Here are baseband updates created for the Milestone XT720 from the various sbf's I've collected:
Code:
Canada-Wind STR_U2_05.1F.2_GAS_NA_NAWIND_P012 (s7icky's nandroid--no known sbf)
CentralEurope STR_U2_01.1E.0_GAS_EMEA_UCASHOTBRTLRTCEE_P001
France STR_U2_02.1E.0_GAS_EMEA_UCASHOTBRTLRTFR_P018
GreatBritain STR_U2_01.1E.0_GAS_EMEA_UCASHOTBRTLRTGB_P021
Italy STR_U2_02.1E.0_GAS_EMEA_USASHOTBRTLRTIT_P001
Korea STSKT_N_79.33.50R/GAS_ASIA_SHOTSKT_P006/GAS_ASIA_SHOTSKT_P006
Russia STR_U2_03.20.1_GAS_ASIA_USASHLSTBRTRU_P012
Singapore STR_U2_01.1E.2_GAS_ASIA_USASHLSTBSTARSG_P019
US-BrightPoint STR_U2_04.1E.1_GAS_NA_NAREG_P011
US-CincinnatiBell STR_U2_04.1E.1_GAS_NA_NACBW_P011
I also included a baseband update built from the baseband files in Dexter's 1.3.
The forum only allows 8 attachements/post so this will continue into the next post. At this point only US-CincinnatiBell has been tested, so making a nandroid of /system is recommended in case the update rains on your parade.
To apply:
Place in /sdcard/OpenRecovery/updates
OR > Apply Update > select baseband
Reboot
Thanks: easye420 for original 3G_UPDATE_XT720.zip, dexter, s7icky
Additional baseband updates
Additional baseband update attachments
K back to my nubcakeness... What does this do lol?
Will it fix all my SMS issues
S7icky said:
K back to my nubcakeness... What does this do lol?
Will it fix all my SMS issues
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Well, I don't completely understand the baseband, but my understanding is these files configure the software that runs on the cellular radio chip (i.e. what frequencies to use for 3G etc) and I think they also configure the emergency numbers. I'm not entirely sure what the libril-moto-umts-1.so does but Dexter included it in some of the A853 basebands and it seems to have something to do with communicating with either the GSM network or the GSM hardware. Different regions did seem to have different libril's but I don't know if that's just because of newer builds or what. Wind's was different from the other North America ones. Incidentally Canada seems to have the newest kernel by compile date: August 16 and you're at build level 1F (although Russia is at 20). Too bad we don't have an sbf...
I don't know if it will fix your SMS issues. For me, it seems to have fixed a serious power drain that I was experiencing on an unreleased CM6.3 build.
Mioze7Ae said:
Well, I don't completely understand the baseband, but my understanding is these files configure the software that runs on the cellular radio chip (i.e. what frequencies to use for 3G etc) and I think they also configure the emergency numbers. I'm not entirely sure what the libril-moto-umts-1.so does but Dexter included it in some of the A853 basebands and it seems to have something to do with communicating with either the GSM network or the GSM hardware. Different regions did seem to have different libril's but I don't know if that's just because of newer builds or what. Wind's was different from the other North America ones. Incidentally Canada seems to have the newest kernel by compile date: August 16 and you're at build level 1F (although Russia is at 20). Too bad we don't have an sbf...
I don't know if it will fix your SMS issues. For me, it seems to have fixed a power drain that I was experiencing on an unreleased CM6.3 build.
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Hmm ok.. I might have to try to flash over to XDA special RC2 and apply that and see if it helps I will report back my findings
Im tryin to get the SBF from wind lol. Ive been fighting with them for weeks about it. I keep telling them to give me the SBF so i dont have to come in and ***** at them. But i doubt ill ever get it.
as i suspect some problems with my phone (because of existence of /data/panic/ files such as:
Code:
/data/panic/bp_panic.log1
....
/data/panic/apr/bp_panic.bin1
.....
which trigger this condition:
Code:
service panic_daemon /system/usr/bin/panic_daemon
class post-zygote_services
user radio
group radio system graphics
socket panic_daemon stream 660 radio radio
onrestart exec /system/bin/reboot
)
i ran some brief comparing...
Code:
895da6b53f1b005b7d8ebbb15974c17c ./wind/system/lib/libril-moto-umts-1.so
bf581b2d7402d3e056541da28bf67911 ./fr/system/lib/libril-moto-umts-1.so
bf581b2d7402d3e056541da28bf67911 ./sing/system/lib/libril-moto-umts-1.so
bf581b2d7402d3e056541da28bf67911 ./cinc/system/lib/libril-moto-umts-1.so
bf581b2d7402d3e056541da28bf67911 ./uk/system/lib/libril-moto-umts-1.so
bf581b2d7402d3e056541da28bf67911 ./europe/system/lib/libril-moto-umts-1.so
75ed5c1f82fae52ba442a47da6d1d6ac ./wind/system/etc/motorola/bp_nvm_default/File_GSM
6594b74800259b2625c6717c7ccf218e ./fr/system/etc/motorola/bp_nvm_default/File_GSM
6594b74800259b2625c6717c7ccf218e ./sing/system/etc/motorola/bp_nvm_default/File_GSM
1d1a6b8099e0b715041b8094d3c81496 ./cinc/system/etc/motorola/bp_nvm_default/File_GSM
6594b74800259b2625c6717c7ccf218e ./uk/system/etc/motorola/bp_nvm_default/File_GSM
6594b74800259b2625c6717c7ccf218e ./europe/system/etc/motorola/bp_nvm_default/File_GSM
6a1547ec8290b20bacdd51b8b9246365 ./wind/system/etc/motorola/bp_nvm_default/File_Seem_Flex_Tables
cafc920346704769b25b3cb01e9114fb ./fr/system/etc/motorola/bp_nvm_default/File_Seem_Flex_Tables
cafc920346704769b25b3cb01e9114fb ./sing/system/etc/motorola/bp_nvm_default/File_Seem_Flex_Tables
2a9c4db6e3062ff0c4eb9267762f8bc7 ./cinc/system/etc/motorola/bp_nvm_default/File_Seem_Flex_Tables
cafc920346704769b25b3cb01e9114fb ./uk/system/etc/motorola/bp_nvm_default/File_Seem_Flex_Tables
cafc920346704769b25b3cb01e9114fb ./europe/system/etc/motorola/bp_nvm_default/File_Seem_Flex_Tables
and just want to share my 2 cents...
there is directory /data/bp_nvm
it is pretty much like the /system/etc/motorola/bp_nvm_default
which is normal, because the /data/bp_nvm is generated on the phone, based on the "default" directory...
but
some of the files are different. I cannot check at the moment which , but i am pretty sure for the File_GSM one.
actually as our phones are 4 bands, i think the baseband topic is may be overreacted.
as i look at the comparision may be except wind (which is very different from the others).
but anyway when changing the baseband may be it will be good idea to delete the /data/bp_nvm (so to make sure it will be regenerated)
I am not sure, why the /data/bp_nvm exists. May be they are some "compiled" configuration or settings in the files. may be the files in /data/bp_nvm are "self recovering" from something... but it will be very interesting to compare them too (may be at 2 stages, 1st just after regenerating them, and 2nd after some time....)
I was wondering that, too. My current guess is that the bp_nvm_default is the initial /data/bp_nvm (or perhaps the version that gets used when a carrier can't be connected) but that it can probably be updated by the network and that may be what's in /data/bp_nvm. That's a good idea to keep an eye on them... I'll do that too.
I can't quite figure out Dexter's version. It seems to merge a bunch of them, but I don't know if that was intentional or if he just copied files there without deleting the old versions. Dexter seems to know a lot about basebands (he created the A853 ones), so that's why I also made his version.
Would any work for Motoroi?
Mioze7Ae said:
Well, I don't completely understand the baseband, but my understanding is these files configure the software that runs on the cellular radio chip (i.e. what frequencies to use for 3G etc) and I think they also configure the emergency numbers. I'm not entirely sure what the libril-moto-umts-1.so does but Dexter included it in some of the A853 basebands and it seems to have something to do with communicating with either the GSM network or the GSM hardware. Different regions did seem to have different libril's but I don't know if that's just because of newer builds or what. Wind's was different from the other North America ones. Incidentally Canada seems to have the newest kernel by compile date: August 16 and you're at build level 1F (although Russia is at 20). Too bad we don't have an sbf...
I don't know if it will fix your SMS issues. For me, it seems to have fixed a serious power drain that I was experiencing on an unreleased CM6.3 build.
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It did fix my SMS issue i think.... so far im getting txts from the people i wasn't before WOOT
Thank YOU!!!!!!!
S7icky said:
Hmm ok.. I might have to try to flash over to XDA special RC2 and apply that and see if it helps I will report back my findings
Im tryin to get the SBF from wind lol. Ive been fighting with them for weeks about it. I keep telling them to give me the SBF so i dont have to come in and ***** at them. But i doubt ill ever get it.
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I would like to know if you do get a hold of it. I will try my hand at acquiring a copy too, I know some people who work at WIND.
On a side note, my memory recalls that the WIND SBF kernel undervolted the phone slightly compared to the Brightpoint SBF that I later flashed (and am still using). It would be cool to compare...again if we get a hold of it.
molohov said:
I would like to know if you do get a hold of it. I will try my hand at acquiring a copy too, I know some people who work at WIND.
On a side note, my memory recalls that the WIND SBF kernel undervolted the phone slightly compared to the Brightpoint SBF that I later flashed (and am still using). It would be cool to compare...again if we get a hold of it.
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Yea one of the chicks i talk to works there And a buddy in t.dot works in there support
But the baseband dident fix it
For Germany I just flashed the Central Europe version. At the first reboot emergency calls only, after second reboot everything is fine.
MilestoneXT720 - CM 6.3.0 by MZ
can repeat the steps again?
may be the files at / data/bp_nvm are generated then......
if you are able to compare then inside openrecovery before and after will be nice
Sent from my Milestone XT720 using Tapatalk
Will this help signal strength or is it more-so a 3g fix? My wife and I can sit right next to each other and she'll get a signal and I will barely be able to 1edge bar.
Same phone, but hers is stock 2.1 with app2sd whereas mine is more like a Franken-Rom.
Woodrube said:
Will this help signal strength or is it more-so a 3g fix? My wife and I can sit right next to each other and she'll get a signal and I will barely be able to 1edge bar.
Same phone, but hers is stock 2.1 with app2sd whereas mine is more like a Franken-Rom.
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I think it might. My signal seems stronger, but unfortunately I didn't pay close attention except for the power drain. Low signal and power drain probably go hand in hand, but that's just speculation because I didn't measure it.
Ok, I'll give it a whirl when I get home. If I wanted to check and see if it gets stronger, how should I do that, obviously other than bars.
Also is this a one time thing and it'll just carry through my backups or will it have to be re-updated with each "fresh" ROM test?
Woodrube said:
Ok, I'll give it a whirl when I get home. If I wanted to check and see if it gets stronger, how should I do that, obviously other than bars.
Also is this a one time thing and it'll just carry through my backups or will it have to be re-updated with each "fresh" ROM test?
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It changes files on /system, so you'll have to do it each time you install a new ROM or flash a nandroid that doesn't have the baseband update installed. Stay tuned.
Mioze7Ae said:
It changes files on /system, so you'll have to do it each time you install a new ROM or flash a nandroid that doesn't have the baseband update installed. Stay tuned.
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I figured as much but someone had to ask. Next are you going to tell me to wear a tin foil coned hat on my head, face north on one foot and turn counter-clockwise?
I'll check stregth before and after and post later on tonight or tomorrow.
Woodrube said:
I figured as much but someone had to ask. Next are you going to tell me to wear a tin foil coned hat on my head, face north on one foot and turn counter-clockwise?
I'll check stregth before and after and post later on tonight or tomorrow.
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The stay tuned part was just because the new recovery with the basebands built-in was on the way out the door.
Lienaj said:
Would any work for Motoroi?
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Maybe. I think there's a very good chance, but I can't test it. These baseband updates only change files in /system so if you make a nandroid of system before you apply it, you should be able to undo it.
Or are you asking for a Korean baseband update? I forgot that one.
Edit: added a baseband update based on the Korean 50R to the second post.
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I flashed this to my Eris and it seems to have faster data speeds and better reception.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=657896
i definitely wouldn't go flashing any 'ole radio just because its available for other phones. proceed at your own risk everyone...his boost could easily be coincidence. youre not gonna get that much change.
gohamstergo said:
i definitely wouldn't go flashing any 'ole radio just because its available for other phones. proceed at your own risk everyone...his boost could easily be coincidence. youre not gonna get that much change.
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As long as its CDMA its good.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=650121
This radio works fine on the Eris. Still, use caution when flashing it and if your phone explodes don't spam the dev forum asking for help.
No more not being able to make/receive calls as of yet. Also it seems my wifi tether works now but may have been the new ivan rom that came out.
I recommend against flashing non-Eris specific radios.
Do it at your own risk.
sickbox said:
This radio works fine on the Eris. Still, use caution when flashing it and if your phone explodes don't spam the dev forum asking for help.
No more not being able to make/receive calls as of yet. Also it seems my wifi tether works now but may have been the new ivan rom that came out.
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It COULD brick your phone... I told myself I would never flash radio images when I gained root. I'm fine with roms and themes thank you very much.
kyrumo71 said:
As long as its CDMA its good.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=650121
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Yeah, that's not true dude. Flashing an incorrect radio update CAN completely brick your phone. Flashing a radio update updates your SPL. If the SPL isn't compatible with your phone/kernel, it could very well completely ruin your phone beyond recoverable.
You're lucky, but for future reference, it's a really bad idea to go flashing any ol' radio update except one that's been tested and working with your phone and kernel.
gohamstergo said:
i definitely wouldn't go flashing any 'ole radio
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GrdLock said:
it's a really bad idea to go flashing any ol' radio
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so awesome
This is why I felt comfortable with flashing the radio...
The ONLY reason I flashed this radio is due to the fact that others did this with no bad side effects (so far). Also, toastcfh has tested other heroc radios on an Eris with no bad side effects (so far) as well as done some good research for us by flashing the radios and seems to be quite knowledgeable when it comes to them.
I'm not authorizing that you should go flashing "any 'ol radio" but heroc and desirec radios seem to be created with the intention of being used on Sprint and Verizon according to research by toastcfh.
toastcfh said:
now for the question about why some radios say heroc instead of eris...
the heroc radio are just that... heroc radios from sprint. its a cdma radio so it works the same as verizon radio. dont believe me?! do a strings | grep on all the radios and u will see they are all using both sprint and verizon logins and such. also as right now im running the latest radio which is the heroc one. everything works fine and its the one ive had best results with on both my Sprint Hero and my wifes Verizon Eris. although others may find better results with other versions.
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Just make sure you know that just because it worked for someone else doesn't mean you won't find that underlying control signal some day.
sprint uses sim cards right? the reason im askin is cuz for the hell of it i tried this radio and kept gettin no sim card messege lol i just did a restore . my stupid quesion is , the radio went back to the way it was right? im not gettin the error any more so i guess that answers my question , or could it have did other damage ? thanx for any help
tazzpatriot said:
sprint uses sim cards right? the reason im askin is cuz for the hell of it i tried this radio and kept gettin no sim card messege lol i just did a restore . my stupid quesion is , the radio went back to the way it was right? im not gettin the error any more so i guess that answers my question , or could it have did other damage ? thanx for any help
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No, only GSM carriers use SIM cards. Sprint is CDMA.
then thats wierd , i kept seeing that messege , i use the nexus lock and when it woke from sleep the error was there until i unlocked it
tazzpatriot said:
then thats wierd , i kept seeing that messege , i use the nexus lock and when it woke from sleep the error was there until i unlocked it
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I believe that was/is a bug with the nexus lock mod. I remember when lwp mod first came out I tried it and noticed the sim card message. I have not gone back to that since so I can't be 100% sure.
well whatever it was it went away after i did a restore so alls good
Is anyone experiencing any issues with this one, I have flashed this radio and my 3G signal is not as good as it used to be.
I have 2 Eris' one stock (baseband 2.32.40.11.09) and one rooted with 2.42.00.03.10. The stock gets 4 3G bars with -70dBm while the rooted Eris gets 2 or less bars with -52 dBm.
From what I'm seeing, 3G speed is also suffering on the Eris with the newer baseband. Can anyone make sense of this?
t41n7ed said:
Is anyone experiencing any issues with this one, I have flashed this radio and my 3G signal is not as good as it used to be.
I have 2 Eris' one stock (baseband 2.32.40.11.09) and one rooted with 2.42.00.03.10. The stock gets 4 3G bars with -70dBm while the rooted Eris gets 2 or less bars with -52 dBm.
From what I'm seeing, 3G speed is also suffering on the Eris with the newer baseband. Can anyone make sense of this?
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FWIW, -52dBm is much better than -70dBm.
cryppie said:
FWIW, -52dBm is much better than -70dBm.
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yeah that's what doesn't make sense to me. the rooted phone says it has a better signal strength, but I'm only getting 2 3G bars (at most!).
I would like to test it but I am unable to find the original 2.32.40.11.09 radio image.
@above
metering has changed in more recent radios. aka bars vs signal strength is different.
soooo is this a yes or no go for flashing?
I tried this out, no noticeable difference in signal strength or speed where I am. Flashed it back to the newest ERIS radio...
Hey guys in my earlier thread some ppl told me that i could update from asian firmware to european firmware. I would like to knw if there would be any problems by doing that, and would like to know ur experiece after flashing.. Thanx for ur replies. I don mind waiting an extra month for asian firmware release if u feel flashing can be problematic, if not i'll b happy to flash.
Ps: I knw a thread like this is available but there are no conclusive answers there. Thanx.
I like to know too. I hope no issue here other than losing the Asian keyboards. I assume one could still get a third party keyboard for say, chinese characters input.
Ya i recieved a reply in hardware zone forum, ppl have upgraded their firmwares from dd or dx to xx, xw (european). No problems were found, infact performance increased a little bit. One of the guys told me not to update cause firmwares released in europe tend to be buggy like beta versions, only final versions are released in asia and other places thats why updates are few. So if i were u i'd wait for firmware to release in my region.. Wat's u take on this? Do u still wanna flash ur phone or do u wanna wait a month extra......
I personally haven't had any issues with the euro fw to speak of. Like doomsdaycs mentioned I definitely experienced performance increase and even more once i installed the modaco rom. I ran the latest JG3 for a few days and it was great then i wanted the modaco rom so I reflashed with JG1 and it's still had no problems. Hope that helps...
doomsdaycs said:
Ya i recieved a reply in hardware zone forum, ppl have upgraded their firmwares from dd or dx to xx, xw (european). No problems were found, infact performance increased a little bit. One of the guys told me not to update cause firmwares released in europe tend to be buggy like beta versions, only final versions are released in asia and other places thats why updates are few. So if i were u i'd wait for firmware to release in my region.. Wat's u take on this? Do u still wanna flash ur phone or do u wanna wait a month extra......
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That's utter rubbish.
Went from APAC to Euro firmwares, and never looked back.
Let me ask you guys who have gone over to the European firmware a few questions:
1) Has it fixed the 3G/wifi connection problem? (I hope you do not dispute that there is problem )
2) Has the lags/pause gone away? Or just minimized?
3) Has your GPS started to work accurately yet?
4) Does your email still takes ages to load? Or just become less slow?
5) Does the music playing still pause/freeze once in a while?
6) Anyone still able to install stuffs like Chinese keyboards from the Android market place after adopting the Europe firmware?
7) Do you have problem with the market place like what these people say?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7232231#post7232231
Thanks for sharing.
Let me ask you guys who have gone over to the European firmware a few questions:
1) Has it fixed the 3G/wifi connection problem? (I hope you do not dispute that there is problem )
Answer: You need to create a new APN in order to use the 3G network. As for WIFI.. I am able to connect to any WIFI as long as I have the password.
2) Has the lags/pause gone away? Or just minimized?
Answer: Kinda but you will still experience it even with the JG5 firmware.. rumor has it that samsung will release an official fix for this on the end of july but there is no official word from samsung.. all we can do is cross our fingers and hope or best alternative.. use modaco's fix.
3) Has your GPS started to work accurately yet?
Answer: Yup, compared to the stock firmware, it is able to identify my location within a 5 meter radius.
** upgrade to the latest google maps version.
4) Does your email still takes ages to load? Or just become less slow?
Answer: Google.. first time setup.. yes. But now, depending on your location and signal strength.. takes about 8 - 15 seconds.. longer with 2 bars on my phone.. about 30 seconds or so. [GMAIL]
5) Does the music playing still pause/freeze once in a while?
Answer: When I am playing Let's Golf with very low volume then listening to music using the default player at level 6 - 7 volume. I do experience it sometime..
6) Anyone still able to install stuffs like Chinese keyboards from the Android market place after adopting the Europe firmware?
Answer: I am able to install Google Pinyin.. the qwerty keyboard still shows ABC but when you press each letter.. it will show the chinese character equivalent.
7) Do you have problem with the market place like what these people say?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7232231#post7232231
Answer: Weird case, never experienced that issue on my SGS after doing 3 firmware upgrades.
And no, I haven't rooted my phone yet.. hoping to hear from samsung by the month's end to know if they finally release a firmware fix for the memory transfer issue [NAND].
kenkiller said:
That's utter rubbish.
Went from APAC to Euro firmwares, and never looked back.
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I second that.
The ASIAN version to be honest.. is full of crap from the TELCO's which renders the phone perform slower.. and I'd like to add that, my phone starts and loads faster now without the singtel crap.
Thank you M3keni. I'm glad it looks so positive.
kenkiller said:
That's utter rubbish.
Went from APAC to Euro firmwares, and never looked back.
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eaglesteve said:
Thank you M3keni. I'm glad it looks so positive.
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You are welcome bro.
Disclaimer though.. other users may have a different take on my experience with my SGS.. hehehe.
..seriously, samsung should fix the NAND issue with an update firmware soon.
..but we have hardworking developers to go to for MODS.. iLike!
Before you decide and buy the SGS, visit your nearest telco showroom to try and feel the phone. Will help in your decision.
Have a good weekend!
Thanx for the info i'll be flashing madoco rom too.. cheers..
I'm waiting for the Froyo that's supposedly 3 times faster than iPhone 3GS. As it is now, it is a lot slower than even iPhone 3G. The black screen and long pauses is beginning to get to me.
I'm hesitant to root now as I'm uncertain about the hardware aspect of GPS, and my fear that the process might not be fully reversible, hence voiding the warranty potentially.
i have a question that how to upgrade the firmware from Asian to EUR use kies without root??????
i want to change that but have no idea, thx
yes please, even I need to know how to flash my Singtel FW to the eu version like the friends above mentioned. Mainly I want to do this without rooting...!!
And once after upgrading, will it allow me to upgrade to froyo when it is officially released!!! via Kies or OTA.
kenkiller said:
That's utter rubbish.
Went from APAC to Euro firmwares, and never looked back.
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Can you suggest the fw number of the official euro firmware that you are using now so I can install as well.
No problem at all dude.
Flashed from DDJF3 to XWJG1 (Indian to some European country)... JF3 had major issues... JG1 is good... not great though. Most of the problems of the stock firmware were resolved by Modaco's Custom ROM... try it out!
You guys should give the new firmware JM1 or JM2 a twirl. The difference is night and day...no joke..and that's before root and any modifications.
