[RADIO][CWM] Radio Images

[nathan_barstow14]

I repackaged MJ9ModemParams.zip without the param.bin and its associated entries in the script and tried it out (after making a backup!) and it worked perfectly. My modem/baseband is VRUEMJ9 and working great.

Here's the update file I created and used (repackaged from what stvn1337 posted): VRUEMJ9_zif.zip

Working for me as well. Successfully upgraded to the latest baseband. No issues running CM11 and Devil Kernel.

 

[fkfmfz]

People do realize that the "leak" is the same build as the OTA right? It is pointless to refer to them as different releases.

Sent from my Moto X

Finally someone else verified that they are the same. Thats why all the different feedback. Verizon needs to update mj9 to fix all those reboots and mix results.

Nephilim.OTA.MJ9.Rom.v2.1-R3Ds

 

[phillthedrill]

I can tell you all that there is a huge difference in battery life and 4G LTE signal. I work in a wholesale club and when I go back to the break room, the new modem VRUEMJ9 gets better speed and much better battery life than the VRAMC3 Modem did. When I used the VRAMC3 modem, it would drain the battery to around 60% when I left for the day, today was 80% with the VRUEMJ9. Also, when in the break room in the back, I had a hard time getting on the internet, it would be super slow. Sometimes I had to toggle data off and on again, but it was always slow. With the new VRUEMJ9 modem, I can access the internet without any problems. I encourage everyone to flash the new modem. Just to let you know, I am still on 4.1.2.

 

[bigw34]

Thank you zif!!! I was having a lot of trouble getting the other mj9 files to flash correctly on my phone using twrp, cwm and odin. Your file worked perfectly for me on latest twrp with slimkat 4.4.2 rom.

 

[jake21]

Thanks it sort of works but for sanity sake can you post the md5sum ?

Here are my findings...

I'm running CM11 12/18 and using TWRP 2.6.3.1 and this modem update didn't work for me: VRUEMJ9_radio.zip by imnuts for Galaxy Note 2

I compared it to this one that was previously posted: MJ9ModemParams.zip by stvn1337 for Galaxy Note 2

As imnuts said (assuming he was referring to this other one) the content of the modem images within these packages is the same (ignoring the fact that MJ9ModemParams.zip also has a separate param.bin file and script entries in it).

What appears to have made the difference for me is how the image is extracted/installed. I certainly don't know the ins and outs of the scripting used for this stuff, but I can spot a difference easily enough...

In VRUEMJ9_radio.zip the updater-script has this key line:

package_extract_file("vruemj9_modem.img", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p10");

And MJ9ModemParams.zip has these:

assert(package_extract_file("modem.bin", "/tmp/modem.bin"));
run_program("/sbin/dd", "if=/tmp/modem.bin", "of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p10");

The modem image has the same content but it is packaged and extracted/installed differently.

I repackaged MJ9ModemParams.zip without the param.bin and its associated entries in the script and tried it out (after making a backup!) and it worked perfectly. My modem/baseband is VRUEMJ9 and working great.

Here's the update file I created and used (repackaged from what stvn1337 posted): VRUEMJ9_zif.zip

 

[zif]

Thanks it sort of works but for sanity sake can you post the md5sum ?

What does "sort of works" mean?

Here are the hashes for VRUEMJ9_zif.zip:
MD5: B0AD9E7BB4468139F954F703DC7BBC13
SHA1: 27723CDE1032C8D033C807809D0E0C29F5576BD3

 

[jsp254]

Question. In nuts zip the radio is 45.38mb. In zifs, modem is 88.00mb. What's the difference? I've seen in the tw4.3 threads saying the params need to be flashed with the odin package. Does either of these do that and how do you check if the params have been flashed?

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[zif]

Question. In nuts zip the radio is 45.38mb. In zifs, modem is 88.00mb. What's the difference?

As has already been stated the content is exactly the same; they're just packed differently.
If you extract both updates and then extract the actual images you can see this for yourself (7-Zip is an easy way to do this).

I've seen in the tw4.3 threads saying the params need to be flashed with the odin package. Does either of these do that and how do you check if the params have been flashed?

Neither of these has any params update in it. This one does: MJ9ModemParams.zip by stvn1337 for Galaxy Note 2

*Edit*Note* I didn't create this file and I don't actually know what the param.bin image in it does. Some have reported issues with it.

