Step by Step tutorial for unlocking your device and cooking your own ROM!!!

[BoSoxFan]

ok, i was thinking everytime i uploaded a rom it was like a fresh install situation and wiped the past rom off, but thats not the case, i can install the first rom i did, then the matt rom, and then the radio rom and they all work together?

[puff]

Originally Posted by BoSoxFan

ok, i was thinking everytime i uploaded a rom it was like a fresh install situation and wiped the past rom off, but thats not the case, i can install the first rom i did, then the matt rom, and then the radio rom and they all work together?

well sorta, but you see... there's more too it than that... lemme break it down

ok, well now on your phone you've got SPL and OS and Radio, that's (3) parts not just (1)

1) SPL - you flash this only once to 'unlock' your phone. once your unlocked, its done.

2) OS - this is the custom ROM part, and the part you already understand.

3) Radio - GPS vs Non-GPS (there's more to radios, but lets keep it simple...)

On the HTC Titan and HTC Touch devices there are both GPS and non-GPS Radios, OS's, and SPL's
In order for your phone to boot and operate correctly they must all match (so they must all must be GPS or non-GPS)
When they do not match, you will experience the symptoms you posted.

[BoSoxFan]

Originally Posted by puff

well sorta, but you see... there's more too it than that... lemme break it down

ok, well now on your phone you've got SPL and OS and Radio, that's (3) parts not just (1)

1) SPL - you flash this only once to 'unlock' your phone. once your unlocked, its done.

2) OS - this is the custom ROM part, and the part you already understand.

3) Radio - GPS vs Non-GPS (there's more to radios, but lets keep it simple...)

On the HTC Titan and HTC Touch devices there are both GPS and non-GPS Radios, OS's, and SPL's
In order for your phone to boot and operate correctly they must all match (so they must all must be GPS or non-GPS)
When they do not match, you will experience the symptoms you posted.

ok, things are coming together now, lol, i loaded the radio you posted and it worked, phone booted up fine. Since i had just unlocked it the I had to call VZW to get phone back authenticated, no luck with *228. After that is done she said i needed to d/l and install: Titan_VZW_SPL2.07_CE3.57.605.2_Radio3.37.78_SHIP.e xe
however I see that it has a SPL also, the radio is a higher number and maybe more recently but is using that exe going to mess up the phone since I am using the mattsm ROM, or lock it back? Or is there really no benefit and I should just stick with what I already have?

And one last question, for now anyway. So i see like you said there are 3 parts so every time i upload another radio or rom it basicly wipes the old one out correct? If i tried to ruu and install btbone's ROM it would just remove mattsm and Be a fresh install basicly...

Also, would i have to call VZW again to get phone autenticated agian or did I only have to do that this time b/c i flashed the SPL? I had did a hard reset a few months back and Techie was being somewhat quizical as to why I had done another "hard reset" if you will.

Thanks again for you help guys

[drewcam888]

ive done 10 hard reste in a day. They dont care. Or you can swap the esn with another verizon phone online or by *228 option 3. Then back to the titan and it should work.