Questions tagged [radio-firmware]
For questions concerning the "radio firmware" (the part you might think of as "BIOS" or "hardware abstraction layer" of your device)
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Accessing the antenna of an Android system
I am asking a similar question to this
Tap off raw RF data from antenna
but would like further explanation.
First off, I'm an electrical engineer, so I have no experience with android systems besides ...
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Can an app manipulate the cellular radio chip?
I have a few ideas for a couple local cell to cell apps, but want to use the radio signals to extend the range (the extra work is fine with me).
Just curious if it is possible to control the ...
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What is the difference between two AT-command interfaces
Qualcomm SDM660(modem- MSM4114), Mi A2, Android One 9(stock), 2 sim
I founded two devices(not links), that can recieve at commands and answer them. Its /dev/smd8 and smd11. Smd7 is owned by root:root,...
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How to install a firmware without losing your data and restore the previous one in case it goes wrong?
I have a OnePlus 5T and I can't install OTA updates anymore because my firmware is too old. In addition to that I don't have a full backup of my device because I'm using encryption and TWRP doesn't ...
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Where is the baseband firmware stored and how does Android interact with it?
My searches on the web didn't provide suitable answers to these questions:
1) Where is the baseband firmware stored?
My understanding is that this particular firmware is a RTOS built for the ...
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Can an android phone be converted to SDR using its radio hardware interfaces?
I have recently been reading about SDRs and based on what I have understood so far SDR consists of a radio hardware capable of transmitting and/or receiving radio signals within a given radio spectrum ...
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How to get a clean device tree to build the drivers of the msm8939/snapdragon 615
I come to you with many interrogations about qualcomm msm8939 SoC.
I bought the Archos 50 diamond last year and have since been waiting for archos to make their move regarding android software ...
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Note 4, cannot turn on wifi
It started when I factory reset with twrp and flashed a new ROM. I tried different ROMs and stock when I noticed that I couldn't turn wifi.
I ran ifconfig with the terminal emulator app and found out ...
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Sim card not detected after installing CM13 (unofficial) on xperia l
i'm new to android. I recently bought a xperia l phone from my friend in which he had Cm11 installed i decided to upgrade to cm13 and it really messed up the phone.. the sim card was not detected and ...
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How to unpack Android's radio.img file
Android images (e.g. those for nexus) ship with a radio-(version).img file. I wanted to unpack this file to look at its contents.
I tried using simg2img, as is done with system.img, but that ...
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How do I troubleshoot inconsistent call quality?
I have a OnePlus One phone that has worked great for a long time, but for the past few months, my call quality has been inconsistent. I am on the newest stock rom - Cyanogen12.1.1-YOG7DAS2K1, build ...
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Droid turbo radio off when no signal happen, then can't turn radio back on
I just bought Droid Turbo (XT1225) from ebay, everything works fine except the radio, when the phone receive no signal for example in a lift, radio will turn off by itself and can't turn back on.
The ...
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Transmit at the 300 MHZ - 400 MHZ range
Is there any piece of hardware in a modern Android phone (Galaxy S5+) that can transmit at the 300-400 MHZ range?
If so does this require cracking the radio ROM or is there a simple way to do this?
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Missing modem.bin from stock rom
Since I have trouble with reception on my Samsung S4 Mini, I followed this post to upgrade my Modem/baseband Firmware. So I downloaded two firmwares from Sammobile:
I9195XXUCNK1 - Latest for Norway (...
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Nexus 4 won't stay connected to WiFi after 5.1.1bis update
A week or two ago, I got an OTA update for what I now assume to be the second 5.1.1 release, which I will henceforth refer to as "5.1.1bis", and references to just "5.1.1" will mean the originally ...
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Nexus 5 WiFi problems
I believe it's somewhat well-known that the Nexus 5 has had more than a few hiccups with certain wifi networks. However, I'm not sure that the main reasons for wifi connectivity issues is as well ...
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how to get radio back after installing new ROM
After installing a new ROM (cm12.1) I have lost my radio app on my LG optimus G E975. What I have done to get it back..
1. I have taken backup of radio app (on Android ver 4.4). But when I install on ...
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IM-A870L Radio Interface Layer broke down
I am having this weird problem with my Vega Iron since a couple of days. Past 2 days the battery was down and phone shut off. I put it to charging and when I came back after couple of hours, the led ...
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How to find out where is the baseband/radio located in MTK6582
I have A Micromax A120 Handset(India)
http://www.gsmarena.com/micromax_a120_canvas_2_colors-6363.php
I want to upgrade the baseband of this phone , but before that i want to backup the current one , ...
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Nexus 4: Stuck on boot animation for baseband version != 2.0.1700.48 and android version > 4.3
The symptoms I'm seeing seem to be common, with many suggested solutions, none of which I've found to solve my case.
I'm not sure to what extend it is related, but it happened after the screen was ...
