[Q] Problem with call sound quality - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys,
my girlfriend has a i9000 Galaxy S which has a lot of problems with call sound quality. When Incall the sound starts normally and then suddenly you hear some kind of noises, like radio interference (all kinds of creeking and various sounds). It will start and stop randomly during the call. This happens no matter where she is (in the apartment, out in the open, etc).
She is currently on stock Android 2.3.3 (non-rooted)
Baseband I9000XXJVO
Kernel [email protected] #2
Build number: GINGERBREAD.XWJVH
I wanted to ask how I can fix the problem? I have an Optimus 2X and I'm comfortable with it, have changed roms, flashed basebands etc on it, but I'm not sure if its the same for the Galaxy (although I suppose it should be similar).
Do I need to change baseband, ROM, Kernel (or all three?). and if so, which ones should I choose? She is an average user so she doesnt need something with high performance, just something easy and stable. I especially didnt see a thread for basebands and how to change them.
All your help is very appriciated. Thank you

I just saw the thread in this forum (was looking at the developers forum before) and saw the post with firmwares, basebands and instructions), but the question still stands:
what combination do I choose of baseband and rom, and do I take the stock rom or one of the custom ones (has to be very stable)?
Thanks guys

Guys? Noone?

Rather than messing about flashing
Modems, I would take the opportunity and flash stock jvt or the latest stock jvu and see if this fixes the problem, if it doesn't, there is probably a fault with the phone.
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gsw5700 said:
Rather than messing about flashing
Modems, I would take the opportunity and flash stock jvt or the latest stock jvu and see if this fixes the problem, if it doesn't, there is probably a fault with the phone.
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That is just the rom, or?

Yeah, just flash a whole new rom, jvu is the latest and is pretty good.
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Thanks for the help

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[Q] poor voice quality on certain roms

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10882057&postcount=1751
I have tried Perception and Cognition. I have tried all combinations of kernals and modems but no matter what I do I get very bad voice problems (dropped words,static etc.) when I use my cappy as a phone. Could the problem be in the phone itself, and if not, does anybody have any suggestions.
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I wanted to reply to this post but I couldn't because I dont have enough posts to comment in the development forum, so I appologize if this is in the wrong location.
Just wanted to say that I'm experiencing the same issue as richsale with Cognition. Friends were complaining that my voice was very staticy and unclear.
I flashed back to stock using Odin and everything sounds normal now. So it seems like this is not a hardware issue.
Has anyone faced similar issues with some roms?
Thanks
Most likely its a modem issue - see the modem thread in dev section..
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Try using a ROM that has JK4 modem.
diablo009 said:
Try using a ROM that has JK4 modem.
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Thanks
So I reflashed Congnition 3.04 and it's working now.. Before I was running it with GB's kernal, dont know what modem. That may have been the culprate.
I have Baseband I896UXJL1 right now
IIRC, Cognition is based on stock Captivate, while GB is a reoriented I9000 kernel. To run it, you'll need to replace the stock modem with an I9000 equivalent (JK4/JL2/JL3/KP1 all have ardent supporters), otherwise you'll run into voice problems. I believe it has to do with hardware vs. software noise cancellation on the two devices.
drm5 said:
IIRC, Cognition is based on stock Captivate, while GB is a reoriented I9000 kernel. To run it, you'll need to replace the stock modem with an I9000 equivalent (JK4/JL2/JL3/KP1 all have ardent supporters), otherwise you'll run into voice problems. I believe it has to do with hardware vs. software noise cancellation on the two devices.
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So as long as my kernel and modem match I should be ok?
I'd like to flash a faster kernel on top of cognition. Perhaps SpeedMod or GB.

