Athena 1.58 Radio upgrade

[lakeman]

******WARNING YOU MUST HAVE THE UNLOCKER APPLIED**************
I have SPL3.5 and managed to extract the Radio from Taxists latest Rom , which I believe is from the 7510'
It worked for me so here it is if you are game
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YSK3CXLX
http://rapidshare.com/files/144562997/athena-radio-1.58.rar.html

I used Duttys NBH tool that Irus has linked on the WM6 page

This rom seems to work well on SPL 1.2 and 3.5

Some Roms wont show the H icon eg michyprimas (see here for solution) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2447327&postcount=3

There is also a guide to errors you might receive in a text file included in the rom, that I got from one of the AP4 installations

** adition October 2008 **
Unfortunately Video call is not playing nicely with this radio
I have had to revert to Radio 1.57 to get it working again

[eaglesteve]

Thanks mate.

Will try this out soon.

[eaglesteve]

So far, I'm only observing the data connection capability, and noted that the H icons stay there all the time, so internet and email connections no longer has a lag. In other word, both internet and email seems faster with this radio.

I hope this behaviour is stable. Let's continue to observe and see how it goes.

[lakeman]

So far, I'm only observing the data connection capability, and noted that the H icons stay there all the time, so internet and email connections no longer has a lag. In other word, both internet and email seems faster with this radio.

I hope this behaviour is stable. Let's continue to observe and see how it goes.

Glad you found it and I look forward to your assessment

[tovarish]

how can I install this on an spl 1.2 system.

[eaglesteve]

how can I install this on an spl 1.2 system.
The same as a ROM flash.

It will hard reset, so backup first before upgrading.

[lennie]

Anyone from the US running this radio? is it better than the previous, does it improve battery life/reception/etc?

[Brau0303]

I would be interested to know if anyone here in the USA has tried this version, On the AT&T network in particular. (I have the 1.57.00 radio currently on US AT&T and it works very well, very rapid Sat Lock on too)

Cheers
BR

[lakeman]

how can I install this on an spl 1.2 system.

Hi tovarish.
To be sure , I checked the contents of the file and they are the same as in any 1.2 SPL upgrade.
There is also a file walking you through the process and explains any error messages you might get and their solution.

Lenny and Brau, this is the same radio as in taxists latest rom so if any US members have tried it it should work.
I think irus has used it.

Why don't you give it a try and report what you think.
Eaglesteve usually gives a good opinion and workout of apps he tries but of course he is in australia.

[aahmedoo]

I've experienced radio has been excellent and rapid

[rvnteck]

All is well with 1.58 Radio, Im using it 2 hours now and I notice the phone's signal bars is always 100%

Im using it with 1.2 spl WM6.1 WWE 1.60 MiChY Full Edition

[lakeman]

All is well with 1.58 Radio, Im using it 2 hours now and I notice the phone's signal bars is always 100%

Im using it with 1.2 spl WM6.1 WWE 1.60 MiChY Full Edition

Great to hear it works for a fellow torontite!

[lennie]

still no one from US used this radio?

[eaglesteve]

still no one from US used this radio?

Why not try out yourself?It is so easy and involves so little effort and time.

- backup using sprite
- flash the new radio and test
- if there is improvement, restore. If not, flash back old radio and restore.

Done.

[lennie]

Why not try out yourself?It is so easy and involves so little effort and time.

- backup using sprite
- flash the new radio and test
- if there is improvement, restore. If not, flash back old radio and restore.

Done.

the thing is its not hard to do so, its just that I didn't want to "re-create the wheel", in other words if someone tried it already and it worked or didn't work they could easily relay that info so other's wouldn't have to do it.

I will relay that info so other's in the US won't have to "re-create the wheel": this radio doesn't work in the US. you can try it for yourself, but it didnt' work for me.

[Brau0303]

the thing is its not hard to do so, its just that I didn't want to "re-create the wheel", in other words if someone tried it already and it worked or didn't work they could easily relay that info so other's wouldn't have to do it.

