yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
UK Galaxy SII Owner's Thread​

Here is the thread for UK SGS2 Owners.

Post reviews, opinions, custom ROMs, best modems/kernels and any relevant discussion :).

• Rooting

CF-Root

• Unlocking

Use the Galaxy_S unlock app by helroz

Root and Busybox required.

• Yellow triangle and flash counter (ICS only)

TriangleAway can reset your flash counter and triangle on ICS builds.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS OPERATION AND COULD POTENTIALLY BRICK YOUR DEVICE. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK.

• Latest stock official UK firmware:

I9100XWLP7 Download (Thanks To SamMobile!)

Base Firmware: I9100XWLP7 (4.0.3)

Region: United Kingdom / Ireland

Carrier: SIM FREE (Generic)

Build Date: 3rd April 2012

Modem: XXLPS

CSC: XEULP5 (XEU)

Change List:340913

CF-Root v5.4 LP7: Download

• Modems

I9100NELP3

------------

I9100XXLPS

------------

I9100DXLP7

------------

I9100XXLPX

------------

Untested modems (CMW Flashable)

I9100UHLPE

I9100ZSLPF

I9100ZSLPG
[Galaxy S II General] Juan Kerzhoff:
Rom: Latest Asnet MIUI (2.4.27)

Baseband Version: I9100XXLPS

Region United Kingdom / Ireland

Carrier: T-Mobile

Build Date: April 2012

Kernel Version: 3.0.15-I9100DXLP7-CL233393 dpi@DELL166 #3

Love it :)
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
UK Custom Deodexed Stock I9100DXLP9 Download

Base Firmware: I9100DXLP9 (4.0.3)

Region Singapore

Carrier: Sim-Free

Build Date: 20th April 2012

Modem: DXLP9

CSC: OLBLP9

Change List: 431438

Zipaligned

Rooted (CF SuperSU)

BusyBox

ClockworkMod Recovery 5

CF-Root LP8 Kernel

Credits to wanam. ROM edited for UK (kernel and modem). Excellent signal, fast internet speed, great battery life.

Tested with Three, O2, Orange, Vodafone, T-Mobile, Virgin and giffgaff.
[Galaxy S II General] Deleted member 4038153:
What does that entail?
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
Removed some bloatware, modified modem and kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] Deleted member 4038153:
What did you modify in the modem and kernel to "maximise" signal and internet speed?

I'll pre-empt your next lie by telling you that:

GT-I9100_DXLP9.i360.UK\wanam\modem.bin is binary identical to I9100DXLP9_I9100OLBLP9_I9100DXLP9_HOME\modem.bin

and

GT-I9100_DXLP9.i360.UK\wanam\zImage is binary identical to CF-Root-SGS2_XW_XSA_LP8-v5.4-CWM5\zImage
[Galaxy S II General] jowett69:
How do you install this? its a zip file ? ?
[Galaxy S II General] beston94:
Is there a difference between my thread and yours?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1515010
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
This will be their thread about what screen guards,phone cases,how much for selling their phone,repair shops,etc

Just their regional talk about their sgs2
[Galaxy S II General] beston94:
Oh right, sorry its just that they didn't mention any of that :D

Have a good day :D
[Galaxy S II General] lyriquidperfection:
I have pre-rooted odin flashable stock uk roms if anyone is interested?

No counter increase, no triangle and no fuss. :)
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
The modem and kernel are different. Try them both out first then come back.
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
You have to install it via ClockworkMod Recovery
[Galaxy S II General] JJEgan:
Different as in ????????????

jje
[Galaxy S II General] Dheano:
I'm unrooted atm, got an insecure kernel, using the official 4.0.3 rom atm, which i received ota. only got my sgs2 on tuesday though.

I can't seem to root properly though, but I'll get around it eventually :)
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
It's not stock, try it.

What is your Build and Baseband version?
[Galaxy S II General] Deleted member 4038153:
Do you not understand what binary identical means?
[Galaxy S II General] jj03:
using lps 4.0.3 and its ok...tho i have a text issue where i receive a text alert in my notification bar, pull it down and open...but the homescreen text envelope still shows a message to be read. honestly, gingerbread 2.3.5. was much better...this feels like it ain't even finished.
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
They can't be binary identical, they're not stock...

Try the rom i put up, it's stable, fast and up-to-date.
[Galaxy S II General] Deleted member 4038153:
You're starting to irk me now.

