Hello,
I bought a SGN and 4G was acting really flaky on me, as in even dropping calls. I had No Signal Alert installed and I was loosing connection about every 15-20 mins. In any event, I took it to a VZW store and held my Nexus next to theirs. I dropped connection, theirs didn't.... I exchanged my phone.
Now, I have a new Nexus and it is working great! No drops, speed isn't the best, but I will happily take slower speeds over dropouts. I have not updated this phone to 4.0.2 intentionally because it is working so well. Is there a copy of the 4.0.1 radio anywhere? I don't want to update and be stuck with 4g issues again.
Current baseband is I515.09 V.EK01 / I515.EK02 (4.0.1)
Does the baseband change in 4.0.2? Can someone confirm?
If so, how can we get back to the 4.0.1 radio?
Thanks!
on 4.0.2 mine shows
I515.09 V.EK05/I515.EK02
n0thingr3mains said:
on 4.0.2 mine shows
I515.09 V.EK05/I515.EK02
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Thanks man! So I wonder if there is anyway to get an update.zip of the old 4.0.1 baseband/radio?
I don't want to update to 4.0.2 unless I know I can revert back to the old baseband/radio.... I may have to root the phone in 4.0.1 and try to block the update.
I have this strange feeling that the 4g dropping issues were introduced in 4.0.2.
i never got to use mine before the update. im guessing it was updated at the store before i got it. havent had any signal issues on the new one yet.
Yup, a lot of people in various forums complained that signal issues began after upgrading to 4.0.2.
the stock 4.0.1 radio should be in the package for your device here --> http://code.google.com/android/nexus/images.html#yakju
the GSM 4.0.2 stock image has a new radio image in, so i assume the others do as well.
Well I just tried flashing my LTE Nexus with the 4.0.1 radios and now only wifi works. I'm trying things now and I will report back if anything changes.
Thanks for the link!
In answer to my own question... I upgraded to 4.0.2 and the radio performance appears to be on par with 4.0.1.
This just confirms that my original SGN, which dropped all data and cell connections every 15-20mins had bad hardware. My new phone works fine with 4.0.2 and the same sim.
str355 said:
the stock 4.0.1 radio should be in the package for your device here --> http://code.google.com/android/nexus/images.html#yakju
the GSM 4.0.2 stock image has a new radio image in, so i assume the others do as well.
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DO NOT USE THIS PACKAGE ON VERIZON PHONES!
This is the base package for GSM phones, not Verizon's CDMA/LTE phones. Flashing this will cause the radios to become useless until you flash the correct files.
The GSM version is base yakju, while the CDMA/LTE version is mysid.
The radio files you'd want/need are here hxxps://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/mysid-icl53f-factory-65895fa8.tgz (replace hxxp with http).
And if you don't want to take my word on it, here's where I found those files hxxps://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/android-building/pJDz7jxCNkk/hH5q1W6x0iwJ
Hope this helps someone.
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I just purchased a GSM Galaxy Nexus which came with the "Yakujuxe" build and a NTT-Docomo logo. The phone was running ICS 4.0.1 when I got it, and I hooked up to t-mobile's network with a purchased sim. I followed the post on the XDA boards to change the build to "Yakju" and simultaneously upgraded to ICS ver 4.0.4. All was successful except that now I'm losing the wireless signal often, not to mention the signal is weaker than when I was running 4.0.1.
I've heard that 4.0.4 is causing some signal issues with certain GSM models, so I guess I'm on that list. Does anyone have any ideas why the overall signal would be weaker (when I get a signal)? Is there an easy fix until Google releases and update?
Help is appreciated!
I did the same thing you did. i started off with a Galaxy Nexus yakjuzs build, then i followed the steps in the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391881 in order to get back to yakju build.
and in the process I automaticaly ended up with 4.0.4
I have a GSM Samsung Galaxy Nexus and I notice that when I have WiFi disabled, just by glancing at the 3g/h signal symbol it appears data only comes through when the phone is connected with an 'H' next to the antenna bars but not when there's a "3G" on the antenna bars..... are my eyes playing tricks on me or is this an issue? luckily i'm in a good T-Mobile 4G zone, where its very common to receive HSPA+ speeds, and I haven't tested this outside of an HSPA+ 4G zone
also, has anyone read this news report? "Galaxy Nexus hit by signal issues with 4.0.4" http://www.slashgear.com/galaxy-nexus-hit-by-signal-issues-with-4-0-4-update-06221869/ ??
it mentions that the 4.0.4 update causes signal issues, is this only for the verizon model? I use the phone on T-Mobile with the GSM version of the Galaxy Nexus and I am wondering the same thing.
if anyone can please shed some clarification on this, that would be great ! please let me know, thanks !
i couldn't get the screenshot attached in last image so here it is again.
