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[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
Important Update

I have updated the OP with a new radio/rcdata zip file. Apparently there are 2 .img files released with RUU releases. Both of these should be included when flashing a new radio. The rcdata.img contains further carrier information that is directly releated to the information in the build.prop file. I have also updated the build.prop patcher to match up with the data contained in the rcdata.img. This should/could help in improvement with switching problems that some are having and are reporting in the ICS ROM threads.

-Ed
[G2 and Desire Z General] taino211:
Just want to chime in with my experience. It seems like this latest update fixed all my issues.

Earlier I reported that my issues were fixed by doing a simple EFS wipe, but that wasn't the case. When booting up after doing the wipe, my HSPA+ would work until I rebooted again. Then it would quit working. If I would do an EFS wipe again, then it would start working only until the next reboot.

I now flashed the new radio and the new 3.1 ril and gps .so updater and then did the EFS wipe. After doing all this I rebooted multiple times and was able to hold on to the HSPA+ the entire time.

Thanks a bunch Ed!
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
You're Welcome! I'm seeing a noticeable improvement in battery life too. Let me know if you see any difference in battery life after a day or two.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ashwinmudigonda:
noob help

I am running a variant of Andromadus ICS ROMs. My About Phones' Baseband Version says:

12.52.60.25U_26.08.04.30_M3

I am a bit confused with the instructions in the OP. Is this what I am doing:

1) Download VISION_RADIO_RCDATA_12.62.60.27_26.13.04.19.zip and flash it using the steps given in here.

2) Flash the updater.

3) Flash the EFS wipe.

Does this mess up the GPS in any way? I've seen some people comment about it. Thanks.
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
You've got everything correct. No, it should improve the GPS with the radio that you will be flashing. You will be updating your GPS driver to the same that was released with the latest radio (in the OP) from T-Mobile.
[G2 and Desire Z General] jonknutson:
Ashwinmudigonda, flashing the "EFS Wipe" part is intended to resolve issues people have had with GPS after updating their radios.
[G2 and Desire Z General] fubarr:
Thanks for your hard work EdKeys.

Should we use your new radio file with the rcdata.img file if we are using ILWT CM7 rom? I see you didn't update your other thread,

[MOD][UPDATE][5/20/12]26.13.04.19 Radio lib-ril and .so updater for CM7 based ROMs, with your new radio file. I wasn't sure if you were too busy to update it or if that was on purpose.
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
I think you should since it was released in the same RUU as the .19 radio. I actually forgot to update the CM7 thread. I'll do that tomorrow when I'm back at home.

Thanks!
[G2 and Desire Z General] fubarr:
Thanks for the quick reply! I assume I don't need to use the updater to flash the ril file if I'm using ILWT CM7 rom. Or did you make an updated ril file?
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
No you don't need to flash it with ILWT. Tsubus built it into the ROM. There were no updates made to the rils for CM7. Be sure to choose the updated gps driver in the Aroma installer when you flash ILWT.
[G2 and Desire Z General] b1czu:
Hi, dropbox link to ril and so updater v3.1 doesnt work for me, and the mirror link, opens media fire with radio.img and rcdata.img zip, which I've downloaded from the first link.

Can someone post mirror link to v3.1 ril updater?
[G2 and Desire Z General] popimp315:
So as far as gingerbread miui, will the flash work for us as well. I'm running tun4's bp

Sent from planet Vegeta.
[G2 and Desire Z General] popimp315:
Nm, got my answer ha ha

Sent from planet Vegeta.
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
Mediafire link for 3.1 has been corrected in the OP.
[G2 and Desire Z General] b1czu:
Thank you very much.
[G2 and Desire Z General] fubarr:
Thanks again for the quick answer.

It seems you updated something in V3.1 of the ril matcher: "I have also updated information in the build.prop patcher with the proper information to match the information in the rcdata.img."

