New RAZR Reflash Firmware: R374_G_0E.42.0ER

Originally Posted by buck3y3nut

thanks for the files. If I may ask (and my humblest apologies for asking this):
what is LP and DRM stand for?
Thank you

Originally Posted by DJKree8ive

So what icons have been customized in the DRM version? Anywhere I can look to see samples?

Originally Posted by termite

Anyone got any reviews on this one? The good? The bad? The ugly?

Originally Posted by djdownhill

They are not custom. They are the Moto stock icons.

Originally Posted by okmozart

I have a replacement Razr that I haven't flashed or flexed yet. Will this flash enable video recording?

Originally Posted by djdownhill

Here is my 2 pennies worth.

1. Menu seem faster.
2. Pictures look better.
3. Faster load times on pics and videos.
4. Video resolution still the same. It's a cell phone people.
5. Phone calls sound nice and clean.

IMHO Seems good so far. Still to early to tell though.

Thanks again Candyman!!!

Originally Posted by andyahs

You gotta love being able to Copy and Paste...........forum to forum..

Originally Posted by NewE398

Questions:
2. Does it improve the video recording store delay?

Originally Posted by andyahs

You gotta love being able to Copy and Paste...........forum to forum..

Originally Posted by Arcturus_Finch

Ok, just a few questions about this flash. I know flashes generally don't erase all data and settings on the phone, but i think there was one that did that was posted here a few weeks ago, does this one erase anything? Also this flash isn't going to do anything like lock my unlocked phone is it? Again i know that that is something usually associated with flexes but i just want to make sure?

Originally Posted by ScruffyGuy

Just curious, does anyone know what is different between this version and the previous version? Or is it like most flashes, just try it and see how it goes?

Just curious,
Thanks

Originally Posted by junkiee24

can you post some pics of the new drm?

Originally Posted by junkiee24

can you post some pics of the new drm?

Originally Posted by djdownhill

I did a 30 second clip and it seemed a little faster while saving it. As for pictures only it is alot faster when saving.

Originally Posted by NewE398

How much faster on the video recording? The old 42.07R_A that I had took around 15 sec from the moment it stop recording (by itself) until I see the store screen.

Originally Posted by wsup.im.chiLLiN

Ok, even worse, my phone now locks up while I'm writing text messages.

Edit: Scratch that, a firmware downgrade didnt fix this either. I also remember I tried editing my iTAP file last night and hadnt used SMS since then so Im thinking it's an iTAP file attribute related issue.

Originally Posted by Ramkat

I have a T-Mobile RAZR. What would happen if I flashed the latest firmware? I would like to keep all the T-Mobile stuff, would a flash remove it all?

Originally Posted by vadim

My phone never crashed with DR and this ER seems buggy, I had the outside screen go white and the phone rebooted, happened twice today. I'm blaming it on the new firmware.

Originally Posted by djdownhill

I doubt it is the firmware. No problems for me at all. Maybe a bad flash?

Originally Posted by vadim

can't be a bad flash. it's verifies check sum before it finishes.

Originally Posted by igorunia3

I thought original MP was R374_G_0E.42.0ER_PDS005_LP0003_DRM0001_JPJAVA_G_0E _V3_01_0AR_SE8617MXXF1126_1FF.shx

My question is how could it be european if it comes with 0003 LP?
They don't use American English in Europe.

Anyone?

Originally Posted by djdownhill

IMO the was created and not a true Monsterpack.

Originally Posted by djdownhill

1:30 second clip took about 25 seconds to save

Originally Posted by igorunia3

Guys, what i found is that you must master clear and master reset your phone with newer versions or they don't work right and produce these weird bugs. I was having lots of problems with 0DR, after i reset everything it was way better but for some reason my phone was transmitting at max power and it was killing the battery, buzzing noise etc...
BT was worse.

Originally Posted by JadedSoul

Refresh my memory, what's the difference between master clear and master reset?

