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Root info about radio firmware please?

nitramus

nitramus

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I try to get as much info as I can before doing anything and everything seems to be scattered everywhere in different places and very hard to find. There should be a sticky on everything about radio/firmware.

my HTC desire gsm has baseband 32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27 and I am wondering if I should update. The only real problem I am having is the signal strength. I am trying to find the changlog for the different versions to know if it is really worth it to change but just can not find anything at all. If it even exists.

I think I understand the 32.49.00.32U is the baseband and the 5.11.05.27 is the radio/firmware.

what is the relation between the different baseband versions (or does it change anything) and the the different radio versions.

[RADIO] HTC Desire Stock Radios [LATEST 5.17.05.23] [29/05/11] - xda-developers
This thread as over 200 pages and I just cant take hours after hours to find bits and pieces.

Also found this page on one way on how to update the radio
[UTILITY] Android Flasher 2.2.0.5! (12/12/11) - xda-developers
HTC Desire (GSM): FAQ - CyanogenMod Wiki

Revolutionary
rooted with S-OFF
radio 5.11.05.27
Hboot 6.93.1002 (still stock I believe)
CyanogenMod 7.2.0.1 stable

So.

Should I update and what is the best way to do it.
 
Baseband and radio are 2 names for the same thing.

There is no clear answer on whether you should update. As there are risks we usually say "only if you have a problem". Some people report changes in performance with different radios, most see little effect. Seems to depend on a lot of variables. If you have a problem it might be worth a try.

If you are using a hboot with a cache smaller than about 30MB then you should fastboot flash the radio img. See the adb and fastboot faq, in the root forum sticky post All Things Root Guide. Android flasher etc are just front ends for fastboot. If you have a standard cache you can flash radio zip from recovery, but fastboot is recommended anyway. Note that you fastboot flash the radio img, not the zip file!

Make sure you know what you are doing - get it wrong and you can wreck the phone irrecoverably. If at all unsure, ask.

This really belongs in the root section - will move when have a minute.
 
As for RILs, simplest is not to worry and use the one that comes with the ROM. Feel free to experiment, as it does no harm. Some are not compatible with the ROM or handset (I've seen a particular RIL work with one handset and not another, both running the same ROM), but if you have a problem you just reflash the ROM (without wiping) or restore your nandroid (because you always take a nandroid before flashing anything :)).

But TBH I'd not worry about RIL really.

BTW I say you take a nandroid before flashing anything, but radio is the exception. The nandroid doesn't back up the radio, and in event of a bad radio flash the phone is dead anyway. It's important to check the md5 code to ensure you have a good download before flashing a radio. There is an article about this in the All Things Root Guide sticky post as well.
 
I tried with bot 4ext recovery and clockworkmod recovery and they both tell be that update-script is no longer supported and to switch to edify scripting.

Both recovery are the latest versions and my cash is 40mb and my battery was at about 85%. don't have the time right now to try anything else but unless anybody has anything else to say I will try fastboot later.

I have never tried fast boot so I guess it will take ma a while to read and be sure I follow the steps properly and understand also.

thanks
 
You'll be OK with fastboot, as you are S-Off. Setting up is the longest part of it. The FAQ should explain what is required to do that.

The problem isn't the recoveries, but the zips use an old, deprecated scripting language. An old recovery like ClockWorkMod 2.5.0.7 (most stable CWM version for the Desire) would be able to flash them, but fastboot is slightly safer. Also if you wanted to install the old recovery, fastboot is the easiest way of doing that, so you may as well use that to flash the radio instead.
 
man that was stressful. I followed the prerequisite steps in the rooting guide and the fastboot part here.

The only thing I noticed is that I the phone had to say "fastboot usb" and not "Hboot usb".

Worked flawlessly, now lets see on the new radio how it works.
 
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