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[HTC Inspire 4G] rob1216:
Just finished whole process and was wondering if hsupa was enabled on the rom u end up with, also is this an old version of sense or same as stock, just wondering if theres any advantage to flashing another rom.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
The advantage to flashing another rom would be hsupa and other modifications.
[HTC Inspire 4G] rob1216:
thanks didnt know if this had hsupa enabled or not ok thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] ddiehl:
I'm almost afraid to ask this, but now that I'm a week into being rooted (Thanks again to ClearD), I'd like to take a stab at trying some roms.

I've installed Titanium Backup, and Rom Manager and am not quite sure how to use either one:eek:.

Is there a walkthru somewhere that I could checkout?

Is there a way to flash a new rom (or return to an old one) without reloading all my apps, and settings?.

Thanks in advance..
[HTC Inspire 4G] rob1216:
How to make your first backup:

Verify that Titanium Backup has started without warning and that your busybox is OK

Click the Backup/Restore tab

Click Menu (the button), Batch

Click "Backup all user apps"

Let it run, then go back

Individually backup the system data you want. That is most green-colored items. This will be bookmarks, call log, calendar, launcher, WiFi, etc.

Now your backups are in the "TitaniumBackup" directory on your SD card.

How to restore your backups after installing a ROM (if you wiped your phone):

Download Titanium Backup from Market

Click the Backup/Restore tab

Click Menu (the button), Batch

Click "Restore all missing apps + system data

Reboot your phone

It's done ! The only thing you may have to adjust is usually your wallpaper/widgets.

Flashing your first ROM:

-Download the ROM of your choice from the dev section

-Do not unpack/unzip the ROM

-Copy the ROM to the root of your sd card (Root= not in a folder)

-(optional) Backup your apps using Titanium Backup.(this only applies once you have root)

-Create a backup of your current ROM using rom manager.(this only applies once you have root)

-Boot your phone into recovery using either rom manager, or by booting into h-boot (to do this you are going to need to turn fastboot off by going to settings>applications>uncheck fast boot, then turn your phone off and turn it back on pressing both power+volume down, until the h-boot menu appears. Use the volume buttons to scroll down to recovery then press power to select.)

-Using the volume buttons scroll down to to down to wipe data/factory reset. (unless you are upgrading, THIS STEP IS NOT OPTIONAL!)

-Press the power button to select.

-Use the volume buttons to scroll down to YES-- delete all user data, use the power button to select.

-Scroll down to Advanced press power to select.

-Scroll to Wipe Dalvik Cache press power to select.

-Go down to Yes-- Wipe Dalvik Cache use the power button to select.

-Select go back

-Go to Install zip from sdcard and select it using the power button.

-Select choose zip from sdcard.

-Scroll down and find the ROM you wish to flash press the power button to select it.

-Select Yes - Install (roms name)

-You are now flashing a rom!

-Once the rom has finished flashing select reboot system now.

Also you can backup entire rom in clockwork before you start the whole process in recovery just scroll down to backup and hit power button. Another thing if you have free version of titanium backup you have to restore each app one by one, the paid version allows you to install all missing apps with one click. First time in rom manager you might have to hit flash clockworkmod then select phone model. These are not my guides but taken from other posts.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickovtyme:
mudknot2005 has put together a nice guide in the general section. It has videos and everything you need to know about flashing ROM's.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1033353
[HTC Inspire 4G] DeathmonkeyGTX:
EvoXOhio is right on this one. Flashing a different radio after bubby's utility flashes the stock radio after the downgrade and such kills HSUPA until you return to stock and reroot with attn1's method minus step 5. I ended up putting the stock radio on there anyway because it works better than all the others in my area after giving them all a fair shake. I swear it is not the network. I've heard a lot of people who are more proficient in Android than I profess this over and over again and maybe it is the network for some people, but I know for a fact that I get my 1.5 mbps upload on my couch like I should be getting instead of .08-.3 mbps. Too bad there isn't a quicker way of resolving. On the plus side, it did get rid of the engineering bootloader. Too bad I didn't use the hack kit in the first place. I used it for my girl's inspire 2 weeks before I bought mine, tried bubby's on mine. I regret it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ddiehl:
Thanks for that! Much appreciated!

Question:

Do I download the rom zip file from the dev, or from the 'Download Rom' option in Rom Manager? Is there a reason not to install a rom in Rom Manager?

Thanks again for all the help..
[HTC Inspire 4G] cocchiararo:
Questionnnnnn

The faq says that if you have only radio s-off and flash another radio you loose it, but that does not happen with eng s-off.

This method gives only radio soff, right?

I used this to root and unlock my inspire.

Later on I flashed the newest radio from the radio thread (using the method that requires you to have the "stock" named zip with radio.imo and the txt file in it, booting into bootloader and allowing the update).

My phone is still unlocked and still says s-off in the bootloader.

Is the faq wrong, or did I misunderstood?
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Flash the stock radio in the ClearDroid thread... :P should solve your woes.
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
I've rerooted more times than I can count, most recently I used the hack kit. When I flashed a new radio after rooting with the hack kit I lost HSUPA as well and had to flash back to stock. Bubby's method is not the culprit here, it's something in the stock radio & rils.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickovtyme:
mudknot2005 has put together a nice guide in the general section. It has videos and everything you need to know about flashing ROM's.

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1033353
[HTC Inspire 4G] rob1216:
After using this method to root is eng s-off automatically or do I have to do something else to shut it off
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
No. This does not turn eng s-off. Why would you want to?

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[HTC Inspire 4G] rob1216:
I want to put android revolution rom but at the top of android revolution post it says to install u need htc 4g s-off. Flashed multiple roms on captivate but about to flash first rom on inspire just want to make sure I get it right thanks.
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
S-off is different than eng s-off. This method will get you s-off and you can then flash your fav rom :)

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[HTC Inspire 4G] cocchiararo:
This gives you radio s-off, which should be enough
[HTC Inspire 4G] dmacrye:
Don't you mean this gives you SHIP S-Off

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[HTC Inspire 4G] rob1216:
thanks a lot
[HTC Inspire 4G] dailomac:
i used this program to root my inspire.. this program is awesome..
[HTC Inspire 4G] buradd:
guess what

hey guess what all of you using this tool to root your inspires..

you're missing out on about 1.0 mbps from your upload speed now

here's how to fix it:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=12903368#post12903368

hint: you might want to use the ace hack kit instead (same process but its more manual, so you can stop the radio flashing easier)
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Hey, um... you're false. Did you even read the last few pages?
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Not true. Correct me if I'm wrong but the issue is that you lose HSUPA after flashing another radio after using bubby's method.

The reason you were able to flash a different radio using the hack kit and maintain HSUPA is because you skipped step 5 and didn't flash the stock radio first, therein lies the problem, the stock radio & rils. I've rooted using both methods, over 10 times each, easy!! Each time I flashed the stock radio I lost HSUPA after flashing a radio on top of the stock radio.

Those who have been around long enough knows that I was in on the initial testing of this program, but I was rooted before testing began. I rooted via version 2 of the hack kit and flashed back to stock to test this program and I've had issues flashing radio's from the very beginning but couldn't identify the issue, I thought my issue was eng s-off related.

There is however a benefit of the hack kit that this method doesn't afford, it allows you to flash any radio you choose at the end. If you just want HSUPA and the stock radio both methods work just fine. I'll be happy to recant if proven otherwise.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Amen. ;)
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
And yet another amen for Irs.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bubby323:
It's been a month, an update is due I would think! ;)
[HTC Inspire 4G] cocchiararo:
Is there something to be fixed?
[HTC Inspire 4G] capman231:
Hi Bubby, good to see you back. I was wondering if it would be possible to raise the phones volume in the ROM. I see several of the other ROM's that have it increased 20% and at least one that has it up 25%. I used the one click to root the phone and it worked great. I like your stock ROM and if the sound could be raised it would be perfect for me. I am hearing impaired (Aids in both ears) and I can't never hear the notifications. The phone has an HAC feature which works great on my end but the party on the other end can't hear me. HTC knows about the problem and they said it's in the software and they will fix it in a future update. Any thing you can do to raise the volume would be greatly appreciated by myself and a lot of other hearing impaired people.

capman231
[HTC Inspire 4G] trell959:
something went wrong with the eng s off tool. it says not to reboot and to seek help from xda. it said the bootloader went corrupt. help!
[HTC Inspire 4G] trell959:
i ran it again and it said i have s eng off. am i good?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickovtyme:
Heh..I answered you in the General Section...but yes you should be good if you redid the tool.

But you might want to consider other methods. You don't have to have Eng S-Off for most of what you're gonna be doing.
[HTC Inspire 4G] dmacrye:
bubby have you considered adding the USB driver found at the bottom of http://developer.htc.com/ to your application? Wouldn't this be easier than downloading HTC Sync separately and then uninstalling the application.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Doo Doo:
can anybody tell me how to get s-on please bubby's s-on tool doesn't work
[HTC Inspire 4G] Jesse6749:
I ran the program 3 times and all 3 times it failed and said the device ID did not match??
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Bad goldcard. In the FAQ.
[HTC Inspire 4G] magnumforce2006:
I know this has been discussed to death throughout this thread but... I'm still a little unsure.

After using this root method (or any... I guess)... How to we re-achieve HSUPA?
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
After rooting HSUPA is enabled. It's when you flash a radio on top of the stock radio it gets lost. The hack kit allows you to flash a different radio at the end. I'm unsure if it will then allow you to keep flashing. There's something in the stock radio and rils that breaks HSUPA when flashing on top of it.

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[HTC Inspire 4G] magnumforce2006:
Ah, so if we actually haven't flashed any radio BUT stock, after doing root, we should be good? (I have not... All I've done is re-flashed the stock radio from the hack kit, just to ensure I wasn't having problems).
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Yes. And IMHO there is no better radio for the Inspire than the stock radio. But that again is just my opinion.

Sent from Desire HD or Inspire 4G or whatever this thing is called via premium XDA app.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Once again, Amen. ;)
[HTC Inspire 4G] ddiehl:
Hey, does anyone have a link to the stock radio used in this tool?

I'm looking to try some different roms which suggest matching radios. Right now I'm using the Revolution 4G 3.5 with the suggested radio (Radio_12.48.60.23U_26.08.04.07_M3), but want to keep the stock one on hand, just in case..

I want to try Clear's rom next, then try CM7.

Thanks.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Stock radio is in the ClearDroid thread, first post, last download :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] cocchiararo:
You can extract it from this tool too
[HTC Inspire 4G] ddiehl:
Maybe a dumb question, but will there be any issues if I flash, and test several different radios?

Are the upload speeds (HSUPA) radio dependent, or rom dependent?

Thanks for all the help guys. I'm starting to get the hang of this:cool:
[HTC Inspire 4G] ddiehl:
Sorry to keep bothering.. Is it this one?

"Needless to say, after I made, then flashed this, lo and behold, GPS satellites started finding my phone.

Download Radio Fix PD98IMG.zip HERE"
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Yes, that's it.

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[HTC Inspire 4G] ddiehl:
Thanks.

Now that I've flashed back to it from another radio, do I have HSUPA back? I read were flashing over the stock one causes issues with it. Now that I've returned to the one mentioned, am I good to go?

Sorry for all the noob questions.. I'm gradually getting it, but still learning.

Thanks again...
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
If you flashed the stock radio back from a different radio HSUPA is likely broken.

Sent from Desire HD or Inspire 4G or whatever this thing is called via premium XDA app.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ddiehl:
How do I tell for sure, and if it is broken, how can I fix it?

After I installed the Revolution rom, I flashed this radio Radio_12.48.60.23U_26.08.04.07_M3. I've since flashed back to the stock radio that we discussed a few posts back.

When running the Speed.Net test app, these were the results with wifi off:

download- 1811kbps

upload- 443kbps

ping- 126ms

Thanks again, and hope I'm not being a bother..
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
If your upload speed is over 400kbps you're getting HSUPA. That's a pretty nice ping too. Consider yourself lucky :). You're not a bother, you have questions and we're here to help each other. I'm still learning too.
[HTC Inspire 4G] comdei:
I seem to be stuck at the "pushing cooked att rom"

What is wrong?
[HTC Inspire 4G] cocchiararo:
what do you consider stuck ? it takes quiet a while
[HTC Inspire 4G] s14evil:
Are you working on a update root
[HTC Inspire 4G] Pope Viper:
Once I've done this, do I need to execute this process in order to be able to flash radios?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=857537
[HTC Inspire 4G] cocchiararo:
no

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1002226

thats how you flash radios.

on my signature, you can see a MU folder where i have prepeared all the radios that have a RIL in the RIL thread for flashing with the method i linked.
[HTC Inspire 4G] madunix:
download link won't work for me? anyone mind seeing if it's just on my end and posting their results??
[HTC Inspire 4G] vikramjatt11:
i just bought a htc inspire off ebay to send to a family member in india. Im currently in the process of rooting the phone. What i wanted to know is, after using this process to root it (s-off and all), do i have to flash a certain radio for it to work in india? or is it that once its s-off, u jes pop in any sim, n the phone works?

if i have to flash a diff radio, where do i find one that works for vodafone and airtel?
[HTC Inspire 4G] cocchiararo:
mine worked here in argentina after using this tool

i changed radios after that, and unlock remained.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
If either of those carriers use the stock bands that the Inspire comes with, any radio will be fine. The stock is generally the preferred choice. If the carriers do not support the Inspire's bands though, changing the radio will not help you. The hardware is only made for certain bands. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] vikramjatt11:
according to this -->> http://support.chinavasion.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=227#gsm-in

india has 900 on vodafone n airtel, and 1800 on some other company

and according to this -->> http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_inspire_4g-3706.php

the inspire has the 900 and 1800 band

so data would work in india?? on 2g, or 3g?? but it'll work?
[HTC Inspire 4G] smwinn7:
I just used this today to root. This was so much simpler then anything else I read for flashing over shat&t when I woke up this morning all I wanted to was sideload a few apps but this just looked to easy thanks! I'll be donating soon as I sell my old Epic.
[HTC Inspire 4G] moe3754:
The AT&T inspire has the 850/1900 bands in it and will only work in the USA and in Canada for 3G, so if the phone that you purchased on ebay says AT&T on the back of it you are out of luck!!!! This 850/1900 is their 3G bands as for the regular GSM bands it may work but I doubt that you will get more than GPRS on it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
This is false.

http://www.htc.com/us/support/inspire-att/help/general-and-other

Straight from HTC, the inspire supports 850/900/1800/1900 bands. I doubt you'll get 3G, but you should at least get Edge data.

If your network supports either of the upper 2 bands, you should be ok for 3G, I believe.
[HTC Inspire 4G] cocchiararo:
He did say that no 3g will be available, and GPRS/EDGE works on the same bands on the same hardware, so yes, you get both or none.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
I'm not sure what you mean... but you can have edge and not have 3G, if that's what you are referring to lol. A good example would be using a T-mobile device on our at&t network. You'll get voice and edge data, but not 3G as that one band isn't the same. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] fq9228:
Hi Bubby,

Yesterday, AT&T and HTC started new update (HSUPA enabled, notifications and ring tones louder and some other improvements . . . .)

Would you be able to "update" your room with these improvements, so we should not need getting back to stock room in order to install this update.

Thanks again for all your efforts to give us a really smart Inspire 4g!
[HTC Inspire 4G] cocchiararo:
are you sure it can't be applied ?
[HTC Inspire 4G] maevro:
This is correct. I sold unlocked phones in NYC for all over the world. ATT has always been quad band GSM and 850/1900 3G while T-Mobile US is Tri band GSM (No 850) and 1700 is their 3G band.

My brother is in Italy, I dealt with most of the world. Most of the world is Tri Band GSM and 2100 for 3G.

Personally, I think 3G/4G does nothing for voice improvement, its all data so most people would buy unlocked phones, not get 3G and use WiFi.

Sorry to derail thread.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
I'm trying to create a rooted stock build with the latest OTA update tonight. I believe I've got it down, but need to actually DO it to make sure everything will work.
[HTC Inspire 4G] fq9228:
Thanks a lot!

I have downloaded earlier today from HTC server ( OTA_Ace_Cingular_US_1_84_502_11-1_80_502_3_P_release_186225z4g9g65j9b7kolus.zip ) update on my Insipre than copied it to my PC.

Of course, because of the obvious reason, I did not perform this update on previously rooted phone, just used option "update later". The above file left in the "Downloads" folder on my Inspire SD card.

Thanks again for the info.

Bob
[HTC Inspire 4G] theinitial21:
isnt there another way without having to make a gold card? another way of rooting?
[HTC Inspire 4G] HAYDENB:
I am having trouble rooting my phone. I get to the part bootloader and where the phone searches for the PND98.zip file but my phone doesn't recognize the file.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
ClearDroid 1.1.0 (near stock rooted with OTA applied) will be available later tonight.

And no, there is no other way to currently root the inspire that we are aware of.

And hayden, which PD98IMG.zip file are you trying to push? The first one or the second one?
[HTC Inspire 4G] theinitial21:
so i was able to root the phone, installed cwm and flash the rom via cwm. the problem im having is that when i try to go into recovery the screen will show the splash screen then it'll fade out and the backlight is on with no display. anyone know why this is happening? the only way i can flash the rom is via cwm. any help?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickovtyme:
Read...its all here.
[HTC Inspire 4G] theinitial21:
312 pages, and i went though alot but no resolve. do you know the answer?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickovtyme:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1033353 you'll find the answer in this thread. You have the dreaded cwm blackscreen.
[HTC Inspire 4G] HAYDENB:
The first one where the phone searches for the file. But it never finds the file. I tried again and waited a few minutes for the phone to find the file. But still no luck.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Did you press power once like it says?
[HTC Inspire 4G] HAYDENB:
Yes i did just press the power once
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Did it say if was searching for the PD98IMG.zip file? Make sure fastboot is turned off, also
[HTC Inspire 4G] HAYDENB:
Fastboot is turned off and its in chargemode. It says searching for PD98IMG.zip then it says no image found/wrong image
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
When you downloaded the program, was your AntiVirus turned off? And if you use Microsoft security essentials, it actually needs uninstalled because it can't be turned off. Did you do that? Also, did you check your SD card to see if the PD98IMG.zip file ever got pushed?
[HTC Inspire 4G] HAYDENB:
Yes my anti virus program is turned off so is microsoft defender and yes the PD98IMG.zip was pushed.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
What exactly does the phone say when it is looking for the file?
[HTC Inspire 4G] HAYDENB:
It says wrong image/image not found
[HTC Inspire 4G] HAYDENB:
It scans for the image then says no image/wrong image
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
And the file on your SD card is labeled exactly as PD98IMG.zip? That is weird... you might try flashing the stock ruu to the phone before you try rooting.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bzmotoninja83:
mee too!!! ive looke at this whole thread and fell asleep in a few spots, why wont it use it? my ohone is BNIB...... do i need to use RUU and get it to a different "stock" firmware?

great tool OP btw
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Try the "return to stock" thread, use the stock ruu posted in the second post, then try rooting again. I'm trying my best to troubleshoot, but it isn't easy without being able to look at the phone lol.
[HTC Inspire 4G] HAYDENB:
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give that a try
[HTC Inspire 4G] HAYDENB:
Yeah. Im a bit confused is this what your talking about http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=905003
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
...no, not at all. Do a Google search for "inspire return to stock" and it should be the top returned result. The second post in the thread is me. It is in the inspire 4G section here on XDA. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] stu-k:
My phone wont even scan for the PD98IMG.zip?? Is s-off now. But I`m stuck....help
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Make sure fastboot is off and usb debugging is on, in the settings. If you can get it to see the image, you can just download the PD98IMG.zip from the faq and put it on your SD card, then boot into hboot.
[HTC Inspire 4G] sinner6975:
when i rooted mine with bubbys method my PD98IMG.zip got another .zip on the end but after i changed it it worked fine so u might check ur sd card and make sure it....PD98IMG.zip, ive rooted 3 inspires this way and all did that but work fine now flashing roms daily....esp the cleardroid!!!!
[HTC Inspire 4G] bubby323:
Can somebody please confirm they have root after using my program and updating? If not, I will update the program again. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] capman231:
Bubby, I used it about two weeks ago and every thing is fine including root. No problems at all and got it the first try.

capman231

Edit: Bubby if you are asking about root after this last update, I haven't updated yet.
[HTC Inspire 4G] HAYDENB:
I did what you suggested. I returned back to "stock" but im still having the same problem the phone does recognize the image. But yet it's pushed.