Hi, I'm fairly new here and I've read that if you flash a GB 2.17 base ROM while on the 2.17 firmware it will make for a better experience. My question is where can I download this and what would be the procedure while flashing ROMs? Can someone please enlighten me because I want to bring out the best in my phone.
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Here is the AIO for 2.17 - LINK. You would put this on the root of your sd card, then go into bootloader and let it do it's thing. Will automatically ask you to update.
Then just find the 2.17 ROM you would like to install and flash it.
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Here is the AIO for 2.17 - LINK. You would put this on the root of your sd card, then go into bootloader and let it do it's thing. Will automatically ask you to update.
Then just find the 2.17 ROM you would like to install and flash it.
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Does this mess with hboot or bootloader (i.e. upgrade it from 1.4 to 1.5)?
I don't think so. Freeza usually removes HBOOT from his zips. May want to wait for someone else to confirm. Although, if you're already S-OFF you can just download the file in the sticky to go back to 1.4.
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fredrick1213 said:
Does this mess with hboot or bootloader (i.e. upgrade it from 1.4 to 1.5)?
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Does not mess with bootloader. In the linked post, he does however state that he assumed it was to be used with 1.4.
So I just restore my backup of the stock old base ROM and flash this? Also am I supposed to wipe when flashing the 2.17 ROM of my choice? Sorry for all the questions. Just wanna familiarize myself with this stuff
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fredrick1213 said:
So I just restore my backup of the stock old base ROM and flash this? Also am I supposed to wipe when flashing the 2.17 ROM of my choice? Sorry for all the questions. Just wanna familiarize myself with this stuff
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Don't know what you have as a back up, but I would do a clean install of a 2.17 ROM after you install the 2.17 firmware.
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Don't know what you have as a back up, but I would do a clean install of a 2.17 ROM after you install the 2.17 firmware.
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Sorry I have the stock ROM as a backup. Not sure what the base is although I'm sure it's not 2.17. It's whatever is installed after achieving s-off and downgrading. Is it recommended for the battery to be at 100% before flashing a new ROM?
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fredrick1213 said:
Sorry I have the stock ROM as a backup. Not sure what the base is although I'm sure it's not 2.17. It's whatever is installed after achieving s-off and downgrading. Is it recommended for the battery to be at 100% before flashing a new ROM?
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Not necessary for the phone to be 100% charged for flashing. I wouldn't flash with anything lower than 50% though.
Okay so I flashed that zip through the bootloader but I'm still on the 1.13 base. I though that was supposed to upgrade to the 2.17 base
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fredrick1213 said:
Okay so I flashed that zip through the bootloader but I'm still on the 1.13 base. I though that was supposed to upgrade to the 2.17 base
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You have to flash a 2.17 ROM. The 1.13 base is ROM, has nothing to do with the firmware that you flashed.
the link has been modified to ONLY flash parts of 2.17, the radio and a few others things i believe BUT it wont make your HBOOT1.5 or change your S-OFF status or hurt you, when u update youll notice only the first few items in the big list off the update, actually get updated.
its exactly what you were asking for and its safe. just make sure u download the file correctly and copy it over correctly. anything wrong with this file can brick your phone since its concerning your bootloader.
Ok I'm either not getting something or I'm totally over thinking this does this have to be flashed before flashing every 2.17 ROM? Do i restore a certain ROM to flash it and then flash another ROM? If someone can detail the flashing process for this I'd greatly appreciate it (including when and what to wipe)
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fredrick1213 said:
Ok I'm either not getting something or I'm totally over thinking this does this have to be flashed before flashing every 2.17 ROM? Do i restore a certain ROM to flash it and then flash another ROM? If someone can detail the flashing process for this I'd greatly appreciate it (including when and what to wipe)
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Since you have already flashed the 2.17 firmware, all you need to do is flash a Rom. You do not need to flash the firmware again.
Find any 2.17 or ICS based ROM and flash away. Be sure to read the OP to see what works or not. When I choose a ROM to flash I always read a few of the last pages on the thread to see if any issues are being discussed.
