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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] JGS2:
Before I end up bricking my phone can someone explain how I flash a new modem.

I just tried it by opening up odin, putting the bin file in phone, and then flashing.

Auto reboot and F.reset time were the only boxes ticked.

the phone restarted but the modem hasn't changed :confused:

When I downloaded a modem there were two files, an md5 file and a bin, I used the bin file.

I haven't done any damage to my phone have I?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Are you sure you were in Download Mode?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] JGS2:
Yes, 100%.

I went into download mode through cwm, and I even tried vol down, home and power.

What exactly should be added to odin, just the bin file right, and I should put that in phone, and what needs to be ticked or unticked?

Thanks

edit: I'm googling and I'm reading so much conflicting information, some say I should use pda, others say phone, some say only reboot should be ticked.

p.s I've added a screenshot to how odin looked when flashing, as I said when I downloaded the modem I had two files and md5 and a bin, I used the bin.

And one last thing, I'm currently back on a stock rom but it has been rooted.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Ok, don't listen to those that say it should be PDA because its not unless you're flashing a ROM which comes with a Modem already.

The file should be either Modem.bin or ****.tar.md5, most of the time its the latter.

Do not tick any other boxes in ODIN, its only Auto-Reboot & F. Reset Time that should be ticked.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] JGS2:
And I should obviously use the bin file, if it's just the md5 I read that I remove the md5 extension and extract the bin file, so either way I should be using a bin file.

I did forget to mention that I was on a standard rom, not sure if that makes any difference, I don't think it does though.

Anyway I'll try again.

Thanks

edit: Just done it here is a screenshot but modem still hasn't changed :confused:

And also at one point it said please wait about 2 minutes but it took about 2 seconds, not sure if that's normal or not.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
You don't need to extract the .tar.md5 file, ODIN will do that itself after checking the MD5 sum to make sure its correct.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] JGS2:
Thanks for that, I was messing about renaming the file and extracting.

Anyway third time lucky and it has now changed.

Thanks a lot for your help.

Just one more thing, as I mentioned it said please wait about 2 minutes but was much quicker, is that normal? Just want to make sure everything is as it should be.

Thanks again.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
You're very welcome. :)

Yeah, don't worry about that. It's just a general estimation.

Believe it or not, it is pretty difficult to Nuke/Brick a Galaxy S2. As long as you don't use options like PIT, Re-Partition etc... in ODIN, then you should be fine. As always if some instructions you read somewhere are doubtful then by all means try to get a second opinion before doing anything.

If you have other questions you are welcome to PM me.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] JGS2:
Thanks again, I know it can be frustrating for more established members, when people come and post questions especially when the answers are often on the first page :)

Well I tried KG1, but it performs worse than KF2 for me, I'm in the UK.

As I'm doing nothing, I might aswell try every modem lol.

I take it I can literally use any modem with any rom?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Yes, you will be surprised how many people lack the essential skill of reading and following simple instructions as well as general common sense.

I'm in the UK on O2...... decent Modems I've used are KE7, KG6 and now KH3 seems pretty good as well. Next on my list is KH1 which apparently has almost identical performance to KE7, which is the best Modem I've used on SGS2.

Also yes, don't worry.... Modems are independant of ROMs, so basically you can run any one of them with any ROM.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] JGS2:
Cheers I'm going to try KE7 and just downloaded KH3 from your link :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] JGS2:
Ok that's good to know.

So while modems can be mixed and matched with any rom, do they perform any differently depending on the rom and kernel.

Or would for example KE7 perform the same regardless of rom and kernel?

Obviously I understand that KE7 will work with any rom, but just wondered if it would perform differently depending on the rom.

Thanks again
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
It should perform the same on all ROMs.

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Hi mate, any chance you can add KH1 and KE7 Modems?

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] sashpimp:
whats better kh1 or kh3?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rab1412000:
thats a question only you can answer, its best to just try it out :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kalpik:
Ask, and you shall receive ;) http://www.mediafire.com/?fnkld9swo6u99
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rab1412000:
I seem to be getting better wifi signal strength with kh3. Thanks for the upload man.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Flowlance:
Newest official kies firmware in Norway is XWKF3. I want the modem for this but can't find it anywhere. Anyone?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kalpik:
KF3 might come with the KF2 modem. What does baseband version say in About phone?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Flowlance:
Not sure actually, I'm on a custom rom right now. I just want the modem released for my area, as I believe this will work better than KG6 for me
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Legend. :D

Thanks a lot dude.

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] JGS2:
Right been experimenting with different roms and modems.

I flashed the stock branded firmware that has a kf2 modem, that has without a doubt given me the best signal.

