Flashing a new radio?

killerkhatiby009 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-20-2009, 08:26 PM

Ive had my touch pro for a while (actually three because my keyboard kept breaking) and I just received a new replacement one and want to try out flashing custom ROMS because I was too afraid to try before. I think I have figured out how to flash to MightRom 5 but I have also heard that flashing a new radio can increase battery life. Is this true? if so how do I go about doing this and what radio should I flash?

nemoid · #2 (**permalink**) 05-20-2009, 08:44 PM

check out: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=46616

**p-slim** · #3 (**permalink**) 05-20-2009, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by killerkhatiby009

Ive had my touch pro for a while (actually three because my keyboard kept breaking) and I just received a new replacement one and want to try out flashing custom ROMS because I was too afraid to try before. I think I have figured out how to flash to MightRom 5 but I have also heard that flashing a new radio can increase battery life. Is this true? if so how do I go about doing this and what radio should I flash?

i have noticed significant battery increase once i changed to the telus 1.04 radio. It may be different in your area, but changing the radio can definitely help that problem.

killerkhatiby009 · #4 (**permalink**) 05-20-2009, 10:00 PM

Thanks I figured it out and flashed the telus Radio, i hope battery life increases. With my previous two touch pros the battery life was atrocious with stock ROM, not even lasting 12 hours.

**psycho_maniac** · #5 (**permalink**) 05-21-2009, 12:10 AM

also bad reception is another reason of battery life. im pretty sure with all my tweaks when i go to a place with awesome service i should have a whole day of battery life. i have done every battery tweak i could find haha

srxion · #6 (**permalink**) 05-21-2009, 02:53 PM

Flashing noob question, if I want to flash a radio from microsd, are these the right steps:

1. Load the .nbh file onto FAT32 formatted card
2. Soft reset into bootloader and it should run

Do you need to unlock to flash a radio?
About how long should it take?

Thanks

**p-slim** · #7 (**permalink**) 05-21-2009, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by srxion

Flashing noob question, if I want to flash a radio from microsd, are these the right steps:

1. Load the .nbh file onto FAT32 formatted card
2. Soft reset into bootloader and it should run

Do you need to unlock to flash a radio?
About how long should it take?

Thanks

I don't know about the first 2, but your phone does have to be unlocked to flash a new radio. it takes about 3 minutes if you do it thru a computer.

srxion · #8 (**permalink**) 05-21-2009, 03:56 PM

I thought that was my problem. Thanks!!

**psycho_maniac** · #9 (**permalink**) 05-22-2009, 01:51 AM

now that i did it i also suggest if its your first time i would flash the radio using the pc. its not that hard and if you have problems it will tell you unlike if you flash via the sdcard