yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tool-kit:
No prop,

Choose a Kernel that best match yours. press [crtl + F] in your browser and look for XXKG1 and see which one best matches your region.

For Carrier branded firmware you go here

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

No problem going back as long as you use odin to flash.

Just a heads up make sure you backup your EFS.

You go read here for EFS

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1308546

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1336635

:DTHANKS BUTTON IS FREE DON'T BE AFRAID TO CLICK IT.:cool:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ehknaton:
Hi, thanks on the tip with EFS, I already got it backed up using clean and raw methods, found here on xda; and using ktool just to be sure.

Ok, since I bought the phone in Romania, I'll use BUKG2; this one, as its the closest one, and the region matches as well.

Romania
BUKG2:http://www.multiupload.com/7GOUJ19WY3
Firmware info: PDA:BUKG2| PHONE:BUKG1| CSC:CNXKE1

BUKG2 Stock Kernel: http://www.multiupload.com/EDZSOA710N
Password: intratech@XDA

But why is the kernel on a separate download ? doesn't the first link with the firmware has the kernel included ? Do I need to flash the kernel separate? Please

I read Intratech's guide, but I don't know what to do with the second link ( the stock kernel)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tool-kit:
Firmware has Kernel included....

Separated Kernel download only for when you want kernel only.

So you flash the Firmware in your region/carrier. DONE.

So you go download firmware from link provided here

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

that's it. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ehknaton:
I can't download that firmware. The link is broken. Some posted a website with firmware, but it does not have the one I'm looking for.

http://skywanker.net/Download/download.aspx

Please tell me is there any problem if I install a different region firmware downloaded from that site ?

Or should I just flash ICS stock firmware ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tool-kit:
You might have problems with GPS... Flashing a ROM based in your country will help with the kind modem best for your country you will have better signal, gps lock faster, radio works better etc.

if you want ICS ROM, You download.

http://www.liteningrom.com/attachments/Litening_Rom_v2.7.rar
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deanwray:
Press and hold power button, then disable data
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vajrus69:
Hello, I just bought my first Android device(Had SE K800i before) and would like some help regarding Root and Custom ROMs. Firstly, is there any newbie explanation about root/rom that I maybe missed (I did search abit but only found some advanced stuff on how to actually install them). And if I use any of those do I really destroy my warranty with that ? Is there no way to bring it back to normal so that nobody would even know there was some rooting or costum ROMs on it.

Thanks and I hope you can help first time Android user! :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
THIS is a FAQ page .

You as questions in Q& A section

You need to read the relevant posts in the Dev section and yes it is advanced .

Custom rom = no warranty Rooting = No warranty ..

Debrand and rebrand post in Dev section may help .

Some basics re SGS 1 and mostly apply s to SGS 2 .

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=723596

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkkeil:
No Return-Key?

Hi!

Am I just sleeping or is the SGS2 (Germany) missing the Return-/Enter-Key in some (or all) chat like apps (Twitter, WhatsApp, Gtalk)?

I've got a close look to one yesterday and with every keyboard (Samsung, Swype, SwiftKey) there's just the smiley key within the apps above.

Any hints?

Thanks! ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaukassus:
I noticed the same on my SGSII (i'm from Swizerland) with my twitter app.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] (•.•):
how you can remove the geotags by android or disable it ?

Edit:

wow, it seems, that everytime it does something, it asks for the geoposition.

load your phone - get geodate

search something - get geodate
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GeForce66:
Hi community!

I am new to android (coming from symbian ^^), and the S2 is my first device.

I´ve got a little question, i hope you can help me ;)

I want to flash the newest firmware (XWKE7), can i use the generic XEU provided in this thread (link)?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278"

I have an unbranded device from Austria, will there be any problems if i flash?

e.g. the language changes to english or something

Yeah i know it´s the wrong thread, but i can´t post there cuz i am new.

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IIWAT:
There are 2 different CPU/Hardware.

Would it make the development more difficult for the rom writers? What CPU would be more powerful and likely would have a better future support by XDA developers?

Personally, I think the new Samsung CPU is better, but while more devices will use the Tegra 2 CPU, will it be a better one?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewrock14:
Simple question, how do I select Mass storage when connected to a PC ? Can't find it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GeForce66:
just enable "USB - debugging" on your device then it´s detected as an mass storage.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Settings Wireless and Networking USB .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diddsen:
hello.

i become no connection with kies.

have installed also drivers for my win7x64, but there where in kies too...so not needed, normaly :)

have somebody a tip for me?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knitterb:
It seems as though this FAQ is missing radio information. Such as the GSM radio frequencies, CDMA, LTE, etc. While it may be obvious to everyone else, in the US it is not clear to me which carriers will sell this phone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rameshzombie:
Hi XDA.. I'm new to this forum and just wanted to ask a question. If android 2.4 is released, will SGS2 be upgradeable to 2.4?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJViking:
This was a thin FAQ.

This has changed. There is now a camera mod out from both Potatoman and HyperX.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jody2k:
Does the bitrate mod really give more videoquality when filming? I read from patatoman that his mod only enhanced the mic quality
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oooof:
Hi, I'm in Germany and it seems that KE7 isn't available here (yet)? At least that's what Kies is claiming.