Originally Posted by hidden_dragon

This is only theoretical of course...you shouldn't have to do this every time you do a flash upgrade...I can probably justify this for a flex upgrade but for firmware???

Originally Posted by CingularOrange

Is the jumping signal bar problem still there?

Originally Posted by igorunia3

yes

Originally Posted by hfelsh

I still have a battery meter problem: when it's low (either 1 bar or no bars, red icon), I plug it in for a sec, then uinplug it, and it shows 3 full bars on the battery. When I use it, it goes back to 1 or no bars (all red.)

Originally Posted by hidden_dragon

Unfortunately, that's how it's supposed to behave...so I wouldn't consider that a problem. The battery life seems to have improved between this version and the last. I have yet to experience the jumping signal issue in places with low signal...

Originally Posted by quang12

i just flash with 42.ER....everytime i try to video record something...after about like 5 secs...it automatically stops....any1 can help??

Originally Posted by djoyal

Mine is doing the same thing. Are we doing something wrong or is this a glitch?

Originally Posted by creationtech

sorry..i am a new user of V3..
how do i flash my vs?what program i should use? where i can D/L the program??
plz give me some instruction..thx..

Originally Posted by RSXTREME

me too i cant get this to work. i downloaded flashbackup but i think i need some more drivers installed. someone please help

Originally Posted by mobilephone43

There is a small problem though.

I want my Main Menu to display all the stuff with "icon", but it only displays it with "list". I went to setting and changed it to "icon", but it still displays everything in list. How come?

Originally Posted by mobilephone43

Currently I have 8 items. How can I change that?

Originally Posted by RSXTREME

thanx! i finally got it. but now i see that u have 0DR instead of 0ER...

Originally Posted by shoman94

I'm finding that the phone is prefering 1900mhz even though the 850mhz signal is stronger.....dropped causes because of it in areas that I never have.....back down i go.....

--Jason

Originally Posted by igorunia3

that means that ENS is not working or you forgot to enable it.

Originally Posted by igorunia3

that means that ENS is not working or you forgot to enable it.

Originally Posted by ScruffyGuy

Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought the ENS was only for load balancing for the towers/network. If one tower is overloaded (even though it is the stronger tower), the call is transfered to another tower. Am I wrong?

Originally Posted by shoman94

No...I don't use ENS.....I'm Cingular Blue (AT&T SIM)

Originally Posted by hfelsh

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Blue still uses ENS, doesn't it?

Originally Posted by shoman94

No...I don't use ENS.....I'm Cingular Blue (AT&T SIM)

Originally Posted by hfelsh

Unfortunately, after a couple of days of no issues, the BT disconnect issue reared it's ugly head. The BT headset kept disconecting yesterday, even thought he phone & headset were less than 2 feet apart.

Also, the signal strength bug is still there (2 bars when not on a call, make a call and the bars go to 5 - full strength; hang up, and the signal strength goes back to 2 bars.)

Originally Posted by igorunia3

you know, BT disconnect is 99% jabra's fault
i have bt250 and bt250b, both have this issue and hs820 is working fine, i even sent bt250 for warranty repair and it didn't help a lot, they upgraded fw on it, but it still gets disconnected once in a while.
jabra is the most comfortable one but their radio sucks, i get "bt signal weak"

Originally Posted by hidden_dragon

If you are on Cingular Blue, then your SIM card should not be preferring the 1900 band as that was exclusive to Cingular Orange. It's possible that all you need do is ask Customer Service to send you an OTA update so that Cingular Blue is defaulted.

Originally Posted by hfelsh

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Blue still uses ENS, doesn't it?

Originally Posted by shoman94

Here there is no 310-380 anymore....
Only 310-410...but have 850 and 1900 mhz.....using 42.0ER its stays on 1900 more...and had some dropped calls in 2 areas that I never dropped using 42.08R....so now I'm trying 42.0DR and have not dropped it in those areas like 42.0ER and it is also camping on 850 now...as it should since its a stronger signal....

