[RADIO] Flash OFFICIAL Radios without ENG HBOOT

[two_cents]

Hello all, Let me start this off first by saying I am in no way shape or form a developer. I am just providing the Guide/Steps to install only the new radio without needing the Engineering Hboot. It also skips the steps of reflashing your boot.img and recovery image that get over written if you flash the firmware.zip

Items you will need before installing radio
-ADB and Fastboot connectivity
-S-OFF
-Radio.zip in file location that you will be executing the fastboot commands (ie. c/DNA/DNA Unclock/)
Thanks to lazarus2297 for compiling the radio zip into a fashable form to eliminate the need to reflash BOOT/Recovery

Radio ZIp- http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30538029/radio.zip

STEP 1- Verify ADB connectivity with your PC

C:\android\DNA Unlock>adb devices
List of devices attached
FA2B9S503169 device

STEP 2- Rebot Bootloader

C:\android\DNA Unlock>adb reboot bootloader

STEP 3- execute Fastboot OEM RebootRUU command

C:\android\DNA Unlock>fastboot oem rebootRUU
...
(bootloader) Start Verify: 0
OKAY [ 0.159s]
finished. total time: 0.160s

STEP 4- Fastboot Flash radio.zip

C:\android\DNA Unlock>fastboot flash zip radio.zip
sending 'zip' (18514 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.989s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
(bootloader) checking model ID...
(bootloader) checking custom ID...
(bootloader) start image[radio] unzipping & flushing...
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,0
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,9
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,18
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,27
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,36
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,41
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,50
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,59
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,68
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,73
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,82
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,87
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,95
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,100
(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,0
(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,36
(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,73
(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,100
(bootloader) ...... Successful
OKAY [ 6.913s]
finished. total time: 8.904s

STEP 5- Reboot

C:\android\DNA Unlock>fastboot reboot
rebooting...

finished. total time: 0.047s

STEP 6 VERIFY BASEBAND

Thanks to JCase, DSB, Beaups and all the real developers who made S-OFF possible on the DNA

 

[orangechoochoo]

Thanks for the guide. Now we've got to try out some other radios too. The one that came with the OTA seems to have better connectivity, but that doesn't mean there are no others that are better. Any idea which ones would work?

 

[two_cents]

Thanks for the guide. Now we've got to try out some other radios too. The one that came with the OTA seems to have better connectivity, but that doesn't mean there are no others that are better. Any idea which ones would work?

no clue noone else has a similar phone until the M7 comes out... the TBOLT/Evo used to have interchangeable radios but we had to flash CDMA and LTE radios separate because they are different bands...

I"m just sticking with Official radios

 

[EchoX860]

I took the OTA, and now have S-Off, can I still use this?

 

[orangechoochoo]

I took the OTA, and now have S-Off, can I still use this?

Since you have the OTA you have the new radio.

 

[EchoX860]

Was told these steps would eliminate my Wifi issues.

 

[seeingwhite]

Was told these steps would eliminate my Wifi issues.

Do you still have the wifi issues?

 

[BBEgo]

Was told these steps would eliminate my Wifi issues.

If you took the OTA, then you already have these radios.
Your WiFi issues are likely related to improper flashing of kernel/modules. When you flashed your last ROM, what kernel did you use? The 2 most popular around here are DSB's Cubed kernel, and Elkay's kernel.
You must unzip the kernel files into their own dedicated folder so you can access them.
These kernels come with a 'modules' zip file that must be flashed separately in recovery before everything will function correctly. If you're only flashing the boot.img, then there is your problem.

To flash the boot.img, you should use the IMG Flash GUI app (in Android), or via fastboot, and then immediately reboot to recovery and flash the modules.
I always also wipe cache and Dalvik cache too.

Sent from my HTC DNA

 

[aFancyTickler]

i used the eng hboot and flashed the radio fine. the wifi improved alot and i no longer need to wait for youtube to buffer lol

Sent from my HTC6435LVW using xda app-developers app

 

[orangechoochoo]

Since you took the OTA, I don't think custom kernels are compatible with it. In the development forum someone posted the new kernel and modules, flash those to fixyour WiFi issues.

 

[maxtcee]

Does anyone know if this radio will help GSM ?

 

[pio_masaki]

Does anyone know if this radio will help GSM ?

I'm testing that now on tmo , signal is a little stronger but I haven't visited the areas I usually run into major problems. As long as it stops dropping completely I'm happy. Mostly.

Tapatalked from my HTC DNA

 

[Upstreammiami]

You can't flash this radios in hboot?

Sent from my HTC6435LVW using Tapatalk 2

 

[EchoX860]

You were right, I flashed the Dice Kernel, but stock modules. Stupid mistake, but it works great now.

 

[ML417]

So will i be able to run the old kernels with the new radio.img without any problems? i know, flash the boot.img in fastboot and the modules in recovery afterwards

 

[bakemcbride21]

Thank you very much for this! Any chance to post the original radios this way, too (or if someone has a link) in case reception and data speeds are actually worse with the newer radios? That way we can flash back if need be

 

[orangechoochoo]

So will i be able to run the old kernels with the new radio.img without any problems? i know, flash the boot.img in fastboot and the modules in recovery afterwards

Yes, I'm running my phone like that right now. The radio seems better but I didn't do a before and after speed test.

 

[Bigandrewgold]

Yes, I'm running my phone like that right now. The radio seems better but I didn't do a before and after speed test.

The updated radio seems to have helped my wifi speeds. Not sure about 4g though since my speeds vary from 15 to 50 depending on the time of day

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[orangechoochoo]

I love the fact that we can now pick and choose which things to install.

 

[BigMace23]

Does anyone have the md5 of the radio . zip?

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