[Jan 15th New Sprint Radio V1.11.00F] Official CDMA Diamond Radio Thread - Page 107

Unknownforce · #**1061** (**permalink**) 02-27-2009, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by gangmobb

hey noob here nd ive read a lil here now but am not completely sure wat this is?.. is it a whole new rom or lik is it added to a rom because ive seen ppl lik say they run this wit mightys 4.5 nd i got confused lol wat exactly do thesee do too cuz i think they improve signal, battery life, etc.. thanks

ROM and Radio ROM are two separate entities. The ROM holds the OS and all the base apps. The Radio ROM holds the information for the phone to get radio signals from the towers. It's obviously much more complicated than that, but that's the basis behind the two. When making a ROM, you CAN "Cook" in the Radio, but most do not do this as it gives the user the control on that.

MOST if not all of these radios flash without messing with the data on the phone. Regular ROM's (Mighty, Groove, etc) do a reset on the device when flashed, clearing all ROM information and replacing it with the new one.

It's always good practice to backup with either PIM or SPB or Sashimi or something before flashing ANYTHING, in case of power failure, battery failure, phone lockup, chuck norris roundhouse kick to the face resulting in a disconnected USB while flashing... You know... just normal stuff that can happen to anyone.

**lawmangrant** · #**1062** (**permalink**) 02-27-2009, 07:15 PM

Correct..backing stuff up is always the safest thing to do...

gangmobb · #**1063** (**permalink**) 03-01-2009, 11:22 AM

hey i ggot a problem guys

would flashin the latest sprint radio maybe fix my problem of recieving late text messages?? because i have recently had this problem of my texts comin to me kinda late

**Riley** · #**1064** (**permalink**) 03-01-2009, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by gangmobb

hey i ggot a problem guys

would flashin the latest sprint radio maybe fix my problem of recieving late text messages?? because i have recently had this problem of my texts comin to me kinda late

probably not. delays in text messages usually have something to do with the carrier and their network. however, it is worth it for many other reasons.

Thetaman · #**1065** (**permalink**) 03-02-2009, 11:48 AM

Quick question, I know when I flashed the Verizon road last year, it hard reset the phone. I know the newer Sprint and Telus Radio installs don't hard reset the phone. Has the Verizon radio install been changed so it doesn't require a hard reset?

Have tried the new Sprint and Telus Radio. May be going back to the Verizon one if I don't stick with Telus, but want to know upfront if I should be planning for a hard reset. Thanks.

jbarns · #**1066** (**permalink**) 03-02-2009, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jbarns

MTS, Manitoba Telecom Service, i already dumped my stock rom in the other thread thanks to tobeychris

Just incase some of the newer people were wondering, apparently you can't just grab a radio from a phone, they grab it from the shipped version of the Rom. So if you're looking for carrier specific then unless its here or you have a shipped rom then ur screwed

boodaka · #**1067** (**permalink**) 03-04-2009, 12:19 PM

Quick question....ive done alot of flashind but never radio, i run Mighty 4.6 with alot of other stuff installed, when i flash the newer Sprint Radio, is it going to hard reset the phone

and i gotta start installin all over

egriffin · #**1068** (**permalink**) 03-04-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by boodaka

Quick question....ive done alot of flashind but never radio, i run Mighty 4.6 with alot of other stuff installed, when i flash the newer Sprint Radio, is it going to hard reset the phone

and i gotta start installin all over

No, the radio flash does not hard reset your phone. enjoy your new radio!

Thetaman · #**1069** (**permalink**) 03-04-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by egriffin

No, the radio flash does not hard reset your phone. enjoy your new radio!

I know this is true for the new Sprint and Telus Radio.

Is that also true for the other older ones? At one time it did hard reset the phone. I wasn't sure if those had been corrected so it didn't require a hard reset.

egriffin · #**1070** (**permalink**) 03-04-2009, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Thetaman

I know this is true for the new Sprint and Telus Radio.

Is that also true for the other older ones? At one time it did hard reset the phone. I wasn't sure if those had been corrected so it didn't require a hard reset.

I'm not sure what you mean by the "older ones." If your Diamond is unlocked and ready for rom flashing, there shouldn't be any reason for a hard reset with a radio flash form this thread. As always, I would still back up your data prior to any rom or radio flash...just in case! lol.