I will relay that info so other's in the US won't have to "re-create the wheel": this radio doesn't work in the US. you can try it for yourself, but it didnt' work for me.

While I have not yet tested all radio functions, I can say that it does work on US AT&T. I have not noticed any major diff from Radio v1.57.00 for me (your results may differ from mine, based on carrier & area you live).

Cheers
BR

[weaselcossey]

the thing is its not hard to do so, its just that I didn't want to "re-create the wheel", in other words if someone tried it already and it worked or didn't work they could easily relay that info so other's wouldn't have to do it.

I will relay that info so other's in the US won't have to "re-create the wheel": this radio doesn't work in the US. you can try it for yourself, but it didnt' work for me.

It certainly works in the US, on at&t anyway. No differences from 1.57 at all for me.

[responderman]

Thank you for this, I shall give it a try once ive backed up and reflashed. Do we know anything about it? Battery? Signal?
All the best
Jay

[NuttyBuddy]

I had a slight improvement over radio v1.57.00 in weak areas

[lennie]

While I have not yet tested all radio functions, I can say that it does work on US AT&T. I have not noticed any major diff from Radio v1.57.00 for me (your results may differ from mine, based on carrier & area you live).

Cheers
BR

wow really, I had no luck with this radio, I'm on AT&T too.
I'll give it a try again.....and I'm feeling I'm gonna have the same result as I had before.....

[Brau0303]

wow really, I had no luck with this radio, I'm on AT&T too.
I'll give it a try again.....and I'm feeling I'm gonna have the same result as I had before.....

The one thing I have found is that on some of the current OS Roms, you have to make sure that the BAND selector (in Phone Settings) is set to "Auto" or there are problems and that is true on all radio versions 1.5x.00 that I have been running as os late.

Cheers
BR

[lennie]

It actually worked this time. I didn't know about setting the BAND to Auto, thanks for the info. I'm using IRUS/TAXIST ultra lite and it seems to do the trick. :D....I had tried this radio with another rom and it didn't work, but its working with this rom.

This radio doesn't seem to toggle between 3G and HSDPA...wouldn't this be a source of battery drain?
yeah yeah, I know its sounds like an ass of a question, but I don't know another way to word it...

[eaglesteve]

It actually worked this time. I didn't know about setting the BAND to Auto, thanks for the info. I'm using IRUS/TAXIST ultra lite and it seems to do the trick. :D....I had tried this radio with another rom and it didn't work, but its working with this rom.

This radio doesn't seem to toggle between 3G and HSDPA...wouldn't this be a source of battery drain?
yeah yeah, I know its sounds like an ass of a question, but I don't know another way to word it...

Lennie, glad that you finally got it to work.

Don't know about battery life because I don't usually pay much attention to this. It's going to need a spare battery no matter what I do as I'm just too heavy a user.

But as far as internet connection and email connection is concerned, there is no doubt in my mind now that this radio is faster than any other radio I've tried. Internet connection no longer has the usual long pause before connection and mail download. For this reason, I'm glad that Lakeman has posted this.

[rvnteck]

Up to now no GPS lock or fix still & I notice I never got the "H" in my data reception ever since I upgraded to this radio. any ideas? thanks in advance!

[eaglesteve]

Up to now no GPS lock or fix still & I notice I never got the "H" in my data reception ever since I upgraded to this radio. any ideas? thanks in advance!

Strange. Mine stays in "H" at all times. My GPS works without problem. Have you tried re-flashing the radio?

[rvnteck]

Strange. Mine stays in "H" at all times. My GPS works without problem. Have you tried re-flashing the radio?


I just did re-flashing the radio but still no "H" at my data reception. Is there a way to do this manually, like a changing the registry? thanks!

[eaglesteve]

I just did re-flashing the radio but still no "H" at my data reception. Is there a way to do this manually, like a changing the registry? thanks!

Have you tried the Sogarth/irus wm6.1 base rom ? May be the rom needs update too?

[rvnteck]

Have you tried the Sogarth/irus wm6.1 base rom ? May be the rom needs update too?


Hi, thanks for the help. Im using this radio with WM6.1 WWE 1.60 MiChY Full Edition, do I still need to flash it to Sogarth/irus wm6.1 base rom?

[lakeman]

Hi, thanks for the help. Im using this radio with WM6.1 WWE 1.60 MiChY Full Edition, do I still need to flash it to Sogarth/irus wm6.1 base rom?

Hi mate
I am also using this Rom and have had no problems at all ?bad flash.
I think Michy uses the same Sogarth/Irus base anyway

[rvnteck]

Hi mate
I am also using this Rom and have had no problems at all ?bad flash.
I think Michy uses the same Sogarth/Irus base anyway



Still no success guys, even flashing the ROM & Radio 3X Im still stuck with a 3G Data Reception and still no "H". I guess i'll just try to look for a registry hack for this one. Thanks!

[lakeman]

Still no success guys, even flashing the ROM & Radio 3X Im still stuck with a 3G Data Reception and still no "H". I guess i'll just try to look for a registry hack for this one. Thanks!

did you turn on hsdpa in settings/connections/advancednetwork/hsdpa?

[rvnteck]

did you turn on hsdpa in settings/connections/advancednetwork/hsdpa?


Yes I check, it was default on and I also uncheck and check it back again just to make sure but no change. I still have only 3G. I've been trying out different kind of registry and still the same result.

[D1ab70]

Strange. Mine stays in "H" at all times. My GPS works without problem. Have you tried re-flashing the radio?

Ahhhh The Constant H my friends is the next step above hsdpa and that hsupa! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Speed_Uplink_Packet_Access .Basically hsdpa is higher speed when DOWNLOADING than umts(384kbs) in which depending on phase can go up and above 7.6mbps ,but when uploading/ being idleit drops to umts speeds and H turns to 3g.Hsupa is same thing but for uploading thus keeping H at all times.With both technologies combined its hspa i believe.Personally havent tried this radio but hearing this about constant H is good,in other words what good is downloading if uploads are slow,with hsupa makes overall data speed faster.I guess the next step now is 4g??? For the record and i confirmed with att in usa,they support hsupa in most areas inc. mine.The only other devices besides athenas with this radio that support hsupa is the 8925 (tilt aka kaiser) and maybe the diamond (theoretically msm 7200 devices with proper radio)

[eaglesteve]

Ahhhh The Constant H my friends is the next step above hsdpa and that hsupa! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Speed_Uplink_Packet_Access .Basically hsdpa is higher speed when DOWNLOADING than umts(384kbs) in which depending on phase can go up and above 7.6mbps ,but when uploading/ being idleit drops to umts speeds and H turns to 3g.Hsupa is same thing but for uploading thus keeping H at all times.With both technologies combined its hspa i believe.Personally havent tried this radio but hearing this about constant H is good,in other words what good is downloading if uploads are slow,with hsupa makes overall data speed faster.I guess the next step now is 4g??? For the record and i confirmed with att in usa,they support hsupa in most areas inc. mine.The only other devices besides athenas with this radio that support hsupa is the 8925 (tilt aka kaiser) and maybe the diamond (theoretically msm 7200 devices with proper radio)


Thanks for this explanation. No wonder my net surfing and email download is so noticeably faster. I guess it takes less time to send the request to the server at least.

[lennie]

I just did re-flashing the radio but still no "H" at my data reception. Is there a way to do this manually, like a changing the registry? thanks!

are you sure the support is in your area?
......don't know, just asking.

[rvnteck]

are you sure the support is in your area?
......don't know, just asking.


Yup I guess so, because Rogers network have the 3g iPhone and they're giving it with a 3g data plan which I have on X7500. And before I flash to the 1.58, I was using the WM6 official with the 1.57 radio, I was getting the "H" but fluctuating from 3G to H

[techntrek]

Any issue flashing this to spl 3.5 (AP4)?

edit: works ok. still testing.

