yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dbott67:
I'm not convinced that flashing the radio is going to help

my issue

at home (as mentioned, this problem has been around through various carriers and multiple handsets). Pretty much everywhere else seems to be fine, although my work colleague seems to get a bit better reception than I do when we're in the office. Of course, he's got an iPhone 4 on Telus and I'm on Rogers --- and the iPhone has been known to exaggerate the number of bars - or even lose the signal when you hold the phone wrong! :p

It is nice to know that flashing the radio did provide you with improvement, though. If I ever start running into reception issues I'll know what to try first.

Thanks.

---------- Post added at 01:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:49 PM ----------

Thank you... and thanks for your many other contributions to these forums. When searching for answers to some of my other questions, they were inevitably answered by you!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Yeria:
Hey, I have a question for you. Do you see Google Wallet app from your app drawer?

I bought my GNex from Virgin Mobile and flashed takju couple days ago but Google Wallet doesn't show up. As far as I know, my GNex should be exactly the same as yours right now, so I just want to confirm if Wallet is automatically removed depending on the carrier.

P.S. Thanks for asking those questions. I was just about to ask those two questions here. :P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jeff72k:
RADIO I9250UGLA4 = yakjuux: ITL41F to ICL53F official update from Google

I have yakjuux GT-I9250TSDTLS (Canadian Galaxy Nexus I9250)

Today I received the official yakjuux ITL41F to ICL53F update from Google.

After applying the update, I redid the chmod permissions on my su and Superuser.apk to have root again. I then did the following to get the not trimmed RADIO I9250UGLA4.

(had to be rooted)

adb shell

su

dd if=/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.0/by-name/radio of=/sdcard/radio.img

exit

exit

adb pull /sdcard/radio.img radio-maguro-i9250ugla4_not_trimmed.img

Updated March 1, 2012 1pm central time:

The trimmed RADIO I9250UGLA4 has been posted here by efrant: RADIO I9250UGLA4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cmstlist:
Interesting! I am totally not willing to be the guinea pig... I wonder if this radio still has the roaming bug on WIND/Mobilicity SIM cards?

Also, could please be so kind as to report: Post-update, what is the new bootloader version? Is it still PRIMEKK14 or did it get upgraded OTA? EDIT: Never mind, read the link and I see it's PRIMEKK15.

I notice the OTA zip contains a "radio.img.p" file. I guess that's not the whole thing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jeff72k:
Yeah, I think the .p files are patch files that just patch the existing images. There are other .p files in that update .zip file.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] josteink:
Awesome. Trying it now. Will make a CWM package as well and attach to first post :)

Edit: For some reason that did not work (baseband still reported as old one). Might be my trimming tool which needs some work?

Can you post the original untrimmed image?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cmstlist:
Once you've tested that the CWM package works and doesn't brick you... let me know and I'll try it too :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] josteink:
Fastboot package doesnt work, so neither will cwm. I'm holding it off until I have a working fastboot image ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cmstlist:
Did it just refuse to flash in fastboot? Or did it do something wonky?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] josteink:
It flashed fine in fastboot, rebooted the phone, but it did still report the old baseband. And it did also connect to the cell-network.

Not sure what that technically means about radio-state, but I did a quick flash back to the recent docomo radio just to make sure I was on something consistent.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cmstlist:
I'm going to try and access this radio the very laborious route....

- Nandroid backup my current ROM

- Flash radio to UGKL1

- Restore the nandroid backup of yakjuux that was posted on XDA

- See if the OTA will work, which should in turn upgrade the radio.

Edit: Wasn't able to proceed. MD5 mismatch on the nandroid backup. So I don't have a way to get back to yakjuux anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] josteink:
Sounds a bit too laberous :p

Let's just wait for a repost and see what we can do with that :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
I've posted a reply to you in the yakjuux nandroid backup thread, so you could try that to restore the yakjuux nandroid.

