Howto/20161028 Enable LTE for Nexus 4 running 5.1.1: Difference between revisions
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; 1) Obtain necessary files (note local copies may be outdated). | |||
* custom recovery e.g. twrp: [[File:twrp-3.0.2-0-mako.img]] | |||
* SuperSu: [[File:UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.78-20160905010000.zip]] | |||
* LTE hybrid modem: [[File:LTE_Hybrid_1.02_+_0.33.zip]] | |||
* optional: latest Android factory image https://developers.google.com/android/images | |||
; 2) Prepare computer | |||
<pre> | |||
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install android-tools-fsutils android-tools-adbd android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot | |||
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Revision as of 01:04, 28 October 2016
Donations
Donations are not required but much appreciated. If you find the following helpful, you may send donations to my Paypal address lucky13bbq@yahoo.com. Thanks!
Motivation
- To enable LTE speeds on my Nexus 4 running 5.1.1 which is deactivated by default
Source material
My setup
- A Nexus 4 running 5.1.1 with a default (locked) bootloader
- Using a computer running Ubuntu 14.04
The Steps
- 1) Obtain necessary files (note local copies may be outdated).
- custom recovery e.g. twrp: File:Twrp-3.0.2-0-mako.img
- SuperSu: File:UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.78-20160905010000.zip
- LTE hybrid modem: File:LTE Hybrid 1.02 + 0.33.zip
- optional: latest Android factory image https://developers.google.com/android/images
- 2) Prepare computer
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install android-tools-fsutils android-tools-adbd android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot