yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] Jarmezrocks:
I am not a kernel Dev but I had PaulForde of the ICSSGS crew build my kernel as special request and threw him a donation. He is really snowed under with work and is a great young guy... he may be able to help you guys out?

What is the best kernel for ICS on SGSII out at the moment? Maybe work getting that kernel and having kineto inserted inthe build? Thats all Paul did for me. He is not on T-mob I don't think? Maybe send a request to a kernel dev on here or get a few people together with donations to throw towards him? I can attempt to make the ROM work if you guys can do that?

What is in the signalboost app that makesit work? I got it to open and run on my phone last night and I am in Australia and I am on Optus network LOL.

Here is the question in my thread
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
Thats a hard question. I would say siyah kernel is the most popular at this moment in time. The signal boost architecture consists of 3 lib files. A change to default.prop and the signal boost app. I wasnt aware it needed kernel support to work.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] Jarmezrocks:
Yes it does!

It needs to have KinetoGAN drivers added and built into the kernel its self and it needs to have the kineto_gan.ko modules built into the ROM under /system/lib/modules (in the case of CM9 and most other AOSP variants and/or system/modules for Samsung based ROMs and then relevant symlinking according) also symlinking needs to be done for lib .so files if they are in in /system/lib or system/vendor/lib

If you can search GIT Hub for a kernel that has the kinetoGAN stuff loaded for SGSII then I can build you guys a patch install package that should work for Galaxy SII Ice Cream Sandwich.

James
[Galaxy S II General] markdj57:
I have access to a UK orange sgs2, how could I help?
[Galaxy S II General] stuartkw88:
I too am more than willing to assist in anything to get orange SB on my SGS2, im running resurrection 1.4
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
No kernel devs that I know of currently have these drivers in their kernels so I think it's a case of either compiling one ourselves or begging a kernel dev. Any ideas guys?

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
No kernel devs that I know of currently have these drivers in their kernels so I think it's a case of either compiling one ourselves or begging a kernel dev. Any ideas guys?
[Galaxy S II General] vdubmad5:
According to orange helpers on twitter sgsII ics starts rolling out tomorrow! Hopefully someone can extract the required files and port signalboost to a vanilla rom, i would do it but dont have the first clue as to what to do!!!
[Galaxy S II General] markdj57:
Firmware: I9100BVLPB_I9100ORALPB_ORA http://t.co/waltusVY

I hope someone with the technical know how can extract the signal boost out of this.
[Galaxy S II General] brainimpact:
i got my sgs2 on a orange contract but device i got sent was a unbranded sim free version as i got it via Phones4U.

what customization and extra apps are included in orange uk's branded rom?
[Galaxy S II General] markdj57:
Orange Wednesdays app

Orange App Store

Terrible Orange UI and custom settings menu - just awful. Vertical app drawer which is slow, even on fresh phone, and the PHne, Contacts etc. icons are all Orange branded - at least there is an option to use touchwiz, but when I tried that it was laggy.

Only useful thing is the Signal Boost app but it isn't just an apk as has been stated already.

Has anyone tried CF-root with this Orange ICS?

CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXX_LPB-v5.2-CWM5-PROPER.zip

EDIT: I have just tried the LPB CF-Root but the phone doesn't start, have to wait for Chainfire to release an insecure kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] Steve.P:
Please excuse my ignorance, I'm just trying to understand the situation better... But... If we could get Signal Boost working under GingerBread by just copying across the 4x lib .so, 1x .apk & default.prop files to the correct locations on the phone. Wouldn't the same hold true for ICS? We just require the ICS updated versions of the 6x afore-mentioned files.

Isn't it that simple? Or has the Signal Boost app and associated files been completely re-written and re-structured in going from GB to ICS?

Thanks for enlightening a noob.

S.
[Galaxy S II General] dave106:
Here are the 6 files extracted from the Orange UK ICS rom. I have put them into the right directories and turned it on, but the house has stayed red for about 30 minutes now. Its not turning green. But also though, I'm NOT getting the problem where the IMEI disappears and signal is lost, then you have to restore from a backup to get it back.
[Galaxy S II General] markdj57:
Is that a flashable cwm zip or do u manually copy and paste? What firmware are you trying this on?
[Galaxy S II General] dave106:
Gotta copy it all yourself. On the XEU Official release.
[Galaxy S II General] Steve.P:
I don't know if this will help anyone else to get this working again in ICS, but for what it's worth, I've just installed your files and get exactly the same results as you... The House stays red :( but at least these new files do NOT bork the phone :)

I feel this is getting so close. I wonder if the build.prop needs some additional code? :confused:

S.
[Galaxy S II General] vdubmad5:
On the gingerbread version there was changes to prop files, but im pretty useless at these matters so not sure what they were
[Galaxy S II General] Steve.P:
Do NOT install these 6 files as they are...