I decided to download kf2 from this thread and try it with a custom rom, and the performance is nowhere near as good :confused:

I'm not sure if it makes a difference but the modem shows as I9100NEKF2 in the stock rom.

The kf2 I download and add to custom roms shows as I9100XXKF2, are they slightly different?

Or is KF2 the same regardless, it's just I found it odd that they are slightly different in the naming.

Either way for some reason I get better performance with the included KF2 modem in the stock rom for my carrier.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Its probably a regional variant.

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] JGS2:
Would that have any affect on anything?

Would a KF2 for UK perform better than a KF2 for a different region, or is it ultimately the same thing, with just the naming for different regions changing.

I just want to be certain that modems are not optimised for certain regions, as that could explain possibly why the KF2 in this thread is not performing as well as the one that came with my stock firmware.

I even just flashed the KF2 from this thread onto my stock firmware and the performance has gone down, less signal and less speed in speed test.

Only thing is I can't get the Kf2 from my stock firmware unless I flash the firmware again, as I don't have the seperate file.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
My guess is yes it would perform better since you're using it in the designated region.

You can always extract the modem from the stock firmware.

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] JGS2:
God I'm an idiot, I don't have to reflash, I have gone into the firmware I downloaded and extracted the stock modem.bin.

I'm going to flash the NEKF2 and see what happens.

The XXKF2 has definitely got worse performance for me.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] JGS2:
Yeah thanks, I only just decided to do that and then saw your post, god knows why I was going to waste my time re-flashing the whole firmware again.

Can I ask you see when you use a modem, are you using the modems from stock UK firmwares or just the ones posted here?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
I try all modems, I don't really care about the region in which it was released.

There is always a modem out there which will work perfectly for you, all you gotta do is find it.

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] JGS2:
Yeah as you say it's just a case of trial and error to find which one is best.

Thanks again.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
I've tested both KH1 and KH3 Modems now, I find KH3 a lot better.

xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16767273&postcount=1437

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ediflyer:
OK so sounds like KH3 > KH1, but how does it compare to KG6? Worth the switch? Presumably the main difference is signal strength??

Cheers :P
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
I find it very similar to KG6, maybe even better on the WiFi range and Mobile Network strength.

;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ediflyer:
Cool, sounds like it's worth trying :D What d/l link did you use? (I'm too used to just using your sig as my source :P)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
I restored the link in my sig. ;)

The file is flashable via CWM recovery.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rab1412000:
i concur. i also had some dropped (phone) signals and garbled calls on kg6 which i seem to not have with kh3.

aside from what seems to be better wifi range, i am getting better gps fixes with kh3. whereas i could get a lock of 6-8 satellites with kg6, i am now gwtting 10-11 satellites on kh3
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mrxd:
Can confirm that this KH3 modem is the mutt's nuts. I work in the depths of a hospital where I usually get no signal to 1 bar with the KE/KF/KG modems. Currently have 3 bars with KH3.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] liamR:
Guys, When you update the modem do you keep the kernel updated too (to the same release) ?

I'm now on the KG6 kernel and KG3 modem, very pleased with the performance. I want to update to the KH3 kernel and modem..

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kalpik:
That's not necessary..
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kobygold:
Thank you very much man!

Now I can easily change the modem and just as easily return to my old modem.

Can you prepare a KE4 modem version too?

I remember it as one of the best modems.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kalpik:
KE4 modem added: http://www.mediafire.com/?fnkld9swo6u99

:)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kobygold:
Wow man, you are fast!!

Thanks alot!!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Rofor:
Hi,

Could it be that with the KH3 modem the input of some 'codes' (e.g. *#1234#) doesn't work anymore - could someone with KH3 check this please?

I'm on KG2 with Hacre's 2.0.5 kernel, BLN enabled...

Had such a strange issue before (could not get any information by entering the code for the camera firmware check!) - today i'm trying to get information about the installed CSC and so i entered the usual *#1234# in the stock dialer and nothing happens!?

I know, that the only new things since the last time i tried this 'command' was Hacre's 2.0.5 kernel and the new KH3 modem...

Strange is also, that only some commands don't work anymore (camera, builds) and others (imei, check locks, phone menu) working normally?!?

I've Rocketdial installed, but i'm aware that such 'codes' are only working on the stock dialer - so i used it!

Anyone else noticed such effect?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] fransarj:
Can anyone recommend a modem for my I-9100T? KH3 messed up my phone. from 3-4bars, it's down to 0-1 :( (3 mobile, sydney australia)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Tried KH1?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Codes are working absolutely fine here.

Maybe its worth doing a wipe and re-installing the ROM? Also KG2 is a pretty old base, my recommendation is to update.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] fransarj:
I'll try that now thanks... could it be that there should be a specific modem for me since im on an I-9100T?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
No, that shouldn't be an issue. SGS2 modems are universal.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] fransarj:
Im still getting bad signal :(

-113dBm now versus -81-(-85)dBm on stock modem... why?? :(

Btw.. when i did *#272*(my IMEI)# it showed it was in KOR is that a factor?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
I don't use all these dodgy codes, just keep trying different Modems. You will always find one that works best for you, model number or any other regional info shouldn't matter as I have mentioned before.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] fransarj:
Im downloading the stock ROM now and extract the modem from it. Hope this works because KH3, KH1, KE4 and KE7 all dont work.. :(

edit: The KG (1,2,6) modems seem better (-103 vs -113) but still very weak and no where near the stock modem. I'll keep KG1 for now until the stock KF4 Rom finishes downloading so i can extract its modem.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Yeah that should be fine.

It might take a while but you will find a Modem which works best for you, everyone always does. ;)

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] sint2006:
could u please confirm the best modem
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
For me its KH3 at the moment.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] sint2006:
i live in region with weak gsm cavarge
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rtsp.se:
Here is I9100TDCKF1. A modem from GT-I9100T version (can flash on I9100, I tested)

http://www.mediafire.com/?hi5exs9msg09yun

Samsung Thailand claim that I9100T can get better signal quality for 3G @ 850 MHz

IMO, I didn't feel the difference but it's better to give more choice to users
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] fransarj:
Is this supposed to be flashed via odin? where do i put it? Phone?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Yes, flash as PHONE in ODIN. Only leave F-Reset Time and Auto-Reboot ticked (default), don't touch anything else.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] fransarj:
Sorry last question, I found the original KF4 modem for vodafone AU.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15885779&postcount=329

is this via odin too?

(it's a tar file after extraction)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Yes, it is a self-extracting package. Inside the .exe file is a .tar file which you insert and flash in ODIN as PHONE.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] fransarj:
Thanks!!!! I love this community! Everyone's so helpful! my phone is perfectly fine now :cool::D:D
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Awesome, glad to hear that and you are very welcome.

Enjoy your stay at XDA. :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CaspaTheGhost:
Overall best so far for O2 Gek?

Itching for my phone and wanna get prepared, figure the modem is the only thing I can be sure won't change by Wednesday!

Thanks for the link mate, made my life easy...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Yeah best modem I've used so far Caspa. :D

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CaspaTheGhost:
Cheers... I know my mate at work was suffering from poor data speeds and connection, so hoping to solve that instantly...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mike freegan:
Hi guys

Could anyone give me instruction on how to extract the modem from a ROM?

I desperately need to try and extract the modem from the 3 UK ROM. I suspect it is slightly different than the standard KF4 modem.

Cheers.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
You need a program called 7ZIP.

When you got the .exe file, its self-extracting. So extract it somewhere, you will get a .tar file. Open the .tar file with 7ZIP and inside there will be a modem.bin file. That's your Modem.

;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ObihoernchenDE:
Mirror: http://sgs2.obihoernchen.net

Everything (KH1 and KH3 too)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mike freegan:
OK, thank you?

What do I do with the modem.bin file to flash it back to my device?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Use ODIN, flash it as PHONE.

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mission26:
how to check the modem???? how will I know which modem I am on and what is the use of a modem???

Sorry for the silly question
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Modem deals with your mobile network signals, you can check it in Settings - About Phone - Baseband.

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] sayatsugu:
Hi all,

I have read thru the thread and still have some questions unanswered.

I live in Asia (Singapore) and my SGS2 has the DXKF1. I'm currently running VR-2.4.2 with the KG6 modem. Under the grand scheme of things, where does the KF1 lies ?

The opening post has a modem which merges KE7 with XWKF1, XWKF1 being the PDA version that I can relate to my phone under the official ROM page.

Besides using the latest KH3, the nearest possible modem to use would be either KE7, KF2 or the I9100T-DXKF1 supplied by a fellow user here ?

Thank you for your time in reading.

Cheers
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rab1412000:
im also from asia (philippines) and i think our phones came with the same stock modem.

under the grand scheme of things, the kf1 modem is the worst ive tried.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Greenarcher707:
Which baseband is the most stable for at&t use?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Try the KH3 modem, link is in my sig. Its flashable via recovery.

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] boqonx:
For me, KG2 is about as fast as it gets on starhub.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] cmd512:
KH3 is constantly going in and out of H+/3g, so my data streams are constantly getting interrupted. This didn't happen with KF2...

Any of you experiencing this? Thanks!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rab1412000:
it happens to me with all modems since i have fast dormancy enabled.you can try disabling fast dormancy if that solves your issues *#9900# or revert back to kf2
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] cmd512:
Interesting, I had fast dormancy enabled for KF2 as well after doing the nwkinfo edits and disable/enable via *#*#9900#... but it didn't toggle 3g/H+ like this. I'll keep using it for a few days to see if it improves.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rab1412000:
I have mine shifting from hsdpa to 3g after 7 seconds of idle surfing, which is what it's supposed to do with fast dormancy enabled.