As well, I've also edited the update to only apply the patch to the radio. The attached file should work on any device using the UGKL1 radio, and patch it to UGLA4. (I'm hoping someone could look it over to verify, i.e., compare the original updater-script with the one in the attachment.) Note: I have not tested it yet, but all I did was remove anything not related to the radio update.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jeff72k:
Radio i9250ugla4

Because people seemed to not get the radio flashing right, i've uploaded the not trimmed UGLA4 radio to my original post here for someone to try to trim correctly: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23131447&postcount=121
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] heo_con184:
Hope someone can make a flashable .zip for the new radio.

Can't wait for testing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rylake:
The Gnex Toolkit now has a radio pull and trim feature. Maybe someone who has the update can give it a try.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1392310
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
I just tried your trimming tool (Windows version) for the first time, and it didn't give me a flashable image based on the untrimmed UGLA4 image that was posted. Not sure if it was the tool of the image that was the problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rylake:
I tried the same thing from the not trimmed version. The size of the file looks correct - but I can't test it right now.

Edit - Removed radio image - thanks efrant.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jeff72k:
Yeah, I had tried the Windows trimming tool also and that's what I had posted originally that people said didn't work. So I took that one down and put the original dd not trimmed image.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rylake:
Ah, OK. Worth a shot I guess.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Here is the UGLA4 radio in both formats: fastboot image (extract image from zip) and a CWM flashable file.

I ended up trimming it manually. The radio works fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mralexsays:
I just installed via the CWM flashable and wanted to say that it works fine, thanks! (It's too early to say if it is any better than UGKL1 of course.)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Google Wallet is "frozen" in JB if you are not using a U.S. SIM card, so you will not see it in your app drawer even if it is installed. You can using something like Titanium Backup to "defrost" it, and then you will see it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dbott67:
It seems like we're both wondering the same stuff. That was one of the first things I also checked. It's installed, but not visible. If you login to Google Play on your desktop browser, you can search for Google Wallet and see that it's installed.

However, when I check the app drawer or search the Play Store from my device, I don't see it at all.

-Dave
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Yeria:
Wow, that was fast. Thanks for the answer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SNaReX:
California T-Mobile users. Which radio are you using right now?

I used to have UGLC1 and I haven't had any problems.

I want to give a chance to UGLH1 now.

Have you tried it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tibere86:
I'm on Tmobile here in Philadelphia. In terms of speed & reception, I see no difference between XXFL1 and UGLH1. Both are improvements for me over ICS-era radios.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] donsaibot:
Hey guys,

hope no one stones me for not reading all the 139 ( 0o) pages

I found this in first post and it made me curious

XXLF1: Original post

Fastboot: efrant post, neXfiles DL

CWM: Original post, efrant post,neXfiles DL

- Standard European baseband

- Originally from yakju IMM76K to JRN84D (Jelly Bean) OTA update.

Does this mean that if i did the OTA from IMM76K i should have JRN84D now as build? Because that is not what i have. I'm on JRO03C and my baseband says XXLF1. I'm on Stock with root.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
That is a typo. That radio was originally pulled from the takju JRN84D-from-IMM30D update (but it became available in other updates as well).

To answer your question: no.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 3rdstring:
IIRC JRN84D was from the google IO JB OTA & JRO03C was the official OTA, the radios didn't change between those two.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] donsaibot:
Okay,

Thanks very much. :D:D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chrone:
Thanks for the radio list. Very helpful. :)

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FunkyMcBain:
Any word on the Rogers/Fido JB update and what baseband is included with that?

Edit: got it figured out
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
It's the one I posted earlier: UGLH1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
Yes, UGLH1 performs slightly better than UGLC1 for me in coastal, central, rural CA after testing both at home where I have marginal EDGE at best, and great 3G at work, but inside a building that blocks over half my signal. Places on my commute (bicycle or bus) where I will loose streaming music with UGLC1, it will keep the connection with UGLH1.

I use Phono, Open Signal Maps, and Antennas to quantify my signal in specific places. I have Phone and Open Street Maps widgets active on my "technoweenie" screen. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] khaaru:
Ohhh Thanks alot.. :cyclops:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] josteink:
Added UILE1 radio for Brazilian Galaxy Nexus (Galaxy X).