[techntrek]

Day 2 of testing, and... an interesting result this morning. Where I sit at work I never can get a 3G/H signal and usually only get a 2-bar Edge signal, sometimes only one bar. This morning I glanced at my Athena and to my surprise it was showing an H. Only one bar, but still, an H. Then 2 bars here and there.

So I went to Mobile Speed Test and ran a few tests. 600+ kbps every time, one almost at 700. In the past using the 1.57 radio I usually only got around 500 around town with a solid 2 or 3 3G bars (H enabled), and my best time ever was around 750 but that was a fluke. But no 3G/H at my desk.

There is the remote possibility that an antenna was adjusted yesterday afternoon, giving me a better signal. Maybe they upgraded some equipment. And I know that constant hsdpa/hsupa should give slightly better transfer times. However, I had hsdpa turned on before, too, and the probability of equipment changes on the other end the same day I upgrade my radio software is just about zero. Especially around here where they barely make any system changes, ever.

So I'm giving credit for this massive change to the new radio. I'm impressed.

Just now I ran more tests and got my fastest times EVER... 769, 770, 793, 899, 983. :eek::eek:

BTW, I'm running AP4 ROM, the public Opera 9.5 beta, and of course radio v1.58.

[lakeman]

Day 2 of testing, and... an interesting result this morning. Where I sit at work I never can get a 3G/H signal and usually only get a 2-bar Edge signal, sometimes only one bar. This morning I glanced at my Athena and to my surprise it was showing an H. Only one bar, but still, an H. Then 2 bars here and there.

So I went to Mobile Speed Test and ran a few tests. 600+ kbps every time, one almost at 700. In the past using the 1.57 radio I usually only got around 500 around town with a solid 2 or 3 3G bars (H enabled), and my best time ever was around 750 but that was a fluke. But no 3G/H at my desk.

There is the remote possibility that an antenna was adjusted yesterday afternoon, giving me a better signal. Maybe they upgraded some equipment. And I know that constant hsdpa/hsupa should give slightly better transfer times. However, I had hsdpa turned on before, too, and the probability of equipment changes on the other end the same day I upgrade my radio software is just about zero. Especially around here where they barely make any system changes, ever.

So I'm giving credit for this massive change to the new radio. I'm impressed.

Just now I ran more tests and got my fastest times EVER... 769, 770, 793, 899, 983. :eek::eek:

BTW, I'm running AP4 ROM, the public Opera 9.5 beta, and of course radio v1.58.

Great news technetrek
I just added this link to the wiki
lakeman

[nswprop]

Hi, I am a first-timer here. And I am overwhelmed with fear everytime I plan on upgrading any ROM or Radio. Too many people post how they screwed up their device after such upgrades. And I cant imagine a day without my athena, furthermore, I don't have much money to spare for a new device..:o . And there are so many post and instructions on how to upgrade and flash, some claim to be the best, some says otherwise...I am going crazy!!

So, my question is, can someone show me 'THE BEST WAY' or 'BEST TOOL' to upgrade my radio. Because it sucks!! But I am still too scared to do the ROM:o

Any help?

[goodluckje]

never mind

[maff2k]

Bit of a long shot this but has anyone noticed any issues with mms and this radio? I can't seem to receive them any more!

[Cynetic_1]

I´m using rom Michyprima 2.04 and radio 1.58 and MMS received well!!
Maybe the problem it´s on your ROM?
Best regards

[madbird]

Bit of a long shot this but has anyone noticed any issues with mms and this radio? I can't seem to receive them any more!

hi, got radio 1.58 (the rest of the system is in my sig.) and have no issues with mms. it is still working as expected.

mad

[quasyl]

I have Michy 2.04 rom and 1.58 radio... all is perfect. With 1.58 Radio my connection is very faster in download.

[ioevanc]

Hello

I am trying to install the radio 1.58 version but when it gets to 7% I get an error:

ERROR [270] UPDATE ERROR

The image file is corrupted. Please check your update utility.

