Flashing Orange UK SBF (same as already on the phone) - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
I'd like to flash the offical Orange UK SBF service onto my Atrix (which is Orange) to restored some deleted system files. Just wondered if there are any any gotchas with this, and if anyone could recommend a specific how-to to follow for this situation? Just looking for any issues I could expect to encounter along the way
Done plenty of stuff on my Hero, so not afraid to get dirty, just need a starting point.
I've unlocked the phone with a code, in case that is important.
Cheers

well ive tried a million times the rom works great using SBF flash back no drawbacks except that webtop does not work
which is a big one for me as i use hd dock all the time!

Hey dude check out this link its the best it solved my softbrick issue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125944

The only uk sbf available on this thread is the old one (1.3.1) the latest (I think) is 2.1.1 at least this is the newest sbf I can find. Please correct me if I'm wrong

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Debranding HTC Hero- comments?

Hello. I have just received a new G2 (aka Hero) on T-mobile UK.
I am planning on doing this, please can you tell me if this would work:
1.Installing a recovery image
2.Booting into recovery and making a Nandroid backup
3.Installing a generic HTC Rom which has been packed into update.zip NB.Rom is a stock rom and therefore not rooted
As I understand after flashing I would lose rooting and would need to root again if I need to. However, I don't need to so am not too bothered.
I am hoping that this would remove T-Mobile branding, but mainly make the phone quicker as it is running the latest ROM. Would this technique work?
I would also like to know wether my sim-lock status would be affected?
Also if Donut/Android 1.6 is released OTA by HTC would my phone update OTA?
Finally, does that mean once I have flashed it, I will not be able to access the recovery partition thing which includes Nandroid etc.?
Please answer my questions and comment if you have any reservations/concerns about this. All comments are much appreciated.
bump-please help
Bit previous with the bump after such a sort time??
To answer your questions:
First of all, as long as your G2 still has the original Hero firmware, you are probably ok with your plan. If you've got the latest firmware, you'll probably have to use the gold card technique.
If you install a generic ROM, you'll lose most the T-Mobile branding, but to be honest there was very little anyway. The T-Mobile splash screen when you switch on will remain though.
SIM-lock has nothing to do with your ROM - it was locked before it will still be locked after you update the ROM, and vice versa.
Finally, on the subject of an OTA, who knows???!!! I really wouldn't worry about it.
Regards,
Dave
Thanks Dave. Does anyone else have anything to say?
new user, similar question.
got myself a T-mobile G2 yesterday, thinking that it's the same thing as HTC Hero. ok, it's only a software difference but now i'm unable to flash it.
software version is 2.73.116.61 which is T-mobile version of course, and comparing version numbers to recent ones it looks really outdated. is it? on T-mobile UK support pages it's even older one. tried to download official version but HTC says there is no support for my device, based on serial number. also tried to flash with newest downloaded from here but no luck, got error 131
so, what can I do? root or goldcard?
thanx
You will need to goldcard to downgrade your ROM, before you'll be able to "upgrade" it to a custom ROM.
Regards,
Dave
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=572683
thank you, it worked flawlessly
Debranding Optimus Hero (ORANGE)
Hi everyone.
I am an Android rookie, but i am trying to learn more and more each day.
I bought recently a HTC Hero from optimus operator (Portugal) - Orange - and it came with 1.5 version of the OS. There is original 2.1 version but not for my operator.
I already made an goldcard for it, removed simlock, and rooted but now i would like to know step by step what to do?
what rom (original and generic) should i install to have 2.1?
How to do it, with goldcard inside cellphone?
It is possible to go back?
I have read in Q&A that some orange phones, whem the debranding is done, loose the network due to some radio network imcompabilities... how can i know if that is or is not my case?
I would be greatful for all the help someone could give me.
Many thanks
D_Saint
Look at the guides in the android development section of how to root. If the phone is running a very old firmware the likelyhood is that you won't need to downgrade and therefore may not need a goldcard. But basically, you need to root and install a recovery image then you can flash a rom from the hero development section.
EDIT: See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=645253

