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I have Coredroid ROM v6.5 installed on my inspire. The radio im using is:
12.48.60.23u_26.08.04.07_m3
The radio is real good when it come to GPS i mean my gps takes like 2-3 secs to lock any where and the accuracy is almost everytime 6 meters.
But the thing is like 30% of the time my network shifts to 3g and the reception bar drops to 1 (on a scale of 1-5) and sometimes even no bar at all. I have call drop issues too and sometime people calling me get the ring on there end but i dont get any calls.....
please recommend me any solution to that or any other radio with very good gps result as i use gps a lot. Thanks in advance.
Did you flash the appropriate RIL for the Radio?
Heres a list of the current Radios.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877295
Here are the RIL's
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1040986
I was using Radio_12.41.60.19_26.06.04.14_M_Test on coredroid and had no problems. I've actually used this radio on quite a few of the roms with no issues.
I also flashed the leedroid kernal and used in in conjunction with coredroid and it improved my battery life drastically.
The RIL list doesn't have my radio mentioned. What should I do ? Install new radio?
Didn't saw the thread completely so I flashed the compatible RIL. Will tell if it works or not.
What radio do you have?
I have been considering rooting my phone, but I'm still a little uneasy about it. I've just been wondering though, if I root it, then flash a new radio will I be able to get better signal? I've been checking the dBm readings on my Inspire, and it seems I'm lucky to see it in the -80 dBm range. It is usually in the -90 dBm range. I tried to do some research, and from what I gathered -90 to -99 dBm is getting on the poor side. I love this phone, just about the only thing that would make it better for me is better signal, and to remove the bloatware (I know I have to root for this). Thanks for any insight/suggestions.
It might and it might not. The only way to find out is to do it. Every radio works differently on every phone.
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like stated above, might, might not.
for me i went for it, i can now go to a town where i had no reception at all (i mean at all) and get full bars edge. for me it was as simple as a different rom and kernel with the stock radio.
whats even more impressive is that any phone on at&t gets no service in that area of the state...
ive found that using the most current at&t stock radio has result that are fine . ive flashed different radios with different roms but not really ever seen better or worse results
suprtrukr425 said:
I have been considering rooting my phone, but I'm still a little uneasy about it. I've just been wondering though, if I root it, then flash a new radio will I be able to get better signal? I've been checking the dBm readings on my Inspire, and it seems I'm lucky to see it in the -80 dBm range. It is usually in the -90 dBm range. I tried to do some research, and from what I gathered -90 to -99 dBm is getting on the poor side. I love this phone, just about the only thing that would make it better for me is better signal, and to remove the bloatware (I know I have to root for this). Thanks for any insight/suggestions.
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Maybe or maybe not. What you really need to do is use another phone with you to all places and compare what dBm readings that gets, take the average, and see if its just a coverage issue.
My nexus one, I see 90 to 100 dBm just about all the time, everywhere I go no matter what. The only time I see better is when I go down to San Diego where I hit 850 MHz coverage, then dBm gets pegged at 50 to 60 dBm everywhere, in buildings, no matter what. Its truly wireless bliss and shows why 1900 MHz stinks and why 850 MHz is preferred.
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suprtrukr425 said:
I have been considering rooting my phone, but I'm still a little uneasy about it. I've just been wondering though, if I root it, then flash a new radio will I be able to get better signal? I've been checking the dBm readings on my Inspire, and it seems I'm lucky to see it in the -80 dBm range. It is usually in the -90 dBm range. I tried to do some research, and from what I gathered -90 to -99 dBm is getting on the poor side. I love this phone, just about the only thing that would make it better for me is better signal, and to remove the bloatware (I know I have to root for this). Thanks for any insight/suggestions.
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I have flashed only a couple of roms to my inspire, but I'm not comfortable with flashing radios at this point. From my understanding, the radio's are simply a recommendation, and it may not work for you in your area. I stick what works for me. I get stronger wifi signals, speed increase, more battery life, and less bloatware. I will try the OTA radio update that ATT released on 4/29/11 eventually.
