yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chirality:
Radio interface is a kernel module too, but that kernel module communicates with a separate processor that's running this baseband.

I'm not sure if the WiFi chipset is also running baseband firmware and if so, whether it shares the same firmware as the radio. But just saying "it's a kernel module" doesn't tell us anything.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Stea1thmode:
I think a nandroid backup will only capture the boot, data,recovery and system images but not the radio image.:)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Luxferro:
You can always grab all the stock google images from http://code.google.com/android/nexus/images.html

radios are included in the tar files. just pull them out if you need.

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Also, if this radio is for the verizon LTE version... is it even intended to work on the GSM version? They have totally different radios??

edit: i know i'm not flashing until i know more about where this came from and what phone it was for first :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
I'm using it on the GSM version right now.. no I'll effects as far as I can tell :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DJTaurus:
But how do u explain that now i get full bars signal in wifi and the speaker is louder?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nbeebe24:
I am definitely getting stronger signal with this radio. I don't usually pay attention to my wifi so I'll have to watch that, but my data is on hsdpa more frequently with two or three more bars than usual.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beekay201:
RIL is a kernel module? Never heard of that. I thought it was a library (rild.so), but i could be wrong - so i went and searched about it:

The only way you get better wifi is by making improvements on the kernel wifi driver. Why should they share same firmware if they're 2 distinct components?

do you have better speeds through wifi? having more signal bars doesn't exactly mean that you have better wifi signal. the speaker is louder because you now have a radio that's better suited for your location, thus better reception.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] inffy:
This radio was actually a huuge improvement to the default one. I tested it through the day in different places where I have only got GPRS/Edge (2-2.5G) and with the new radio I get in all the places atleast 3G, mostly H (although just o few bars on H)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chirality:
Oops, my mistake. You are right, it's a userspace library.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] boshot:
Anyone flashed this radio and isusing a german provider?

Is it working?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ankitb4u:
This does not work via the clockworkmod anyone tried this ....any suggestions?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
I downloaded but haven't tried it yet. What's the exact error shown?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ankitb4u:
Didn't really observe the error. All I did was let it run and then checked baseband on my about screen and it's still kk1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
Did it not say error E flashing aborted or something like that? Can you try it again and see what recovery menu says and post results here
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
Could you elaborate on this a little more please? What happened? How to fix? How many times did it work sucessfuly? Why would it mess things up?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Flippy125:
Radio flashed fine, not sure of effects yet since im home and right next to my router. I AM getting full bars of HSPA+ where I would only get 2-3 so that's good. I was very weary of flashing this when I first saw the thread since OP has 22 posts, but since people were having no problems, I flashed anyway. Flashing a radio on this is much nicer than my Sensation which took forever and had you sitting there hoping it didnt freeze
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ankitb4u:
I guess the megaupload file is xxkkk6 file. Not the one that is posted.

I am confused the title says different file name and the file is different? Hmm
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
So you tried flashing zip from OP not the one made for cwm by demonofsteel?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] minooch:
That's strange - works perfectly for me

Did you specify your location to ADB & Fastboot in ADB Gui? They need to be in the same location
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chirality:
I agree with what he said, flashing from recovery relies on a custom script that ships with the .zip file. Flashing from fastboot uses the standard method. If any changes are made to how the baseband firmware expects to be flashed, fastboot would be updated to reflect the changes but old scripts may end up bricking the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
OK well I grew a pair and tried the cwm version posted and it worked
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bleomycin:
Has anyone on AT&T tested this?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bblanski:
I have been using since this morning with no issues
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fakker:
No, I don't use SuperHub or whatever, I'm still running a piece of **** Linksys :) from back in the day!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] qwer23:
Yes, I'm using it for about 24 hours now and it works good, no issues at all. I'm on O2 by the way.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dmw017:
Anyone on T-Mobile *US* tried this yet? any increase in speed?

I always get 3-4 bars so signal strength isnt a problem, but my speeds kind of suck compared to others (5mbps average). Im just wondering/hoping this might help fix that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JTECJ:
I use t-mobile and I saw a drastic increase in data speed after flashing this.

