt you'll learn anything more in the 1.17 thread. For a better understanding, read this, plus the section on wiki for flashing radio's
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] LoopyLoo:
Fallen Sparten

Good morning mate,

Thanx for the RIL thread link! I had actually read it before when I was trying to get my head around RILphone.dll and although its an excellent techy heads-up, its not that useful for my present investigation.

I already read your other suggested links too!...

You see, I do try to follow the rules!!! :D

The *#*#364... thingy simply doesnt work on my HD, but I gather this is not at all unusual (or even entirely unexpected).

I already installed the FieldTest app and that does work, but if I've understood correctly what its telling me (and assuming it actually telling the "truth"!) its giving me some strange results... I think! Does anybody know who the author is so I might PM them?

I've "Olipro'd" my device and installed radio 1.16 OK... but rather disappointingly (and probably not surprisingly) I'm once again not seeing any real improvement... thus far.

Think I'm may be banging my head against a brick wall here!!!

:rolleyes:

Loopy
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] vdude_1:
Could somebody upload 1.16.25.48 onto a different file sharing site as 4shared used in the first post doesn't seem to want to give me the complete file..
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] LoopyLoo:
I got it OK from that first page link yesterday...

Have another go?...
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] vdude_1:
I've tried it about 20 times on firefox and a couple of times on IE. Still no luck..
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] LoopyLoo:
Its @8.5M file. If you PM your email address I'll try sending it to you.

I presume you've Security Unlocked your phone first?

(no point otherwise!)

LL
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] vdude_1:
Thanks, LoopyLoo for e-mailing the file across :)

* Radio version: 1.16.25.48, previously stock 1.14.

* With ROM: Xannytech 1.9B Grid Leo

* Country/Location/Network: UK, Birmingham, Orange

* Battery life: not noticed as yet

* GPS: Seems about the same as before

* GPRS/3G/EDGE/HSDPA: seems a little quicker

* WiFi signal: good reception, same as last blackstone radio

* General comments: Received and flashed successfully. Can't say I've noticed much difference yet. Yet to have a long enough phone call to see if the phone heats up as I'm constantly using the phone hands-free. No harm in keeping it and trying it long term to see if I notice any other improvements.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] LoopyLoo:
You're welcome, dude.

* Radio version: Kovsky 1.16.25.48

* With ROM: Topix 3.1.1

* Country/Location/Network: UK/Wells/Orange

* Battery life: No noticeable difference (yet) to previous radio 1.14

* GPS: Lock in <10secs typically (as before), possibly seeing more satellites

* GPRS/3G/EDGE/HSDPA: n/a for me

* WiFi signal: No noticeable difference to previous radio 1.14

* General comments: No down sides noticed yet, but no real improvements either.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] vdude_1:
That'd be the exact same as me then lol, not much difference really but worth keeping
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] LoopyLoo:
Well, we'll keep telling ourselves that, eh?

:rolleyes:
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Alef_0:
Hello everyone. I've installed the 1.16. The terminal seems to be much more stable. I'm in Italy with H3G.

Curiously, there are more radio to be tested on an unlocked terminal or for now there are only these?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] vdude_1:
lol well, it's not worth flashing back anyway
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] makbil:
Sorry for the delay in answering. In my experience 1.16 and 1.17 are very similar. I've been using 1.17 for a while now but will revert to 1.16 - for no apparent reason but to better compare with 1.17.

As for the calls dropping in low signals, I'm afraid that seems to be a hardware issue, our HD is just not that good with GSM reception. I have a Sony Ericsson P990 and P1 as well and they both work perfectly in places that the HD will drop calls due to low signal strength.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] LoopyLoo:
No worries mate...

Interesting to see your thoughts on the HD's receiver hardare. I have an old SE K750i which runs rings around the HD receiver. Even my old Trinity is demonstrably better and I never thought that was a particularly good receiver either!

:rolleyes:

As far as the radio firmware is concerned, I'm not at all convinced that 1.16 is any better than 1.13, 1.14 or 1.17... Oh well!

Loopy
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] samad115:
are there any radios that lift security locks on phones? or is it possible to flash a radio from a different service provider?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
No, not possible. There is no radio's that lift security locks. You can try flashing radio's not meant for the HD on your device, but there is a good chance you'll just brick your HD. Not worth the risk IMHO.

Vodaphone, O2, Orange etc do not provide the radio's
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] m4ch:
One question. When I do security unlock, is it revertible?

I mean for RMA purposes for instance. To make the phone to its exact out-of-the-box shape?