How fast is yours switching
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] cmd512:
KF2: After a long data steam, it would idle to 3g from H+.

KH3: In the middle of a long data stream, it would go to 3g. Everything stops loading, then H+ kicks in and everything moves again. After data stream is done, 3g sets in.

Weird is all I can say.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rab1412000:
Wierd indeed.

You could try reflashing the modem just to be sure.

Like you mentioned, test it out for a few days as it could be an operator thing.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] cmd512:
Yeah, already reflashed the modem. That's why I'd like to hear feedback from other SGSII users in the States, wonder if it's an AT&T thing...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kshting:
Not just in the States, likewise here in Asia. Still think KF2 is much more consistent.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] cmd512:
Did you try KG6? That was the other modem many people had success with, did KG6 have this behavior as well?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] raze1000:
any XXKE2 modem ?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] 3tybagig:
A little confused.

I got my new SGS2, and straight away flashed CF-Root without first checking the stock numbers for radio and kernel.

How can I find out the hardware version of internal components to figure out what radio I should be using?

I am coming from an HTC Desire. Those phones have one radio for one phone.

to flash was simple fastboot action.

To get internal hardwar info was simle cat command.

How to do on SGS2?

Ty
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Modem doesn't depend on internal components or roms and kernels for that matter, you can choose any modem you like. Find the one that works best for you.

I'm in the UK and KH3 modem seems to be brilliant. I would advise starting with it. :)

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] marvinhemstock:
i am also on kh3 modem in the uk and all seems ok here too. :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Montala:
I am also in the UK and using KH3 at the moment.

The CSC is OXA, and it defaulted to the VOD option of this, but I was wondering if there would be any advantage (or disadvantage) in changing it to XEU.

(Apologies for going slightly off topic here!)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] marvinhemstock:
just changed my csc and xeu now :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Montala:
Did you notice any differences in anything, missing apps, or anything like that after you changed it to XEU?

Presumably it reset your device though?

Thanks! :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] x-cimo:
Is this XXKE4 the same as: DDKE4? (DDKE4 is on my phone).

I am looking at my current modem to revert b4 i flash another modem

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] cjimenez1010:
Hi guys, I'm looking for the stock modem for my phone and i cannot find it anywhere. The modem is the I9100JCKE1 for South Africa, any idea where to get it?

Thanks

Carlos
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] bbgt2:
I would like to know this as well.

:D
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] leitian:
now I have kh3, not good in canada
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Auridran:
Unless you've been all around Canada I'm going to say this is probably incorrect. Especially since I use it to great effect.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] MPKO:
People please, if you are wondering why your 3g or hspa connection is not sometimes working or it pingpong between those two technologies it's likely that problem is in your network providers capacity and not in your modem.

If u wanna no more how wcdma is working, please let me know.

Cheers!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Jayman007:
New i9100 from Thailand

I just purchased a new I9100 from Thailand and before I go flashing new radios and such I would like to be able to either backup or download the stock firmware (including radio) that is stock with my phone for my location. How do I go about doing that?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] jroyalty7:
I myself would love to hear more!!! :D

Any ideas as to why a lot of people can hear an echo of themselves when they call me? or I have bad connection even though phone is showing full bars?

TIA:cool:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rizdroid:
Speaking of the UMTS/HSPA thing,me too!!! Since disabling "fast dormancy" isn't working. BTW, I've never had such a prob using Galaxy S I or Atrix in the same region on the same carrier.

TIA
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rab1412000:
could be connected to the noise cancelling features of the sgs2. i experience the same in a noisy mall with full bars.

when i cover my mouth i become more audible to the listener.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] neilbantoc:
Hey there! I'm from the philippines too, and I have VERY Terrible internet speeds. I reside at Los Banos, Laguna and my modem is XXKH3 from Darky's. I usually get about 10-30 kilobits of data. Yep, you read it right, kilobits, and that's on HSPA. I was thinking that it was my modem's problem but I have 2 evidences that suggest the opposite:

Two of my friends, one owning an Arc and the other a Nexus S, experience the same slow internet speeds here in laguna. One's on Smart and the other is on Globe. So maybe it's just our ****ty network proviers' coverage?

This morning, I went to manila and got a taste of the wonderful HSPA+ (my icon suddenly changed to H+) and speeds were wonderful! i could get up to 2mbps (with Globe boradband, that's an achievement, really)

So maybe it's not my modem's problem? Eitherway, I would like to ask for your experiences.

TIA :D