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looking for your opinions...
Does it make the HD2 Faster or not using some od these ROMS i see on here?
Post what you use, and what kind of speed increase you saw..
Thank you!
The roms on here are modified from the original and are for enhanced performance. So its up to you which you want to go with. I have used a few and Kumars seems like its the one for me. just whatever you do.. make sure its for the tmobile version and not the EU version. But yes these cooked roms offer a lot of tweeks and enhancements to the original Rom
Generally speaking, yes. No doubt about the fact that a good cooked ROM is going to be faster and have a lighter profile than the stock ROM, with all its extra garbage.
Without a cooked ROM option, I probably would not have kept my HD2, let alone bought another one for my wife.
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Generally speaking, yes. No doubt about the fact that a good cooked ROM is going to be faster and have a lighter profile than the stock ROM, with all its extra garbage.
Without a cooked ROM option, I probably would not have kept my HD2, let alone bought another one for my wife.
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i agree. i have noticed a big diffrence since installing this. i guess i will hve to try other ones to see which is the best for me
where can i get the tomobile stock ROm in case i need to birng it back for warrenty
Yeah the stock rom is so bad that my wife (who has nothing to do with flashing or phone modding) asked me to do hers. Now we are both running EnergyRom and she noticed the difference right away.
Kumar's is working very well for me. I would highly recommend it. I think I'll try the Energy soon. Ive heard a lot.
Rom is all personal preference and you will find the best one that fits you by flashing them all
Peace
I am looking to flash a 2.2 rom but don't know which one is the best, can someone tell me which is the best and why they think it is. Also in order to flash do I just have to wipe and flash or is there something more that I need to do to go from DI18 to DK17?
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Bar none, go with Quantun1.5, stable,quick,clean,and good battery.
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I'm gonna go with epic experience 2.0. Its way smooth and stable.
It's really up to you. Everyone phone handles things differently
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It's really up to you. Everyone phone handles things differently
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Seems to be the trend lately...kinda odd but true.
sirens6 said:
I am looking to flash a 2.2 rom but don't know which one is the best, can someone tell me which is the best and why they think it is. Also in order to flash do I just have to wipe and flash or is there something more that I need to do to go from DI18 to DK17?
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lol i'll take a crack at that even though i'm new here and am still learning my way around.
There are several froyo roms out there right now for the epic; you can read about them in the developer's forum. Then, you should do a little bit of research - such as reading the beginning of posts about rom releases, and then maybe the last few pages, looking for other people's comments about fc's and the like. That will allow you to pick a rom that isn't too beta (that is, will be fairly stable). Or you could pick an unstable rom if that's what you want to play with - it's an open source Android device, baby! Warranty voided of course. Always do a nandroid backup first of course.
Everyone:"Of course!"
What's 'best' for me may not be what's 'best' for you. However, without saying that it's better than any other stable and smooth froyo ROM, I'm currently using VIPERrom DK17 2.6 (haven't tried anything higher yet) with some of my visual/audio mods (changed boot screen and sound, changed shutdown sound, using a battery mod). As I said, I find this rom to be stable and quick but I'm not touting one functional ROM over another - it works well for me right now as a stable, quick froyo rom. Also it didn't have a bunch of stuff I didn't want like sprint bloatware, so that was nice.
To use this rom, as the developer himself states on the first post of his thread, "YOU NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE DK17 MODEM AND PIT TO USE THIS ROM!!" For the extremely literal out there, you must ALSO flash your epic with those files after you download them.
The developer, BThomas22x, has kindly included links to the files you'd need on his posting, which you should check out along with the postings from other developers.
I don't really have the experience here to say it without feeling a tad jerkish, but the xda forum is a developer's forum so you should probably be willing to do a little research on your own.
I know this because I'm still posting questions in the wrong places and the like
So a little looking around in the Android Development forum would show you this wiki. That's also a good place to start.
I have been doing my homework and I have seen the wiki, that is why I am now using the Syndicate ROM 1.0.2 DI18 with eXtreme kernel 1.2 and the emotionless beast theme. I just wanted to know peoples opinions as to why they like one froyo ROM over another so that when I choose to flash one I have a basis to judge my decision. Thanks, all your input is very helpful. Anyone else like a particular froyo ROM for one reason or anotherM
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Quantum 1.5 fo sho
Each rom has their own features to each their own.
Ran viper for a few days, but switched to EE for now.
I'm new to the android fam as of today. But the stock version seems to do what i need it to do. I just download skyfire free out of the market place and i can watch everything the froyo 2.2 flash player 10.1 can do. Or maybe im missing something? I need yal to get me up to speed whats the difference besides speed. And please don't chew me out for asking either.
I know I'm sure I saw this asked already and apologize but I'm completely new to all this and dont know what roms to use or anything. So any suggestions would be awesome. And am I even asking in the right area? Haha
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I have had great luck with bonzai 3.0 with the amosher gingerbread theme. Been using bonzai for a few months now... great feel and great look with the theme.
Esp with the new official froyo..... good luck!
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I have had great luck with bonzai 3.0 with the amosher gingerbread theme. Been using bonzai for a few months now... great feel and great look with the theme.
Esp with the new official froyo..... good luck!
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Thanks I'll have to check it when I can get my computer to detect my phone in download mode and or figure out how to do all of this haha
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You'll get lots of differing opinions, here's mine. (I know that this won't make any friends here)
None of the current batch of ROMS is solid yet. They each have a fatal flaw. I've tried a few but ended up back on stock EB13 with the camera fix kernel flashed over it. And frankly if you flash stock EB13 using the Samsung installer it's pretty good right out of the box.
And, regardless of what people tell you flashing an Epic is not trivial for a noob. Just read all the frantic posts from people trying to figure out why their phone won't boot. Before you get started be sure you know what Odin is and how to use it (and which PIT files go with which PDA files), what the difference between EXT4 and RFS is and which version of clockwork you can use with each, and what deodexed means. There are enough variable that you have to get right that a little knowledge can save you hours, maybe days of wasted time.
If you have to try one, read the WHOLE thread before flashing and see what's now working yet. If you decide that doesn't matter to you, flash away.
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You'll get lots of differing opinions, here's mine. (I know that this won't make any friends here)
None of the current batch of ROMS is solid yet. They each have a fatal flaw. I've tried a few but ended up back on stock EB13 with the camera fix kernel flashed over it. And frankly if you flash stock EB13 using the Samsung installer it's pretty good right out of the box.
And, regardless of what people tell you flashing an Epic is not trivial for a noob. Just read all the frantic posts from people trying to figure out why their phone won't boot. Before you get started be sure you know what Odin is and how to use it (and which PIT files go with which PDA files), what the difference between EXT4 and RFS is and which version of clockwork you can use with each, and what deodexed means. There are enough variable that you have to get right that a little knowledge can save you hours, maybe days of wasted time.
If you have to try one, read the WHOLE thread before flashing and see what's now working yet. If you decide that doesn't matter to you, flash away.
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Thanks I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for the help
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poit said:
You'll get lots of differing opinions, here's mine. (I know that this won't make any friends here)
None of the current batch of ROMS is solid yet. They each have a fatal flaw. I've tried a few but ended up back on stock EB13 with the camera fix kernel flashed over it. And frankly if you flash stock EB13 using the Samsung installer it's pretty good right out of the box.
And, regardless of what people tell you flashing an Epic is not trivial for a noob. Just read all the frantic posts from people trying to figure out why their phone won't boot. Before you get started be sure you know what Odin is and how to use it (and which PIT files go with which PDA files), what the difference between EXT4 and RFS is and which version of clockwork you can use with each, and what deodexed means. There are enough variable that you have to get right that a little knowledge can save you hours, maybe days of wasted time.
If you have to try one, read the WHOLE thread before flashing and see what's now working yet. If you decide that doesn't matter to you, flash away.
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Good advice here.
Regarding roms, I have to say that I think the new SyndicateROM Frozen 1.0 (1.0.1 is almost out) is a solid replacement from stock. People have had issues with bad flashes (thx CW3) but once it's installed properly the battery lasts hours longer, it's incredibly quick, and has a number of improvements over stock. Keep in mind I wasn't using roms before this due to requiring the stability of stock (was on the stock rooted EB13), but am in heaven since I switched over. The rom is amazing. None of the instability issues I have had with my previous phones+roms.
I haven't tried the Bonzai rom though, heard that was stable and good as well.
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Good advice here.
Regarding roms, I have to say that I think the new SyndicateROM Frozen 1.0 (1.0.1 is almost out) is a solid replacement from stock. People have had issues with bad flashes (thx CW3) but once it's installed properly the battery lasts hours longer, it's incredibly quick, and has a number of improvements over stock. Keep in mind I wasn't using roms before this due to requiring the stability of stock (was on the stock rooted EB13), but am in heaven since I switched over. The rom is amazing. None of the instability issues I have had with my previous phones+roms.
I haven't tried the Bonzai rom though, heard that was stable and good as well.
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Agreed. SyndicateROM seems to be the best and most stable ROM right now. That is until CM7 is done. Then everyone will burn out to Gingerbread.
By the way...did you go with Ext4 or RFS?
I have not had any issues with viper frozen or trulyepic. Trulyepic was my first. Very simple both flashy and stable. Ext4 is super fast too.
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I think I'll try bonsai and then try others and compare because it might be personal preference also and at the same time I really appreciate everyone's input and will put everyone's advice to good use! You all are awesome
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I think I'll try bonsai and then try others and compare because it might be personal preference also and at the same time I really appreciate everyone's input and will put everyone's advice to good use! You all are awesome
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Keep in mind that roms on the same modem you can flash between much easier.
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Simply AOSP is great with the Genocide kernel.
fwiw i use midnight rom 4.0. been solid for me.
different folks, different strokes....
ive been on viper for awhile now and have no complaints.. everything works for me.. looks awesome,runs great.
Also been on Viper for the last few releases. Have not had issues as of yet. You'll get quite a few opinions, but all the devs here do a great job on their roms.
Samsung Epic ViperROM 4.0.4 Genocide kernel
I intend on trying multiple roms......right now I am on the sideline waiting for some of the significant issues (ie CIQ) to be resolved before I flash. Only a day or two away I believe.
When I first came to the Epic modding world, I started off using ViperRom. ViperRom has a lot of those cutting edge, sometimes experimental, mods. The new toys (and their themes are generally aesthetically pleasing) are nice, but may cause stability issues. I then switched to MidNightRom and was VERY pleased with it. It is based off the Bonsai ROM and is slimmed down for performance and stability. No complaints there, But I am currently using the ACS Frozen ROM, and I am VERY pleased with it as well. Speed and performance all around. So far, that is all I have tried.
Everything will vary based on user, but all the devs here put a lot of work into what they do and any ROM you flash will be an upgrade from stock in my opinion.
Try Frankenstein. I prefer bare.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=982415
Right now midNightROM with the Baked 2.0 kernel is really smooth for me....but a lot of good stuff right around the corner!
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Right now midNightROM with the Baked 2.0 kernel is really smooth for me....but a lot of good stuff right around the corner!
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Midnight has always been good, and the next versions of Bonsai and Syndicate are both looking real interesting, I wish they'd drop already. I've been sitting on the sidelines using stock EB13 waiting for them. Should be out any minute now.
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I think I'll try bonsai and then try others and compare because it might be personal preference also and at the same time I really appreciate everyone's input and will put everyone's advice to good use! You all are awesome
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Don't forget about Supernova. Been running it for 4 days and only have 1 problem. On you tube it plays the sound through the ear speaker not the louder speaker.
I think they have a new Rom coming soon and will give it a try.
I've been a fan of ACS for a long time. Back to DI18.
I will move to it probably after the next release when the mail client works.
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Still using Doc 9.9.5 android 2.2.1 and everything is prefect, good battery, no lag no nothing just prefect.
I been waiting for a Bell Canada Android 2.3/2.3.4 ROM but it seems we don't even have android 2.2.1 in Canada which is sad really. The ROMKitchen looks like is revamped and stable again and we got some good custom kernel's (speedmod w000t), i just want to make the jump but worried since there is no official CSC or Modem for Bell Canada and Android 2.3/2.3.4. In the ROM Kitchen i can see they have JL2 which is great but no CSC, so my fellow Canadians:
Are you on Ginger?
Having issues?
What ROM/Kernel?
Whats the battery life like?
I really like the Kitchen due to customizing it to fit my needs, any Ginger Canadians using DOC ROM?
Like i can get a full 24 hours out of my battery and i'm happy with that anything less is unexceptionable (that with very heavy usage), i have never seen the phone lag or freeze like the phone is at the prefect state and i would hate to have a half working battery draining ROM.
been running GB in various forms for some time: presently using JVP which appears to be the best iteration with the fewest inherent bugs. Brotuck has an excellent ROM and Damian's kernel is fast and stable even though he still has it labelled as an alpha.
I have tried the various modems and the various fixes out here for the 850 band, but find the KC1 modem to still be the easiest and best fit for Canadian use and it was the last official Kies upgrade from Bell -- it fixes some US compatibility issues over JL2.
No CSC as there is no official Canadian release as you point out: doesn't affect the use of the phone at all -- CSC just shows up as "unknown" but the phone, text and all other features are unaffected by this, just Bell bloatware not present which is a blessing.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Oh, yes, battery life on the rom/kernel combination I use is outstanding and speed is awesome, very smooth and very stable.
Did use the kitchen before and they have had a resurgence recently: so if you like their options, don't let any worries over GB hold you back.
Running GB now, firmware version 2.3.3 no issues at all yet...
Using DarkyROM JVH v10.1/ Kernal version 2.6.35.7-I9000XWJVH
Had a problem with the modem and was getting poor signal so had to flash I9000UGKC1 and it fixed all my problems.
So far the phone is running phenominal, super fast and super smooth. Battery life is fairly decent so far as well. So far 14 hours with heavy to moderate use and 35% battery left, but as well just loaded GB a couple days ago. Dont have any apps loaded on yet to help increase battery life other than what the ROM came with.
Yeah i been using KC1 modem every since it was released and will be my modem of choice for 2.3. I'm only really worried about is the CSC. I read with incorrect CSC you have issues with text messages, 3G, and MMS. I could care less for MMS but i have used it in the past so would like to keep it if i could. I know if 3G and text messages where not working you guys would not use it but is MMS working for you guys?
I had Darky ROM before all seemed fine so i assume its the same when i flash a Europe CSC, any idea which one i should flash? XEU NEE?
I might just hold off a bit till android 2.3.4 is out of testing in the ROM Kitchen and just flash that.
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Yeah i been using KC1 modem every since it was released and will be my modem of choice for 2.3. I'm only really worried about is the CSC. I read with incorrect CSC you have issues with text messages, 3G, and MMS. I could care less for MMS but i have used it in the past so would like to keep it if i could. I know if 3G and text messages where not working you guys would not use it but is MMS working for you guys?
I had Darky ROM before all seemed fine so i assume its the same when i flash a Europe CSC, any idea which one i should flash? XEU NEE?
I might just hold off a bit till android 2.3.4 is out of testing in the ROM Kitchen and just flash that.
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absence of csc has no effect on mms, text messages or 3g -- had all three for several months without the Bell CSC
thanks you
Hi Everyone,
Just got the SGSII from VirginMobile. I know there is a thread about SGSII launching in Canada but I thought that us Canadian owners of SGSII need a thread for news, reviews and any additional information since its officially available in Canada as of July 21.
Looking forward to hearing from all owners about their opinion of the device, mini reviews and any relevant discussion.
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My mini review:
Amazing device. Very responsive. Screen is just awesome. The build quality is very nice, despite some reviews saying it feels plasticky, in my opinion, the lightweight and solid build is perfect for this device. When you hold it it feels like a premium device. Everything works like it should.
Pros:
AMOLED+ 4.3" Screen
Responsiveness
Light weight
8MP Camera
TouchWiz 4.0
Cons:
Battery was acting up for two days (Turned auto brightness off and removed some apps and widgets; it is back to normal now, 10% loss over 3hrs)
Maybe somebody can post the modem/radio file for our phone. That would be great!
Loving the phone so far. Thankful for chainfire's root kernel allowing me to titanium back from my arc. Looking forward to a healthy dev community here
Loving my phone all ready unlocked on Rogers.
I just wanna remove these DAMN Bell apps, seeing how we cant Root yet.
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Loving my phone all ready unlocked on Rogers.
I just wanna remove these DAMN Bell apps, seeing how we cant Root yet.
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Root is available --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
battery life is awesome so far.
12 hours of use with 72% battery left (with very moderate use)
Myself and.my GF picked ours up last night, I'm coming from an iphone 2G so this is a big change.
There's a lot of redundant apps preinstalled, was kinda confusing at first.
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Maybe somebody can post the modem/radio file for our phone. That would be great!
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Here are 2 links with modems/radios for our phones. The first ones are flashable through CWM and the second ones are flashable through Odin/Heimdall.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_II:_Support_Downloads
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131950
So far, here have been my experiences with radios...
I can't remember my first radio (KE4 of KF2), but it worked better than KE7.
KE7-Works OK.
KG1-Works better than KE7, but I totally lose signal about 4 times a day (need to put flight mode on then off to fix it).
KG2-Hard to say, I'm only using it since today, but so far, it's the best.
I've had mine since more than a month and a half now and I'm very pleased about the phone. It's my 2nd Android phone (I had a Motorola Milestone before).
I just hate touchwiz so much (but not as much as Sense or Motoblur).
What Bell apps are instelled on the phone? There must be so much junk apps on there, mine doesn't come from Bell, but has all of those Samsung bloatware apps, I guess it must be much worst with one that has Bell's apps on it.
If you want to get rid of those apps, you have a few choises...
1) Root and remove them manually.
2) Install a Samsung based Rom that removed those apps (Cognition is very good).
3) Install CM7 (altough there's still no stable release), you'll get pure (well, actually better than pure) Android.
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Here are 2 links with modems/radios for our phones. The first ones are flashable through CWM and the second ones are flashable through Odin/Heimdall.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_II:_Support_Downloads
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131950
So far, here have been my experiences with radios...
I can't remember my first radio (KE4 of KF2), but it worked better than KE7.
KE7-Works OK.
KG1-Works better than KE7, but I totally lose signal about 4 times a day (need to put flight mode on then off to fix it).
KG2-Hard to say, I'm only using it since today, but so far, it's the best.
I've had mine since more than a month and a half now and I'm very pleased about the phone. It's my 2nd Android phone (I had a Motorola Milestone before).
I just hate touchwiz so much (but not as much as Sense or Motoblur).
What Bell apps are instelled on the phone? There must be so much junk apps on there, mine doesn't come from Bell, but has all of those Samsung bloatware apps, I guess it must be much worst with one that has Bell's apps on it.
If you want to get rid of those apps, you have a few choises...
1) Root and remove them manually.
2) Install a Samsung based Rom that removed those apps (Cognition is very good).
3) Install CM7 (altough there's still no stable release), you'll get pure (well, actually better than pure) Android.
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theres like over 10 bell apps.
is there any software differences in our i9100M rom to international i9100 other than bell apps?
i hope its not modified like the i9000m (bell vibrant) compared to stock i9000m
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Here are 2 links with modems/radios for our phones. The first ones are flashable through CWM and the second ones are flashable through Odin/Heimdall.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_II:_Support_Downloads
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131950
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XXKG2 is the European modem file. I'm looking for the UGKG2 (Bell modem file).
I'm sure it'll be released on samfirmware.com soon. Thanks for the reply though, I appreciate it.
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theres like over 10 bell apps.
is there any software differences in our i9100M rom to international i9100 other than bell apps?
i hope its not modified like the i9000m (bell vibrant) compared to stock i9000m
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Not 100% sure about this, but I've read somewhere that there's almost no difference between the i9100 and the i9100m from Bell. Thankfully it's not modified like the i9000 variant. I haven't seen one from Bell yet, so I'll probably just hop in a Bell store to take a look how different the software is.
Is there any of those Bell apps that could be interesting/usefull?
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XXKG2 is the European modem file. I'm looking for the UGKG2 (Bell modem file).
I'm sure it'll be released on samfirmware.com soon. Thanks for the reply though, I appreciate it.
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I may be wrong, but does it really matter? The radios are good for any region. If you ever get hold of a Bell radio, let me know where to get it, I'll try it to see how it goes with a regular i9100.
I picked up a Bell SGS2, flashed the XXKG2 full rom on it that Darkyy posted, then rooted it, flashed Darkyy kernel only from XXKG2, and then the zImage from the CF-Root kernel to remove the yellow triangle.
No bell apps now, and everything works amazingly well including signal and battery life.
There should be no difference in modem files, as the European model and the Canadian one both are the same phone. Both the i9100 and the i9100m have all the 3G bands, unlike how the i9000m and the i9000 didn't.
Just use the full rom that has what you need and all will work fine. I tried flashing a few full firmwares on my i9100m, all worked perfectly fine.
EDIT: GPS locks on also in roughly 5 seconds, indoors, so i don't think you need a Bell modem file.
Network Speeds
How is the network speed performance with Bell/Virgin?
I'm with VirginMobile
At home, I get speeds close to 1mb down and 1.5mb up (download speeds were very disappointing)
But at work (Toronto) I get 7-8mb down and 2mb up
Looks like location plays a huge role.. anyways I was happy when I saw 8322mb/s download speeds..
I flashed the latest stock rom (KG3) and used the CF-Root KG3 kernel.
My network speeds are MUCH better now.
Canadian (Bell/Vrigin) users:
are you guys experiencing the yellow tint on the side of the screen when its in low brightness setting?
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I flashed the latest stock rom (KG3) and used the CF-Root KG3 kernel.
My network speeds are MUCH better now.
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Same here, and WiFi seems to be working better as well. Most importantly for me, the email application doesn't FC when I try to open it and connect to my work Exchange server.
You guys have a link to the latest stock rom? Is it bell's? Or is it just generic?
Thanks for the advice guys! I flashed KG3 along with the appropriate CF and it appears to have solved my GPS issues!
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You guys have a link to the latest stock rom? Is it bell's? Or is it just generic?
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It's generic.
Anyone having issues adding a Google Apps email account after flashing KG3? I flashed the first one listed. Is there a difference between it and the second one?