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[Phone] i9088ZNKP1

i9088 is the China Unicom version of Galaxy S and one of the closest relatives to Captivate.
They share same appearance and major internal hardware.
(minor exceptions: FM included, reverted compass)
This phone comes with the newest i9088 2.2.1 ROM ZNKP1 (Yes it's 2.2.1. AT&T sucks on ROM).
Tested myself, works with JPY (Darky 7.5) on 850 band, HSUPA support. Haven't tested GPS yet.
Flash with Odin.
Anyone wanna try this?
Click here for FULL ROM
CWM flashable version, thanks to existz:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490011&d=1295068053

I literally just flashed Cog 3.01 and Firebird 2.. I'm still feeling out the modem on this. I'll try it as soon as possible. Someone else try it and let us know!

I'll try this one out
I'm running Adams Firefly beta Armani Rom and firebird 2 Kernel. I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow with gps.

it'll be even better if you can post the ROM here, so we can have a crack out of it

Yeah.. We want that ROM!

Heres a CWM version if anyone wants it..

Sweet, I'll give this a try...

Voice sounds good, GPS is Average with locking it seems (Not sure about tracking), Data speeds down seems where it should be, upload speeds for me are above average by a few 100KB/S. Battery....not really sure I was actually losing battery % by having it plugged into my computer using it with wifi/GPS/BT all off and the screen at 0% brightness.....not sure if that's the modem with massive drain or my battery is just calibrating or something.
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Yea, it's just my battery being stupid. So Battery with this is still up in the air.

you might wanna add a link to your ROM thread here, or ask a mod to merge these 2.

Clienterror said:
Voice sounds good, GPS is Average with locking it seems (Not sure about tracking), Data speeds down seems where it should be, upload speeds for me are above average by a few 100KB/S. Battery....not really sure I was actually losing battery % by having it plugged into my computer using it with wifi/GPS/BT all off and the screen at 0% brightness.....not sure if that's the modem with massive drain or my battery is just calibrating or something.
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Yea, it's just my battery being stupid. So Battery with this is still up in the air.
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I was checking the ServiceMode and it seems this phone is having much less signal fach than TLJL3. Theoretically this should help extending battery life

Lancez said:
you might wanna add a link to your ROM thread here, or ask a mod to merge these 2.
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Thanks, I'm adding the link

amtrakcn said:
i9088 is the China Unicom version of Galaxy S and one of the closest relatives to Captivate.
They share same appearance and major internal hardware.
(minor exceptions: FM included, reverted compass)
This phone comes with the newest i9088 2.2.1 ROM ZNKP1 (Yes it's 2.2.1. AT&T sucks on ROM).
Tested myself, works with JPY (Darky 7.5) on 850 band, HSUPA support. Haven't tested GPS yet.
Flash with Odin.
Anyone wanna try this?
Click here for FULL ROM
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You might wanna change [Phone] to [Modem].

Been using this since 2am est, will report throughout day.
Inserted spare fully charged battery @215am and made sure it was 100% then took it off charger.
Woke up at 8am, phone was off charger all night, battery at 88%
Got to work with no use down to 86%, fully charged at work.
Its just after noon and after a little texting (under 20) im at 90%.
Updates to come.
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Dont know if my translator is correct but I read about a new Rom ZNKP2.. Could you look into this?
I was wondering if we need a captivate kernel.. to avoid bluetooth issues.. anybody using bluetooth?
Thanks..

Battery life seems to be decent for me using this. I'm using firefly/firebird 2 kernel.
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I bet with speedmod kernel this would have insane battery life IMO
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Clienterror said:
Battery life seems to be decent for me using this. I'm using firefly/firebird 2 kernel.
*edit*
I bet with speedmod kernel this would have insane battery life IMO
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dose it have 850/1900? coz china unicom use 2100 for 3G as long as i know.

Clienterror said:
Battery life seems to be decent for me using this. I'm using firefly/firebird 2 kernel.
*edit*
I bet with speedmod kernel this would have insane battery life IMO
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Using with Speedmod K12M, and I got literally 0% drain over 8hrs idel. So far this is one of the best, if not the best modem ive tried. I was using JK3 and switched back and forth with JK4, but this is giving me way better results. Yesterday I done a few test with K12M and JK3, (posted in Hardcores thread) i managed to get 7hrs with 67% left with pretty moderate use, used the phone like I would any other day, Ill do the same with this modem and post my results after 7-8hrs..but like I said, so far this thing is rocking!

