I recently switched from a Galaxy s3 to a Nexus 4 and would like to get LTE on it as Rogers does not support DC-HSPA 42Mbps. So far from all the threads i have read say there are a few ways to do this:
1) downgrade to 4.2.1
2) Flash 4.2.2 with the .33 Radio.
3) custom Rom 4.2.2 with .33 Radio.
From what i gathered people who flashed .33 radio (or older) on 4.2.2 have been having a range of problems. And apparently 4.2.1 has a lot of bugs in general?
It would be great if someone who has already done this could post about their experience with each of the options as i'm tired of reading pages and pages of posts about how the Nexus 4 is not suppose to have LTE and to be happy with the hspda etc.
Thanks
I am also interested in this any advice would be appreciated
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http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/23/how-to-enable-4g-lte-on-the-google-nexus-4/
If you happen to lose the ability to make or receive calls on your Nexus 4 on the .33 baseband then you must flash the latest .48 baseband to make calls.
I am going to flash a 4.1.2 ROM when I get home I had a nexus 4 when they first came out running lte went to a note 2 and now back again to nexus 4;I am running the latest paranoid android 3.1 and faux kernel but the internet is painfully slow without lte I really can't take it any more will try 4.1.2 then 4.2.2 with the different radios
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I am almost positive that there is no backwards compatibility with Android. Meaning, that since the Nexus 4 debuted with 4.2, you couldn't run a 4.1.2 ROM, and that's why they don't exist (to my knowledge).
to anyone interested i flashed a .33 radio from paranoidandroid 3.1 / latest faux kernel and i now have lte back - now everything is good !!
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golfinggino said:
to anyone interested i flashed a .33 radio from paranoidandroid 3.1 / latest faux kernel and i now have lte back - now everything is good !!
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thanks!
golfinggino said:
to anyone interested i flashed a .33 radio from paranoidandroid 3.1 / latest faux kernel and i now have lte back - now everything is good !!
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You're able to make and receive calls using the .33 radio with the latest update from PA?
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golfinggino said:
to anyone interested i flashed a .33 radio from paranoidandroid 3.1 / latest faux kernel and i now have lte back - now everything is good !!
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golfinggino,
Could you be a little more clear/descriptive? What ROM/kernel are you running now? Are you still running 4.2.2 stock or something else? Did you follow instructions that you found somewhere?
Thanks in advance,
JT
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I am going to flash a 4.1.2 ROM when I get home I had a nexus 4 when they first came out running lte went to a note 2 and now back again to nexus 4;I am running the latest paranoid android 3.1 and faux kernel but the internet is painfully slow without lte I really can't take it any more will try 4.1.2 then 4.2.2 with the different radios
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If there is a 4.1.2 stock rom.....
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Just wanted to report that I was able to receive a call using the .27 radio on Koodo (which should also mean Telus)
March 6th build of PA
Franco kernel r100
.33 did not work for me
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I'm running stock rooted 4.2.2 with trinity kernel and .24 radio.. .33 was horrible reception wise for me
I'm on AT&T by the way
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Yes was running the latest paranoid android and faux kernel wasn't happy with it and just flashed the latest carbon ROM ( much better) along with today's faux update, lte is working on the this ROM as well
i made and received some phone calls and didn't notice anything unusual, i will test making and receiving some calls tomorrow
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tested it today and the call quality seems to be better on the .33 radio then the latest one ? could just be me ? anyway ran on lte all day was connected to wifi for bit and still managed 5 hours screen on time - just picked up a nexus 10 today and in the process of loading up carbon rom on it - that should really fly !
hey again guys thanks for all the responses and sorry about the late response.
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Yes was running the latest paranoid android and faux kernel wasn't happy with it and just flashed the latest carbon ROM ( much better) along with today's faux update, lte is working on the this ROM as well
i made and received some phone calls and didn't notice anything unusual, i will test making and receiving some calls tomorrow
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I think im going to try the Carbon rom too. Did you have to flash the older radio with it or no? sorry im new to flashing roms and radios and such.
Thanks again guys will post again with my results (hopefully wont mess up my phone in the process XD)
yes i flashed the older radio - the one i used was cwm-radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.1.1700.33.zip
i was running paranoidandroid 3.1 but think the carbonrom is smoother
Only problem is that at least on cyanogenmod using any radio other than version 48 causes auto focus in the camera to not work.
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pwc realtor said:
Only problem is that at least on cyanogenmod using any radio other than version 48 causes auto focus in the camera to not work.
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What the hell does the radio have to do with the camera???????????
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Only problem is that at least on cyanogenmod using any radio other than version 48 causes auto focus in the camera to not work.
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What the heck....that is so irrelevant. There is absolutely no relation between the camera application and the baseband. It has to be a CM 10.1 rom issue.
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scream4cheese said:
What the heck....that is so irrelevant. There is absolutely no relation between the camera application and the baseband. It has to be a CM 10.1 rom issue.
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Test it for yourself. Many have had problems with autofocus on .33 radio. Updating baseband fixes that issue. And if updating the baseband fixes it, by definition it's not a cm issue.
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Latest cm 10.1 nightly
latest franco kernel nightly
just updated to latest bootloader and radio from 4.2.2
and none of my sensors are detected such as light and accelerometer. I downloaded the app android sensor box to make sure.
Flash this http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?079z7ky9nomb9i8
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aimcr7 said:
Flash this http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?079z7ky9nomb9i8
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THANKS! I'm assuming it has something to do with the new bootloader/radio?
fchowd0696 said:
THANKS! I'm assuming it has something to do with the new bootloader/radio?
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I am on latest pa which is 4.2.2. Stock PA kernel. Fixed all sensor.
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I think its the new baseband that's breaking lte sensors and rotation
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Okay no my wifi isn't connecting??!?! Is there a way I can just go revert back to the older bootloader and radio?
This fix breaks wifi for me. My phone just sits on "obtaining IP address".
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Okay no my wifi isn't connecting??!?! Is there a way I can just go revert back to the older bootloader and radio?
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cmaxwe said:
This fix breaks wifi for me. My phone just sits on "obtaining IP address".
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You guys on stock 4.2.2 kernel? Cause i am good so far, cant test wifi tho
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you need to be on stock 4.2.2 kernel
okay now this is really scary! I reverted back to .33 radios and my wifi still isn't working! Someone HELP!
Reflash your rom
fchowd0696 said:
okay now this is really scary! I reverted back to .33 radios and my wifi still isn't working! Someone HELP!
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If ROM flashing doesn't help which didn't help me flash Google factory image of 4.2.1. There is a toolkit somewhere in the forum or search on Google nexus 4 toolkit you will get all the instructions how to flash factory image. Hope this will help you
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I'm on stock 4.2.2 and stock kernel.
I noticed that when I'm on the .33 baseband, I can make phone calls but there is no call volume. (Not able to hear anything as if the in-call volume is muted)
When on .48 this problem doesn't exist.
Had anybody found a solution to this? I would like to retain LTE functionality.
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Maybe .33 baseband is not compatible with 4.2.2?
I am on Rogers in Canada and do not have this issue.
I am on 4.2.2 Stock with the .33 radio and I just tested this out.
LTE is working and I just made and received a call and we had no problems hearing each other.
Your post greatly concerns me but I can't back it up.
Have you tried it with the old bootloader as well?
Flash back to the 4.2.1 radio
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The .33 radio is the 4.2.1 radio.
Anyone else have this issue before I go back to .33?
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Please refer to the official threads:
[INFO] Nexus OTA Help-Desk
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[OFFICIAL] Nexus 4 Android 4.2.2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting Thread
Net.silb said:
Please refer to the official threads:
[INFO] Nexus OTA Help-Desk
OR
[OFFICIAL] Nexus 4 Android 4.2.2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting Thread
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"Official"? LOL.
The whole point of having an entire "Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting" sub-forum is to be able to post distinct threads for each issue so that no one has to wade through hundreds of unrelated posts in a single thread looking for an answer to their question.
Trying to decrease the usefulness of XDA in order to karmawhore is not cool.
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Have you tried it with the old bootloader as well?
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I have only tried the radios. .48 (it works but breaks lte) and .33.
Where can I find the .33 matching boot loader?
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In the Google 4.2.1 factory image.
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In the Google 4.2.1 factory image.
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I should have been more specific. Is the boot loader from 4.2.1 the boot.IMG file? Or is there a different file I'm looking to extract and push?
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It'll be the one with the mostly gibberish name. I can't check exactly at the moment though.
diablos991 said:
I'm on stock 4.2.2 and stock kernel.
I noticed that when I'm on the .33 baseband, I can make phone calls but there is no call volume. (Not able to hear anything as if the in-call volume is muted)
When on .48 this problem doesn't exist.
Had anybody found a solution to this? I would like to retain LTE functionality.
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Try 4.2 radios .24 or .15
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prabjeetmaan said:
Try 4.2 radios .24 or .15
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Only the .48 radio atm causes no problem with 4.2.2 afaik. This is how Google/LG intended it to prevent LTE trafficing. So you either have LTE and a lot of issues or no LTE and no problems, your choice
You can always roll back to 4.2.1 to keep LTE.
Is LTE selection in the hidden menu controlled by the kernel or the boot loader?
I ask because it would be nice if kernel developers could re enable that feature on the .48 kernel.
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Just want to know which ones have lte enabled?
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None, only the .33 and .28 radios have the LTE compatibility.
Keep in mind though, stock based 4.2.2 Roms won't work properly with the earlier radios (call sound is broken).. You have to use a cm or aokp based ROM if you want to use a 4.2.1 radio.
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Can anyone tell me why I have issue with my nexus 4? I tried to install a lot of rom that come 4.3, but I all have same issue during the call, I or other side can't hear each other. I have this issue with Paranionadrion rom too. Isn't something wrong? I'm using T-mobile sim. Please help! I'm a noob, clear instruction will be greatly appreciate. Thank
What android version was you on when you where on the stock rom?
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Do you have the latest radios installed?
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Have you tried stock?
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Thibaultvw said:
Do you have the latest radios installed?
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I don't think so. My friend rooted for me like 7-8months ago, then I keep just install rom myself. How can I install latest radios?
My phone is on uXylon verion 4.2.2 that just came out like 2 weeks ago.
lsou said:
I don't think so. My friend rooted for me like 7-8months ago, then I keep just install rom myself. How can I install latest radios?
My phone is on uXylon verion 4.2.2 that just came out like 2 weeks ago.
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Just flash a radio in recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2087227
Im currently runing on the 4.2.2 basesband (M9615A-CEFWMAZM-2.0.1700.48) to flash a 4.3 rom do i have to update the Newest baseband ????
I had some issues trying to keep an older radio when I first moved to 4.3, I only held onto it for lte purposes but I found some awesome hybrid radios that worked flawless.
Search out the radio thread and grab the latest hybrid, works great if you want to have lte enabled with some of the newest ROMs (that may not support lte out of the box)
And be sure to thank the dev that created them
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would the hybrid radio work on Paranoidandroid ?? cause it asks for you to be on the latest radio
Yes it should work, there are a couple hybrids of the latest ones, again not needed if you don't use lte, but if you do they're great!
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THANKS!!!