The phone just restarts.

I tried downloading the whole package several times, tried different computers still the same problem. Any ideas anyone ?

I have Advantage X7500 by the way.

[forcedv]

I got exactly the same "image file is corrupted" error.

Downloaded from link on the first page today.

Can somebody fix this please ?

[lakeman]

I got exactly the same "image file is corrupted" error.

Downloaded from link on the first page today.

Can somebody fix this please ?
I just checked and reloaded the file with no issues.
Do you have an athena?
Is it unlocked?
did you remove the sim and SD card?
did you use the same usb port that your activesync connection was made
Did you read the Readme .doc?
Have you tried the updater in Bootloader mode?
have you tried loading Taxists rom , where I got the radio from?

[ioevanc]

Yes I have Advantage 7500, I tried removing the SD card as well as the sim card but I'm getting the same error message.

My device is unlocked well SIM unlocked. But i dont hink its CID unlocked. I'm guessing I need to flash my SPL ? What do I need to do then to successfully load this radio on my device ?

Thanks

[lakeman]

Yes I have Advantage 7500, I tried removing the SD card as well as the sim card but I'm getting the same error message.

My device is unlocked well SIM unlocked. But i dont hink its CID unlocked. I'm guessing I need to flash my SPL ? What do I need to do then to successfully load this radio on my device ?

Thanks

Well theres your answer!
you need to unlock it to load different roms and radios
see here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=315831

[ioevanc]

Well theres your answer!
you need to unlock it to load different roms and radios
see here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=315831

I flashed my SPL and than flashed the new radio without any problems. Thank You!

[Bright Neon]

Can anyone please mirror this radio on another link other than megaupload?

[Bright Neon]

No luck :(

[ioevanc]

I just checked the link in megaupload works fine. Maybe you're not putting the 3 digit code in ? I couldn't see it at first and I thought the link is dead.

[Bright Neon]

I just checked the link in megaupload works fine. Maybe you're not putting the 3 digit code in ? I couldn't see it at first and I thought the link is dead.

The problem is I can't have access to site at all! So I need a mirror on another one :)

[Bright Neon]

Thank you for the new link lakeman :)

[lakeman]

Thank you for the new link lakeman :)

No problem and thanks sergiopi for making this thread sticky

[beginner]

1)In advance network I turn the option of HSDPA/HSUPA to support both, but when I reset it returns to only HSDPA

2)some days ago I saw the letter H turned from white into a green box. Does it mean HSUPA?

thanks.

[lakeman]

1)In advance network I turn the option of HSDPA/HSUPA to support both, but when I reset it returns to only HSDPA

2)some days ago I saw the letter H turned from white into a green box. Does it mean HSUPA?

thanks.

from google
1.High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) and High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) technology is an evolution of the UMTS standard that enhances the capabilities of 3G by enabling higher data transfer rates. Releases 5 and 6 of the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) will enable downlink transfer speeds up to 14.4 Mbps and uplink transfer rates of up to 5.76 Mbps.
2.Probably not ,Beats me?

[evermore]

Just a couple quick questions:

Anybody living in New York city (or nearby) using the 1.58 radio and, if so, have you found it significantly better than 1.57?

Also, do i flash a radio from sd the same way as a rom? Do I rename the nbh file to ATHEIMG.NBH, as I did with the rom upgrade I did?

Thanks.

[eaglesteve]

Also, do i flash a radio from sd the same way as a rom? Do I rename the nbh file to ATHEIMG.NBH, as I did with the rom upgrade I did?

Thanks.

Yes. Yes.

[lakeman]

Unfortunately Video call is not playing nicely with this radio
I have had to revert to Radio 1.57 to get it working again

[evermore]

techntrek (or anybody else in U.S. on AT&T),

I've never been able to get better than around 400 kbps (usually much lower) over AT&T 3G on either the stock radio or 1.58. I'm in NYC on the $20/mo MediaMax (or something like that) unlimited plan with the wap.cingular access point. Could that be it? Are those of you who are getting much better speeds on the pda plan or using the other access point (isp.cingular, I think)?