When flashing a new base ROM, it is advised to do a backup. I backup sms,mms,call history, apps, and then do a full wipe prior to flashing. This can help alleviate any potential issues from one ROM to the other.
fredrick1213 said:
Ok I'm either not getting something or I'm totally over thinking this does this have to be flashed before flashing every 2.17 ROM? Do i restore a certain ROM to flash it and then flash another ROM? If someone can detail the flashing process for this I'd greatly appreciate it (including when and what to wipe)
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You don't flash it in recovery at all, you flash it in bootloader by renaming it pg86img.zip, putting it on the root of the sdcard, and let it flash, after that you have the firmware and won't have to worry about it again.
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You don't flash it in recovery at all, you flash it in bootloader by renaming it pg86img.zip, putting it on the root of the sdcard, and let it flash, after that you have the firmware and won't have to worry about it again.
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I'm aware of that part. It's pretty much all I knew lol. Thanks for your patience guys. You answered all of my questions
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I haven't seen a thread for this yet and some people who are running old firmware don't know about this so I thought I'd post it for those that are running old firmware and want to flash ICS Roms without updating to the latest leak. This will work for any .22 based Rom I have tried it on so far. Some devs mention it, others don't. I do not know who made this patch but it came with Scroslers Cleanrom and I thank him for it. If you have constant reboots after flashing a .22 based rom, this is for you.
Hope this helps.
Cameron
every ics rom thread has a patch listed..... and for clearity... Joel was the brains behind the patch... while we may not of used his exact files he was the one that informed us of what files needed to be replaced
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every ics rom thread has a patch listed..... and for clearity... Joel was the brains behind the patch... while we may not of used his exact files he was the one that informed us of what files needed to be replaced
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That may be but I still keep seeing people that don't know about it. So thought i would post it anyway. Doesnt surprise me that he thought of it. He's a genius. So thanks to him.
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How do i go about applying this patch? do i have to rename it something and flash in hboot/bootloader?
After the rim loads up, immediately reboot to recovery, flash in recovery
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After the rim loads up, immediately reboot to recovery, flash in recovery
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What is the rim? Ok so I boot into recovery. I have this patch on the root of my external sd i'm assuming. and using the amon ra recovery i just flash it like i would a rom?
edit: Nevermind! problem solved. i just flash using amon ra recovery as if it were a rom. sweet.
Yup and I meant rom lol
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After the rim loads up, immediately reboot to recovery, flash in recovery
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Nah you just have to flash it before you boot into the Rom
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Ok i started with a stock rooted GB S-OFF with Amons 3.15 recovery
I then downloaded the firmware/radios/hboot combos from chilpill here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1614366
i got the ICS-2.25-JB-5-7 zip then i flashed the NEW FIRMWARE PATCH
and then i got NEWTS RLS 1 ROM
Im getting alot of errors and the main one is HTCDM has stopped and wondering if i have done something wrong I have done and redone again and wiped twice to three times
My questions are and i so apologize because i know its been a wore out subject
But how to know which firmware I am on ??
example GB firmware is this number???
example ICS firmware is this number???
if im on GB firmware and want to goto ICS firmware do i need OLD or NEW FIRMWARE PATCH???
If im on ICS firmware and want to goto GB firmware do i need OLD or NEW FIRMWARE PATCH???
Like i said I am so sorry but it is confusing because you say to get old firmware patch to update to ICS but i thought it would be new firmware to go to ICS
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Ok i started with a stock rooted GB S-OFF with Amons 3.15 recovery
I then downloaded the firmware/radios/hboot combos from chilpill here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1614366
i got the ICS-2.25-JB-5-7 zip then i flashed the NEW FIRMWARE PATCH
and then i got NEWTS RLS 1 ROM
Im getting alot of errors and the main one is HTCDM has stopped and wondering if i have done something wrong I have done and redone again and wiped twice to three times
My questions are and i so apologize because i know its been a wore out subject
But how to know which firmware I am on ??
example GB firmware is this number???
example ICS firmware is this number???
if im on GB firmware and want to goto ICS firmware do i need OLD or NEW FIRMWARE PATCH???
