yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nanoronline:
Nope, the xx, xw or dx just shows which region the firmware is for.

To find the closest version is mostly for rooting eg. if Chainfire did not release a root kernel for LPQ, a LPS root should still work and not LQQ.

And for ICS firmwares the naming system has not been following the order of 0-9, A-Z. You will just have to find out which is the latest firmware for the region you are looking for by checking out SamFirmware.

I hope this info helps :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwightvanbentem:
Can I post anything in this Q&A forum? I've got a solution to the android OS battery drain in ICS 4.0.4 but I can't seem to post it anywhere but here.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GalaxyS2.:
What is it??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chef_Tony:
that list is complete bull.

the first 2 letters are for the region, like you pointed out, it can be xx or xw among others.

then comes the letter for the year, then the month, then the running number of the roms released in that month. all roms from 2011 begin with K, because that is the 11th letter of the alphabet, then the months, where L were the latest standing for 12 or december.

since it was long planned to release the android 4.0 ics roms in april, they started with obscure naming, first was KP (the 16th month of 2011, or 4th month of 2012), then they realised, that wouldn't make sense and started giving the year 2012 by starting the rom names with L for 12 but the illogical 16th month remained, making april 2012 roms still be named LP instead of LD.

now with new may 2012 roms, they finally came to their senses and named them LE, finally.

the third character, as stated, is the running number of the build in that particular month. a letter as a last character usually stands for a beta rom but in many cases they were released as final roms through kies, when in fact, there were not enough bugs found to create a new build. in that case, there is no clear order in the fashion of "a higher letter means a later rom" or "with a numbered rom i will receive a final product". all this is due to the fact, that software engineers at samsung were simply not up to the task of keeping the system with the high demand for ICS. but these days, after it has become calmer, they finally reverted to the original system and it will be much clearer for beginners to understand the system with the roms that come out over the next months.

also, to address the initial question: you should pick a root kernel of the same age or slightly newer than your rom. have a look at the release dates and its neighbours in the timeline, i.e. IF for example there was a rom lp7 and then a rom lpd and they came out fairly close to one another and chainfire only released an lpd kernel, it would be the closest for lp7, and not for instance cfroot lp8.

the important thing is the timeline and therefor you can use my lengthy post to understand the naming conventions and hopefully generally tell the closest rom
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MoodyOne:
Contacts widget problem !

Hi guys,

i flashed my SGS 2 today with H²0 1.2.2 .

Normally there is just the simple picture of the specific person when using the standard contacts app.

But now there is always a green star in front of them - wheter they are a favorite contact or not.

So... i can not help myself. Has anyone an answere ? :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlurrOVO:
So, I've heard some good things on why rooting an Android phone is beneficial in a lot of ways. However, coming from BlackBerry, I'm CLUELESS in where to even start

Custom OS? ROMS? Kernals? Baseband Versions? I need a definitive guide, because each guide seems to say different things.

Here is the info from my phone:

Model Number = GT-I9100

Android Version = 4.0.3

Baseband Version = I9100XXLPS

Kernel Version = 3.0.15-I9100XWLP7-CL340913-dpi@DELL134 #3

Build Number = IML74K.XWLP7

Does it matter if I install a different basedband version/Kernal and Build?

ANY info will be appreciated. Thank you.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chef_Tony:
to root you just need to flash a rooted kernel that matches your rom. the right one can be found here: http://download.chainfire.eu/158/CF-Root/SGS2/CF-Root-SGS2_XW_XEN_LP7-v5.4-CWM5.zip

for flashing instructions refer to this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399

in short form: install odin 1.85 if not done already, connect your phone in download mode, click the pda button and chose the extracted tar.md5 and click start.

but it is best to follow the extended instructions in the thread.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HLG.:
Hello guys, I just got my S2 a few days ago and I have decided to upgrade it from 2.3.4 to ICS.

I have a question, if someone can help me with this, do the baseband version, kernel version and build number have to be the same as the future ROM that I will decide to upgrade to it? How do I know which one to pick?

I have Baseband version (I9100XXKI1) , kernel version (2.6.35.7-I9100XWKI4-CL575468 root@DELL143 #2) and build (GINGERBREAD.XWKI4), can you guys recommend a good ROM (and eventually some step-by-step tutorial) for me?

Thank you in advance.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baekwondo:
You can flash a different baseband, kernel and the ROM (build).

It is not required to have it the same like your stock one.

If you want it to be ICS 4 official ROM, find and download it here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16781168&postcount=3

choose the ROM which starts with XW (because thats your build)

i suggest the XWLPD, at the bottom.

If you want it a CUSTOM ROM, you have to root your kernel first.

