So I am on Verizon and I see there is an update for the radio in the development section. There are a lot of people that say its an improvement and a few people that say is made matters worse.
My question is if I do the update how do I go back to the original radio?
And if worse come to worse could I just do the "back to stock for replacement/repair" method? Idk if this method manages the radios but any input would help.
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TheNolandNailer said:
So I am on Verizon and I see there is an update for the radio in the development section. There are a lot of people that say its an improvement and a few people that say is made matters worse.
My question is if I do the update how do I go back to the original radio?
And if worse come to worse could I just do the "back to stock for replacement/repair" method? Idk if this method manages the radios but any input would help.
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Backup your current radio. Do a nandroid backup. Then flash new radio. Just pay attention to the build #. Like mine is jroo3l so that's the radio I'm using. I've never had a issue updating mine.
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If you want to go back to the other radio, just flash it back.
How do I back up radio? Or where do I find my build #s radio?
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piperat said:
Backup your current radio. Do a nandroid backup. Then flash new radio. Just pay attention to the build #. Like mine is jroo3l so that's the radio I'm using. I've never had a issue updating mine.
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radios do not get backed up in nandroids.
Zepius said:
radios do not get backed up in nandroids.
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That's what I thought. I wasnt 100% though.
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Zepius said:
radios do not get backed up in nandroids.
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No it doesn't, but if you have fastboot back to factory then reroot you could use your nandroid to get back where you were.
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TheNolandNailer said:
How do I back up radio? Or where do I find my build #s radio?
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Go to settings, about phone, build. I will pm you a flash for the 4.04 radios.
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Edit: misread OP.
custom combination of radios
Some users have reported positive experiences with the 4.0.2 CMDA radio (EK05) and the newest LTE radio (FG02). I'm assuming its not as easy as downloading both the 4.0.2 & 4.1 radios, unzip, remove the cdma radio from the 4.1 folder, copy and paste the 4.0.2 and rezip > flash.
any suggestions on how to go about testing custom combinations of radios?
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Some users have reported positive experiences with the 4.0.2 CMDA radio (EK05) and the newest LTE radio (FG02). I'm assuming its not as easy as downloading both the 4.0.2 & 4.1 radios, unzip, remove the cdma radio from the 4.1 folder, copy and paste the 4.0.2 and rezip > flash.
any suggestions on how to go about testing custom combinations of radios?
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There are hybrid radios out there where you can just flash them. I went from a factory radio 404 to a hybrid 404 to a hybrid 411. The only real differences I noticed were how long it took to switch between 3g and 4g.
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Apologies ive posted in general it shouldve been in Q&A sorry, Hi, I updated from 4.0.2 to 4.0.4 stock yesterday but my download and internet speed was terrible, so I flashed android revolution 3.0 and the problem still stayed the same, so this morning I flashed android revolution 2.15 or whatever which is 4.0.2 but my problem still remains??? My download speeds are crap I'm only hitting like 10kbps sometimes???
Now I've looked in about phone and my baseband version is still XXLA2 , is this where my problem is coming from?? If so how do I change it??
Is baseband the kernel/radio???
I wish I knew the answer but just recently got my gnex and am a bit unsure of what to do???
If anyone could help I would be most appreciative
Thank you
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The baseband is the radio, I've unlocked my phone and use fastboot to switch between radio versions.
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The baseband is the radio, I've unlocked my phone and use fastboot to switch between radio versions.
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Could u please explain the process?? On other phones I could just flash the radio through cwm, is the nexus not the same process???
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dazza_84 said:
Could u please explain the process?? On other phones I could just flash the radio through cwm, is the nexus not the same process???
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I'm not familiar with flashing the radio outside of fastboot as I've only owned Nexus handsets and always unlocked them, am sure someone will come along and explain what's possible.. Here is a handy list of all the available radios
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Could u please explain the process?? On other phones I could just flash the radio through cwm, is the nexus not the same process???
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Yes, you can flash a radio in either fastboot mode, or CWM. See the Baseband sticky here.