2mbps to 5mbps after.

Justin
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dmw017:
Wow this radio murdered my speeds. I went from average 4-5mbps to 1.6mbps, upload hasnt changed (its 1.5 still)

Also it took a good 2 minutes after reboot for the connection to be established initially, and I'm seeing that my connection won't go back down to 3G when data is not being used like it should, its basically stuck in HSPA mode.

T-Mobile sim card, $30 "Wal-Mart" plan, MDC r3 kernel, AHD 1.3.0 rom

Definitely switching back to stock XXKK1 radio
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ankitb4u:
the file says xxkk6 where as the title says xxik6, so what am I missing here? or is there a typo or am I just crazy?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dmw017:
typo . file says xxkk6 and when u flash the phone info says xxkk6 , also the i button on the keyboard is right above the k..so there ya go ;p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ankitb4u:
Ok then I am good I guess the CWM works lol Now I got to run a speed test.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dmw017:
..reflashed the stock xxkk1 baseband and im getting the exact same speeds ...

1) the network is just really congested right now... saturday night?

2) the custom rom / kernel I just flashed fuxxed with my speeds?

3) my unicorn has run out of rainbow poop?

still, the xxkk6 baseband takes a long time to establish a stable connection, and then stays on HSPA, unnecessarily draining your battery
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MontAlbert:
can't believe people are flashing a radio from CWM- ever heard of bad flashes when flashing roms? It happens , but a bad rom flash is easy to recovery from- a bad radio flash, not so much. brick.

I think if you took the time to get yourself a developers phone you should make yourself familiar with fastboot and adb. its not that hard..

One thing i cannot find in this thread and i think is possible a very important part- anyone have a proper md5 sum? Ever had something download incorrectly? This downloads incorrectly then you are screwed.

Can someone who has successfully fastbooted the radio please post an md5 ???

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] peadarog:
worked for me...

$ md5sum radio-maguro-i9250xxkk6.img.zip

c29739aaded04a83115fa002b5f75fba radio-maguro-i9250xxkk6.img.zip
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AndyCr15:
Please explain this bit as I've never fully understood how I check an md5.

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Niksko:
The basic process is you find an application that generates an MD5 sum, and then you check the generated sum against a reference. What application you use is dependent on your operating system, but a simple google search should provide you with one. The example provided above is on linux. The command is 'md5sum', and the argument is just a filename. I believe it also supports checking the generated sum against a reference contained in a file (so as to save you from manually comparing the two), but I believe one of the points of md5 (and checksums in general?) is that if there is a small change in the file, the checksum will be radically different, thus preventing mistakes because only one character was different.

The app should ask for a file, and it will spit out a sequence of characters as demonstrated above. This is the MD5 checksum. As long as the checksum generated by passing your file to the program is the same as the one you're checking against, your file is exactly what it's supposed to be.

Hope that helps.

PS. I flashed the radio and I'm not noticing much difference.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aindow:
I've found since updating the radio my phone always connects to a 2g network first (roaming on to Orange as three don't have their own 2g networks), then taking ages to automatically connect to 3g. I've checked all the settings and never had this problem with xxkk1 where i live as i'm in a very good coverage area. I would not recommend xxkk6 to anyone on Three UK after my experiences with it.

I need to get back to xxkk1, i hope this is possible.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Star Shadow:
I'm on Three UK and I noticed that my speed went from 1Mb/s to 500 Kb/s. I do seem to have more bars though and the connection is a bit more stable, but I want my speed. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AndyCr15:
Interesting, I'm on 3 UK and will run speed test before and after too.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GrkEngineer:
My speedtests were really bad after upgrading. 5 Mbit to less than 1 Mbit. And fewer bars in hspa. I'm on US T-Mobile. I'll try it for a bit longer to see if things improve.

