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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ying2:
Sorry for a newbies question (i really go register just to ask this question). :confused:

what is the different between GT-I9100 and GT-I9100M?

https --> opensource.samsung.com/reception/reception_main.do?method=reception_search&searchValue=I9100

I just flashed Litening yesterday, but i thinking if next time i want to flash back to the original rom, which one should i take? thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sepehr5768:
tank soo much
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flyer888:
sorry if fhis q has been asked for times, i just can't find an answer for it

how can i move an app to usb storage? seems it all installed on the system storage (2gb) n now i'm running out of memory. whenever i try to 'move to sd' it says i can't altough my usb storage still have much space. i don't have any microsd yet.

thankyou :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ncai97o:
First of all, you must say which Android you have on your phone: 2.3.3 or 2.3.4. After that, which version and if it is an original ROM or a custom ROM. If it's a custom ROM, which kernel does it contain.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dansta34:
Edit:removed post

Worked it out myself it is amaizing what reading can do lol
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chiggah:
hi guys im new to android coming from iOS

Is there a 'jailbreak' for android similar to iOS so I can download free apps/games which usually have to be paid for ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
Jailbreak in iOS is Root for Android ;)

Regards.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chiggah:
What about Cydia for free apps ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] urfel:
If we are talking only about installing apps from outside of market than there is no need for rooting, just simple enable Settings -> Applications -> Applications from unknown sources, and you can install anything.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tjtj4444:
If you're into piracy then XDA is not a forum for you, please find another forum.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jai Bot:
Ok weird issue.

Currently running ;

build #

GINGERBREAD.XXKG1

kernal

2.6.35.7-I9100XXKG1-CLE349526

se.infra@SEP-39 #2

baseband

I9100XXKG1

version

2.3.4

When i click on Bluetooth i get an error message saying ;

' Security policy restricts use of Bluetooth connection '

But when i wipe it and start from scratch, it works without issue.

Could it be an application that is installing, or something that is updating that is causing this.

Searching for similar issues to this online has been troublesome.

Thanks in advance.

This originally started when i rooted my phone with the KG3 kernal and had Cognition 1.30 & 1.31 installed.

I then reverted back to a Factory Stock Image, and dont understand why this is still happening.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jai Bot:
ITS MY EFFING EXCHANGE ACCOUNT !

The security policy settings are crippling and turning it off !!!!

*&$%*&%$*&
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikaoivan:
Hi,in the last time I have noticed that my phone is a litlle bit jerky,not so smooth like first days..esspecially when switching bethween homescreens..before everything was fluid..I have thouht that is because I had Litening ROM,which is deodexed,and I have red that they are a litlle bit slower,but when I returned onto stock ROM same happens..no more smoothness like before..I mean the phone is still fast,but it isn't smooth like before..does anyone have idea what could it be?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maranello69:
regarding my previous Kies error in Win7, i just installed a fresh copy of XP SP3 and the update went through without any issues, seems like there's something wrong with my connection in Win7 that Kies doesn't like
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidpowa:
Like this post.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donetus:
Hi,

I'm new to doing SGS II world but I've done and used custom roms for the SE X10 Mini Pro.

I'm planning to install a custom rom on my phone but I need some pointers first.

1. I know that I need to create a back-up of the stock rom that I have. Do i just use CWM to create a back-up sothat just in case something happens i can restore back to the original state. I have CWM installed when I rooted my phone via SOC.

2. Do i just download the firmware from SamFirmware and just flash my phone if ever that something goes wrong? But which firmware should I download?

The PDA version of my phone is "I900xwkf1" and according to SamFit, "Region: France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, UK, (Branded: no)" but I got the unit from one of the mobile carrier provide here in Singapore

Which firmware then should I download in SamFirware? I've noticed that both Europe and Asia have the firmware "I900xwkf1" so I'm confused which one I should get.

3. Someone also mentioned that I need to create a backup of the "/efs" folder? is that necessary?

4. Am I missing somethign else before I proceed with the installation of the custom rom?

help is much appreciated.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] remzicavdar:
Are you a little noOb or somewhat?????

You can play Tegra games on it with Chainfire's app
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clownage:
hello I would just like to ask a newbie question, cannot seem to find an answer to.

Does anyone know if it's possible to timestamp all pictures taken using the phone? I can't seem to find an option to turn this on?

and what is this "hacked camera app" in the FAQ, was it something good and useful for the galaxy I?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericshmerick:
Aren't details of when a photo was taken in the EXIF?? You're not looking for that tacky red imprint of a data on the corner of each photo, are you?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clownage:
yeah i am actually lol

I mean it helps that the file name is automatically created on that date, but I like the datestamping :/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] terquad:
Samsung Galaxy S2 unlocking

Hy everybody...