P.S. As far as terminology goes (simplified a bit):
baseband = radio image
kernel = boot image
you can flash radios & kernels through clockwork... just download the flashable zip and flash it like if it was a ROM in CWR
Well definitly is not the cpu Settings, i bought Last night setcpu and set it up to 700 mghz and still got Signal issues, apparently IMM76D radios does not work Well with my provider (MOVISTAR venezuela), can anybody point me the right way to replace radios with no data lost, no wipe? Im running 4.0.4 upgraded from 4.0.2 OTA im rooted and bootloader unlocked, im tired of this issue and thinking about going back to 4.0.2... I also need radios compatibles with 4.0.4 IMM76D gsm... Thanks in advance
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Assuming you are talking about the GSM version you can find the radio images here. Select one that you know worked fine before.
To flash it you can either flash an update.zip with it in CWM or flash it using "fastboot flash radio radio.img". None of those will do anything to your data.
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Assuming you are talking about the GSM version you can find the radio images here. Select one that you know worked fine before.
To flash it you can either flash an update.zip with it in CWM or flash it using "fastboot flash radio radio.img". None of those will do anything to your data.
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Yeah its GSM, the thing its i dont know wich radios i had before, i was yakju ICL53F, its there a way to know wich radios i had with that info? And is it possible to extract the radios from that version factory image to flash only those radios in case that what im saying is possible?
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Nvm flashed already xxkk6 vía toolkit thanks for the answer
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Don't find out the hard way that the roms in this forum won't work with a sprint galaxy nexus. You will have no cell radio access with them. There is no way currently to get back to stock.
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Don't find out the hard way that the roms in this forum won't work with a sprint galaxy nexus. You will have no cell radio access with them. There is no way currently to get back to stock.
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This is pretty common knowledge...but let me ask you this, to flash a custom ROM, you must have a custom recovery...did you nandroid backup before flashing?
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Can I root?
I had expected the Verizon ROMs would have incompatible radios, but will the root methods and other recoveries/mods work?
Yes I did but it got wiped on accident while flashing roms. It happens and I am sure there will be a fix soon. But quite a few other people have done this.
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This is pretty common knowledge...but let me ask you this, to flash a custom ROM, you must have a custom recovery...did you nandroid backup before flashing?
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That doesn't help because the modem is irrevocably flashed to Verizon's version, and we don't have any Sprint radios to recover yet.
If you did flash a Verizon ROM on your Sprint Galaxy Nexus, flash the TWRP recovery, then place this in your Nandroid backup folder and restore.
When Android boots, update Profile & PRL in the About screen, reboot, and data should be working again!
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That doesn't help because the modem is irrevocably flashed to Verizon's version, and we don't have any Sprint radios to recover yet.
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Roms do not contain radios, so yes it would help.
Umm you can flash a nandroid of stock. But the thing that also breaks this is the kernel.
OK , but still a reflash of the rom (every rom includes a kernel) should set him back to good. Period. Needs a stock rom to flash then will be be fine. This is much ado about nothing.
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scottspa74 said:
OK , but still a reflash of the rom (every rom includes a kernel) should set him back to good. Period. Needs a stock rom to flash then will be be fine. This is much ado about nothing.
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Kernel is also included in the backup.
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Kernels can also be fastbooted.
Are they going to make a separate forum for this phone. Obviously not the same phone!
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maddoggin said:
Are they going to make a separate forum for this phone. Obviously not the same phone!
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There will be a separate Dev section just like there is for Verizon and GSM now.
But seriously how would you ever think that a Verizon ROM with no changes would just work on a Sprint GNex?
The official download link for Verizon Galaxy Nexus 4.0.4 has been discovered. Here's what you need to do in order to upgrade from stock 4.0.2 without needing to be rooted first.
PLEASE NOTE: My apologies for the flip-flopping. It appears Step 4, the booting into CWM Recovery, will NOT work if your bootloader is locked after all. You will first need to unlock your bootloader to use this upgrade method. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BACKUP YOUR ENTIRE PHONE BEFORE PROCEEDING. Unlocking the bootloader wipes ALL data on your phone and it is NOT recoverable.
For instructions on how to update without having an unlocked bootloader or root access, see the link at the bottom of this post.