I've flashed a total of two radios post-rooting. The OTA, and now the 04.11_M2, with proper RILs.
It really is an individual thing, as others have been saying. My experience going from the OTA to the 04.11 has been improved signal.
After having run the OTA for several weeks, under normal circumstances, in places I would normally see jumpy signal bars, they now stay much more consistent with the 04.11. For me. So far.
So I'll venture to say that it is quite possible to improve your radio performance, though it may take testing out a few before you find the right match for your conditions.
As long as you download a no eng s-Off needed flashable zip, as can be found in the inspire radio thread in the dev section, and make sure you check the MD5 checksum of the downloaded radio prior to flashing, to make sure your download is complete and not corrupted, there's nothing to worry about.
Believe me, I held out a loooooong time before flashing a radio, due to my uneasiness about it.
Turns out I ended up shaking my head, asking myself "wtf were you so scared about? That was simple."
I agree was a lil bit scared at 1st, not anymore!
One of the biggest issues I've seen is getting the RIL to flash properly.
Pro-tip: mount /system in CWM before flashing the RIL zip file.
Scott_S said:
I've flashed a total of two radios post-rooting. The OTA, and now the 04.11_M2, with proper RILs.
It really is an individual thing, as others have been saying. My experience going from the OTA to the 04.11 has been improved signal.
After having run the OTA for several weeks, under normal circumstances, in places I would normally see jumpy signal bars, they now stay much more consistent with the 04.11. For me. So far.
So I'll venture to say that it is quite possible to improve your radio performance, though it may take testing out a few before you find the right match for your conditions.
As long as you download a no eng s-Off needed flashable zip, as can be found in the inspire radio thread in the dev section, and make sure you check the MD5 checksum of the downloaded radio prior to flashing, to make sure your download is complete and not corrupted, there's nothing to worry about.
Believe me, I held out a loooooong time before flashing a radio, due to my uneasiness about it.
Turns out I ended up shaking my head, asking myself "wtf were you so scared about? That was simple."
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I was going to do that m2 radio you mentioned but I keep getting an error when I try doing it thru the radio flasher that's recommended with Android Revolution 5.19 on my inspire. My signal is jumpy too. I have s-off but it still fails. Maybe when I can figure out what's stopping it then I'll try flashing a radio.
RoninChaos said:
I was going to do that m2 radio you mentioned but I keep getting an error when I try doing it thru the radio flasher that's recommended with Android Revolution 5.19 on my inspire. My signal is jumpy too. I have s-off but it still fails. Maybe when I can figure out what's stopping it then I'll try flashing a radio.
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Well, why not do it the standard way that's recommended for all radios, irregardless of ROM?
If you follow the instructions provided in the inspire radio thread over in the dev section, using the radio/ril files provided in the op of that thread, you won't have any problems.
I don't know anything about this radio flasher of which you speak, but it sounds like it's just introducing confusion into what otherwise is a very straightforward process.
Hello,
I'm using Senseless Extreme with good WiFi reception.
I have flashed HyperSensation-CM7.1-v0.7 and found out that WiFi reception become very very weak in the same settings.
Is there any chance to find out the difference in between those ROMs and tweak the Sensation CM7 to get better WiFi reception?
Thanks in advance.
orld said:
Hello,
I'm using Senseless Extreme with good WiFi reception.
I have flashed Sensation CM7 SelfKang Alphafied Number 10 and found out that WiFi reception become very very weak in the same settings.
Is there any chance to find out the difference in between those ROMs and tweak the Sensation CM7 to get better WiFi reception?
Thanks in advance.
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They are very different ROMs. Mine is based off a sense base and CM7 is like stock android !
wifi driver?
|Melvin| said:
They are very different ROMs. Mine is based off a sense base and CM7 is like stock android !