The modem in your link is binary identical to stock. What about this do you not understand? It is the same file.

Whatever, I see you've now removed your original fantasy claim anyway (below for prosperity)

I'll just leave that there to remind me not to trust or believe anything you post in future.

Oh! You've changed it to

What does editing it for UK involve?
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
Urm I'm not sure really :confused:, but my network supports FD, and i turned it off, my battery life and internet speeds are better
[Galaxy S II General] ZombieSleeper:
Well I guess it depends from user/phone to user/phone then.:)
[Galaxy S II General] stopro:
Hi I found strange thing with modems when I was on wanam 12.1 uhlps I tryed dxlp7 and gave me

bloody good signal all the time (4bars) h or h+ don't remember now and speed in speed test show 6.6mb that's bloody good but when I jump to jb speed drop to just to 2.5mb but still show in h but only 3 bars and browsing wosnt that good then I read in this thread to try nelp3 its good like before 4bars h all time but speed test show only 4.6mb but that don't matter its really good modem and don't drain battery that fast a I'm on three in Birmingham and with nelp3 here three is flaying best modem for that area
[Galaxy S II General] tigerphil:
I was using KI4 modem but after flashing an update to my ROM it has come through with LQ6

which of the 2 are better? I was having amazing battery life, even when travelling on trains (12+ hours with around 3-4 hours screen on time with a few adjustments to UV etc) I don't mind flashing back to the KI4 if it is better than LQ6, ideally want something that will be good on signal, data and battery life along the south coast, i cover areas between Bournemouth, Southampton and Chichester constantly.
[Galaxy S II General] dk206:
try it out and let us know :)

---------- Post added at 09:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:40 AM ----------

wait so this official 4.0.4 stock rom by samsung is avail through UK Samsung Kies?

Sorry I'm in Skorea right now.

Also I'm on CynogenMod 4.0.4...do i need to wipe cache & dalvik before during or after installing Stock Samsung ROM?
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
In terms of battery life and stable signal, KI4 is much better.

Yes you need to wipe cache and dalvik cache before installing a Samsung stock ROM.
[Galaxy S II General] tigerphil:
Just some info i thought i'd share about my previous post concerning the KI4 and LPS modems

I used KI4 for a while after my previous post, good signal all the time but after i noticed my data signal was always in edge mode in certain parts of my area especially when visiting my brother, i asked my brothers girlfriend if i can check out her SGS2 as she has left it completly stock. she was using LPS modem so i thought i'd switch over and test the results..

I have since had better signal and data signal while out including at my brothers (most the time on H) my battery life is still averaging around 12hrs aswell :) my main test is today when i go away for a few days with my son so watching how the signals react while on trains so will update IF the LPS fails maintaining a reasonable signal ( i know the trains interfere alot)
[Galaxy S II General] scissors_cut_paper:
Not sure if this will be useful to anyone,but here's hoping. I've just run d/l speed tests on 5 different modems. I am on giffgaff (02) and live in south Yorkshire. I took 20 results from each modem (should've done more I guess,but......its pretty boring after a while. And I'm sick of seeing cwm for today). I discarded the highest/lowest single result for each modem,then took an average of the remaining figures,to the nearest whole figure.

Nelp4-2806kbs

DXLP7-2701

XXLPS-2912

XXLPX-3379

I've been running nelp4 for ages,but I'm going to stick with xxlpx and see how it feels for daily use.
[Galaxy S II General] tigerphil:
Were your tests run in 1 day? I've read somewhere that usually a modem will take a few days to fully settle in, i've noticed changes over 5 days then getting constant signals etc
[Galaxy S II General] scissors_cut_paper:
Interesting. In that case I guess I'll run 10 or so tests a day on xxlpx until next weekend, then switch to another and repeat. Cheers for the bonus knowledge. :thumbup:
[Galaxy S II General] tigerphil:
your original post will be quite useful to a few ppl, i haven't personal used LPX, i've always been tied between LPS and KI4, both good modems but found the LPS is better for me as i do alot of train travel and it maintains signal and data at all times but the KI4 was alot better on battery life, probably around 2hrs more than the LPS. i'll be keeping an eye on your results and be willing to try the best 1 to see how it maintains signal whilst travelling
[Galaxy S II General] scissors_cut_paper:
Xxlpx day one average DL speed - 2897

Xxlpx day 2 DL speed - 2794

All tests on hdspa+,from within 1m of position, average of 10 tests.

