Baseband / radio - what's the most stable firmware version? - Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have been using a Droid Mini for many years now, and am still quite happy with it. One of my few complaints, is that the radio does not play nicely with Canada's Bell/Telus LTE network.
I've used the versions in both 4.2.2 (doesn't hand off to HSPA properly after a call or MMS, repeated service drop-outs) and 4.4.4 (hand-off is fine, but LTE connection is started/lost many times a day regardless of signal strength). While the latter one is an improvement, there are other weird bugs that seem to come with 4.4.4 ("this SIM is from an unknown source" errors which randomly kill your connection, prompting to connect to WiFi when opening apps even if all available relevant settings have been disabled).
I know the radio firmware from the Moto X is compatible, but I have a few questions before I start toying with this as it is my daily driver:
Is it OK to flash the radio partition from a newer major version? (Lollipop radio to Kitkat)
Is MSM8960PRO_BP_23255.140.93.00R the best option available? What is included with the available CyanogenMod releases?
Is the radio partition the only one that must be flashed to support this?
What's the easiest way to backup the partition before I try to update it?
Does anyone know if there is a working repository for the XT1030's stock images?

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[Q] {Wanted} Any working links to Shield Tablet wx_un_mo ROMs?

So I recently got a Shield Tablet.
As I reported in this thread, I took the plunge since I had not heard of anyone trying it and installed the only version of the wx_un_mo ROM I found.
wx_un_mo appears to be the cancelled/ever delayed/vaporware 3rd variant of the Shield Tablet which was to feature LTE and Voice calling.
So the matrix is:
wx_na_wf = Wifi (current wifi version ROMs)
wx_na_do = LTE , unlocked, US AT&T branded (current AT&T data only version ROMs)
wx_un_do = LTE , unlocked, RoW (current data only version ROMs)
wx_un_mo = LTE + Voice (Appears to be the previously planned and now MIA version that allowed calling)
As such I am looking and hoping for any and all links to any versions besides the following wx_un_mo OTA 1.2:
http://ota.nvidia.com/ota/rom/productionBL-droid-signed-wx_un_mo-full_ota-24526_447.6867.zip
Mirror: https://mega.co.nz/#!akQhEb7Q!tQyLSvivW7E__Gogzg4rdqG7cbB4m5uLUKOZc-3w7Xo
I've tried the links in a few threads and found them dead (such as http://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tablet/general/shield-tablet-otas-t2847116 thread which got me wondering what the _mo was).
I also tried the basic swap the 'do' for 'mo' on the ota.nvidia.com site which is how I found the 1.2 release.
Any other versions of the wx_un_mo ROM would be greatly appreciated. While I'm not necessarily smart enough to build a working ROM with phone support from such, perhaps others will be able to. I am certainly risky, crazy, and willing to try such experiments (as evidenced by my actions already).
Thanks for your time and hope we can find more of these that might end up with the Shield Tablet working to make voice calls as well.
If nothing else we've now seen the firmware and it almost working.

[Q] Connectivity issues on Nexus 5

Hi,
I have serious connectivity issues with my Nexus 5.
Most of the time I am only picking up 2G signal, sometimes the connection drops compeltely. However, I had a very unstable 3G/H/LTE connection for a few minutes sometimes in the last days.
This started after changing the battery and upgrading from Cyanogenmod 12 to 12.1. Unfortunately I did both changes at the same time, so I am not sure what caused this problem.
The following things I could rule out/test:
- Another phone (Nexus 4) picks up H+ with my sim
- My phone doesn't pick up 3G/H/LTE with another (working) sim
- I have checked the connections of the both cables running alongside the battery, I also checked the cables itself.
- I fiddled with the apn settings, also I never touched them before and everything worked fine.
- I have updated the radio image.
The one thing I couldn't try is flashing an older cyanogenmod 12, because I have no backup and couldn't find one online.
Does any of you have any ideas what I can do?
I would be really thankful for any kind of help.
Who is your carrier :/
I probably should have added that in the first place.
My carrier is T-Mobile in germany.
I have the same problem. Also i'm tryed flash Android 5.0 and Android M, in stock i have Android 5.1.1. Who khow how to fix this ?
I have no solution yet. The next thing I want to try is to roll back to Cyanogenmod 12, but I guess I am going to build it myself because it seems to have vanished from the internet.
I do occasionally get LTE, but it is very unstable and doesn't work most of the time.