 

[jake21]

Poor wording.Flashed fine and seems to be a bit of an improvement. Haven't used it long enough to comment on battery life but reception seems better in low signal areas.

What does "sort of works" mean?

Here are the hashes for VRUEMJ9_zif.zip:
MD5: B0AD9E7BB4468139F954F703DC7BBC13
SHA1: 27723CDE1032C8D033C807809D0E0C29F5576BD3

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bleh the answer to the below question is that it has 44686592 bytes of null padding...

tail -c 44686592 modem.bin | od
0000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000
*
252356400

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I'm trying to figure out why the modem.bin file in your package is twice as large as the modem file provided in this thread by immuts. If i understand correctl your modem.bin came from sv's package. These are fat32 images that can be mounted on any linux system and they contain the exact same content if mounted:
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modem.bin: x86 boot sector; partition 1: ID=0x6, active, starthead 0, startsector 0, 409600 sectors, code offset 0x3c, OEM-ID "MTOO4013", sectors/cluster 8, root entries 512, sectors/FAT 200, heads 5, sectors 409600 (volumes > 32 MB) , serial number 0x29b2acbf, unlabeled, FAT (16 bit)
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vruemj9_radio.img: x86 boot sector; partition 1: ID=0x6, active, starthead 0, startsector 0, 409600 sectors, code offset 0x3c, OEM-ID "MTOO4013", sectors/cluster 8, root entries 512, sectors/FAT 200, heads 5, sectors 409600 (volumes > 32 MB) , serial number 0x29b2acbf, unlabeled, FAT (16 bit)
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Under linux you would mount one of these files with "mount -o loop modem.bin [some directory]
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Anyway do you know why the files differ in size ?
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47588096 vruemj9_radio.img
vs
92274688 modem.bin

Poor wording.Flashed fine and seems to be a bit of an improvement. Haven't used it long enough to comment on battery life but reception seems better in low signal areas.

 

[nexttonomy]

Hey Zif

is your zip ok to flash if im already running 4.3 aokp?

 

[zif]

is your zip ok to flash if im already running 4.3 aokp?

I've only used it on recent CM11 nightlies but I'd guess that it should be fine.
Make a backup of your current modem partition first just in case

 

[nexttonomy]

I've only used it on recent CM11 nightlies but I'd guess that it should be fine.
Make a backup of your current modem partition first just in case

Thanks Zif

 

[PhilDX]

...Make a backup of your current modem partition first just in case

what is the best/most reliable way to do this? thanks

 

[bigw34]

I've only used it on recent CM11 nightlies but I'd guess that it should be fine.
Make a backup of your current modem partition first just in case

Zif, I lost root after I flashed your mj9 package. Everything else works ok, but do you know how I can get root back? I also cant install the SuperSU binary files. Im on SlimKat 4.4.2 ROM.

 

[mysterysauce]

Zif, I lost root after I flashed your mj9 package. Everything else works ok, but do you know how I can get root back? I also cant install the SuperSU binary files. Im on SlimKat 4.4.2 ROM.

http://download.chainfire.eu/372/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.86.zip
Flash this in recovery.
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[bigw34]

http://download.chainfire.eu/372/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.86.zip
Flash this in recovery.
Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda app-developers app

Thanks! Will this restore root access also or just fix my supersu issue?

 

[mysterysauce]

Thanks! Will this restore root access also or just fix my supersu issue?

Both

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[bastardtrees]

Would this work with [AOSPA 4.3 JLS36C] PARANOlDANDROID 3.99-RC2 (OCT20) | HALO | HYBRID | PIE ?
and the latest plasma kernel ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2118400

the latest radio that is either zif or the one imnuts posted.

VRUEMJ9 Modem

Thanks

Hmm just flashed it in cwm and it's still showing VRAMC3 Modem

?

 

[zif]

I lost root after I flashed your mj9 package.

There's nothing in the modem update that would cause you to lose root. It was likely something else you did.

 

[nexttonomy]

what is the best/most reliable way to do this? thanks

The way I did it was using Philz touch recovery.. and you can do an advanced backup and select to backup the modem...

Not sure if that is the correct way or not.. but seems to have worked correctly

Nex