DL speed seems to be lowering,but more consistent. Ping time is much lower,and upload speed has nearly doubled!
[Galaxy S II General] tigerphil:
This just reminded me to do a test on the LPS modem. Its been running for a few weeks so should be stable, these are the results i found being 25.9 miles away from the server. The 3rd result was disturbed by a freeze and FC
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
Test the KI4 against those modems too. I get really fast Internet with stable signal and amazing battery life
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
How is everyone achieving these speeds, tested most modems and fastest i get is just over 1MB down and bit lower up, that is with NELP3 with H+

Live in Derby, anyone live close with better than that?
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
Install GetRIL from play store and make sure it matches your modem (in this case, NELP3). Then try the speed. Make sure to refresh to get all the latest modems
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Got getRIL and downloaded now it says they match and its worse, 0.5 download and wont even do upload.

Keeps saying connection problems, tried different servers!
[Galaxy S II General] LemmingUK:
My speeds also plummeted after letting GetRil match mine up.

Went back and all is well...

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] hankhandsome:
i've been using NELP4 for a while on Tesco but since i've updated to the latest JB releases, it appears that it's borked it .. the phone doesn't fully enter deep sleep (latest dream kernel 2.7.2) and has "moderate signal" running alongside it as well which is draining the battery.

i think i'll try KI4 based on what some have said here
[Galaxy S II General] tigerphil:
KI4 is a really good modem, i've always been tied between that and LPS. I've found lps have done me well for signal and data seeing i'm always on trains and it maintains signal but i had to do cpu, gpu adjustments to gain the battery life similar to KI4
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Trying k14, worse than NELP3
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
You need to let the RIL settle for around 24-48 hours. Then watch the speeds go up and enjoy
[Galaxy S II General] hankhandsome:
i flashed it earlier so i'll give it a few hours to see how it goes. i do tend to use 2G more than 3G though due to the area i live in which might cause a problem but we'll see how it goes.
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
I've never understood all this settling in!

Its just an electrical connection, it either works or it doesn't straight away surely? Why would it be better after 2 days?

it makes it sound like its a dog settling into a new home lol
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
I don't get it either haha but it works. I had 1mb speed, left it for a day, ran speedtest the next day and got 4mb :)
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Ok i'll take your word for it.:confused:

IRONY = XDA app, buggy and doesn't work properly!
[Galaxy S II General] hankhandsome:
still getting "moderate signal" instead of deep sleep on JB. tried siyah, dorimanx and dream and all give the same - although dorimanx had "moderate signal" as well as "awake" for the last 6 hours. at least with siyah, i had moderate signal alongside deep sleep.

all with KI4 radio as well.

just flashed back to ICS, again with KI4, to see if it makes any difference. if not then i'll be buggered if i know what's causing it ! :)

the partial wakelocks in BBS are no more than i see normally, and usually only for 2 or 3 minutes at a time as well.
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
XXKH3 is the strongest modem and is also very battery-friendly. However, the internet speed isn't faster than KI4.

XXKI4 is also a strong modem but not as strong as the KH3. It isn't a battery hog and isn't that battery friendly. Internet speed is blazing fast though.

XXKI4 has a painfully slow GPS lock time. KH3 is just a little bit faster (1minute).

Extract gps.zip, overwrite 'gps.conf' in /system/etc (attached). You'll need a root explorer to do this. This will get you a GPS lock in less than 5 seconds. The fastest I ever had was 1 second on KI4 :D
[Galaxy S II General] SPBoss:
Please give an update after a few days as i am also on tesco and can't find a decent modem

Galaxy SII i9100 running Resurrection Remix Rom with Siyah Kernel!
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Im on 3 and tried loads of modems, cannot find decent one, best ive had is Nelp3 which gives 2 bars signal and 1mb download speed-not great!
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
2 bars and 1MB with NELP3? That is pretty ****. You won't find a better modem if NELP3 is **** for you. Where do you live?
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Derby, most modem i get no bars! Its ok when in town (4 bars) but my house must be in a bad spot, but its easy for me to tell if a modem is good though if i get bars in my house!
[Galaxy S II General] hankhandsome:
I can give you an update now as I've used NELP4 for many weeks before this issue arose with the "moderate signal". I'm actually back using it now because I discovered in another thread that you need the correct RIL to match your modem and this does appear to have solved the problem. I installed the app from the market that checks your modem and RIL and allows you to download the correct one.

The result is that I had about 6 hours of deep sleep overnight last night and only about 45 minutes of "moderate signal" so i think i only lost a couple of percent battery.

Anyway, to actually answer your question, NELP4 is fantastic. I live in an area with crappy 3G reception but if i ever switch to 3G to go online while i'm out, I very often get quite a good reception and very good 3G/H+ internet as well.

NELP4 was my default modem for ages and now i've figured out this moderate signal problem, it's my default modem again.
[Galaxy S II General] jj03:
**** me...LPM (4.0.4) absolute ****e for battery life...but it is silky smooth scrolling wise...wifi is hit and miss tho...gonna have to find another rom to flash. Cannot continue with this..
[Galaxy S II General] Happy_Jack:
Best modem for Vodafone UK?

I've been using NELP2 for some time after lots of experimentation with different modems suggested in http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1826834

Has anybody on Vodafone UK found a better modem? By better I mean better signal strength, 3G signal and/or battery life?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Whats better; 2 signal bars and 3G symbol or no signal bars ( still got signal though) and H+ symbol?
[Galaxy S II General] hankhandsome:
for some reason, NELP4 went straight back to the "moderate signal" problem ..

i've flashed KI4 again, but getRIL doesn't have the matching RIL for it so i guess we'll have to see what happens. i'll have to maybe try NELP2 or 3 as they RIL's are there
[Galaxy S II General] adgeg:
I don't suppose anyone who comes across this post would be able to provide the KH3 or KI4 RILs? As has been mentioned above, getRIL doesn't list either of these currently.

(I've just started browsing this thread and, to be honest, I don't understand what a RIL is or why it's necessary that one has one which matches one's modem...)
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
I found no difference at all from having correct/incorrect RIL.
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
As I've said before, you need to let it settle. It takes time to optimize or get used to it or whatever.
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
I do, it never changes from the first minute i install it to a few days later, stays exactly the same no. of bars and speeds!
[Galaxy S II General] SPBoss:
Thanks bro im also using nelp4 with getril to match. Getting full signal in east london and its perfect!

Galaxy SII i9100 running Resurrection Remix Rom with Siyah Kernel!
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Finally found 2 decent modems after many, many tries, NEKF2, Brilliant, good signal, speed and runs cool with decent battery.

Also a different NELP3 called NELP3-H3G-uk

RIL Not matching on any!!!

Don't know how to upload from phone on xda application (can I?) so just search.

On 3 network, Derby, UK
[Galaxy S II General] hankhandsome:
I decided, more out of boredom than anything, to give my phone a bit of an MOT so i backed it all up and re-formatted the internal storage along with external as well. admittedly had to re-flash and re-root it with ODIN, but that wasn't too much of a hardship. Copied the rom/modem/kernel to the SD Card and flashed from there to get an absolutely clean as a whistle setup.

Probably cut down on the folders on internal storage by a good 45-50% ..
[Galaxy S II General] jetv1r:
sir what is the best modem for 3 ireland at the moment....i always encounter no connection....sgs2
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
NELP3 for fastest internet

XXKH3 for stable signal and battery life
[Galaxy S II General] KidCarter93:
Is that the same for 3 all over the UK?

I'm a product of the system I was born to destroy!
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
I have found NELP 3 good for signal and speed but i don't get H+ for some reason?
[Galaxy S II General] KidCarter93:
I think I'll give it a shot then. It's not as battery life is a problem with me because my phones on pretty much constant charge anyway :rolleyes:

What kind of speeds do you get with NELP 3?

I'm a product of the system I was born to destroy!
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Up to 3mb down and 2 up which is good for my location, on other modems i struggle to get one third of that!
[Galaxy S II General] KidCarter93:
That's pretty good actually. I got told about NELP4 earlier. Is NELP3 still the best choice?

I'm not buffering. I'm just standing still!
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
For me in Derby NELP 3 is better.

I use a slightly different one though called NELP3-H3G-UK from this forum somewhere but can't remember where.
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
That's not different, that's exactly the same
[Galaxy S II General] The Dogan:
Since I've been using cyanogen I haven't been able to send mms's. I've tried various modems including one that matches the stock one but it doesn't work. I got it from carphone warehouse on O2.
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
That's not a problem with the modem, it's the Messaging app.
[Galaxy S II General] The Dogan:
I've tried using go SMS pro but that doesn't work either. Has anyone else dealt with this?
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
Then It's your ROM.
[Galaxy S II General] third_degreee:
Hello fellow Brits!