Thanks to danilohawila for uploading :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] osm0sis:
minor corrections: LE is older than LH... and LH1 is from the 4.1.1 yakjuux.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] josteink:
Older is relative. While LH may technically be newer, it has been in the thread for a while. In that respect LE1 is newer as far as the thread is concerned.

Unless I see lots of objections, I'll keep things as they are. Thanks for double-checking and watching out though :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
I agree with you, but josteink said that wants to order them by the date of release, not the build date of the radio. (That is why he has some older radios listed newer than others. E.g., he has UGLA4 listed as older than XXLA2, etc.

EDIT: Nevermind. J already posted! :D

Yup.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] trilogee:
has anyone tried UILE1 with mobilicity?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] derPianist:
Xxlf1 is best for me.

via Google Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] L-ViZ:
WOW! new radio "UILE1" is amazing for me :) had about 100kb/s download with xxfl1, now, same place, radio UILE1 390kb/s. mobile data nearly 4times faster now.

edit: 400kb tested in browser, speedtest.net says 500kb/s. :)

edit2: 573kb/s with other server. never had such a good speed :)

the only question, where is the ril for the radio?

took xxlf1; ughl1 ril, seems to be logic to me to take this ril, could´nt find specific ril.

all in all, i´m very happy about the radio :) wifi and battery is gonna be tested the next few days :)

Location: Germany

Provider: o2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
Try the getril app from store

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Chances are GetRIL won't have it yet. Sibbor (sp?), the dev of the app relies on our submissions to update his database. Someone with the original ROM needs to pull the ril and submit it to him.

Maybe josteink can get a hold of the original ROM?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] L-ViZ:
did that, isn´t listed there. :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] danilohawila:
I will try to get a RIL file. Owner is travelling...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] danilohawila:
My friend sent the RIL file (Thanks Claryanne :*)

It is the same with XXLF1

Confirmed by the app GetRIL
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] digver:
I'm also in Philly on T-mobile and my signal level is almost always down in the dirt. Especially at the house here in West Philly. Haven't found any radio that makes a noticeable difference. Tibere86, what kind of signal level are you getting? What part of town?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kocai:
Maybe this is just me but UGLH1 makes my battery drain a little bit faster compared to XXLF1. Trying UILE1 now. Location: central Jakarta.

Off topic: seeing some people in here with location in Canada makes me miss Ottawa a little bit :|
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nixguy:
Anyone with AWS try uile1?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luckylui:
UILE1 here in Chicago.. No good. Lol..

#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nixguy:
What issues did you notice ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] danilohawila:
4 days using version UILE1 in Brazil. Seems to be pleasing with battery but today I had tree signal lost.

Perhaps, CM10 nigtly issues...

To be confirmed
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xHausx:
Since this thread is GSM specific and we have way too many stickies in general I've gone ahead and moved it to the development section.

A redirect will be up for a couple days to help everyone find it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luckylui:
Load up time. It was not as quick to connect. The XXLF1 and the UGH are both pretty good for me.

#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] neotenshi:
Is it advisable to update it? Does it depend on the region? I'm from Chile, and is the first time I do this in my Gnexus.

Greetings!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Milamber33:
It can be advisable to update sometimes. There's a lot of factors, including region, carrier, and usage patterns, so it's impossible to say for sure which will work best for you. Run some tests on the radio you have now, switch to another one, and see if it works better or worse. If it's better, keep it. If it's worse, switch back or try another one. There's very little risk and it's very easy to do, so there's no harm in trying out a few to find out what works best for you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Postal Psycho:
im on xxlf1 and am very happy with it. It's almost like 4g on demand whenever i want/need it.

I tried uglc1 a month ago and my speed immediately dropped...BIG time. so i went back to xxlf1.

i havent tried the newer radios.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Fenvarien:
Did you contact the author of GetRil? The app is still unaware of the new baseband and shows a baseband/Ril mismatch. And it's not possible to download a matching Ril. Maybe you could post the Ril here? :)

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
danilohawila just told us that the RIL is the same as XXLF1. It doesn't matter that GetRIL is not matching up.