Rom, radio and hspl is not a problem, more or less :cool:, what about security unlock?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Yes, you can revert security unlock. See this post of security lock thread
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Splder:
when i first read this post seeing all the people with problems i was a bit worryed about flashing this radio but ended up doing it and all was fine no problems no errors no brick so everyone who is worryed i would say is as long as you have security unlocked your blackstone flashing this radio should be fine

so far of useing the radio i have not seen any down sides

the signal bar has gona up from 1 bar to 2 when the phone is resting on my pc desk

i have not had a chance to test the GPS

well i never realy had problems with the wifi but maybe the signal has improved but i could not realy remember how it was before

i was useing the 1.14 radio before

i never botherd flashing the 1.17 radio as a lot of people have said the battory life is bad and battory life is one of my main prioritys

i live in london and use T-mobile
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Anyone tried any of these radio's yet on the HD, obviously with security unlock enabled. Would be interested in hearing any feedback on performances

Rick
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] alijo:
links not working

hi can you upload the files again?

Thanks
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] alijo:
Can´t Flash

Hi, i´m trying to flash 1.16, i´ve got Olinex 1.56 unlocked phone, and everytime i try to flash, it goes to 100% and when it reboots it goes to the multicolor screen with Upgrade rom code error message [290] invalid Command "this update utility cannot be used for your PDA phone. Please Check your Update utility - CustomRUU message.

Can anyone help me
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] bonesy:
Raphael radio has bricked my phone YIPEE! :mad: bloody good job its insured!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] djcedric:
im working 2 days with the kovsky radio for HD,its working fine,good reception,good wifi,good gps,nice radio for me,not heating like latest one from blackstone bud this radio is not beter,its just the same(for me).maybe with your provider,situation it will work beter?

if it is, just give a little feedback here please,thanks.

* Radio version:kovsky 1.14.25.55

* With ROM:Energyrom 3 6.5

* Country/Location/Network:belgium/geraardsbergen/base

* Battery life:same as latest blackstone radio

* GPS: good reception,fast locks

* GPRS/3G/EDGE/HSDPA:im using edge,working good

* WiFi signal:good reception,same as latest blackstone radio

* General comments: this radio is for me the same as latest blackstone radio in general,not heating as blackstone one.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] rainman987:
Thanks so much !:Dit works well for my HD !!can u unlock this radio ?http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=532249
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] djcedric:
how do you mean?wich radio have you installed?can you give your impressions here please?:)

i want to ask to bonesy if he wants to unlock the radio,thanks bonesy.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] rainman987:
I use radio 1.14.25.55 is very stable~ ~ This radio 1.16.25.48 can also unlock it for HD? :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] rainman987:
* Radio version:kovsky 1.14.25.55

* With ROM:WM 6.5 CE 5.2.21907

* Country/Location/Network:chinese/shanghai/GSM

* Battery life:better as latest blackstone radio

* GPS: good reception,fast locks

* GPRS/3G/EDGE/HSDPA:im using edge,working good

* WiFi signal:good reception,same as latest blackstone radio

* General comments: this radio is for me the better as latest blackstone radio in general,not heating as blackstone one.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] pinx:
Tried, failed, back to 1.14.25.24.

I'm glad for using HSPL / USPL.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] djcedric:
are you shure your hd is security unlocked????
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] pinx:
How can I check this? If it's not, can it be done?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] pw120:
when you go into bootloader, it says Security Unlocked at the very top of the screen.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] djcedric:
like pw120 says when you go into bootloader, it says Security Unlocked at the very top of the screen.

if its not then you need to go HERE for the tool to unlock :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] axl30:
Why?

my blackstone is not locked but i can not flash this radio...why?

my Blackstone is italian version TIM but go with all sim operator....

excusme for my english:p
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] pw120:
Security unlocked and SIM unlocked are two completely different things, your phone is not security unlocked.

If you want to security unlock your phone, you will have to use Oilpro's unlock software, but you risk bricking your phone moreso by flashing radio's from other devices, is it really worth it for you?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] axl30:
whewre i can find it?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] pw120:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=521206
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] axl30:
and without to pay?:(

but my hd is hspl 1.56 and no brand?is not ok?

what is the security unlock?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] mrobo:
don't work's for me too, could it be for that my phone is simlocked to Orange ?

and now it works ! :D
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
You need to security unlock your phone first to be able to use these radio's. If you don't, you may well brick your phone!!!

Security unlock is not free and you can find it here.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] bonesy:
You can also brick your phone by using these radios, Not these specific ones as they work but as i was hex editing and testing i bricked my phone with a raphael rom. Not worth the risk imo not enough benefits
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] djcedric:
yes bonesy has brick hes phone(raphael radio) but with the radios given in this post(kovsky and diamond)you wil not brick your phone if it is security unlocked because these radios as been tested by myself before:)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] bonesy:
If people want to know how to do it i can post a tutorial but im 500 GBP down and am having to use a smelly HTC Magic which i know sod all about
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] djcedric:
if you want to make a tutorial you can do it,it would be nice,we can post this in the first post if you want,all credits go to you of course ;)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] djcedric:
New Radio 1.16 added in first post,thanks Fards:)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] djcedric:
* Radio version:1.16.25.48(xperia hex edited 4 hd)Thanks fards

* With ROM:energyrom 6.5

* Country/Location/Network:Belgium/Geraardsbergen/Mobile Vikings(BASE)

* Battery life:not tested yet

* GPS:works fine!fast sattelites lock(9 sattelites in 6 seconds)

* GPRS/3G/EDGE/HSDPA:im using edge,works fine!

