yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Android Development] Rene2.5RS:
I can confirm that Voice and Data while roaming still work for me after the 1.77 update. I too had the problem after getting the 1.40 ota update.
[EVO 4G Android Development] sanjsrik:
I'm in NYC, I am NOT having a problem roaming on Verizon. I had one before, but not now.
[EVO 4G Android Development] frozndevl:
I have had no issues with voice or data roaming, I constantly use a Verizon PRL so I would have had issues. However, I have noticed a slow-down in my speeds over 3g and my 4g will no longer connect, it has returned to the state of "Connecting to Sprint" then scanning again. As noted above, there are many factors involved with these connections, so I will flash the eng hboot again to get back to 1.34 and test that way.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jimmysautoshop:
Thanks for all the hard work.

Sent from my Evo-GodMode

Bakedsnacked 1.7 K7

Overclocked to 1196
[EVO 4G Android Development] jhuff83:
Guess I will stick with what works, 1.40. If it's not broken why try to break it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ydnandy:
I read through all 34 pages of this thread and decided to take the plunge to see if this helped me at all. I was coming from the 1.34 version and had no problems flashing the 1.77 zip file in the OP. I am located in the NW corner of Charlotte, NC and used the speedtest.net app to test. I ran 3 tests on 3g and 3 tests on 4g, upgraded, and then repeated the tests. I was sitting inside my house when i did all of these tests, phone was not moved from its location on my desk.

Wanted to share my results with everyone.

BEFORE UPGRADE

- 3 bars 3G

--> ping = 195ms, .22Mbps down, .54Mbps up

--> ping = 191ms, .47Mbps down, .55Mbps up

--> ping = 194ms, .55Mbps down, .34Mbps up

- 1 bar 4G

--> ping = 130ms, 5.16Mbps down, .82Mbps up

--> ping = 154ms, 3.34Mbps down, .92Mbps up

--> ping = 157ms, 5.89Mbps down, .94Mbps up

AFTER UPGRADE

- 3 bars 3G (occasionally grabbing 4 bars)

--> ping = 216ms, .57Mbps down, .51Mbps up

--> ping = 186ms, .60Mbps down, .41Mbps up

--> ping = 177ms, .85Mbps down, .45Mbps up

- 1 bar 4G

--> ping = 118ms, 3.26Mbps down, .90Mbps up

--> ping = 148ms, 6.07Mbps down, .95Mbps up

--> ping = 156ms, 2.86Mbps down, .96Mbps up

These test produce pretty scattered results, so they don't tell me if this change really helped me at all. I do drop calls about once a day as I wonder around my house... if this helps with that at all, I'll call this a win.

thanks for making the update a nice easy flashable zip
[EVO 4G Android Development] Samzebian:
roaming works, I had a problem before when roaming wouldn't work but I fixed it by calling sprint and having them resetting my phone from the server side, like assigning a new msid or something, and I had to take my battery out of my phone for like 5 minutes, works perfectly now. U can even test it with this app from the market called Roam Control, but it's not free. I'll tell you it's a neat and useful app tho;)
[EVO 4G Android Development] RhinoDoc:
I tried the 1.34 zip, didn't fix the 4g. Let me know how the flashing eng hboot goes.

In order to do that, do you just flash the mtd-eng.img? Are there any other files that need to be flashed?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Samzebian:
I tested it in hartford once when I went to up or on the rocks, got 1-2 bars and 11 mbps down lol. Don't get **** in the springfield area tho when it comes to 4g:mad:
[EVO 4G Android Development] Samzebian:
I got those speeds once on 4g in Hartford CT, with only 1-2 bars lol
[EVO 4G Android Development] Samzebian:
looks like this PRI botched your 4G:confused:
[EVO 4G Android Development] Samzebian:
updated...

flashed last night, once I flashed, it got full 5 (maybe 6, looks like 6 lol) bars w/an Airrave. Before, it would go from 6 to 5 bars when walking around my room, now stays at a constant 6 bars. Huge difference there guys! /s

Still no 4G, I live about 30-45 minutes away from the nearest 4g spot (hartford, tested 4g there like 2 months ago with 1.34, got 2 bars)

Roaming works, had problems with roaming when attempting to get 1.40 PRI, never got that update, had to call sprint and get them to reset my phone on the network side, and pulled my battery. Using Roam Control, an app that I bought off the market, I forced it to roam on Verizon, and since I normally get 1-2 bars with no airrave, my verizon coverage is only about 1-2 bars, but I confirmed that phone calls and data worked.

now as for battery life, I can already tell it's improved, because I fell asleep at 2:30 last night, and when I woke up at around 8:30, my phone wasn't on the charger (I always do that because I forget when I get too tired, plus I don't care since I have 3 spare batteries), I remember my battery being like 96 or 93 around when I fell asleep, woke up to find it only at 80%, which is a huge improvement, I'd usually have like 43% or something by this time lol.

