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[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] joealley:
Finally after reading the forum the past few days. I have the guts to flash my 1 week old baby. :D Although i'm not new to flashing since i used to have the "fruit" the last three years. I'm a bit nervous when ODIN keeps freezing everytime i'm in download mode. But persistence pays and finally was able to upgrade from my stock DXKB2. Now after a few hours of tinkering. Here's what i have noticed.

POSITIVE:

1. GPS does really locks up very fast.

2. Volume seems to be better.

3. I like some of the UI updates.

4. Live wallpaper has less drag.

5. Internet connection is much better i guess?

NEGATIVE:

1. The unit freezes on start-up, so i have to pull-out the battery (it happened twice)

2. I don't know if it's just me but the boot time seems to be longer.

3. I'm having a hard time going into download mode. (or it could be i'm just excited about having Gingerbread.):D

That's it for now. I just hope that the battery is really better compared to Froyo as claimed by the other member.

BTW. This is my very first post. Hope to make new friends here. :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] thedirtchamber:
First issue: flash videos play with some lag on Dolphin HD. On Froyo the playback was flawless (Flash Player 10.3), but with KPE lags... And no, it's not the internet connection. :P
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] joealley:
It's fine with me here. So far so good. What about the native browser is it still the same?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sicmofo:
It's been a day since I've updated to XXKPE and I have to say that I'm very satisfied with performance. I'm not big on gaming so I can't say much about that.

Sound on the other hand has drastically improved, gone are the days tweaking with equalizer settings and looking for methods to increase max volume. The phone is blazing fast now. Comparable to the optimization of ios. So far bugs to report. Haven't rooted yet as the ext4 conversion isn't available for this fw afaik.

My only gripe is the ever persistent lag on swiftkey x. Still there.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Part, Afaik Swiftkey X doesn't seem to have any lag on my side.

I've had it used for the last 3-4 day's with ofcourse constant usage,I agree the drastic changes in XXKPE also compliments the keyboard hence why I've had no issues using it. Unlike Froyo, Swiftkey lagged pretty hard per word in speed mode and it was a tad bit annoying at first, then their latest update worked beautifully. Sure I haven't quite boosted my efficiency rate, but for 3 days continuous usage, it's pretty lagfree imo.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Attanasio89:
how do you show the percentage of the battery icon?

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
I used ronhoover's mod for the 5 Lockscreen, etc. It came with the package, How could I refuse ;)

Also Note:

To most people having the keyboard lag, There is a quick workaround to get that fixed! Forgive my lack of SFX

Disable your keyclick sounds.

Unless your a woodpecker would you need to hear the *plok* sounds or the *pak* sounds when you hit against a key to let people know "Yes I'm texting", Usually enabling vibration and sound makes the keyboard hard to keep up with your speed. The phone insists it must play the *plok* sounds and vibrate hence when you type fast it tends to overlap and you hear double keyclick sounds, When this happens the keyboard lags and tends to mess up.

I use Swift X with sounds disabled and I type about 42WPM without any issues.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sicmofo:
I only use the vibration while texting. this is my first touch screen phone and the feedback makes texting more...familiar since im not quite accustomed to the lack of physical buttons. But I'll definitely give that a shot :)

what irks me is that texting using the stock keyboard is totally lag-free even with feedback and sound enabled. I'm not saying the lag im experiencing right now with swiftkey x is bad. I just wish it was as responsive as the stock keyboard.

Although I think i should mention that the lag was much worse when I was on XXKB3. But for reasons unknown there were times it was totally lag-free, and other occasions where it was horrible (regardless of how much ram was being used/number of applications running in the background)

Could it be because Ive chosen to acquire swiftkey x free of charge?(yaaargh)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Free :rolleyes: Can't say I've not done :o that aswell but hush-hush on freebies ;D we don't want people asking where and how (yaarrghh) . And yeah stock is amazing that's true but the dictionary makes it annoying as hell. Replaces the words as you type :(. I agree aswell, I keep the feedback at 20% because it vibrates less and consumes lesser battery, And it makes me feel like I'm actually typing. Normally it would feel like I'm touching glass and glass was somehow unresponsive :rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] devilz666:
I wasnt sure about updating but i did it anywas and am i happy or what. i am sure that battery backup while heavy usage isnt different by much but on standby it is so awesome.

