Root Radios, Recoveries and HBOOT UPDATED 4-18-12

xmetalfan99 · Dec 18, 2011

scotty85 said:
added 930/916 radio,and stock recovery downloads from 2.11.605.9 OTA

Which dl link is the newest radio?

scotty85 · Dec 18, 2011

the last one "minor GB OTA"

if you look at the key at the bottom,youll see minor GB OTA is firmware # 2.11.605.9

firmware versions always go up,so the numerically highest will always be the newest.

Spaded21 · Dec 18, 2011

scotty85 said:
3)install the stock recoveries and let the OTAs install. IMO this is better ,as the OTAs do bring benefits and improvements that you may not ever get with options 1 or 2. it does require you to have rooted with revolutionary,or be running shadowmites permanent hboot,if you rooted old school. that way your s-off hboot is not overwritten during an OTA.

Ok that did clear everything up, thank you. Eventually I will understand all of this, lol. Option 3 sounds like the best solution for me right now, but in the future I will probably mess around with some other roms. One final request, how do I determine which version of the stock recovery to use? I rooted with revolutionary. Thanks again for taking the time to help me.

bluelantern116 · Dec 18, 2011

scotty85 said:
you can boot to recovery via power/vol down(from powered off state) then select "recovery" with the volume rocker after hboot checks for files(green writing flashed)

if it takes you to a recovery,it should say what it is at the top of the menu. if it doesnt,pay attention to the color,that may help

if it takes you to a triangle with an ! that is the stock recovery. as yeaha suggested the newest clockwork is prolly an acceptable choice. if want to try a different one,just pick the newest version of which ever you want to use. i personally use twrp or amon_ra.

edit:
while your in hboot,tell us if you are revolutionary s-off, or if you have the 1.04.2000 eng hboot.

Thank you for the response

Once I am in the hboot, it says that it is s-off, and the hboot is 6.04.1002. If I click on recovery (after it checks for files), it will display a white screen with the "HTC" in green letters. It remains here indefinitely. If I do the same thing, but hold the volume down after I click recovery, it brings me to the Revolutionary CWM v4.0.1.4. It is a black background with the words "REVOLUTIONARY' in purple stencil text. The options are purple. Is this the recovery section?

Bluelantern116

scotty85 · Dec 18, 2011

Spaded21 said:
Ok that did clear everything up, thank you. Eventually I will understand all of this, lol. Option 3 sounds like the best solution for me right now, but in the future I will probably mess around with some other roms. One final request, how do I determine which version of the stock recovery to use? I rooted with revolutionary. Thanks again for taking the time to help me.

just check your phone in settings/about phone/ and see what the firmware number is. if youre on the official gingerbread OTA,it will be 2.11.605.5. just choose the stock recovery that matches that.

bluelantern116 said:
Thank you for the response

Once I am in the hboot, it says that it is s-off, and the hboot is 6.04.1002. If I click on recovery (after it checks for files), it will display a white screen with the "HTC" in green letters. It remains here indefinitely. If I do the same thing, but hold the volume down after I click recovery, it brings me to the Revolutionary CWM v4.0.1.4. It is a black background with the words "REVOLUTIONARY' in purple stencil text. The options are purple. Is this the recovery section?

Bluelantern116

correct,this is the recovery section. in the future when you need to reflash a custom recovery,you will want to use the newest clockwork(5.0.2.1) for the least hassle. it should restore backups that you make with 4.0.1.4

digdug1 · Dec 18, 2011

Spaded21 said:
Ok that did clear everything up, thank you. Eventually I will understand all of this, lol. Option 3 sounds like the best solution for me right now, but in the future I will probably mess around with some other roms. One final request, how do I determine which version of the stock recovery to use? I rooted with revolutionary. Thanks again for taking the time to help me.

I'd probably hold off on option three for the 0.9 update. Lol
It patches the revolutionary exploit.

scotty85 · Dec 18, 2011

digdug1 said:
I'd probably hold off on option three for the 0.9 update. Lol
It patches the revolutionary exploit.