Well after a week or so, I would recommend not installing these files as is. When I first put them on my phone would chew through a full battery in a matter of a couple of hours, com.android.kineto was the culprit. I force closed wifi-calling.apk and all seemed okay for a week but yesterday my phone suddenly started draining the battery again and it reboots every five minutes. Looks like a factory reset is in order, even though I removed the 6 files, the process has changed something else that's on the phone and it gone unstable, as Android System is now ripping into my CPU and hence battery. :rolleyes: Bah, Oh well.

S.
[Galaxy S II General] Broomfundel:
Are you making sure to reset the permissions? I just tried as the signal had been crap lately and it works fine. Just the 6 files, set permissions to match others and then reboot.

I now have at green house and made a call just fine. Maybe it depends on the ROM, I'm using a cm9 based rom. (D4rom) If it is not the permissions there maybe a 7th file that just happens to be comparable in CM9.

Looking good. :-)
[Galaxy S II General] Steve.P:
Permissions?

Reset the permissions? What does that mean and how would I go about doing that? I see you mention permissions of the 6 files but match them with which others?

The main reason for asking is that I never performed this step when I got Signal Boost working on GingerBread, all I did was copy the files across and, 'hey presto', it all worked fine after the reboot.

When I tried exactly the same process in IceCreamSandwich, I felt like I had borked the phone and had to do a 'Factory Reset' just to get the phone back to normal.

I'm using a fully stock ROM for an unbranded, SIM free, S2 (bought from Phones4U). I've rooted using the temporary CWM.zip method to then install, SU-Busybox-Installer.zip from the custom recovery mode option.

Could you explain for a noob, please? :o I'd rather not want to screw my phone again as I did during my last attempt to get this working. Doh, I thought I was close. :(

Thanks,

S.
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
1: try flashing a custom kernel such as siyah kernel which can be found at www.gokhanmoral.com

2. Once done reboot into recovery using the up key, home key and power key. Once in there go down to advanced, then open that up and go down to fix permissions :)

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] dave106:
Theres a 'Fix Permissions' in CWM aswell. Gonna start a nandroid backup and re-try it. Will report back.

---------- Post added at 05:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:03 PM ----------

After you Fix Permissions, the red house stops coming on. Nothing :(
[Galaxy S II General] Broomfundel:
What modems are you people on? I have tried several roms now and it has always worked. I started by flashing the LPB via Odin. Since then have flashed kernels and roms galore. Perhaps the LPB modem is the missing link. It probably has something in it to facilitate the switch.

Just a thought.
[Galaxy S II General] Steve.P:
Erm, I'm not sure if this is answering your question but...

PDA: I9100XWLP7

PHONE: I9100XXLPS

CSC: I9100XEULP5

I guess I'm running LPS, would that be correct?

S.
[Galaxy S II General] Broomfundel:
Ok, tested with LP9 modem and WanamLite rom. Did not seem to work. Flashed Siyah kernel to allow me to dual boot roms. Now it seems ok. So modem/phone was a red herring. Looks like something kernel related. If someone can try Siyah 3.2 any beta version and report back. I think any ICS rom with the files in the right places and right permissions will work with that kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] Deadslow:
Baseband: XXLPS

Kernel: Siyah 3.2b8

Build: XWLP4

Installed the 6 files as required using File Manager. Rebooted. Started signal boost. Waited a few seconds. Icon turned green. Made a call (most of my house has no mobile signal). Left it running overnight and tested again. Is still working.

Very pleased!
[Galaxy S II General] vdubmad5:
Just installed signal boost on aokp rom with siyah kernel, working fine so far, going to try some different rooms till I find something I like!
[Galaxy S II General] Steve.P:
Does this mean I have to replace my stock ROM / kernel in order to get signal boost working? :confused: I'm going to have to do more reading I think, heh I don't even know the difference between a ROM and a kernel. Doh.

S.
[Galaxy S II General] Broomfundel:
If you using a stock rom in the uk, you can upgrade to the Orange LPB stock using Kies. A tar file for flashing via Odin is also out there. Thats where the 6 files came from. Or yes just flash the kernel from LPB, or a decent custom one like Siyah which has been shown to work.
[Galaxy S II General] danividalg:
Dont Work

Hi,

I'm on Stock LP7, with phone LPS and Siyah Kernel v3.2rc1

I install all, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, fix permissions, reboot

Run "Signal Boost" app, turn on signal boost and get "red house"

Some questions:

- I'm on Spain. Does it only work on UK?

- My carrier is "Simyo". Does it only work with Orange?

- What exactly does "Signal Boost"?:

* It seems to use WiFi to make calls (as skype), but still you pay for these calls. Is this correct?

* If yes, could it depend on my internet availability at home/work WiFi?

* Or it uses WiFi to somehow boost the mobile GSM/3G signal?

Thanks and best regards :)
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
It only works on Orange! Ha

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] Steve.P:
-It only works with Orange UK

-If you are in a poor signal area, then switching on Signal Boost will tunnel the phone call through an existing wlan connection and stops calls via gsm/3g. Yes any calls made will be charged at your normal rate but at least you get to make a call instead of being out of reach.

-Signal Boost won't work with a poor wifi signal or on a wlan with no internet connection.

-It's not boosting as such, more a switch from gsm/3g to wifi.

S.

---------- Post added at 02:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:22 PM ----------

Thanks for your help. I think I'll play it safe and wait for someone to get this working with stock roms and kernels. It happened with GB so I'm hoping it won't be too much longer before the same happens under ICS. I really don't want to be messing with my stock set-up other than just rooting. Yeah, I'm a wimp at the moment when it comes to modding. :o

S.
[Galaxy S II General] danividalg:
Hi,

Thanks for the explanation :)

Best regards.
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
Works great with siyah kernel. For those of you on stock just simply flash siyah kernel and then copy the files across and you will be sorted. I don't think people need to replace the rom :)
[Galaxy S II General] Toxic17:
Does the uma patch work on cm9 roms on Orange UK?
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
Here's a cmw flashable zip for everyone.

https://www.box.com/shared/404ac0aba2a144a5355d

Hope people find this useful. This just places all the files in the right places.

Give me feedback and let me know if it works for you too
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
Yes
[Galaxy S II General] Steve.P:
Just a follow up from my previous posts where I wrongly blamed the Orange Signal Boost files for making my phone go apesh!t.

I've since discovered that the reason my phone turned schizo was down to the major bug that's crept into Android 2.3.5 all the way through to the latest versions of ICS... Install too many apps (50+) to the SD card and the OS (though not kernel) goes into infinite boot loops every 2 to 3 mins and the battery drains to 0% within an hour. Phone gets damn hot too.

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=25563

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1413490

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1446961

Just thought I'd clear that up, and I might try installing Signal Boost again now I am feeling a little braver.

S.
[Galaxy S II General] andyrynk:
Orange Signal Boost / UMA Working Perfectly

Excellent job alcurtis93. :D

Installed problem free on my I9100 and works perfectly.

Been looking for this for months.

Thank You

ICS 4.0.3

Baseband Version: I9100XXLPS

Kernel Version: 3.0.15-I9100XWLP7-CL340913

Build No: IML74K.XWLLP7
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
No problem. Glad it works for you :)
[Galaxy S II General] Steve.P:
Hurah!!

I installed the zip via CWM and hurah!! it's all working perfectly. My little green house is back up and running.

Big thanks to all those who contributed and especially alcurtis93 :cool:

Just to confirm Signal Boost is working on a fully stock & rooted ICS SGS2.

S.
[Galaxy S II General] kezgez:
Is there any chance you could make this an update.zip that I could flash with normal recovery I tried just renaming it and it says the signature verification failed so it aborted it?
[Galaxy S II General] Steve.P:
Kez,

Why don't you try the CWM.zip to give you temporary CWM recovery and then install the SignalBoost zip from there? That's what I did and it worked a treat.

Rooting via temporary CWM.zip:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1501719

Hope that helps.

S.
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
+1 would save me alot of effort making a new update.zip file
[Galaxy S II General] kezgez:
thank you so much that worked
[Galaxy S II General] Steve.P:
Yay...

Just made my first call with SB and no issues at all. Well chuffed.

Thanks again to all.

S.
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
Glad to hear. If anyone has volume issues , turn media volume up beforehand
[Galaxy S II General] soupsurfer7:
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[Galaxy S II General] Moxdeandroid:
OK, this has worked for me. I'm using an unbranded S2 with Orange and I have the little green house and it works! Thanks you soooo much.

PDA; I9100XWLP7

Phone;I9100XXLPS

CSC;Ip100XEULP5

rooted with ICS and did the upgrade with CWM / zip from the flash card procedure.

Yipeee! (The whole hunting this down has been giving me some grief...)

Yell if more detail is required.
[Galaxy S II General] Freedom:
CM9 Flash

hi guys,

Have been hunting for this since I upgraded to CM9 so TY for all the hard work so far.

Tried running the zip in recovery mode (4.0.1.5 - according to ROM Manager) and it seems to install fine but I don't get any short-cuts when I boot the phone normally and there is nothing in Applications. Any ideas?

Actual Recovery Menu shows as CWM-Based Recovery v5.5.0.4 at the bottom line.
[Galaxy S II General] Tandyman77:
Orange signal boost on cm9

I also had the same problem. All I did to get it working was to manually cut and paste the files to the correct location using ES file manager with root write enabled in the options. After a reboot the icon was there and green house was present. Tested working. CM9 latest nightly.

Hope this helps
[Galaxy S II General] vdubmad5:
Is there anyone able to port this to a jellybean aokp cm10 rom? Or point me in the direction as where fo start?
[Galaxy S II General] SmilerOnline:
+1
[Galaxy S II General] vdubmad5:
Anyone?
[Galaxy S II General] Freedom:
How did you got about copying the files - sorry for the n00b :/

If you have exact locations for which file I will kiss you (although I don't know if that is an incentive or not)!
[Galaxy S II General] Tandyman77:
The file locations are as follow:

default.prop to '\system'

libganril.so to '\system\lib'

libkineto.so to '\system\lib'

librilswitch.so to '\system\lib'

libsec-ril.so to '\system\lib'

WiFi-Calling.apk to '\system\app'

Like i said us es file explorer with root write enabled in the options. Then just paste the files from a previous post to the locations and reboot. No need for a kiss this time ;)

Sent from Tandroid
[Galaxy S II General] Odia:
3 libs needed too:-

libganril.so

libkineto.so

librilswitch.so
[Galaxy S II General] WearTheFoxHat:
Can't wait for Orange and T-Mobile to merge their network more, to enable 3G network sharing, and using apps like this :)
[Galaxy S II General] jrshodges:
Flashed back to stock and now in reboot loop.......so I may be a while reporting back!
[Galaxy S II General] TeeJayEss:
Don't know if it's as simple as copying them across, but they're uploaded in the attached zip. These were in system/lib.
[Galaxy S II General] jrshodges:
So far this is what I have tried!

Flashed latest Orange UK ROM through Odin, this led to to reboot loop, fixed this with a wipe!

Tested Orange Signal Boost - working

Flashed back to Lite'ning Rom v5.0 XXKG6 ROM, Signal Boost - Not working FC's

Re-installed the Signal Boost apk from this thread - Not working FC's

Copied the lib files from the .zip file into system/lib folder - Not working FC's

I then checked the system/lib folder again and the files I had extracted didn't seem to be showing in there - is there a specific way to copy the 3 lib files into this folder? I used File Expert from the Market.

After now seeing the Signal Boost app working, albeit for short time, I was impressed with it's simplicity and am more determined than ever to get it working on a custom ROM now. Just wish I was more of a dev :(
[Galaxy S II General] lanesend:
I flashed via Odin but just kept getting fc's what did I do wrong?
[Galaxy S II General] TeeJayEss:
You sure the filesystem was in r/w? I had the same situation on my old Desire, before I s-off'd it - the app (Root Explorer) said it was r/w, and the files would write to it, but after refreshing the file listing, the files would be gone again. Only after realising s-off'ing it, was I able to copy stuff in to the system folder. Just a thought...
[Galaxy S II General] Archer:
Where's the latest Orange UK ROM? Could you supply a link for that, mate?
[Galaxy S II General] jrshodges:
Sorry for the dumb question but what is s-offing and how do I do that?!
[Galaxy S II General] jrshodges:
I used the one from post #8 on the first page of this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14502681&postcount=1

I used this one PDA:BVKG2|PHONE:BVKG2|CSC:ORAKG2 although it says BVKG2 it is actually BVKG3 and is the latest Orange UK released ROM containing Signal Boost.
[Galaxy S II General] TeeJayEss:
Actually, it's not a dumb question from the looks of it - I think the term S-OFF is for HTC phones only. It's basically the process of unlocking the core filesystem, so it can be written to.

I swapped from my Desire to the Galaxy S2 two days ago, so am still learning - looks like S-OFF doesn't apply to Samsungs, so ignore my post! Still, the symptoms sound the same!
[Galaxy S II General] jrshodges:
Some progress!!

Thanks to @TimmyRaa and his suggestion about rw permission I have managed to copy the three files to the lib folder this is how I did it.

Using ES Explorer from the Market go into Settings and in File Settings set it to show hidden files, then tick Root Explorer and Mount File System, it will ask for SU permissions.

Now you can copy the files to the System/lib folder :)

Now I opened the Orange Signal Boost app and no FC, I ticked Signal Boost and the little red House appeared at the top of the screen........but it never turns Green!

This could be because I am at home and have a decent signal, or maybe that it is not fully working, anyone any ideas?!
[Galaxy S II General] tonybhoy:
thanks very much for this im now on ke7
[Galaxy S II General] pepxl:
S-Off is a term used to remove the NAND write protection on HTC phones that are bootloader locked, unlike Samsung and other manufacturers HTC kept their devices locked to an S-On state to stop users from basically messing with the device and gaining su privileges, now they've decided to jump on the bandwagon due to user demand and have the bootloader open as default with new FW updates. Was originally suppose to have started from the Sensation but i never kept up with the updates due to the fact of getting a SII.
[Galaxy S II General] TeeJayEss:
Good progress!

I wonder if there's some security certificates or something we're missing - sounds like it might be trying to connect to Orange via WiFi, but because it can't authenticate, it's not connecting.

I'm only speculating, it could be what you said to do with signal strength, but I get 2 bars here normally, and Signal Boost still kicks in...
[Galaxy S II General] Lennyuk:
I have an update.zip to upload later today that (made by Ante0) that will flash the apk and required libs. tested last night and it appears to be working, although you will want to disable signal boost when you don't need it as it zaps your battery.

Update.zip to come later.

Edit: here you go

LINKEY

Edit2: The app works fine, no FC and seems to activate the process however the house never turns green so it looks like it never connects.
[Galaxy S II General] jrshodges:
So, we are both at the same stage then.... by manually copying all the required files etc I can get the Signal Boost to run, but again only a Red House :(

Do you think it may be missing some other security certs as mentioned earlier ?
[Galaxy S II General] gadgetgaz:
I can confirm that it doesn't matter if you have a strong mobile signal - if you activate signal boost your calls will be routed through the wifi and the house turns green.

I can also confirm that, after flashing the stock orange firmware to get signal boost running, you can then go and flash a rooted kernel and signal boost continues to work.
[Galaxy S II General] Lennyuk:
yeah so it is not kernel related, but something on the rom.

There must be a file we are missing that is causing it not to connect on our phones.

Edit: If someone knows how, and can they should Diff the new Orange rom against a generic rom (or the old orange rom) and see what files it gives us that are new.
[Galaxy S II General] TeeJayEss:
Oooh, really? Bear in mind I've only had the phone a few days, but I spent all day at home the other day and the battery was nearly gone by the evening, with hardly heavy usage, so that might explain it!

Maybe it's not such the holy-grail feature I was first thinking...
[Galaxy S II General] Lennyuk:
Can someone get me a logcat of the house going red but never green please?

i.e. Start logcat

turn signal boost on, see it go red.

make a call - see it stay red

end call

end logcat and upload the file.
[Galaxy S II General] shawnfr:
I don't have Orange or an Orange ROM, but just a suggestion on possible places to look...

I would check the working Orange ROM in /system/etc/permissions and /system/framework for components related to the signal boost app... you probably need a rooted kernel to do this though.
[Galaxy S II General] TeeJayEss:
Nothing obvious in either location from what I can see. :(
[Galaxy S II General] Joey2o11:
Looks to be coming at some point...

http://smart-wi-fi.blogspot.com/2011/07/ampllifying-orange-uk-signal-boost.html
[Galaxy S II General] dan@msx:
Installed lib files and then app, get the red home icon but doesnt turn green... I am on orange but handset is simfree xeu non branded running KG6