If the fact that GetRIL is showing a mismatch is bothering you, why not contact the sibbor and ask him to tag the UILE1 RIL as the same as XXLF1 RIL?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Fenvarien:
He wrote "confirmed by the app GetRil" but that's not the case.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
If I am not mistaken, I think he meant to post is: I checked the MD5 of the UILE1 RIL, and it matches the MD5 of the XXLF1 RIL as shown in GetRIL...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Fenvarien:
OK, that makes sense to me ;) Thanks for the clarification!

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luckylui:
UGLH1= Awesome!

North America

2012

AUG

T-Mobile.

#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] v12xke:
+1

T-Mobile, HSPA+, Houston area.

First impression after only one full 24 hr. work day. Stronger signal at work, on the freeway, at home. Cautiously optimistic. Running MoDaCo JR6, Franco 264.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luckylui:
Indeed great signal/service strength. Suburb of Chicago. 6.5 Mbps DL and 3 Mbps UL.

So far running it for a couple hours, but good so far.

#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DieGo316:
guys can you help me plz, dunno if its a problem with baseband but i got a slow hspa+ connection, it takes forever to dl anything or to access play store, im from south america (peru).

you guys think is a problem with the baseband? or its my phone i got paranoid android 2.13 with francokernel r264 and my curent baseband is I9250XXLF1.

thanks in advance :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Milamber33:
It might be. It could also just be signal strength or interference, or heavy traffic on your carrier's network. You can try changing to a few different basebands to check.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luckylui:
Try out the UGLE1 baseband. That's for your neck of the woods.. and then match it up with the XXLF1 RIL. You should see better results.

#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] josteink:
I must admit that myself, I have never bothered updating the RIL and I'm still happy.

your milage may vary.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shr33kant:
Just reporting XXLF1 is solid for me on Three UK; H+ and everything :).

Using Speedtest.net app: 242.7kB/s Download, 73.9kB/s Upload in a place in my house where I only get 1 bar of reception, throughout the test it was H+. Pretty satisfied to be honest! My SGSII wouldn't get that much in the same place with a Three UK specific Baseband.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ppog:
I must say that since i've updated to PA 2.13 I've also thought that my data was slow in Italy..... In fact it was the reason that I changed to the latest U[whatevever...] baseband from XXLF1, It's better with the latest one than with LF1 but still seems slower than before. I was actually thinking of contacting PA devs, but I stopped myself, because I thought it couldn't really be anything to do with the ROM, or could it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luckylui:
Some things to look at too from a ROM is that if the build prop contains a code for "Uncapped data" maybe that could be the cause? Does PA have that? I don't know, never ran the ROM.

#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DieGo316:
never tought of that....it could probably be the rom since i already flashed a new baseband (UGHL1) or it could be a kernel problem? i really dont know im kinda noob and dont know the reason that could cause slow H+ connection.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] decoyknox:
Hey guys, I'm in Sydney, AUS. Phone is from Vodaphone but I'm with Optus. Which radio would be best for me?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Milamber33:
You'll have to test a few out. Both Vodafone and Telstra use 850MHz, so I expect their radios will be optimised for that. Possibly the Vodafone ones might be fine, since their old network is on 900 like Optus, and they might have tailored the radio with falling back on that in mind. Aside from that, I haven't had any problems with miscellaneous XX and UG radios at various times, so just try a few and see how you go.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] decoyknox:
Yeah! I only just realised that its the i19250T model just now which means it uses 850mhz. I bought it second hand off a dude so I had no idea. On an Optus sim which uses 900mhz I'm not sure whether I should keep it or return it and look for a non 850mhz version... So far it works fine but 3g does take a while to kick in. Do you think I should be OK? Or should I go for a non voda version?

Also should I be choosing the radios based on the phone or my network? Like for instance the DVLF1 which works best with 850mhz networks?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luckylui:
I would look for the I9250. That one you have is limited to which radio it can use.. unlike the I9250. Deff find another one somehow..