Mild day to day usage, sync on and gprs or wifi (approx 12 hrs each ) running all the time. I must have spent arnd 30 mins on calls, 45 in internet/surfing/chatting etc and guessing arnd 30 mins of gaming/music maybe. And after about 22hrs , my bttry was drained only 23% . either the meter is messed up or 2.3.4's pwr mngmt is super awesome.

What the main difference is is in the battery usage while standby/idle mode. It has dropped from approx 50% ( on 2.2 it was always 50% or around, the standby usage) to mind numbingly awesome under 10% :O

I will have to run a test with using the phone from 100% charge till it dies to conclude it but that will be done when I travel back to home this weekend.And one test maybe to see how long before it dies with moderate usage or something.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Attanasio89:
Has anyone tried to use the wifi hotspots?

I tried but I found a very weak signal strength?

Do you do?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
+1 Anticipating this feedback aswell. Funny part is when I used amit's XXKPE CWM, The battery calibration gets messed up and I need to turn on GPS+Wifi+Maps to get battery to drain quickly. Do let me know drainage with and without Wi-Fi, Cause samsung isn't so awesome to let us know the changelog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Jx3pdWBlZ34 Stuff I never knew in GB
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
First post updated.. Added links..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ortaliz:
Yes same with me even after flashing x
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] raj.amalw:
Hav anyone tested usb otg in the new firmware. Anyone reply
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] dreadian:
need help guys, when i tried to flash using XXKPE, my camera doesnt work!

how can i solve this?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] joealley:
How many times have you flashed your unit? If once try it again. I have done the same thing as instructed on the first page. :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Please, Learn to read the first post. It's clearly written there what to do, Follow the forum policy.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jesrani:
@ephraim, thanks for the credit, came as pleasant surprise as my post was more of question. But happy to help.

Sent from GT-I9003 using XDA app.

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GT-I9003, GB XXKPE, Rooted, Deodexed, CWM, Legend-X

Wave 2, 8530, Bada 1.2, DDKA1
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] dreadian:
now its ok! but it turn out to be on my 4th try...

did anyone also experience this?

i was already expecting it to be ok on the 2nd try (as per 1st post), but still not good, so i re-flashed it until i nailed it on my 4th try.

thanks guys, this version is really fast, scoring around 1.2 on quadrant!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] devilz666:
I will give full feedback of regular use and straigh heavy usage (gaming while travelling or music :B ) by monday. cant promise a separate feedback for wifi on and off. although I will monitor the time for when I switch from wifi to gprs and back and battery status at that time. but yeah @ 29% (earlier) wifi was at top for power consumption.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
You're welcome dude. When you removed the Apps you didn't get any errors? Bdw, I was looking for a thread regarding on what apps we can safely remove. Maybe yours will do the trick? :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] yucelakpinar:
After i update my galaxy s i9003 to XXKPE 2.3.4, i have some problems i updated my phone 3 times.

Problems:

1. My ringtone volume controller is not working. Notifition volume is controlling the ringtone volume. Is anybody have the same problem?

2. Sometimes when i pick up phone, speakers and mic not working, i close the phone and redial.

3. Sometimes ringtone is not ringing on a call only my phone is vibrating.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] malekts:
Can someone tell me if this release has the GB keyboard and Internet Calls??
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ashang:
does not have GB keyboard. not sure what you mean by internet calls.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Probably meant VPN calls. According to GB Update video it includes that.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] manrock111:
Ok after 4 days usage I have notice following :

1. Kernel panic after calls end sometimes, i don't understand what can make it.

2. Phone hung or very late start if I choose a good quality live wallpaper. Specially today when I went to market and not able to start it.

3. VPN is working now.

4. Vibrant colors on videos but definitely need work to be done on Gpu. Specially games texture problem.

5. A good battery life.

6. Sometimes having lag when watching hd or normal video's on youtube desktop version.

Rest is awesome for now.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jaskiratsingh:
Although this is an ok release; guys be cautious when returning to froyo. I was getting many kernel panics ; hence reverted back to ddkb2. The boot loader messed up everything. Now my internal sd card is removed and all apps force close.

Samsung service center is replacing the motherboard :(
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
LOL? I had no issues like such? If you flashed twice the froyo it won't happen. Never heard of a firmware that denies you to revert
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] xGiox:
you screwed,i flashed this firmware,then without new bootloader reflashed froyo's one no prob's.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vivekkalady:
Why Don't you flash Gingerbread "XXKP9" ??

It was also working Well

Then you can flash to the official FW when samsung releases it
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jesrani:
I didn't get any errors when I removed them. Actually the credit should go to trip as he had suggested removal of most of these apps in froyo version in another thread. maybe he can suggest other apps also.

Sent from GT-I9003 using XDA app.

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GT-I9003, GB XXKPE, Rooted, Deodexed, CWM, Legend-X

Wave 2, 8530, Bada 1.2, DDKA1
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jesrani:
But this seems better than froyo, why did you revert?

Sent from GT-I9003 using XDA app.

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GT-I9003, GB XXKPE, Rooted, Deodexed, CWM, Legend-X

Wave 2, 8530, Bada 1.2, DDKA1
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] joealley:
I have kernel panic when i set my phone in download mode. Because i want to have rooted and deodexed. So i just leave it as it is now. Maybe i have to flashed it again for the nth time. lol.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] malekts:
VoIP calls... it should be under call settings..

but i dont think this release has it! can anyone confirm?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jamsori:
Small update. Battery life for me has improved - it runs much better after calibration. Idle usage is much, much better than Froyo but in general use, it's pretty much the same. Using the stock media player sucks the battery up but Poweramp solves this (not much of a fan of Poweramp, however). I can confirm the texture problem others are experiencing, but i had the same problems under Froyo, so not much difference there. :P

I experienced a freeze and then a "unknown power reset or download mode" sort of error and had to rip the battery out and reset it, but other than that, it has been a flawless experience. However, i'd probably go back to Froyo, just so i can have my music player back and working, haha. :(
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] malekts:
I get the "unknown power reset or download mode" thing when ever i try to reboot the phone by holding down the power button for 8/10 seconds!!!

anyone else having the problem?

and any idea when the official release will be out? :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Slashed12345:
Update all is doing funny things

I clicked on update all and even tho I had 7 apps that needed to be updated, it shows 23 apps being updated. Noticed that each app download notification was actually a comma separated list. Just a minor bug I guess
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] yeng9ph:
HI MISLEDZ/EPHRAIM,

so far, after flashing with XXKPE, all i could say is it is better that XXKP7 & XXKP9.

i have not experienced any lags or Kernel problem.

I tried on the quadrant apps, (you know the desert wallpaper, as in without applying any themes) my rating at quadrant is 1675. which last time i did when i was on XXKP9, i could only get 836, which is 50% improvement:D.

my question is: is it normal that why is it after i applied theme, (go launcher ex theme), i can only get range of 1430-1460 rating?

does it affect a lot? but it is testing the phone components separately right?

im not using any live wallpaper, fyi.:confused:

SGSL - GT i9003 | XXKPE | Go Launcher EX | 4GB/32GBsdHC
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
Holding down the power button to reboot in kpe does give you that kind of problem.. I suggest you install ronhoover88's 5 lockscreen with extended piwer menu so that you can select the reboot oprion or just powering off the device and booting it up again..

@yeng9ph: i think it does not affect the quadrant score.. After all, we cannot solely rely on benchmark tests :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jesrani:
@ephraim, when installing trip's Legend theme, I wanted to backup my system folder and I found it difficult to copy, too many times doing to and fro in Root Explorer and Super Manager, still not sure if it copied properly. Then I came across this, http://qtadb.wordpress.com/about/. Its a really good program and if properly installed, lets you explore the phone. Maybe you should put the link at start of the post, entirely your decision.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] yeng9ph:
yeah, i thought of that one too.. thanks for the reply.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vibhorrr:
Hey!

