possible to put a 8525 AT&T version in a HTC branded HERMES?

[stim141]

Have to swap out a motherboard in my basically pristine HERM200 branded HTC are the AT&T versions interchangable? GSM radio is VERY tempermental - sometimes it will turn on - reboot NO GSM - pull battery and it shows up again. Also when it does run it will start signal hunting after a few hours on - then NO GSM. Also flashing even with SD cards can be pretty scary - sometimes it will complete - othertimes it seems to be hard stuck.

Trying to find a HTC branded TYTN motherboard - even on eBay is pretty hard unless someone has a source.

[ultramag69]

Forget finding a motherboard... Just get a cheap one that doesn't have the no gsm error. Most parts of the Hermes are interchangeable. I've got a frankenphone myself - cannibalized 2 different phones to make 1, however I was lucky enough to get 2 the same. Even so, most of the internals of the Hermes are the same, its just the cases that have cosmetic differences (heard of problems with LCDs). If you're gonna swap out mainboards, I don't see any problem.
Just remember to backup all your data as this is stored on the mainboard.

Cheers...:D

[DhaMajoR]

Trying to find a HTC branded TYTN motherboard - even on eBay is pretty hard unless someone has a source.

Egh, just get a used core Hermes, its no more than $95 on ebay.

[stim141]

Thanks, wasn't exactly sure since mine has the front facing camera and the At&t/Cingulars don't. Also there is a difference with some of the other internals. The main flex cable on some is black in color and the connector to the lcd is also different.

Was doing some checking into ordering a new Flex cable and thats what I found.