3g over airrave got about 300 kbps more for download, upload speed improved but idk by how much since 1.34. Latency has also improved. w/o the airrave, my phone usually got 1-2, sometimes 3 bars, but now it gets a consistent 2 bars without the airrave, which is better than jumping from 1-2 all the time:)

BTW I'm running baked snack 1.7 and it flashed no problem. I read all 16 pages of this damn thread and few people had 3g/4g decreased speeds, but mostly everyone else got nice improvements in both for speed and latency, which is always good:D Glad that there is now the 1.34 as a flashable zip, I keep both that and the updated PRI on my SD card for a backup in my ROOT folder. Thanks JoeyKrim

All I have to say is thanks because I couldn't update to 1.40 and this was such an easy method for PRI update!
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
i see there is now a zip for 1.34 (which you could just reflash the eng hboot to get back to)

what about a way to get to 1.40 other than doing the data reset trick?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Samzebian:
what battery icon/theme is that? I love that!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Noxious Ninja:
There currently is none. If there were, I'm sure somebody would have posted it here in the last couple of months - it's been quite sought after.
[EVO 4G Android Development] barnacles10:
I just don't know about this one :cool:

I believe everything yall have posted, but unrevoked still scares me haha
[EVO 4G Android Development] sling:
Same here.

Ive been playing with Browser finding more speed increase then I had in my last post
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jim M:
Faster for me

For those that have asked:

PRI 1.40_003

Checksum E1067A6A

After update:

PRI 1.77_003

Checksum 00000000

Second set of tests were while I was running wireless tether to my laptop too. Somewhat faster, YMMV...
[EVO 4G Android Development] Rene2.5RS:
Waterbury and Wolcott have 4G also convenient for me :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] Phyllip J FRy:
With this "update" I went from 2.1 mbps 3G to 171kbps 3G. This is ridiculous. I was on 1.40 before.
[EVO 4G Android Development] deviouskater:
how do you check your checksum?
[EVO 4G Android Development] ProcessorHog:
Thank you Joey! Worked like a charm. I shouldn't have wasted days trying to get the OTA update to 1.40.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dwertz:
Flash to 1.34_003 and see if it improves. 2.1mbps is pretty high for 3G. The best I have ever done was 800kbps.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jim M:
##786#

From your phone dial pad ##786#
[EVO 4G Android Development] qendadar:
Just got 880 kbps while outside smoking after update. Unfortunately in my office at work its only 50kbps.
[EVO 4G Android Development] deviouskater:
thank you sir
[EVO 4G Android Development] firemedic1343:
:eek: You said what I've been thinking all along...I am probably going to flash soon though...curiosity and all...
[EVO 4G Android Development] dwertz:
As far as I know, the only thing bad about unrevoked was the early version broke 4G. How many things broke 4G? I think they are doing a great job.

I have this installed, have not noticed much of a difference, but then again I am just happy to get off of 1.34_003. I got the 1.40_003 twice but 1.34_003 keeps coming back when I wipe.
[EVO 4G Android Development] chaoticallysweet:
I think I have read this whole and have not seen this mentioned...... since I did the flash to 1.77, I have not had to enter my msl when I enter ##786#..... anyone else?!?

Sent from my EVO from a super secret place
[EVO 4G Android Development] dwertz:
Why would you need to do the ##786# msl reset????

Gotcha. Yes I no longer need to enter my msl to do the ##786#
[EVO 4G Android Development] Rydah:
I'm a little confused, is this flashing unrevoked?

I rooted with toasts method. I also flashed this new pri from caulkan*
[EVO 4G Android Development] Samzebian:
hey your right! thats awesome!
[EVO 4G Android Development] th3b055:
Nice, now all I need is to fix my broken 4G.........
[EVO 4G Android Development] Kllian:
use fresh's rom, it works. not sure who else has it working.
[EVO 4G Android Development] lafrad:
No negatives so far for me.

Looks like my downloads haven't changed (seems like congestion on the tower) but the uploads are now in the 800-1mb range (I remember those being stuck around 600 kb before)
[EVO 4G Android Development] Kllian:
I can confirm this works with Fresh's 3.2 rom. I'm showing 1.77_003 as my PRI version now.
[EVO 4G Android Development] th3b055:
I'm pretty sure it's not the rom. I'm on Ava-Froyo7 and 4G stopped working one day.. Had a bad 4G mac, fixed it and tried every 4g fix on here, but no go.. anyways lets no get away from OP topic
[EVO 4G Android Development] XxHxX leo:
What does pri. .1.77 do? Somebody explain plz
[EVO 4G Android Development] tmixmn:
Works perfect!!!

Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] MikeC84:
How do you boot to hboot. I have RA recovery and did not flash, installation aborted.
[EVO 4G Android Development] th3b055:
Re-name the file to "PC36IMG.zip". Power off the phone and press and hold volume down + power
[EVO 4G Android Development] Calkulin:
Hey Joey, thanks for the post!

But one suggestion tho, you might want to state if S-OFF is necessary to flash this, because from the looks of it, it does need to be.
[EVO 4G Android Development] MikeC84:
Thanks!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] scooter185:
worked here. thanks a ton
[EVO 4G Android Development] joeykrim:
works with eng hboot or s-off. OP updated. nice catch.
[EVO 4G Android Development] d0nc0l0:
i flash and it works on fresh!..
[EVO 4G Android Development] grkfire:
Awesome!! Worked for me. Pulling in 2 bars of 4g INDOORS!!! My upload speeds improved just a bit. Everything else is the same.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Calkulin:
Also here it is in a recovery flashable zip. Feel free to add it to the OP if you want
[EVO 4G Android Development] jelive:
Thanks Joey

Worked like a charm...no speed improvement but at least I'm up to date with the in-crowd :D

Jim
[EVO 4G Android Development] akarol:
I thought this wasn't possible. Didn't people prove these 'flashable' PRI updates to be just a visual change?!
[EVO 4G Android Development] casperppc:
Thanks!

Works for me on VaelPak v2.1

:-)
[EVO 4G Android Development] joeykrim:
updated OP. thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] qendadar:
I don't have unrevoked.....this flashed just fine.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dwertz:
Requirements: Need Eng Hboot or S-Off from Unrevoked.

No, you just need NAND Unlock. This PRI comes from Unrevoked.
[EVO 4G Android Development] twilk73:
Can I update my PRI if I am using CM6? My download speeds are pretty sad but I am not sure which PRI I am even on because with CM6 it doesnt show up.

My current download speed is between 200-300kb and upload is around 100k. Thats pretty sad if you ask me.
[EVO 4G Android Development] barnacles10:
I know they seem to have been solid since but still. Packaging files like this is pretty much the only way possible to breaking things. Yeah, they have been great since,but how many people here simply don't have 4g anymore with no hope for a fix? I'm not discrediting them, more just sharing that it worries me. Haha.

Yes this will work with cm. I knew that just from reading :D just read the op guys..
[EVO 4G Android Development] fazzmanic:
TY!

10 chars
[EVO 4G Android Development] todah09:
Flashed it using ra 1.8. Seems to be working fine.....thanks calk..
[EVO 4G Android Development] twilk73:
Sorry I did read the OP the problem maybe is the way it was worded. I got the idea that it would be updated with the next nightly and or next stable. The way it was stated and the fact that I cant see it in settings just led me to believe we couldnt update. Thanks for clearing that up. Heck before I even asked the question I searched here and with yahoo just to try and decipher what PRI was and if I even needed it with CM6. I wasnt sure if it was a 4G specific thing or not.

Also any idea what PRI the CM6 stable Rom has?
[EVO 4G Android Development] doorpz:
Just flashed to 1.77 from 1.40 and did some before and after speed tests in San Mateo, Ca with the speedtest.net app on the wichita, ks server (it was selected by default so I just kept it for both tests to be consistent)

1.40 3-4 bars fluctuating 3G indoors

ping 351 372 down/392 up

ping 385 520 down/521 up

ping 377 368 down/354 up

ping 352 789 down/133 up

ping 382 411 down/376 up

ping 357 589 down/221 up

Average: ping 367 508 down/332 up

1.77 4 bars steady phone in same spot

ping 421 281 down/403 up

ping 322 747 down/373 up

ping 334 732 down/202 up

ping 302 428 down/274 up

ping 387 253 down/429 up

ping 335 621 down/210 up

Average: ping 350 510 down/315 up

Doesn't seem to really be making much of a difference. The app actually seems kinda glitchy while it's running the test but I'll have to test it out during normal use to see how it really is.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Skrypt:
Worked great for me. Cheers :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] bender1077:
no biggzie!

I'm glad I didn't waste any time trying to upgrade to 1.4! I did this because it was made into a flashable zip...

The difference between 1.77 and 1.34.......NO CLUE!

This is just about the same I got on 3g everywhere with 1.34.
[EVO 4G Android Development] barnacles10:
Pri is not something that varies rom to rom. It is like your radios for example. You flash updates when you want them. Because we don't ota update of course..

So assuming you're rocking unlocked nand, you're on 1.34 which was pushed with that engineering bootloader

Mobile from PC36100
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jim M:
If you are going to reset the data, you will need to enter the MSL, no need to enter the MSL if all you are doing is looking at it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] get-Apache:
##786# on 1.40 did not require MSL either

I did a check on the ##786# before I HBooted the 1.77 and I did not have to enter MSL either.

by the way like everyone else, I had a PRI checksum prior to the 1.77 PRI update and now it is all zeros as well.

Performance? About the same, slightly less on 3G and slightly higher on 4G.

Market works fine after first attempt which showed market unavailable.
[EVO 4G Android Development] chuckyholmes69:
flashed through recovery and now at pri 1.77. i have 4g in my area, but in my immediate area it is very weak (checked the 4g coverage area and i am in the maybe maybe not zone where if i could get it, it would be weak and on street only). before i flashed this pri i was at pri 1.40 and only in a certain place inside my house (and i had to be exact) i could get intermittent 4g signal and if i get it at just the right place i can get one bar of intermittent 4g but very weak speeds comparable to dialup. well after flashing to pri 1.77 i have been moving the phone around in different locations where i first caught the 4g signal and so far in a 10sqft area (havent tried any other areas yet, attempting to study) it has stayed at 4g signal where before at the slightest movement it would revert back to 3g. so i did a speedtest and i hot 1.2mb download instead of the 56k speed from a previous attempt. upload speed still sucks, hope sprint hurries up with the new tower they supposedly are suppose to put up nearby. when i am closer to downtown fort worth texas though the 4g connection is comparable to cable modem speeds got 6mb download once at a restaurant that was closer to downtown, but not quite in the middle.

thanks again for this update.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Samzebian:
if you wouldn't need the msl code, then maybe this MSL was made for sprint employees testing out the 4g network in new network areas, as was mentioned before. I mean it makes sense, doesn't it? If a sprint employee wants to change some setting or reset for testing purposes, he shouldn't need to get the MSL, right?
[EVO 4G Android Development] twilk73:
Thanks again. Considering I didnt update when 1.40 was the hype I am sure I am still at 1.34. Can I just simply flash the calkulin file in recovery and be updated? I know it says Calkulin made a recovery flashable lol and this seems like a dumb question but I am only asking it because I am on CM6. It seems like with CM6 sometimes the normal way isnt the right way.

Thanks again, Thomas
[EVO 4G Android Development] MafestoPresents:
Fring still working?

did the update last night on cm6(recovery flash). im thinking it went thru...but now my fring will not get an internet connection to connect.

i did a wipe of both cache and dalvk and uninstalled and reinstalled the app to no avail.

Everything else seems to work fine.

anybody else with this issue....suggestions?

Thanks to the devs and the whole community!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] krazyflipj:
so is this update only supposed to take 5-10 seconds to flash or did I mess something up?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mike.r.olson:
Flashed over Burnt Droid using Clockwork and have noticed a BIG difference in 4G. PRI listed as 1.77_003, PRL 60670. Thanks guys!
[EVO 4G Android Development] jeremydk:
I appear to be in a similar boat. Cm6, hboot flashed. Browser gets a connection, Google talk and market won't.

Edit: Took 10 minutes, but everything seems to be working now. Maybe it just takes a few to renegotiate with the towers.
[EVO 4G Android Development] twilk73:
After skimming this thread yes this can just be flashed with CM6.

Yes this only takes a few seconds if you flash it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] John Kotches:
Krazyflipj:

Yes, it's not a big file and flashes quickly.

Swyped on my PC36100 using tapatalk!
[EVO 4G Android Development] electric contractor:
My 3G speeds went thru the roof I have never gotten close to this in this one location 2133 down and 654 up almost double using speednet.
[EVO 4G Android Development] myndwire:
About the same numbers I'm seeing as well since this morning. Good stuff..FroYo wireless tether will be quite happy :-D
[EVO 4G Android Development] saqibaz:
what exactly is a PRI? Do you need a specific rom to flash a PRI? For example, I'm on CM6 Final, can I use this or does CM6 release their own?
[EVO 4G Android Development] luckylui:
Its something with your radio inheriting the data connection, updateing it can be useful

Sent from my phone... I think useing Tapatalk?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Amco:
Trying it now on CM6 Final :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] saqibaz:
so does it just give better signal?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Noxious Ninja:
The general results seem to be either no change or better signal, although a few people have reported that this update made their signal/speed worse.
[EVO 4G Android Development] barnacles10:
Flash through recovery and assume it takes. :) since there is no pri reading on cm6

Mobile from PC36100
[EVO 4G Android Development] kevinjt:
I decided to give it a try and share my results.