No Wi-Fi on Nexus 5 - on any version of Android

The Wi-Fi on my wife's unrooted Nexus 5 (Sprint version) which was upgraded (via OTA) to Marshmallow last month suddenly stopped working last week. The slider would get hung while moving from Off to On (like it was trying to turn on) and therefore was not detecting any available Wi-Fi signals.
After trying many things, I eventually did the extreme and did a full factory data reset. No dice. Still not detecting anything.
Figuring it might be an OS issue with Marshmallow (given we're seeing a lot of forums indicating Nexus 5 issues based on Wi-Fi with both Marshmallow and Lollipop), we downgraded the OS first to Lollipop and then all the way back to KitKat (4.4). Still not working. At initial phone setup, the phone is not detecting any available WiFi signals and gets hungup trying to find networks for me to choose from - so I end up having to skip this step.
Any other tips out there on what I can try? Is this a sure sign of hardware problems? Don't think my wife's phone is under warranty any longer (have had it slightly over a year, I think).
PS - Now I can no longer even upgrade the phone (OTA, at least) from 4.4.4 because my phone is saying it needs Wi-Fi to download the update - with no option to do it over my data plan.
I'm in the same situation and it appears to be a hardware failure. The wifi chip can't be replaced so a motherboard swap is required.
You can upgrade to the latest stock ROM by flashing the entire ROM from a command prompt in Win7.
Plot thickens
So, I figured out a way to get the OTA's over LTE (by manually changing my phone's date up a week). While going through each OS update from 4.4 KitKat to 6.0 Marshmallow (about 5 or 6 rounds of them) my phone briefly was able to detect WI-FI, I believe during set up at 5.1.1 Lollipop - and I was able to get on my home network.
Probably should have just stopped updating after that, but definitely was not detecting anything after that. I lost it during one of the Lollipop updates - well before getting to 6.0. Not sure if WiFi was actually working well or not.
Maybe the chip is in the process of failing? Not sure but it seems like you are having better luck than me.
audit13 said:
Maybe the chip is in the process of failing? Not sure but it seems like you are having better luck than me.
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I wish. Don't want to go through all those steps again after doing a clean wipe to have a fleeting glimpse of Wi-Fi.
pagalbengal said:
So, I figured out a way to get the OTA's over LTE (by manually changing my phone's date up a week). While going through each OS update from 4.4 KitKat to 6.0 Marshmallow (about 5 or 6 rounds of them) my phone briefly was able to detect WI-FI, I believe during set up at 5.1.1 Lollipop - and I was able to get on my home network.
Probably should have just stopped updating after that, but definitely was not detecting anything after that. I lost it during one of the Lollipop updates - well before getting to 6.0. Not sure if WiFi was actually working well or not.
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Hi, pagalbengal. I'm having the same problems right now, and I wanted to check with you to see if there have been any developments with your situation over the past month. Still hopeless? Have you contacted Google tech support? Do they still even support this phone? Thanks for any info.
You guys might want to try reflash the modem firmware.
Couldn't get my wi-fi to work so I replaced the motherboard. Every stock and custom ROM I tried could not enable wi-fi.

AOSP Or Lineage ROMs for Sprint

If I'm understanding correctly none of the current roms work on Sprint's network. Is that correct?
I've tried lineageOS and couldn't hold a signal so if there's one that works please point me in that direction.
Thanks.
I hadn't had any luck with ROMs on Sprint either until today. I decided to restore my TWRP backup of LineageOS 14.1 official, then I re-flashed the bootloader and radio from the most recent stock build (I had been on 4.4.3 to test something). The device was not active on my account at the time, but when it booted up, I got an alert from Signal Check Pro that it had an LTE signal, and the LTE indicator was on. So then I signed on and swapped devices to try to reactivate it, and immediately went into carrier settings and tapped update network settings. I got an alert shortly after saying com.android.phone had stopped, but it appeared to work, and I had a signal and LTE indicator. There was a Lineage update showing (May 17), so I downloaded it (over LTE) and installed it. Everything has been working so far, both before and after the update: voice, LTE (all bands), SMS, MMS, and RCS. So I really didn't do anything different, it's just working now.
Note, I have had SMS problems on every stock build starting with the first 6.0.1 build, and all security releases after it. I haven't had any problems on any older Android version. What happens is it works fine for a while, but at least once a day. SMS stops working until I reboot or update network settings. That's why I installed Lineage, trying to determine if it's a bug in Android or the radio. So far, no problems, but it has only been a few hours.
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LOL it course the SMS bug struck after about 24 hours.. except this time it took a couple of tries to get data working again, and SMS wouldn't work again.. I knew better.. back to stock again..
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Antenna radio signal shows an "X" where my signal strength is shown after system update

Hey guys, I've been nearly driving myself insane trying to find a fix for what seems to be a pretty serious, near-system breaking bug in the most recent Android 11 system update for the Blu View 3 (B140DL)
I had working antenna signal and strength working perfectly fine, after marrying my new SIM card's iccid to my carriers account. After marrying, I was told to reset my network settings, apply system updates (if any) and reboot the device. There was an update, so I proceeded with it, and when my phone was done rebooting, there was an empty antenna signal triangle with an x in it. I've heard about and seen ota updates have bugs in the firmware that cause issues but it's always been with top tier flagship type devices and there's a fix rolled out almost instantly. This being a budget unlocked device, I have had no luck with any kind of information about possible fixes or any being released; hell, I can't seem to find if anybody else has experienced this problem with the specific update on this build or not anywhere on the internet, and this update is from January of this year. I am going to post the build and specific software update that caused the radio firmware to not work, so hopefully that helps. I'm hoping that maybe there's a fix for this that doesn't involve reflashing the official firmware (can't seem to find the stock firmware for this device at all) and I'm humbly asking for any help or advice that anyone is willing to share with me. I'm having to resort to using text now & voice over WiFi with no access to my carriers services. Thank you in advance!
P.S. I also put a screenshot with the current kernel and baseband as well, because I'm not sure if either of those got updated during the last system update.
There is now firmware available. I'd try flashing stock
Dial *#*#info#*#* which will open up a menu to change radio from 3g to LTE only, and others, try them.
Also is your apn set?

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