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Re: Uscc 6800 Gps, Custom Roms, Downgrading Guide

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Originally Posted by ImCoKeMaN View Post
Ok, the radio thing seems to really have people confused and understandably so. I was VERY direct with my warnings for a reason. I am certain that your phone does have some code on it that is from the GPS rom, and that may or may not show itself in roms you use that aren't designed for GPS. The radio section is made up of different parts and the one that shows the radio version number is getting flashed, but the part that loads it isn't going to "revert" to stock as it is write protected (something to do with the 785 nbh header). This can cause issues and it was related to what ended up bricking my device.
Sounds like there's a section of the "radio" that doesnt get updated when the radio is flashed back, perhaps i can best explain with this reference... found an interesting fix for Invalid Vendor ID and Invalid Model ID that actually broke WiFi on the Excalibur -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=328690 but the solution -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...3&postcount=16 involves a dump and some hex editing to correct those problem sections in NaND memory that could not be overwrote. i could be wrong, but i think that's what ImCoKeMaN is trying to point out. That it IS POSSIBLE to downgrade, however the actual NaND memory section that is "protected" may not get overwrote, may become corrupt, could be wrote to different/mismatching memory addresses, and could cause problems... or you could NEVER notice a problem at all...

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Of course, if you're crazy like me feel free to make bricks. I could use a new patio.
although i would love to learn more about the whole r0m dump, disecting a r0m, and do some good ol' hex editing.... i never find the time, and believe me.. i've been searching. so if anyone wants to h00k me up
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