It prevents you from using zergRush if you're s-on. However.it won't overwrite the revolutionary hboot,so if you've rooted previously with revolutionary,its fine to do option 3. You'll still be s-off after.

bluelantern116 · Dec 23, 2011

scotty85 said:
just check your phone in settings/about phone/ and see what the firmware number is. if youre on the official gingerbread OTA,it will be 2.11.605.5. just choose the stock recovery that matches that.

correct,this is the recovery section. in the future when you need to reflash a custom recovery,you will want to use the newest clockwork(5.0.2.1) for the least hassle. it should restore backups that you make with 4.0.1.4

So, what I am going to want to do is run the clockwork(5.0.2.1) recovery then, by placing it into the root of the sd folder, and allowing hboot to run it. Is this the only recovery I run (I know it is a dumb question, but I have to ask it)?

Also, it appears the new OTA update failed to update, the little blue android with the ! mark appeared this morning

scotty85 · Jan 25, 2012

added open mobile radios

xmetalfan99 · Feb 4, 2012

Which is the newest radio?

scotty85 · Feb 5, 2012

xmetalfan99 said:
Which is the newest radio?

The newest vzw radio is labeled "minor gb ota". Its from 2.11.605.9.

There's a key at the bottom that explains the nicknames

tboltjunkie · Feb 7, 2012

Tried to download MR2.75 but all the hosts sites have deleted or stopped sharing the file. Is there other sources for it?

scotty85 · Feb 7, 2012

I will upload it later for you.

Picaso86 · Feb 8, 2012

scotty85 said:
I will upload it later for you.

Are there any benefits if I install they latest radio (minor OTA GB)? I am running 5GB radio. Everything seems to be running just fine, however sometimes my 4G signal is kind of weak.

scotty85 · Feb 8, 2012

Picaso86 said:
Are there any benefits if I install they latest radio (minor OTA GB)? I am running 5GB radio. Everything seems to be running just fine, however sometimes my 4G signal is kind of weak.

it could give you a stronger/faster signal,it could give you a more stable signal. or it could not be any different :eek:

there are alot of factors at work for what radios work the best on what phones in what locations,best thing to do is try it yourself and see,you can always change back if its worse.

3ricG · Feb 13, 2012

I'm looking to downgrade my phone to 2.11.605.5 so I can root it. Are there any alternate download locations besides multiupload (its currently down)?

scotty85 · Feb 14, 2012

3ricG said:
I'm looking to downgrade my phone to 2.11.605.5 so I can root it. Are there any alternate download locations besides multiupload (its currently down)?

http://androidforums.com/thunderbol...underbolt-root-unroot-thread.html#post3272390

there is a mirror for a PG05IMG,and the .exe download has always worked,as football uses file factory to house his roms

bamaredwingsfan · Feb 21, 2012

Got to noticing that the radio in the thread don't quite match the one im running, and wondering what the deal is.
Here is the last two radio numbers in this thread

minor GB OTA 2.11.605.9 1.48.00.0930w 0.01.78.0916w_2

Ok, here is my radio numbers.
1.48.00.0930w_3,3.0.01.78.0916w_3

Is there a reason why my numbers don't match?

scotty85 · Feb 21, 2012

Not sure... I will check into it

jackdubl · Feb 21, 2012

bamaredwingsfan said:
Got to noticing that the radio in the thread don't quite match the one im running, and wondering what the deal is.
Here is the last two radio numbers in this thread

Ok, here is my radio numbers.
1.48.00.0930w_3,3.0.01.78.0916w_3

Is there a reason why my numbers don't match?

Yours are correct. 916w_3. I think the 2 is a typo. We aren't talking about the Puerto Rico(or Philippines) radio, right?

jreed2560 · Feb 21, 2012

if I could get a mirror to the latest radios from the minor gb ota I would appreciate it!

scotty85 · Feb 21, 2012

jackdubl said:
Yours are correct. 916w_3. I think the 2 is a typo. We aren't talking about the Puerto Rico(or Philippines) radio, right?

correct. the 2.11.605.9 radio is the one were talking about(minor gingerbread OTA). looks like the 2 is a typo,changed OP accordingly.

jreed2560 said:
if I could get a mirror to the latest radios from the minor gb ota I would appreciate it!

PG05IMG(2.11.605.9-radio).zip

im working on the rest,but the radios are a mess. i have the GB ones that i pulled from RUUs,and then i have a bunch of unlabled PG05IMG's that id downloaded to check the md5s for worm. :eek:

ill have to go thru and check md5s and figure out whats what,or go ahead and pull them out of the RUUs myself. bear with me... guys,in the mean time if you need something thats not there,just post

jreed2560 · Feb 21, 2012

Udaman!

scotty85 · Apr 18, 2012

added 331/406 radios and stock recovery from minor OTA build #2.11.605.19

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