* WiFi signal:very good wifi reception

* General comments: im using this for 1 day now and i must say,this radio is working fine,better as previous 1.14 for blackstone

i have better phone reception as before(where im looking for) because with 1.14 where i live just 1bar reception and now 2,3 bars!this is really nice for me:)

for battery,im still testing and will give feedback later.

if you test this radio to,please give feedback here,thanks.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Ultimaex:
Problem fixed.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] core7x:
what do you mean by country/location/network ?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] ToniSC:
Please,

is warmed up to you pda with the use (gps, calls, Internet,…) with this new radio?

My PDA are very hot with radio 1.14

Thanks a lot

Toni
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] fards:
??

country

what country are you in?

location

whereabouts in your country are you?

network

Who do you have your HD connected to?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] core7x:
im in malaysia/kuala lumpur/maxis3g
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
I don't think fards was asking you for your information, he was merely stating what each meant.

Earlier in post djcedric stated his information and how radio was performing. To get a better understanding of how each radio performs it is always best to provide your location as radio's reception/signal/strength etc may also depend on location. i.e. A radio which works well in Japan may not be the best radio to use in the UK etc. This is why when posting your test results its best to provide your location so others in that area know if radio works well
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] rainman987:
great!thank u so much~
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] core7x:
are u done with hpl olinex or security unlocked ?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] fards:
to follow the format

*Radio version:1.16.25.48(xperia hex edited 4 hd)

* With ROM: My Own FiFi

* Country/Location/Network:UK/Staffordshire/Vodafone

* Battery life:3 days test so not exact yet, approx 15% increase in general use 6 hours GPS (memory map) and audiomanager 50% battery drop, that's quite good.

* GPS:Very accurate and fast lock, 0.2m HdoP about as good as it can get.

* GPRS/3G/EDGE/HSDPA:much stronger signal on GPRS, holds signal longer where before I had dropouts. H seems fine

* WiFi signal: good wifi reception, not noticed much change from 1.14HD

* General comments: best radio so far for me, anything that lets me make clear and coherent (well okay clear, I'm never coherent) calls throughout my house is good for me!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] -=s-b-h=-:
Testing 1.16.25.48(xperia hex edited 4 hd) hopefully this will give me better results than 1.14, which rilphone file are people using with this for the meanwhile..

Thanks

Dave
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] djcedric:
i was with 1.14 and rillphone,now just installed 1.16 and working fine:) (better in general as 1.14)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] -=s-b-h=-:
where did you source the 1.16 rilphone file ?

Thanks
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] djcedric:
there is no rilphone 1.16 at the moment that works properly,i use the rilphone 1.14 from HERE
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
to follow format:

*Radio version:1.16.25.48

*With ROM: Throys R9

*Country/Location/Network: Ireland/Belfast/Orange

*Battery life: 2 days test so not 100% accurate, approx 15-20% increase in general use.

*GPS: Very accurate and fast lock, 0.2m HdoP.

*GPRS/3G/EDGE/HSDPA: Signal on GPRS excellent, holds signal longer.

*WiFi signal: No significant difference

*General comments: From what I've tried, best so far
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] xaoc747:
How flash this

radio

??? When I flash this I see an error on display!!! What to do? Phone unlocked!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] djcedric:
is your phone sim or security unlocked???it must be security unlocked to flash this radio.

if security unlocked then flash on sd card.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
You need phone unlock from here on device first. Then flash as any normal radio.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] xaoc747:
Unlock just for moneys???
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
As Olipro stated in thread

Otherwise you need to pay, and its not available anywhere else
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] jasonrabbit:
money

hi

i have been a member since 2005 and have made 58 posts, i send pm with imei and was still told to pay.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] fards:
a) existed for a good few months and b) you actually contribute to the site (technical wizardy, or general helpfulness - CONSISTENT AND REGULAR POSTING)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] JohnQ:
it seems there is no Chinese testers test the latest radio. well, count me in the 1st one.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] lunakirb:
just flash the 1.16 radio..and it says ROM code error..

can i flash back to any kind of radio mate?

or i have to phone unlocked it first before flashing to anykind of radio

my phone is sim unlocked i dont know why this happens
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] JohnQ:
flashed the lastest radio failed. it shows in tricolor screen says upgrade code error.

fuxx! i have to flah a new rom to go back!

my phone is network unlocked! can use any GSM sim card.

what is the security unlock meaning by the way?>??
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] djcedric:
few posts back!!!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] JohnQ:
my phone is unlocked. and can use any GSM SIM card.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] JohnQ:
lunakirb

Senior Member suffered the same problem.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] djcedric:
your phone is probably sim unlocked but not security unlocked!!!

try to go in bootloader and see if at the top of the screen it says SECURITY UNLOCKED