Soooo,I've got the XXKK6 radio,which is bassically for android 4.0.x I think and the newest one for android 4.1.2 which I am using is XXLF1.
I am living in Romania and i've got my Gnex from Vodafone,those are the standard europeean radios,now my question is:
Should I flash the newest radio for my android version? I am having really bad issues with my signal and my data connection.Is there any chance that my phone will end bricking?
No, flashing radio with fastboot won't brick the device
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But flashing it with cwm?
bk201doesntexist said:
No, flashing radio with fastboot won't brick the device
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if you flash a GSM radio for a GSM phone you wont brick it.
if you flash a CDMA radio on a GSM phone (or vice versa), you might
calinoii said:
Soooo,I've got the XXKK6 radio,which is bassically for android 4.0.x I think and the newest one for android 4.1.2 which I am using is XXLF1.
I am living in Romania and i've got my Gnex from Vodafone,those are the standard europeean radios,now my question is:
Should I flash the newest radio for my android version? I am having really bad issues with my signal and my data connection.Is there any chance that my phone will end bricking?
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Download from playstore an app called 'get ril' it will check if your baseband compatible/up to date with the rom, has in app choice to change baseband i think your gnex gotta be rooted to use or effect change, good luck
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Dan Demonic said:
Download from playstore an app called 'get ril' it will check if your baseband compatible/up to date with the rom, has in app choice to change baseband i think your gnex gotta be rooted to use or effect change, good luck
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thanks for your kind answer
Dan Demonic said:
Download from playstore an app called 'get ril' it will check if your baseband compatible/up to date with the rom, has in app choice to change baseband i think your gnex gotta be rooted to use or effect change, good luck
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GetRil doesn't actually change the radio. It let's you download the RIL file that is most compatible with your existing radio.
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andrewNY said:
GetRil doesn't actually change the radio. It let's you download the RIL file that is most compatible with your existing radio.
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Thanks am a noob knew it was good for checking baseband compatibility but only used to check mine as had baseband incompatibility issues with 4.2, was handy to check after reflash to make sure it was ok, still lots to learn so appreciate this kind of feedback. Will now do more research about ril files.
Am attempting to learn the basics of android programming coming from having zero computer literacy, wish me luck lol and thanks to xda and mskips for inspiring me to learn more.
Cant wait to get over the noob anxiety attack i get when flashing a new rom
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A number of people have asked me for the current Galaxy Nexus baseband as an update zip, normally because they have a shipping device without the retail release.
So, here it is, for flashing via ClockworkMod. I'll update this post as new versions are released. Obviously you do not need to use these if you are already up to date.
XXKK1 - DOWNLOAD - MD5: 9866cc678dbd7154167bd3835f9034e3
Enjoy!
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paulobrien said:
A number of people have asked me for the current Galaxy Nexus baseband as an update zip, normally because they have a shipping device without the retail release.
So, here it is, for flashing via ClockworkMod. I'll update this post as new versions are released. Obviously you do not need to use these if you are already up to date.
XXKK1 - DOWNLOAD - MD5: 9866cc678dbd7154167bd3835f9034e3
Enjoy!
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Thanks, Paul! Pretty cool of you to cross-post this stuff on XDA.
I'm sorry I don't know, what is this new baseband and for and what does it do?
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stickjohnonaah said:
I'm sorry I don't know, what is this new baseband and for and what does it do?
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It's not a new baseband. It's the baseband that ships on the retail model if the phone.
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Generic Baseband?
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A number of people have asked me for the current Galaxy Nexus baseband
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Enjoy!
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Sorry, may be a silly question. Is this baseband considered the most 'generic' available?
Reason I ask, my Nexus is from Docomo in Japan. My BB is SC04DOMKKD. the SC04D, not coincidentally refers to the local model for the nexus, I suspect DOM is somehow DOcoMo!?