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SIM lock question
I intend to buy a new sim-unlocked at&t LG G2. So I want to know is there a possibility that an update will ever relock it again? Am I free to root it and install custom roms without relock ...
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Android emitting RF at X frequency
First, nothing illegal heare. My (ours) gate remote controll have broken (all 5). The provider have gone - death, bankrupt, I don't know. The remote have no logo or some ID, but the instructions are ...
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Can an app detect a radio signal when running in the background with the phone in standby mode?
Also, could such an app detect a specific frequency (using either the cell tower antenna or wi-fi sniffer)? I would like to use a radio transmittor to activate an app to perform a function even while ...
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How to manually replace ones RIL
Is it possible to manually replace the RIL on a Samsung Galaxy S2?
I had previously flashed my device with CyanogenMod but lost my stock RIL due to careless use of the GetRIL app, so currently have ...
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Samsung Galaxy S2 drops carrier network
My SGS2 is dropping it's network connection multiple times a day without any notification. The signal bars disappear and it just says NO SERVICE/VODAFONE NZ. No data, no 3G, no 2G, nothing...
I was ...
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How can I update the radio-firmware for my Galaxy Note 2?
The radio on my Galaxy Note 2 has been acting up and I've read that this can be fixed by updating the baseband/radio-firmware.
Where can I find the firmware for my device? My device's baseband is ...
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What is the baseband and do i need to update mine?
I have a Samsung galaxy note which I've rooted and installed Cyanogenmod. I've always been using Cyanogenmod and always used the inbuilt updater.
My radio has been giving me trouble. For example I ...
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Unbrick HTC Desire
This is my output of fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 6.93.1002
(bootloader) version-baseband: 5.17.05.23
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) ...
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Can I flash another modem firmware from a CWM recovery (and not touch the main installed OS otherwise)?
On a Samsung Galaxy S, I followed the complete instructions for installing CyanogenMod 10, and now I have CM10 as the main system, and a ClockWorkMod-based recovery system (from Replicant), which is ...
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Which modem firmware for Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000) works best with the mobile networks in Russia?
Trying to use a Samsung Galaxy S device coming from China or Korea in Russia lead to the observation that the quality of the connection to the mobile network is much worse than on Samsung Galaxy S we ...
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What RUU do I need for my HTC phone?
I would like to download the RUU for my phone but I can't figure out which one to get. There are several options on sites like shipped-roms.com. Can you help me figure this out?
The phone is a HTC ...
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Flashing Galaxy Nexus with radio band
I'm trying the steps in this question
to flash a factory image on my Galaxy nexus. Once I install Android SDK for Windows, I then:
Open the SDK Android manager .exe
Install SDK platform-tools since ...
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Flashing new radio to my Desire HD
Last week, I decided to flash a custom ROM to my 2 year old Desire HD. I used the hack kit (AAHK) and flashed Jellytime R30. Everything is great... except for the non-existent GPS.
After looking ...
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Galaxy Note 2 shows no sim card after radio flash
I have the SGH-T889 (T-Mobile USA version of the Note 2). When I got my Galaxy Note 2, I loved the device, but disliked the software. So, I decided to flash CyanogenMod 10 build from the N7100 forums. ...
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Can I use a radio firmware for GB (2.3.6) for my SGS1 (GT-I9000) if I have ICS installed?
I still have the original cellular radio firmware my phone came with (at least, I think I do. The baseband version is I9000BVJJPG). However, I've changed ROMs many times, and am currently using the ...
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Flashing radio to European G1 via Amon_Ra process: which version of radio 2.22.19.26i is safe for DangerSPL?
Cyanogenmod's wiki says to use dream_magic.radio-2.22.19.26i-signed.zip
But this revision says to use ota-radio-2_22_19_26I.zip
These files differ. My question is: which of them (or both?) is safe ...
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Extracting the radio firmware image from an Android phone
How do you pull radio images off an Android device? Is there any way to do this?
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How do I know what radio firmware I'm running?
I'm gearing up to mod my phone and reading the Cyanogenmod Installation Support Line which is helpful-ish right up until step 1.3, "1.3 Radio ...aka Which EBI am I?" They refer you to a post that ...
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Where the driver for CDMA/GSM hardware?
i.e. I have a phone in CDMA from HTC, who provides the CDMA hardware driver (radio-firmware ?),Google Android source tree or HTC?
If the driver is provided by Google Android source tree, then I can ...
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How to boot into the bootloader when you have ClockworkMod?
I want to upgrade the radio and I'm not sure how to boot into bootloader.
When I try to power the phone using VolumeDown+Power, I do get into the ClockworkMod Recovery, but it seems that this is not ...
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Where are the SIM Lock settings stored on an Android phone?
After getting more involved with the "aftermarket" community, I have this question that's been on my mind for a while now. Since rooting and flashing a custom ROM on an Android phone doesn't give one ...
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What is radio firmware?
When installing a custom ROM onto a rooted Android device, they often recommend to upgrade the radio firmware.
What exactly is Android's radio firmware?
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