yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rab1412000:
another thing why im a little reluctant to change modems:

yesterday i got a notification from my cell provider that i have vastly exceeded my plan's consumable internet data connection.

i headed to their center and upon further investigation, we found out that my data plan and other subscription settings were reset.

they filed the appropriate complaints and said things should be sorted out soon.

although it seems to be a network glitch, could something like this be caused by a firmware or modem upgrade? or changing modem settings like fast dormancy, hspa, etc?

that experience has gotten me kinda paranoid.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] xyzulu:
No. Your providers metering systems should be independent to settings on your phone.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] eatonjb:
Ok.. newbie questions

what seems to get the best results for AT&T in the USA.. 3G/H/H+ (fake 4G)

and will these work with CyanogenMod 7?

sorry if this has been asked before.. I searched for a while.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Yes they will work on all SGS2's regardless of ROM & Kernel setup.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rab1412000:
thanks my thoughts too, just making certain.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] maortrol:
Does anybody have a link for downloading XXKG5 modem in .tar (ODIN flashable) file? I can't find it...

I'd like to test it in 4.0.4 LPO rom... LQ6 modem seems to drain battery for me... :(
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
You can just download the zip file:

http://www.veyka.co.uk/radios/I9100_radio_XXKG5_CWM.zip

Then extract modem.bin and flash it with ODIN, as PHONE. ;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] maortrol:
Thank you! But I'd like to have a .tar file for keeping it in the internal memory, named as "Modem KG5.tar", such as other .tar modems I have named properly with their respective codes: LQ6, LPX... Because if I rename modem.bin to "Modem KG5.bin", for example, then Mobile Odin doesn't recognize that file as flashable...

How can I build a .tar file from a modem.bin file?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Can I just ask, whats stopping you from flashing a modem in recovery like everyone else is doing??

You will save yourself a lot of hassle as most modems are now available in CWM zip format, and a lot of the time not in .TAR format. Just like in this case...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] maortrol:
I'll tell you: the problem is that I'm actually on LPO rom, with stock kernel, that hasn't CWM for flashing .zip files, and as you'll surely know, it's risky and a bit dangerous use CWM with this rom due to brick-bug present in its kernel. I don't wanna brick my phone using CWM in this rom.

That's the reason why I prefer now flashing files via Mobile Odin. In 4.0.3 roms I've always used CWM for flashing the modem in a .zip file without problems, but this brick-bug in 4.0.4 is making me doing things in a different way... :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Well, your solution is very simple.

Flash the latest SiyahKernel in ODIN and you will be able to flash anything in CWM that you want without worrying about bricking your device.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] neerajganga:
here

try this

http://foonode.net/file/RxHk
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] maortrol:
Thank you very much!! ;)

Yes, I know that SiyahKernel v3.4.1 is currently compatible and works fine with 4.0.4 roms, but I read somewhere in the forum that it is designed over 4.0.3 kernels, and maybe would be recommendable to wait for a new version to gain benefits of new improvements of 4.0.4 kernels , don't you?

What's your oppinion about this?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
It doesnt mean that its designed over 4.0.3 kernels... it means gokhan only tested it on a 4.0.3 rom because his wife has the s2 now. He can't go changing roms on her phone whenever he wants.

Many people have reported it works as smooth as ever on any 4.0.4 rom.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] maortrol:
In that case, maybe I'll give it a try...

And thank you very much for your support! ;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
No worries mate.

Enjoy flashing it, oh and make sure to check out my MagicConfig thread for battery saving tips.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Café King:
Danish users...

Any danish users who can recommend a good modem? Call quality, battery and signal? I'm on TDC network.

Nogle danskere der kan anbefale et godt modem? Samtale kvalitet, batteritid og dækning? Jeg er på TDCs netværk

Thanks in advance

/CK
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mathsmart:
I remember wanam used DXLP9 wish was great on battery and very stable im gonna reflash this bad boy right now :)

swagga baby
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] youness1052:
Hi,

Im on ICS 4.03 Can i Flash XXLQ6 modem ???

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rakeshishere:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=16980217

Somehow, I love preaching this on others :p
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Addicted2Speed:
Whanna to retry BULP7 and BVLP7 while i was on vacation to retest it but the .zip file ins´t working through CWM... it gives error 6 :confused: ... but reflashed through Odin and it worked :( ...

Could you take a look at that?

M250k modem doesn't work on my GS2... after flash it says: "Modem Unknown" and gives no signal :eek: ...

DXLP9 modem is very stable and as very good signal but when i use 3G (facebook, internet, etc...) the phone becomes very hot (it only happens with this modem, don't know why :confused: ).

PS: After a few days on XXLQ6 i'm back on XXLQ5 because of the noise while talking on the phone (like interference) :rolleyes: ...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rakeshishere:
I accidentally selected PDA instead of phone and flashed a modem using ODIN.

It did not cause any problems such as boot loops etc and baseband changed as well. Would this cause any problems now or in future as I have done it in wrong way.

I used Odin3 v1.85 to flash it on stock xwlpo f/w. I opened network signal info app to check signal strength but it shows error - can't read dbm value (modified firmware)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Preach the modem guide in post 2. ;)

Ps. I haven't ever flashed a modem in the PDA field. It's always a good idea to pay attention what you're flashing and where.

So if it's working fine then I wouldn't worry about it too much.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] niwaywood:
can someone please post a link to either the DUKF4 or DUKJ1 modem?

The links in the OP dont work for me, they say

"This file does not exist, the access to the following file is limited or it has been removed due to infringement of copyright."
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] neerajganga:
find it here

http://veyka.co.uk/radios/
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Tut tut.

Another person who hasn't read all 5 posts. :(

Honestly, how difficult is it? Do I have to copy all the modem names from Veyka's link and put in post 4 just so you people would look there?

It's obviously too hard to click the collection links and look for yourselves...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] neerajganga:
wat ?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] niwaywood:
Im sorry :( as you can see from my post count i am normally able to find my answers on my own.

I guess that i just assumed that the same modem wouldnt be posted twice so i stop looking once i saw it in post 4.

apologies again.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Misquote, sorry.

No worries, I think I should go through all the links again and remove those that are dead.

Hope the modem works well for you. :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] neerajganga:
no prob :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Addicted2Speed:
Now testing BVLP7 modem...

In the first mins/tests, so far so good: good signal strenght and stability, and battery seems like XXLQ5 (the most ballanced between signal/battery that i found).

Going to let it settle and tomorrow will give u a more precise feedback ;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] desmolab:
just for info, after flashed lq6 on thebyani JB I was unable to use voip app like viber or skype. Now I'm on xxlpx and they worked again!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] gersla:
All links are dead.

Need Cellcom Israel JIKI2 urgently.

Please help

Found on veyka
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
So you're another person that didin't look through all the 5 posts on page one. Congrats. :)

Sent from my HTC One X
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] chiggah:
Anyone have BULP7 for i9100 ? Not the i9100P/M/T version - whats the dffierence anyweays ?

couldnt find it on here http://veyka.co.uk/radios/
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mr_tris:
HELP!!

Can some one please tell me where I can download........XX......Hee hee! Nearly had you there!:silly:

Good night all and happy flashing! Just flashed XXLQ5, am in Blackpool-UK on O2. So far it's looking nice. :good:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] 3ayachi:
Best modems for Tunisan network (ORANGE TN)

*I have tested the most popular modems on this forum for network reception . I couldn't make a battery test too because that would take a lot of time ..

*I live somewhere where network barely shows up , so i used this as a test instrument ..

*Wifi reception is not to consider because i was sitting 3 meters away from my router..

*I used this software Network Signal Info Pro for stats https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.android.telnet&hl=fr

*Modems tested are : XXLPS , XXLPX , NELP3 , NELP 4, DXLPA and DXLP9

RESULT : Only XXLPS and XXLPX are able to get my network signal according to this test.. Moreover , I used XXLPS for a half of a day and signal reception wasn't stable .. XXLPX is quite good for me , wifi reception and download are great , autonomy is great too (though I think it's more a kernel job )

PS : I tested XXKI4 too but I lost the screenshot. I didn't detect network signal so there you know .. Hope you appreciate this tiny work , specially tunisian users who have problems with ORANGE network
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Hahah, you almost did mate.

