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[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] tangiers:
This is pure speculation (and therefore probably wrong) but the Aus radio is for Hutchinson (i.e. "3" network). This was one of the very first 3G networks in Australia and had very limited coverage (only capital cities). To access the 2G network, it had to roam on another operator's network (Telstra) (no doubt at a cost to "3"). It has now merged with Vodafone here but I understand it still runs a separate network (and still has very limited coverage).

Perhaps the increased battery usage is as a result of that ROM having a bias to seek a 3G signal rather than a 2G or Edge signal (perhaps by increasing power output) to compensate for the network?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Tomb77:
I have not noticed a change in battery drain. I have notice an increase in call quality. I use virtuous 0.8.1 with pershot 1.2. Call me old school but it works great for me along with .27.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] mrbmg:
Cm7 #18

Also should edit that I ended up getting 18 hrs with gps and 2/3g on :) much better
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bstylz911:
What.?.....

On virtuous Rom .27 I could bearly get 18hrs with 3g on....
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] mrbmg:
I'm talking about when I switched back to .17
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] OFinch:
sorry just want to make sure.. I have the latest radio and was going to flash back to the old .17 one for better battery life.. hopfully my gps continues to work, but do I just flash the old one over the new one? also do I have to change the file name? help would be much appreciated, I know this was said in the OP to not ask or talk, but just wanted to make sure before I did such a dangerous thing like flash radio.. thanx

:nevermind.. figured out. attempting to try 17
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] tangiers:
I did by using the Hboot PC10IMG.zip method. See Sticky.

I too was concerned that it may not work for a downgrade (and that I would have to use HexEdit to change the versions like you have to when downgrading a Rom with radio) but it doesn't seem to check the radio version.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] boner_stabone:
having the same problem with the .27

flashed to .27 after i got cm7 rc-2 and gps sucks on it.

use the gpsfix app and it still never locks.

my reception is good though and battery life doesn't seem any different than before.

live in houston, tx and gps says i'm somewhere in arizona right now.

will try .17 and .26 tonight after work.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] mrbmg:
Man, adb is so easy to use once you get it up in running. Wish I could tell you guys, but that is how I did it. But I definitely had to downgrade back to the .17 and all is well.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bstylz911:
.17 data speeds are too slow for me

.26 is good speeds averaging on 3m

.27 has fast data speeds but bat sucks

I think that g2 phone signal sucks overall.

My friend has a iPhone 3g unlocked for t-mobile and had 3 bars at the same place where I had none.

My sidekick had full bars at places I have none.

Also Virtuousrom gave my signal problems ever since 1.0

Sometimes when I switched to CM my signal would be full.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] sundar2012:
did you guys on the AUS radio also update your *ril.so files under system/lib ? That made a huge difference for me.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Spastic909:
I didn't. Good battery as well as all services with .27.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bstylz911:
So its about 4:30pm here at las Vegas and used the phone starting at 6am with radio .26

I have 34% left with moderate use.

I would say .27 and .26 is the same battery life but with .27 has better data speeds.

But for some reason .26 gps never lost signal.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] sino8r:
Exactly... made all the difference for me. Oh well, some people are stubborn.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] mebizzle:
I had the radio installed from when it was released until two days ago and notices worse signal and battery life all around, even after replacing the ril files. Flashed the .17 radio and I've noticed almost doubled battery life and much improved signal, but the data speeds do seem to be less
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bstylz911:
Why did u choose .17 over .26?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] TrueYears:
I have stock Sense with a victorious kernel

which radio should I flash?

.27 seems to be the popular vote
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bstylz911:
If u want fast data speeds deff. Go for .27

Idk about bat life but .26 and .27 seemed the same.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] TrueYears:
I have .27 ( totally forgot I even updated it to that) and just checked right now

I was using whatever stock radio my G2 came with (got it around November) and did not notice much improvement on the speeds when I updated to .27 BUT pages loading much more smoothly and a bit faster ( I did speedtest for both of them there werent much differences )
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Shaquiel Harris:
First day ever running .17 radio all day and I used the RIL updater. Using Desire HD port from magic with stock everything and I took my phone off the charger at about 6:20am its now 7:46pm and I have 28 percent battery left with mild usage. Very impressed. And from what I'm reading, updating the RIL libs with the .27 radio still doesn't help? I may test .26 tomorrow with the RIL updater. Honestly my phone has never lasted this long.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] damien667:
i have .27 with cm7 nightly 19 (after never wiping since rc1)

first couple of times i used the gps it acted weird... would lock but say i was moving, or could turn off alltogether... i toggled the gps locations option to no avail so i rebooted into recovery, cleaned dalvik cache and fixed permissions... booted up and gps locked on rather quick with google maps. have not had a problem since.

also... i have not toggled the gps option in location settings since then... i dont know if the problem would come back.

AND... it's 11:30pm here, unplugged at 9:00am... 61% battery left after moderate use (checking gmail, facebook, imap email, xda app, browser, and like 30 min on the phone).

my 2 cents
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bongd:
Ahhhhhh yes... I have the proper RIL files and .27 and the battery is draining a lot quicker. Can't comment on signal, seems the same. I had .26 before, presumably using the matching RIL files and battery life was great.

Guess I'll downgrade my radio. I'm on Rogers Canada by the way. Cheers!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] breezy169:
I had the exact same results :l lol . I guess I'm alsoo going back to .26
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Gwanatu:
Switched back to 26 radio from using 27 for the last few weeks. I had noticed some weird instability issues as well as abnormal battery drain, but didn't think much of it. So far the 26 radio with correct RIL files is doing the trick for me!

Sent from my G2 running GingerMex Ghost Chili
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Jigga0o7:
I experienced excessive battery drain myself on the .27 radio. My battery died in about five hours when I had that radio installed. Now I'm getting 12-15 hours with the same amount of moderate to high usage.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] EdKeys:
I've personally not seen any difference in battery drain using the .27 AUS radio as compared to the other radios that I have tested and used. I have seen noticeable improvements in signal quality and switching from wifi to mobile data and back again is a much smoother transition with little to no lag time when listening to online streaming music. I am running the latest CM7 nightly along with pershoot's kernel and matching the ril files to the radio using rmk's ril matching tool. I don't know if its related but my stereo bluetooth headset seems to have a more stable connection with less interference dead spots when I use this radio.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] tangiers:
I take what I said back: I downgraded to the 17 radio and on the second day after doing two full recharges (i.e. to let the ROM learn), after 5 hours with 3G and push Exchange email, Bluetooth on (but not wifi), about 20 minutes of internet browsing and 15 minutes on calls, I am at 98%!

The cynic in me that suspects that the battery meter in RC2 may not be too acurate.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Shaquiel Harris:
That is literally insane. I've never heard of that. But I'm getting amazing battery life using that radio as well. After 12 hours I'm down to 31 percent. The only thing I'm noticing that's annoying is that it will stay with 100 for a while but once it drops under that.. the battery seems to drain kinda quickly.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bstylz911:
What state or country r u located??
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] tangiers:
I am in Australia (Sydney).

10 hours later, about and hour of calls, 3G, Bluetooth and push emails (a lot!) but no wi-fi and now at 87%. But remember I also have the 1800 battery.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Shaquiel Harris:
Oh god.. first that radio is made to be out there... And you have an extended battery.. why even post your results like the battery was stock? That explains your amazing battery life.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] rmk40:
He's posting a relative comparison of what he used to see before and after the radio, in the same region, on the same battery. It's still relevant.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] tangiers:
I felt I should retract my previous posting that said that the 27 radio wasn't causing me a problem with battery life. There clearly is a big difference with the 17 radio (positive difference). And as you point out, I am in Australia and so you would have thought that the 27 radio would be an obvious choice here!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] PlatinumMOTO:
I have the .27 radio on my G2 and installed the ril files with the automated zip file and it works great I'm at 93% after 6 hr and some odd minutes. Moderate usage varies. Calls, texts, Beluga updates, lots of market updates, changing themes, browsing xda, downloading from market and uploading to drop box via wifi.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bstylz911:
So I tested .27 .26 .17 each for one day.