@netboyhk I initially used this as my starting point http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpWcM44On88
Note that in the video he says it HAS to be on a specific com port....ignore that part. It's all relative to how many usb ports u have and how many devices plugged in etc etc. From my experiences it's REALLY hard to brick this phone but your mileage may vary
I think you mean JM1 and JM2 - unless Samsung's moving faster on firmware than I thought...
flamingpitofhell said:
I think you mean JM1 and JM2 - unless Samsung's moving faster on firmware than I thought...
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Yea thanks.
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eaglesteve said:
I'm waiting for the Froyo that's supposedly 3 times faster than iPhone 3GS. As it is now, it is a lot slower than even iPhone 3G. The black screen and long pauses is beginning to get to me.
I'm hesitant to root now as I'm uncertain about the hardware aspect of GPS, and my fear that the process might not be fully reversible, hence voiding the warranty potentially.
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I can confirm that it IS FULLY REVERSIBLE. You just need to reformat using ODIN while putting an official ROM.
From this thread:
http://www.hiapk.com/thread-583511-1-1.html
The poster attached a photo of his Nexus One with a Radio version which I've never seen before. "32.50.00.32U_5.12.00.08"
He reported that he received OTA update notification and the radio was automatically installed by the OTA update.
Has anyone seen that radio version before?
prolly the new Asian radio that has the new drivers and fixes for the vulnerabilities on their devices
JHaste said:
prolly the new Asian radio that has the new drivers and fixes for the vulnerabilities on their devices
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All nexus ones use the same radios
na there was a thread or article i remember reading about some vulnerability fixes for asian n1's via driver updates... brb looking for it lol
(inserts foot in mouth)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=815711
that was the thread i was thinking of but thats for the cpu not the radio... now i am befuddled about this new radio... i want it!
http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Passion%20(Nexus%20One)/OTA_Passion_KT_KR_2.18.1010.4_FRG83-2.15.1010.2_FRF91_release_signed.zip
new radio is inside this patch -> radio.img
Extract the file and connect nexus in fastboot mode
fastboot devices
fastboot flash radio radio.img
wdfowty said:
All nexus ones use the same radios
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No.
No they do not.
Well at least all Nexus ones bought from the Google Store without going through the carriers should have the same radio. Not taking into consideration which android version at time of purchase of course.
Anyway South Korea is the only country in Asia that sells the Nexus one on its own through its local carriers, so this radio is probably Korean.
Rusty! said:
No.
No they do not.
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I'll second that!
No. No they do not!
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so any differences noticed?
I saw a slight speed increase on Wifi and Edge.
Read the details here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8788247&postcount=76
Flashed it and it seems the Wifi and HSDPA are snappier! Much better than the 4.x
Using slcd N1 bought from local carrier
houzuoguo said:
From this thread:
http://www.hiapk.com/thread-583511-1-1.html
The poster attached a photo of his Nexus One with a Radio version which I've never seen before. "32.50.00.32U_5.12.00.08"
He reported that he received OTA update notification and the radio was automatically installed by the OTA update.
Has anyone seen that radio version before?
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Apparently the newest one (5.12) isn't so great: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=828185
Interesting, but hardly scientific.
There is too much variation in the network itself. I can keep my phone in the same spot all day, and watch it fluctuate between H, 3G, E, G, and even no signal at all...
I think it may be indicative, but would need many more data points to be conclusive (1000's).
Good effort though, and certainly worthy of note...
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
danger-rat said:
Interesting, but hardly scientific.
There is too much variation in the network itself. I can keep my phone in the same spot all day, and watch it fluctuate between H, 3G, E, G, and even no signal at all...
I think it may be indicative, but would need many more data points to be conclusive (1000's).
Good effort though, and certainly worthy of note...
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
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Agreed, more people should do the test and THEN only could we do an average and compare the results...
My phone came with 5.08 on stock, then I went to 4.06 by mistake and it was pretty awful...In the end, I decided to try 5.12 and, as I said, it feels a lot snappier than the 4.06 and maybe even than the 5.08...I also think that the technology used could have something to do (frequencies of your network and such)
It's always hard to compare wireless speeds because there is nothing constant and physically exactly repeatable...still good job on the comparison though...we all know that any of the 5.x are better than 4.x anyways
Agreed!
Since switching to 5.12 I don't think I've ever dropped below 3G for any significant period. I don't know if my speeds are any faster, but its certainly more reliable... (5.08 seemed faster, but would frequemtly drop down to E/G, and occasionally loose signal).
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Rusty! said:
No.
No they do not.
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...Now I'm confused...All nexus ones, to the best of my knowledge, have the same hardware (sparing SLCD, of course), correct? And it isn't like there are radio "versions" for different regions where the phone sells...Only one thread per radio.
musashiken said:
Well at least all Nexus ones bought from the Google Store without going through the carriers should have the same radio. Not taking into consideration which android version at time of purchase of course.
Anyway South Korea is the only country in Asia that sells the Nexus one on its own through its local carriers, so this radio is probably Korean.
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No, you misunderstand what I said. I meant to say they can all use the same radios. But I guess I'm wrong? Can someone correct me?
wdfowty said:
...Now I'm confused...All nexus ones, to the best of my knowledge, have the same hardware (sparing SLCD, of course), correct? And it isn't like there are radio "versions" for different regions where the phone sells...Only one thread per radio.
No, you misunderstand what I said. I meant to say they can all use the same radios. But I guess I'm wrong? Can someone correct me?
