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Best Radio for Android (test Darkstone froyo v1, v2.1, Mattcleo 1.6b, Shub's)

Hey guys, I didnt see any thread like this before so I think no one has taken the time to do this (hope to be right.) The thing is I tested the title listed Android Roms with different .50 radios raging from 2.08 to 2.12. I tested all this using MichyP R8, manusfreedom 11aug, and the used builds default kernels
I found specific radio irregularities that might be useful for the users out there who are still experiencing difficulties with their android builds and use this as a way to get a better result.
**Always remember that I have HSPL and therefore I can test other Radios. If you dont have HSPL, then you shoudnt do this.
All roms gave me the exact same response on both HD2s I own
R 2.08 - Robotic voice, overheating
R 2.10...26 - BSOD, constant screen freezes (more than usual)
R 2.11 - System freezed the first two boots on fresh install, some screen freezes afterwards but generally a improvement over all other.(BEST Result)
R 2.12 - Extreme battery discharge, overheats easily, low sound, signal takes longer to recover, signal constantly shuts down for over 10, 30 secs.
I will keep working on this. as far as I can tell, Radio 2.11.50.20 was the best of all. Im using SetCPU with Conservative 768mhz max/ 245 min. screen off 245/245 and I get around 15 hours of battery, almost no Screen freezes. I will be testing more Kernels and builds as they come out with good improvements in their respective readmes. Hope this was as helpful for you as it was for me.
Michyprima's (r8) Zimage caused system hanging under Mattcleo 1.6b. try another kernel

You think all the other 2.10 series radios will have similar issues? I have been using 2.12 and it worked fine with Froyostone, apart from the screen freezes. I am also having all the same issues as you with 2.12 and Mattcleo 1.6b. Signal bouncing up and down, data connectivity inconsistencies. I am definitely going to give 2.11 a try.

actually the 2.12 radio is the one that works best for me I've tested out on like 14 diff. HD2's it does Drain my battery like CRAZY but its the only one that gives me the most stability.
I think I've try'de them all but I will try the 2.11 radio again see how it works and report back.

there are 2 version 2.11.50.xx which is better??
Leo_RADIO_2.11.50.26**
Leo_RADIO_2.11.50.20**

poggiami said:
there are 2 version 2.11.50.xx which is better??
Leo_RADIO_2.11.50.26**
Leo_RADIO_2.11.50.20**
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2.11.50.20. thats the one

I've been using 2.12 all the way and it works fine with mattc 1.5 & 1.5b. No freezes, but it's true that it gets hot really fast and that battery is drained faster than with others.

With MattcLeo 1.6b and 2.11.50.26, constant hard system freezes. Not even usable.
Going to try 2.11.50.20

R 2.08
I've been using 2.08 for a while since flashing my WM Miri Rom and kept it when I went to the Froyostone Android. Seems fine for me. No robotic voices either.

Mangetsuginkei said:
I've been using 2.12 all the way and it works fine with mattc 1.5 & 1.5b. No freezes, but it's true that it gets hot really fast and that battery is drained faster than with others.
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yes, with 1.5b and 2.12 and I got the most usable Android experience thus far, but the screen freezes were very frequent.
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After playing with several variants I found that
Radio: 2.11.50.20 + MattcLeo 1.6b with RMNET to be the most usable combination so far. Screen Freezes are of course still there, but it seems that like OP says downclocking to 768 max lessens the frequency. Also I have noticed great battery life especially with 245 Max and 245 min profile set for when screen is off.

I am also running 2.11.50.20 from beginning and its just great!

Anybody have a link for 2.11.50.20?

i tried to download the radio ver 2.11.50.20 from here but when i try to flash it it tells me that the radio ver im going to update to is 2.10.xx.19

Leo_RADIO_2.11.50.20** http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RVAF15OB

Mido said:
i tried to download the radio ver 2.11.50.20 from here but when i try to flash it it tells me that the radio ver im going to update to is 2.10.xx.19
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That's right, but you will flash 2.11.50.20 don't worry

It seems that with 2.10.50.20 radio, NRGZ8's Barebones Rom, and Mattcleo 1.6b RMNET, after about 2 hours of mostly problem free usage, Sleep of Deaths started coming on full force.

TheProfiteer said:
It seems that with 2.10.50.20 radio, NRGZ8's Barebones Rom, and Mattcleo 1.6b RMNET, after about 2 hours of mostly problem free usage, Sleep of Deaths started coming on full force.
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try 2.11.50.20

Thanks shadowhacker!
Very useful. I ve got major radio issues right now, so will give the 2.11... a shot
Droider!
Sent from my HTC HD2

Thnx for your effort in research. I was having exact same 2.12.50 issues. Will try 2.11.50 an report back.

campbell.0 said:
Thnx for your effort in research. I was having exact same 2.12.50 issues. Will try 2.11.50 an report back.
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ditto
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Thanks a lot.
Downy said:
I am also running 2.11.50.20 from beginning and its just great!
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im new triyng the froyo on my HD2 but tilll now it seems a like a winner for me, i get several freezes screans hope this radios change help me whit , but it seems unfortunately that foroy on HD2 is nopt ready get to be you daily one.
regards.
Ricardo.

[Q] FRUSTRATED NOOB! please help

I tried my best to avoid posting a question, but 50+ pages of reading and 14hrs later i am still lost. Here are the specs of my phone
Tmo Branded HD2
Radio: 2.10.50.26
HSPL 3
Miri 6.5 v18
Froyostone series V2
Issue: I copy and pasted the android folder into my formatted sd card. I press CLRCAD, then press HARET as instructed. It boots up to android, but as soon as it gets to the android home screen it vibrates, crashes and shuts down. Every single time. I've formatted my micro sd card to fat32 more than once. I've changed rom's several times. I have no clue what i'm doing wrong. Help,please.

Hspl3 is cool. Your radio is same as mine. I formated the SD card to fat32. Then install miri ROM or chuckyROM. Then use matt c froyo as Android version. Install Android on the root of the card. Not in a folder. Please try again. Ask me details if needed.

lkrfn5283 said:
I tried my best to avoid posting a question, but 50+ pages of reading and 14hrs later i am still lost. Here are the specs of my phone
Tmo Branded HD2
Radio: 2.10.50.26
HSPL 3
Miri 6.5 v18
Froyostone series V2
Issue: I copy and pasted the android folder into my formatted sd card. I press CLRCAD, then press HARET as instructed. It boots up to android, but as soon as it gets to the android home screen it vibrates, crashes and shuts down. Every single time. I've formatted my micro sd card to fat32 more than once. I've changed rom's several times. I have no clue what i'm doing wrong. Help,please.
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Mmh i have no clue you seemed to do all fine. 90% of problems come from radio version, I suggest you to change its fast to test. Take care if you have a tmous, some radio don't work for you. I have 2.08 and all its ok with it.

What kind of battery are you using? Mine would do the same because I was using an extended battery. I switched back to stock and I was fine.

ddgarcia05 said:
What kind of battery are you using? Mine would do the same because I was using an extended battery. I switched back to stock and I was fine.
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i have the 2300 mah htc extended battery that came with a kickstand. hmm...trying this now with the stock battery. i don't understand how the battery would affect this though, but i'm desperate now. i'll keep you posted.

lkrfn5283 said:
i have the 2300 mah htc extended battery that came with a kickstand. hmm...trying this now with the stock battery. i don't understand how the battery would affect this though, but i'm desperate now. i'll keep you posted.
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this fixed my issue. can anyone explain how the two different batteries would affect my booting android to my hd2? I have no clue as to why this would be and I actually need to be able to use my 2300mah battery as i drain the stock battery too easily.

you need to use a different kernel once which support extended batteries

what 50 plus pages were you reading lol

evolutionqy7 said:
you need to use a different kernel once which support extended batteries
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if you could, could you point me in the right direction with a link or something? sorry...after so many hours of reading and etc, my vision is beginning to get blurry. =P

thatruth132 said:
what 50 plus pages were you reading lol
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for the life of me i don't even know myself at this point. but i really don't recall reading anything about the battery hindering your being able to boot android. My mistake though.

You won't find a anything in the forums about not booting from an extended battery. That's something I found out myself. I couldn't figure out why android never booted up all the way and it just clicked that the only difference between me and most android users was the battery I'm using. I twitted NRG about the issue but I never received or saw anything posted on his page. Only one build has ever worked with the extended battery but that was ages ago before there was an android section on XDA for the HD2. I suggest you use the Bangsters V1.1 (1.2 releasing tonight), it's great on battery. If I were you I'd at least download the Bangsters V1.1 now before V1.2 is up in case it filled with glitches. Good Luck.
Edit: Don't bother looking for a kernal that will allow you to use an extended battery, you won't find one.

obsolete people...it even has extbatteries on the title...as well as being on the first page of android development...

