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[Desire General] nickdm:
Wanting to install the new DeFrost 2.0+ ROM, so tried updating to the new radio using an Orange UK branded Desire (I have an unlock code so thought I would be OK). Upon booting it asks for the network unlock code, I enter it to which is says 'network unlock successful'. Still doesn't work, says 'Emergency Calls Only".

Any ideas? Anything else I need to do? Have i misunderstood comments in this post and it is impossible with an Orange Desire, unlock or not?
[Desire General] Nekromantik:
you can get a unlock code for £8.50 on ebay.
[Desire General] Lcrusher:
Got this on some site I found in google.

Ok, to use version 2.0 or above (ROMS that require the flashing of a new radio), you basically need to purchase an unlock code:

Pay to sim unlock your phone. I recommend Express Codes (e.g. This listing). £8.99 and you'll have your phone unlocked inside 5 minutes.

You need to apply this unlock code on a non-custom ROM:

That means either a non-rooted ROM

OR

The rooted 2.1 ROM you flashed as part of my original root guide.

This means unlock BEFORE applying any 2.2 ROM to your phone.

If you have already flashed a 2.2 ROM, simply reflash the rooted 2.1 ROM you previously had, an easy way of doing this is to simply restore the nandroid backup you promised to make before applying any ROM.

If you also flashed the new radio, then you will also need to flash this radio to go back to the radio you were previously running: 32.30.00.28U_4.05.00.11.zip
[Desire General] mitchduvar:
Where can i found it i want to enter my unlock code

Thx
[Desire General] Lcrusher:
Just put in a sim card other than Orange.
[Desire General] mitchduvar:
Thx, but it's not possible by another way ?
[Desire General] Lcrusher:
Not sure, sorry.
[Desire General] kuailan:
Well I just thought to share it so that anyone else with itchy fingers like myself :p will be WARNED NOT TO flash the new leaked ROM unless you have FROYO! I really tempted to upgrade to FROYO, but I guess at this stage, I will wait until it is at least 90% rock stable (I understand nothing is perfect).
[Desire General] lilnev:
Froyo users: Are you using the leaked radio, or the latest?
[Desire General] acejacksooted:
Hi im kind a new to his rooting and flashing stuff. I use DefrostRom (2b) on my HTC Desire, which does not include a native baseband radio, I tried to install this through romManager -> recoverymode , and the install seams to work fine, but no Radio.apk shows up on my phone, what should i do? any help would be greatley appreciated...
[Desire General] howlep:
this is not the fm radio app
[Desire General] sbdags:
fm radio is only included in the sense roms. Try PAYS 2.1 for the best sense rom at the moment. The radio in this thread is the cell radio ;)
[Desire General] bgnt44:
Does orange FR branded phone has the same issue as orange uk (unlock code) ?
[Desire General] nemolivier:
I've Juste flash myope orange fr and no pnoblems.
[Desire General] mobilkungen78:
just flashed the 4.06.00.16_2 and its grate here in sweden..much better hsdpa connection than the original one
[Desire General] humayunl:
Radio for US 3g

Hi, I just got the a8183 version of the Desire. This is the one with the AT&T US (850) 3G band. I am able to connect to the 3G network here in Chicago and I see the little H symbol on my taskbar. I've noticed that the signal quality though (esp. for voice) is weaker than when I had the Euro version Desire.

Does anyone know what is the best radio to have on this version of the desire? The desire is unlocked and completely unbranded with the latest (2.1) official version of android on it.

Thanks
[Desire General] lilnev:
Why didn't you flash the newest leaked one?
[Desire General] hankhandsome:
For what it's worth, i'm on Orange UK and had to buy an unlock code as well.

I bought it from this guy ..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250662137630&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

.. for £8.99 and it worked perfectly - didn't even have to put a different sim in either.

Better than paying £20 quid ..
[Desire General] pelawaks:
Hi..

Just flashed leaked radio to my opendesire (froyo based), but cannot find radio app in the menu..

Can anybody help?

I flashed it using fake recovery..
[Desire General] dnlgee:
It's not the kind of radio, it's a radio that controls the drivers for 3G, WiFi and other connectivity etc.
[Desire General] kai84m:
I would guess because the leaked radio is for Froyo Roms only ;)
[Desire General] pelawaks:
I see..

So we just cannot hear to the radio in froyo unless there is an official release from htc?
[Desire General] bharm0:
This post made my day CLASSIC!!
[Desire General] beidl:
That somehow reminds me of the guy who bought a G1 and wanted to install android on it. Haha
[Desire General] kai84m:
There seems to be a newer Froyo Radio available:

32.42.00.32U_5.09.00.08
[Desire General] Epedemic:
I flashed it, nothing to note so far.
[Desire General] lpachuong:
anyone tried the latest radio?
[Desire General] jfran:
Any other links to the radio as the other has exceeded its download limits
[Desire General] EddyOS:
No it hasn't, just don't use the RS link. Scroll down and there's Megaupload which is fine (I used it myself)
[Desire General] daveba:
http://www.multiupload.com/JEST16MZ7U
[Desire General] EddyOS:
That's the link he's looked at before but obviously not seen the other sites below RS (which has expired)
[Desire General] daveba:
Sorry i posted the wrong link, try here

http://xda.b42.nl/richardtrip/32.42.00.32U_5.09.00.08.zip
[Desire General] codeXcalibur:
So there aren't any noticeable differences between 32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04 and 32.42.00.32U_5.09.00.08?
[Desire General] liamstears:
I find that my signal in general is higher and more stable
[Desire General] EddyOS:
WiFi seems better too (for me anyway)
[Desire General] toruhikaru:
i cant make a call on my desire.. what is the problem?? it appears "Application is not installed on your phone" please help! thanks

using the leaked "32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04"
[Desire General] kai84m:
So is the 32.42.00.32U_5.09.00.08 the Latest Radio and also working on Eclair based Roms?

With the leaked Radio Youtube an Camera arent working on Eclair.
[Desire General] rolfd:
So has anyone tried the new radio? Does it have any improvements over the leaked one?
[Desire General] arniman:
I've test it [LATEST 32.42.00.32U_5.09.00.08] [15/07/10] on

[Froyo] DJ DROID v1.0-R1 BETA , everyting is working for now.
[Desire General] garethfleming:
I've just flash the latest [32.42.00.32U_5.09.00.08] on OpenDesire 2.0 with no problems so far.
[Desire General] Jagdish84:
I flashed it a while ago on Devillian, everything seems to be working fine, did notice a better cellular signal reception...
[Desire General] Desiret:
Me too...

10char love
[Desire General] EddyOS:
Noticed WiFi working better, that's about it so far...
[Desire General] rolfd:
I've just flashed it to give it a go. Took 11% battery for the flash :eek:

I'll see how it goes later at a mates house with poor O2 reception.
[Desire General] ElberethZ:
Installed 32.42.00.32U_5.09.00.08 included in MCR r4 WIP refresh 15/07/2010. Seems to works fine so far.
[Desire General] alexis_p3300:
How is battery with new radio ?
[Desire General] AndroidGX:
Flashed latest radio 32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04 on my desire (defrost 2.0g) without any problem via clockwork recovery.

Seems slightly better cellular reception for me. Otherwise, no problem at all, seems equal as the previous one.

Someone is talking on defrost thread that wifi policy seems to stays on, since this latest radio.
[Desire General] fanello123:
Can I flash the new radio directly from clockwork mod recovery like I flash a custom Rom? I'm asking because of the description "How to flash a radio" from AdamG. I flashed the leaked readio from DJdroid directly from clockworkmod and all went well.
[Desire General] zerawk:
just install the new one the same way
[Desire General] kai84m:
Hasnt anybody tried 32.42.00.32U_5.09.00.08 with a Eclair Rom?

Im wondering if its working or if its a Froyo Radio like 32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04 with Camera and Video not working in combination with Eclair based Roms.
[Desire General] flakz0r:
New radio is a small update to 5.08, so yes. Its meant to be used with froyo, not eclair.
[Desire General] kai84m:
Thanks for your help, appreciate it.

I became a little bit smarter right now ;)

Because in any Thread somebody reported it would work with Eclair but doubted it in the first place.
[Desire General] Kalashnikitty:
Thx for release Adam. Gj
[Desire General] Qliratu:
Testing also on OpenDesire 2.0, no problem.

I think i got better signal now, the leaked radio sometimes gave me 0 stripes but i was able to make a HSDPA connecetion.
[Desire General] ivarson_swe:
+1

I think that 5.08 calculates those "staples" more accurate.

Running Madocos r4 WIP (2.2+Sense ROM).

Still feel that the battery drains out much too fast but don't think its caused by the radio
[Desire General] gingercat:
Can a Mod please sticky this thread?
[Desire General] finran:
Hi guys,

Maybe a silly question and maybe someone already asked for it... is it possible to flash the radios via Rom manager? Would be much easier...