Signal of them both are the same for me. ( could not get a signal in my class for all radios)

Speeds are the same when using the correct libs.

And I saw no real difference for battery.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Powers88:
I live on the west coast and use the AUS radio and it hasnt had any effect on my battery life. I get excellent battery especially when its asleep. I left my phone on overnight not charging and when i came back 8 hrs later it was at 100% still. Just did it again last night and it was still almost full.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bstylz911:
Lol u shud be getting excellent battery if it is asleep lol .
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Powers88:
Just because its asleep doesnt mean it doesnt use battery. Look in this thread, you will see people having battery drain even while sleeping. Mine gets really good battery life while sleeping and gets good battery life while im using it, easily enough to get me through the day.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] BrutalHoe:
so i end up getting replacement phone from tmo cuz that radio ****ed up my phone n even after flashing older radio it was sill draining like 1% EVERY 2-3 MINUTES!!!!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] infamousjax:
if the radio flashed correctly then nothing was "****ed up"... you probably needed to adjust some settings or manage your apps/services correctly.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bstylz911:
Are you located in the states?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Shaquiel Harris:
Still on .17 radio MAY upgrade to .26 but I don't need to. And guys when you flash the radio my method is to flash Radio, wipe dalvik, install libs then Reboot. I'm getting amazing battery life honestly. 14-15 hours a freaking day now its insane I'm not even bringing my charger with me anymore. I MAY switch to another ROM to test. Maybe its just this ROM I'm running that's giving me amazing battery life I don't know. I'm running Gingerbread Desire HD leak.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Powers88:
Yep west coast. Oregon.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] BrutalHoe:
Ive been around smart phones for 5 years now n had almost or at least delt for a while w every single smart phone in US, so when i said it "****ed up" i know what i was talking about.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] smartin4166:
been using 26.06.02.27 for almost three weeks and I have no issues what so ever in fact my battery life is better than older radios....go figure. I can't say that the radio made my battery life better, I can only say that there has been no degradation in my battery life.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bstylz911:
Why r most people switching to radio .17 rather than .26?

Was that ur stock radio?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] G1ForFun:
Its hard to tell which radio is being talked about when only the last number is given....but if my assumption is correct, you are talking about these radios.

26.04.02.17 is the Egypt radio that Steve (Cyanogen) uses himself. For all we know this might be the best radio to be on if he is testing what he codes on his phone.

I myself am on the OTA Update from T-mobile radio....which is 26.03.02.26. This is the radio my phone had on it when I got it in January. It is the "stock" radio for T-mobile USA G2 as of January.

Vision_RADIO_12.28e.60.140f_26.04.02.17

- from RUU_Vision_HTC_WWE_1.72.405.2

Vision_RADIO_12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.26

- from OTA Update Tmobile rom 1.22
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bstylz911:
Ok. Nvr knew .17 was a Egypt radio.

I'm on .27 myself and been working quite well.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] rmk40:
It's not just an Egypt radio. That was the first ROM it was deployed with but it has since been released with every new RUU with the exception of AUS. The .17 radio is probably the most widely distributed via HTC right now.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] G1ForFun:
Because it closes a security flaw that people were using for root...it really doesn't do much else.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Shaquiel Harris:
Just wanted to recommend the .17 radio to everyone. Best battery life for me. 11+ hours everyday. You will easily make it through a day. Also wipe dalvik cache before flashing a Rom and after flash the auto lib matcher by RMK. Couldn't be happier. Running a Gingerbread Sense ROM though so I can't speak on stock ROM battery life though.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Shaquiel Harris:
.24 radio is pitiful for me right now oh my goodness..
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] flak0:
hmm u realize that the value in build.prop has a lot to do with this:

