I searched and didn't find a direct and clear message on the topic so I figured i'd formally ask rather than accidentally doing something i'll regret.
For the wonderful ASOP builds that the awesome community has provided, is there a need to update radios? I ask as my baseband is currently 1.22.10.0310r/1.22.10.0308r and I see that "2.22.10.0801r/2.22.10.0803r"" is the newest.
So the question becomes, should I even be concerned with updating radios? If It's suggest to update, what is the recommend most stable radios to run.
Thank you all for the amazing work & help!
ps: running GrayTheWolf 9/12/2012
Either one seems to work fine to me. The only difference is that the newer ones seem like they may run slightly cooler and use slightly less battery, but it may be total placebo.
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I am just wondering whether it is worth upgrading my Hero or not to MoCaCo's custom build? I am a bit iffy about it all, as I have never done anything like this before and I am wondering how safe it is ...
The reason I want to ask: If there is only a small benefit, then I don't want to take the risk. However if it is really that awesome I think I will definitely give it a go. Please help me out here?
A lot better. It is lightning fast. Hopefully fixes a lot of bugs, all though this will remain to be seen.
There is no more risk to doing this than there is to any flash ROM update. Nandroid also makes things a lot safer. Do it!
The leaked new rom is as fast as modaco custom rom, they based on same firmware.
and if you have a SIM free device, just use the leaked 2.73.405.5 rom as it is the official update anyway. no problems with warranty with that one!
Mansn said:
I am just wondering whether it is worth upgrading my Hero or not to MoCaCo's custom build? I am a bit iffy about it all, as I have never done anything like this before and I am wondering how safe it is ...
The reason I want to ask: If there is only a small benefit, then I don't want to take the risk. However if it is really that awesome I think I will definitely give it a go. Please help me out here?
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I've been fortunate so far, I've never had any problems with signal. It has even increased by a bar.
I know that it depends where you live etc, but i noticed a few other HD2 users from my neck of the woods (south wales) just wondered what radio your using on your HD2's and how you finding the signal etc.
I'm currently using radio 2.12.50.02_2
And battery life is good, signal is ok but no where near as good as my old sony ericsson's.
I also get a fair bit of fluxuation in the signal, this morning i tried to reply to a text and it wouldn't send, about 4 sec later had nearly a 3 bar signal and resent and it was fine.
Does this just happen ? is the hardware just not as good as the old phone's used to be ?
Or has someone tried a different radio in this sort of area and got better results.
I had a HTC Magic and the signal wasn't as good as the sony's and my mates are saying there Iphone 3gs phones are poorer to than older phone's, so are these smartphones just not as good a phone as the older ones ?
Thanks for any info...
I have the same question Looking for a great Radio for Poland/ Central Europe.
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your tempting the wrath of mods asking questions like that, its completely subjective, meaning everyone has different ideas on whats best and we're not grown up enough to have civilised debates on such subjects so id give up and just try them one at a time, be sure to use the correct .50 / .51 version to go with your ROM otherwise you will have some issues ive had better luck with the more recent ones however, in my opinion the early ones (2.07.*)had better sound but the battery on my device with the programs i used didnt last as long, then we went through a period.....in my opinion.....where the sound was shoddy, and now the most recent ones seem to be holding their own according to me, that is
mines 2.12.50.02_2 but make sure you get the right one or you may end up bricking it!
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your tempting the wrath of mods asking questions like that, its completely subjective, meaning everyone has different ideas on whats best and we're not grown up enough to have civilised debates on such subjects so id give up and just try them one at a time, be sure to use the correct .50 / .51 version to go with your ROM otherwise you will have some issues ive had better luck with the more recent ones however, in my opinion the early ones (2.07.*)had better sound but the battery on my device with the programs i used didnt last as long, then we went through a period.....in my opinion.....where the sound was shoddy, and now the most recent ones seem to be holding their own according to me, that is
mines 2.12.50.02_2 but make sure you get the right one or you may end up bricking it!
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Ok I get it, thanks. One other thing I'm unsure of -> are radios supposed to be installed before the roms? or can it be installed after the rom? I understand Hspl is needed first of all..
Yeah i get its subjective which is why i said "people's Experiances" as for getting the mods all wound up, i would have thought it quite usefull to know what radio people are using for specific area's and how they have found them in day to day use, could save someone an awfull lot of messing about which i presumed was the whole purpose of this site
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Yeah i get its subjective which is why i said "people's Experiances" as for getting the mods all wound up, i would have thought it quite usefull to know what radio people are using for specific area's and how they have found them in day to day use, could save someone an awfull lot of messing about which i presumed was the whole purpose of this site
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Agree with Wakers on this one..
Should be a thread of what ppl use for their region that suits them best
I have a pretty bad signal in my appartment, so its essential to have the right radio version. I tried a couple of radios and 2.06.51.07 is by far the best. The signal bars are the same as with any other radio, but calls don't drop and data connections are stable.