Thanks in advance :-)
[Desire General] BrainMcFly:
ive flashed mine with Rom-Manager, so it seems no Problem
[Desire General] finran:
Thanks :-) gonna try it...
[Desire General] ElberethZ:
I am using MCR r4 WIP refresh 15/07/2010 (Froyo with HTC Sense based on 2.04 leak and some FRF91 stuff). At home I use an Asus RT-N16 with Tomato USB Teddybear mod firmware (beta16) and my HTC Desire was connected in Wifi N-mode.

I had a Wifi problem this morning with latest rom (5.x), the HTC Web Browser was locked so I killed it, then almost everything that was internet dependent started failing/freezing so I tried to disable the wifi via the widget of HTC. This froze too and even the Parameters program froze (Wifi was still displaying "Disabling..."). I tried going to Flight mode and back but this didn't work, only solution was to reboot... This is the first time I had this kind of problem.
[Desire General] Odin1979:
Apologies if this has been answered, i'm using a T-Mobile sim-locked Desire, will updating the Radio lock my phone?

Cheers! :)
[Desire General] Nekromantik:
anyone have battery drain on the new radio compared to the leaked UDK one?
[Desire General] Simc13:
Before i lnstall the new Radio, i had a DJ Droid rom and Radio 32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04.

Now i have a AdamGs Stock new htc rom and Radio 32.42.00.32U_5.09.00.08.

It seem to that battery drain is much faster. and i got problem with signal lost.

i think i ll get back.
[Desire General] mythxs:
hi, my Desire has been rooted to opendesire 2.0. no FM radio app found in the program list after flashed with the latest radio rom, any hints? thanks alot~
[Desire General] Rudolfje:
OpenDesire 2.0 is a non-sense ROM.

The FM Radio App comes with Sense.

Flashing Radio has nothing to do with FM Radio.
[Desire General] shricker:
radio regions specific?

i was wondering if the radios are regions specific?..like they are optimized to work in one region of the world than the others? that could explain the battery drainage and the signal fluctuations.
[Desire General] stupid3ish:
Just thought I would let everyone know

Flashed the newest legit Radio on an Orange UK Desire. 5.09.00.08

It DOES NOT lock the phone.

So all those people that payed good money on an unlock code, Unlucky

Unless you are gonna sell it of course
[Desire General] abhi63:
Stupid3ish is right

Just wanted to confirm that it does not sim lock on orange. Only problem is that I just paid £7 for an unlock code as I anticipated a simlock when flashing the latest radio :(
[Desire General] cyron_at:
Rooted desire and

..I want so install the new radio.

Sorry, I am a noob; what have I to do to install the radio?

Please, guys, don't say search or read!

I downloaded the radio. There was an img file and a few other files in the zip?!

Thanks,

Chris
[Desire General] tttommy:
Wrong thread, sorry.
[Desire General] tttommy:
Do not unpack the zipfile. Rename it to update.zip and copy it to the SD-card. Do not put it in any directory, just put it right there at the root. Then boot to recovery and press "apply SD-card update.zip".

Alternatively, use ROM-Manager to install it after you have copied the radio.zip to the SD-card. You can download Rom-Manager via the market.

This can be done to whatever rom you would like to flash.
[Desire General] cyruschrono:
Mine is currently on 32.30.00.28U_4.05.00.11 (as it shipped).

I'm also interested to know if I need to flash a particular radio. Am I correct in thinking that I need to have a Radio beginning with 32.30.00.28U like my current one?

Thanks
[Desire General] dnlgee:
Make a note of the baseband version you currently have installed, download a newer radio and try flashing it, if it doesn't work or SIM locks your phone, simply download and reflash the older radio you previously had.
[Desire General] weretiger:
Man, Opendesire 2.0 is a "nonsense" rom? :D
[Desire General] antz88c:
Anyone using the latest radio and having YouTube issue, like videos are not loading and FCs?
[Desire General] dnlgee:
Not me, all works fine.
[Desire General] Adminius:
is it possible to use 4.05.00.11 Radio with FroYo?

5.08 and 5.09 are not so good :(
[Desire General] kai84m:
I guess the phone functions (calling, internet) may be functional but camera, camcorder and youtube may have malfunction on Froyo.