I am new to flashing.

Can I flash this firmware over my DDKB2 firmware? Are there any other steps to be followed while flashing XXKPE over DDKB2?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] raj.amalw:
Some 720p MKV videos are playing well in stock player. Some not playing
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] yeng9ph:
yup, guess you're right, i could play 1080p movies on stock player, some 1080p i downloaded cannot as well but of course i'm not saying it is playing nice, it's something like streaming/buffering/playing call of duty MW2 on low class video card. but it is still possible.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] yeng9ph:
Launcher

Hello Guys,

so which do you think is the recommended launcher, zeam launcher or Go launcher EX?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] falex007:
I'm using Go launcher Ex and a lot of Go utilities and widgets :D You can guess my recommendations
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] falex007:
Yahoooo!!!!

I already took time to flash the new FW. And because of it I didn't sleep this night!!!.... I was testing battery life by playing in GOF2 :D ,... and it took about 5 hours to take alert "Battery low" :rolleyes:.

And it started not from full battery (It should be about 70% but after flashing It shows me 30% )

Flashing was very easy, because I took update file for deodexing, put there tripin LegendX theme, with removing some files. And all I need was the following:

1. flash fw twice

2. flash CWM

3. apply update file for root, apply update file for deodexing+theming

4. make nandroid backup

5. apply ext4 update script for converting

6. restore backup.

7. restore applications from TB backup

Installing new firmware wasn't so easy for me before!!! Thanks to Skin1980, amit.bagaria, leovitiaz, trip007in, Misledz!!! You are the best!!!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Pralinos:
If you complete your post with links, it would worth doing a thread from it. Information is too fragmented currently, every one's doing things his own way and so have to deal with his own issues. That's just my opinion...

Edit : did you manage to install busybox, so that you would be currently able tu use cp on adb shell? If so, at what stage did you do it?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] falex007:
1. Look at the first post of this thread :) You well see a lot of links

2. I can share my own Deodexing/theming update.zip file, but it has no sense because it's just file from this thread + trip007in's theme files from this thread

3. No I didn't install busybox, because rooting update.zip file from this post already installed it.

EDIT: I don't want to create new thread with my instructions of flashing, because there are already so many posts about almost the same, that even I (who tries to read everything and everyday (except last weekend, when I was very busy)), can loose in the information. But new user in this forum should spend 2-3 days to understand all information. That's why we have so many noob questions, and questions already asked/answered several times
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] yeng9ph:
FALEX007

thanks a lot for the info. will consider that.;)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jesrani:
I have already flashed KPE, rooted, deodexed and installed CWM using the file in this post, http://xdaforums.com/show...&postcount=590. I think there was no EXT support. Then I had restored all apps and also installed trip's Legend-X full theme.

Today I have flashed Amit's file "GT-I9003_PDA-KPE-EXT4-BATTERY-FIX.tar". I did not take any nandroid backup, just flashed and rebooted. So am I on EXT4? Seems doubtful? What am I missing?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] falex007:
No, you are still at rfs. To convert rfs to ext4 look here
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
Right, instructions are here for a reason :D
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Awesome! Im going to try this out now :D! And that battery person was me :(
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Ahh, sorry sorry. Credits updated.. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] dexvils:
Yeah, I want try it..great.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
LOL Credit's wasn't necessary ;D Although you forgot so fast ;D!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
I'm only mortal with a single brain. :p
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
Hi spacebar, havent seen you for quite sometime. Maube because you are now enjoying your s2 so much.. Hehehe. Anyways, newbie question here.. What does supercharger do?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
It makes your phone FAST... super snappy with better multitasking!

It rearranges and fixes the OOM Groupings and Priorites and lowmemorykiller values.

So basically, it's a COMPLETE MEMORY MANAGEMENT FIX!