1. Download the OTA ZIP from: http://android.clients.google.com/p....signed-mysid-IMM76K-from-ICL53F.12f767e7.zip
Mirror: http://min.us/mhhv9ahG4
Mirror: http://www.randomphantasmagoria.com/firmware/galaxy-nexus/i515/
Mirror: http://emuneee.com/downloads/12f767e7a5d0.signed-mysid-IMM76K-from-ICL53F.12f767e7.zip
2. Copy the ZIP file to the root of your Galaxy Nexus internal SD card and rename it to update.zip
3. Download and install the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1400871
4. Once you install the software and drivers for the Galaxy Nexus, start the Toolkit and select Option 9, to Boot to CWM Recovery without Permanently Flashing it.
5. Once inside CWM Recovery, you can choose to apply /sdcard/update.zip
6. Reboot when finished and enjoy!
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USERS WITH LOCKED BOOTLOADERS AND NO ROOT:
http://rants.strifejester.com/2012/05/01/imm76k-direct-for-verizon-galaxy-nexus/
Anyone potentially thinking about creating a flashable zip for the radios??
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seems easy whats it the change log
I have cdma .img file but can't upload developers pm me I'll send via email
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Can't wait for the zip files of the radios
for me, by me and I love you
dco717 said:
seems easy whats it the change log
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New radios
Performance enhancements
Bug fixes
More bug fixes
I don't have the full change log obviously.
You can go from the 4.0.2 Radios to the 4.0.4 Radios and bootloader with this CWM zip
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You can go from the 4.0.2 Radios to the 4.0.4 Radios and bootloader with this CWM zip
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you'll absolutely need to have the 4.0.2 radios (EK02/EK05) first, since the LTE radio is a patch file. Link below taken from Rootzwiki.
Download them here: http://synibox.info/synik4l/razorloves/4.0.2Radios.zip
MD5: a12743e6d3b80734831f69502bdae29b
Will this muck up aokp? Also need to reflash stock radios are those available
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You can go from the 4.0.2 Radios to the 4.0.4 Radios and bootloader with this CWM zip
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imnuts said:
You can go from the 4.0.2 Radios to the 4.0.4 Radios and bootloader with this CWM zip
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What if I'm already on the previous leaked 4.0.4 radios? Do I flash the old ones first and then try this one?
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What if I'm already on the previous leaked 4.0.4 radios? Do I flash the old ones first and then try this one?
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Yes, go back to the 4.0.2 radios before flashing.
Also, the bootloader appears unchanged from the earlier 4.0.4 leak (PRIMELA03)
I dont know if this is any indicator but I just went from 4.0.2 and had -93dbm and did not move the phone once I flashed the new 4.0.4 radios and I am now showing -83dbm.
Lets just see how good the 3g/4g handoff is.
Is the zip supposed to be only 39.7MB?
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I dont know if this is any indicator but I just went from 4.0.2 and had -93dbm and did not move the phone once I flashed the new 4.0.4 radios and I am now showing -83dbm.
Lets just see how good the 3g/4g handoff is.
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This thread makes little sense to me. Are the new radios any different from the prior leaked 404 radios or no? What's the base bands?
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idkwhothatis123 said:
This thread makes little sense to me. Are the new radios any different from the prior leaked 404 radios or no? What's the base bands?
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Yes, the new baseband is FC04/FC05
DirgeExtinction said:
Is the zip supposed to be only 39.7MB?
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Yes.
mk23169 said:
Yes, the new baseband is FC04/FC05
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Anyone make a zip for the "new radios"
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Rootuser3.0 said:
Anyone make a zip for the "new radios"
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you have to go from 4.0.2 radios. Heres the link for the new baseband:
http://www.imnuts.org/downloads/galaxynexus/IMM76K_radio_bootloader.zip
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you have to go from 4.0.2 radios. Heres the link for the new baseband:
http://www.imnuts.org/downloads/galaxynexus/IMM76K_radio_bootloader.zip
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Zip only like 3.5 mb big. Is that right?
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This zip includes a properly patched LTE radio so there is no flashing the old radio then patching it. Also included the CDMA radio and new Bootloader.
Radios and Bootloader: Download
Radios Only: Download
Bootloader Only: Download
These can be flashed over anything. CDMA radio will take a little to flash so just wait.
Any idea of results on this? I hate flashing something just because it's newer.
Any user-visible radio improvement?
OK I flashed them . Will report back in a few days
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Is the bootloader New or is it the same as the jellybean one from a few weeks back cause i flashed that one already. Also was wondering if i flash the bootloader and it ends up being the same as the one i have will it cause problems. Thanks
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BaYRiCaN said:
Is the bootloader New or is it the same as the jellybean one from a few weeks back cause i flashed that one already. Also was wondering if i flash the bootloader and it ends up being the same as the one i have will it cause problems. Thanks
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it's the same one. I just flashed it. no big deal. BL version PRIMELC03
It's an unlocked nexus. you can flash whatever you want as long as your file isn't corrupted.
Can you post the md5s?
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Just making sure. Flashing new bootloader won't wipe anything, correct?
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CBX133 said:
Just making sure. Flashing new bootloader won't wipe anything, correct?
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No it will not wipe anything. You do not need to clear anything in recovery just flash it in recovery.
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Any idea of results on this? I hate flashing something just because it's newer.
Any user-visible radio improvement?
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Initial reaction, it is night and day difference for me.
I have had a Samsung stratosphere that performed very well with 4G. There were some hiccups but most of that can be attributed to VZW's 4G growing pains back then. I then had a droid 4 that was flawless with 4G. My Gnex? 4G was completely unusable. Within minutes of enabling LTE the data connection would stop working, gmail stops syncing, ect. I have had to leave LTE off all the time. This is in the same location with full bars of 4G signal. I have been running FC radios, JB bootloader and AOKP B1.
With this update it just works. Have only tested for about an hour but that I can already tell it is worlds better. Will report again later after I have tested for a while. It chews through battery like nobody's business though..
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it's the same one. I just flashed it. no big deal. BL version PRIMELC03
It's an unlocked nexus. you can flash whatever you want as long as your file isn't corrupted.
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Uh, can you explain what you mean by anything except the wrong thing? I always figured that, with a Nexus, you are always okay because you can always just flash the stock images worst case scenario. Except, I was never sure about the bootloader. If you flash a bad bootloader on a Nexus, I would guess you'd be screwed. I have not ever update my bootloader (I think I'm running a 4.0.2 bootloader lol) because I've been petrified of it.
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Also, @JKingDev, your info says you are on AT&T. You sure you're in the right place with the right phone? :cyclops: Just giving you a hard time...haha
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Also, @JKingDev, your info says you are on AT&T. You sure you're in the right place with the right phone? :cyclops: Just giving you a hard time...haha
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Looks like my signature is due for an update too. I never keep up with those things .
K, I'll ask. Can I flash the bootloader zip with recovery??
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justen7723 said:
K, I'll ask. Can I flash the bootloader zip with recovery??
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Yes.
What is the difference in the jellybean bootloader and the ICS bootloader that came with the phone? Just wondering what advantage i would have by using the JB bootloader.
md5sum: 6fc954f17d3b5e6019885ca0b759006f
As I said, I'm paranoid about flashing a new bootloader, so I figured I'd post this. Is this what everyone else got for the bootloader with radios zip?
wow my service is amazing at home now, was 1x 1bar and spotty 3g with no bars, but now full bars.1x, and spotty 3g, so at least I don't have to go out side to make a call
edit: flashed bootloader and radio, im on sourcery2.1
so does this mean all the gnex phones that can only use 3g because the signal drops for 4g is fixed? about 1/3 of gnex owners will shout in relief and there will no longer be need to get a recert phone to find the non hardware degrade of 4g.
Eric_Eric_Eric said:
md5sum: 6fc954f17d3b5e6019885ca0b759006f
As I said, I'm paranoid about flashing a new bootloader, so I figured I'd post this. Is this what everyone else got for the bootloader with radios zip?
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The bootloader is the least thing you should be worried about
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Is anyone elses WiFi worse after flashing this? Right by my router and I have no bars... my N7 has full.
Disregard that, turning WiFi on and off fixed it.
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What is the difference in the jellybean bootloader and the ICS bootloader that came with the phone? Just wondering what advantage i would have by using the JB bootloader.
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+1 on this
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