Thanks very much.

Day 2 of testing, and... an interesting result this morning. Where I sit at work I never can get a 3G/H signal and usually only get a 2-bar Edge signal, sometimes only one bar. This morning I glanced at my Athena and to my surprise it was showing an H. Only one bar, but still, an H. Then 2 bars here and there.

So I went to Mobile Speed Test and ran a few tests. 600+ kbps every time, one almost at 700. In the past using the 1.57 radio I usually only got around 500 around town with a solid 2 or 3 3G bars (H enabled), and my best time ever was around 750 but that was a fluke. But no 3G/H at my desk.

There is the remote possibility that an antenna was adjusted yesterday afternoon, giving me a better signal. Maybe they upgraded some equipment. And I know that constant hsdpa/hsupa should give slightly better transfer times. However, I had hsdpa turned on before, too, and the probability of equipment changes on the other end the same day I upgrade my radio software is just about zero. Especially around here where they barely make any system changes, ever.

So I'm giving credit for this massive change to the new radio. I'm impressed.

Just now I ran more tests and got my fastest times EVER... 769, 770, 793, 899, 983. :eek::eek:

BTW, I'm running AP4 ROM, the public Opera 9.5 beta, and of course radio v1.58.

[medanshop]

thanks bro ...

compatibel for SPL 1.2 & SPL 3.5 ?

[techntrek]

techntrek (or anybody else in U.S. on AT&T),

I've never been able to get better than around 400 kbps (usually much lower) over AT&T 3G on either the stock radio or 1.58. I'm in NYC on the $20/mo MediaMax (or something like that) unlimited plan with the wap.cingular access point. Could that be it? Are those of you who are getting much better speeds on the pda plan or using the other access point (isp.cingular, I think)?

Thanks very much.

Just saw this message. My fastest-ever speed so far is now 1200 kbps, but usually I see the speed between 500 and 750. I use the MediaNet connection because it allows you to turn off the proxy setting - necessary to get some apps to work right.

[farch]

I installed radio 1.58, got very fast connections, but my WLAN doesn't work anymore. Any help
Thanks

[lakeman]

I installed radio 1.58, got very fast connections, but my WLAN doesn't work anymore. Any help
Thanks

Sorry to hear this , sounds like you had a bad flash and broke your radio firmware
read these two fora
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=405814
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=387454

[smuppy]

I installed radio 1.58, got very fast connections, but my WLAN doesn't work anymore. Any help
Thanks

I would suggest http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2154726, it helped me with three bricked Wifi's after flashing a ROM with radio 1.58.0.0.

Dont forget to donate to cmonex if it works for you, he's worth it :D

[mikeforumwon]

I have SPL3.5 and managed to extract the Radio from Taxists latest Rom , which I believe is from the 7510'
It worked for me so here it is if you are game
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YSK3CXLX
http://rapidshare.com/files/144562997/athena-radio-1.58.rar.html

I used Duttys NBH tool that Irus has linked on the WM6 page

This rom seems to work well on SPL 1.2 and 3.5

Some Roms wont show the H icon eg michyprimas (see here for solution) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2447327&postcount=3

There is also a guide to errors you might receive in a text file included in the rom, that I got from one of the AP4 installations

** adition October 2008 **
Unfortunately Video call is not playing nicely with this radio
I have had to revert to Radio 1.57 to get it working again

Megaupload site is a blank page while file from rapidshare could not be opened - message says file is corrupt. Please advise any other links.

[techntrek]

Just tried to upload my copy of the zip file here, not sure if it worked unless I post this message....

Edit: and I don't see it. I'll try again later if someone else doesn't post it first.

[mikeforumwon]

Thanks for your response. Will wait.

[techntrek]

Just tried again and got a message that the upload failed. Don't know why, its smaller than the max 8 GB allowed.

[Kal1n]

All ok
I have no problem