As I understand, hopefully someone can confirm, ideally my local BB would have tweaks and what not for local radios/towers etc. so I should stick with my local one, no?
I have the same question about the Japanese Docomo model.
is there any way you can upload a version that is flashable through fastboot? I read its a lot safer to flash radios through fastboot then through recovery. thanks
my retail bell gn has KK7
rock7632 said:
is there any way you can upload a version that is flashable through fastboot? I read its a lot safer to flash radios through fastboot then through recovery. thanks
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just grab the google factory images. has all you need.
http://code.google.com/android/nexus/images.html
ok thanks.
You can also download the file in this thread, unzip it and flash the radio.img via fastboot which is what I did
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my retail bell gn has KK7
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same here, so is kk1 or kk7 better/newer?
mikeandjaimie said:
same here, so is kk1 or kk7 better/newer?
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can somone post KK7? pls.
You can also download the file in this thread, unzip it and flash the radio.img via fastboot which is what I did
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oh really? lol I didn't think of that. thanks
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hi guys...i' from malaysia...i'm currently using the samsung galaxy ace and i just ordered a galaxy nexus and it should arrive this friday...i have a few question about this phone and i hope u guys could help me out...
1) i heard that the battery of the galaxy nexus sucks...is that true??
2)wat is the latest version of stock ice cream sandwich for malaysia?
3)does any bug exist in the stock ics rom ?(i mean the original rom when i took the phone right out from the box)
i hope u guys would be kind enough to answer my question...
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hi guys...i' from malaysia...i'm currently using the samsung galaxy ace and i just ordered a galaxy nexus and it should arrive this friday...i have a few question about this phone and i hope u guys could help me out...
1) i heard that the battery of the galaxy nexus sucks...is that true??
2)wat is the latest version of stock ice cream sandwich for malaysia?
3)does any bug exist in the stock ics rom ?(i mean the original rom when i took the phone right out from the box)
i hope u guys would be kind enough to answer my question...
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Well by the sounds of it your not planing to root your device (at least straight away). Although if you do decide to purchase I recommend it as there are numerous fixes with custom roms/kernels. The battery out of the box was shockingly bad but this was quickly fixed by flashing a new kernel and it improved dramatically!! The other issue out of the box I had was the signal dropped out every so often but you can flash the latest baseband and that resolved the issue.
Hope that helps...
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Well by the sounds of it your not planing to root your device (at least straight away). Although if you do decide to purchase I recommend it as there are numerous fixes with custom roms/kernels. The battery out of the box was shockingly bad but this was quickly fixed by flashing a new kernel and it improved dramatically!! The other issue out of the box I had was the signal dropped out every so often but you can flash the latest baseband and that resolved the issue.
Hope that helps...
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i'm planning to root my device...but maybe 1 or 2weeks later...for the battery fix,which kernel should i flash?is it a custom kernel or a stock kernel?
and for the signal drop issue which baseband should i flash?btw...is baseband different in every country?? i'm a noob
It depends on the rom you might flash. Some like CyanogenMod have a modified kernel that improves performance and battery life anyway. I personally like Francos kernel but it some what depends on your experiences with different rom/kernel combinations and experimentation.
As for flashing the 'right' baseband, there are different releases depending on your location. However this is not to say that a asian baseband won't work in europe (they do). So again this calls for personal experimentation and seeing what works best for you in your area.
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It depends on the rom you might flash. Some like CyanogenMod have a modified kernel that improves performance and battery life anyway. I personally like Francos kernel but it some what depends on your experiences with different rom/kernel combinations and experimentation.
As for flashing the 'right' baseband, there are different releases depending on your location. However this is not to say that a asian baseband won't work in europe (they do). So again this calls for personal experimentation and seeing what works best for you in your area.
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i'm going to stick with the stock ics first...wat is the ics version of nexus out of the box?4.0.1?if it's 4.0.1,how do i upgrade it to 4.0.2 or 4.0.3?if i flash Francos kernel,will i lose my data and apps in the phone?
i'm from malaysia(asia) so which baseband do u think i should flash??
again...i'm a noob...i really appreciate tat u answer my question...thanks alot...
The version out of the box will more than likely be 4.0.1. If your planning to root anyway then you don't need to worry about what you get out of the box.
If your bootloader is locked (which it probably will be) when you get your device you will need to unlock this. Doing so will wipe your device so it's recommended to do so sooner rather than later.
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After this point flashing a new kernel will not wipe your app data (unless you want to )
There are 'stock' rooted roms available, I but I believe these are limited to 4.0.1/2 only. If you want great performance I would recommend a custom rom.
The Toolkit (here!) is a great tool if your new to the whole rooting scene so I recommended looking at that.
You can have a look at the list of basebands as well (here!) which might make the situation a little clearer. There's no 'easy' answer, as I said before you need to do some reading and self testing. Everyones situation is different depending on exact location and rom combination. Don't be afraid at trying these new things (you can always flash a different one).
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The version out of the box will more than likely be 4.0.1. If your planning to root anyway then you don't need to worry about what you get out of the box.
If your bootloader is locked (which it probably will be) when you get your device you will need to unlock this. Doing so will wipe your device so it's recommended to do so sooner rather than later.
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After this point flashing a new kernel will not wipe your app data (unless you want to )
There are 'stock' rooted roms available, I but I believe these are limited to 4.0.1/2 only. If you want great performance I would recommend a custom rom.
The Toolkit (here!) is a great tool if your new to the whole rooting scene so I recommended looking at that.
You can have a look at the list of basebands as well (here!) which might make the situation a little clearer. There's no 'easy' answer, as I said before you need to do some reading and self testing. Everyones situation is different depending on exact location and rom combination. Don't be afraid at trying these new things (you can always flash a different one).
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now to think of it...maybe i'm not gonna root my phone...cuz it void my warranty and galaxy nexus cost a looooooooooooot in my country...it's really expensive...
i'm sorry but what is bootloader?
thx again for your help...i'm doing some research about all this procedure right now...
As far as I know (I may be wrong), unlocking the bootloader and rooting the device does not void Samsungs warranty. Even if it does you can relock the bootloader/unroot your device so there were no signs of you tampering with your device in that manner.
Try aokp with Franco kernel.
The best rom I ever use in galaxy nexus.
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Haha..dont worry..sammobile in malaysia dont bother if you rooted your nexus...
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As far as I know (I may be wrong), unlocking the bootloader and rooting the device does not void Samsungs warranty. Even if it does you can relock the bootloader/unroot your device so there were no signs of you tampering with your device in that manner.
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is unlocking bootloader the same with rooting the device?i dunnoe what is bootloader?
skyyew said:
Try aokp with Franco kernel.
The best rom I ever use in galaxy nexus.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1367341
this is the franco.kernel right?how to i flash it?there's no insturctions...and it says it's for 4.0.3 and 4.0.4...if i'm on 4.0.1 how do i ugrade to 4.0.3 or 4.0.4(official)?can i upgrade via kies or something like that?
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Haha..dont worry..sammobile in malaysia dont bother if you rooted your nexus...
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why is it that?u are also from malaysia?what is our latest ics firmware?4.0.3?
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why is it that?u are also from malaysia?what is our latest ics firmware?4.0.3?
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No. The newest official version is 4.0.2.
In the development section of this forum there are 4.0.3 roms available because they are in aosp but 4.0.3 never never got pushed ota. There are leaked 4.0.4 roms too.
To flash a kernel you need to unlock your bootloader, flash clockwork mod recovery and flash from there. Don't flash Franco.kernel over 4.0.2
Just use the gnex toolkit to do everything, its simple.
Then read about bootloaders, adb and fastboot.
very valuable knowledge.
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No. The newest official version is 4.0.2.
In the development section of this forum there are 4.0.3 roms available because they are in aosp but 4.0.3 never never got pushed ota. There are leaked 4.0.4 roms too.
To flash a kernel you need to unlock your bootloader, flash clockwork mod recovery and flash from there. Don't flash Franco.kernel over 4.0.2
Just use the gnex toolkit to do everything, its simple.
Then read about bootloaders, adb and fastboot.
very valuable knowledge.
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wat is the safest way forv me update to 4.0.2 official?
what is aosap?
ok...i'll read about the gnex toolkit now...
ace-user said:
wat is the safest way forv me update to 4.0.2 official?
what is aosap?
ok...i'll read about the gnex toolkit now...
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It will update to 4.0.2 from 4.0.1 when you turn it on and it will upgrade Over The Air (OTA)
Aosp is android open source project.
All the code for android is free for people to take and build and is stored in Google's aosp repositories.
Read as much as you can, nexus are quite simple so you'll figure it out.
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why is it that?u are also from malaysia?what is our latest ics firmware?4.0.3?
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Yes..im from malaysia also..im using nexus s and galaxy s2..just root your gnex..just flash custom rom..you will good...
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nodstuff said:
To flash a kernel you need to unlock your bootloader, flash clockwork mod recovery and flash from there. Don't flash Franco.kernel over 4.0.2
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I think you mean don't flash on anything under 4.0.3. Franco only works on 4.0.3/4 builds.
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nodstuff said:
It will update to 4.0.2 from 4.0.1 when you turn it on and it will upgrade Over The Air (OTA)
Aosp is android open source project.
All the code for android is free for people to take and build and is stored in Google's aosp repositories.
Read as much as you can, nexus are quite simple so you'll figure it out.
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thx man..u are really helpful!!
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I think you mean don't flash on anything under 4.0.3. Franco only works on 4.0.3/4 builds.
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one last thing....if i want to stay on official 4.0.2 and i want a good battery,what should i do? cuz franco's kernel only supports 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 and those are custom rom right? i want to stay on stock rom at the moment...i dunwant to root or unlock bootloader just yet as i will only try it when i get more experience about the phone...
Is there a thread that explains the terminology commonly used around here?
What is toro?
What is maguro?
What is a milestone?
Seems like ROM devs are using this term in place of "stable"?
Where can I find out what the latest available OTA is for the CDMA gnex?
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Is there a thread that explains the terminology commonly used around here?
What is toro?
What is maguro?
What is a milestone?
Seems like ROM devs are using this term in place of "stable"?
Where can I find out what the latest available OTA is for the CDMA gnex?
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Toro is cdma nexus
MAGURO is GSM nexus
milestone us a stable build bug free
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Terminology
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The latest OTA for the CDMA GNex is 4.04 build IMM30B. You can get it here if you wish to flash it manually.
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Where can I find out what the latest available OTA is for the CDMA gnex?
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FredFS456 said:
The latest OTA for the CDMA GNex is 4.04 build IMM30B. You can get it here if you wish to flash it manually.
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Technically, it never OTA'ed
adrynalyne said:
Technically, it never OTA'ed
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Just out of curiosity, where did you end up getting it from (if you can share that info)?
I just got my phone today and I'm loving it. It shipped with 4.0.2 and I ran a system update check and says its completely up to date. Does the CDMA Gnex not have official OTA's for 4.0.3 and 4.0.4? Do these have to be flashed manually?
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I just got my phone today and I'm loving it. It shipped with 4.0.2 and I ran a system update check and says its completely up to date. Does the CDMA Gnex not have official OTA's for 4.0.3 and 4.0.4? Do these have to be flashed manually?
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Did you read your own thread :banghead:
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mrgoochio said:
I just got my phone today and I'm loving it. It shipped with 4.0.2 and I ran a system update check and says its completely up to date. Does the CDMA Gnex not have official OTA's for 4.0.3 and 4.0.4? Do these have to be flashed manually?