I assume the ILWT file doesn't have a similar update since the latest ILWT update was before your found out about the rcdata.img file. Does this mean there could be more optimization possible for CM7?
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
Good question. I'll take a look when I get home in the morning. I don't use CM7 anymore so I'll have to download a rom to check.
[G2 and Desire Z General] DRSdroid:
i flashed all these in order that was reccomended.. and now my gps locks no prob, but i have NO data connection, and my battery is dying at an alarming rate. Suggestions?
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
What rom are you running?
[G2 and Desire Z General] DRSdroid:
never mind, i'm dumb! i didn't notice lastnight that while reading the threads you linked i actually download the CM7 RIL zip.. i'm good now! did the CM9_AOKP one. I'm currently running EliteICS which is an AKOP base with a custom kernel
[G2 and Desire Z General] magno23:
i'm using this radio version: 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M

and i'm having problems with gps on CM9 Beta12

if i install this will my problem be fixed ?

i'm from portugal so will my apn settings be deleted?
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
This should fix your gps problem if you install the .19 radio referenced in the OP, then flash the updater and do the proper wipes as outlined. This will not delete any of your APNs. Are you having any problems with switching from wifi to data with your carrier?
[G2 and Desire Z General] magno23:
thanks

i dont use data from my carrier because i don't have a data plan, i only use wifi
[G2 and Desire Z General] Frag1le:
i just installed the .19 radio with the rcdata.img and flashed the 3.1 installer on CM9-BETA12 and all is working fine.

Switching from wifi to carrierdata works fine.

(Vodafone, Netherlands)

GPS also works fine. i first downloaded the newest a-gps data and after this i could get quite a quick gpsfix.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ashwinmudigonda:
I have been on this radio for about a week or so now and while everything seems to be working fine, I am observing that, both at home and work, my signal drops to 0 bars. After a while, it'll surge again to 4 bars. Is it just a display thing or am I really losing signal? Yesterday, my phone was effectively locked out for a couple of hours and I didn't know it. I had to restart to get it going again.
[G2 and Desire Z General] XxhTcG2uSERxX:
Do we flash the patch only once or each time we wipe user data,cache etc.
[G2 and Desire Z General] tarroyo:
you flash the patch everytime you change your rom.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ashwinmudigonda:
You mean each time I switch across ROMs? Or even if I just flash a new update of the same ROM?
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
Whenever you flash a rom, whether it's a new one for you, or an update, it contains a build.prop file, radio lib-ril files and and a gps .so file. So, that means every time you flash a rom, new or update, you are back to square one and you have to flash the updater again. The updater in the OP patches the build.prop and replaces the rils and gps file. If you flash a rom and the updater at the same time, while you're in recovery, then you don't have to flash the efs wipe. BUT, if you boot up with the rils and gps file that come with the rom and then flash the updater later, you have changed the efs data and must wipe the efs partitions again.
[G2 and Desire Z General] fubarr:
Did you get a chance to check?
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
FOR CM7 ONLY

I did notice a few entries that didn't make sense in the build.prop file but I've been hesitant to release any update because of the good reviews that the current release has received. If you want to test this new release I'll post a link here but will refrain form updating the CM7 OP until there has been some positive feedback. If you think it's made an improvement in hsdpa speeds, data switching, battery life or anything else be sure and post back your results in the CM7 thread, good or bad.

FOR CM7 ONLY

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mu8ykng04v554c2/CM7_26.13.04.19radio_ril_gps_so_updater_v2.0.zip

FOR CM7 ONLY

This new release for CM7 has the same lib-ril and gps files, only the build.prop will be patched with new entries.

Of course, make a backup first!
[G2 and Desire Z General] fubarr:
Thanks! I flashed it and speedtests show not much change in internet speeds.