Lancez said:
dose it have 850/1900? coz china unicom use 2100 for 3G as long as i know.
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By default 2100, 1900, and 850 are on.
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I just tested myself. Down/Up speed is faster than JK4 at my location. Voice call quality is on par with jk4. Using hardcore K12M kernel.
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***update***
speedtest result shows upload speed is about 0.5mb faster than JK4 and download speed is about the same.

i must say, this is VERY very good modem!

My Impressions of EG22

First I'll start off by saying tonight was a really terrible night for me so if this comes off as venting so be it lol.
Samsung, you're getting there that's for sure. Scrolling, screen off/on is buttery smooth and things seem to be working better than I had expected.
With that being said, there is still work that needs to be done. It may just be my location, but with the EG22 modem I feel like I've been roaming more than usual. I flashed back to the EC05 modem just to see and it confirmed my suspicion: either my phone or my area just doesn't like the new modem very much.
Another key component is battery life, it's been pretty sub-par for me. At work I have terrible reception (no bars, even roaming) so I put the phone on airplane mode and the battery is still dropping pretty consistently, much faster than on any of the other leaks or Froyo. Must be a rogue process(es) eating it up, but I can't be sure unless I do some digging which I don't really feel like doing.
All in all it's definitely coming along nicely, but by no means is it phenomenal. But for the first time since DI18, I can honestly say that I feel Sammy is doing some stuff right. Keep it up, don't let us users down
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My impressions of the modem/rom is they are faking things a little bit on the signal meter as I know the signal isn't that strong in those areas. And it's not like a software update just gives better signal.

I agree that it seems like I'm roaming more on EG22, but the modem doesn't seem to have any effect. For example, I ran the stock EG22 build for a while and noticed the roaming issue and weaker WiFi reception. Reverting to the the EC05 modem didn't seem to help these issues. One of the stores I work in has a WiFi router that I can access throughout the store on Froyo (EC05), but on GB (EF02/EG22), WiFi disconnects when I walk to the rear of the store. Doesn't seem to matter which modem I'm using at the time. I even flashed back to Froyo yesterday but left the EG22 modem installed. GPS, 3G, and WiFi were flawless all day everywhere I went. So it seems that there must me some code/instructions in the build itself that are more relevant than the modem firmware.
Another interesting tidbit is that there basically is no difference in EC05 and EG22 modems. Randy did a binary differencing to generate a patch between EC05 and EG22 and the patch file is 142 bytes, which is probably about enough to change the version name.

I have noticed since the first GB leak that the WiFi reception is horrible now compared to a stock Epic with FroYo.

digiblur said:
I have noticed since the first GB leak that the WiFi reception is horrible now compared to a stock Epic with FroYo.
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Yes, it makes me wonder if they might have the power to the radios dialed back a bit intentionally to help them diagnose something possibly?

I have noticed the wifi bars being low, but it isn't effecting the speed at all. I consistently get 1.5mbps down/600kbps up when over 3g, and have seen 9mbps on 4g. Call quality seems good as well. As for battery drain? It might be a bit faster than I'm used too, but then again, I'm coming from SRF 1.2. If there are any issues with the TWLauncher, I don't notice them because I'm a LauncherPro user. Issues with the browser? I use Dolphin, so if there are any, again, I don't know. Overall though, this ROM is stable enough for daily use.
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thomasskull666 said:
First I'll start off by saying tonight was a really terrible night for me so if this comes off as venting so be it lol.
Samsung, you're getting there that's for sure. Scrolling, screen off/on is buttery smooth and things seem to be working better than I had expected.
With that being said, there is still work that needs to be done. It may just be my location, but with the EG22 modem I feel like I've been roaming more than usual. I flashed back to the EC05 modem just to see and it confirmed my suspicion: either my phone or my area just doesn't like the new modem very much.
Another key component is battery life, it's been pretty sub-par for me. At work I have terrible reception (no bars, even roaming) so I put the phone on airplane mode and the battery is still dropping pretty consistently, much faster than on any of the other leaks or Froyo. Must be a rogue process(es) eating it up, but I can't be sure unless I do some digging which I don't really feel like doing.
All in all it's definitely coming along nicely, but by no means is it phenomenal. But for the first time since DI18, I can honestly say that I feel Sammy is doing some stuff right. Keep it up, don't let us users down
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Thomas you're awsome. Downlod WoW and come play with me.
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KG6 modem very fast

I'm trying the new kg6 modem in Cyanogenmod and miui rom, since I've 2 galaxy s for testing. I notice a very speedy call connecting, seems to be very better different from the good kg3.
So you notice it too?
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i have done now speedtest. With kg3 download speed 1600kb now 2100kb. Upload 1400 and now 1600.
Also little 3g h h+ fixed, now swapping only one time when you use the mobile data.
And also seems to be that reception signal bar have got a different calibration (or more device sensibility to mobile signal)
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Anyone got a link to the modem zip file?

i tried this modem and it drained my battery like mad compared to kg3/kf2 that i have used before this one.
data speeds were ok but signal was really really low hence the draining of my battery .

KG6 improved broadband connectivity a lot for me, always getting "H" now. It's true that its draining more battery, but I also installed Lite'ning v5 ROM (which is KG6 based), so I can't tell exactly if the extra battery drain is only due to the modem component of the KG6 release or to some other custom-kernel related issues.

I'm not sure if it's placebo effect or not. But it does seem improve the 3G, H+ speed quite a bit. I'm with AT&T in NYC but just did a test, the download speed broke 5mbps for the first time ever.

My 3G connection has sped up significantly and I am also finding that I have reception in places that I usually would not.
YAYY

Yes, my signal seems to be much better than KG2 and this was the first time i got a 7.5mbps download speed.

I use KG6 and have no excess battery drain .
|I have an increase of about 10% in WiFi strength over KG3 .
jje

Best for me so far,had no probs with it draining the batt.

I downloaded and installed this modem on my SGS1, and it worked. More than worked, it was amazing. Problem is now that I'm reading about it, potentially was a mistake and harmful to the phone. Any thoughts?

You will probably be ok with a modem on SGS1 ..
KH3 faster for me in all tests .
jje

How does it compare to KH3?

here is the zip file
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=N1ZRP48L

sushay said:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=N1ZRP48L
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I doubt anyone cares, really.

well, was certainly worth bumping a 3 month old thread for this.

EL30 stock observations

I have installed the EL30 update after going back to stock EC05>EI22. Here is what I have observed about EL30 (I have not applied any other fixes nor rooted yet):
-The upside down horizontal calibration for compass is fixed
-Keyboard lag is gone
-GPS improved from locking only 4 satellites to 6-7 (the GPS Fix I think, could can allow more, upto 9-12 under best conditions), so I think this made be good enough, but balancing power for battery consumption.
-"Android System" service aka CIQ is definitely gone.
-Haven't experienced speaker feedback squeal yet, although I did on EI22 after I had used voicemail and google voice search.
I have installed CWM 5.0.2.7 and rooted. I had to do the CWM flash twice (once to get SU on and open Root Explorer so I could delete the install recovery script, since there's no EL30 Kernel yet that takes out the install-recovery.sh script. A description from IBE here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457734&page=2

have you notice any with modem? better signal ? speed anything?
i read that it was causing to lose signal.

ivcesar said:
have you notice any with modem? better signal ? speed anything?
i read that it was causing to lose signal.
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I am showing only 2 bars in my house with an Airave when I normally get 4.
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No, I'm getting about the same signal with my Airave. The wifi looks like more bars than EI22.

Has the rotation sensor been jerky for you in the past (skymap/yelp/other AR apps) and has EL30 made it smooth again?

Seems snappier. GPS is definitely better. Had a lock as good as 1m today for a short time while driving around and it was cloudy. 4m was the norm. Will test the modem over the next few days.

Man, if the keyboard skip is fixed and the GPS too, I'll be happier than a dead pig in the sun. The wife and I made a run from Houston to Ft Worth this weekend. I had to pull the battery about 7 times on the trip to get the GPS back on track. Extraordinarily annoying when you are trying to find your way in a place you've never been before.
No OTA here yet, probably will go the manual route. Thanks for the good news on the update, look forward to having a phone I don't have to cuss out all the time!
Sleeb

Preliminary results for me with EL30 modem running EI22 Legendary is: ~7% TWS while at home. I'll report back after a normal day at work and then going home.
With EI22 modem I would average ~3% TWS.
It's a shame I'd have any TWS since I live in a metropolitan area. Stupid Sprint coverage.

I think a lot of you need to remember that sprint is doing all kinds of stuff to towers lately and other issues may make your signal bars report differently. I'm still on ei22 and while typing this I watched my signal bars go from 0 - 2
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my battery graph the line is almost like is a nice straight havent seen that in a while i have full bars for wifi and my signal ( airwave) i do have tws but i dont have good coverage like maybe a bar if i am lucky with out the airwave. but no gps lock on
edit: is anyone else have a different phone.apk the main look is the same but when you receive a call?

is the android version still 2.3.5 or is it 2.3.6?