ro.ril.disable.powercolapse = 1

change it to 0 and you will see amazing battery life.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] sino8r:
Wouldn't that cause it to stick on HSPA instead on UMTS while data isn't connected therefore draining more power?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] s0epkip:
Have you (i.e. all in this thread) tried matching the RIL with the radio? This might solve some issues and it's worth a try. I'm running 27 radio on CM7 and experience no drain issues (or at least... my battery manages two days on a charge.)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] TheNewGuy:
1=true=disable. power. collapse =don't collapse power =stay on HSPA..... i think....

but my phone with this set at 1 or 0 seems to act the same... and only does the power save thing of switching to UMTS when I have 4G but it is not in use when the battery gets low.... like 60 percent.... does everyone else's do it this way?

EDIT: I watched it today and the power save thing I discribed does start at less than 60 % battery.. How to enable it all the time? does anyone know? does yours switch to 3G when not in use all the time?

EDIT: nvrmnd it stopped doing it and battery is still less than 60%.... I can't figure out why it does it sometimes and not other times...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bstylz911:
Where r u located?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Jigga0o7:
So I decided to try the .27 radio and I get great battery life on it now. The only thing I did different this time was copy over the lib files BEFORE flashing the radio. Has anyone else tried it that way? Yesterday morning I did some browsing for 30 minutes while in bed before work and didn't lose a single %.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Shaquiel Harris:
.24 radio actually did really well for me today. 11 hours and I'm still going strong. I may.. MAY try that devilish .27 radio again.. this auto lib matcher is the best thing that has happened to us. Thank you again RMK.

Only complaint is that my reception sucks kinda.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Shaquiel Harris:
California
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bstylz911:
.27 is working great for me and I'm in Vegas.

Haven't tried .24
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Shaquiel Harris:
http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=549515&stc=1&d=1300856651

Thats the battery life i get now with a ginger sense rom, .24 radio, and pershoot's latest kernel. What it doesnt show though is some web browsing and market installs. but do you notice the cell signal? only 2 percent?

On other ROMS and this one, this is what i used to get from cell usage before wiping dalvik, installing a good radio, and using the auto lib matcher. Notice the major difference?

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=549514&stc=1&d=1300856651
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Shaquiel Harris:
Gonna test the .27 Radio on the rom I'm running after today. Hopefully maybe with the auto lib matcher, it finally might be worth using.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Shaquiel Harris:
New Radio Released. Update for Auto RIL matcher please? :)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] EdKeys:
+1 I would like that too when you have a chance Rmk.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] tackleberry:
ive knocked this radio before mainly because of the wifi issues, but after i did the ril update or whatever its called, it works just fine since i tried it again.

my battery life seems just fine, wifi working decent, gps works, running cm7 nightly 31. im in las vegas. ive noticed near a tranistion tower where one can conflict with a 2g/3g tower (where i live in town there are some issues because its an underdeveloped area of town and a block south of me id be always on 2G) it hangs on to 4G better and gives a more consistent signal.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caveman999:
Is there any way to still use bluetooth while in airplane mode? If not, can I disable the radio, because I have found that leaving it inactive drains my tab's battery?

Thanks,

Keivaun
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheGrammarFreak:
By definition, no.

I'm not sure how much impact the modem.bin has on bluetooth, but if bluetooth is unaffected then removing the modem would go some way to disabling the GSM stuff.

Backup first (I can't stress that enough). Probably better advice: wait for someone who knows more than me to confirm either way ;)
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markgamber:
I can put my Tab in airplane mode and then turn on bluetooth and and wifi without enabling the CDMA (Verizon) radio. In fact, that's how it's usually set.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foxmeister:
I was able to do this on earlier JMx builds, but it doesn't seem to be possible on JMI based ROMs.

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caveman999:
Ok, thanks. I'm currently running the Overcome 1.2.1 ROM (based off JMI) and bluetooth in airplane mode is a no go.