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/facepalm...
they all use the same hardware, yes... apart from the ATT version which its virtually the same radio but just operates on different frequencies...
the deal is there is different firmware for the radios... firmware is basically a software update for the hardware but its localized to that specific component rather than like a driver for say your video card on your computer which you can tweak and stuff.
so in this case, his radio is the same however is firmware is different... its a newer version... one major difference in n1 firmwares is the 4.0 versions cannot do HD recording, only the 5.0 versions can... the hardware was limited by the firmware version it had... another thing was if you had this phone early on there was an OTA which gave us a new radio that improved the 3g connectivity for a lot of us... hope this helps
JHaste said:
/facepalm...
they all use the same hardware, yes... apart from the ATT version which its virtually the same radio but just operates on different frequencies...
the deal is there is different firmware for the radios... firmware is basically a software update for the hardware but its localized to that specific component rather than like a driver for say your video card on your computer which you can tweak and stuff.
so in this case, his radio is the same however is firmware is different... its a newer version... one major difference in n1 firmwares is the 4.0 versions cannot do HD recording, only the 5.0 versions can... the hardware was limited by the firmware version it had... another thing was if you had this phone early on there was an OTA which gave us a new radio that improved the 3g connectivity for a lot of us... hope this helps
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i believe what he meant, which is correct, is that all nexus ones, whether a euro version, ATT version, or tmobile version, all use the identical radio firmware, whether that is the 4.06, 5.08 or 5.12. sure each one will use different frequencies, but there is no 5.08 for an ATT version vs 5.08 for a tmobile version. its the same radio file for all.
JHaste said:
/facepalm...
they all use the same hardware, yes... apart from the ATT version which its virtually the same radio but just operates on different frequencies...
the deal is there is different firmware for the radios... firmware is basically a software update for the hardware but its localized to that specific component rather than like a driver for say your video card on your computer which you can tweak and stuff.
so in this case, his radio is the same however is firmware is different... its a newer version... one major difference in n1 firmwares is the 4.0 versions cannot do HD recording, only the 5.0 versions can... the hardware was limited by the firmware version it had... another thing was if you had this phone early on there was an OTA which gave us a new radio that improved the 3g connectivity for a lot of us... hope this helps
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Lol, hold off on those facepalms
RogerPodacter said:
i believe what he meant, which is correct, is that all nexus ones, whether a euro version, ATT version, or tmobile version, all use the identical radio firmware, whether that is the 4.06, 5.08 or 5.12. sure each one will use different frequencies, but there is no 5.08 for an ATT version vs 5.08 for a tmobile version. its the same radio file for all.
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That's what I thought. Thanks for setting me straight
The purpose of this thread is to diagnose, and possibly fix, the dropped network connection issue when using i9000 based ROMs on the Captivate.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, then you probably can ignore this thread.
But if, like myself, your connection to your provider's network is hit and miss after installing an i9000 ROM then I want to hear from you.
Why go through all this trouble?
Because most i9000 ROMs run circles around the current Captivate ROMs in terms of speed as well as function.
Bluetooth is a prime example since voice dialing with a BT headset works on i9000 but does not on Cappy ROMs.
It will help if you provide the following:
1. Carrier (mine is AT&T).
2. Approximate date you bought your phone (got mine launch day back in August).
3. Current ROM and/or ROM you experienced the issue with (I've used just about every i9000 ROM out there but currently I'm using Axura 2.3).
4. Your ideas/theories as to why the problem occurs.
5. Any "fixes" you may have tried that improved or solved the issue.
One theory I have as to why this is happening is that my carrier (AT&T) may be intentionally "kicking" me off the network when it sees that I'm using a phone that is configured for another network. mad: bastards!)
If that's the case, then maybe there is a way to spoof and make AT&T think the phone is still pure Captivate.
Or, maybe an app can be developed that will monitor connection status and automatically reboot the phone when connection is lost for more than a couple of minutes.
I'm pretty sure we can figure this thing out if we put our heads together.
Thanks in advance for any assistance given.
Seems like modem would be an important thing to track IMO.
AT&T wouldn't boot you off. Because if they did, they would have been booting me off daily with my Nexus One.
I was having problems with a rom. When I lost connection (say at my UNI, since they have poor service in the lecture halls) it would reconnect, but data wouldn't ever work again. I would have to reboot my phone to get it to work.
I since reinstalled an updated ROM, but haven't been back to UNI to test it out, since the semester is over.
I just assumed it's a bug in the modem that was being used in my rom.
Carrier - AT&T
Purchased - Launch Day
ROMs Tried - All the i9000 modems lost service and the i9000 kernels paired with captivate modems wouldn't give me call sounds.
Currently on a JJ4 Kernel+Voodoo 5 / JJ4 Modem slow upload speeds but d/l~3.2mbps and definitely seems the most stable as of now
Fix - no earthly idea
hellishhorses said:
Carrier - AT&T
Purchased - Launch Day
ROMs Tried - All the i9000 modems lost service and the i9000 kernels paired with captivate modems wouldn't give me call sounds.
Currently on a JJ4 Kernel+Voodoo 5 / JJ4 Modem slow upload speeds but d/l~3.2mbps and definitely seems the most stable as of now
Fix - no earthly idea
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Have you tried the new JK3, JK4, or JL3 modems? I had similar issues with the old JG8 modem, but with the new 2.2 modems out there I no longer have these issues.
Jay120171 said:
Seems like modem would be an important thing to track IMO.
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so yea , the jl3 gives me roaming issues ,..
the jk3 rarely does ( and I say like it happened twice)
so I say its the modem ..
btw I m on fido / rogers ..
doctahjeph said:
Have you tried the new JK3, JK4, or JL3 modems? I had similar issues with the old JG8 modem, but with the new 2.2 modems out there I no longer have these issues.
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Yes all three modems tried with JJ4 Kernel- Didn't have in-call sounds (ringing, dialing, other person talking, other person hearing me). Data speeds were great, but I can't live without the phone part of my phone.
AND when I tried pairing the JK4 modem with i9000 kernel it was super fast but kept getting "no service"
hellishhorses said:
Carrier - AT&T
ROMs Tried - All the i9000 modems lost service and the i9000 kernels paired with captivate modems wouldn't give me call sounds.
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Not trying to derail this thread and I realize I am new here but are you saying you were running an i9000 kernel on your Captivate? If you run an i9000 ROM you must use a reorientated kernel like xcaliburinhand's.
For reference: I am running Darkyy's 5.5 JPU ROM, xcalibur's reorient kernel 2.2.1 and the JPU modem on my Captivate. I have been running a JPU modem and Darkyy's JPU ROM (5.2-5.5) for a few days now and I haven't had any issues with data.