Firehawk_1066 said:
is the android version still 2.3.5 or is it 2.3.6?
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2.3.6 </10 char>

a few things I've noticed:
GPS has improved
bug where GPS icon remains on screen after GPS has been shut off has been fixed
battery life is considerably worse

I'm getting horrible GPS I only get like 4 out of 11 fixs and on my way to work this morning which is about 30 miles I kept losing gps would search for sattelites for forever as soon as i closed navigation it would work again for a few minutes then do it again.
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mikeregister said:
I'm getting horrible GPS I only get like 4 out of 11 fixs and on my way to work this morning which is about 30 miles I kept losing gps would search for sattelites for forever as soon as i closed navigation it would work again for a few minutes then do it again.
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You may want to try resetting your A-GPS state using GPS Status app in the Market.

notsosmrtgeek said:
my battery graph the line is almost like is a nice straight havent seen that in a while i have full bars for wifi and my signal ( airwave) i do have tws but i dont have good coverage like maybe a bar if i am lucky with out the airwave. but no gps lock on
edit: is anyone else have a different phone.apk the main look is the same but when you receive a call?
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yes the recieve screen is very different.

dead78 said:
a few things I've noticed:
GPS has improved
bug where GPS icon remains on screen after GPS has been shut off has been fixed
battery life is considerably worse
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i've noticed considerably better battery life, but I am rooted and use TiBu for freezing stuff.

MikeEx said:
Has the rotation sensor been jerky for you in the past (skymap/yelp/other AR apps) and has EL30 made it smooth again?
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Yes rotation sensor was upside down starting in EB13 Froyo and has been until EL30. You could fix it though by doing your horizontal calibration upside down. Now you don't have to.

dead78 said:
a few things I've noticed:
GPS has improved
bug where GPS icon remains on screen after GPS has been shut off has been fixed
battery life is considerably worse
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Funny, I was just about to post a little message about my stupidity and battery life.
Since I keep things mostly stock, my upgrade routine was to backup apk/data, and system data in MyBackup, then reflash back to stock EI22, install the EL30 update, do the CWM/root dance, and restore stuff in MyBackup. All went well, but my battery life was about %70 of what it was. For the first 2 days I just figured I was playing with the phone too much, but today I started plowing through the settings. What I found was that even though I had restored everything in MyBackup, not every setting stuck. For instance, Facebook was set to update every hour even though it had previously been set to never update. I also had to re-freeze DRM after the install. There may still be more things I haven't found.
The point is after an upgrade, especially if you have re-installed stuff, go through every setting you can think of that could be killing your battery. It's possible that some app has been inadvertently set to connect too often and that is what is killing the battery too fast.

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You may want to try resetting your A-GPS state using GPS Status app in the Market.
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That was the very first thing I tried and it hasn't made a difference.
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Best modem for ICS Slim.

Which Is the best modem for ICS Slim...or which are you using?
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Unless if you are getting really bad reception/signal, I would stay with stock.
Most of the ICS roms i've used (i've used just about every single one, except the newer hipster ones) have a good modem built in and it works perfectly for me and apparently alot of other people since no one complains about it.
If it works, leave it at that, it won't improve your battery or anything.
However, if you want a Kernel, check out my signature. It has got the be the BEST kernel to-date for ICS ROMS.

i personally think tht KA7 is de best for all esp wid slim...i am using it n no issues at all...
if wanna hav somthin diff try KA5

I am running Slim 4.2 and I just did a test using a signal strength meter app to test a few different modems and the strength I got from each. I placed the phone in the same place, and stepped away for a minute to make sure my body didn't interact with the signal. Below is what I got:
JI5 - 33%
KA5 - 25%
JL5 - 29%
KA7 - 33%
KB5 - 29%
For me, I got the best from JI5 and KA7. I remember reading a year or so ago that everyone can be different so test it on your system to see what works best for you and signal strength. There is probably a more correct way to do this but it was the best I could come up with. Please add if you have another idea.

KA7 was definitely the best modem for me on Slim.

Currently running Slim 4.2
With Devil3 1.0.3 I find KB5 to work best
Running either the Stock Kernel or Subzero #159 KA7 worked best.
I get fast hard locks everytime with any of the above 3 setups.
Subzero would lock after DS but takes a long time as AGPS updating does not work after DS. So regardless of which Kernel your running, rebooting with the GPS on and locking immediatly when you need to use the GPS is by far quicker. Setting your screen timeout to 2 min or 5 min before rebooting to use the GPS I find helpfull as you need to lock without the screen turning off first which with a 30 second timeout makes difficult (I get easily distracted mind you )
Hope that helps!

Fwiw, here is a chart that shows the data and battery for each modem. Granted it shows Froyo and GB ROMs but can't be too different than ICS. Also I have best with KB5 in Cincinnati. Clearly, YMMV.
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KB5