Download your rooted stock kernel here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17704099&postcount=6

choose the 1st or the 5th cwm4.zip (thats yourbuild)

Then flash a custom rom, use the search button to find them.

(i suggest the Wanamlite ics rom)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HLG.:
Thank you for replying, but last night I have updated my S2 using KIES and now I have ICS 4.0.3 with XWWLP7 build.

I will search the forum for a few days before trying to install a custom ROM.

I still need to learn how to flash, root and all the other things required to install a custom ROM.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HLG.:
Another question guys, I saw a few days ago a video about a custom ROM, but I forgot the ROM's name and the link. All that I can remember was that at a point in the video, the developer showed that his ROM supports lockscreen gestures and showed a few examples of that feature opening the music and camera apps.

Does this sound familiar? Can someone help me found that ROM?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baekwondo:
If i am not mistaken, it is the JKAY DELUXE SETTINGS.

Its an application that you can get in the market,

But yeah you are right some ROMs are capable of putting this on.

Ive used it wayback Gingerbread version.

This is the thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1154278

This is the APP: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1674269

As of now (as far as i know) there is only one ICS THEME that's compatible of jkay framework,

The

Wall BlueBerry theme for LPF DEODEXED ROM.

(Deodexed is customize ROM)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shally281188:
I want to remove the brand in welcome screen

May I know how to make the brand name disappear in the welcome screen and change to the original welcome screen?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HLG.:
Is there any way of making the download data from games to install directly on SD card?

I got Modern Combat 3 when it was free and it downloaded ~1Gb on my internal memory, and I can't move it on my SD.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iTK:
this should be a sticky, a very good explanation thanks!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UpInTheAir:
Check out "GL to SD(root)"

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slf.ListglApp
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
guys, can u recommend some kernel for miui gb rom? I`m interested in battery life first of all
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nanoronline:
You're using MIUI GB? Why not MIUI ICS? You can try N.E.A.K. kernel which supports MIUI ICS but not MIUI GB: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1576355
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I use GB because i have better stability and battery life with it. Plus some gameloft games like dungeon hunter can be played only on GB rom.

So i need some kernel which can further increase my battery life.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] It_ler:
I had best battery life with RedPill kernel in GB. But it does not support MIUI.

Latest ICS ROMs have even better battery life than latest GB ROMs ... at least stock ROMs.

Have a look at my thread => http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=26775950
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
so what rom can i use with miui? speedmod does not support miui also:(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] It_ler:
You are still speaking about GB, right?

I think that GB SiyahKernel is compatible with MIUI.

There are different other kernels for ASOP/ASOK ROMs, maybe you can find a good GB kernel which supports MIUI too.

But you will have to search a little bit.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Thanks, will try Siyah:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] It_ler:
Make sure you grab the correct thread and SiyahKernel version.

SiyahKernel v2.x is for GB and SiyahKernel v3.x is for ICS.

Here you will find the GB SiyahKernel thread => http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1263838

Good luck !
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawelte1:
Recently I've been thinking about installing ICS Domination theme by Vertumus on my S2. Do I have to do a factory reset or just anything which would erase my application data in order to install? I don't want to lose my progress in games, etc. It also says in the instructions that I have to wipe cache and dalvik cache, what are those?

Edit: Never mind, now I know every answer to what I asked above.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kairus09:
Can I root Samsung galaxy s2 SHW-M250S korean version using this method??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steria:
I'm having some issues with my video camera while filming in HD:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1699988

I'd appreciate any tips and/or how to fix this issue.

- Steria
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] It_ler:
I posted my suggestion as an answer to your linked question.

I hope that the S2 Camera update from Samsung Apps can help.

Give it a try !
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mojt:
Kernel mistake

Dear gentlemen I got a wrong advice and flashed a kernel on my ICS stock ROM and it doesn't work. is there a way to unflash it? or will it be OK if I find the right kernel and flash it again?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTRSkyR34:
Hello. I'm back on Galaxy S2, and I have phone with official 2.3.4 GB.

I wanna root and flash custom ICS ROM. Should I root device on this GB ROM or I should upgrade on official ICS and then root and custom ROM?

What is smarter, or doesn't matter?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] It_ler:
If you can boot your phone into download mode, then yes, just flash the correct kernel to your phone.

Good luck !

---------- Post added at 08:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:27 PM ----------

Oh, you have already found my answer to your question in the other thread => http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27228983&postcount=5648

Hope it helps.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kumarankav:
Thanks for the infos.. Very great thread.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sl8125:
Root and Recovery on New SGS2

Hey guys! I just received my new SGS2 today and looking to root and flash recovery with CM9. I have been a fan of CM and i am not much interested in any others roms right now. I guess once i start messing around in the forum i am sure there will be some that will draw my interested.

However, i found chainfire root method with CF-Root 5.5 with clockwork recovery 5.5. However, my question is, will this root method be compatible with CM9? I also noticed on Clockworkmod Recovery page there is a version 5.8 with has touch compatibility. I just didn't know which recovery will work with CM9.

I appreciate if someone can give me some pointers. Thanx in advance.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WhoIsJohnGalt1979:
CF root is for Samsung based roms, but you want to be on CM9, please follow noob-proof Odin method in http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1419102 to transition to CM9(you don't need to be rooted for this, nor do u need a custom recovery) and then update to the latest nightly from new recovery(now you are rooted too), the default kernel is auto rooted, good luck:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] duymanh92:
Yep, which kernel is good for AOKP pls?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] It_ler:
As I am running Sammy ROMs, I can not suggest a special kernel for AOKP ROMs.

Have a look here for the list of available kernels => http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1702166

Maybe a good starting point.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonypiccolo:
Do I need to do a full wipe when going from Gingerbread to ICS? Will a full wipe mean that I wont not have any issues? If I need to do a full wipe can someone direct me to a guide on how to achieve this? Also, in terms of backing up I can backup all my apps and app settings using Titanium right? And I can use MyBackupPro to backup text messages and the like? Is this the best way? I'm wanting to go from XXKH3 to XWLPF Frankenstein.

Thanks fellas!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nanoronline:
Yes it is recommended that you do wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache and wipe Dalvik cache from Recovery Mode before upgrading to ICS to avoid issue.

Wiping from Recovery Mode means your data in your internal and external storages will still be intact, compared to doing the factory reset via some number code from the phone dialer.

About backing up your messages, you can use the app 'SMS Backup & Restore' from the Google Play Store. It is reliable and free.

About your apps and games data though, since you are upgrading to ICS by the means of flashing via Odin (thus needing to wipe data), it will be advisable to not restore apps and games data from GB to ICS to avoid complications.

Unless, you can try to upgrade to ICS properly via Kies which normally will not wipe your data, then after that you flash the Frankenstein firmware.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] It_ler:
Just in additon how to reach recovery mode:

1. Shut down the phone.

2. Press Volume UP + Home+ Power buttons as long as recovery menu appears.

Then you can select wipe data/factory reset to do a factory reset.

And wipe cache to format cache partition.

After flashing ICS coming from GB, you will have some issues without wiping.

I had to re-install some app which were "gone".

And I had to wipe cache partition too, to solve most issues with some system apps.

After doing some reboots, wiping caches, etc. I could run ICS without any issues ... and without doing a factory reset.

Maybe I was lucky ... but it took some time ... and nerves.

Good luck !
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonypiccolo:
Instead of going for a Frankenstein ROM I opted for this.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1692407

I've installed it and everything seems to be working good. I have even restored apps via Titanium. The instructions however don't state to wipe Dalvik cache. They only state to:

Will this be an issue?

Thanks for the reply!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] It_ler:
If you want to flash this custom ROM, then you should follow the description of the ROM thread.

4. will wipe cache, system and data partition. That's the same as doing factory reset.

So don't forget to do 3. a nandroid backup of your current system to be able to restore it, if you do not like the custom ROM.

Good luck !
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patrick liw:
Dear all,

did somebody know how to break the limit by send sms to more than 10 contacts? i know hancent or go sms can did that, but that was 3rd party apps, hopefully there is another way...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mojt:
Q

Guys I have ICS Rom with the baseband version of i9100xxlpj. I want to root and install cwm. can you please tell me what kernel is suggested for this version of Rom?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonypiccolo:
Thanks for all your help mate! Got it on and it's working great!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] It_ler:
Baseband version means modem/phone version.

You have to check your kernel version to find the corresponding CF-Rot kernel.

Post your kernel and Build version (in Build number, the last part after the dot is important).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nishant30:
live wallpaper freezing frequently............

please help me on this

i downloaded celtic garden live wallpaper from 4shared.com{not from android market} and installed it.

it worked perfectly untill i installed go launcher and now it freezes frequently......

i uninstalled go launcher restored my mobile to default but still it freezes.........

mobile name- samsung galaxy s2

help me .......
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nanoronline:
Have you actually tried uninstalling that Celtic Garden Live Wallpaper app? It could have been a malicious app since cracked paid apps found in the web are mostly if not always, bad for you. Plus it is also a disrespect to the developers who have worked hard on making those apps.

Just buy it if you like it! Don't risk yourself!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HLG.:
Hey guys, do you know if you can disable the sms preview but keep the notification icon and sound?