Hope that modem works out well for ya. :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] iCole:
I second this request, can't find it anywhere either.

According to this guide, it should be the Vodafone modem of choice since June 2012.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] veyka:
I9100P modems will work fine on the i9100, only difference between them is that the P has NFC which won't affect the modem anyway. So the BULP7 P modem should be identical to the normal one, I only labeled it P as that's the release I got it from. Sorry for the confusion.

I have moved devices so may not keep up with new modems as much, but if one comes out which you want me to mirror, send me a pm and I will work on it when j get the time.

I hope to be able to double check that I have all current modems online tonight.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Congrats on your Nexus mate! I had the chance earlier this week to swap my HOX for a G-Nexus as well, however I pulled out coz the guy wanted a straight swap.

Anyways, thanks for keeping the modems alive and updated, this thread wouldn't be what it is without those links. If any of the links change, feel free to PM me on XDA and I will update them.

:)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] iCole:
Thanks for the clarification and congrats on the Nexus. It's a wonderful device, especially since the 4.1 update.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] budi5555:
yea... XXLQ5 and BVLP7 good in my country too... and alternative is NELP4... :highfive:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Addicted2Speed:
Until now... BVLP7P was the best modem i´ve tested :D ...

Beated by far my previous favourite XXLQ5... great battery life and signal stabillity/strenght ;) ...

Even on my elevator (i live on the 7th floor) when i go up or down i have signal :cool: ...

It equals my best in battery drain (XXLQ5) and it has more strenght/stabillity then my previous best (NELP3) :silly:

BVLP7 tests (compared to previous bests):

Battery drain in deep sleep: 1% in 4h (XXLQ5 had 0,5% per hour);

Signal strengh/Stabillity: 75% and it stays stable without ups and downs (NELP3 on the same spot made 70%);
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] veyka:
Cheers chaps :good: Its a great device, I'm pretty happy to have escaped the touchwizz trap ;)

As far as I can tell, I have most current ones mirrored! :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Addicted2Speed:
Veyka,

When i tried to flash BULP7 and BVLP7.zip through CWM it gives error while flashing: error 6 :( ...

Could you take a look a t that?

PS: I flashed through Odin and it went fine... BVLP7P is the best modem i've tried untill now ;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] iron@ss:
BVLP7 seems good for me too. Certainly on a par with my previous favourite, LPX, and better than LQ5 & LQ6, for me.

The BVLP7 modem, as I understand it, is for the Orange firmware for the "P", variant of the SGSII.

Has anyone managed to extract and create a CWM flashable .zip of the modem contained in the latest "P" variant firmware from Orange?

See, here.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] veyka:
Which SGS2 do you have, normal T P or M?

Im looking at the updater script and it looks fine to me..

Is your Model number I9100, I9100T, I9100P or I9100M?

Does it work for other people?

I sold my SGS2 so I can't test modem files, but the updater script should work fine

I pulled it down, and it uses the same BVLP7 modem ;)

You can download "I9100_radio_Template_CWM.zip" from my mirror, and drop the modem.bin into the zip, should flash on I9100/M/T/P
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Addicted2Speed:
My GS2 is the GT-i9100 ;) ...

When i flash via Odin it goes fine... but in CWM gives error 6 :( ...

Don't know what could be :confused:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Those kind of errors are usually related to the updater-script...

Did you try downloading the file again? Could have been a bad download.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Addicted2Speed:
Didn´t tried that... when i saw an error on updating the radio firmware i didn´t do anything else...

Tested via Odin and it worked :confused:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Hmm... ok well it could have just been a corrupt download.

Ah well, at least you got the modem.bin flashed. ;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Addicted2Speed:
Yeap... flashed the modem.bin via odin... and BVLP7 it's working like a charm :cool: ...

Awsome signal strenght/stabillity and battery life :D
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Hmm ok... well if any more people report such good experience with this modem then I shall add it to my recommended modems list in post 2. :D
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] veyka:
Arrggh! Error 6 is normally a failed assert or some other script error, but I don't see it.

Can you do the following in CWM after trying to flash the file for me?

Advanced > Report Error :: Creates recovery.log in /sdcard/clockworkmod/ so you can use it to submit error reports using ROM Manager

And add that file here?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Addicted2Speed:
Here it goes in attachment ;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ShadowSkills:
Didn't know there's an error reporting feature in CWM. Thanks :D

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Here on XDA everyone learns something new every day. ;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] veyka:
Thanks for the log, I can't actually see why it failed there... give me a bit and ill try to work out why its screwing up

Edit1: I see nothing wrong with the script, and everyone I have asked has no clue, I am uploading a set of testzips based on that modem, if you could, could you try flashing each one and grabbing a log. I think you would have to boot back into the OS, and move the log file each time or it will overwrite.

I know this is a pain, but if you could, that would be great, I will update this post with the files in a few min

Edit: links

Test1 I removed the sections of the script related to the I9100P, this is identical to the codework script its based on, this should work

Test2: I removed a ending ";", this shouldnt work

Test3: No assert, this zip does not check the device its being flash on, it should work
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Addicted2Speed:
Veyka,

Yesterday was a busy day at work and i couldn´t perform the tests you requested :( ...

When i got home i did the tests (logs are in the .zip attached as you requested) and:

- test 1: flash OK

- test 2: flash failed

- test 3: flash OK

Thanks for your time in discovering what´s wrong with the CWM flashable .zip :good:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] veyka:
Thanks a lot for running these test...

My reaction to your results, to be honest, is "Why the hell, what the heck, why, what?"

It makes no sense.

I am about to sleep, but tomorrow I will whip up another testzip, I am really having a hard time understanding why you are having problems with this.

I hate to ask you this, but if you see this before I add another testzip, could you try flashing the original zip with a kernel running a newer version of CWM? Just to test, logs if you can as well.

Again, thanks a lot for your help on this! I hope we can get to the bottom of this. :good:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] pimser:
hey there, i live i switzerland and would like to know if someone has found a nice working baseband for orange switzerland. i always get bad results in terms of reception with xwlq6 modem. already tryed several other combinations. im on latest cm10. thanks for your answers
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Addicted2Speed:
Try BVLP7 ;)

---------- Post added at 10:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:21 AM ----------

Glad to be helpfull my friend :highfive:

I use N.e.a.k kernel 2.1.2x with latest CWM :cool:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] pimser:
ok, does it work when its for 9100P cant find it for 9100
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] veyka:
Neak is running CWM v5.5.0.4, at least that's what the logs say, could you try this test

test4: I reordered the assert statements, put the T statement at the end, I have no idea if this will work

And if it fails, maybe flash a kernel with some kind of CWM 6.x or CWM5.8.x?

Thanks again! :highfive: :good:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Addicted2Speed:
It works on both... i'm using it right now (have a GS2 i9100) ;)

---------- Post added at 12:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:03 PM ----------

Just flashed and it worked like a charm ;) ...

I didn´t take the log because it didn´t give an error and i forgot it :p

Don´t know what it was (only the P removal) or what you did... but we got a flashable BVLP7.zip :highfive:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Still, kinda weird why it worked for some and not for others...

Sent from my HTC One X
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Addicted2Speed:
Don't know mate... I download the .zip many times (it could be a corrupted download) and it didn't work, always error 6 :mad:

How the .zip didn't work i went another way with Odin ;) ...

It's working now... thanks Veyka :cool:

BVLP7 is a beast of a modem... good signal strength/stabillity and low battery consumption :D ...

:good:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] willylatorre:
Just wanted to say that I am from Spain and the best Modem that I've tested is the XXLP6 without doubt! I'm glad if it helps anyone
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Keep the feedbacks coming, I need to update the recommended modems bit in post 2. Hopefully soon I will also divide it by country.