Yes, HSPL first, very important, then i thinki did ROM and then Radio
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=609477
will help you the most.
yes in an ideal world we could all get along fine but every now and then we get people treating us like children it has got better recently but to give you an idea, not too long ago we were told subjective comments are not aloud and we cant say, xyz ROM best incase we hurt the feelings of cooks, apparently human beings lack the ability to understand the difference between subjective comments and facts, but anyway, read that link end to end, read some of the comments after it and chances are any question you may have will have been answered already on there,.
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Ok I get it, thanks. One other thing I'm unsure of -> are radios supposed to be installed before the roms? or can it be installed after the rom? I understand Hspl is needed first of all..
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Heres my way of flashing...
Task29
Flash Radio of my choice
Flash Rom of my choice
Hard Reset
Flash the same ROM...
All these done without having the phone pass the bootloader. Until the last step.
Hello All:
I have searched high and low and cannot find any satisfactory answers to the question of the benefit of updating my phone to gingerbread and the newer radio etc.
I currently am using BAMF Remix 163 with the 447 kernel.
I am not experiencing any problems other than battery life, but it seems par with everyone.
The real questions I have is what would updating do for my phone? If it is beneficial to update, can I update only the particular items like baseband and android version etc?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
thank you,
hg
Just do it, seriously. If there was no need for improvement than they would never build a new os.
Why not? Check the release notes on verizons website to see what was improved.
Well I actually would of done that few ago but I couldn't figure out/find out how to do it without a whole new ROM and such. It took me quite a while to get my phone the way I like it in appearance and function.
Believe me when I say, I have been searching post after post but it seems every update involves appearances, programs, start splash screens etc.
Is there a way to update to GB without changing everything? I have and use Titanium among others. Are using those type of programs the only way to update to my current state?
Note: I have no problem with changing the radios, kernels etc.
My appologies, if there is a thread somewhere in here on this, I couldn't find it. It is rather amazing how fast and proficient all the Devs produce and publish their work, there's so much info.
Wow and Thank you!
If you're happy with what you have, then you don't have to feel pressured to update. That said, from what I understand, GB updated a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff including process management, etc. I think most people see better battery life and probably speed as a result of this. There weren't a lot of UI changes on the stock rom, but on the custom one, there are usually a lot of improvements, so it may be worth at least checking out. You will need at least a new radio, but you can find more specifics in the thread for your rom.
Thank you all, I'm sold, going to update momentarily. (Soon as I pick ROM, not going to be easy with all the great works to choose from.)
Have a good holiday all!!!!!!
BTW: It was the "extends battery life" that pushed me over the apex. I will try anything to that end.
Don't forget to back up your current rom first. Just a friendly reminder. Its not something you want to be thinking of right as you notice the update didn't work right, and definitely not something you want to shoot yourself in the foot on more than twice. That hurts.
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OMG- (sorry for the cliche) but OMG, what a difference.
I found (made) the time yesterday to update to GB and I noticed a fair amount of differences in smothness, speed, and best of all, a slight but significant to me improvement of battery life. I know it's a little early for such an assessment, however, I do know my phone and...
I feel like I should write 1000 times:
I will not wait to update. Updates are good.
I will not wait to update. Updates are good.
I will not wait to update. Updates are good.
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Once again as is par for XDA- Thank you everyone for all the sound advice.
Remember to feed your Androids an Apple a day.
Hello All,
I want to start off with a very big thank you to everyone in this community, everyone here has been very helpful to someone who is a general noob to HTC-Android devices (last HTC I owned was a TPII).
With that out of the way, I've had my Rezound for about a week and I love this phone. It feels great in the hand, has a gorgeous screen that is second to none, and an amazing camera that I'm happy to walk around with in case I need to grab a quick picture of something. Truly, this is a top notch device.
The problem I'm having is that after a week of owning this phone, I'm ready to leave stock. I was settled on CleanROM ICS for the time being until CM9 came out, but then I did some reading looking into CM9 which brought up a few questions.
1) What is S-Off and why is it important? Coming from a Droid X, I thought the important thing was an unlocked Bootloader. Why are other HTC Phones "S-Offed" and this one isn't? How does this affect ROM Development? Does this hurt the chances of CM9 making it to the Rezond (very hard to tell because they have not announced CM9 device support other than the G-Nex)?
2) What is the RIL and why is it important? This seems to be a problem amongst developers.
The main reason I bought this phone over the G-Nex was the SD-Card slot, the camera, and the screen. If development of an AOSP or AOKP is going to be lackluster because of the issues above, I still have one week to return the device and go back to my X for the time being. I will admit, I'm loving 4G, but I'm going to have this device for 2 years; I need to make sure I can get as much as I can out of this device.
Thank you as always for your answers!
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1) What is S-Off and why is it important? Coming from a Droid X, I thought the important thing was an unlocked Bootloader. Why are other HTC Phones "S-Offed" and this one isn't? How does this affect ROM Development? Does this hurt the chances of CM9 making it to the Rezond (very hard to tell because they have not announced CM9 device support other than the G-Nex)?
2) What is the RIL and why is it important? This seems to be a problem amongst developers.