Michyprima has a thread that supports the extended battery. He has a build designed for you guys with the extended battery.

mattfmartin said:
Michyprima has a thread that supports the extended battery. He has a build designed for you guys with the extended battery.
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truth be told, i'm still new to this and don't know how to incorporate his work into my rom. i'm running froyostone v2.

dude read the read me...it says everything where to put files in the android folder to make it work!

[Q] WM radio 2.14 is "android friendly"???

Hi!!!
I saw that is avaible the 2.14 radio for wm 6.5
Anyone knows if this radio is compatible with android builds?
Thanks a lot!

People has reported that in the original thread that IT IS
So go for it and share ur thoughts Might help some one to ask the question again

Do you have a link where I can download the radio? I would like to do some tests..

GhostXSeries said:
Do you have a link where I can download the radio? I would like to do some tests..
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http://tinyurl.com/39r32a8

I'm testing it right now, running on shubcraft 1.5 ppp. Signal is a lil better but battery life don't know yet. Have to run for a few more hours.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using Tapatalk

Yes, it's android friendly. I've noticed the signal is much better, I get signal in areas I never did before, but the battery drain is a bit higher than it was on 2.12.50.

I had major problems, like no signal, no data connection, slow speeds, dropping connections.
I went back to 2.12.50.2_2 which is the best for me.

Much better signals for me. Running FroyoStone SenseV2.
Battery drain is hard to tell, since it wasn't very good before.

SkywalkerPD said:
I had major problems, like no signal, no data connection, slow speeds, dropping connections.
I went back to 2.12.50.2_2 which is the best for me.
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I'm running froyostone sense v2 and core cell evo Rom in winmo with the 2.14 radio and its working very well what Roms are you using
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

I tried this new radio, I switched from 2.10 to 2.14. Before i used to get 6Ma in standby but after using 2.14 radio, I get 15Ma in standby. It drains the battery more than 2.10. I didn't have chance to test the reception.

I've tried the 2.14 Radio with the Core_Droid_V.0.3_PPP Android Build.
Signal is better than with the 2.12 Radio, but WIFI gives an error in Android.
Tried WIFI in WM6.5, works flawlessly there.
Is this because of my Android Build or do you guys experience the same problem?

yeah i read the new radio is better on reception but harder on the battery

unclebor said:
I've tried the 2.14 Radio with the Core_Droid_V.0.3_PPP Android Build.
Signal is better than with the 2.12 Radio, but WIFI gives an error in Android.
Tried WIFI in WM6.5, works flawlessly there.
Is this because of my Android Build or do you guys experience the same problem?
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Yes I believe it is it build i just switched on WiFi as I was replying to you I'm running froyostone sense v2
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

evolutionqy7 said:
yeah i read the new radio is better on reception but harder on the battery
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I haven't had time to test the battery fully. To get an accurate reading it really needs to run all day from a full charge but froyostone sense v2 has CPU speed limitations built-in to help with battery life
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

stalsdayoungvet said:
Yes I believe it is it build i just switched on WiFi as I was replying to you I'm running froyostone sense v2
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Replaced the zImage and bcm4329.ko to the latest build.
It works now!
Thanks for the reply

unclebor said:
Replaced the zImage and bcm4329.ko to the latest build.
It works now!
Thanks for the reply
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No problem
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G using XDA App

Works good for me so far...battery not noticeably worse, running HyperDroid 1.5
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

it's been working better than .12 radio. better battery life, better data speed, same voice quality and not freezes at all. very happy with this radio. running LeoEvo version.

Radio 2.14 working well on bangsters 1.4 for me. It feels faster but may be a placebo effect. Definitely didn't do any harm.

andrews83 said:
Hi!!!
I saw that is avaible the 2.14 radio for wm 6.5
Anyone knows if this radio is compatible with android builds?
Thanks a lot!
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It works very well for my two HD2s. In fact, I have not lost connection for the HSPDA since I flashed it in!

Radio 2.15.50

anybody tried Radio 2.15.50 with andriod?
and if so, what are your opinions?
i see that i get much better connections and smoother performance but horrible battery life...
and for those who tried several Radio versions, which one you think is the best?