#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Where did you get that information from?

EDIT: No one has reported that there are ANY hardware differences between the GT-i9250, the GT-i9250M, the GT-i9250T, the SC-04D, and the Korean variant.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Riekr:
UGHL1 seems to work great in Italy: edge connections seems faster and when connected to 3G the connection switches to H or H+ when transferring data and back to 3g when not (this wasn't happening with XXFL1).

GPS lock seems faster in a cold start: about 10 sec. vs more than 30 with the previous radio.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sibbor:
Thanks for all the information. I've made some changes to GetRIL's RIL database, so within the app hit the 'Update' button.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luckylui:
Muchas gracias senor! :)

#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ipit:
I'm with Optus as well and this Radio (for me) seems to work the best out of all the previous ones. I'm getting an extra BAR at my place where the reception is typically weak and a little bit of extra 3G speed. Also it doesn't seem to fluctuate as much. Only time will tell but first impressions is good.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Milamber33:
Which radio?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ipit:
ah sorry the LATEST UILE1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hedgepigdaniel:
I'm running the recent CyanogenMod 10 nightlies and was using the stock JB modem until recently. I am with TPG, which is a MVNO on the Optus 3g/2g network in Australia. I was having a problem where data connectivity (and sometimes reception in general) would drop out in certain places (including crossing the Anzac bridge in Sydney). Sometimes the 3g/h icon would remain, sometime not, but either way data wouldn't work. It was necessary to either wait 10 minutes, or turn data/radio/android off and on again.

So the point of this post is to say that I flashed the DVLE1 radio (originally for Vodafone Australia) and it solved this problem completely. Not only that, but I now get reception in the train tunnel between town hall and central, something I've never had before on any phone.

Looks like the Australian telcos have adulterated their networks somehow...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] decoyknox:
Hey man, my stock radio was DVLE1. Worked fine, but I decided to experiment a little with different ones. Currently on UGLH1, and it seems to be working quite smoothly. Not sure if there's a difference, could be all in my head.

Really? My signals drops like a hot potato whenever I go through that tunnel. I need to remember that everytime I make a call while getting on the train at Town Hall. lol.

Problem is that I'm on the Optus Home Zone, so I get full bars at home, so I can't test the radio's effectiveness unless I leave the house which is not very often. ahah
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] flunk86:
Im using I9250XXKK2 & now my network stayed on "H". Using I9250XXLF1 before this but my signal won't stick..I was on U Mobile malaysia.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luckylui:
UILE1

Location: Sub Chicago

#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] haxor:
What is the main role of radio in nexus it is signal strength ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Milamber33:
The radio firmware, or baseband as it's also called, is the firmware which controls the 2G/3G radios. So yes, it influences signal strength and communication speed, at least to a certain extent. It has nothing to do with wifi, bluetooth, or NFC though IIRC, those are solely the responsibility of the kernel. And this information is valid for all Android phones, not just the Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jdcnosse:
Who's your provider?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] haxor:
So like which radio is good its depend on country wise radio ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] damngood98:
pretty much....best thing you can do is experiment which works best for your area....get speedtest from google play and try it in a few areas to see how your speeds are.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] haxor:
You are talking about 2G or 3G speed but here i am talking about radio and want to know what is latest version of radio which i can flash or install i am from india !
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
You can flash anyone from this thread. (And they are even listed from latest to oldest...) Try them out and see which one works best for you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] haxor:
DOES flash to radio will effect my data ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
No.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luckylui:
Tmobile

#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dancingtortoise:
link is down
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jdcnosse:
I've got the takju GN running on T-Mobile prepaid here in Arizona, and am running the UGLH baseband, but I'm not seeing anything really all that great for me...XXLF was worse, but I think UILE is the same as UGLH.

Just looking for someone else to document their experience here in AZ
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shubu000:
I can't seem to use get Ril.. Play store says that my phone is not compatible.

I'm on rasbean, is it just the rom?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Use the links found in the first few posts.

Just flash the RIL yourself. List of RILs in my signature.