Obviously got the S2 but the Orange I9100P variant and all this flashing and kernel business is confusing as hell. I had the Omnia HD previously and I use to flash that with custom firmware and that was less daunting!

Updated via Kies last week and combining the info from the *#1234# and "About phone" section on the phone, I have the below -

Android Version: 4.0.4

PDA: I9100PBVLPC

PHONE: I9100PBVLPB

CSC: I9100PORALPB

Kernel: 3.0.15-i9100pbvlpc-cl1020445 dpi@DELL 153 #3

Build number: IMM76D.BVLPC

Build info: Mon Aug 13 13:28:58 KST 2012

Ever since I updated from Gingerbread to ICS the phone crashes so much more with apps freezing and the phone resetting itself. Even using the hard reset to get rid of everything and reinstalling all the apps still doesn't help. So infuriating. The Chrome browser crashes when you want to type something.

Is there an original I9100P stock firmware which you can put on without the Samsung/Orange stuff on it? Or am I right in saying that all I9100P original firmware has Samsung and network software on it?

If there isn't a plain I9100P firmware without Samsung and network software, what is the next best thing? I know you can use I9100 firmware but you lose the NFC - which isn't a problem.

The Samsung S2 is a good phone but feel like throwing it out the window!!
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Search for I9100p ROMS, or you could start with siyah kernel if its compatible and tweak things with extweaks.

Jelly king ROM supports your phone and comes with NFC, a choice of kernels including siyah.

I use it as my 2nd ROM and its very good, got all latest features, customisable and quick, smooth and stable.
[Galaxy S II General] fswings:
Do you have to wipe data if you install a new modem. Interested in applying some of the modems discussed here.
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
No but wipe cache and dalvik cache
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
No you don't
[Galaxy S II General] JR-P20PRO:
Check your APN settings, see if they are configured for MMS aswell as Internet.
[Galaxy S II General] Didgesteve:
I haven't been able to get MMS working on any ICS rom. For a while I was using Whatsapp. But, Slim Bean now supports MMS, v2.5

Tried it out and I can now send and receive pictures.

XDA page Here

Homepage Here
[Galaxy S II General] dk206:
Still no Jellybean for the sgsII in the UK? ♡
[Galaxy S II General] KidCarter93:
The international s3 hasn't even got it yet, or at least not all areas have. So as soon as that happens, add about another 1-2 months and we should get it.

''Evil corrupts the mind of the weak but fails to feed off the mind of the strong''
[Galaxy S II General] SPBoss:
Try resurrection remix rom its jellybean

Galaxy SII i9100 running Resurrection Remix Rom with Siyah Kernel!
[Galaxy S II General] h0ruza:
There are some GSII's that don't have ICS yet. Count ourselves lucky. It's said Samsung Sweden reckons now that it's been released (or in the process) the GSII should get jellybean between November and December.

Or go for the root option and truly be happy in the living arms of RR rom or CM10 nightlys which are amazing and I've been using them as my daily driver.

** Most truths were once deemed blasphemy **
[Galaxy S II General] third_degreee:
I'm still too scared to flash my phone! Despite reading the various guides I will admit to being confused and even more cautious. I've got the I9100P and fear I might not follow the correct procedure for that particular model and ICS version. ICS 4.0.4 is what I have but read on one thread that 4.0.4 causes a possible bricking of your phone if you follow the usual way of flashing/rooting etc.
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
I think thats only if you do a wipe.

But this should help you, its not as scary as you think http://s2tip.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/kernels-updated-270612-latest-insecure.html?m=1
[Galaxy S II General] d4v3w:
I have been using Resurrection Remix Rom with DorimanX Kernel for a couple of weeks now and all seems stable.

Getting better mobile reception than I did with the standard Rom!
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
It will probably be because of different modem, you can change them too you know, find one that gives you best reception without battery drain!

[Insert useless info about previous phones or every single aspect of your current one here]
[Galaxy S II General] BoldBiker:
Ive got one but right now i have a problem where i have backup the efs folder and restored it and still my baseband, signal, emei still not working :S