Originally Posted by shoman94

Here there is no 310-380 anymore....
Only 310-410...but have 850 and 1900 mhz.....using 42.0ER its stays on 1900 more...and had some dropped calls in 2 areas that I never dropped using 42.08R....so now I'm trying 42.0DR and have not dropped it in those areas like 42.0ER and it is also camping on 850 now...as it should since its a stronger signal....

Originally Posted by hidden_dragon

If you are on Cingular Blue, then your SIM card should not be preferring the 1900 band as that was exclusive to Cingular Orange. It's possible that all you need do is ask Customer Service to send you an OTA update so that Cingular Blue is defaulted.

Originally Posted by SilverJack

If thats the case then why does my market have only 1900 blue towers?

Originally Posted by hidden_dragon

It sounds like you're in an area where Network integration may be occurring. (Here in the San Francisco bay area, we are still on 380 and 170...no 410 yet.) The 42.0ER was probably optimized for a different flex(s) so your ATTW flex is probably not supported. If and when you decide to migrate, you will probably upgrade your flex which will then work better with future firmware upgrades.

Originally Posted by igorunia3

have you tried manually force it to another tower even if they have same id?

Originally Posted by troyboy30

Im orange with a sim that was set to prefer blue to get reception! go figure!

we still have 380, 410 and 260 here...no int. for us yet.

Originally Posted by igorunia3

you know, BT disconnect is 99% jabra's fault
i have bt250 and bt250b, both have this issue and hs820 is working fine, i even sent bt250 for warranty repair and it didn't help a lot, they upgraded fw on it, but it still gets disconnected once in a while.
jabra is the most comfortable one but their radio sucks, i get "bt signal weak"

Originally Posted by hidden_dragon

I've pointed this out as well but it seems he's convinced it's the phone's firmware.

Originally Posted by hidden_dragon

I wonder which provider uses the MNC number of 260? 380 was ATTW, 410 is Cingular and 170 is T-Mobster...

Originally Posted by hfelsh

I might agree, except for the fact that with the original 57R firmware and flex, this issue did not happen at all. I can't take my phone back to the 57R firmware (due to the BL being upgraded), but as luck would have it, one of the supervisors I work with has a Cingular Blue V3 with the original (57R) firmware and flex on it. I used it for a week letting him use mine, just swapped SIMs) and the BT disconnect issue did not happen at all. I usually am on conference calls lasting 30 minutes - 4 hours, mostly while driving, or at my apartment (I work from home a lot.) When I first got the V3, it didn't happen, ever. After I upgraded firmware a few times, it kept getting worse. This latest one seems to help - it doesn't happen every time, but when it does, I have to disconnect the BT headset then reconnect it, and it seems to work for a while w/o the error.

So how can it be the headset? With 57R firmware: problem never happens. Upgraded firmware: problem happens. Yes, it *must* be the headset.

If I could take my phone back to 57R I would.

Originally Posted by igorunia3

[QUOTE=troyboy30]Sorry to tell ya, but I came all the way from 57R with a HS850 and have had zero issues.

I agree,

I love my Jabra, it is very comfortable and so far the most important is that even with new firmware it is not disconnecting in the car.
As i get into an office building or home, in 10-15 minutes bam "bt signal weak, use handset?".
Too much crap is running on 2.4GHz these days, Wi-Fi, cordless phones - just ordered panasonic 5.8, because old phone also gets disconnected.
Biggest crapper award goes to Linksys, they're one of the worst air polluters.
And again, if moto can make their BT stay connected, others will eventually figure it out, it is all still pretty new technology, maybe newer jabra models will be better or motorola will make something more comfortable.

Originally Posted by ScruffyGuy

Interesting, I've upgraded my firmware and I also have the HS850 headset and at times I still get the "Bt signal weak use handset". Pretty annoying. I think a lot of it has to do with the Razr. I've used the handset on other phones and it seems to work extremely well.

