Ok so I have a few questions if you guys would allow me to pick your brains.
I have installed cm9.1 on the galaxy s2 (SGH-T989) using clock work recovery. The phone is rooted using superSU. Pretty standard as far as it goes here. However:
<s>1) I have no wifi calling option and its running android 4.0.4 (ICS). Is this normal for this rom or do I need a different kernal or modem/radio to make this work? Because stock has this feature and its really important to keep message/calling costs down and get service in dead zones.</s>
2) I cannot get 4G data. Only "H" and 3G. I got Edge/2G/3G/4G with stock. Is this normal or do I need to do something else to get this to work?
3) What are good custom kernals to use for this phone because I looked on the sticky and there are only three listed and some are discontinued. Also what are the major advantages of a custom kernal over samsungs stock? I.E. What does it add/modify?
4) Do custom radios change signals your phone can pick up? What exactly does changing the radio do?
THANKS!
~NEW!~
1)Since no wifi calling is a deal breaker for me I'm going to try a new rom, so! I'm looking at darkside and akop. Any opinions on these roms or experiences you guys have had with these good or bad?
2) CWM vs TWRP ~ GO!
Just trying to get better informed. Thanks everyone! :highfive:
Also if there are guides I missed that explain these things I'm sorry just link me to them if you would be so kind. Thanks!
No wifi calling on cm9 bro and h is hspa aka 4g
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Z-Man™ said:
No wifi calling on cm9 bro and h is hspa aka 4g
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This and stick with stock kernels for now. Different radios work better in different areas, so just try until you find the best one for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1895400
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Good questions for any n00bs out there. But Damn lol @#2
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Teo032 said:
Good questions for any n00bs out there. But Damn lol @#2
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Haha yea after I got the answer I felt dumb I just never saw the little icon use "H" to explain a radio type and didn't think about that related to 4G as standing for hspa. Also I learned hspa exists using WCDMA. Cool. :victory:
The "H" means HSPA+ which is 4g.
Only Touchwiz ROMs have Wifi Calling (CM9 is AOSP Based)
The best kernel to use is the Darkside Venom Kernel for CM9 AOSP http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1775075
As far as radios go they can change the amount of signal. Certain radios make signal better in different areas. I PREFER THE GALAXY NOTE RADIO FOR Galaxy S2 (T-Mobile)
HOPE THIS HELPED!
Darkside, only tw roms have wifi calling, aosp roms like cm9,10 and aokp dont.
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isn't there a wifi calling add-on floating around?
blob754 said:
isn't there a wifi calling add-on floating around?
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No
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IPTables
Is there a kernal i can flash with the stock rom that would give me iptables/netfilter?
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Hey everyone so I'm using the AOKP Milestone 6 ROM and upon doing the speed test, I'm getting ~ 600 kbps. I was wondering which radio is recommended by the majority of people here for this particular ROM? Thanks!
Test them all out, it depends on your location so nobody can tell you which ones best
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Jaimesco12 said:
Test them all out, it depends on your location so nobody can tell you which ones best
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Gotcha. Is there a link to all the radios currently available? Sorry I'm just new to this forum and modding my phone with custom ROMs so forgive me.
Well here's one and this is the blaze radio http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1793001
Just flash in recovery
http://sourceforge.net/projects/darksidetools/files/ Here are two more radios, the only one you can download are the LC8 one and the LE1. Make sure it says Tmo and don't flash other ones.
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Apparently the Blaze radio is a bit iffy for those who have AOKP m6. In my own case, I flashed it and I got great signal at my work, it's just that the data wasn't working at all so I quickly switched back to the original (UVLE1 / The modded one with no RIL's). If you're interested, you can find the modded UVLE1 in Darkside's ' .evolution [rom] ' thread in the 'Android Development' forum.
I've had the best luck with the Tellus radio.
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I've been looking for the answer to this question, but I can't seem to find it.
Does anyone know the reason WHY there are slower data speeds on non-stock based ROMs?
Laugh at me if it's a stupid question, but I'd still like to know...
Thanks!!!
hahahahahaha. alright i'm done
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hahahahahaha. alright i'm done
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Actually, I'd like an answer to this. Even though I've been reading the CM10 thread from the beginning, I've missed some things.
I'm glad the OP asked this in the Q&A forum instead of clogging the original thread. Thanks for being a **** to him, though.
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Even tho I been following alone with cm10 development and what not, no one has give us a straight answer, my best bet would be the reason is that cm10 is only working on hspa, and those that are on a 42mbps don't get their speeds like on TW, it only makes me thing that because the galaxy nexus does the same and is build from Google like that,when you run cm10 you only see H but when you run TW customs run and have H instead 4G, you see H+ while using it,I'm not sure if this is correct but that would be my best bet
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Even tho I been following alone with cm10 development and what not, no one has give us a straight answer, my best bet would be the reason is that cm10 is only working on hspa, and those that are on a 42mbps don't get their speeds like on TW, it only makes me thing that because the galaxy nexus does the same and is build from Google like that,when you run cm10 you only see H but when you run TW customs run and have H instead 4G, you see H+ while using it,I'm not sure if this is correct but that would be my best bet
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Do you think that it's something that they're working on; something we can expect to see eventually? Or do you think that we'll always only have 3g speeds with a CM based build?