[Q] Desire 2.2 Orange debrand to 2.2 stock

Hi,
I am fairly new to Android and don't understand all of the things about it. Tried reading the other threads but non of the ones i saw answer my questions...
Thing is, I have an Orange Desire. I patiently waited for it to be upgraded to 2.2 OTA to find out that tethering is now not exactly working...
So I decided to go ahead and root/debrand the phone until i have no more memory of Orange.
I was reading as many threads as I could but i just don't seem to ge it:
1. Since I have 2.2 Orange running, do I need to downgrade back to 2.1. If yes how do I go about that and do i downgrade to a stock or Orange version of software.
2. Do i need a goldcard? Or can I use unrevoked somehow instead of that?
3. My Desire is already unlocked is there anything else I should know about this?
4. Can i flash it staright into 2.2 stock? Will the OTA updates be available to me then or do I just reflash every time there is an update.
5. Radio issues?
Hope someone there has some time to spare on this one as I am dieing to get rid of Orange nonsense from my phone...
kofizzz said:
Hi,
I am fairly new to Android and don't understand all of the things about it. Tried reading the other threads but non of the ones i saw answer my questions...
Thing is, I have an Orange Desire. I patiently waited for it to be upgraded to 2.2 OTA to find out that tethering is now not exactly working...
So I decided to go ahead and root/debrand the phone until i have no more memory of Orange.
I was reading as many threads as I could but i just don't seem to ge it:
1. Since I have 2.2 Orange running, do I need to downgrade back to 2.1. If yes how do I go about that and do i downgrade to a stock or Orange version of software.
2. Do i need a goldcard? Or can I use unrevoked somehow instead of that?
3. My Desire is already unlocked is there anything else I should know about this?
4. Can i flash it staright into 2.2 stock? Will the OTA updates be available to me then or do I just reflash every time there is an update.
5. Radio issues?
Hope someone there has some time to spare on this one as I am dieing to get rid of Orange nonsense from my phone...
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Hello mate...try this site. www.thunlickr.com
I've used it to root android twice.
Cheers,
hi
Hi, the thing you can do is find the newer ship rom then update
the rom here:
multiupload.
com/UOWLL86GVB
rename to PB99IMG.zip and then update
from this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=828519

[Q] Bell Atrix Flashed to telstra sbf, how to Ihop?

I've been out of the loop for a couple months so i'm not sure what im doing for this.
When i first got my atrix, i moved it to the telstra 2.2.1 sbf that came out. I then Grey-blurred the phone, and now am not sure what the proper steps are to do the IHOP.
Do i need to reflash to the telstra 2.2.1 and then do ihop on top of that?
I don't want to brick my phone as i do use it for work, but would really like to move on past greyblur. Plus My phone randomly restarts on the telstra sbf.
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I have also did the same on my bell Atrix by flashing the french sbf at the time and grey-bluring. Now im pretty sure the deodex changed my framework to the AT&T one. I want to get back to somewhat stock so I can unlock the bootloader, upgrade, and throw the pre beta 3 cyanmod on.
Any help would be greatly apreciated. I've scanned the forums bacand forth and cannot find 'straight forward' enough instructions.
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[Q] Returning to Stock Rom and Zune Updates

Hi Everyone,
I’m new to this forum.
I finally figured out how to unbranded my HTC Mozart (TMO-DE), after reading several posts from very helpful people like Ansar. The procedure I used was:
Flash TMO-DE 1.09
After the Flashing has failed and phone reboots
Flash another ROM (HTC-EU 1.30 or HTC-EU Mango)
And it worked...
Anyway after doing this, I noticed very little difference and so I would like to return to my original branded software.
So I flashed back one of the TMO-DE roms, (1.20, 1.25, 1.28). And it was back to what looked like the original software.
However when I connect my phone to Zune, I can’t get any updates.
I assume its because something has changed on my since I used TMO-DO 1.09.
Does anyone know how to return my phone back to its original condition?
Can anyone help me?
Many Thanks,
Daniel
More problems - Please Help!!
Now i have another problem, apart from not being able to get any updates.
Also it seems there is a problem with my bootloader.
I've lost the PD6700 and its been replaced by some strange unreadable characters. And now I cant change the ROM anymore.
Any ideas? Is there anyway to re-load the boot loader?
Thanks
The_Raul
try reading some of my posts, might help you
Hi i have the same problem.What can i do??
Same problem
I'm stuck with DFT 7713 ROM. I tried to go back to NoDo. I used the following NoDo version software "RUU_Mozart_HTC_Europe_1.30.401.01_5.54.09.21_22.33b.50_RELEASE" on my HTC Mozart. But it did not happen. Mine is an unlocked phone. Can someone please help me with the following questions?
1. If and when the official mango hits my region (India), would it automatically upgrade to the 7720? If so, I shall sit quiet.
2. If the answer for the first one is no, then how do I downgrade? Or is there a way to get rid of this DFT thing?
Thanks a lot. I'm kind of frustrated with this problem . Please help.
Greetings!
hi neusun,
AFAIK zune will not update custom ROMs. you will have to manually update. keep looking into the forums and you will find something. tons of ROMs and many, many talented guys are here. try ansar's ROMs.
yes its a pain in the ass but hey we chose command over convenience, right ?

[Q] Flashing CustomROM removes Branding?

I am considering buying a branded Motorola Atrix (O2 branding) and just wanted to know if i will be able to flash a custom ROM on it when i root it or if the branding prevents that? In case it’s possible, can the flash remove the branding?
The shop specifies for the branding:
No hardwarebranding, only start up animation
I searched for similar threads but it seems as if this depends on the specific model so i wanted to make sure if it works in my case.
Thx in advance
I'm not sure if i get your question..but let me give you my experience..
I got an AT&T atrix nd rooted it, then i flashed the darkside rom on it, earlier the status bar showed AT&T on it, now it doesn't.
And the AT&T boot animation has been replaced with a Darkside boot animation also.
So, no visible reference exists to AT&T exists in my atrix.
Hope that helps.
Cheers
Thx a lot, that’s exactly what I wanted to know. Sometimes i just have a hard time getting my ideas across since English isn’t my first language.

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