[Q] New radio 47.63.35.21U_7.16.35.11

[mkuo]

Hi all,

I am new to android so please forgive me if i am unclear about my question.

I've also digged for answers but came up with nothing.

Anyway I was hoping someone could help me with the new radio 47.63.35.21U_7.16.35.11.

Ever since i've upgraded to 7.16, i've lost the abilities to:

1. connect to mobile network
2. able to detect and lock on to any satellites.

Downgrading to the original radio didn't solve those issues...

I am currently using Gene Poole's Liberated hfr005b and it's awesome! Battery acting like it should.

My satellite problem is very similar to klbmth in this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12477387&postcount=25

and as for my mobile network i've tried changing settings as instructed by lateral18 in this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14117740&postcount=556


i did my hard reset/wipe dalvik/format system before i flashed my aria with hfr005b and the new radio.img...

does anyone have similar problems to my situation??


Thanks in advance!

 

[drumist]

Do you have an AT&T-branded Aria? If so, I'd suggest running the RUU from here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9D9NGT6J

This will restore your phone back to the factory default (including reverting the radio back to the original state).

You can do this without losing any settings by doing this:

1) Make a Nandroid backup.
2) Run the RUU to revert your phone back to factory defaults and (hopefully) fix the radio problem. Important: Do not use the RUU from HTC's website. If you do you won't be able to root afterward. Use the one in the link above.
3) Make sure everything is working again (mobile connection and GPS).
4) Use Unrevoked again to reinstall Clockwork on the phone.
5) Once you have Clockwork installed, do a Nandroid restore. Nandroid does not back up the radio image so you should be back just like you were except with a working radio image.

Also I'd strongly suggest not installing any radio updates in the future.

 

[mkuo]

Hi drumist!
thanks for the quick reply!!!

yes i do have AT&T branded Aria and i'll definitly try out your suggestion.

i flashed the new radio because it was said to "fast lock to sats" and so on... which seemed nice to have

i had no idea it would have such an effect on my aria (when it is fine with everyone else)...

however i was wondering, if not too much trouble, could you please elaborate why updating radio is not a good idea?

 

[drumist]

however i was wondering, if not too much trouble, could you please elaborate why updating radio is not a good idea?

Well, basically it's one of the few risky things you can install on your phone. When you install a ROM, there's basically no risk involved because even if the installation fails, you can just get back into Clockwork and install another one or try again. There's no risk of permanent damage.

Installing a radio image through Clockworkmod, however, is somewhat risky. Ideally nothing goes wrong and it works fine. However if something DOES go wrong, it's possible to permanently brick your phone in the process.

There's nothing specifically bad about updating the radio -- if it works then it's no big deal. But since it seems like something did go wrong on your phone when you installed the radio, you're lucky that the phone is still working at all.

I doubt you would even notice any difference between the two radio versions anyway. The differences appear to be very minor.

 

[tedkunich]

Do you have an AT&T-branded Aria? If so, I'd suggest running the RUU from here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9D9NGT6J


Also I'd strongly suggest not installing any radio updates in the future.

Having just bricked my phone with messing with radio images, I couldn't agree with you more.

T

 

[mkuo]

thanks for the quick explanation drumist!
and sorry to hear tedkunich's aria was bricked from flashing radio image... that sucks

just to report back:

GPS is working fine again! found sats within seconds and got a few fixes within half a min...

mobile network, on the other hand, isn't... i think it has to do with Gene's ROM... because when i restored a previous backup (fr008) i can connect (WCDAM) right away...

anyway i am more than grateful already... and i'll do more digging on the mobile network issue...

thanks again!