Update: seeing 5 Mbit now for what that's worth.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AndyCr15:
Also, anyone wanting to check md5's on Windows, I downloaded the one here - http://www.pc-tools.net/win32/md5sums/

Just drop a file onto the md5sums.exe in Windows explorer and it kicks out the md5 for you. Nice and easy.

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I've just realised, I don't have fastboot in this folder. What should I select in the SDK to make it download fastboot?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aindow:
My fastboot was here

C: \AndroidSDK \tools

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I've reflashed with xxkk6 again just to do a test and it seems fine now. I'm now beginning to think there must have been something going on with the network at 4:30 this morning when i first tried the radio (i don't sleep much). It seems to be working well so far but my phone now sits on H instead of 3g when idle.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] |oLo|:
XXIK1

Original Radio just in case I need to go back? XXIK6 works great though. :cool:

Just found it:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1369382

Just remembered (while experiencing problems with music playback while the screen was off. Getting slight static and slowing of tempo while playing)

The developer of Revolution HD (Rom i'm currently on) states that the recommended radio for GSM users should be XXIK1.

Update (Ok I'm just gonna keep testing before I provide anything) Seemed to be one particular album for some reason.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Star Shadow:
I did a speed test. This is a screenshot. The results that take place between 12:50 and 1 are with the stock radio and the other ones are with the one from this thread.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aindow:
edited

again
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Andrmgic:
This may just be a coincidence.. but I believe I've observed that with this baseband, the device stays on HSPA+ rather than falling down to 3G when data is not in use..

I think this may be related to the battery drain I got last night.. went from 100% to 78% in less than 8 hours with the screen off.. and "phone idle" took up 30% of the battery..

I flashed back to XXKK1 to see if it improves... I've already observed it on UMTS:3 now that I'm connected to wifi, whereas with XXIK6, it was on HSPA+ even with Wifi on.

Has anyone else seen similar behavior?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Shodney:
I didn't specifically notice it staying on H, but I did notice a greater battery drain over about a day and a half.

Couldn't say I noticed any increase in signal strength either - in fact if anything it was probably slightly worse.

I've flashed the old radio back for now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dmw017:
Btw this is for Windows x86 I believe. Anyone with x64 should find another program

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Yep, Signal stays connected to HSPA:11, big battery drain. Reflashing XXKK1 for the third time XD

Really hope another baseband comes out because I want my +8mbps speeds :( No es bueno
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Luxferro:
I used this one on win 7 64bit http://www.irnis.net/soft/xcsc/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] inffy:
Atleast here no big battery drain. Been running on battery for 1d 6h 38m 48s already :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Star Shadow:
I'm in the same position you are in. As you can tell by my screenshot I consistently get better speeds with the new base and but I stay connected to H all the time thus drain battery like no tomorrow. I don't know what to do. I guess carry charger around with me?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
Heard of an app called juice defender? Look into it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dmw017:
My speeds are identical, if not worse, than the stock XXKK1 baseband.

Flashing Franco's kernel ... who knows, maybe my speeds will increase :/

Lol terrible app. Might as well add on Lookout security and a Task Killer XD
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] StuMcBill:
Try HashTab (http://www.implbits.com/hashtab.aspx) I run it on my x64 Windows 7 Machine.

Right-click on any file, select properties and there will be a "File Hashes" tab. Simples!

Also gives you a box to select another file so you can compare hashes!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] matt2053:
Fastboot was left out of the latest sdk, by mistake apparently. More info here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1320059
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ssmithri:
I have to agree... no noticeable speed loss... but battery life has more than doubled!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dmw017:
What rom and kernel are you two on? Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ssmithri:
I am using a cooked Rom (ir4) from Modaco... kernel 3.0.1-ga052f63
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cranch:
Anyone had GPS locking problems with this?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Garner:
Has anyone tried this on Orange uk or Tmobile or even Orange-Tmobile lol?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] winrris:
Yeah Im using this radio on Orange/T-Mobile without any problems.