Originally Posted by hfelsh

See, that;s why I don't believe it's a Jabra issue. Other people with Jabra headsets encounter the same problem; othjer people with Moto BT headsets do too. Some people, with either Jabra or Moto BT headsets, don't encounter it at all. I'm wondering if it might actually be a flex issue. I may go back to the 57R flex (can I?) and see what it does.

But overall, I do not believe it's a problem with the headset I have. If it were, other people should have the same problem - but not everyone does (like I said, some othes do, some others don't, and we all have the same headset.) And if someone with a Moto BT headset has the exact same problem - how do you explain that?

Originally Posted by nutsfu

I'm a total noob to this flashing and flexing stuff. Two days ago I used a monsterpack to install S/W: R374_G_0E.42.0ER and flex: SE617MXXF1126. I am on Cingular. Now my battery runs out really quickly, less than one day. What did I do wrong and how can I fix this? Prior to using the monsterpack my phone had S/W 40.57R.

Originally Posted by hidden_dragon

I don't think Scruffyguy has the EXACT SAME problem as you. He merely stated that he gets the "BT signal weak" at certain points...most likely, in certain spots. Things can interfere with the signal so you're not going to have indefinite connection everywhere.

It "could" be a flex issue as you pointed out. I'm still running with the old Cing 065 flex...never upgraded that since I got the phone. Prior to 3CR, I got the "BT signal weak" in one specific spot (I use the HS 850). After 3CR, I no longer get that message in that same spot. So either the interference was gone or the firmware upgrade made the connection stronger. I may never know for sure...

Originally Posted by hidden_dragon

I don't think Scruffyguy has the EXACT SAME problem as you. He merely stated that he gets the "BT signal weak" at certain points...most likely, in certain spots. Things can interfere with the signal so you're not going to have indefinite connection everywhere.

Originally Posted by hfelsh

That's the same problem I've got. But I get the BT disconnect msg in my kitchen, sitting at my desk, sitting on my couch, at work, etc. It doesn't happen *every* time. There are times when I do not get the msg. And times when I do. So yeah, he and I have the same issue.

Originally Posted by abuthemagician

I have not seen this mentioned anywhere, but would you ever lose the carrier information when flashing / flexing? I am going to flash my sisters phone for her and i want to know what i am getting myself into. I will probably go with the latest no drm.

Originally Posted by Topazworm

I hope someone can help me with something.
I got my razr today and flashed it with this lastest FW, everything is going fine. Well except that the txt entry doest work well. itap works. But if i want to enter txt using tap once twice etc it wont work. For example if i try to rename a contact in the phonebook i have to switch to itap, and i DONT want to use itap. The standard input only works in txt msgs. Any advice?

Originally Posted by hidden_dragon

If you are on Cingular Blue, then your SIM card should not be preferring the 1900 band as that was exclusive to Cingular Orange. It's possible that all you need do is ask Customer Service to send you an OTA update so that Cingular Blue is defaulted.

Originally Posted by marshal

No, the 1900 band is not exclusive to Cingular Orange. Before Cingular bought AWS (ATT Wireless) they already had towers operating on both frequencies (1900 and 850). Just as Cingular had 1900 and 850 depending on what licenses they had in the area.

The SIMS tell the phone what network MNC to prefer, not the band.

Originally Posted by steve8411

Aren't we about due for the next flash !??!?!?

Almost 2 months

Originally Posted by hfelsh

Yeah, I've been wondering the same thing!

Originally Posted by redragon745

onto the L7!!!!

Originally Posted by termite

heh, I don't like that one. I'll probably be upgrading my phone next month. Either HTC MDA or V3i (not too sure about V3i yet, since it doesn't look like anyone is planning on carrying it in the USA, and I don't feel like paying $500+ for one).

Originally Posted by T-Mobile Guy

I have two questions, I have a T-mobile branded Razr which is locked.

if I flash it with this software, will it unlock the phone? and my second question is if this flash is unbranded? (or that depends on the flex if the phone becomes branded/unbradnded after flashing)?