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The 2 questions you have are very related. What it means, from what I understand, is custom radio developments. Also referring to your first question and your concern, that's what we are waiting on. To not rely on a leak for custom roms and to get an official OTA to base the roms off of, which refers back to your 2nd question if this device can't get s-off capability. We already have a way to flash custom kernels & roms, so at this time, s-off would just add the functionality of creating a custom radio.
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The 2 questions you have are very related. What it means, from what I understand, is custom radio developments. Also referring to your first question and your concern, that's what we are waiting on. To not rely on a leak for custom roms and to get an official OTA to base the roms off of, which refers back to your 2nd question if this device can't get s-off capability. We already have a way to flash custom kernels & roms, so at this time, s-off would just add the functionality of creating a custom radio.
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So what makes custom radios important?
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So what makes custom radios important?
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it's more of nodding radios and not creating them. the only advantage is possibly better signal(depending on location,prl and tower) which leads to better voice quality but since this is high end as it is it might not even make a better difference even with possible data speed increases.
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it's more of nodding radios and not creating them. the only advantage is possibly better signal(depending on location,prl and tower) which leads to better voice quality but since this is high end as it is it might not even make a better difference even with possible data speed increases.
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It sounds to me like an excuse not to develop on this device if this is really something stopping us from a solid AOSP or AOKP build.
I'm really torn. I want a Sense-less ICS ROM, but I really love this phone. I have a week left before I can return it. I suppose worst case I could steal my wife's upgrade in May and give her this phone if we don't see development start picking up.
Unrelated, I'm starting to think this device will never see a solid 5.0 build. CM9 isn't even out of beta and official device support is still showing CM7 devices.
I guess it's a tough decision. At least my wife is willing to take this phone.
The radio isn't the issue. The RIL in android is. I don't know of any android devices that have needed modded radios in order to get AOSP working. There is a working build of MIUI with 4G working... but it seems like the dev wants to get it perfect before he releases it. Once that is done we should be able to get CM9.
But by all means though, if you don't like sense, get a nexus. It is possible nothing will ever be released though so don't hinge your plans on it.
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The radio isn't the issue. The RIL in android is. I don't know of any android devices that have needed modded radios in order to get AOSP working. There is a working build of MIUI with 4G working... but it seems like the dev wants to get it perfect before he releases it. Once that is done we should be able to get CM9.
But by all means though, if you don't like sense, get a nexus. It is possible nothing will ever be released though so don't hinge your plans on it.
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So con247- Do you think there is a chance that an ASOP ril will never be developed?
I guess my question is- how is the rezound>RIL>sense different than rezound>RIL>ASOP? If that makes sense?
It is possible it won't ever happen, but I have 99% faith it will be completed soonish.
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It sounds to me like an excuse not to develop on this device if this is really something stopping us from a solid AOSP or AOKP build.
I'm really torn. I want a Sense-less ICS ROM, but I really love this phone. I have a week left before I can return it. I suppose worst case I could steal my wife's upgrade in May and give her this phone if we don't see development start picking up.
Unrelated, I'm starting to think this device will never see a solid 5.0 build. CM9 isn't even out of beta and official device support is still showing CM7 devices.
I guess it's a tough decision. At least my wife is willing to take this phone.
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Seems like an odd thing to buy a phone on the expectation of AOSP. I'm pretty sure we will see a solid AOSP ROM before long though. Not sure how development is going to pick up much more than it is. We have a ton of great ROMs that these awesome devs have been working on tirelessly since before the unlock was even announced. It's only been four months since the phone came out. The development has been moving at breakneck speed! The lack of flashing unsigned radios has no bearing on ROM developing. Con is dead on. Patience folks.
Like I mentioned, I'm currently running xdabeb's 47A stock based ROM. I also have a few mods going, like the debloat script and the over sharpening fix. But I've really been out of the 'game' for a while, so I'm a bit confused and overwhelmed. It's kind of like I've unlearned quite a bit so it would be awesome if you could act like I'm completely ignorant in your answers...
Here is a screenshot of my current setup for reference. Please ask if you need any further info.
The point being, I would like to upgrade to the most current software available. Another important issue is that I'm currently living in a house with no wifi and very poor cell reception - so if there is a more up to date version of the radio firmware available, please point me in that direction. Can you also tell me if I'd need to flash any supplemental​ things, like a different bootstack? Is there any way I'd be able to dirty flash an upgrade?
And while we're here, how is the custom​ ROM scene for the VS985 lately? Any suggestions on that front? Because while I've been running a stock ROM for years on this phone, I'd be open to trying something more 'fancy' and customized​. The only requirement is that it's stock based because I really don't want my camera quality to decline. I'd also like to avoid ROMs with big issues like 4G not working on the VS985.
So can you guys please help me out here? My phone really needs a breath of fresh air and I would be VERY appreciative of any assistance.
Thanks!
This is the Rom I been running. Its a whole different bag of stuff though. Theres all kinds of info on here. Youll have to read and figure out what you like. This will get you started though.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/oct-n-d85x-ls990-vs985-t3538814