[Q] About flashing a Stable Rom Help

Hi Guys, im not sure if there are still pinoys here, but anyways i was wondering if someone from manila can guide me where and what stable ROM can i use i am familiar on how to flash and root and all that but when i ran though all the threads about Custom roms and Kernels i am kinda confused now im afarid that if i flash a rom like CM7 on my O2X it'll not work the RIL and Baseband Version kinda made me confused. i am not sure if i need to change them or what tomake it work
I just recently updated my phone to 2.3.4 GRJ22 i am on V20d which the BB is 1035.21_20110725 any advise and any help will be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks in advance Guys!!
Joe,
Well I'm not from manilla but I can help of course
Uhm the latest CM7.2 kangs are really stable so if you want to use cm then I think you should flash them right away. As for stock I think guestes rom will also do fine since I've heard many positive reviews about it.
In the dev section you'll also find many threads about flashing the right BB etc. So follow the threads over there and I'm sure that you will get the right BB for your phone.
As for RIL, everything becomes even easier. Just install the GetRIL app (needs root access) and just install one of the many RILs over there.
I hope that everything is clear now
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your baseband is just fine, i have the same..
and get ril will tell you if you have the optimal ril.. i have v10d europe open, but as long as everything works, there is no need to change it

[Q] Slim ICS + Semaphore 125sc, no GPS

I've searched a lot for this and haven't come across anyone with the same problem, so I wanted to ask. I've tried flashing different kernels and modems, but it hasn't changed anything. I'll try to flash a different ROM next, but I don't know if that's the issue or not, so I wanted to go ahead and ask the question.
Model: Captivate (SGH-I897)
Android: 4.0.4
Modem: I9000UGKG3
Kernel: 3.0.17-Sepmaphore_ICS_1.2.5sc (#20 PREEMT Jun 20)
Build: 4.0
Mod: Slim_ICS_4.0.4
I have an I9000 modem for Slim, which as far as I can tell is correct since it requires a modem compatible with CM9. I've tried a few different kernels, all of which I found recommended across various Slim discussion forums.
My problem: The GPS logo won't even show up. It is enabled in the config (verified several times). GPS doesn't appear to work at all and won't turn on when suppose to be activated (i.e. with GPS Status, Google Maps, etc.)
From what I understand, the modem has nothing to do with the GPS. What about the kernel? Note that my GPS worked OK on stock Gingerbread. The update to ICS and over to a I9000 settings has killed it, and I can't figure out why.
Is there something obvious I'm missing? I'll flash a different ROM later tonight... the GPS is the only thing that really doesn't work. (I mean, it never worked great, but now it won't even act like it is coming on.) Suggestions?
Take a look in the modems thread in the Development section - follow the link and grab one of the modems specifically for CM7/CM9/MIUI. I don't know that I9000 modems will work properly with ICS roms.
Great, thanks for the help. Not sure what the problem was, but I reflashed with JK4 and now everything is working like it should be again. Thanks for the help!
Link to JK4 (for anyone else who might have this problem): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17062675&postcount=182