I'll let you know how battery does in a few days.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ashwinmudigonda:
I have been on this radio for a few days now and I have noticed 2 issues. Both concern me. One is that I have been dropping SMSes. And two, I see the signal degrade all the way to zero and sometimes stay that way or it'll pop back to full strength. The two issues might be connected. I am running the Andromadus Mimicry ROM. Can anyone shed a light onto this?
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
The radio is permanent, but you need to flash the updater every time you update your rom, and if you boot up your rom before flashing the updater then you need to wipe your efs partitions again. Have you done those things?
[G2 and Desire Z General] ashwinmudigonda:
Yes. I had updated the ROM and booted up without flashing the updater or the efs wipe. I think I ran that ROM for a day or so, but after you mentioned that I should flash it, I got into recovery and flashed the updater and efs wipe. And it's been acting up ever since.
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
You're the first to report this issue, so let's see if anyone else is having it too. One more thing to check/do. Delete any updater you have on your sd card and download version 3.1 again from the OP.
[G2 and Desire Z General] c00ller:
Hello, I'm eager to try your patch. I'm currently on the .19 radio because I flashed it a while ago from the radio thread. So, I need to flash your pc10img.zip that contains the updated rcdata.img as well. I noticed that in your Wi-Fi calling thread, you have a warning about using SIM card version TM9177. I currently have an older version. So, a few questions:

1) Does that warning apply to the radio lib-ril and .so patch, or only the Wi-Fi calling patch?

2) I don't particularly need Wi-Fi calling, but if I wanted it, and wanted a new SIM card, how exactly would I go about getting that? Do I simply ask for one from T-Mobile? If so, do they need a reason of some sort?

Thanks for your work and support!
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
You shouldn't encounter any problems with just the lib-ril and gps updater using the older sim. With wifi-calling some were reporting sim card full errors. T-Mobile updated mine for free. If you encounter issues with wifi-calling, contact them and ask for an updated one. At worst, they're about 6 or 7 dollars at Amazon.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ashwinmudigonda:
Ok did that. Seems okay now. I'll give it a couple of days. Incidentally, I lost SMSes even before I flashed this radio/updater when I was on Audacity B2 and B3. so not sure what's going on.
[G2 and Desire Z General] c00ller:
Well, this is strange. I've never had a problem with flashing a PC10IMG.zip in bootloader before, but this time, when trying to flash VISION_RADIO_RCDATA_12.62.60.27_26.13.04.19.zip I see several status messages appear on screen really fast, faster than I can read and they say something like "no image or ..."

I renamed it to PC10IMG.zip of course, put it on the root of my SD card, made sure it wasn't actually PC10IMG.zip.zip, etc.. any ideas :confused:
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
MD5 sum ok?
[G2 and Desire Z General] c00ller:
Right, forgot to add that MD5 sum checked out fine. Could it have anything to do with my hboot version (0.82.0000), or anything like that? Or the fact that I'm already on the .19 radio? In the list is says Loading [PC10IMG.zip]... "No image!"

Running of out of ideas :/

waaait a sec, gonna make sure my new sd card is fat32. It is fat32, maybe because it's a 32GB class 10 there is some compatibility issue.. will try another microSD card when I find one. Edit: nope, I tried an old sd card which worked in the past, same error.

Edit2: tried another radio.zip from the original radio thread, didn't work either :(

Could I try manually doing it with fastboot commands?

fastboot flash rcdata rcdata.img
[G2 and Desire Z General] c00ller:
OK, so I never found out how to get the phone to detect my PC10IMG.zip, and I don't have eng-hboot so I cannot use fastboot flash. Could I still flash the ril .so updater without having the latest rcdata.img?
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
It should be fine. Many of us were running without the updated rcdata for a long time with no issues.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Ditamae:
Hey Ed. :) I finally moved on to ICS and thought I'd update my rils... I just wanted to clarify, since I'm already running radio .19 could I simply flash the rcdata.img via fastboot? Thanks for all the info.
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
Dita, you can fastboot flash it or you could just flash the zip in the OP through bootloader and reflash the .19 radio again along with the rcdata img. Both will give the same result.