My Set Up:

- CM 9/12 Nightly

- Snap Kernel 7.6 BFS 925mv - With Turbo enabled.

- I was on 1.34

- The Evo was on the same location of the desk while performing this test.

Previous Speed Tests @ Work ( low reception)

- 1.34 = db Range - -90 | -99

- 1.77 = db Range - -89 | -95

SpeedTest 1 - 1.34 -- 316Kbps | 1.77-- 1091Kbps

SpeedTest 2 - 1.34 -- 382Kbps | 1.77-- 796Kbps

SpeedTest 3 - 1.34 -- 454Kbps | 1.77-- 550Kbps

SpeedTest 4 - 1.34 -- 374Kbps | 1.77-- 748Kbps

As you can see, there was a significant increase on the speed.

Thank you!, Good Job
[EVO 4G Android Development] mikevillarroel:
Boricua, is this a real update or just a cosmetic thing, solo preguntando!
[EVO 4G Android Development] thenewguy821:
A quick read through some of the posts on this thread would tell you, this is an actual update. From the descriptions by the dev's as to what they did to get this update, and the posts from all the people showing results before and after flashing...
[EVO 4G Android Development] gernade23:
Flashed this last night and I am running into all sorts of issues ever since. Hoping someone here can help me out. I know this is going to sound crazy and people are going to say it has nothing to do with the PRI but I've done about a dozen factory resets and flashed about 5-6 different roms with no luck. I even flashed the PC36IMG.zip from the "starting over" thread and went back to 2.1 then reflashed but still no luck

Basically since I flashed this my phone has been running like crap. Unbelievable lag, random freezes, and I can't seem to install any apps to the phone. When I download an app from the market it just hangs on installing forever and will not install anything. When I go to manage applications it hangs on there too and doesn't compute the space of each app nor does it let me clear caches or anything for any of the apps. I tried following the earlier post to revert back to the old PRI but i'm still stuck on 1.77. Has anyone experienced any issues or had any troubles? I would really appreciate some help. Since factory resets and flashing different roms didnt help the only conclusion I can come up with is that its the PRI. =(
[EVO 4G Android Development] m03sizlak:
You sound crazy. That has nothing to do with the PRI.
[EVO 4G Android Development] zikronix:
you have never had to enter a msl for ##786# unless you did a reset or commit changes

samething with ##data# no msl required to view only to edit or reset.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xeren:
Wow, flashed through Ra recovery- in my office, where i get terrible 3g coverage, but great 4g, i saw my 3g speeds bump from .35mb to .6 down, no change up, and 4g speeds up from 5.5mb to 6.5mb down and no change in up.

nice work OP!
[EVO 4G Android Development] MTKnife:
Fring seems to be working fine for me.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jefpier:
Flashed Calhaun, and it updated PRI, 3g working as usual but wi fi tether now doesnt work.

show log says:

loading bcm4329_apsta.bin from /etc/firmware failed

starting acces point... failed

activating wifi interface... failed

oh now i figured that this broke my wi fi lol ....
[EVO 4G Android Development] killa2009:
i just flashed the new pri but it still says 1.40, im using 2.2 deodexed reve3 rom.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jefpier:
any fix for wi fi?

ill guess that ill flash again a rom and stay with 1.40
[EVO 4G Android Development] ryan2202:
just to add to this, tested out 4G when I got home (Upper West Side Manhattan, which I had never been able to connect to before and supposedly its not even available here yet) and Im getting between 9.5 and 10Mb down with only 2 bars on. it literally is as fast as my wifi connection through my ISP. :keg:
[EVO 4G Android Development] mikevillarroel:
i just test mine and it worked, did you try a soft reset?
[EVO 4G Android Development] SITH16:
My wifi isn't working either. Didn't notice it. Just says error when I try to start it.

What do you mean soft reset?
[EVO 4G Android Development] ydnandy:
I dont get great coverage in my house... had wifi on all afternoon and no problems with it and this update.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mogul420:
gave this a try and noticed a bump on signal bars from 1 to 3 at work.. so far so good.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ryan2202:
also, wifi tether is getting me around 5Mb down.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kevbonice:
so do you have to put the PC36IMG.zip into a special folder on your SD or does it scan the whole card for an updated file?

Thanks!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Taupakari:
Put it in the root.