Jay120171 said:
Not trying to derail this thread and I realize I am new here but are you saying you were running an i9000 kernel on your Captivate? If you run an i9000 ROM you must use a reorientated kernel like xcaliburinhand's.
For reference: I am running Darkyy's 5.5 JPU ROM, xcalibur's reorient kernel 2.2.1 and the JPU modem on my Captivate. I have been running a JPU modem and Darkyy's JPU ROM (5.2-5.5) for a few days now and I haven't had any issues with data.
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Yes these were all reoriented i9000 kernels for the captivate
I'm seeing that the phones purchased after the launch date aren't having these issues
I am not sure if i have the same issue...Although my data speeds are very crapy lately...Does this have anything to do with what you are talking about
hellishhorses said:
Yes these were all reoriented i9000 kernels for the captivate
I'm seeing that the phones purchased after the launch date aren't having these issues
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So do you think that if I exchange my phone for a more recent one the issue may go away?
doctahjeph said:
Have you tried the new JK3, JK4, or JL3 modems? I had similar issues with the old JG8 modem, but with the new 2.2 modems out there I no longer have these issues.
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All of those modems dropped service for me.
I'm currently running the JL3 and my service just dropped about an hour ago and I had to reboot to get it back.
That's why I don't think the modem is the issue...it's either in the kernel or the network is rejecting the phone.
I have been having problems since I flashed Axura 2.2 on my captivate. I do not receive any phone calls or texts, of course my carrier is ATT
ozone777 said:
So do you think that if I exchange my phone for a more recent one the issue may go away?
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That's certainly a possibility. The reason I haven't done this yet is that the inconvenience of having to "stock" my phone then trick AT&T into thinking there's something wrong with my phone even though it's just their lousy service and them retarding the phone so it doesn't beat their almighty iPhone far outweighs the benefits of getting a slightly faster phone. Plus, I'm waiting on a fix for this one, cause I've kinda grown attached to her.
Is there anyone that has this issue and is NOT on the AT&T network?
Or is it isolated to just AT&T phones?
i have been having this issue too mainly cm6.1 betas, tried different modems all do the same thing, wondering if its a combo of firmwares
You're missing the two most important pieces of information, kernel and modem version.
There after known modem kernel incompatibilities. I've been on an i9000 modem & kernel since we got the first ones back in the end of september or beginning of october, and I've never had an issue with anything.
Build date (underneath the battery) would probably be more helpful than purchase date if it's actually a hardware issue.
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glitterballs said:
You're missing the two most important pieces of information, kernel and modem version.
There after known modem kernel incompatibilities. I've been on an i9000 modem & kernel since we got the first ones back in the end of september or beginning of october, and I've never had an issue with anything.
Build date (underneath the battery) would probably be more helpful than purchase date if it's actually a hardware issue.
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Who is your carrier and what is the build date of your phone?
Which number is the build date by the way?
there have been a few threads on this. they were also moved because some more than "helpful" people decided it didnt belong in the development forum (i, obviously, dont agree there).
however, we have made some headway. please see the following 2 threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865846
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=864903
you can continue chatting here or take up over there.
tl;dr - we have been working on this. it seems like launch captivates are the hardest hit, and it seems like i9000 based roms AND modems cause the issue. running a captivate based rom (the most important part) and modem seems to get you back in action. - easiest move: flash cog2.3b6 (dont have a DL link right now and DG took it off his repository) which is captivate based. for performance, toss the latest voodoo kernel in there.
keep us posted on your findings otherwise.
Batch #1006 (assuming that means June 2010, if it's anything like the printed control boards I warranty for work)
Rev. 0.4
I've got a JJ4 modem paired with a JJ4+Voodoo kernel right now and very stable and no "No Network" issues. But it is a fair bit slower than the Perceptions and other i9000 based ROMs. Something I'll just have to deal with I assume.
Hello all,
I have an XT907, bootloader unlocked, running CM11 very well. I am planning to go to London for a week in February, and I would like to buy a micro sim to use while I am there. I have scoured the threads trying to make sense of the international/micro-sim situation, and I am totally lost. Here's what I need to know:
Can I take my phone to London, pop out my Verizon micro-sim, pop in an O2 sim and use it without making any other changes? (I did this a couple of years ago with a jail-broken iPhone and it worked beautifully...)
Sub-questions, which can be ignored if the simple answer is "yes": do I need to call Verizon to get them to unlock the phone?
Are there GSM issues, which I tend to ignore, since my carrier is Verizon, and, if there are, have they been patched in this rom?
Thanks in advance. Hoping somebody can answer.
se1961 said:
Hello all,
I have an XT907, bootloader unlocked, running CM11 very well. I am planning to go to London for a week in February, and I would like to buy a micro sim to use while I am there. I have scoured the threads trying to make sense of the international/micro-sim situation, and I am totally lost. Here's what I need to know:
Can I take my phone to London, pop out my Verizon micro-sim, pop in an O2 sim and use it without making any other changes? (I did this a couple of years ago with a jail-broken iPhone and it worked beautifully...)
Sub-questions, which can be ignored if the simple answer is "yes": do I need to call Verizon to get them to unlock the phone?
Are there GSM issues, which I tend to ignore, since my carrier is Verizon, and, if there are, have they been patched in this rom?
Thanks in advance. Hopin.
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This may take care of all your needs. Use cwmr 6046 or philz 6079 only. Backup your current rom before doing anything.
Keep in mind that even these recoveries do not save all your partitions. Some partitions are only on your phone. /persist, /modem & /firmware are the most important ones NOT saved! Try it out. If you do not want to delve into RSD lite & PC only hacking, stop. All you need to restore our latest xml via RSD is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391641
Go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2246081
Subsitute the op's twrp bu: http://yadi.sk/d/oufUHo_F4Ehfh for Avst_ZaYAC_MODsmXBIN.cwmr.zip
You will restore it rather than install it.
And fit it into my other steps in Post 17
Using philz v 6097 cwmr, which will restore twrp format too.
I cannot recommend twrp anymore.
You will have full vzw 4g & I think the star of the setup, the droid razr widget should not break your 4g. more on DRW here You may need FireFox to get the translate link to work.
Do test it all out & save it w/ philz.
Messing with the "select radio band" (3 dot menu) with the hidden app "phone info" [also known as *#*#4636#*#* from the dialer] will break 4g /modem & result in 3g to 1x only. Feel free to do anything else from Phone Info.
Once a combination of partitions are broken RSD is the only fix.
Just restore to the ...94 xml and then the partitions not handled by our recoveries, get fixed and a restore via philz puts all right again [some from RSD & most from the recovery].
Latest Philz zip http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition
or here flashable from custom recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2567603
Wow. Thank you SO much for the detailed reply.
Unfortunately, all of this sounds very complicated to me-- I have never messed around with radios/modems, and really love the way my phone works, here, now, in the United States.
I take it that your one word answer is, "no, your phone will not work if you bring it to Europe and pop in a sim..."?
If so, given that I am only going once, for six days, I might just pull out that old iPhone and limp along with that.
Again, I am so grateful for the time you took to point me in the right direction. Sorry to be such a wimp.
se1961 said:
Wow. Thank you SO much for the detailed reply.
Unfortunately, all of this sounds very complicated to me-- I have never messed around with radios/modems, and really love the way my phone works, here, now, in the United States.
I take it that your one word answer is, "no, your phone will not work if you bring it to Europe and pop in a sim..."?
If so, given that I am only going once, for six days, I might just pull out that old iPhone and limp along with that.
Again, I am so grateful for the time you took to point me in the right direction. Sorry to be such a wimp.
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Hm... I use Razr M on Europe (Ukraine) on GSM network and have no problems with my carrier even on stock-ROM
If you use AOSP-based ROM - just use this
se1961 said:
Wow. Thank you SO much for the detailed reply.
Unfortunately, all of this sounds very complicated to me-- I have never messed around with radios/modems, and really love the way my phone works, here, now, in the United States.
I take it that your one word answer is, "no, your phone will not work if you bring it to Europe and pop in a sim..."?
If so, given that I am only going once, for six days, I might just pull out that old iPhone and limp along with that.
Again, I am so grateful for the time you took to point me in the right direction. Sorry to be such a wimp.
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Me and My GF just traveled through England over Xmas
My phone was on 4.4 by Dhacker Everything Worked up to 3G (Using Tmobile US, Tombile DE and NetzClub (O2))
My GF phone was on Latest Stock Everything Worked up to H+ (O2 and Tmobile DE) <--- But we had to do a GSM so it stopped Dropping Comnnecting.
Germanese said:
My phone was on 4.4 by Dhacker Everything Worked up to 3G (Using Tmobile US, Tombile DE and NetzClub (O2)
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I think this could be good news. I'm using CM11 nightly, which I think is not that different from Dhacker. All you did was pop in the microsim?
I really don't want to wreck my current phone, which works, just to get a few days of better phone service on vacation.
se1961 said:
I think this could be good news. I'm using CM11 nightly, which I think is not that different from Dhacker. All you did was pop in the microsim?
I really don't want to wreck my current phone, which works, just to get a few days of better phone service on vacation.
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Correct we just swapped sim.
I have always 2 Sim on me. NetzClub (O2) My German Travel sim and Tmobile US my Native US one.
My gf using O2 As Europe Native and Tmobile DE as International
What we did find out though
We got most stable and best receptions in Germany/Bavaria/England with Baseband:
SM_BP_101031.027.32.81P
Germanese said:
We got most stable and best receptions in Germany/Bavaria/England with Baseband:
SM_BP_101031.027.32.81P
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I will search for tutorials about flashing that baseband-- is it a simple enough process? Will it affect how my phone works on Verizon when I return?
Also, for others trying to figure this stuff out, I found this: http://www.internauta37.altervista.org/how-and-patch-fully-enable-gsm-verizon-cdma-phones-android by one of the XDA members which is not exactly a "for dummies" tutorial but does begin to outline the issues.
Thanks to everyone for helping me.
se1961 said:
I will search for tutorials about flashing that baseband-- is it a simple enough process? Will it affect how my phone works on Verizon when I return?
Also, for others trying to figure this stuff out, I found this: http://www.internauta37.altervista.org/how-and-patch-fully-enable-gsm-verizon-cdma-phones-android by one of the XDA members which is not exactly a "for dummies" tutorial but does begin to outline the issues.
Thanks to everyone for helping me.
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She Gained that baseband by downloading the Stock Rom with that Baseband.
I have to get back to my home computer to get that link.
Its a Dev Site where u can download all the Stock roms for our Phone.
Oh my gosh!! I have that baseband already. Phew! One less thing on my "to do" list.
Okay, last question, I promise. I have read, and think I understand, the blog tutorial about enabling GSM. But it sounds from your post like I do not have to edit my build.prop at all, if I am running CM11 and have the baseband you mentioned. I apologize for repeating my question again and again, but I am a little slow.
se1961 said:
Oh my gosh!! I have that baseband already. Phew! One less thing on my "to do" list.
Okay, last question, I promise. I have read, and think I understand, the blog tutorial about enabling GSM. But it sounds from your post like I do not have to edit my build.prop at all, if I am running CM11 and have the baseband you mentioned. I apologize for repeating my question again and again, but I am a little slow.
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In this Particular case you don't need to do that.
Enabeling GSM and Editing Build Prop is Mainly for Tmobile USA and AT&T or any USA GSM carrier.
But on some CM11 it may be required since it was not made for GSM, most newer ones are though.
That's where u look for the GSM Fix thing.
The only thing you May have to hunt down are the info for Data if it doesn't Auto install itself from the Euro SIM.
International SIM normally Require a PIN and it will Auto install a SIM app to correct its Data Settings.
Thanks! Based on your helpful clarification I will leave it alone.
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