Which ICS rom did you choose? I'm running Mimicry right now and it's running great. BTW, if you need wifi calling, I bundled everything contained here in that package.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Ditamae:
Awesome, thank you. :) I'm actually running Mimicry as well. Very impressive so far. And I found some killer themes to hide all the blue. I can't wait to get everything completely setup. I'll definitely post back after a few days to report on battery, etc. But I expect it'll be great.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Ditamae:
Hey Ed. So I'm experiencing a strange behavior. I've flashed the RCDATA.img and the corresponding build.prop patcher, and while WiFi and cell signal seem okay so far, I'm not seeing any data signal notification in my status bar. It appears as though I'm connected thru UMTS, yet nothing indicates this in my status bar. I think I read back toward the start of this thread that one user experienced this, but it was due to a missing line in the build.prop. I've checked mine and it looks as it should, afaik. Not sure what else to try. Any thoughts, Ed?
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
Dita, it could be your theme. Check that...reboot, and also check in settings to see what signal option you have selected.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Ditamae:
Well, somehow the obvious eluded me. It was a theme issue. Thanks again.
[G2 and Desire Z General] jonknutson:
I just walked up to the T-Mo kiosk at the mall and asked for a new one. They swapped it and activated it on the spot, no questions asked.
[G2 and Desire Z General] jonknutson:
c00ller, I had this same issue once. Try double-checking the permissions on PC10IMG.zip.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Killer1desireZ:
I'm using cm9 beta 14 and just flashed this, I still have good reception at home so looking good. Will test some more next week.

Thanks!
[G2 and Desire Z General] ashwinmudigonda:
I am having some troubles with this patch. I went out of town for a trip last week and the entire time, I kept losing my signal and the only solution was a reboot. It would especially disappear when I turned on the Navigation app. I am not sure if there is a correlation between getting out of WiFi and losing signal, but it appears to be so.

Today, I downloaded the updater and the EFS wipe again, got into recovery, flashed the updater, cleared caches and flashed the gps fix. It looked good for a few hours until I completely lost signal again and it stayed that way. A reboot as usual fixed it. So I am not sure what is going on. I am running the Andromadus Mimicry ROM.
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
See if your SIM card is loose or dirty. Take it out, wipe it down with a soft cloth and then put it back in and be sure to gently put pressure on it so it is seated correctly.
[G2 and Desire Z General] tarroyo:
Is it just me or are the changes in V3.1 not as fast as they used to be? Currently I'm getting 3, 4 mbs compared to the 5 to 7mbs that I was getting before.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Ditamae:
Wow. Two days after flashing the rcdata.img and Ed's updater, my signal strength is stronger, battery life is tremendous, and handovers between WiFi and 3G/4G seem more efficient... I'm even seeing a WiFi signal that extends many feet beyond what was previously out of range. GPS is also locking quicker than on my previous ROM. I wasn't expecting this many obvious improvements. Thanks so much for compiling all this, Ed. Between blk_jack's ROM and these modifications it feels sorta like a brand new phone. :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] Warbuff:
Just to make sure I did it correctly. The zip in the op includes both .19 radio and rcdata? I just flashed it via bootloader and everything went well. Even tho I already had . 19 radio by flashing the zip in the open did I just reinstall it? Thanks and keep up to good work ed.
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
Yes, you did it correctly. You just reinstalled the same radio along with the corresponding rcdata. Exactly how I did it.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Warbuff:
Perfect thanks for the reply
[G2 and Desire Z General] csolanol:
Someone from Spain using .19 radio?
[G2 and Desire Z General] c00ller:
If anyone is having issues with fastboot detecting the PC10IMG.zip file, check my post here to manually do it!
[G2 and Desire Z General] Killer1desireZ:
I've tried this radio a few days, battery life is great and reception good even in low reception area's.

Great!!
[G2 and Desire Z General] virtualflyer:
So ed I've matched rils time ago, now do I need to flash the new pc 10img and then the ril updater again?

Which parts of your mod are included in mimicry 1.1.1?

Thank you

Sent form the last decent qwerty phone
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
Flashing the PC10Img.zip through bootloader and updating your radio/rcdata is a one time shot. The data remains no matter what rom and/or add-ons you apply later.

However, flashing a rom, whether it's new for you, or an update to your current rom is different. Every time you flash a rom it contains radio lib-ril .so files, a gps .so file and a build.prop. That means that every time you flash a rom, you need to flash this add-on immediately after if you want to match everything to the radio/rcdata. It's best to flash it immediately after flashing your rom and before booting. This complete add-on is included in Mimicry if chosen as on option in the Aroma installer. It is also included in my wifi-calling package here in the General forum and also included as an option in Mimicry.
[G2 and Desire Z General] MrSkull:
I couldnot download files from dropbox

I couldnot download files from dropbox since too "much traffic and have been temporarily disabled!". Any help pls
[G2 and Desire Z General] Nospin:
Ditto. Anybody have a mirror for the .19 Radio+Rc Data?
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
Mirrors added to OP
[G2 and Desire Z General] BootloopedMillennials:
Got a mirror for the CM7 version posted a few pages back?

