does ipl/spl matter?

[duke_stix]

hey

does it matter which version of IPL/SPL you have?

i noticed a lot of roms asks for ipl/spl 2.xxx, mine appears to have upgraded itself to 3.08 while i was trying out my home brewed roms!

could anybody shed any help on this?

thanx

[Tsuioku]

3.08 is perfectly fine...

Just that most roms were cooked b4 3.08 came out. I'd be worried only if you had a 1.x IPL/SPL...

[nothin]

well it seems to be occasion to ask:

- can i flash ipl/spl without need of flashing system(xplore in ex.) again,
- does it really matter: i am using 2.xx now, is 3.xx better one?
- should i go back to wizard love to flash ipl/spl?

[Tsuioku]

well it seems to be occasion to ask:

- can i flash ipl/spl without need of flashing system(xplore in ex.) again,
- does it really matter: i am using 2.xx now, is 3.xx better one?
- should i go back to wizard love to flash ipl/spl?

1. Yes, you can flash IPL/SPL without reflashing the OS. Just look for an IPL/SPL-only ROM. REMEMBER TO NOTE WHETHER YOU HAVE A G3 OR G4.
2. If you're on 2.xx, flashing to 3.xx isn't really necessary. I did it myself and I only notice ~10-20% faster in boot time. Otherwise, I don't really notice a difference. Some people may beg to differ though.
3. Don't quite understand what you're asking here... I've never used it myself but Wizard Love is generally used if you have boot problems... Whenever you flash a new ROM, it is highly recommended that you first flash to T-mo 2.26 or your latest carrier ROM first. Don't really know why, but from the experiences of many members here, your will encounter less problems with your new ROM.

[nothin]

thanks for reply...

ok, last question so far:
- are these "problems" battery related?
i have strange random issues with my power management, regardless of any method i am trying to use... it was ok, after hr is not... no clear pattern.... ;/

[johnnylavah]

hey

does it matter which version of IPL/SPL you have?

i noticed a lot of roms asks for ipl/spl 2.xxx, mine appears to have upgraded itself to 3.08 while i was trying out my home brewed roms!

could anybody shed any help on this?

thanx


the only difference i can notice on 3.xx over 2.xx is the boot time...it is incredibly faster on 3.xx...

[Tsuioku]

thanks for reply...

ok, last question so far:
- are these "problems" battery related?
i have strange random issues with my power management, regardless of any method i am trying to use... it was ok, after hr is not... no clear pattern.... ;/

:confused:
What is considered OK? What is considered not? What are you experiencing exactly? More info plz...

[furian]

before i changed my ipl/spl to 3.08..

i was running ipl @ 1.01 and spl @ 2.something.. (cant remember)


so it doesn't really matter... i could do everything i wanted...

[nothin]

you know, i cant find reason of power drain i am experiencing; its unclear for me completely.

everything was ok, i started to make some registry changes, and i went too far, did HR, and after setting everything again i charged battery to max and then i noticed 240-290 mA drain, cpu temp was 32-33 degrees ! softresets didnt help, so it may be some kind of internal counter, that do not reset, and machine thinks, that battery "is not" charged to max, despite showing 100%...and its discharging as mad...

now i am trying to discharge battery almost to the max and charge it again... i will see whats happen... everything was ok before HR, only tweak i used related to power was htc power management tweak... now, after HR it didnt help... i have 34 mA drain after turning machine on, but in few secs its 240-290 again... not 120, not 140, 240-290... with wifi, irda, and bt turned off..
also, machine is discharging when turned off, i mean fast power loss, noticeable faster, than usual...

i hope, that method with charging it to the max and charging again will help...
its so damn annoying..

machine was flashed with 100% battery charge, btw..

sorry for LQ english..

[mfrazzz]

before i changed my ipl/spl to 3.08..

i was running ipl @ 1.01 and spl @ 2.something.. (cant remember)


so it doesn't really matter... i could do everything i wanted...
Numerous people have had a number of issues trying to run WM6 when the IPL or SPL was 1.xx. It DOES make a difference. The fact that it worked for you meant you were either lucky, or not seeing some of the issues (the entire rom wasn't broken, but certain features didn't work, or didn't work correctly). Go read the early WM6 threads and some of the major complaints on those roms were fixed when the phone was re-flashed so that the IPL and SPL were both 2.xx. The same issue tended to show up again when others had an IPL or SPL of 1.xx (so it was reproducible).