I figured I would post it here not only for my future reference but also for anyone else that wanted to copy some of the settings. Once changed, wipe cache and dalvik-cache and reboot. If you do however break your phone, I will not be held responsible.

# My SGS2 tweaks
 
# system stuff
net.hostname=SGS2_CM9
ro.sf.lcd_density=202
qemu.sf.lcd_density=202
dalvik.vm.heapsize=48m
dalvik.vm.startheapsize=8m #Allows the system to start at a lower heap size and rank up as needed.
dalvik.vm.verify-bytecode=false
dalvik.vm.dexopt-flags=v=n,o=v
 
# GUI tweaks
debug.sf.hw=1
debug.performance.tuning=1
debug.composition.type=gpu
video.accelerate.hw=1
windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=180 #faster scrolling
ro.max.fling_velocity=12000 #faster scrolling
ro.min.fling_velocity=8000 #faster scrolling
ro.camera.sound.forced=0 #disable camera sound
 
# wifi & battery tweaks
pm.sleep_mode=1
ro.ril.disable.power.collapse=0
wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=180
 
# phone tweaks
ro.lge.proximity.delay=25
mot.proximity.delay=25
ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=1000
 
# media tweaks
ro.media.enc.jpeg.quality=100
ro.media.dec.vid.wmv.enabled=1
ro.media.dec.aud.wma.enabled=1
ro.media.dec.aud.flac.enabled=1
ro.media.dec.vid.avi.enabled=1
ro.media.dec.jpeg.memcap=8000000
ro.media.enc.hprof.vid.bps=8000000
media.stagefright.enable-player=true
media.stagefright.enable-meta=true
media.stagefright.enable-scan=true
media.stagefright.enable-http=true
media.stagefright.enable-record=false
 
# misc tweaks
persist.adb.notify=0
ro.kernel.android.checkjni=0
ro.kernel.checkjni=0
 
# disable sending data and logging
ro.config.nocheckin=1
profiler.force_disable_err_rpt=1
profiler.force_disable_ulog=1
 
# net tweaks
net.dns1=8.8.4.4
net.dns2=8.8.8.8
net.tcp.buffersize.default=4096,87380,256960,4096,16384,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.wifi=4096,87380,256960,4096,16384,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.umts=4096,87380,256960,4096,16384,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.gprs=4096,87380,256960,4096,16384,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.edge=4096,87380,256960,4096,16384,256960
net.ipv4.tcp_ecn=0
net.ipv4.route.flush=1
net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337=1
net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc=0
net.ipv4.tcp_sack=1
net.ipv4.tcp_fack=1
net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling=1
net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps=1
net.ipv4.tcp_rmem=4096 39000 187000
net.ipv4.tcp_wmem=4096 39000 187000
net.ipv4.tcp_mem=187000 187000 187000
net.ipv4.tcp_no_metrics_save=1
net.ipv4.tcp_moderate_rcvbuf=1
 
# nextg tweaks
ro.ril.enable.a52=0
ro.ril.enable.a53=1
ro.ril.enable.sdr=1
ro.ril.enable.dtm=1
ro.ril.enable.gea3=1
ro.ril.enable.amr.wideband=1
ro.ril.disable.fd.plmn.prefix=23402,23410,23411
ro.ril.disable.mcc.filter=1
ro.ril.disable.power.collapse=1
ro.ril.hsxpa=2
ro.ril.hsdpa.category=14
ro.ril.hsupa.category=7
ro.ril.gprsclass=12
ro.ril.hep=1
ro.ril.htcmaskw1.bitmask=4294967295
ro.ril.htcmaskw1=268449905
ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=0
ro.ril.emc.mode=1
persist.cust.tell.eons=1


If anyone knows of any obsolete settings I don’t need in here, or something additional to add, please let me know!

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Unlike HTC devices, battery calibration doesn’t apply to our devices. Google MAX17040 for more info – while our fuel gauge chip (MAX17042) does have advanced features that would require calibration if used, those features are not yet enabled and it basically behaves identically to a 17040. Maxim specifically designs their fuel gauge chips to not require special calibration procedures.