[BUG] S5830IXXLK3 & Custom Kernels

Hi there! I was excited to get S5830IXXLK3_S5830IBTULK1_BTU firmware from samfirmware.com and flash it and use the latest custom kernel from Rafael.Baugis with it.
When I flashed 201212101860-E3-boot.img it completely killed my service. I enter the settings and it reports out of service. I says there is signal strength but I cant connect to the network or anything. I am on 3 (three) [H3G]
I tried 2 other custom kernels also: odin-kernel.tar from hell_lock (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=20221470 and: PDAnitKernelNoSplash.tar from axyllum (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2026654)
Neither worked and did the same as Rafael's kernel. I thought a lot about it and tried flashing different basebands etc to see if that changed anything but to no avail I was stumped once again.
I went to a s5839i F/W from samfirmware.com S5839IBULE2_S5839IVOPLE1_VOP and the kernel works fine with that so in conclusion its the latest XXLK3 F/W that stops it working? Did Samsung 'fix' XXLK3 to not work with custom kernels? guess I go back to the old F/W and such :crying:
How can I solve this and get the kernel to work with XXLK3? I tried Alucard1989pl Deodex version of XXLK3 and same problem no service.
EDIT: Tried GT-S5830i Czech Republic 2012 November Android 2.3.6 S5830IXXLK2 S5830IXEZKL1 So far it works so its not the latest but its fine with the customs =D shame about XXLK3 though
I have a s5839i that came with stock BULE2 firmware
It now has XXLK3 (XXLK1 baseband) and it works fine with rafaelbaugis
Samsung will never "fix custom kernels", they directly allow people to modify their kernel by posting the sourcecode on their site
What country and carrier do you have?
Does the stock XXLK3 kernel give you service?
Interesting
ZakooZ said:
I have a s5839i that came with stock BULE2 firmware
It now has XXLK3 (XXLK1 baseband) and it works fine with rafaelbaugis
Samsung will never "fix custom kernels", they directly allow people to modify their kernel by posting the sourcecode on their site
What country and carrier do you have?
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I am in the UK and my Carrier is H3G it is also the s5839i PAYG from three.co.uk it orginally had PDA: S5839iXXLD4 CSC: S5839iH3GLC2 MODEM/Phone: S5839iNELD1 but I lost that as I could not/or know how to back up from the phone as its my first Android device and indeed first smartphone too.
Maybe there is a particular bug with my firmware? though, neither XXLK3 nor the deodexed one worked, then again maybe its the CSC?
ZakooZ said:
Does the stock XXLK3 kernel give you service?
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Yes. I would not have even bothered flashing the custom if it did not
I went to S5830i firmware to get CWM recovery using the David Jacket method but that was the only time it worked as the latest CWM kernels from Raf don't work on my device they jus stick on first screen. The e3 ones are ok though. Kinda buged me as I bought the CWM recovery pro app when I had it enbedded and working not I cant use :crying:
I'm sure there is a bug with this firmware, also see this thread. dNik17, the reason you can't get service even though you have signal is because for some reason, Android refuses to read our device's IMEI number on XXLK3. When your service was dropping out, if you had looked at your IMEI number in phone settings I can pretty much guarantee you it would have been blank at that time.
I have experienced this problem with the stock XXLK3 kernel as well as Rafael's and Hell Lock's. It does seem to be somewhat kernel dependent (and also possibly ROM dependent), for instance if you flash between stock and custom kernels it often fixes or recreates the problem. If you go into testing mode and turn off the radio and then turn it back on that sometimes fixes it also.
However, I think I may even have experienced it with stock ROM, stock kernel. I tried lots of different variations of ROMs and kernels in an attempt to nail down what exactly is going on but the issue seems to be quite unpredictable at times and difficult to repeatedly reproduce. I do know that XXLK3 has an updated stock kernel so I don't know if that has anything to do with it.
XXLK2 was fine and had no such problem.
@makeyourself thanks for the info! I am currently reverted to XXLK2 with latest Rafael.Baugis, I gave up hope of it working properly xD. I did have a back up of the partition with the IMEI info in but I did not try restoring it. I backed it up using galaxy toolboox.
I see your cooking a rom!!! good luck with that, I have tried using the kitchen a few times and but I cant seem to get the rom imported properly from the stock rom from samfirmware. I wish you more luck than I had!
dNik17 said:
@makeyourself thanks for the info! I am currently reverted to XXLK2 with latest Rafael.Baugis, I gave up hope of it working properly xD. I did have a back up of the partition with the IMEI info in but I did not try restoring it. I backed it up using galaxy toolboox.
I see your cooking a rom!!! good luck with that, I have tried using the kitchen a few times and but I cant seem to get the rom imported properly from the stock rom from samfirmware. I wish you more luck than I had!
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Thank you mate, appreciate it :good:. Yeah I did use dsixda's kitchen just to kick things off and deodex the ROM. I use Debian, a Linux distro day-day anyway and I think that helps when it comes to extracting firmwares in tar format etc.
Yeah, the XXLK3 issue is a bit of an odd one, I don't think the efs partition is being corrupted or wiped as the IMEI number comes straight back if you switch kernels / ROMs / firmwares or occasionally just by effectively rebooting the phone. For whatever reason the ROM or the firmware is just refusing to read the efs information that is still sitting there intact. I'm sure someone will work out exactly what's going on soon anyway!
you flashed the "PHONE"(MODEM) in Odin? i think was the Modem.md5 , it comes from other country, i had that problem, just flash the Modem.md5 of my country (colombia)(MODEM_S5830M_WHLE2.tar)
carlos9545 said:
you flashed the "PHONE"(MODEM) in Odin? i think was the Modem.md5 , it comes from other country, i had that problem, just flash the Modem.md5 of my country (colombia)(MODEM_S5830M_WHLE2.tar)
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No I don't think it can be that because I'm from the UK and downloaded the UK XXLK3 firmware. But also XXLK2 has the same modem and works fine.
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dagnabbit
makeyourself said:
No I don't think it can be that because I'm from the UK and downloaded the UK XXLK3 firmware. But also XXLK2 has the same modem and works fine.
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I tried many different modems as I thought that was the logical issue but none worked with the custom kernels and XXLK3. The only time I had XXLK3 working was on the stock kernel. I am guessing that there is some difference in XXLK3 kernel that is not addressed in the custom kernels yet.
I would concur that its a problem reading the IMEI.
XXLK2 (Czech) is working nice for me atm with XXLK1 modem.
I think its wise to stick with the XXLK2 firmware at the moment.
There is definitely something weird with the S5830i, when I flashed the deodexed lk3 from this site it simply refused to boot until I flashed the Rafael img and kernel. It does have perfectly fine service though.
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Viprdxd said:
I think its wise to stick with the XXLK2 firmware at the moment.
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I agree its working nice for me at the moment. I am using the deodexed version from Alucard1989pl :highfive:
I've learned to stay away from custom kernels because each of them are unidimensional - developers use a source code from Samsung that's always incomplete and behind the release, and each dev. works for his device, that might be a S5830c (Rafael), a Chinese S5830i (hell_lock) or the more common among users here Indian S5830i. Guess what? each variant is different, something might work on one (phone book contacts, headphones, signal strenght, 3g) but not on others. That's why I don't approve the use of "universal" next to "kernel" - sure it boots all of them, but do everything works?
I would prefer kernel developers join the android kernel kitchen project, and find ways to add their mods there, so that every user could mod their own kernel.
When it comes to custom roms, you should never flash a full wiping package (repartition) that was not meant for your phone. Always Splitfus the new rom, and replace csc, phone and bootloader with your original ones.

Newbie needing Baseband help...

Hi all,
I have just flashed CM7.2.0 which I downloaded from the official CM website....the flashing everything went fine but it seems unstable signal wise, high battery useage and also trying to turn on and off Airplane mode it sometimes wont work without a reset of the device. I was thinking possibly a Baseband issue?
The only thing I have no idea what baseband I am meant to be running on Gingerbread CM7....I was on the stock LG ICS rom before flashing. It says my baseband is currently 1035.21_20121130
Can anyone recomend the correct baseband for me?
Is the one above left from when I was running ICS?
Am I correct in thinking when flashing the baseband stays as it is....it doesnt come with the new rom?
I am sorry for all the questions but need big help.
Thanks
Tom
Tom163 said:
Hi all,
I have just flashed CM7.2.0 which I downloaded from the official CM website....the flashing everything went fine but it seems unstable signal wise, high battery useage and also trying to turn on and off Airplane mode it sometimes wont work without a reset of the device. I was thinking possibly a Baseband issue?
The only thing I have no idea what baseband I am meant to be running on Gingerbread CM7....I was on the stock LG ICS rom before flashing. It says my baseband is currently 1035.21_20121130
Can anyone recomend the correct baseband for me?
Is the one above left from when I was running ICS?
Am I correct in thinking when flashing the baseband stays as it is....it doesnt come with the new rom?
I am sorry for all the questions but need big help.
Thanks
Tom
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Flashing a custom ROM cannot change your BB. Your BB presently is the ICS BB and ICS BB are always not supportive of the GB systems and communication.Your battery drain signal, drops, maybe because of that too
So, you need to change your BB to a GB BB as the CM7.2 is gingerbread stuff.
Changing the BB is only possible with smart flash or KDZ method. Please check tonyp's Baseband thread in the development section for all the answers for BB.
Hope this helps

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