I falowed the tred http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1064978

and i found the string for my mobile phone and i just need a password for SIM unlocking....

Can someone help?

String is: 157278164CB60AED05FEF98A47DEF13C30BBC170

Thenx!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fred_up:
Did you really follow the thread, because at the bottom of the first post there is a link (*HERE * it is to save you re-reading).

In it you can download the app from the attachment from the first post or get it from the 'Market link (desktop)'. Follow the instructions and SIM-free.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ryan3041981:
Confused about official firmware updates

Hello all :D

So uhm my question is:

There is a topic here on XDA with odin firmwares listing official realeased firmwares (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278&highlight=rom+I9100+official+firmrom+I9100+official+firmwareware), but as I am to understand these are not distributed trough kies?

In any case, I am currenly on the KE7 (2.3.3) firmware (Bought a UK factory unlocked phone) and I am seeing topics about 2.3.4 being available trough kies. I have regularly checked with Kies but it keeps telling me I have the most recent update.

Does Samsung release specific firmwares for specific countries? Does anyone know what the most reliable source for finding out your latest official firmware for your device is? Is it the list in the link I gave earlier?

Ok after some more browsing around I found that indeed in the UK the latest version is KE7. I suppose Kies is then the most reliable source :P. Hope it will be out soon here!

Many thanks for your answers.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
That link has all the Official Leaked firmware listed. But Kies only shows the final firmware, not any leaked versions. If you wanna stay official then Kies is the reliable source. Otherwise, you can download any firmware from that link and flash via Odin, but then again you might not be update via Kies again. You need to stay on Official Stock ROM's to get updates via Kies.

Yes, firmwares roll over gradually by region to region. So soem countries might have gotten the 2.3.4 update but other regions are still waiting. But yes, it will be out soon.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koreancanuck:
1) You don't have to make a nandroid backup if your carrier firmware is here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1113928

However, it will be nice to have a nandroid backup since it's so easy to do and easier to recover.

2) Any firmware should be fine for your phone. You could always flash your carrier's firmware if that's your choice th ough.

3) I know I had to do it on my Captivate when installing CM7 but I have not had to do it.

4) Just know how to use ODIN, CWM, and know the general rules of flashing and stuff first.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arsalanronin:
is there a way to get the HTC Sense 3.0 weather live wallpaper on SGS II?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
You can have the theme,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1222955

Regards.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arsalanronin:
what I meant was the live weather wallpaper that changes accordingly with the current weather, here they are:

[YOUTUBE]tpTxdLcy7fY[/YOUTUBE]​
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikaoivan:
What does it mean overscroll glow effect? Can someone explain?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adz63:
For example if u are in the app drawer. And you try so scroll further than the last app u will see a glow affect
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iekansh:
Where can i get live wallpapers and themes? My phone is not rooted yet.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ephraim:
It's all in the market. As for themes (i.e battery mod etc) you need to be rooted for that.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iekansh:
I just installed hero of sparta but it is not working. sometime it crashes at the gmaeloft animation otherwise at the point where i select the level. Help? Anyone?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hiroya Fujimiya:
Just, sorry if got the wrong thread, but i want to know if the Wipe data cache or factory reset will wipe the data on internat SD Card partition(the 11 gigs one, not system) ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
Yes, it will completely wipe.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikaoivan:
Hi,

I have a little problem..when I on my phone go read my mail and when I wanna download some material in Word it doesn't want to download it..what is solution?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mkgoel:
firmware update

Need help....

Iam not able to update my firmware to kf3.

Every time i try through kies it always show operation timed out message box.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steve113:
hi guys, whats the best way to customise the lock screen without paying for apps. I'm looking at the minimal themes
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
Well you have to pay for some apps. But you could try Agile Lock, its free and simple.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dutchmen23:
Update firmware on chainfire's root s2

What is the best way to update the firmware/software on a chainfire's rooted s2 so that I don't have to re-root?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marcko27:
How To Unlock the SGsII, last wave of terminals

Hello!

I just bought an SGsII from Orange Romania and after I follow the steps described everithing works fine until the SimUnlock said at the end "Sorry! No code found :-("

I understood that the new terminal phones has another protection, isn't it?

My phone info:

Model No. GT-I9100

Android vrs.: 2.3.3

Base band version: I9100BVKG2

Version no: GINGERBREAD.BVKG2

Thank you in advance for your support!

BR

Marcko
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Declan79:
Folks,

I bought the official samsung warranty Indonesia. suddenly, after noticed two days if the wifi on / off, a notification appears in the Korean language center of the screen which did not exist before. there who knows why?

send from my xda premium DJS2 2.3.3|DXKG3
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeyfg:
does Sammy release source codes? I'm used to htc so I was curious if they do or are we stuck with the stock kernel forever?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Swivige:
Is it normal that the SGS2 makes klicking-sounds when you switch to recoverymode with ClockworkMod???
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chef_Tony:
how do i (temporarily) disable deep sleep?

when playing music with the phone in my pocket and the official headset, i can skip music the first few minutes, but after that, it just pauses, double click does not work anymore, until i power on the device, then it immediately skips the song, as if it registered the double click, but just not bothered to do anything about it.

same thing goes for google my tracks. when i record a track and don't touch the phone for a while, it goes from regular sleep to deep sleep and the track has gaps in it, as it is stopped from constant recordings.

it is annoying that apps, that need constant processing still allow deep sleep and don't work properly then.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arif90:
hi there! at the very outset i'd like to admit that i'm a noobie in this field. hence seeking your advice on the following:

i'v got an offer to buy a galaxy s 2 at only 100$ which is factory locked. can i unlock this and use local(asian) sim? what else should i check before buying this handset? appreciate your valuable guidance on this. thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deanwray:
Check is isn't banned due to theft :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chef_Tony:
bump.

i am pretty sure, i am not the only person that listens to music on their phone. please could somebody bother to write me a line or two?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arif90:
thanks deanwray for your feedback. but how do i check whether it is banned or not?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] android_888:
Hi everyone,

I was reading a lot but I can't mannage something..what is wake lock?Can anyone explain me..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NirVas-:
awesome phone, i am pretty much satisfied with it
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boobool:
i'm using V18 criskelo rom .made a nanndroid backup last night and now want to restore it.

i choose restore in cwm and it starts proccessing:

checking MD5 sums...

Erasing boot before restore...

Restoring boot image...

Restoring system...

Restoring data...

now it is stuck on restoring data...

what should i do now?

until now it's 50 mins it stopped.

please help me !!!

what to do??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jujuburi:
Nice thread, useful informations.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malonie:
yeah very useful thread.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sam911x:
Hi guys, Got my GS2 today and as soon as i got home i flashed it with lightning rom 6.1 but now i am getting yellow triangle on every boot, so i head over to the lightning 6.1 topic and there is mentioned how to remove it but it says you first need to check your Kernel Version right it says

Go to Settings -> About phone -> Kernel Version. Note the string present there:

2.6.35.7-I9100XXKG1-CL349526

What matters most (KG1) in this case, is in bold. Try to find the matching file under downloads:

CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KG1-v4.1-CWM4.zip

Heres the topic link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399

but mine is showing 2.6.35.11-ninphetamine-2.0.5+ninpo@titan #20 so which kernel should i choose for my phone.

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] actiff:
All you need to do is flash a stock KG1 firmware over yours using odin.. Then flash again with Ninphetamine 2.0.5 and this will get rid of the yellow triangle.. Or you could buy yourself a jib ($1-$5) and it will do it for you...

There is a thread explaining how to get rid of the triangle....
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sam911x:
Thanks a million actiff, u mean this one CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KG1-v4.1-CWM4.zip you sure naa.One more question if i somewhow used the wrong kernel and bricked my phone is there any way i can get it working again?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wasiimabbas:
nice work man......
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Toro:
How can I wipe things and upgrade with CWM?

I want to install the bmarko's MIUI ROM, the insructions say this:

- Reboot to CWM

- if you are coming from other rom (full wipe): wipe /system, /cache, /data and Dalvik-cache

- upgrade: wipe /system

- install zip from SD-card, select MIUI-1.X.X-beta.zip

Okay, I know how to reboot to CWM, and I have actually the Litening ROM 5.0 with Ninphetamine Kernel on my Samsung Galaxy S2. So I have to do a full wipe.

Can I select these things while in theCWM mode? And what is meant this "upgrade: wipe /system"?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leviman:
cyanogen mod 7

i've installed cyanogen mod 7 and now i have some questions, sorry for being a noob:

i don't have the google market, why is that an how do i bring it back?

where do i download the black market? can someone get me a link??

oh and now it also doesn't suggest me anymore new wifi networks when he's not familiar with any of them, how do i fix it?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chaplain:
Download the apk for the newest Market update (3.1.3) into your sd. [The moderator will not allow me to post the url for the download, so just go to Google and search "update android market" and choose the first entry listed, at Phandroid, and follow the link there to download the file.] Using Astro File Manager, locate the downloaded apk on the phone, long press on the file name, and you will get an option to install the apk, which will be named com.android.vending-3.1.3.apk. Your phone may warn you that "this is a system file, do you want to proceed?" Yes. It should install and you are up and running.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raziel19:
you also can use the kitchen-app from leomar75 - here you can download the new market and a black theme for it although you're not on revolution rom ;)

your wifi-problem is too cm7-specific so perhaps another user can help :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geometrichorse:
Screen Build & repair

Hi there I'm a noob, it feels great to be here:)

I have a broken S2, The inner screen is cracked, Can you inform me as to what part i need, Is it the digitizer or the Samoled screen bit, I'm a bit lost to all this, I have very low funds and am Trying to repair it with as little money as possible.