Now it stays on H more often than on 3G and my Wifi signal is better.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Garner:
can i flash this radio through terminal emulator?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] inffy:
No
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] whatzup282:
Flashed radio. Gave me horrible battery life. And would disconnect from network and had to do a battery pull to get it back on the network. Went back to stock radio. Much better. Didn't work out well for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Garner:
Thanks not at my main computer im on my works pc fastboot recognizes my device but when i go to flash radio it comes up that it does not recognize the command "fastboot-windows" :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] afilopou:
What do you mean "fastboot recognizes my device "? When you are in cmd and you type "fastboot devices", cmd comes with a serial number? Do you have in your works pc android sdk installed with fastboot? If no then wait to go home
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Garner:
No sdk installed
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] flakz0r:
you used:

fastboot devices

and then:

fastboot-windows flash radio radio.img

when you should use:

fastboot flash radio radio.img

:)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Garner:
Lol my bad got radio XXKK6 the thread says XXIK6?

Is it just a typo?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] flakz0r:
Yes, it's a typo. Radio version is XXKK6.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] afilopou:
Thats right the " fastboot-windows flash radio radio.img" is when you have a batch file.Just use what flakz0r said "fastboot flash radio radio.img"
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Garner:
It worked great thanks everyone :)

Just gunna look for a stock radio now because the one that paul has got it wont allow me to download on works pc due to download sanctions :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djcr33p:
Flashed this with fast boot and while I was consistently showing an hspa+ connection my internet barely worked. Uk on T-Mobile. Had to flash back to the stock radio. Not sure why just me :-(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] flakz0r:
More people have been reporting the same thing about this radio... seems to incorrectly report your connection speed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Garner:
Has anyone got the XXKK1 radio image the only one i can find is the cwm flashable zip i want the fastboot one please?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] flakz0r:
Just extract radio.img from that zip file. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Garner:
Oh yea lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] markisha1979:
Sorry for dumb question

But I read all the thread and I'm not sure if this new radio is compatible with GSM version.

I'm in Italy but I bought my nexus from Clove UK.

And another thing:

Someone reports heavy battery drain, some others improved battery life...

Who's the liar? ;-)

Why there are this difference in your impresssions?

I'm not an expert so I want to wait your considerations....

Thank you in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Garner:
Did a quick test im on the Orange-Tmobile network in the uk sat in the same position at home did a single test to help anyone see image :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] afilopou:
No one is liar.Radio depends a lot from your carrier,so for some people works fine and for some other don't.So simple
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] markisha1979:
Thank you for your reply.

Sorry if I offended someone, I don't really think that you are liars, it was a joke...

BTW, the only solution is to try the new radio and test it.

Can I use it with my UK gsm nexus?

Someone in the previous page wrote that gsm version should not load this radio image but without explanation...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] qwerp_:
doesn't work for me.

it was able to boost the signal alittle bit (i stay at a bad reception area),

however its struggling to even get on to gprs network (about phones keep saying connecting).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GerooTech:
Hi Guys, i just got my Galaxy Nexus and it come with the XXKK1 Radio Version, is this after or before this one ??

my Build Number is ITL41D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sluflyer06:
I just flashed this via fasboot and it works fine. Reception seems to have improved at my desk from -83dB to -77dB and ping is very consistent.

I do notice the H is solid instead of 3G/H I don't know if they just changed the behavior of the notifcation or if its staying connected to HSDPA only now which it seems to be...I'd think this would negatively affect battery life if anything, but then again its really still the 3G radio.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cjperone:
Excellent improvement

fantastic! Improved 3G reception by 4 times. I have to wait to get in "4g" area to test HSPA+.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GerooTech:
Is it XXIK6 or XXKK6 ???
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aimetti:
title of thread should def be changed to xxkk6
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 1wayjonny:
Thanks works well
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thanasisc4:
Wow, just wow.

Anyone using a galaxy nexus on T-mous in or around the nyc area needs this baseband, now!!

Not only have my data speeds on the manhattan servers gone from 5mb (which I was perfectly happy with) to 7-8mb (:eek:) but this baseband also resolved a very annoying bug for me.

For some reason in high-congestion areas, no matter how many bars or how strong my signal, my phone would have a hard time establishing a connection for download. This was happening despite strong signal and APN's sticking with no problem.

flashed the baseband and viola! solved!!!

Thanks so much to the OP! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DebauchedSloth:
Second that. Have seen much better reception w/this baseband on T-Mo.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aimetti:
for what its worth

i tried this on ATT and it made my signal much worse.

Although take it with a grain of salt cause this phone has given me nothing but problems in general
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mdh007:
After reading that the T-Mobile folk were getting better reception I decided to figure out flashboot and update the baseband since WIND mobile in Canada uses the same AWS (1700mhz) bands as T-Mobile in the states.

Speed went from 2.2mbps to 3.9! I'm excited to test this out at the university where I used to get a better signal with my nexus s. Seems like this new baseband might help!

Thanks for uploading it!

UPDATE: Noticed I'm now getting 4/5 bars in my basement while I was getting 1/5 with XXKK1.

Will post my results in a few days once I get some more concrete testing down around the city
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dmw017:
Thats funny because my speeds have been 100% identical to the speeds observed using the XXKK1 baseband, and i ran dozens of speed tests in queens and all throughout manhattan.

Just now I decided to reflash XXKK1 because this baseband was (seemingly) raping the juice out of my battery (already seeing improvements).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Star Shadow:
After reading all comments in this thread and my personal experience, this new baseband must be for a certain set of frequencies only. Word is that ICS will be updated to 4.1 soon so hopefully that has a better baseband for all devises and don't drain the battery. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] k0sun7eash3d:
After flashing XXKK6, I also noticed that my GPS has been a little less reliable than the XXKK1 radio. With XXKK1, I locked down to about 5m after about 10 seconds. Now, while using XXKK6, my best lock is down to 10m and it consistently fluctuates anywhere from 10m-30m with a twitchy compass.

I'm on AT&T, if that matters at all. In my area, (bay area), I usually average around 2-3Mbps down. It seems like this radio has been doing wonders for those on T-Mo, but it's been a little less consistent for me, sometimes giving download speeds of > 1Mbps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wbknox:
how do i flash through the recovery
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] matt2053:
Does anyone know where this actually came from?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chirality:
This is all I was able to extract from the file itself:

SP6260_Q1_01.1145_DB111110 2011-Nov-18 15:01:21

PDB_NOT_AVAILABLE

I9250XXKK6

1080698

The same info from XXKK1 for comparison:

SP6260_01.SP6260_Q1_01.1143_DB111028 2011-Nov-2 12:28:31

PDB_NOT_AVAILABLE

I9250XXKK1

1075373
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Powder79:
In which country are you? I am thinking of flashing this radio but looking at the mixed experimenten it would be nice if someone in the Netherlands already had a good experience. BTW I am on T mobile. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] darrendm:
Look here regarding baseband info and the best one to use for your country.

http://android.modaco.com/topic/348...-mck-r5-more/page__view__findpost__p__1865470
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ibila:
Pretty impressive. The xxkk1 somehow locked my download at 900Kb/s with full bars on hdspa.

With xxkk6 i just got 3627 Kb/s with only 2 bars hdspa.

Also got pretty much only gprs signal in my livingroom...now im between 3g and hdspa.

Im happy..all i need now is less battery drain and im totally satisfied :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mjchung:
I've been on KRKK7 since I purchased my phone 8 days ago (SK Telecom, South Korea). Then again, my Nexus also came with a Samsung keyboard and has the model number M420s... All I can say is that all connections compared to my old DHD are phenomenal. No more dropped calls, consistent down/up, and 10m gps lock within seconds.

Also, the 2000 mAH battery is pretty great too :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rock7632:
so is this the radio that comes with the 4.0.2 update for the GSM version?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jetrii:
4.0.2 came with KK6 for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rock7632:
oh, okay. have you noticed any difference from the original radio to the new one as far as speed on 3g/hspa+?