I am running 2.15.50.14 and the device bricks within a few seconds of running HARET - I just get static horizontal white lines that look like they are made up of small text. I have to remove battery to get running again.
It just wont work.
Can I revert the radio back to one that will allow me to run Android?
I simply cannot stand Winmo any more - the HD2 is a beautiful device that is crippled by third rate software, I wish I had purchased an Android phone, I still have 12 months to run on my contract. ( Help!

well i got another problem using this Radio (i don't know if it's due to the Radio version or the android build itself); Haret and CLRCAD stopped working and give me an error message
and yup you can downgrade your Radio, just make sure you have HSPL
lol totally agree here, my next phone is definitely gonna be andoidish but you can't deny that our beloved HD2s are still up to their names

I got my HD2 back from HTC recently after a touchscreen replacement. They had flashed 2.15.50.14 to the phone. I stuck my SD card back in, booted android with no problems whatsoever. Still using the same radio and whatever stock rom they had flashed to it 3 weeks later and haven't used WM once

Major_Sarcasm said:
I got my HD2 back from HTC recently after a touchscreen replacement. They had flashed 2.15.50.14 to the phone. I stuck my SD card back in, booted android with no problems whatsoever. Still using the same radio and whatever stock rom they had flashed to it 3 weeks later and haven't used WM once
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cool that's a relief so this Radio is all good to go

Using 2.15.50 radio with android and it's great, battery life is excellent and no problems for me.

what exactly is you issue you can get android to run? i run 2.15.50 and have no issues what so ever.

i jus switch to 2.12 1 hour ago. but sleep of death for android still occur. using shubcraft 2.0

Ive been using 2.15.50 for a little while now and have observed that it will charge up to the full 100% in android where it was only charging up to the high 90's before. I have had no trouble running either android or ubuntu with this radio on my tmous HD2

me 2 seems everything works fine with this radio

I've been using the 2.15 radio for awhile now. As mentioned earlier the charging actually reaches a full 100%, battery life seems to be more efficient now, and I've had little to no connection drops as compared to before. You may be having problems if you're not using HSPL3.
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Current Status:
Service: T-Mobile USA
Device: HTC HD2
WinMo Rom: TMO Leo| Energy v21916 | Sense 2018 | GTX Theme
Radio: 2.15.50.14
Android Build: MDJ FroYo Sense Clean v. 2.3
Kernel: Hastarin r8.2

H2D2 said:
Using 2.15.50 radio with android and it's great, battery life is excellent and no problems for me.
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agree, same issue here, Stock 2.15.50.14 with Mdeejay eVo sense v2.3 rEvolution, very smooth and trouble free other than the battery

kungfushun said:
I've been using the 2.15 radio for awhile now. As mentioned earlier the charging actually reaches a full 100%, battery life seems to be more efficient now, and I've had little to no connection drops as compared to before. You may be having problems if you're not using HSPL3.
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I am running with no drops, G-Sensor fix, etc. and the latest kernel with no problems, but on 2.12.
I could never get good battery from 2.15...even now.
Jon

I've been on 2.15 for a while now, never had any problem with it. Battery life is great, charges to 100% (with proper calibration I can get over 2 days moderate use out of my phone as well) very few data drops except when I switch to a roaming network, call quality is excellent as well.

Running 2.15.50.14 (The latest official T-Mobile update) with no modifications. Works fine with FroyoStone Sense V3.2. Terrible battery life.
On a side note - This update helped the battery life when running in Windows Mobile mode, I get significantly more time out of the device than with the ROM it came with originally.

I'm running 2.15.50, I'm having lots of issues.Random crashing when using GPS or 3G connection.Only 1 of 6 Android builds I have tried work without crashing or not loading plus robot voice on calls.Will try to load a custom ROM and downgrade the radio version.

No problems so far. Usimg it for a long time.
Everything works as it should!
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

Desire hd freezes after charge

Hi guys
I have a problem.When I charge my DHD battery, upon removing it from charge, the phone always freezes and the only way to unfreeze it is to remove the battery.
It's leedroid v2.2.2 and radio 26.06.03.24_M2
Help? Thanks

Freezing 1 or 2 times a day here on CM7. Happens sometimes as soon as I pull out the charger.

i have used every single rom available for Htc desire hd.. be that with or without sense.. never encountered such a prob... maybe the flashing of the rom wasnt done properly? i think it might solve it... also reboot to recovery then go to advanced and clear battery stats see if that helps

Don't be afraid it's not related to the flashing process. I am running an out-of-the box dhd with original HTC Rom 1.3x and experiencing from time to time the same error. 3-4 times in the last 4 months.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA Premium App

Okay, cheers guys
Now I've decided to flash a new radio anyway - which of the two gingerbread radios would you recommend?

harro3 said:
Okay, cheers guys
Now I've decided to flash a new radio anyway - which of the two gingerbread radios would you recommend?
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i am running the lastest radio released on 4th april... works amazing for me.. maybe u cud give that a try..