Do you thing 4.05.00.11 is the best Radio? Im wondering if its better than 32.37.00.32U_4.06.00.16_2 on 2.1 (Pays Bravo Soul)? Im using 4.06.00.16_2 and Im not sattisfied with this version espeacially with 3g 2G switching and mobile data Networking in general!
[Desire General] fanello123:
Do I have to wipe before installing a new radio?
[Desire General] Adminius:
no........
[Desire General] Adminius:
So,

5.09.00.08 -> 4.05.00.11 Radio on FroYo ROM:

1. Signal quality: 30% -> 50% (3G Network)

2. Mobile Internet/Telefone OK

3. WLAN OK ("n" not tested)

4. BlueTooth OK

5. GPS OK

6. Compass OK (Tested with Maps)

7. Camera OK, but not Camcorder (->reboot)

8. YouTube OK (3G and WLAN)
[Desire General] kai84m:
Doesnt anybody has an opinion which is the best Radio for Eclair (2.1)?

Im currently using the recent 4.06.00.16_2 but Im not happy with the mobile connection (especially switching between 3G and EDGE).

Please help me, dont want to try all Radios ;).

THX
[Desire General] grifind:
I ve just tried to update mine to the new one ,i installed it, i rebooted,and now its on recovery mode by itself and says "formatting cache" for like 3-4 minutes....is this ok?or should i press reboot system now again? im running clockwork recovery btw.
[Desire General] kien:
I used Amon, and rebooted at that stage after a few seconds and it worked ok.
[Desire General] grifind:
ye i just did the same and it s fine :) thanks!
[Desire General] willexmen:
Which one is best for better battery performance, without any bigger flaws?

and of course with good working 3g :)
[Desire General] BaGRoS:
What is the latest radio to Android 2.1?
[Desire General] Stabilized:
Has anyone on Orange UK noticed a significant 3G signal drop with the new radio?

I am on Froyo and I went from 4 bars to 1/2 bar, and I have been dropping calls all the time :(.
[Desire General] stupid3ish:
I have not noticed any permanent signal drop. I have however noticed the signal dipping alot more, then recovering. Even when left by itself. I havent had any dropped calls though, and the voice doesnt seem any worse.
[Desire General] kai84m:
There must be something from the iPhone 4 mixed in :D

Sorry couldnt deny my that *xd*
[Desire General] Stabilized:
Then I should get a free case! :mad:
[Desire General] stuegg:
i have been running many different radios (inc latest version) on my telstra branded desire fine with vodafone AU sim. Not sure if new radios would affect the 850 regional frequency (next G) for you however you can flash back to old ones if u have a problem...
[Desire General] atomfix:
Confirmed, 5.09.00.08 does not network lock your phone if it is still locked to Orange.

Just flashed and it works really well. I'm now going to flash DeFrost and now take advantage of the 720p video recording without the need of unlocking my phone :) :D
[Desire General] azrudin99:
im using the 5.09.00.08 radio on my djdroid. everything look good at the moment . my batteries last longer than usual. maybe less using :D huhu

thanks to adamG for posting all the stock radio here :)
[Desire General] Bl@ck:
Put this thread in the stickies please! it's really helpful :)
[Desire General] Henz77:
after flashing new radio, my devices always restart whenever i used camcorder, anyone experience this before?
[Desire General] djoni1980:
which rom and radio version are you using?
[Desire General] wintermanUK:
Agree, many thanks for the Radio ROM update!

Ever since I got my Desire I have noticed that my signals (especially 3G upwards) have been dire.. Was starting to lose hope.. but along came this update and all of a sudden I am constantly getting H where previously I wasn't even getting G?!

Excellent work.. thanks again!
[Desire General] sam124:
regarding signal drop with the latest radio

Guys currently I have upgraded my radio to 5.09.00.08 and i have tried different roms, but i am facing the same issue the signal bar drops randomly to 1 bar and goes randomly to 4 bars...Checked my SIM with other mobiles but the signal bar is fine on those mobiles...Has anyone got any solution to this OR am I the only one who is facing this problem:mad:
[Desire General] STONEMC:
I'm using the 32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04 Radio with Eclair Rom (PaysRom BS 2.1), because the signal and battery drain is very good. I tried the 5.09.00.08 Radio too, but with this radio I had problems with the signal. But batteryperformance was better.
[Desire General] Beppemi:
I follow this, but in the five step i not see the red triangle and the phone...:confused:
[Desire General] djoni1980:
That is an old method, many things have changed since then. What kind of recovery are you using? Have you rooted your phone?
[Desire General] Bl@ck:
I really recommend radio 5.09.00.08, for me, with opendesire and stock rom, had the best battery life, 1 day of full usage with wifi/3G and only dropped to 50%. The signal was a bit lower than usual, at my home with 4.06 radio the phone has full signal, with newer radios only has 3 bars. Shame 5.09 radio makes the camcoder, radio fm and youtube not usable on stock rom :( i really wanted to keep it, gonna wait for the next rom upgrade.
[Desire General] Beppemi:
Yes i have rooted the telephone, and the recovery is Clockworkmod v2.5.0.1.