What firmware are you running?
[General Questions and Answers] sheedeey:
Ok hello im new to this whole rooting biz and i need help w/ ADB..

at first i thught i didnt need ADB but still downloaded and put it in the Android SDK tools folder.. the command prompt couldnt find my serial # .. it would go thru but each time it said list of attched devies it was blank , but i preceded anyway & i have come to XDA to get help.. i need help with ADB , just in case u get lost.. i am on an old computer a COMPAQ FS7600 from like 2002..

i snt understand why ADB ,wont go thru. im doing theunlockr.com's root since i found it easiest.
[General Questions and Answers] Dark3n:
- Download the android sdk toolkit which contains adb. (http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html)

- Make sure your system contains the necessary usb drivers for your phone. (http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html)

- Enable usb debugging in your android device

- open windows command prompt (press windowskey + R, type cmd)

- move to ....\android\platform-tools\

- type adb shell

- you should now be connected to your device
[Nexus S General] flunik:
Hey guys, just bought the nexus s today :) stock seems a looot faster than bionix with voodoo on vibrant :)

plus the form factor is much nicer than other galaxy s series :)

just love it! thought i shouldnt root it, but hey, you never know whats on the market nowadays, better to have superuser, than not, right ? :D
[Nexus S General] Andrew421:
Welcome to the forum. :D
[Nexus S General] flunik:
bye bye vibrant section :D hello nexus s :D
[Nexus S General] simms22:
welcome to the gang! youll soon come to realize that the nexus s isnt part of the galaxy s series, its part of the nexus family. samsung just made the phone, thats where the resemblence stops. everything else comes from google. even thought there are similarities with the galaxy s series, it is a completely different phone.
[Nexus S General] sano614:
Exactly what I did last Wednesday. :)
[Nexus S General] zephiK:
did that like two and a half months ago :) never looked back.
[Nexus S General] Five0nIt:
Just ordered mine at BestBuy. Should be here the 16th.
[Nexus S General] Amritttt:
Welcome everybody
[Nexus S General] kirdroid:
Welcome and root it :-)
[Nexus S General] flunik:
lol done. the stock was running awesome, but had to root, to get some apps, that ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN MY AREA. lol.

well CM7 runs neat too, and has some nice features, like vibration, once the call starts. neat.

vibrant with all the lagfixes wasn't feeling the same. even SKYPE doesnt lag with big conversations here. absolutely awesome :D

btw, nexus s sits in a hand much better than vibrant.

the only thing im concerned. i've read that the nexus s DOES NOT FEATURE GORILLA GLASS. and i dont want to test it out. anyone had problems with scratches ?
[Nexus S General] zephiK:
yeah the Nexus S has a better grip in the hand but im still waiting for a premium case (preferably Case-Mate Tough Case) as it is still slippery in the hand if i dont hold onto the phone hard.

and no i haven't had any problems with scratches... unless you count the scratches on the back of the phone but pretty sure you're talking about the screen
[Nexus S General] CB620:
enjoy the phone. there is so much you can do with it. this is my first nexus phone.
[Nexus S General] kirdroid:
I'm using ghost armor screen protector ..... don't want my awesome screen get scratched :-)
[Nexus S General] flunik:
mmm, it sits nice in my hand. vibrant was slimmer, but its design really sucked. didn't like it.

mmm, the common truth - if you don't scratch the phone, it wont get scratched. since i have scratches even on vibrant :( probably the keys done it.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaker.the.skater:
as the title says, I need to be able to distinguish them. dont know if I can do this and don't want to try it if it will mess up the file.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scottspa74:
Yes, definitely, you can rename them. There are some symbols you can't use, and don't use any spaces. I just letters and date, seperating words by caps

Example

VirusRomAllSetUp031211

sent from my infected myTouch Evo
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DKYang:
To make it easier. Do backup via rom manager and it will prompt you if you want to rename it.