So, here are the steps to calibrating the battery for the Galaxy S2.

1. Turn off your phone.
2. Fully Charge.
3. When getting 100% signal, unplug.
4. Pull out the battery.
5. Wait for 3 – 5 minutes (take this opportunity to clean internals).
6. Put the battery back in.
7. Turn on the phone.

Once you have completed this, do a full cycle (let battery run down to roughly 5% then fully charge).

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I decided to test a couple of the different modems using the SpeedTest application on the Brisbane server. I did 3 tests with each of the different modems and then made an average of the results. Each test was a minute apart. I thought I might post the results here for personal reference. I found out that the modem that wasn’t made for the Telstra network performed worse.

The following results are all averages of the 3 tests. If you like I can update the post with results of each of the 3 tests but figured it may be irrelevant.

XXKE4: Ping: 183ms | Down: 3.81Mbps | Up: 1.31Mbps
XXKI3: Ping: 264ms | Down: 2.21Mbps | Up: 0.57Mbps
XXKI4: Ping: 357ms | Down: 0.95Mbps | Up: 0.30Mbps
XXKG2: Ping: 213ms | Down: 2.21Mbps | Up: 0.48Mbps
XXKL1: Ping: 230ms | Down: 1.99Mbps | Up: 0.33Mbps
XXLPH: Ping: 224ms | Down: 1.60Mbps | Up: 0.17Mbps
DVKF2: Ping: 168ms | Down: 1.66Mbps | Up: 0.42Mbps (Telstra)

As you can see from the results, XXKI3 had faster download and upload, with a little bit higher ping than XXKG2, so I opted to use that modem. So far it’s been working fine and have had no issues. If you’ve found another modem that you’ve tested, and is flashable via CWM please comment a link to the modem so I can test it and add it to my Dropbox folder.

I’ve placed a copy of all the modems on my Dropbox for you to download and test, they are all flashable via CWM. If you destroy your Galaxy S2 though, I will not be held responsible. You have been warned.

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Requirements are Gmail Account and a valid iCloud account (Apple ID)

1. Go to your Google Contacts

2. Click the More > Export

3. Choose the group or all of your contacts you wish to export, whichever you prefer.

4. Choose vCard format and click the Export button.

5. You will now have a contacts.vcf which has been downloaded to your computer. Put it on your desktop if you prefer.

6. Rename contacts.vcf to yournamehere.vcf (example:  justyn.vcf)

7. Log in to iCloud.

8. Click Contacts
Important Note: Make sure there are no contacts listed here before importing or this may not work. The page needs to be blank.

9. Drag the .vcf file into the window under All Contacts.
The page will highlight with a blue rectangle when you drag the .vcf onto it. Wait a little bit. (It took about 8 seconds for mine to import. I only have 136 contacts though.)

On your iPhone, go to Settings > iCloud and make sure Contacts is listed as ON.

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2. Status-4-Evar – Homepage
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3. Download Statusbar – Homepage
   This will allow your downloads to show on the statusbar instead of opening a new window.
4. IE Tab 2 – Homepage
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5. StumbleUpon – Homepage
   Addon bar for StumbleUpon users.
6. Greasemonkey – Homepage
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7. Image Zoom – Homepage
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The Holstee Manifesto