Can u send me a link with new procedure please?

I need to update my radio because all new rom in develop forum need new radio.
[Desire General] Henz77:
my case solved. i rooted, but i used stock rom, every time using camcorder, it will restart d device, so i just revert to original radios ( previous the latest 09 one) n its solved.

ty for any response n sorry for d incovenience
[Desire General] Bl@ck:
It's simple:

1. Download the radio from the first page

2. rename the zip file in "update"

3. put it in your SD Card root

4. restart the phone in Recovery mode (volume down + power)

5. select the second option "flash update.zip" (i don't remember the real wording).

6. after update select reboot and give the phone some time to flash the new radio.
[Desire General] scoobyspin:
Since updating to the latest radio for opendesire I no longer get the H symbol for internet only 3G anyone had this?

Everything is working fine and I'm still getting same speeds as before.
[Desire General] Marcell-o:
Can someone tell me what the Radio Rom has to do with the viceocam?

it's a total different part of the PCB ?

i don't get it :confused:

is it also possible to edit/read the img file? maybe it's possible to tweak the contents.
[Desire General] 360nitrous:
hey, i'm a new user and i need a little help with this..

i got my desire rooted and i cant install a radio update, i get this message ...

E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command

Install from sdcard...

Finding update package...

opening update package...

E:signature verification failed

Installation aborted

I have build number 1.21.405.1

and Baseband version 32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2

i have tried everything... spent a good 4 hours tryna sort it out, i looked everywhere for a solution, i tried installing it like an update by renamin the zip file, i downloaded the radio from this thread cant find no recovery push file or anything, if i'm doing something obviously wrong could someone tell me...

any help at all would be great and thanks in advance!!

Tom
[Desire General] Beppemi:
Thanks soo much, its too much easy i believed..;)

Grazieeee:D
[Desire General] hdougie:
I've just finally took the dive, rooted my phone, and updated to latest radio (5.09.00.08).

I'm on Orange UK and it's working fine. 3G/HSDPA seems a lot quicker and it seems to pick it up in areas where I was only getting GPRS/EDGE originally. Reception seems slightly better too, although it does seem to fluctate randomly and shoot back up as others had mentioned, but it doesn't seem to be affecting my calls or texts or anything so it's all good :D

Wifi signal also seems a lot better. The router is directly beneath my bedroom, and on the original radio (oldest one), I was only getting 1 bar, sometimes 2, which I thought was a little bit strange, but now after the update, I'm getting full wifi signal, as I should be!

Can also confirm though, that it has broke my youtube :( I can still view videos through the browser, but that's about it. On the youtube app, as soon as it starts to stream, the screen goes black,and phone basically locks up completely till I manage to get to home screen and fc the app.

Same with the camcorder, I thought it was working originally, but went to record a video, and after a few seconds of recording, the screen locks up, goes black, then the phone reboots itself.

Anyone have any ideas what the problem could be or maybe how to fix it? Running stock 2.1 rom with 5.09.00.08 radio.

I'm not entirely sure how radio updates could affect those apps especially the ability to record videos, so I'm at a loss :( Don't really want to downgrade back to having average reception, and poor 3g and wireless just so I can record videos like I should be able to. (I'm not too bothered about the youtube failing as like I say, I can just watch videos through the internet browser instead, and that works perfectly fine :D)
[Desire General] Beppemi:
I did it. Everything ok! Thanks soo much for the help.
[Desire General] djoni1980:
you're using froyo radio with eclair rom... flash some of froyo sense roms to solve this issue (wipe first :) )
[Desire General] hdougie:
Ah right, okay, I see, I guess that makes sense :)

Thanks. I've been stuck deciding whether to try defrost or opendesire roms, as they seem to have the best reputation, but think I'm going to try latest release of opendesire, just need to find an app to backup all my SMS and things first >,<

But thanks again for your help, will let you know if I am successful and if it fixes the app issues.
[Desire General] jokeyrhyme:
I flashed 5.08 and (later) 5.09 to my Telstra NextG Desire and didn't notice anything breaking. NextG (3G 850) performed as expected with either radio.

Now if someone could just come up with a way to safely replace the SPL, we could be completely free of those stupid Telstra boot splash screens for good!
[Desire General] djoni1980:
these are froyo roms... that radio should work best with froyo sense roms (adamg's, leedroid, neophyte, djdroid, devillain, pays rom, modaco r5 and r6, etc. )