Edit: The one from this post:
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdKeys:
Added to that OP.
[G2 and Desire Z General] virtualflyer:
thank you. just one thing: ril and so get you better battery life and signal, rcdata what?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fenjen:
So really often when I use some apps and then click the homebutton the homescreen has to reload first. I first see my bsckgroud and then all my apps come up. This takes like 1-3 secs but is really annoying. I don't recognize this behaviour, however, so does anyone know if this is normal or not. If not a fix would also be nice.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] julio14:
no entiendo que quieres preguntar..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rocky23:
use english dude this forum is for all not a personell forum.......:mad:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hen-3:
Give some more info about your phone:

- GB or ICS

- custom rom or original

- etc

Most custom roms have a fix for the homebutton lag.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BJ van Beethoven:
When put through Google Translate it comes back as:

"I do not understand you want to ask". Or in other words, he doesn't understand the question himself.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fenjen:
Im sorry. Im on the stock ics rom.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bored_stupid:
Go to stock dialer enter *#1234# this will give us some of the information that we require. While on that screen press volume down/power button at the precise same time. This will create a snapshot of your screen. Upload the snapshot or take down the details.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fenjen:
It's not homebutton lag actually. My guess would be that for some reason the homescreen gets thrown out the ram memory and it has to be built up again
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fenjen:
Anyone?...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bored_stupid:
The only thing i can sugest is you wipe the cache and or back up your apps and data using TB then factory wipe/reset.. Sorry but about your only options.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WinterAce:
I bought my unlocked Nexus S (i9020) back when it released and have been using it in India. Now I've moved to the States and bought myself an AT&T plan.

I've read that if I insert a SIM into a smartphone, AT&T automatically detects the IMEI as a smartphone and starts charging a data plan. But since my phone was bought unlocked and it isn't an AT&T branded one either, can AT&T start charging me? Also, if they do start charging me, will they charge $20 on the 300MB plan or any other plan?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeuXGod:
Not sure how it works in US, but pretty sure AT&T can bill you if you use data on their network, despite you having an unbranded Nexus.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WinterAce:
I'm not going to be switching on data any time cause I have WiFi around me most of the time. So can they still charge me?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeuXGod:
As I said I'm not 100% sure, but as long as you don't use data they shouldn't trigger any plan. For all effects for them your nexus S is a dumbphone. At least that's how it works in Europe.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] louderstill:
they will eventually detect your smartphone

if you are under contract they apparently can

force a data plan on your line

they got tired of people *****ing about

[and fighting]

giant bills after "not knowing" about data upcharges

...or so the story goes

fwiw
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] csdibiase@gmail.com:
for what it's worth, if you're worried about data usage charges on a line you do not have a data plan for you can call AT&T and ask them to block cellular data on that line. I've done that with my wife's flip phone since the kids keep fiddling with it and accidentally browsing the internet. They were happy to put the block and avoid the alla cart data charges for that line.

Mind you I do have a data plan on my Nexus S.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WinterAce:
Thanks for the replies everyone! I'll call AT&T and request them to disable the dataplan. Or I will have to just continue with my N95.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Google_Nexus:
i dont think on att and verizon with a smartphone plan they allow you to block data as then whats the point according to them of having a smartphone and only using it on wifi. I did get a vzw lg android for $5 for my son and it has no service he only uses it on wifi and can use other programs that are web based to text or use free voip like yahoo messenger video chat.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahravi94:
ive been using an i9020a on att for 6 months and they have not detected it or cared. It shows up as a generic dumbphone on my att account. i have data blocked on it to make sure i dont accidentally use data. i also switch between this and an inspire 4g (an official att phone) and they have not added data. Same goes with my brother who uses a hand me down att gs2 on att.