[REF] Galaxy S 2 Shipped Modem Collection

[pulser_g2]

Before posting questions, read the next 5 posts!

Due to requests for modem files, here's my collection. All are taken from KIES releases, and are labelled accordingly.

They are sorted by the shipping ROM version:

XXKDH Modem as used by XWKDD ROM (VillainROM v0.1)

XXKDJ Modem as used by XWKE1/XWKE2 ROM (VillainROM v1.0)

XXKE4 Modem as used by XWKE7/XXKE4/ZSKF1/ZSKF4 ROM (VillainROM v1.1)

XXKE4 Modem as used by XXKE4

XXKE4 Modem as used by ZSKF1 ROM (VillainROM v1.2)

XXKE4 Modem as used by ZWKS4 ROM (VillainROM v1.3)

XXKE7 Modem as used by XWKF1 "frankenstein" ROM by Intratech

XXKF2 Modem as used by XXKF2 ROM (VillainROM 1.4)

XXKG1 Modem as used by XXKG1 ROM (VillainROM 2.0)

XXKG2 Modem as used by XXKG2 ROM (VillainROM 2.1)

XXKG3 Modem as used by XXKG3 ROM (VillainROM 2.3)

Files can be downloaded from http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/s...II-Shipped-Radio-Collection?p=42051#post42051

There is a full collection of flashable ZIP modems available at http://www.veyka.co.uk/radios/ courtesy of Veyka!

 

[CamoGeko]

Modems guide

MODEM GUIDE​

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FILE NAMES:

The name of the Modem usually specifies the region its intended for, however... this doesn't mean it will work best for you. Classification of the Modem regions is as follows:

CE---> Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
DC---> Thailand
DD---> India
DX---> Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam
DZ---> Malaysia, Singapore
JA---> South Africa
JC---> Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia
JP---> Arabic, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria
JV---> Tunisia, Turkey
UG---> North America
UH---> Latin America, The Caribbean
XE---> Bulgaria, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine
XX---> Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom
XW---> Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Nordic, Spain, United Kingdom
ZC---> China, Hong Kong
ZH---> Hong Kong
ZS---> China, Hong Kong
ZT---> Taiwan

Which Modem comes with which various Stock firmwares can be found out here:
http://devsrom4android.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/samsung-galaxy-s2-firmware-updates-via.html


RECOMMENDED MODEMS TO TRY:

KH3
XXKI4
NELP2
NELP3
NELP4
XXLPX
DXLP9
DXLPA
BVLP7 (tested by many, deemed to be a fantastic modem)


DEFINITION:

*Modem/Radio/Baseband is all the same thing and can be seen by going to Settings - About Phone - Baseband. It's basically a driver which receives and sends Mobile Network signals as well as handling switching between GPRS, 3G, HSDPA etc....... (but not WiFi connection, that and switchover between Mobile Network and WiFi is handled by the kernel). Reasoning as to why Modem has no influence on WiFi can be found in this post by Entropy - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28052552&postcount=6556


USAGE:

*There is no one "Best" modem for everybody. Unfortunately you actually have to try to find the modem which works perfectly for you on performance, strength and battery drain levels. The good thing is that from my lengthy 8 month experience with Galaxy S2, I'm happy to report that there are a few modems that seem to perform well geographically for most users. These modems are KE7, KH3, KI3, KI4, KL1, LPS, NEKF2, NELP2 & NELP3.


COMPATIBILITY:

*Modems do not need to be matched up with firmware like it's done with ROMs and Kernels. For example, a KI4 modem can be used with a KL1 ROM and the other way round. The only thing you need to pay attention to is what model your SGS2 is. 9100 and 9100 modems are compatible across both models. However, 9100 model and US variants are not cross compatible since the devices are designed to work on different bands.


INSTALLATION:

*I will add a flashing guide to post number 5 soon, hence why it says "Work in progress.....". For the moment I suggest asking Mr. Google to do a search for you. Bottom line is, for CWM packaged modems you need to be rooted and have a working CWM recovery (flash the CWM modem zip within recovery). For .TAR packages, all you need to do is flash it while your device is in Download Mode and connected to ODIN. The .TAR file should be selected in the PHONE field. Don't touch anything else.


TESTING:

*Usually just flashing and then using the same modem for 3-5 days should tell you how well it performs in your are and with you Mobile Network operator. Please remember that it takes around 2-3 days for a Modem to "settle" and achieve optimum performance, so don't judge how good a Modem is straight after flashing. That's where a lot of people fail when asserting battery drain.

Signal strength and quality can be tested using this app:
Network Signal Info

Download and upload speeds on your network with a current Modem can be tested using this app:
Speedtest.net


RESULTS:

Testing done by 3ayachi (Tunisia)


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Work in progress.....

 

[CamoGeko]

Modems for 9100T model only

9100T MODEMS (Thanks to Intratech):

Vodafone Australia DUKF4 - Link (CWM Flashable)

Vodafone Australia DUKF4 - Link

Thailand DCKF1 - Link

Telstra Australia DVKF2 - Link

Telecom New Zealand DOKG2 - Link

Cellcom Israel JIKJ1 - Link

Pelephone Israel JJKF3 - Link

Cellcom Israel JIKI2 - Link

Pelephone Israel JJKI2 - Link

Thailand DCKL1 - Link

Thailand DCKL1 - Link (CWM flashable)


***New I9100T Modem from Vodafone Australia***

DUKJ1 Link (CWM flashable)

DUKJ1 Link

 

[CamoGeko]

Modems collected by others

This post is for compiling all modems added by others to this thread in one place. I will work backwards through the thread and get them all added to this post, giving credit to the original poster of course.