I have a Telus purchased Galaxy Nexus which I have rooted, installed CWM and first upgraded to stock 4.0.4 yakju then have been running AOKP since. I have had bad reception with the phone for a while now. Not slow connection just no reception alot of the time or it really fluctuates alot. I was wondering if i have to flash back to a Canadian radio to get better reception here in Canada? or is there something else that I have forgot during all of what I have done?
Any radio should technically work, as I'm on Bell, using an European radio.
so technically it may not be the radio thats causing me the issues then? is there anything else i can look into?
either that or i may have to get rid of the phone to get something that i can atleast make phone calls and send txt.
I'm not saying it's anyones fault, but I also ran AOKP with tons of signal issues. But ever since I switched to rascream ROM and Trinity Kernel its been a non issue. I would just suggest flashing a few alternatives and see if anything else works better for you.
Btw, I'm also on Telus.
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I have been using the GNex for a couple days and it has been a nightmare.
I have no signal whatsoever in my own house. I used to have Galaxy S II and used it at the same place with no issues. I have tried every single radio available for the GNex and they all seem to fail!
I have also installed custom roms, CM9, AOKP, now using Jelly Bean and i love it but the signal..
Does anyone knows if this has a fix?? Or is just dead faulty phone??
Plz help!
deimos86 said:
I have been using the GNex for a couple days and it has been a nightmare.
I have no signal whatsoever in my own house. I used to have Galaxy S II and used it at the same place with no issues. I have tried every single radio available for the GNex and they all seem to fail!
I have also installed custom roms, CM9, AOKP, now using Jelly Bean and i love it but the signal..
Does anyone knows if this has a fix?? Or is just dead faulty phone??
Plz help!
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what radio are you using? is this a LTE or GSM model?
deimos86 said:
I have been using the GNex for a couple days and it has been a nightmare.
I have no signal whatsoever in my own house. I used to have Galaxy S II and used it at the same place with no issues. I have tried every single radio available for the GNex and they all seem to fail!
I have also installed custom roms, CM9, AOKP, now using Jelly Bean and i love it but the signal..
Does anyone knows if this has a fix?? Or is just dead faulty phone??
Plz help!
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Who is your carrier and whereabouts are you located?
bk201doesntexist said:
what radio are you using? is this a LTE or GSM model?
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Clearly says gsm xd
You could ask for a new sim or look at a coverage checker. But it sounds faulty to me :/
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biscuitownz said:
Clearly says gsm xd
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Sorry i spaced out
So, gsm model, you on radio LA2? Does it have good network reception elsewhere, or is it just at your home that signal is too weak?
Like the poster before me said, have you tried another sim card? Have you tried placing your current sim card in another phone?
You use stock kernel right? Have you tried a custom kernel with smart reflex activated?
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The phone actually gets weak signal and lost of connection everywhere. But since at my house i don't have a GREAT! signal it just vanishes.
The phone was Stock when i bought it and had the Issue it came with XXLA2 Radio and 4.0.4 Lastest ICS Build.
After i noticed the issue i rooted and tried all the radios available and roms with no luck. all leave me with low signal.
I sued to have a GS2 and had 2 to 3 bars at home so its a huge difference .
Now iam running JB 4.1.1 with latest Radio XXLF1 and same issue,
Something i have noticed is that the phone has Very high dBm... compared to other phones from same Provider.
FYI i live in Puerto Rico and the provider is Claro.
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Sorry i spaced out
So, gsm model, you on radio LA2? Does it have good network reception elsewhere, or is it just at your home that signal is too weak?
Like the poster before me said, have you tried another sim card? Have you tried placing your current sim card in another phone?
You use stock kernel right? Have you tried a custom kernel with smart reflex activated?
Sent from my i9250
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frankcube said:
Who is your carrier and whereabouts are you located?
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Located in Puerto Rico the Carrier is Claro. It Runs same Bands as ATT
bk201doesntexist said:
Sorry i spaced out
So, gsm model, you on radio LA2? Does it have good network reception elsewhere, or is it just at your home that signal is too weak?
Like the poster before me said, have you tried another sim card? Have you tried placing your current sim card in another phone?
You use stock kernel right? Have you tried a custom kernel with smart reflex activated?
Sent from my i9250
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The SIM is the same one i had in my GS2 and had no issues. i have also used other SIM cards and same weak signal. I have tried only Fracescos kernel milestone 4 but i have no idea what smart flex is.. Maybe can help
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Here is some Screens of my connectivity and setup.
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deimos86 said:
Here is some Screens of my connectivity and setup.
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Same problem here with baseband XXLA2 and build IMM76I.
I know there were signal issues with updates from 4.0.2 to 4.0.4 (see here but, if I have understood well, the build IMM76I should have solved that problems.
So the question is: my phone has come out with 4.0.4, XXLA2 and build IMM76I (so already with the fix for signal problems) what could be the problem? Hardware??