Thanks!!
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Do you think that it's something that they're working on; something we can expect to see eventually? Or do you think that we'll always only have 3g speeds with a CM based build?
Thanks!!
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I am on cm10 and still get 20mbps down at the same spot the factory ROM was so I didn't think there was an issue.
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chef_w said:
Do you think that it's something that they're working on; something we can expect to see eventually? Or do you think that we'll always only have 3g speeds with a CM based build?
Thanks!!
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I have no idea we will have to wait for someone wiser to explain if that's the reason or not, Tmobile has hspa, hspa 21mbps and hspa+ 42mbps, I think cm10 works with 21mbps but not 42mbps, I haven't seen anyone go over 20mbps, I have gotten up to 14mbps tho, on stock I have an speed test for 26mbps
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pedroisweird said:
hahahahahaha. alright i'm done
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LMAO I don't know why you got thanked your clearly trolling.
But yeah its known to happen on CM even the newest build hasn't been "fixed" yet.
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Thanks for the replies, everyone.
There are a few build.prop edits floating around that are 'supposed' to improve data speeds. Has anyone had success with them?
I tried a couple and got absolutely no where.
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Monk4Life said:
I am on cm10 and still get 20mbps down at the same spot the factory ROM was so I didn't think there was an issue.
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Interesting...
Are you running the clean nightlies or a modded build?
I'm on the latest AOKP from WhitehawkX and I'm getting 9-11mb down. Better but I was getting 17-20 stock roms.
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I've seen this asked in a few different threads now and some are saying that the CM devs are not planning on directly addressing this problem until they have a stable build worked out. Of course I can't say how true this is but I've seen it a few times now.
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Hi all i have a couple of question and rather put them all in one thread than opening a new one everytime... so here we go :
- i have a t999v which dev section is the good one for me ?
- Im loving my stock gs3 whit t999vvllh2 im rooted and do have clockworkmod but thing is im looking just for themes and not roms cant seem to find any ?
- is there any way to increase wifi signal ?
- my internet connection from my home routers sometimes drop out and its really annoying any known fixes yet ?
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Hi all i have a couple of question and rather put them all in one thread than opening a new one everytime... so here we go :
- i have a t999v which dev section is the good one for me ?
- Im loving my stock gs3 whit t999vvllh2 im rooted and do have clockworkmod but thing is im looking just for themes and not roms cant seem to find any ?
- is there any way to increase wifi signal ?
- my internet connection from my home routers sometimes drop out and its really annoying any known fixes yet ?
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The one in this parent forums sub forum, try launchers like nova, apex, go, hold the phone differently or move your router or use 2.4ghz not 5g if that applies to you, I've heard wifi fixer helps.
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The one in this parent forums sub forum, try launchers like nova, apex, go, hold the phone differently or move your router or use 2.4ghz not 5g if that applies to you, I've heard wifi fixer helps.
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Thanks for the answers however when i meant themes i meant more like statusbar changes and different toggles and such .. im gonna try wifi fixer and one more question :
Since i have a t999v will i need a rom specificly for t999v or i can use the t999 ones ?
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T999 roms should work. Just have a nandroid handy and don't flash any of the Tmobile modems.
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All the T-Mobile roms work on the T999v (I have a t999v on Wind). This includes AOSP roms, TouchWiz and the JellyBean leaks. Same goes for kernels. As mentioned before, just don't touch any radios/modems as they will not work.
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T999 roms should work. Just have a nandroid handy and don't flash any of the Tmobile modems.
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I hope so gonna try one later tonight just hope wont loose my epic battery life that i currently have :/ i can score easily 5h30 mins screen ontime
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shahkam said:
I hope so gonna try one later tonight just hope wont loose my epic battery life that i currently have :/ i can score easily 5h30 mins screen ontime
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Good battery life will be ROM dependent. The ICS roms based on touchwiz should have similar battery life. I also have decent battery life on the AOSP Jellybean roms. The Jellybean touchwiz leaks are a bit more touchy. Some users report lower battery life on some ROMs though it has been improving gradually
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Good battery life will be ROM dependent. The ICS roms based on touchwiz should have similar battery life. I also have decent battery life on the AOSP Jellybean roms. The Jellybean touchwiz leaks are a bit more touchy. Some users report lower battery life on some ROMs though it has been improving gradually
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Well thing is on my older device i used to flash tons of rom but always end up whit same battery but sometimes a bad flash caused my battery to drain faster...
Im really down to try a new rom but i want to make sure that roms that are posted for t999 tmo is compatible whit t999v from videotron...
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shahkam said:
Well thing is on my older device i used to flash tons of rom but always end up whit same battery but sometimes a bad flash caused my battery to drain faster...
Im really down to try a new rom but i want to make sure that roms that are posted for t999 tmo is compatible whit t999v from videotron...
