[HowTo] Update baseband & other firmware

A Former User · 8 Feb 2021, 18:31

@fla yes they are. But as previously said, I don't know how those firware images are linked with the Android kernel. You can flash them with the kernel you currently have, but maybe they won't work as reliably as with the kernel in the zip folder... that is what I tend to think. I hope that I'm wrong and it's just my FP2's top module that shows its age, but maybe you're safer with the full image and a clean reinstall of UT.

That implies a backup of your data - a backup of /home/phablet is sufficient for me.

Emphrath · 8 Feb 2021, 20:08

@luna great ! i'll do that as soon as I can. Thanks for the update

A Former User · 9 Feb 2021, 19:13

@emphrath you're welcome

flohack · 10 Feb 2021, 08:10

If someone of you would write me a text to replace my initial post with the new instructions feel free ^^

flohack · 21 May 2021, 16:22

Hi, I have moveds that article to the FP2 subforum now, pinned it and updated the link: Now it points to 2 optins, either use the 7.1 or the 9.0 firmware, I maybe recommend to start with 7.1 - Can anyone tell me if the downloads maybe contain the same images, so we can point only to one?

As of today there will be no more firmware releases for the FP2, so its safe to assume that will be the last update of this article

tommiedom · 22 May 2021, 09:59

Where can i find the current firmware? Cos i already did an update in the past..

s3r0 · 22 May 2021, 10:39

@tommiedom
https://github.com/WeAreFairphone/modem_zip_generator/releases
19.11.2 released on Feb 11, 2020

@Flohack

6.5. sudo fastboot flash dbi sdi.mbn

ls fp2-gms-19.11.2-manual-v2/images
boot.img           MD5SUMS       recovery.img  sbl1.mbn    splash.img  tz.mbn
emmc_appsboot.mbn  NON-HLOS.bin  rpm.mbn       SHA256SUMS  system.img

There is no sdi.mbn file.
Can I flash it anyway?

flohack · 22 May 2021, 11:28

@s3r0 No idea better not flash anything thats not 100% safe

tommiedom · 22 May 2021, 12:11

@s3r0 i meant, the current firmware of my phone

s3r0 · 22 May 2021, 14:39

@tommiedom
Good question

I have this power-on bug too, but flashing seems to be a bit risky..
Has anyone flashed the latest (19.11.2) firmware release?

Emphrath · 24 May 2021, 13:22

@s3r0 yes. By flashing the entire fairphone OS, so you don't have to worry about which part of the firmware goes where.