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Same problem here with baseband XXLA2 and build IMM76I.
I know there were signal issues with updates from 4.0.2 to 4.0.4 (see here but, if I have understood well, the build IMM76I should have solved that problems.
So the question is: my phone has come out with 4.0.4, XXLA2 and build IMM76I (so already with the fix for signal problems) what could be the problem? Hardware??
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Thats what I am afraid off.. I had also XXLA2 and build IMM76I when I bought it, after that i started to install Diff Roms and radios to solve the issue but no luck so far.
I have not seen any issues like this over the internet.. usually with the XXLA2 and build IMM76I everyone is happy so iam afraid this
is just a bad batch of phones.
Witch version do you have and where it has been build. Mine is GT-I9250GSMH from Korea
I'm planning to test some other radio and also intall the JB OTA. I will keep you updated.
Crap! Just updated to 4.1.1 via OTA and the problem is still there! I'm experiencing 10 - 20db less in signal strength than the one I have with a gs2.The baseband now is XXLF1. So I have to assume that is an hw defect and send it to repair? Is anyone experiencing this annoying issue?
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I'm planning to test some other radio and also intall the JB OTA. I will keep you updated.
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I had this happen to a white unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexus i purchased. I ended up just sending it in for a replacement. \o/
Seems to be hardware related.
I wonder If there is a way to fix the phone.. If i just knew what piece of hardware is and if it is worth it... I bought it 2nd Hand and dont think its under warranty. Does some one knows where i can send it for repairs to samsung??
deimos86 said:
I wonder If there is a way to fix the phone.. If i just knew what piece of hardware is and if it is worth it... I bought it 2nd Hand and dont think its under warranty. Does some one knows where i can send it for repairs to samsung??
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I'm more or less in your same situation. Before sending it to repair I would like to know the signal strength from the ones that are not experiencing this kind of problems (just to compare with mine and for being sure that is my radio with some weird issue).
So can anybody please tell me, in average, which is the signal strength experienced especially in closed spaces (e.g. at home, at office, etc.). I' have a range between -100db and -115db.
PS with your invoice I think that you can ship it directly to a samsung center for repair.
I just sent an email to Samsung support to see what they will do. My phone never goes above -90 and I've had drops in the city where I've never had problems before. My BB sitting right beside my GNex says -77 and the gnex says -95, iphone says like -84... I'm going to see about getting a replacement or something from Samsung.
I have the same Problem ...it´s definately the 4.0.4 ROM ... I sent my GNEX to the support 2 weeks ago and I got it back with an 4.0.1. ROM. But I did the update again . After that I had the signal problem again... and the hotline said to me please don´t update!
I don´t think that it is the Baseband or the Hardware... it must be the ROm or the Kernel.
I don't see anything strange.... You are experiencing exactly my same problems.... I haven't seen any sw solution to this yet... Probably I'm going to send my phone to repair.
Attached below are fastboot and CWM images for a new radio that I just extracted from the Telstra 4.01 -> 4.04 OTA that was released yesterday.
The radio is DVLF1 (I9250TDVLF1) and has not been seen before.
This radio is best suited to 850mhz 3G networks.
cwm-radio-i9250t-dvlf1.zip MD5:4F1EEE9C598D554EBD1F23CDB510BB72
radio-maguro-i9250t-dvlf1.img.zip MD5: 8CC3D43867076EE028BF758BD7B37F94
Only been running it for an hour so far and seems OK, but will post further feedback after a few days.
But why? Just go Yakju... Telstra suck at updates
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But why? Just go Yakju... Telstra suck at updates
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It's a Telstra radio, not the Telstra ROM. I've been yakju since day 1.. I flashed Telstra's ROM just to grab the new radio. DVKK6 has been awesome on Telstra, and the JB XXLF1 radio was terrible. Telstra users looking for the best radio may wish to try it, that is why.
Thanks for doing this!
So, just to confirm.. you're using this just fine with Jelly Bean?
Friends .. My baseband is i9250XXKK6 ... If I install this radio... is that worth... sorry... till today I dint flash any radio... is there any way to get my current radio backed up ?
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sam razzy said:
Friends .. My baseband is i9250XXKK6 ... If I install this radio... is that worth... sorry... till today I dint flash any radio... is there any way to get my current radio backed up ?
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You can find a backup here. Keep in mind that unless your carrier uses the 850MHz frequency, the stock JB radio might be better for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405345
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You can find a backup here. Keep in mind that unless your carrier uses the 850MHz frequency, the stock JB radio might be better for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405345
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And you seem to be right, I'm on T-mobile here in the U.S. using AWS 1700/2100Mhz and this radio just plain sucks for me, it refuses to pick up 3G for me in my room where I get a good 3G signal, so I flashed back the stock Jelly Bean Radio XXFL1
Jimmy Flip said:
You can find a backup here. Keep in mind that unless your carrier uses the 850MHz frequency, the stock JB radio might be better for you.
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Telstra's network uses 850mhz so should be fine on that band. Personally I'd only recommend this radio for Australian Telstra users.
Edit: just realized i misread your post and you said the same thing.
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Jimmy Flip said:
You can find a backup here. Keep in mind that unless your carrier uses the 850MHz frequency, the stock JB radio might be better for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405345
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I never flashed a stock Jb other then custom... it came with 4.0.2 ... I didn't try to flash any baseband... is that stock ICS baseband or stock Jb..? I donno custom Jb whether updates baseband radio....
sent from jElly Belly NeXus PrimE
Works well on Rogers.
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Can you please also pull and post the RIL, it makes sense to have them matched..you can find it in
system\vendor\lib\libsec-ril.so
Much appreciated.
ghosty7 said:
Can you please also pull and post the RIL, it makes sense to have them matched..you can find it in
system\vendor\lib\libsec-ril.so
Much appreciated.
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Yeah no worries. I had already ripped it but hadn't gotten around to posting it yet. Here's the RIL zipped, and also a flashable CWM zip.
MD5 for libsec-ril.so: C5F26C3D9AEB859CB7F8B17F1DFA45B2
MD5 for the CWM zip: 652F2DACB2D755840ADE251C32321C81
Based on that MD5, it looks like it's the same RIL as XXLA2.
xyzulu said:
So, just to confirm.. you're using this just fine with Jelly Bean?
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Works fine with ICS and JB.
I'm using a Galaxy Nexus GSM, with Telstra in Australia and I get fantastic signal, will this just improve it? I don't really feel it neccesary to flash, any more info?
MatMew said:
I'm using a Galaxy Nexus GSM, with Telstra in Australia and I get fantastic signal, will this just improve it? I don't really feel it neccesary to flash, any more info?
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The original Telstra radio DVKK6 is awesome on 850mhz and the jury is still out on whether this new radio is any better, so if you're happy with that.. I don't see any reason to change.
From 24 hours use, this new radio seems very similar to DVKK6 and is performing well.. but it's not like there is a massive performance difference.
living in Panama on Cable and Wireless (850),this radio is a big jump. Going from -85db to -53db, after flashing and reboot.
Thank you very much
I just installed this radio and now I can't send SMS .....but I'm not 100% sure I didn't mess with a setting with 4636....can someone help with setting etc? Telstra in Melbourne, if that makes a difference.
Back to XXLF1 for me...
Gave this a try on 4.1.1 (Bigxie) but the reception on 3G was at least 10dBm lower (97+ vs 80-) throughout my tests, and it never left "3G" mode. Never switched to "H." Transfer rates were much slower, too - barely 1Mbps down, 100K up. Minutes later, 1.8Mbps down and 1M up on XXLF1.
It DID boot in the correct mode though - WCDMA Preferred.
The "International" JB radio/RIL works better for me; never had an issue with it, so I'm back on it.
Note: I did change the RIL to match the radio, so maybe if someone else tries this radio on JB they should keep the JB RIL and see if it makes a difference. I am in a congested cell, btw.
YMMV.
aircon2000 said:
I just installed this radio and now I can't send SMS .....but I'm not 100% sure I didn't mess with a setting with 4636....can someone help with setting etc? Telstra in Melbourne, if that makes a difference.
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I suspect you've changed something in the service menu. Your SMSC might be incorrect. Try the fix below.
Telstra's SMSC is+61418706700 which must be entered in PDU format:07911614786007F0
- Open dialer
- Type *#*#4636#*#* then click on 'phone information', then scroll down to 'SMSC'
- click 'refresh'. If it is not 07911614786007F0, type it in and click on 'update'.
- Reboot.
Source: http://forum.cyanogenmod.com
Hi everyone.
I have a problem with my GSM Galaxy Nexus. The phone drops the signal on a random basis, very often, even when I'm calling.
I have the latest version of Jelly Bean installed, via official OTA (4.1.2). I am not rooted.
I have installed the ClockworkMod Recovery to try new basebands. My phone has the XXLF1 baseband, but I tried also the UGLH1 and the UILE1. Same problem. I've also checked the RIL: it matches with these radios I tried.
Is there anything I can do?
I brought it back to Samsung Service and when it came back to me last week, it had the same problem.
Any idea?
Thanks!
PS: I live in Italy and the reception in my area is generally good.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sibbor.getril
My current ROM:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1892807
4G Signal drop on CynogenMod 11-20131213-NIGHTLY-maguro
I am also facing the sharp Signal drop on 4G connection during VOIP calls within 1/8 of minute on all carriers. I have checked using three Carriers SIMM.
Please help me either to stay on same Baseband 4.2.2 or downgrade?
Thanks