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i would assume that's depend on wifi driver - can it be ported over?
persiansown: sorry, i have not tried your rom yet.
some devs improve their wifi drivers for better range and whatnot. cm7 isnt fully stable and its devs havent put those things in yet. try Cdtdroids roms. he does em great!
sense kernel w/ broadcom firmware
g1user101 said:
some devs improve their wifi drivers for better range and whatnot. cm7 isnt fully stable and its devs havent put those things in yet. try Cdtdroids roms. he does em great!
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the module for the broadcom wifi chip is in sense stock ROM, as well as firmware and fine tune parameters.
seems like on CM kernels there is no tweaks on that level, and for me that's kinda unusual (on my gentoo box it's a usual routine to build my own specific kernel)
or well, I have not tried Cdtdroid's roms so will give it a try
thanks
orld said:
Hello,
I'm using Senseless Extreme with good WiFi reception.
I have flashed HyperSensation-CM7.1-v0.7 and found out that WiFi reception become very very weak in the same settings.
Is there any chance to find out the difference in between those ROMs and tweak the Sensation CM7 to get better WiFi reception?
Thanks in advance.
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How are you quantifying Good and Very Weak ? If it's just the WIFI bars you need to realise that they have NO direct correlation with the actual signal.
It's easy to spoof perceived signal strength based on the bars shown.
Do the different ROMs you mention actually perform differently ?
There is a way to see what the RSSI value is, can't remember where it is in the settings. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_signal_strength_indication
The difference is in ability to connect to the router from a next room, on one - I can comfortably browse, on another - I can not even connect to the AP.
orld said:
The difference is in ability to connect to the router from a next room, on one - I can comfortably browse, on another - I can not even connect to the AP.
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Ahh, OK a real world issue. Hmm that's concerning.
Hmm, more digging needed. GL and I'll keep an eye out for any useful info.
Thanks a lot.
Drop me a PM if you need some testing.
I would love to see bare minimal ROM.
I think most of the sense roms have some improved wifi drivers over the CM/ASOP based ones.
MIUI-110280 build good reception
I am toying with MIUI ROM and the wifi reception is similar to SenslessExtreme and there is CM kernel.
so i think it's matter of the firmware and settings for broadcom wifi chip
I've been following the battery drain issue with ARHD, and I've tried changing kernels from the stock Faux, to Faux123 0.2.4.r, Bricked 1.5 and even Bricked 1.4r. None of these has fixed the drain problem for me.
When I look at Battery Monitor Widget, it shows between 100mA to 150mA when the phone is sleeping, so I'm pretty sure this is where the drain is coming from. Is it the rom or a "rogue app?" I turned off wifi, mobile, gps, bluetooth, etc. and the drain stayed at the same level while the phone was sleeping. What can I do to find out what the problem is?
alitomari said:
I've been following the battery drain issue with ARHD, and I've tried changing kernels from the stock Faux, to Faux123 0.2.4.r, Bricked 1.5 and even Bricked 1.4r. None of these has fixed the drain problem for me.
When I look at Battery Monitor Widget, it shows between 100mA to 150mA when the phone is sleeping, so I'm pretty sure this is where the drain is coming from. Is it the rom or a "rogue app?" I turned off wifi, mobile, gps, bluetooth, etc. and the drain stayed at the same level while the phone was sleeping. What can I do to find out what the problem is?
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yup am in a similar boat, would love to know the answer
Do you use facebook etc. How often does is sync? Do you have IM programs running such as Meebo or anything of that nature? What is your brightness at (hopefully not Auto). Does your radio get good signal (Menu > Settings > About > Battery > Battery Use > Click picture of battery drainage up top and is the phone signal section green, etc)
There are many things that can factor into this.
I do not use facebook, I have sync turned off, and I also have wifi, mobile, gps, and bluetooth off. For brightness I use the dimmer app, so it is on its lowest setting. Taking your advice, I looked at my radio signal, and using the recommended radio for ARHD, it showed the radio was not green but grey.
So I reflashed the radio to the one in your signature, and now that bar is yellow. I'll monitor this and let you know if this fixes the problem. Is the radio supposed to be green? Is there another radio I should try if this doesn't work?
alitomari said:
I do not use facebook, I have sync turned off, and I also have wifi, mobile, gps, and bluetooth off. For brightness I use the dimmer app, so it is on its lowest setting. Taking your advice, I looked at my radio signal, and using the recommended radio for ARHD, it showed the radio was not green but grey.
So I reflashed the radio to the one in your signature, and now that bar is yellow. I'll monitor this and let you know if this fixes the problem. Is the radio supposed to be green? Is there another radio I should try if this doesn't work?
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Make sure you flash the matching RIL files to match the radio (when you do this in Clockwork Mod or 4Ext mount /system first before flashing the zip) to give best radio signal.
Green means you are getting good signal, yellow means decent, red is awful. Grey I honestly have no clue.
Different radios give different results for different people. I am not sure where you live to know the best radio to suggest but any changes make sure you match the RILs for that radio.
@ Kohr-Ah
where do you get the matching RIL's from ?
say I tried a different radio on my phone, just to try to get a decent usage from my battery, where does the RIL come into the equation ? what exactly is a RIL and what doe it do ?
Oh, I'm in the UK so if you have a good radio suggestion that I could use on the O2 network, feel free to let me know
Same here, sometimes it gets as low as 40mA but just stay like that for 2 minutes then it's back at between 90-180mA in sleep mode. I'm on ARHD 3.6.5 with Bricked 1.5... Stock gave me about 2 1/2 day of normal use, now I'm down at about 10-12h... Seems to me it's a ARHD problem and not Kernel cause I tried a few Kernels as well.
How about giving the stock kernel a try? Along with what everyone else is saying of course.
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@ Kohr-Ah
where do you get the matching RIL's from ?
say I tried a different radio on my phone, just to try to get a decent usage from my battery, where does the RIL come into the equation ? what exactly is a RIL and what doe it do ?
Oh, I'm in the UK so if you have a good radio suggestion that I could use on the O2 network, feel free to let me know
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202867
Matching RILS (Just match to the radio you just installed)
MUST MOUNT /SYSTEM before you flash. Otherwise they don't install.
http://www.kandroid.org/online-pdk/guide/telephony.html
That explains what the Radio Interface Layer is and does. Basically communicated the radio portion and telephony portion of your phone (if you don't want to read a techinical site)
Thank you so much for your help so far. I'm on Tmobile in the USA, what radio would you suggest for that, and where do I get the RIL files from?
alitomari said:
Thank you so much for your help so far. I'm on Tmobile in the USA, what radio would you suggest for that, and where do I get the RIL files from?
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I am having real good luck with 10.56.9035.00U_10.14.9035.01 myself up here in Illinois. Maybe give that a shot? Can always switch if it doesn't help much
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178143 Radios
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202867 RILs
alitomari said:
Thank you so much for your help so far. I'm on Tmobile in the USA, what radio would you suggest for that, and where do I get the RIL files from?
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I've had a good experience so far (in terms of both battery life and data reception) with the 10.56.9035.00U_10.14.9035.01_M radio and HTC-RIL 2.2.0169HMQ. I tried the XE radio before that (10.15.9035.02_2 and HTC-RIL 2.2.0173HMQ), and it was also pretty good, but it seems like battery life and data reception is a bit better with the first radio+ril I pointed out.
The Janitor Mop said:
How about giving the stock kernel a try? Along with what everyone else is saying of course.
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Cause stock can't record calls... But I'll try that for test purposes and post the result here. I'm also going to try a different radio and perhaps a different ROM (maybe both Stock and cooked).
I installed Faux 014 last night and it worked really good (50-55mA in sleep) until I sent a text, after that it was back to "fake' sleep mode with 90-180mA. I guess this can still be Radio, ROM or Kernel... The search continues.
jorra said:
Cause stock can't record calls... But I'll try that for test purposes and post the result here. I'm also going to try a different radio and perhaps a different ROM (maybe both Stock and cooked).