Thanks 4 ur time,

Sure it's himself.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raziel19:
yep ;) this is what you have to do

this is only if you currently use this rom in another version and want to upgrade
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imkiya:
Rooting: Which to use?

Hie there, wonder if anyone can direct me to the right direction.

I had rooted my SGS2 with CF-root previously and recently I updated the firmware via Kies. So am now trying to root the phone again.

But am not sure which to download as I can't see to find a matching kernel for the current firmware on my phone. My phone details as below:-

Android ver.: 2.3.3

Baseband ver.: I9100DXKI1

Kernel ver.: 2.6.35.7-I9100DXKI2-CL564948

Build no.: Gingerbread.DXKI2

Thanks very much for any help.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radicalgel:
App Backup?

Well I just moved from an iPhone to Android (Galaxy S2) yesterday and I am still figuring out things on my phone.

I basically want to know what google sync backs up? Is it just my contacts, mail, calendar and picasa or does it also backup my apps/app settings on the google servers? I read somewhere that apps are also backed up but I can't get a confirmation for this anywhere. I was fooling around yesterday and I accidentally factory reset my phone using the special number on the dialer but when I re synced with my google account only my mail and contacts where synced. :( Any help would be much appreciated.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dovahkiin:
Apps wouldn't be backed up, but your market should keep track of which apps you had installed, including paid apps. Open your market and check 'My Apps'. Your apps should be listed there, and you can back them up. If they are not listed, clear your market data (Settings -> Applications -> Market -> Clear Data) and reboot your phone, then open Market. It should then list them.

If you go into Settings -> Accounts and click on your google account, it should tell you what google backs up (what it syncs, basically, which is the same). You can also select and deselect components as you like.

As for keeping backups, I'd recommend Titanium Backup (PRO or regular) for backing up apps, and ClockworkMod for backups in general.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] venkat5121:
Slow response with my SGS II

its 1week that i strtd using my galaxy. last weekend i tried a weird combination "Zynga Poker" + "Message" + GPS + " Facebook Chat". as soon as i strtd GPS on, it heated up both the screen and the battry in a sec and i couldn't close any application. i forcbly shut it down by removing Battry. waited for a while and restarted SGS II again.

from then on if i unlock sreen or touch-access anything it would take a sec or two to respond. remaining all as far as functioning is good. i dont want to try any weird combination again. but do suggest how to get back my galaxy back to normal again ?:confused::confused::confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samaliset:
Keep screen on when connected to PC

Hi,

Almost every thing the title. I want to keep the screen on while the device is connected to the PC.

Any setting out there can allow me to do so?

Thanks

Anyone can help?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] It_ler:
You can try CLShortFuse's SuperOneClick to root your ROM.

Please search his thread in Android development and follow his description.

Or you should flash another ROM suitable for your region, where Chainfire has got the corresponding CF-Root kernel prepared.

Please note Chainfire's comment:

"The XX and OXA identifiers are not that important. Usually a "KG1" kernel is a "KG1" kernel, and that is that. Sometimes (pretty rare) it happens there will be multiple different kernels with the same name in different firmwares, that are actually different. If this happens, they are usually only very minor changes and you should expect them to still be fully compatible."

But ... your XDKI2 kernel seems to be 2.3.3 and "normal" XXKI2 kernel is 2.3.4.

So, exactly with your version, there is obviously a difference in to Chainfire's CF-Root kernel "CE_XEN_KI2".

I would not try this one to your DXKI2 ROM - but it is your choice.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hooman64:
Question

Hey guyz I have a question and I'm not sure if it's related to this thread but I'd appreciate it if anyone can help me. I just bought a new SGS 2 and I was suspicious that it's a used/referb one, the seller told me it's new. but then again after i got home, I installed root checker and found out that busybox is already installed. can anyone confirm that SGS 2 comes with busybox installed or not?

thanks alot.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soraxd:
hey guys, i kinda quit xda for a while, but im back now, and will try to update this thread regularly, if you have anything youd like added, please feel free to PM me. suggestions are more than welcome
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CyberSniper:
Same thing happened to mine. The touchscreen fails to respond from time to time after the catastrophic overheat. I can't even unlock the screen using the pattern lock as it seems to be unable to detect a dragging finger and instead detects disjointed taps.