:)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] avinashadvani:
Best modem for Hong Kong

Hi,

any suggestion on the best modem to be used in Hong Kong, I have tried a variety of modems but experience drops at various times especially on data, for a few seconds i lose data connection and cannot browse then it comes backs in a minute or so.

have tried most of the recommended modems on the post in first page.

now I am on XXLQ6 which seems ok so far still get a the usual data drops and dropped calls in certain places.

any people in Hong Kong here with any comments will be appreciated
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Addicted2Speed:
Give BVLP7 a try ;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] californicated:
BVLP7 is really good. A little bit less battery drain and slightly more stable than my previous favourite NELP3. I recommend both over all other modems I've tried (LQ5, LQ6, ...)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] zonehack:
what is the difference (if any) between BULP7 and BVLP7, i read BU is from vodafone and i'm using vodafone so would i better off with BULP7?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Addicted2Speed:
BULP7 is for Vodafone, BVLP7 is for Orange ;) ...

BVLP7 is the best modem i've tried so far :D
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Ok, that's it.

I will edit post 2 later and add BVLP7 as a recommended modem.

Sent from my HTC One X
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] tuniel:
good move :) i'm on stock LPG, Siyah 4.0.1 and BVLP7 it's the best so far for my provider (telfort NL, roaming on KPN). second best is LQ5. Just wanted my fellows in holland to know it.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] arch-angel:
Have you tried ZSLPG yet?

I'm in Guangzhou and often come to HK so far so good no signal or data dropped.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Added to post 2.

Thanks to everyone for their feedback! :)

---

PS. Also guys, please rate the thread 5* if you think that I've been doing a good job. I'm doing my best to try and make this the definitive modem thread for SGS2.

Massive thanks to Veyka as well for helping me out.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kotaxor:
Presently using DXLPA, gonna give BVLP7 a shot....thanks!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Siberian Tiger:
Hey geko is it safe to flash bvlp7 modem?

I downloaded from veyka's but says 9100P :confused:

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] i360*:
Confuses me aswell.

i9100P modems work on i9100?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] stra:
Works for me.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] dcsoak:
Yes, and very well. I'm form Spain and modem BVLP7 works perfect.

The best for the moment :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] veyka:
Thanks again for the feedback, it seems that I need to keep the T assert statement at the end. And no need for logs if it works ;)

What I am going to do is update all my zips with this new script that seems to work for everyone, and rename the P modems as it seems to be confusing people.

I9100/P/M/T modems will all work on all the devices, T devices will work better with T modems, but it doesn't seems to matter for the other two so I will rename.

Sorry again for the mess, but I can't test them anymore.

I am only doing this blind as the sgs2 radio really can't be bricked as far as I can tell, so I am not putting anyones devices in danger.

I will post when everything's reuploaded.

Edit1: I have moved the modems to a new location, www.veyka.co.uk/sgs2/radios/

The old URL will continue to work as I have put a redirect on the server so no need to worry about that.

There is now a file called checksums.txt which contains the MD5, SHA1 and SHA-256 for every modem file, so you can check if you are worried that you might have a corrupt download.

The file will take an hour and a half to finish reuploading (300MB plus slow upload is not good :(), so don't try to grab anything named .zip.filepart ;)

Edit2: Uploads all finished, let me know if there is any issues (Shouldn't be) :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Addicted2Speed:
Glad to be hellpfull my friend ;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Yes mate, totally safe. ;)

Hows your poor PC doing?? Any news?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Siberian Tiger:
Already flashed ;)

Propably the problem starts from the DVD .Unfortunately everyone is on vacations :(
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Ahh ok, sorry... I was out most of the weekend. Drinking wiskey :p

Hmm... do you didin't go to repair it?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] avinashadvani:
thanks addicted2speed and you,:good:

I tried that modem too... but the signal fluctuates quite a bit its not steady, bars go up and down quite often which is unlike some other modems

i tried the latest one ZCLPK - it seems fairly good, however still see bars going up and down frequently

will try BVLP7 which many are raving about, i was doubtfull because of the P at the end of the 9100 but it seems its fine to use.:cowboy: