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[Galaxy S II Android Development] CamoGeko:
Try KH3 mate, it's pretty much the best modem for SGS2 full stop. :D

If you need the flashable CWM zip, let me know.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] galeej:
Yes please...can u give me the flashable zip
[Galaxy S II Android Development] galeej:
I am currently using KI4...is KH3 better than this?
[Galaxy S II Android Development] glenncain:
yes very very very awesome.

i am using go launcher ics theme in conjunction with dev theme ICS. its sick to the core. not likely to change to anything else soon.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] CamoGeko:
After trying both, I would say it's better yes.

Here you go guys:

KH3 Modem CWM Flashable
[Galaxy S II Android Development] linjun:
which ics theme u are using? cause i try using cwm to flash and it got stuck when i reboot the device...
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Rexliu:
i live in Hong Kong ,

Could anyone recommond a list of rom, kernel , modem for me???

Now I am using modem : XXKI4

rom: Simple and clean V1.2

kernel: speedmod S2 K18 test3

but, battery still drain a little bit fast when using wi- fi. (sure acceptable =])

ICSSSSS theme!!!! LOOK COOL!!!!
[Galaxy S II Android Development] galeej:
Thanks you very much!!!
[Galaxy S II Android Development] CamoGeko:
You're welcome, please click the thanks button when you can. It means I can wake up happy tomorrow lol :p

Do report your findings of performance as well. It will be beneficial to others I think. ;)
[Galaxy S II Android Development] galeej:
sure buddy..:)
[Galaxy S II Android Development] CamoGeko:
Try my setup, full details are in my sig. Please do a backup in CWM with nandroid beforehand just in case. :)

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I have returned to favour. ;)

To get you going with your thanks. Always remember how you got your first one. haha :p
[Galaxy S II Android Development] galeej:
Mate, I totally agree with you.. this KH3 modem is super fast compared to KI4...Again, thanks for your findings and help.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Thedonk13:
i don't really know why, but the KI1 modem works like a champ for me and has the best battery life so far...
[Galaxy S II Android Development] kungvn:
can't wait for ICS themes :mad::mad::mad:
[Galaxy S II Android Development] glenncain:
i got stuck too at first, i believe it is coz i wiped cache and dalvik AFTER i flashed the ROM, the siyah kernel, then the theme. i tried again by flashing the ROM again, then the theme, and NO WIPE CACHE OR DALVIK. then it worked.

note: FIRST BOOT IS ALWAYS LONG, so in case you haven't waited long enough before bailing.

besides this dev theme, i also use Go launcher EX paid ICS theme to complete the look.

let me know if you need more clarification
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Thedonk13:
dont forget to open the application settings and clear the data for TWlauncher...

on another note, got 20 hours on Speedmod K2-16 and only lost 30%....just flashed K2-18test5, going to see how long the next 30% takes...
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Rexliu:
I want to ask, which ICS Domination version do you use, for KI4 or KJ3??? base on your KI4 modem...?
[Galaxy S II Android Development] amitoberoi:
Battery Life SGS2

Hey all,

Like many other people here, since i have got the SGS2 i was obsessed with increasing the battery life or the best combination of modem, kernel and rom for good battery life. yesterday i decided that once and for all i shall close this issue and finalize on some setting so i can leave this battery thing behind. First i decided to check the modem which is giving the best 3g/H/H+ speeds. I tested KG5, KI1, KI3 and KI4. Speed test app was used for this and for each modem 10 tests were conducted. In all the modems i was getting H+ with all the signal bars. The signal strength for all the modems was also similar ranging from 77 to 79 dbm and 17 to 19 asu. The tests for all the modems were conducted by keeping the phone in the same position. At no time during the tests was the phone moved. I know that the network behaves differently at different times but over a range of 10 tests for each modem i got fairly consistent results. KG5 gave the worst speed. KI4, KI3 and KI1 gave more or less similar speeds but one thing i observed was that in KI4 and KI3 there were data hangups and network problems which was not observed in KI1. So i finally decided that KI1 is the modem for me as there were no network problems and the speed was also amongst the best of the 4. My logic here is that in the situation of a network problem more battery would be consumed as the phone would continuously try to get connected to the network thus consuming more battery. Also i had read somewhere that KI1 is the best modem for battery life. So KI1 was the winner here for me.

Next came the kernel test. As per me, the daily usage is a very poor indicator of the kernel performance as every single day our usage pattern is different. In my case, voice calls is the biggest battery drain as my voice calls range from 1.5 to 2.5 hours and thus i cannot judge the performance of a kernel in regards to battery based on my daily usage. Also i am a bit impatient by nature and testing over a period of days is not my cup of tea. So i decided that i would use the app Fast Discharge for testing the effect of different kernels on battery life. Flashing a kernel, i enabled fast discharge with all the options checked except vibration and continued like this for 5% of the battery life and in noted the time consumed for finishing this 5% battery life. This was repeated with all the kernels tested. I tested Siyakernel 2.2 beta 9, Speedmod K16, Speedmod K18t1, Speedmod K18t2 and speedmodK18t3. Out of these i found that Speedmod K18T3 was giving me the max time for consumption of 5% battery. So i decided to use it. Regarding ROM, Clean and Simple by MrPhilo has been my favorite for some time and i use that only. All these tests were done using Clean and Simple 1.3.

Hope this helps somebody and maybe someone can conduct there own tests and share the results.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] glenncain:
Very nice and comprehensive, and a great starting point for Clean seekers. you're convincing me to switch to speedmod, but not after i have done enough testing (getting pissed) with siyah 2.2beta9 if that happens, or on just a wimp =p
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Rexliu:
nice job!!!!!:):):):):):):) give a big thanks to you!!!

is there any theme you applied for your testing?
[Galaxy S II Android Development] amitoberoi:
Thanks buddy. and do share the results of your testing.

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No themes. Just the basic interface which comes with clean and simple 1.3. I am not very big on themes. All i want is a decent battery life and at the same time use the smartphone as a smartphone should be used.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] slkdk:
Interesting :)

Could you please provide numbers? e.g. how much worse was Siyah than SpeedMod?

And when you did your kernel test, did you start off at 100% full battery? In that case, which kernel did you start with?

Best regards
[Galaxy S II Android Development] amitoberoi:
I dont have the nos. right now as i am in the office. I will post them once i reach home. And i had 49% battery life when i started the kernel testing. I know to get the most accurate results for all the kernels the starting battery %age should probably be the same, but as i told everyone, i am an impatient guy...:) Also i started with siya - SMK16 - SMK18T1 - SMK18T2 - SMK18T3
[Galaxy S II Android Development] bojancovic:
Swedish Keyboard in v1.3

Wonder if I could get swedish language for the Samsung Keyboard in v1.3? I updated from v1.1 today and saw that swedish had been removed.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] r3dpuma:
Whis i could get romanian. thanks for the 1.3.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] slaman:
Can you also share where you are geographically? As I understand it, modems perform differently depending on the network you are connecting to, and where you are physically located.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Cooky75:
Hi, this sounds like just the ROM im looking for.

Will try and flash it tonight, but wasnt sure.... can I flash it in CWM and if so do I have to do a full wipe?

Im currently on stock.

Thanks in advance.

JC
[Galaxy S II Android Development] qureyoon:
Hi, I'm curious of the speed test app that you've mentioned here. Is it the speedtest.net mobile?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] amitoberoi:
I am from india near delhi. On tata docomo network currently.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] amitoberoi:
Yup thats the one. I think it is the best one out there. Plus i have been using its website for some time now and that works pretty fine too.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Thedonk13:
Good job on the tests...i haven't read all the posts after this one, so i hope i don't repeat someone...

have you tried K2-18test5 yet? i left k2-18t3 because it was draining too fast for me...i was using K2-16 up until last night..i flashed K2-18t5 and i'm currently draining about 1% per hour....i got quite a few things syncing/pushing as well...

i'm probably going back to k2-16...it was just a bit more reliable in the battery department...
[Galaxy S II Android Development] djsharry:
How do I disable (+/-) button for camera in v1.3

In Simple&Clean v1.3

There are major improvements in camera. Its just that I am unable to Zoom in/out since my (+/-) buttons are dedicated to click the picture.

How can I disable the (+/-) button. Or can I assign my power button the camera click key when the camera is on.

Please provide me with an alternative.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Android Development] :
I'm a little ahead on the new bootanimation which I planned to upload this coming weekend. With a bit of luck I'll do it tomorrow.

Still trying to figure out a simple way to make it work on Speedmod kernels. It should work fine through "conventional" ways with Siyahkernal. Also trying to slim it a bit down without losing too much of the quality (it's 12Mb right now).

A low quality Preview of the bootanimation can be found here.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] glenncain:
dont mind if i dig your setup a little.

do you use juice defender?

if not, do you leave h+ or 3g or 2g (data) on? or wifi on? twitter and facebook sync interval (if any?)?
[Galaxy S II Android Development] slkdk:
Just pinch zoom it with your fingers?

Best regards.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] goodsmile:
hey, can anyone upload the new camera.apk with the volume key mod in this rom? i wanna try it on stock rom :D
[Galaxy S II Android Development] mb:
Two niggles which I wouldn't mind answers to with this ROM please.

* Why is there such a big delay when you click Contacts before any appear (black screen appears first)

* Why is the phone so unresponsive to touch when USB is connected and mounted?

Thank you in advance (and for fixing my home screen upon boot earlier this week!)
[Galaxy S II Android Development] antonyfl:
When using the default browser, the brightness seems to be jacked up to max / mid, even if you set brightness to lowest
[Galaxy S II Android Development] mammarf:
hey! im on fido and in toronto. i have the timestamp issue.

MrPhilo, its not about recieving messages 5 hours later. messages come pretty fast. the problem is that the timestamp of the messages are 5 hours back. i text myself or recieve a text...it says that i recieved 5 hours ago even tho i just got it. (i dont think u'll ever face that problem as your in uk.)

@antony; what modem are you using? im on KI4 and i get random dropped calls as well...like im talking fine for a minute or 2 and then it drops.

lastly...i think someone mentioned that sms show up in log. answer: they won't anymore, it shows up to the point you flashed the rom...after that only calls show in log. (i.e. no sms showing in log since i flashed ROM).
[Galaxy S II Android Development] idanz0r:
hey,

just installed this rom - and i'm very happy.

just a little question-

i can't manage to put live wallpaper. anybody knows what i've got to do ?

thanks :)
[Galaxy S II Android Development] goodsmile:
you have to download the deleted apk pack from the op and push the live wallpapers files to system/apps using rootexplorer or something.

i think the files are called something like "secrectwallpaper1" and "secrectwallpaper2"
[Galaxy S II Android Development] ragab mahmoud:
here you go
[Galaxy S II Android Development] nellisere:
Hey, love this ROM, where can I get the voice application, the one where on stock you double tap the home button and say like "Hi galaxy" and ask it to call or text and whatnot?
[Galaxy S II Android Development] imy300:
i've got the same problem with sms showing in call log.

flashed 1.3 onto 1.2 without any wipe - is there a quick fix for this ?
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Thedonk13:
just one thing, he decided not to change name...might i suggest just leaving out the version number, and maybe MrPhilo would love to just add it to his ROMs future updates....that way we don't need to worry about custom bootlogos...it can just be hardcoded in the ROM....

btw - it looks sooooooooooo sexy!!

i used to use Juice Defender, but for testing purposes with the kernels and junk, i unnistalled it..

i only turn on wifi when i'm going to use it...for some reason, the SGSII drains faster on wifi, whereas my EVO would last almost 3 days if it was wifi only..

i leave my data on H+, and i am out of state right now roaming, data roaming as well...so my battery life may get exceptionally better when i get back home...

facebook sync manually...i have push business email....gmail syncs every hour....im not that big into twitter.....i use sound hound constantly and i post to FB from my phone about 15-20 times a day...mostly to just annoy

so far on K2-8test5 i've lost 13% in 13 hours...but CPUSpy is telling me my phone doesn't go into deep sleep well...for some reason i've got 5 hours at 200mhz...don't get that with K2-16

how have you been doing with that Siyahkernel? i can't believe how much juice my phone has with the speedmod in it...and i don't notice much lag at all...siyah seems to be getting too complicated with the scripting and UV built into the kernel...my SGSII has randomly rebooted on my a few times when using Siyah...no reboots or lock ups with speedmod...
[Galaxy S II Android Development] convolution:
How do I get live wallpaper?
[Galaxy S II Android Development] :
I took your advice and left out the version number and kernel reference. Not sure if you can see the new version properly in the example. Maybe you need to do a hard refresh if the old page is still cached in your browser.

I'm not sure about the hard coded part. The original animation from Samsung is not the same format as custom animations, so it's not just a matter of replacing them. The kernel is relevant when it comes to boot animations, and Speedmod and Siyahkernel both need a different approach to show a custom animation. But it might be very possible. That aside, I'm not sure if anyone would be happy with another 7Mb (I managed to slim it down from 12) added on top of the original ROM. It's not huge, but considerably bigger than the Samsung animation.

I'll see if I can come up with an easier way to install the animation. Right now it's not quite a walk in the park for Speedmod.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Thedonk13:
seriously, for that sexiness, i'd take 15mb!
[Galaxy S II Android Development] antonyfl:
I am using KI3 . I am using a work around right now (unhappy about it) with the SMS time stamp fix. Hopefully Mr. Philo can fix that with 1.4
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Vash:
meh

The thing crashed again today using included siyah kernel. I was toying around, waking up and sometimes unlocking the device (while in a meeting) when it stopped waking up for good. Had to remove battery.

Then I switched to speedmod again. Perhaps you should consider shipping the rom with speedmod to improve stability.

everything else works brilliantly :)
[Galaxy S II Android Development] GSlick90:
Thanks for this rom, I like it very much, but I have found a problem with the lock screen. Doesn't seem to activate after enabling it in the setting menu ... It lets you create a pin, password, pattern, but when the screen is locked it doesn't ask for security.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] ussittette:
Hello, I'd like to report two issues :

The first one appeared when I upgraded from 1.2 to 1.3 (doing a dalvik wipe), I can't disable the led on the touch-sensitive buttons whereas I could on 1.2

Second issue is on I just noticed : when I blacklist someone, I still get the calls and sms from this person. It's just as if blacklist didn't work.

Anyone having the same issues ?

I also have a request : could you replace the mms.apk with the one in which you can choose between different skins ? (I don't like blue and yellow that much, I prefer the skin with only the sms frame in color.)
[Galaxy S II Android Development] kishd:
The backlight is an issue with the latest siyah kernel. Flash siyah beta 6 to correct. Currently I am using cf-root kernel that is basically stock and getting better battery life and performance than from the custom kernels.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Thedonk13:
search is best....but what the heck....enable the secure toggle in the notification menu...it has to be turned on both in JKay toggles and settings...

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have you tried speedmod k2-16...its amazing!! solid performance, better than stock, and the battery last almost 2 days with average use! im currently running k2-18test6 because that supposed to be close his next final...im loving so far....still think i prefer k2-16 in the end, but we will see after todays testing...
[Galaxy S II Android Development] MrPhilo:
You should change the governor or 'I/O' scheduler, the default is sio which can cause abit of lag

Erase all your old call logs and it should all be gone in the future texts.

Erase all your old call logs and it should all be gone in the future texts.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] MrPhilo:
Hey, I know what you mean now, the time when the text was sent etc.

Can I ask is your time set to automatic of manual? If automatic can you set it manually and see what happens?

:)
[Galaxy S II Android Development] panoskw:
Excellent work 've been done here with Simple & Clean v1.3, i experimented myself a bit, switch to modem KI1 and changed to Shiya modified kernel !
[Galaxy S II Android Development] goodsmile:
Tried it the volume key didnt take pics its still zoming. Anyway to get it working on stock?
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Cooky75:
So i took a flyer and flashed this ROM with CWM and no wipe.

Installation went ok but...

1) Screen lock doesnt seem to work, pattern or PIN. Have tried diabling/enabling but no effect.

2) Cant install Social Hub, copied the .apk as per instructions but it says 'application not installed'. Tried copying .apk to a other folder but no change. Game Hub installed perfectly first time.

3) Reserving judgement on battery life. Early days, it seems slightly better than average so far.

Any advice on 1 or 2 would be much appreciated.

JC
[Galaxy S II Android Development] kishd:
Really liked speedmod but I wanted my custom boot animation and clockworkmod.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] MrPhilo:
1) Have you installed Jkay Settings? You have to enable it through there 'Secure mode' :)

2) Did you copy it to /system/app using something like root explorer? I would make it flashable but im too lazy :rolleyes:

3) Kernel and Modem is vital in battery life so experiment which is best for you ;)
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Thedonk13:
#1 and #2 have already been answered SEVERAL times...in fact, only a few pages back...use the search function, it's actually pretty amazing!

there is a tutorial in the speedmod thread to change to a custom boot animation...i stopped using CWM app when i got accustomed to just rebooting into recovery and doing things manually...saves memory on my phone i guess...
[Galaxy S II Android Development] :
Done with the bootanimation for Simple & Clean and I kept it short and clean and simple. Rather than the initial 12MB it's now 4.87 MB.

A preview can be found here : http://webdevil.kodingen.com/simpleclean/bootanim/

You can download it here : http://www.multiupload.com/LT9L1XQ4WP

Speedmod users please use the following "tutorial" on how to install this (or any other) custom bootanimation : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18286335&postcount=191
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Thedonk13:
AMAZING! im assuming this has all the finite values and junk...
[Galaxy S II Android Development] mammarf:
so i've experimented with modem KH3 as i read that its better for canadian users but my battery dies faster. on the other hand, no dropped calls. gonna try KI3.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] :
Yes sir. It has all the values set so it will work with Speedmod as well.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Thedonk13:
ok Frepa, sorry to ask you this, but that tutorial got me lost...

i did all the steps, there weren't many, and it didn't seem too confusing, BUT, i got nothing...literally a blank screen and than TouchWiz launches...so weird...i at least expected a bootloop, but i didn't even get that...

is there any way you could write up exactly how you did maybe a little clearer...
[Galaxy S II Android Development] :
I can try. This is how I did it.

First of all; create a backup (reboot into recovery).

Download the bootanimation to your computer.

Create 3 copies of it, and rename the two copies "ODEAnim.zip" and "sanim.zip". Leave one zip-file named "bootanimation.zip".

Upload these 3 files to your phone (USB cable or Bluetooth should both be fine).

Make sure that "/system/media" on your phone is writable. I use File Expert which has an option to quickly mount as Read Write and to mount a Read Only. But you can use your preferred method of course.

Find the location where you put the 3 zip files, and copy those to "/system/media".

Now go to "/system/bin" and rename "samsungani" to "samsungani.bu".

In this same folder you will find a file named "bootanimation". Rename that file to "samsungani".

Reboot into recovery and clear your dalvik cache.

Reboot again, and it should work.

If you somehow got into a bootloop seeing only the animation or nothing at all, you can restore your backup and try again. Just make sure that while you're copying files to "/system/media", that folder is actually Read Write enabled! If you managed to not create a backup, you can quickly bring your phone back to life by installing Simple & Clean 1.3 over your current version, using recovery mode.

Let me know if this works for you.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] ragab mahmoud:
ok.what about this
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Thedonk13:
so i don't know what happened, but i got the stock android bootanimation and it bootlooped...pretty sad....now i'm annoyed...ima try again later!
[Galaxy S II Android Development] :
That would happen if not all the right steps were taken. It means it can't find the animation files then.

I tried to follow my own steps on my spare SGS2, and it worked. So I'm not sure where you went wrong.
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Thedonk13:
i have some files called bootsamsung.qmg, odeanim.qmg, bootsamsungloop.qmg

are these supposed to be there?

there are also a whole lotta battery*****.qmg files
[Galaxy S II Android Development] superleeds27:
Any chance of integrating Big Bangs ICS Theme to this?
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Thedonk13:
if it is based on a KJ series than it will work, if not, well than no....

Vertumus (i think) has an ICS theme that works just fine for me
[Galaxy S II Android Development] superleeds27:
Big Bangs is based on KJ3.

So, i could apply his KJ3 theme onto this ROM?
[Galaxy S II Android Development] goodsmile:
it just fcs =/
[Galaxy S II Android Development] Thedonk13:
yes, be sure to wipe cache and delvik cache before you reboot...when you reboot, you may have to clear data in the TWlauncher app...and you may have to redo all of your home screens