It's so worth it. Phone feels like it raced against superman and borat and won.

It work's fine with ext4+CWMSkinMod+Juwe11RamScript. Now its over 9000! :eek:, Thanks for the share bro :D
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
Thanks for the ultra answer part.. Gonna ry it now.. Bdw, i am still using amit's cmw, is it any diffirent from skin's fixed cwm? Except the usb and charging blah blah.. Ohhh, is it returned to orange? :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
No mate, as I said on the other thread, label deadlines are killing me!

Anyway, Supercharger is a memory fix. Basically, it rearranges and fixes the OOM Groupings, priorities and lowmemorykiller values.

Edit: Misledz got it. The original thread is there for anyone to have a look, but be warned, not to get the other scripts. I will post other tweaks once I test and optimize them for our device. Also, I tried to keep it simple and direct link to that thread could be overkill for most users as its not specifically for our device.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Skin love's his green rofl. I haven't checked CWM but I know it's still green. Also battery drain is a little issue that's left behind. But with the enormous benefits it portrays, the CWM could only be more good than bad. :D

Note: The SCV6 Script is deadly. App drawer launches crazily fast and scrolls damned smooth.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
Thanks space, will try it now.. Good job on sharing it, will press the thanks button :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
Ahaha.. Now i'm more tempted to use it.. I'll try skin's cwm when i have the time..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
Your welcome. And read my previous post on the caution.

Cheers. :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
How do i know if i successfully applied the script?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
After applying HTK, you need to reboot. Then you run the script again. After you enter value for the first scroll speed prompt, you will see it says "Launcher is Hard To Kill". If yes, then its a success. If it says "Launcher is weak", try the next one (Bulletproof).

For Minfree values, after you select option 8 (or 9), you should see the result. It shows prior and current values. If the current values are what you selected (the values besides the respective options 8 or 9 in the list), then its successful.

Note that Minfree values are instant, no reboot needed.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jaskiratsingh:
Lucky you but doesn't look like I am lucky. My internal sd card unmounts forcibly and then all apps fc. I will be getting a new mother board
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] raj.amalw:
Is the performance of games improved after using ramscript ?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
Ohh, thanks bro.. Will press double thanks in a while :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ephraim:
According to misledz it should and it will :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bigeyes0x0:
@Midledz: As you're saying your phone is butter smooth, can you test scrolling after you pinch in TouchWiz app drawer to zoom out. My phone lag like crazy there after I apply CWM, root, and ext4 conversion.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] spacebar2011:
I'll tell you something worth gold in your weight: Try another launcher like GO or Zeam and ta daaa... all's well! ;)

Jokes aside, I see no reason it should lag like that..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
I see where your getting at, I tried it out aswell. And it lagged pretty hard aswell. Appdrawer took about 20 secs to load, And when I pinched out it lagged. But no worries. Get a free and brilliant Launcher like Go Launcher EX, It's free that's the best part. I've been using it and testing it with all the RAM optimizer's aka Juwe+HTK. And it works flawlessly. The spiral animation for the appdrawer really hogs alot of FPS but with the scripts it feels like a sexy carousel.

Also :( Midledz? Sounds like middle legs :(

Edit: Spacebar beat me to it. Anyways, what he said :D
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bigeyes0x0:
Hum, seems like it's not only me then, the problem is I remember before I apply any modification it was fine. I guess I'll live with it, for what it's worth I have tried a lot of other launchers but went back, don't need their features and don't want to load up another one.

OT: Sorry about mistaking your handle, but don't say that. In case you're wondering middle leg is a slang in my mother tongue for you know what lol.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] raj.amalw:
Which launcher u are using tw launcher 3 or 4 ?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bigeyes0x0:
Original TW 3
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] raj.amalw:
Try using tw launcher 4. I think it will not lag.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vishal24387:
i am reading whole post regulerly...i have a small doubt. will music get pause when screen gets off??? Actually i am aware of positive & negative feedback...!! but this part is imp for me. IO listen music regulerly...!!!