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1. Go on a search for as many good climbing trees as possible, climb as high as you both can in all of them. Compile photo evidence.
2. Go to a major chain bookstore and leave notes to future readers in copies of your favourite books.
3. Have her dressed up as a ghost and you dress up as Pacman. Walk around downtown holding hands. Whenever anyone sees you two pretend to be embarrassed and run off screaming “wocka wocka wocka”.
4. Create photo evidence suggesting that you went on an adventure that didn’t really happen.
5. Dress up as superheroes and stop at least one petty crime. i.e. jaywalking or littering e.t.c.
6. Build forts out of furniture and blankets then wage war with paper airplanes.
7. Try and visit as many people as you can in one night. Turn as many things inside their apartment upside down as you can, without them noticing.
8. Go to the airport and get the cheapest, soonest departing flight anywhere. When you show up stay there for a weekend.
9. Write a piece of fiction together, outside at a café. Ask strangers for help when you get stuck.
10. Dress to the nines, pretend to be married and test drive very expensive vehicles at an auto dealership.
11. Do the lamest tourist thing in your area that you have both secretly wanted to do forever. Have an unabashed good time!
12. In the middle of the night drive to the beach so you arrive just as the sun is rising. Have a breakfast picnic, then fall asleep together. Bring a sun umbrella.
13. Drive somewhere unknown and have dinner in a city you’ve never been to, with fake names.
14. Go to a minor league baseball game under the stars. Tell each other stories about how bad you are at athletics. Randomly cheer for both teams. Eat lots of Cracker Jacks.
15. Go around the city with sidewalk chalk and draw hearts with equations inside on random things.
16. Walk around a city and perform short silent plays in front of security cameras.
17. With a camera and a pair of boots, make a photolog of a day in the life of the invisible man.
18. Walk around the city all night and find a place to eat breakfast at dawn.
19. Go to a restaurant and convince the cook to create something completely new for you.
20. Rent a movie you’ve never seen before. Set it on mute and improvise the dialogue.

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1. Fine
   This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
2. Five Minutes
   If she is getting dressed, this means a half hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
3. Nothing
   This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end fine.
4. Go Ahead
   This is a dare, not permission. Don’t do it!
5. Loud Sigh
   This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to #3 for the meaning of nothing).
6. That’s Okay
   This is one of the most dangerous statements a woman can make to a man. That’s okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
7. Thanks
   A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say you’re welcome. (I want to add in a clause here; This is true, unless she says “Thanks a lot”, which is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say “You’re welcome”. That will bring on a “Whatever”).
8. Whatever
   Is a woman’s way of saying “F*** YOU!”
9. Don’t worry about it, I got it
   Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking “What’s wrong?”. For the woman’s response refer to #3.

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That loving feeling
A loving relationship requires attention and nurturing to make it last. Couples often don’t realise how they are hurting their marriage until significant damage is done. As the Righteous Brothers sang, “You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling…Now it’s gone…gone…gone.”

Here are the most common things that people do to lose that loving feeling.

1. Attack Each Other
Many people don’t know how to resolve their differences. They often resort to character assassination and yelling when they disagree.

2. Withdraw
On the other hand, some people withdraw from conflict and quit talking. Then the ice storm sets in and communication shuts down.

3. Fight about money
Couples frequently disagree about how to spend their money. Many times people have different interests and priorities. If they are not able to resolve this, it can become a source of strife.

4. Have an affair
An affair, whether emotional or physical, can be one of the most devastating events for a marriage. Recovering from an affair is a process that takes a lot of forgiveness, work, commitment, and time.

5. Quit dating their mate
Early in a relationship, most couples want to spend every waking moment together. They make time to romance each other. The flame burns hot.

However, over time they get caught up with their careers and children. It becomes easy to forget about romance and the flame burns out.

6. Anger and Resentment
Have you ever been hurt by something your spouse said or did? Of course you have! However, if you don’t forgive your mate, then the hurt can turn into anger and resentment. This creates a wall of division.

7. Ignore the relationship
Many relationships end because couples stop investing themselves in the relationship. Over time, they stop having anything in common and drift apart.

8. Start taking each other for granted
People stop treating each other special and eventually their marriage loses that special quality.

9. Couples don’t “leave and cleave”
A number of couples never break the ties to their families. Therefore, they never learn rely on each other. This becomes evident during difficult times when they tend to run back home instead of to their mate.

10. Manipulation and control
Some people try to manipulate their partner with ultimatums, guilt, and tantrums to get their way. This might be effective short-term, but it erodes the foundation of the relationship and leads to resentment.

Don’t let the love slip away
A loving relationship is one of the most precious gifts in life. These are 10 things that you can avoid to help protect that bond. “We had a love…you don’t find every day, so don’t let it slip away.” (Righteous Brothers)

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