All modems are for the 9100 model unless otherwise specified.

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VEYKA'S MODEM COLLECTION (CWM flashable) (thanks to veyka):

LINK!

KALPIK'S MODEM COLLECTION (CWM flashable) (thanks to kalpik):

LINK!

OBIHOERNCHEN'S MODEM COLLECTION (CWM flashable) (thanks to obihoernchen):

LINK!

CHRIS264'S MODEM COLLECTION (thanks to chris264):

LINK!​

PANGIOTI'S MODEM COLLECTION (thanks to pangiotis24):

LINK!

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JHKI2 - Link (Thanks to Intratech)

BVKJ4 - Link (Thanks to Intratech)

BUKI1 - Link (CWM flashable) (Thanks to vel1m1r)

XXKG5 - Link (CWM flashable) (Thanks to demonofsteel)

DXKF1 - Link (Thanks to allanon+)

XXKL1 - Link (Thanks to bclark)

XXKL1 - Link (CWM flashable) (Thanks to DimonDroid)

XXKP1 - Link (CWM flashable) (Thanks to shahulvm)

DXKL1 - Link (Thanks to thanksgiving60)

DXKL1 - Link (CWM flashable) (Thanks to thanksgiving60)

XXKPA - Link (Thanks to thanksgiving60)

XXKPA - Link (CWM flashable) (Thanks to thanksgiving60)

XXLP1 - Link (CWM flashable) (Thanks to Mayday_XL)

XXLPB - Link (Thanks to Intratech)

DDLPA - Link (CWM flashable) (Thanks to Intratech)

XXLQ6 - Link (CWM flashable) (Thanks to superleeds27) (My Sendspace mirror)

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JHLP9 I9100 (OrangeIL)
http://www.mediafire.com/?0sexwhgv6847jec

JJLP8 I9100T (PelephoneIL):
http://www.mediafire.com/?lgdpts6vud83h19

Thanks to tuvi123


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To be continued.......

 

[CamoGeko]

Modems collected by me!

KG6 - Link (CWM flashable)

KH1 - Link (CWM flashable)

KH3 - Link (CWM flashable)

XXKI1 - Link (CWM flashable)

XWKI3 - Link (CWM flashable)

KI4 - Link (CWM flashable)

NEKI2 - Link (CWM flashable) (3 network, Italy)

XXKI3 - Link (CWM flashable)

XXKPA - Link (CWM flashable)

XXLP1 - Link (CWM flashable)

XXLP6 - Link (CWM flashable)

XXLPB - Link (CWM flashable)

NELP3 - Link (CWM flashable)

BUKI1 - Link (CWM flashable) (vodafone network, UK)

DXLP9 - Link (CWM flashable)

DXLPA - Link (CWM flashable)
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To be continued.......

 

[ninogui]

Thks pulser

this one was a great idea, makes things easier

 

[frewys]

Thanks for this pulser_g2!

Looking forward to see this updated maybe collect feedback from users regarding reception and power usage etc and from what area in the world. And if possible a short summery for them to after feedback.

 

[Intratech]

If you do a check the XXKE4 modems are all the same as far as I can tell.

 

[pulser_g2]

If you do a check the XXKE4 modems are all the same as far as I can tell.

They are. I was just recording that those stock ROMs were shipped with that modem

If you check the link now, you'll see it's the same file for each

 

[BoneMo]

what about

What about XXKE7 Modem ??

 

[pulser_g2]

What about XXKE7 Modem ??

Knew I forgot one from my list. Thanks

 

[bentez2003]

Great idea Pulser will save time and bandwidth!

Im using modem XXKE7 at the minute.. is XXKF2 newer/better?

 

[BoneMo]

Great idea Pulser will save time and bandwidth!

Im using modem XXKE7 at the minute.. is XXKF2 newer/better?

XXKF2 is newer because it belongs to newer XXKF2 ROM(Poland ROM i think), i have it now and it works (in Czech republic)

 

[Razer(x)]

What about CWM zip files?

 

[nightranger73]

yeah that would be even better. On sgs1 it was so simple changing modem through cwm recovery

 

[pulser_g2]

What about CWM zip files?

The safest way I know of to flash a radio right now is via ODIN.

I've helped someone recover from a bad radio flash via ODIN, and we had no issues. CWM would have been useless. He had a soft-brick as a result of it. So no CWM access. So if you're flashing a radio, you should have PC access with ODIN in case something goes wrong.

If you get a soft-brick with the connect to PC icon, then you will need ODIN packages. So I encourage everyone to flash radios via ODIN, where you get md5 verification of the files (via the .tar.md5's I posted). If you flash via CWM you might not get that verification.

 

[jameslfc5]

What difference do these make please?

What is the best?

And am I right in thinking these are flash via odin under the "phone" section?

Thanks in advance

 

[pulser_g2]

What difference do these make please?

What is the best?

And am I right in thinking these are flash via odin under the "phone" section?

Thanks in advance

You are right RE the phone part. You're not meant to just go flashing these because they are here, but a matching radio to your ROM is always a good idea

 

[sgstwo]

If your phone boots, and you have root access, you can always write the file directly to the modem partition (/dev/block/mmcblk0p8) using the dd command. When that's done, kill rild and you'll be using the new modem firmware.

 

[nightranger73]

@pulser_g2

Isn't enough the zip crc32 check? I've always flashed modem via cwm on sgs and I've tried a lot with no problem. On a corrupted file it won't flash
BTW its not too complicated but sometime frustrating when you can't get a PC and you realize the modem just flashed is not working

Sent from my Galaxy SII

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