If im on ICS firmware and want to goto GB firmware do i need OLD or NEW FIRMWARE PATCH???
Like i said I am so sorry but it is confusing because you say to get old firmware patch to update to ICS but i thought it would be new firmware to go to ICS
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If you flashed one of my ics hboot combos then you no longer need to flash the new/old firmware patch after flashing a ics Rom
And I haven't done this myself but flashing the new firmware patch on top of a gingerbread Rom should alow you to use ics firmware on a gingerbread Rom
As for that error I have no idea why your getting it, maybe a bad download or a app conflicting with something, afaik nothing with the firmware or firmware patches will cause that issue
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thanks superchilpil i do appreciate it tremendously
this might not be the best place for this but here goes.
i seen some talk that running ics roms on old firmware with patch is better the updating your firmware. i am s-off, ics with new firmware.
what are some of your thoughts on this?
neckbonest said:
this might not be the best place for this but here goes.
i seen some talk that running ics roms on old firmware with patch is better the updating your firmware. i am s-off, ics with new firmware.
what are some of your thoughts on this?
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The simple phrase "if it ain't broke then don't fix it" applies here
If your not having any signal issues then don't upgrade
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lets just start with im a super noob...... now to the point i flashed rezrom 4.0.3 3.11.xxxx which i know is ics but ive only used the old firmware patch my bandbase is .095xxxxxx and my hboot is 2.11. 0000..... so if im understanding correctly im still on gb firmware right......but when i tried to flash a gb rom it starts up to the htc screen flicks once then dims then goes to blank screen ive factory rest numerous times before installing any rom........any help would be greatly appreciated thanks
Make sure you flash the boot.img (kernel) that belongs to the rom you are flashing.
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this is the rom i was trying to install [ROM] - 3/2 - CleanROM GBE 1.7.5 - Clean, Smooth, Stable, FIXED! and it said at the end of install the kernal was installed.... i tried to install a nan backup of my org.rom and i still got the same thing
i got it i just installed stock 2.01.605.11 kernel and it worked thanks for the help....
Nice... I'm glad you got it running.
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Andro X said:
Nice... I'm glad you got it running.
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I'm having the same issue with all the RUU and roms I'm trying. How did you solve it?
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I'm having the same issue with all the RUU and roms I'm trying. How did you solve it?
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If you are s-on, you have to make sure the kernel/boot.img is flashed after you flash the ROM. If you are trying to flash an RUU, you have to be locked.
Also, if you are on ICS firmware and trying to run a GB ROM, you'll need to flash the newfirmware patch. http://www.androidfilehost.com/main/-Support_Files-/SuperChilPil/
Just curious, but if I flash viperrez rom 1.0.3 from my gingerbread rom now am I am able to restore using a nand backup? Or once you go to ics can you not flash back to gingerbread that easily?
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Just curious, but if I flash viperrez rom 1.0.3 from my gingerbread rom now am I am able to restore using a nand backup? Or once you go to ics can you not flash back to gingerbread that easily?
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Why are you still on gingerbread?
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gsxcorey said:
Just curious, but if I flash viperrez rom 1.0.3 from my gingerbread rom now am I am able to restore using a nand backup? Or once you go to ics can you not flash back to gingerbread that easily?
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If you are s-off, you're fine. If not, you can go back to GB, you just have to flash the correct boot.img right after doing the nand restore or you'll be stuck on the splash screen and the ROM won't boot up.
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Just never went to one of the ics roms. I heard the camera quality wasn't the best and they had a lot of issues. this new one though sounds promising? Do you know if i can just flash the rom and i'm good and if i don't like it can i just restore my nand backup?
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Why are you still on gingerbread?
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gsxcorey said:
Just never went to one of the ics roms. I heard the camera quality wasn't the best and they had a lot of issues. this new one though sounds promising? Do you know if i can just flash the rom and i'm good and if i don't like it can i just restore my nand backup?