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There never was any 4.0.3 OTA update for any GN device. 4.0.4 OTA is not yet available for CDMA devices yet, but there is a leak in the thread I linked to above.
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Hello wonderful XDA folks,
I'm running a stock takju Nexus on 4.2.2 with stock kernel and stock radio. The problem is that ever since since I flashed to takju from yakjuxw I'm getting poor signal and it often drops. I think this is due to the new radio not being optimized for my carrier (Vodafone RO).
If I flash a new radio, will that prevent me from getting OTA updates?
Thanks,
NiGhTTraX
If the radio is for the version of android you're running then all should be well as far as I can tell.
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It shouldn't.
If not, you could just revert to stock, update, and re-flash the radio.
NiGhTTraX said:
Hello wonderful XDA folks,
I'm running a stock takju Nexus on 4.2.2 with stock kernel and stock radio. The problem is that ever since since I flashed to takju from yakjuxw I'm getting poor signal and it often drops. I think this is due to the new radio not being optimized for my carrier (Vodafone RO).
If I flash a new radio, will that prevent me from getting OTA updates?
Thanks,
NiGhTTraX
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Yes it does.
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Zepius said:
Yes it does.
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Could you please expand on that? The other two gentleman above you say it doesn't.
NiGhTTraX said:
Could you please expand on that? The other two gentleman above you say it doesn't.
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you modified a system file (a radio is a system file more or less) and the OTA expects a specific radio to be present to successfully flash.
you will get the OTA, but it will not flash.
EDIT: here's a prime example. if you look at the error message it mentions the radio.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2150930
In the changelog for 4.4 RC 1, we are told that we need to flash a new bootloader and radio. This has not been part of my normal process. Why do we need to do this? Also, I wasn't able to find any threads on suggested bootloaders and radios for PA. Please point me in the right direction if this is something I really need to do. (using a Nexus 5)
Quote from the 4.4 RC 1 Changelog:
saumil007 said:
4.4 RC1 - Kitkat 4.4.3
Dose of awesome sauce on this week from PA Headquarters, again. As you may know we merged 4.4.3 into our source. You will need to flash new bootloader, radio, Gapps and update to latest recovery before going forward. Many bugs have been also resolved on our bug tracker thanks to community’s reports, less to go.
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jmanidb said:
In the changelog for 4.4 RC 1, we are told that we need to flash a new bootloader and radio. This has not been part of my normal process. Why do we need to do this? Also, I wasn't able to find any threads on suggested bootloaders and radios for PA. Please point me in the right direction if this is something I really need to do. (using a Nexus 5)
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Flash stock 4.4.3 and then flash PA. Did the same for my primary N4
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I ended up unzipping the stock package and selectively flashing the stock Bootloader and Radio.
I'm not sure why I needed to do this, but I did it and I'm using 4.4 RC 1 now.
Thanks!
It was mentioned to do so but should have specified that it was only for those old 3.99 holdouts that weren't ready to switch. Mainly only applied to mako users.
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Pirateghost said:
It was mentioned to do so but should have specified that it was only for those old 3.99 holdouts that weren't ready to switch. Mainly only applied to mako users.
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So all Hammerhead user can actualy just flash directly the new rom right ?
(just want a confirmation so I dont go and flash radio and bootloader for nothing)
thanks
irawynn said:
So all Hammerhead user can actualy just flash directly the new rom right ?
(just want a confirmation so I dont go and flash radio and bootloader for nothing)
thanks
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Yes. You do not need to update anything but the rom
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I'm kind of in the same situation, except a Nexus 7 2013 LTE is my device in question. I've been searching everywhere and haven't found any answers.
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XCrazedxPyroX said:
I'm kind of in the same situation, except a Nexus 7 2013 LTE is my device in question. I've been searching everywhere and haven't found any answers.
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You don't need to update anything then. If your device didn't come with any new boot loaders or radios then there is obviously nothing to update.
#stayparanoid