Upgrade to Radio 1.41

[CheezWiz]

I would have been one of the few that would have reported lower radio signal after the upgrade. I gave it a few days and it was definately worse than with original. That was before I ditched the stock verizon setup for the latest Kitchen. Now I am seeing major improvements!!

[unitypunk]

excelent.

i have service everywhere now...

lol

madd props

[?GotJazz?]

Originally Posted by ?GotJazz?

I have an XV6700 (Verizon, running Helmi's AKU 3.5 1.0.3 Kitchen)

I just upgraded to Radio 1.41 last night (was on Radio 1.1), and it looks like I am seeing slightly better reception. I don't know about battery drain yet, but ...

I have seen what appears to be a significant reduction in EVDO data speeds. I am not sure yet whether this is a Radio ROM or AKU 3.5 Kitchen issue.

Prior to the 1.0.3 Kitchen and Radio upgrade, I was running Kirvin's AKU 3.5 C&S4AA and Verizon's Radio 1.1.

Yesterday, I was seeing regular EVDO download speeds of 470-550 Kbps. Now, the fastest EVDO download I have seen is 260 Kbps (averaging around 140 Kbps) at the same site (dslreports.com).

I would like to try going back to Radio 1.1 to test this out, but where can I get an installer for it?

¿GotJazz?

I withdraw my earlier statement.

When I tested my EVDO speeds at home, I was seeing much faster results than described above (even up to 768 Kbps!). I am not sure why I saw the slower EVDO download speeds in the other building. I typically have seen 470-550 Kbps in the other building, but maybe what I saw today was an anomaly.

If I find the slower EVDO problem persisting, I will let y'all know.

¿GotJazz?

[melissaruth]

Okay all, I'm new to this. I have a new ROM my husband installed a couple months ago from this site but it's wigging on both of our phones now (we both have vx6700s with verizon). I read there is a new ROM but am totally confused how to install it. How do I know what version I have and what Radio version I have????
Would love to have better coverage....Also, the version we currently have does not allow for voice commands-so I'm hoping (and I believe it looks like) the new one does allow for this. Am I reading this correctly?
Help a newbie to vx6700 modding figure out what to do next..thanks!
P.s. I d/led the verizonnk.nbf file from colonel's ftp today (08/05/07). It's on my memory card. Now what do I do? Did i even get the right file? I am not making a move until I hear for sure-I don't want to brick my vx6700.
Thanks!
Melissa
p.s. you can email me at melissa at ruthfam dot com

[canospinach]

Here are the specs:

Sprint6700 BL v2.02
Running Helmi 3.5 v1.03 rom (successfully)
Vista OS, UAC=off, Admin logon
WMDC 6.1

cannot seem to get it to load. Using the v2.02 RUU i get the "error 120 - Country Code" error.

using the APACUpgradeUt_noID RUU i get the "error 150 - not for your device"

I am manually putting the device into boot mode as instructed.
I have tried disabling the USB connection in WMDC6.1 - same errors either way
I have tried both running the install immediately again when i receive the error without exiting the previous error, running it after closing out the error box with no success.
I tried running the BL in compatibility mode for WINXPsp2 - same errors
I have tried running a WINXP VM - same errors

Can anyone provide feedback on this?

Is it possible i am receiving a conflict due to it being flashed for Sprint?
If i re-build my Helmi ROM with a Verizon.prj is it possible it will then take the radio upgrade?
If i am successful with the upgrade via the Verizon method, should i then expect conflict trying to re-flash with the proper Sprint.prj?

I know there is a solution i know i cannot do this alone - help!

cheers

[bsaatbman]

I have found that when getting the "error 150" message that my phone has been connected to a hub, after connecting directly to the computer the update begins...
Now my current issue is that it has been at 77% complete for awhile now, anyone else having this issue, how long does it usually take to update??

So I took it off the cradle reset the phone and tried again and now all is well.

thanks

[canospinach]

Update -

Tried 2 different host machines
All USB connections have been Direct, no hubs involved.

Still not taking the Radio update - same errors as before.

[ericcire]

Am I blind or where is the download file? I cant seem to find it!

[canospinach]

Originally Posted by ericcire

Am I blind or where is the download file? I cant seem to find it!

Once you are a member, log in and the file will show to you at the top of the thread.

[canospinach]

Okay,

I re-read all the previous posts in the thread and realize my thoughts about it being some sort of a carrier conflict are invalid.

VM - i was mismapping my COM1 port in the VirtualMachine to my physical USB port.

I booted an XPSP2 notebook and it took the 1.41 Radio Stack without issue. I had previously tried running the BL on Vista in compatibility mode however it clearly is not the same emulation as running it on a real XP box. I think if a person can map their VM COM1 port to their physical USB then you can do the flash via XP running in a VM.

Now i am proudly running:

Helmi Kitchen v1.04 custom ROM, Radio stack 1.41 w/PRL 20229 PRI 1.19_003

What a great experience this has been, thank you all who made these forums possible.