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Gray answered your question.
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graymonkey: So just to confirm if I don't like it just restore the nand backup and then flash the boot.img for the oem rom, etc?
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Just never went to one of the ics roms. I heard the camera quality wasn't the best and they had a lot of issues. this new one though sounds promising? Do you know if i can just flash the rom and i'm good and if i don't like it can i just restore my nand backup?
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If your S-on you need to flash the firmware patch.
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I am s-on.
I know it's a stupid question and i've been searching, but am having issues. So I'll just need the firmware patch to go from ics back to gingerbread right? If so can someone help me with a link? I am running cleanrom gingerbread version right now.
Or must I flash the firmware before i go to the new viperrez1.0.3 rom?
molson8045 said:
If your S-on you need to flash the firmware patch.
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gsxcorey said:
I am s-on.
I know it's a stupid question and i've been searching, but am having issues. So I'll just need the firmware patch to go from ics back to gingerbread right? If so can someone help me with a link? I am running cleanrom gingerbread version right now.
Or must I flash the firmware before i go to the new viperrez1.0.3 rom?
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You need the old firmware patch found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1614180&highlight=old+firmware+patch. When it asks to reboot say no and it will boot back to recovery and then flash the patch. Several roms currently have the patch included in aroma but I don't think this one does yet.
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You may want to check this out as well if your planning on going from GB to ICS or the other way around. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1547496&highlight=con247
With Amon RA my nand backups backup the boot image already? So wouldn't I be able to just restore the nand backup if i was going from ics back to gingerbread? Since the boot image is already a part of the nand backup?
gsxcorey said:
With Amon RA my nand backups backup the boot image already? So wouldn't I be able to just restore the nand backup if i was going from ics back to gingerbread? Since the boot image is already a part of the nand backup?
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The boot image is there however we can't flash boot images through recovery if s-on, this temporarily allows recovery to flash the boot image.
Actually viperrez does have the patch built into aroma
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gotcha so if i go with viperez i'll be good to go. Just if i go back to gingerbread i will need to use that flash that lets me temporarely flash the boot image. I think i got it now. Sorry for the newb questions guys. Still fairly new at all this stuff.
If this has everything built in, i can always switch between any ics rom once i do the viperrez rom right? it's just going back to gingerbread that i need to run that flash to let me flash the boot image? Sorry, last stupid question.
molson8045 said:
Actually viperrez does have the patch built into aroma
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gotcha so if i go with viperez i'll be good to go. Just if i go back to gingerbread i will need to use that flash that lets me temporarely flash the boot image. I think i got it now. Sorry for the newb questions guys. Still fairly new at all this stuff.
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Thats right just follow the instructions in aroma and you'll be just fine.
I can't reply in the viperrez thread as I don't have enough posts.
I got it all working on 1.0.3, but how come in the settings > about are at the top i don't have a "check for updates" link at all like it shows on their first post in the main thread they have? I have no area in my settings to check for updates?
it appears i lost the updates due to titanium backup restoring go launcher.
Hi. So I installed a 3.14.605.5 leak, and started to have bootloop issues. Prior to this it was s-on, unlocked. I now know I probably needed to flash the ruu twice, but I only did it once. I think I read instructions from a bad source. Since then I've done s-off successfully (since I was on the right firmware) and installed Rezrom s4 2,5. It boots up and works mostly ok, except going to the dialer crashes the phone and reboots it. Every time.
So now I'm wondering what I have to do. do I need to revert back to a leak?
thank you so much...
Try giving stock recovery a flash, factory reset then reflash the rom.
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Snuzzo said:
Try giving stock recovery a flash, factory reset then reflash the rom.
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Really? you aren't referring to "Vigor_Stock_Doedexed_3.14.605.5.zip"? you just mean flash a stock recovery? ive got amen ra right now, 3.15 I think...
