How to reflash stock sprint ROM?

akates · #1 (**permalink**) 01-28-2009, 04:31 PM

I'm been flashing a few of OMJ's ROMs and I've found that my phone has a problem nobody else's seems to have in that a good deal of calls don't ring on my phone and go straight to voicemail. I don't mean that it flashes and I just don't hear the ring as I've fixed that issue, there is no indication at all that there is a call and there is no missed call in the call log. I can't seem to figure this out and I'm going to bring my phone in to Sprint for a hardware exchange. When I download the sprint ROM it has a Sprint_Stock.nbh file but not a RUU_Signed.nbh file. How do I go about flashing to this Sprint_Stock.nbh file?

Thanks

egriffin · #2 (**permalink**) 01-28-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by akates

I'm been flashing a few of OMJ's ROMs and I've found that my phone has a problem nobody else's seems to have in that a good deal of calls don't ring on my phone and go straight to voicemail. I don't mean that it flashes and I just don't hear the ring as I've fixed that issue, there is no indication at all that there is a call and there is no missed call in the call log. I can't seem to figure this out and I'm going to bring my phone in to Sprint for a hardware exchange. When I download the sprint ROM it has a Sprint_Stock.nbh file but not a RUU_Signed.nbh file. How do I go about flashing to this Sprint_Stock.nbh file?

Thanks

ftp://ppcgeeks.com/Diamond/Stock%20R...nt_Shipped.rar

You want to use the above link to get the SHIPPED Sprint rom and radio. This will restore your phone back to out of the box specs. Then, reflash a custom rom at your leisure. Be sure your phone is unlocked!!

akates · #3 (**permalink**) 01-28-2009, 04:49 PM

What's the difference between stock and shipped? I don't want to mess my radio up even more if that's what's currently not working. When reflashing to another ROM, does it completely replace everything that's on the shipped ROM? I thought it does but I'm just trying to figure out what could have gone wrong with my phone right now or if it's just a hardware issue.

**indagroove** · #4 (**permalink**) 01-28-2009, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by akates

What's the difference between stock and shipped? I don't want to mess my radio up even more if that's what's currently not working. When reflashing to another ROM, does it completely replace everything that's on the shipped ROM? I thought it does but I'm just trying to figure out what could have gone wrong with my phone right now or if it's just a hardware issue.

ship roms are stock, and include OS, Radio, PRL, and SPL. You should flash that to restore completely to stock.

There are a few "stock" roms around that are dumps from devices that include OS only. If the problem IS the radio, it won't be fixed if you don't flash ship. I doubt the problem is radio or rom, it's prolly with Sprint.

scarsofthumper · #5 (**permalink**) 01-28-2009, 04:53 PM

Have you tried flashing the Telus radio?

akates · #6 (**permalink**) 01-28-2009, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by indagroove

ship roms are stock, and include OS, Radio, PRL, and SPL. You should flash that to restore completely to stock.

There are a few "stock" roms around that are dumps from devices that include OS only. If the problem IS the radio, it won't be fixed if you don't flash ship. I doubt the problem is radio or rom, it's prolly with Sprint.

When you say you think the problem is with Sprint does that mean service or hardware? I got my diamond off of ebay and I'm trying to figure out how to get it to work right! Everything outside of this missed call (actually missed as in never existed on my end, not "missed call" in the phone) is perfect, I'm just so frustrated. I have 4 days left to add insurance to my phone and then I can swap it for a refurb but if the new one will be like that I don't even want to bother!

**indagroove** · #7 (**permalink**) 01-28-2009, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by akates

When you say you think the problem is with Sprint does that mean service or hardware? I got my diamond off of ebay and I'm trying to figure out how to get it to work right! Everything outside of this missed call (actually missed as in never existed on my end, not "missed call" in the phone) is perfect, I'm just so frustrated. I have 4 days left to add insurance to my phone and then I can swap it for a refurb but if the new one will be like that I don't even want to bother!

I'd guess Sprint's service. Call and complain. Won't hurt to flash back to ship though. Could be hardware, I guess..

akates · #8 (**permalink**) 01-28-2009, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by scarsofthumper

Have you tried flashing the Telus radio?

I think this may be my next step. I first wanted to go back to the stock rom to see if the problem occurs there. If it does, I'll start playing with the radio. It's frustrating because when I'm testing it 5-6 calls in a row will work, then i'll get 3-4 that don't work. For a while I thought it had to do with using ActiveSync but it doesn't appear that's the case as I've gotten it before running activesync as well. It's just so hard to pin down but it seems like an odd problem to be a hardware issue as I show full bars the whole time so it's not like my antenna gets disconnected or anything?

akates · #9 (**permalink**) 01-28-2009, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by indagroove

I'd guess Sprint's service. Call and complain. Won't hurt to flash back to ship though. Could be hardware, I guess..

I live 2 miles from DC and have never had any coverage issues in the past so I just don't see how it can be a Sprint service issue?

**indagroove** · #10 (**permalink**) 01-28-2009, 05:10 PM

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I live 2 miles from DC and have never had any coverage issues in the past so I just don't see how it can be a Sprint service issue?

Because Sprint's service isn't flawless. Another user had the exact issue a couple of weeks ago, and Sprint called them and said it was Sprint's fault. See here:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.p...&postcount=184