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They are.. as multiple people have already said.
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Yeah just some roms wont work if i have t999vvllh2 right ?
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Yeah just some roms wont work if i have t999vvllh2 right ?
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That's ypur baseband/modem. It will remain the same when you flash roms. No rom should affect the modem in any way (as far as flashing is concerned).
So yes you can freely flash roms. But do not flash any modems not intended for your model phone!
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DocHoliday77 said:
That's ypur baseband/modem. It will remain the same when you flash roms. No rom should affect the modem in any way (as far as flashing is concerned).
So yes you can freely flash roms. But do not flash any modems not intended for your model phone!
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Great i didnt know that ! I thought i could only flash roms if i have the same modem.. sorry for being soo nooby :$ this means if a rom has a different modem will i still get signal on first boot ? Or will i have to reflash the modem i had at first ?
Sorry once again for noob questions im not new here just new whit samsung :/
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Great i didnt know that ! I thought i could only flash roms if i have the same modem.. sorry for being soo nooby :$ this means if a rom has a different modem will i still get signal on first boot ? Or will i have to reflash the modem i had at first ?
Sorry once again for noob questions im not new here just new whit samsung :/
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No you do not need to reflash your modem. They are independent of each other.
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joshnichols189 said:
No you do not need to reflash your modem. They are independent of each other.
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Exactly. They are on different partitions. When you flash a rom the baseband will remain the same.
The only time this matters is when you are flashing an ota patch. Then you must be full stock, modem and all.
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Thanks a whole lot guys i will be flashing my first custom rom today !! I want to try a jb/aosp but how is camera quality ?
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AOSP camera has less features than the touchwiz camera but it's not like you're physically changing the camera itself, so the quality should be the same.
This cm10 aosp rom is loaded whit win !
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There has been a 4.1.2 SR touchwiz rom out for almost a month and still the rom ports here don't have signal bars.
Is it really that hard to make the signal bars work?
So what's the story with the no signal bars?
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There has been a 4.1.2 SR touchwiz rom out for almost a month and still the rom ports here don't have signal bars.
Is it really that hard to make the signal bars work?
So what's the story with the no signal bars?
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If its so easy fix it no need to start a thread asking why. Its only a mere thousands and thousands lines of code.
Fail!!!
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If its so easy fix it no need to start a thread asking why. Its only a mere thousands and thousands lines of code.
Fail!!!
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ohhh snap, a dev just weighed in....
op, u SOL bud
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There has been a 4.1.2 SR touchwiz rom out for almost a month and still the rom ports here don't have signal bars.
Is it really that hard to make the signal bars work?
So what's the story with the no signal bars?
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The story is that these builds were not coded with any if our radios in mind so they don't get the signal status from them right. We are lucky our radios even work on them in the first place.
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OldeCrow said:
There has been a 4.1.2 SR touchwiz rom out for almost a month and still the rom ports here don't have signal bars.
Is it really that hard to make the signal bars work?
So what's the story with the no signal bars?
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Its because of the radios. The same things happen if sr users don't use the 2 new radios I saw some posts in their threads complaining. If it matters that much flash ucll3 in the sr forum but you will only run edge no 4g pick your poison
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Its because we don't have a jellybean radio for the t989. Latest updated radio was still ICS.
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Funny all of the various guesses why it doesn't work..
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Funny all of the various guesses why it doesn't work..
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I suppose then you have the right answer?
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style154 said:
Its because of the radios. The same things happen if sr users don't use the 2 new radios I saw some posts in their threads complaining. If it matters that much flash ucll3 in the sr forum but you will only run edge no 4g pick your poison
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so basically, you can either have 4G or signal bars, but not both until we get an updated radio, correct?
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Funny all of the various guesses why it doesn't work..
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I'm content to wait for a real developer to chime in, I figured on a page of crap from the peanut gallery and the phoney cut-n-paste developers....
Is there any way possible to fix data speeds and radios on cm10.1 July version I've noticed they suck on the s3 as well so I'm thinking Maybe no but was hoping that you can please help and thanks ahead
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dank.daniel25 said:
Is there any way possible to fix data speeds and radios on cm10.1 July version I've noticed they suck on the s3 as well so I'm thinking Maybe no but was hoping that you can please help and thanks ahead
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Yea on my phone ASOP speeds are like like .20mbps on 4g ( not kidding), while on TW its atleast 2mbps on 4g. No real way to fix it that I found after alot of searching. But I heard it depends on your phone, some people say they get same speeds on TW and ASOP. My brother has Dirty Unicorn on his phone and has the same speed that I have on Project X. We are just unlucky
I ended up flashing fi03 and its doing awesome now I'll post a speed test soon thanks for the reply
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You are always going to have better data speeds on tw than on aosp...When Im on tw I run the stock kernel that matches up with the rom and modem Im running..So I get my data back to what it was when I was stock...But you don't have the kernel option on aosp..I have seen many people say this modem works and that ones better, but really you just have to find which one works best for you're area...FL24 works best for me..but Im in chicago,so the towers are updated more often..