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Really? you aren't referring to "Vigor_Stock_Doedexed_3.14.605.5.zip"? you just mean flash a stock recovery? ive got amen ra right now, 3.15 I think...
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He is referring to the stock recovery. You can get it here...last item down the list: http://www.androidfilehost.com/main/-Support_Files-/SuperChilPil/
Just out of curiosity, is your hboot showing you being on ics firmware, as it should?
Old firmware patch or new firmware patch is your solution
What rom are you running?
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superchilpil said:
Old firmware patch or new firmware patch is your solution
What rom are you running?
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He said rez rom s4 2.5 ... He said he is on ICS firmware but I'm thinking he's still on GB and he may flashed a stock rom instead of the RUU.
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He said rez rom s4 2.5 ... He said he is on ICS firmware but I'm thinking he's still on GB and he may flashed a stock rom instead of the RUU.
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That's what I'm thinking
The reason it would bootloop is the audio lib
So anything that produces a sound will cause a reboot
Is this the case cableguy?
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My thinking was possible radio connectivity issues.
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"The reason it would bootloop is the audio lib
So anything that produces a sound will cause a reboot
Is this the case cableguy?"
^^^ that sounds about right. the dialer and iheartradio will both cause a reboot!
"He said rez rom s4 2.5 ... He said he is on ICS firmware but I'm thinking he's still on GB and he may flashed a stock rom instead of the RUU"
^^^ also very possible! I believe it was this that I flashed initially: Vigor_Stock_Doedexed_3.14.605.5.zip ... so I guess you're right.
"Just out of curiosity, is your hboot showing you being on ics firmware, as it should?"
I attached a pic
thanx
cableguy1 said:
"The reason it would bootloop is the audio lib
So anything that produces a sound will cause a reboot
Is this the case cableguy?"
^^^ that sounds about right. the dialer and iheartradio will both cause a reboot!
"He said rez rom s4 2.5 ... He said he is on ICS firmware but I'm thinking he's still on GB and he may flashed a stock rom instead of the RUU"
^^^ also very possible! I believe it was this that I flashed initially: Vigor_Stock_Doedexed_3.14.605.5.zip ... so I guess you're right.
"Just out of curiosity, is your hboot showing you being on ics firmware, as it should?"
I attached a pic
thanx
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Ah...now we see something...you have the latest ICS hboot, 2.25...but an older GB radio...not good to mix and match... So flash [ICS][2.25][JB][5-7]PH98IMG.zip
this file from http://www.androidfilehost.com/main/-Support_Files-/SuperChilPil/
This will flash the joupunut bear hboot and the latest radios... rename to ph98img.zip, boot into bootloader and let it flash. Be sure to delete, change name of the file after. This should work!
ps..if you have a nandroid of your last ICS rom ...give it a try if you want, it might work.
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Ah...now we see something...you have the latest ICS hboot, 2.25...but an older GB radio...not good to mix and match... So flash [ICS][2.25][JB][5-7]PH98IMG.zip
this file from http://www.androidfilehost.com/main/-Support_Files-/SuperChilPil/
This will flash the joupunut bear hboot and the latest radios... rename to ph98img.zip, boot into bootloader and let it flash. Be sure to delete, change name of the file after. This should work!
ps..if you have a nandroid of your last ICS rom ...give it a try if you want, it might work.
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SOLVED!
thank you guys, top gun you're the man
what do i need to change if i was updating a rom from 1.13 to 1.22?
Rocklee99 said:
what do i need to change if i was updating a rom from 1.13 to 1.22?
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You may not need to change anything...which rom? Some recommend that you update the radio, but it's not required unless you're having issues. It's probably best to update to the latest firmware (minus hboot), but again, not required. Check this thread for the latest:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766628
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You best bet is to stay on your original hboot and just update everything else.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1704612
This thread has everything you need. Then flash whatever rom you want.
Well I meant in terms of developing a Rom, if I took an existing one and changed it to 1.22
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if u didnt take the OTA you need to flash the firmwear and new radio zip.. then just flash a 1.22 rom and your good to go