From what I found, it seems that only with 3rd party apps I can do that, but i really like the default sms application.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] It_ler:
Do you mean the split view in landscape mode?

There is an option to enable/disable the split view ... but only if you hold your phone in landscape mode.

Open the Notification app and click on the menu button > Settings.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HLG.:
I know that option, I was talking about the preview when you receive a new sms and it's fully shown in the notification bar over the battery, clock and the rest like in the attached picture.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] It_ler:
Ok, then you may have to disable the notification in status bar, but keep the notification sound if you want to stay on stock Notification app.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HLG.:
Yea, I tried that, but it will also disable the sound and vibration.

If I will receive any notification other than a phone call I will not be informed.

Why Google?Why would you make it this way?

I guess I will have to live with it or try a different sms app.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nanoronline:
I am not sure about the stock messaging app in Android ICS but for this particular matter it is because of Samsung, not Google.

On that note, I suggest trying out GO SMS. It has the option you are looking for.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
go sms shud work for u
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HLG.:
Yea, I installed it, it's preety good, been using it for 2 days.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
datz nice
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HLG.:
Another question, do you guys know if there is an app that provides fake stats to other apps that require permission to read contacts, sms or anything that means personal data?

Cause sometimes when I install any app from the Play Store, on the permission side there are a lot of stuff about personal data.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickxxxx:
two Bostit

Need help a little clarification required. Since this a FAQ section and i have some Q's(not sure if they are FA or not) but rather than opening a new thread(already there are so many)i decided to ask here :-)

First of all let me say I have gone through various threads for understanding basics, rooting, flashing, kernels, roll backs, backups. All of them have proved to very helpful and have covered all the important stuff regarding the mentioned above.

Now I have few confusions of my own for which I would like help of you guys. These maybe due to I did not properly understood some stuff or let just say I need affirmation of my understanding on Q's below

1.	Rooting – various methods like insecure kernel flash etc no confusion here.

2.	Flashing – on rooted phone using cwm doing wipes you can flash any compatible rom ie even if you on gb you could flash ics rom.(of course after backing up stuff)right?

3.	Kernel

>Custom roms have kernels in it( I mean the zip that u get it already has a kernel and we don’t need to add new one right?)

>if I need a different kernel I just flash it after custom rom flash right?

4.	Back ups

>Is it preferable or not to back up system apps before flashing new rom because in my course of studying some said no because it might not work with the rom I am flashing while others said its ok just do the entire user+system backup using titanium.

>Should I back up my google apps or just install gapps zip and if I am backing my google apps and just restore it after new rom flash is it okay.

>efs backup restore only to be done if a problem regarding that arises right.(efs m still bit behind on it)

5.	Roll back

>if you have stock you could come back to it from any custom rom or any kind of official update etc.right?

>also one could restore the backup created by cwm.

I know guys lot of question but you could just ans as

1.>yes/ok

2.>no you do

I would really appreciate your help guys just a few clarifications and I could just dive into custom roms.

P.S wrong title doesnt mean anything, by mistake.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
Thats a decent enough knowledge to dive into custom roms
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] It_ler:
I just added my comments/answers into your quoted post:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickxxxx:
First of all danke :-)

"">also one could restore the backup created by cwm.

=> If you are running on a kernel containing CWM recovery, then yes. If not, you wil have to flash a kernel containing CWM recovery (such as CF-Root kernel) first, then restore the nandroid backup.""

Ok so i have rooted via insecure kernel flashing(same as your original secure kernel)and one click S2root(not by cf root) then i flashed clockwordmodrecovery4 via odin (putting in pda etc), so the back up created by this can only be restored if the new custom rom that i have flashed does have a kernel with CWM if it doesn't then i need to get CWM to restore.

So in short to restore backup i need CWM4. Till now i was thinking CWM comes by default with all custom roms.

Ty again.:-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
Happy flashing mate

cheers..!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] It_ler:
Most custom kernels already contain a CWM recovery.

So, you will probably have the option to restore the nandroid backup.

If not, just re-do the steps to root and flash CWM.zip and then restore your backup.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jezus101:
What about links to Paranoid Android

you should add paranoid android to the list of ROms http://betadan.com/paranoid/devices/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aqib Patel:
Help..!!

Newbie here..According to gotbrickbug.apk(by chainfire) my eMMC chip is dangerous..so can I flash via odin???help me guys...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
yes u can flash in odin
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aqib Patel:
Thank you for help...So which type of roms I cannot flash i.e. which are not safe roms for me..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
the roms are fi9

the bug is int the ics kernel

so flash the kernels carefully

siyah

dorimax

fluxxi

these are some kernels which are safe.. there are many more