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Just flashed the latest Baseband X10i 2.1.58 onto my X10a which is running Erick Will's X10x EW Jet Arc with the latest Flash Tool. Wifi is working, made a few calls and so far so good. I will be monitoring battery consumption somewhat, but I don't got that benchmark thingy, lol, don't even know how to read it.
Thought some of us noobs might want to know.
Is there anything else I can do to test the baseband's functionality?
If your talking about quadrant standard benchmark, don't even worry about it. Its just a number and its useless. Play with your newly flashed ROM and see how fast and responsive it is for you. That's what matters most. I never tried his ROM but heard its pretty good.
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Thanks for the heads up. And hell yea I'm go play with it. Contemplating installing an email and browser client by means of apk with the flash tool. :-D Just don't wanna burn the optimizations of the rom.
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Baseband wouldn't help your quadrant anyway...
ALL baseband is is your radio, and what frequencies it uses. So it would effect gps, call quality, 3g speed, texting, etc...
It does NOT help with the phone performance otherwise
Had short freeze right after a call about two hours ago. Weird thing was it unfroze during another incoming call. I missed the call though. :-( Otherwise everything is fine. I got the semcEmail installed but the stock browser kept crashing. Then I discovered dolphin 2.0;-)
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please report on battery compare to .54 or .55 which were horrible IMO
XERO_Racer said:
please report on battery compare to .54 or .55 which were horrible IMO
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.55 was better than .54 imo....
I hear .58 is worse than either .54 or .55
Wish I could but I got this phone on Monday. Updated to latest Rogers wireless fw, did a bit of messing around then had it fully charged by midnight. Battery was dead before sunrise. Since yesterday night I only charged about 5% because I used flashtool(see above). Currently at 46%. :-D
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fiscidtox said:
.55 was better than .54 imo....
I hear .58 is worse than either .54 or .55
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Do you find .55 to be better than .54 overall?
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Can't say really. I had .54 on for about two hours tops. And .55 for five or six. Been using .58 since my last charge and I got no complaints.
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fiscidtox said:
.55 was better than .54 imo....
I hear .58 is worse than either .54 or .55
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+1 same problem...
bb 2.1.58 has horrible battery usage... the charge just keeps dropping rapidly...
I'm starting to realize higher numbers don't necessarily mean better. They can be area specific. I think that is why this baseband seems really bad for people in north america (it was hungarian or something wasn't it?), it is probably searching for a different set of frequencies and therefore draining the battery more as it would be trying for european freq's...
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I'm starting to realize higher numbers don't necessarily mean better. They can be area specific. I think that is why this baseband seems really bad for people in north america (it was hungarian or something wasn't it?), it is probably searching for a different set of frequencies and therefore draining the battery more as it would be trying for european freq's...
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exactly, the best baseband for north american x10, which is x10a, is 2.1.55, because it was made specifically for north america. of course i have no knowledge of this and i may be completely wrong lol
I spoke with Rogers yesterday and they confirmed that HSPA+ is being tested at various sites around their network. I'm in one of those sites. So eventually(near future) 2.1.58 would logically be better.
Don't you mean hspa+? There is no such thing as hosp....
Nonetheless, I'm on telus hspa+, it still does not use euro freq's, so what you're saying makes no sense
Corrected typo. Why it make no sense?
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Baseband .58 is terrible for Canada (Calgary).
I'm running .55 now and the battery life is much better. I'm also getting faster data speeds over 3G/HSPA than I did with .58.
The baseband .58 isn't going to allow you to get HSPA+ speeds... that's dependent on the hardware...
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Baseband .58 is terrible for Canada (Calgary).
I'm running .55 now and the battery life is much better. I'm also getting faster data speeds over 3G/HSPA than I did with .58.
The baseband .58 isn't going to allow you to get HSPA+ speeds... that's dependent on the hardware...
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Well theoretically since the hardware already exists for hspa+, better freqs would = better speeds.. obviously though a baseband designed for euro freqs would not be better for canada.
I said that the whole time, though no one seems to like to listen.
SomethingAwesome said:
Baseband .58 is terrible for Canada (Calgary).
I'm running .55 now and the battery life is much better. I'm also getting faster data speeds over 3G/HSPA than I did with .58.
The baseband .58 isn't going to allow you to get HSPA+ speeds... that's dependent on the hardware...
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Confirming that for Toronto.
I had .54 from the carrier, then got .58, and battery drains like crazy...
Going to get back to .54
fiscidtox said:
Well theoretically since the hardware already exists for hspa+, better freqs would = better speeds.. obviously though a baseband designed for euro freqs would not be better for canada.
I said that the whole time, though no one seems to like to listen.
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Oh I get it now. Somehow I understood .58 was for HSPA/HSPDA rather than for Europe. Makes sense now considering the X10i is the European version.
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Ok, necessarily subjective since we all have different usage patterns, network signal strengths and the like.
In any case, I think this could be useful - In your opinion/from your experience which Baseband gives the best battery life?
Maybe this can help some users in decisions regarding upgrading/not upgrading basebands and in selecting roms based on bb compatibility and battery life.
If you are gonna stick with stock kernel, use .67 or .58, those are the best for me in my constant change of ROM
67 and then 58 for me, in that order.
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It would be helpful to also know what region and carrier, as different basebands work differently depending upon your network.
For me.... Baseband 54, AT&T/USA.
For me (Greece) baseband 58 gives me the best combination of network speed, signal strength and battery life. Don't know why, but 67 and 61 gave me noticeable drain, but better signal.
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Bb67 o2 uk
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Excellent thread
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I haven't tried many bb, but I did upgrade to .55 and it's going just fine for me. Carrier Claro/Brasil.
.67 for me, but I think, it need more time for the best result, its just a week passed that i upgraded it to .67
2.1.67 has the best battery life by far for me, after five hours thirty minutes its still on 92%. Signal not quite as good as 2.1.58 to start of with but has been getting better?
On Crazy Johns (Vodafone Au) In a low signal area
.67 surely........
I haven't tried flashing basebands individually but for me .54 works quite good for me, both in Coventry, UK(Vodafone) and Hong Kong (3HK).
till now the bb that gave me the longest battery life is the 67, with all the others I had nearby every day plug the phone on charge, now with a normal use it's the third day since last charge and battery is still 47%. Very very good ^^
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For me (Greece) baseband 58 gives me the best combination of network speed, signal strength and battery life. Don't know why, but 67 and 61 gave me noticeable drain, but better signal.
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UPDATE: Turns out, it was not the baseband after all. I had a dialer settings issue.
I am on baseband .67 and all good now, including standby time!
USA AT&T just got the official 2.1 update from SE. New baseband is 2.1.65.
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USA AT&T just got the official 2.1 update from SE. New baseband is 2.1.65.
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Ah, a new baseband!!
I think that BB .52/.54/.58 gave me the best battery life.
.58 for me on Rogers in Toronto, Canada for battery life. However I just flashed back to my branded stock and it put me on .55. Signal strength is far better.. hasn't been long enough to get a battery reading though.
Great subject, I havent had many problems with basebands. I use the ones required for roms and they work. I have noticed that when using 67 my battery gets hotter than with 55. I go to a place to watch plays that I cant get signal with other basebands but 55 works. Can basebands change battery temp significantly? or is that my imagination? Not trying to get off topic, Im just seeing some higher temps with 67. I vote for 55.
When I updated my Neo V to official ICS .562 firmware, battery was draining tremendously even when in sleep-mode. I left it one night and noticed the battery drain was about 20% in 8hrs.
After trying different kernel for ICS (viz. Stock, Nightelf ICS RC2 & Shardul_Seth kernel) there was hardly any improvement in the battery drain issue.
Due to this I was thinking to switch back to GB 2.3.4 where battery drain was pretty much less.
Before doing that I thought of changing the baseband for testing the battery drain issue. I used the baseband 64 of 4.0.2.A.0.62 version and my battery drain was improved a lot better.
I am currently using Shardul_seth kernel which is based on the Stock kernel only. But it will sure work on Stock and Nightelf kernel also. Please share if it works for you guys.
Steps to follow:
1. Download baseband 64 (based on .62 firmware)
a. Link 1
b. Link 22. Download Flashtool (Only if you don’t have one)
a. Link to download flashtool3. Flash the baseband file onto your phone using the flashtool.
Thanks to Shardul_seth and Night-Elf for providing the kernel for ICS.
You can visit their original thread to download the kernels.
a. Shardul_seth kernel's original threada. Night-elf ICS kernel's original thread
Thanks to aimcr7, I thought of changing the baseband for battery drain issue. (You posted solution for GB using the same concept of changing the baseband and kernel)
If you want to thank me just press thanks button.
Happy flashing.
Use it with your own risk.
Yes its better!
There is definitely a huge improvement in battery life with stock ICS with 64 base band. I kinda arrived at the same solution by accident...but when i did arrive...I thought i let it remain for a few days and see. And yes you are right vinod, its definitely better.
The only difference is that I used Sirkay's ICS 1.1 kernel and I am yet to see the famous ICS lag.. which was the case when i updated the phone to stock ICS with stock kernel. I hope more users will try out Sirkays' kernel...It looks good..plus you can oc to 1.5 to 1.6 ghz with no crashes or FCs.
I'm loving the Neo V ICS experience...the way it is meant to be. Thanks vinodgajaria for confirming that baseband 64 is better on battery and for your instructions. Other users please post your results too.
phil427 said:
There is definitely a huge improvement in battery life with stock ICS with 64 base band. I kinda arrived at the same solution by accident...but when i did arrive...I thought i let it remain for a few days and see. And yes you are right vinod, its definitely better.
The only difference is that I used Sirkay's ICS 1.1 kernel and I am yet to see the famous ICS lag.. which was the case when i updated the phone to stock ICS with stock kernel. I hope more users will try out Sirkays' kernel...It looks good..plus you can oc to 1.5 to 1.6 ghz with no crashes or FCs.
I'm loving the Neo V ICS experience...the way it is meant to be. Thanks vinodgajaria for confirming that baseband 64 is better on battery and for your instructions. Other users please post your results too.
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Works this for locked bl and official ICS and is there any fc with it like wifi and is it laggy in scrolling between screens ?
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will it work in locked bootloader? sorry for my stupid question
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Works this for locked bl and official ICS and is there any fc with it like wifi and is it laggy in scrolling between screens ?
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I am on official ICS but a different kernel..XNeo1.1 by sirkay.. but the original post mentions it would work for stock kernel too. And since I am on unlocked bootloader (TP method, DRM and Track Id available), I cant really give a response to the locked bootloader query but I wouldnt think that is a problem. I think I have seen some threads dedicated for baseband flashing and they discuss the bootloader issue there. However, to answer your other query, I havent come across any lag in scrolling in between screens or any fc with wifi.. but do keep in mind I have overclocked to 1.5ghz and I'm using Sirkay's ICS kernel and I used a completely different method to get to this combo..that is official ICS, Baseband 64 and XNeo 1.1 kernel.
Sorry for side tracking the real issue...The battery backup is awesome..No more drain. 15 hours straight on 3g network with auto sync on..background data, brightness 30 % or less, liberal use of youtube..tune in radio, heavy use of what's app with video and image uploading, no browsing though..atleast not enough to count..and good use of the music player... and I have a fiancé , so logically add to the stats a good number of lengthy calls as well. Cut to the chase the phone was always in use! Current battery level at 38 % and discharging..This should be the baseband working as kernel shouldnt ideally be doing anything to increase battery life..instead with overclocking it would be adding onto the battery drain. However governors are there just for that.
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I am on official ICS but a different kernel..XNeo1.1 by sirkay.. but the original post mentions it would work for stock kernel too. And since I am on unlocked bootloader (TP method, DRM and Track Id available), I cant really give a response to the locked bootloader query but I wouldnt think that is a problem. I think I have seen some threads dedicated for baseband flashing and they discuss the bootloader issue there. However, to answer your other query, I havent come across any lag in scrolling in between screens or any fc with wifi.. but do keep in mind I have overclocked to 1.5ghz and I'm using Sirkay's ICS kernel and I used a completely different method to get to this combo..that is official ICS, Baseband 64 and XNeo 1.1 kernel.
Sorry for side tracking the real issue...The battery backup is awesome..No more drain. 15 hours straight on 3g network with auto sync on..background data, brightness 30 % or less, liberal use of youtube..tune in radio, heavy use of what's app with video and image uploading, no browsing though..atleast not enough to count..and good use of the music player... and I have a fiancé , so logically add to the stats a good number of lengthy calls as well. Cut to the chase the phone was always in use! Current battery level at 38 % and discharging..This should be the baseband working as kernel shouldnt ideally be doing anything to increase battery life..instead with overclocking it would be adding onto the battery drain. However governors are there just for that.
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Alright thanks for your reply, but 1 more question, does it have effect on supercharger?
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Now everything is going good on ICS. But still sometimes music player and games lag a lot. I am missing the game playing like I did when on GB.
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Thanks Vinod, you saved me from lot of trouble and reflashing stuff etc,
I was frustrated by the poor battery life, but Now after downgrading the basebad to 64, the magic is back
Cheers
Thanks a lot for the thread.
Can you tell the steps to flash. Because I did it now battery life is even worse. From 85 - 73% in mere 20 min. Bad thing about this is I haven't touch the phone.
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After flashing this base band. It got even worse. I'm not sure I've done the flashing right.!!! Could u pls tell the steps for that. Because my battery percentage is gone from 86-73% in mere 20 min without using it.
My baseband is given like this.
8x55a-AAABQO-AZM-203028D-64.
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Shiva_win said:
After flashing this base band. It got even worse. I'm not sure I've done the flashing right.!!! Could u pls tell the steps for that. Because my battery percentage is gone from 86-73% in mere 20 min without using it.
My baseband is given like this.
8x55a-AAABQO-AZM-203028D-64.
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You flashed correctly. I don't know, this worked for me and other people. Which kernel you are using.?
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my kernel is 2.6.32.9-perf
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the baseband work on mt15 ?
Seems like i'm facing the same problem as Shiva_win. I'm using shardul_seth kernel. Not sure i spelt it right. I dont record how bad the drain but it's certainly obvious. Does it really have something to do with kernels? Which kernel is most recommended?
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Even in my case, though I use night-elf RC2, the drain issue has not let me go..
But, on the brighter side, I have better (much better) WiFi reception now
done flashing my neo v... we'll see the result tomorrow excited much....
baseband 64 & 70 drains your battery cause of its always searching for a best quality signal. Try baseband 56 (.42 firmware), that is the most battery friendly baseband everrr!
baseband 56 can flash it into ICS ?
scare if it get more worse
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baseband 56 can flash it into ICS ?
scare if it get more worse
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Yes you can. I'm using it.
My wife's Neo V keeps breaking up calls. It does it every day, sometimes a few times a day. It was bought with Android 2.3, then updated to a newer build and recently to ICS. The problem is present all the time since the day it was bought.
Switching to GSM only helps a bit, but not resolves the problem.
I've installed "No Signal Alert" to see if it looses signal. It does many times a day. Note that the phone is used in a big city, where signal strength is very good (at the time I'm writing this it's -65dBm).
Do you know the problem? And what is more important to me - do you know solution? I'd be thankful for any help on then matter.
Wife's Neo V details:
- baseband: 8x55A-AAABQQAZM-203028G-70
- kernel: 2.6.32-9-perf
- compilation: 4.1.A.0.562
Signal drops for me too but not very often. It's like once in a week or maybe more when I'm not using it. But if your experiencing this problem to such an extent then I recommend you to try a different carrier. If problem still persists then I would suggest you to take it to a service center.
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Ok but you forget to write phone number to her. I think it may help
I have many friends who are having problems with dropped signal with their Neo V.
Sony should do something about this..
przemhb said:
My wife's Neo V keeps breaking up calls. It does it every day, sometimes a few times a day. It was bought with Android 2.3, then updated to a newer build and recently to ICS. The problem is present all the time since the day it was bought.
Switching to GSM only helps a bit, but not resolves the problem.
I've installed "No Signal Alert" to see if it looses signal. It does many times a day. Note that the phone is used in a big city, where signal strength is very good (at the time I'm writing this it's -65dBm).
Do you know the problem? And what is more important to me - do you know solution? I'd be thankful for any help on then matter.
Wife's Neo V details:
- baseband: 8x55A-AAABQQAZM-203028G-70
- kernel: 2.6.32-9-perf
- compilation: 4.1.A.0.562
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try upgrading to the latest version maybe?
It could help. Just update your phone to the latest edition of ics 4.1.B.0.587
This could possibly help because it comes with baseband 77 which is the latest version.
I really think you should send it to the service center. My phone never had a single problem with calls or wifi, so you might have a defective unit.
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Hi, I tried couple JB 4.2.2 ROMs and the phone's battery drains almost 3 times faster than on Froyo. The battery of my bluetooth hands-free was even shorter. I nearly decided to buy a new one. Then I went back to Froyo and now everything is OK. On JB I installed the CPU Spy and Wakelog Detector and there was no problem. I realy want to move to JB, but I don't know how to improve the batteries' life
Flash my unofficial semaphore kernel with customers features. It gives me some pretty good battery. Even with my phone oc'd
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my modem
Is it possible an inappropriate modem be the problem. I'm in Europe and I don't know what is the official modem for my GSM operator.
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Is it possible an inappropriate modem be the problem. I'm in Europe and I don't know what is the official modem for my GSM operator.
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The kernel is usually the difference maker when it comes to battery life. I have heard claims of certain modems that extend battery life but its usually different for everyone. Most 2.2 ROMS but not all use KB5 modem, you could flash the kb5 jelly bean modem and see if there is a difference.
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