I installed Faux 014 last night and it worked really good (50-55mA in sleep) until I sent a text, after that it was back to "fake' sleep mode with 90-180mA. I guess this can still be Radio, ROM or Kernel... The search continues.
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Click the word faux in my signature. That gives you 0.24 final. 014 is ooooolllddd
Sent from my HTC Sensation in UR-Quan subspace.
I have the same problem with both faux as bricked kernels. I never had this problem until I recently upgraded the ROM.
In sleep mode it takes about 6% battery per hour, with background sync off this is reduced to 4 - 5%. I usually lost about 1% and 2% max when it was sleeping. Didnt install anything new... And this is on my Anker 1900mAh battery. I really dont want to know how fast it will burn through my stock battery
Kohr-Ah said:
I am having real good luck with 10.56.9035.00U_10.14.9035.01 myself up here in Illinois. Maybe give that a shot? Can always switch if it doesn't help much
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178143 Radios
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202867 RILs
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I tried both the recommended radio and RIL, I'm still draining 100-150mA while the phone is sleeping. Is there anything else to try? Does this mean its the rom? If so, I'm hoping the upcoming ARHD update fixes this issue.
alitomari said:
I tried both the recommended radio and RIL, I'm still draining 100-150mA while the phone is sleeping. Is there anything else to try? Does this mean its the rom? If so, I'm hoping the upcoming ARHD update fixes this issue.
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Are you using the stock kernel that came with your Rom? If so try the one in my sig (click the name) and set OC Daemon to Bypass 192000/1560000 Intellidemand. See how that does.
Kohr-Ah said:
Are you using the stock kernel that came with your Rom? If so try the one in my sig (click the name) and set OC Daemon to Bypass 192000/1560000 Intellidemand. See how that does.
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Just tried the one in your signature, I'm still getting 100-150mA drain while the phone is sleeping, and my battery is still draining incredibly quickly.
alitomari said:
Just tried the one in your signature, I'm still getting 100-150mA drain while the phone is sleeping, and my battery is still draining incredibly quickly.
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When switching kernels I always get quick drain. About the third charge I get accurate battery measurement
Sent from my HTC Sensation in UR-Quan subspace.
Kohr-Ah said:
When switching kernels I always get quick drain. About the third charge I get accurate battery measurement
Sent from my HTC Sensation in UR-Quan subspace.
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Ok, I'll wait 3 charges and report back. During say when you first flash a new kernel, have you looked at the battery monitor app to see the drain? Like I've been saying, when the phone is asleep its draining over 100mA when this should be around 20mA or so. What could be the cause?
I flashed the new radio on Virtuous' OP. However, I feel little or no difference in performance... Does anyone know what exactly this new radio accomplishes? I did do my reading but no one seems to have a definite answer. They say better wifi and data connection but that only seems like a speculation.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA
Sure is a speculation, also lesser battery drain...
Tapatalked from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!!!
Radio benefits are bound to be subjective depending on where in the world you are, what types of connectivity you use and and what you do with your phone.
So far over the last year I've found that with each subsequent Radio release/leak battery consumption has improved and wifi/GSM signal strength has been better.
But that is certainly not guaranteed. If you're S-OFF'd you should be able to rollback Radio releases if you find that the new radio is worse.
Tired to write this...
WiFi has nothing to do with baseband ("radio"). Most, if not all, of the "improvements" in WiFi reception after baseband build change are placebo.
Jack_R1 said:
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WiFi has nothing to do with baseband ("radio"). Most, if not all, of the "improvements" in WiFi reception after baseband build change are placebo.
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you're suggesting that wifi has nothing to do with the radio? Just checking? As I've always believed it did...
I thought it had to do with bt, wifi, along with all types of mobile and data connections (ie gsm, edge,3g hspda etc)
Swyped from my DesireS