Is there a way to manually download and install KE7? Also, what are the changes that came with the update?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
Guys how to save a Contact in to SIM Card? When saving it's only giving two options, Phone and My Google a/c!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knightnz:
http://bit.ly/ieHTqN

There's no CDMA version of the i9000. It's a quadband phone so will work with ALL GSM & UMTS\HSDPA carriers.

Yes. It's up to Samsung if they release an official firmware though. You'd need to ask them if they plan to, but you can be certain that there will be a 2.4 port via XDA somehow.

Video quality improvement is fairly insignificant relative to the huge increase in filesize. Audio improvement is noticable however.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278

Changelogs are never provided with firmware updates, you'll need to browse the thread(s) for circumstantial evidence.

You'll need to use the "Export/Import" option.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raikko:
5. After the phone reboots go to:

Code:

settings > Applications > Developmentand put a tick in USB debugging if it's not already ticked.

Do I need to do this step when i need to root or up ROM, I didn't see it on the video guide at this topic:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tool-kit:
Multi Language gb

Password to zip: androidadvices.com

http://downloads.androidadvices.com/SamsungGalaxyS2_2.3.5_XXKI3_AAD.zip

but I would advise the ics ROM...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Henry Heymans:
Are you on stock ROM and when are you experiencing "low speaker volume" - when in a call, playing music or on earphones?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Coulthard:
Two questions

Hi,

First of all sorry for my english and sorry if my questions already exists!

1. It is possbile to change the applications name (after install) in the phone menu?

2. Where can I find .qmg format shutdown animations? I try to find via Google, but there is nothing just .png type versions.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] angelshie:
hi, is it possible to un install cwm, while roots remain?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kimb0:
Hi

I read some posts here but I am still lost. I came from Sony Ericson Experia x10 mini, so I am not a total newbi, or so I thought.

Info after *#1234#

PDA: I9100XXLPQ

PHONE: I9100XXLPQ

CSC: I9100XXLPQ

The phone is rooted with CWM and with ICS 4.0.3 installed

OK my question: I want to install a new rom from here but now I don’t understand with the MINI if your baseband is correct you can install any kernel and rom you like

But now I hear talk about modems and all kinda things .. please help me get from stock ICS to a custom rom
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kum1904:
Automatic Call Recording

Hey guys, quick question. I'm running CheckROM RevoHD V6 and have installed the modded phone apk with the call recording feature. This requires me to push the "record" button every call I wish to record.

Does anybody know of a way to make have automatic call recording for every call?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wezi:
If you're referring to the CWM app in the app drawer, go ahead. Its just an app.

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Modem / Baseband / Radio its all the same thing. If after flashing a new rom etc you feel you've got poor signal (which in turn may lead to poor battery life) just flash a new modem from here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1131950

Ask around for whats the best modem for your region on that thread. Your current baseband version will be a good indicator. Always back up your current rom before flashing a new rom in CWM recovery.

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You'll have to decomiple the phone.apk using apktool or something. You'll find the lines of code for Call Rec there persumably which may give you the option to have it on by default.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeffNZ:
Running default AU 2 Degrees ICS now, is it worth running a mod? CWM? What benefits will I see? I modded my Galaxy S soon as I got it but this seems OK out of the box.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawelte1:
Hello, I'm new around here.

First of all, I wanted to apologize if it's the wrong thread or section.

So I have a problem with my Galaxy S II. Kies refuses to even search for updates. Since I'm a new user and still can't post links/images, I'll just write the message and firmware version down:

"Your device does not support software upgrading via Kies."

Current firmware version: PDA:KI4 / PHONE:KI4 / CSC:KI4 (KOR)

...and I don't have a slightest idea what to do and I've been told to ask in here.

Could anyone help me with this?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phatuis:
Got the exact same problem, stuck on 2.3.5 and can't update OTA or via Kies, frustrating me as ICS was just released on my carrier
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mouhid:
Kies not updating my S II :(

I'm facing the same problem! KIES says I've got the latest firmware :S

And I'm very much tempted to go the unofficial route & get ICS but I don't want to do that... I'm scared of bricking my phone.. What say?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boltz:
a friend of mine wants to sell me his sprint s2. i have t mobile. Ive read it is unlockable, but is this a bad idea?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fred_up:
The best solution is to find the ROM that originally came with your phone, flash it with ODIN. If there has been an official update of that ROM (operator branded or stock), then KIES will update.

KIES will obviously not update if there is no available update of the existing ROM on the phone or if the existing ROM has been modified and is not a stock or operator branded one.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawelte1:
I already have a problem here. I went to official branded firmware download thread in this subforum and when I try to download the correct one, I get a 'file not found' error. Secondly I completely have no idea how to flash, but I think that without even having a ROM it doesn't matter yet.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GalaxySG:
Hi guys, I am new here. I have some problem with my phone now with the latest firmwares. I cant lock my phone no matter what type of security lock I use. May I know whats the problem ???
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fred_up:
Lets clear some things up first.

Are you the owner of the phone from new? - this is incase the previous owner flashed the ROM prior to you getting it.

Was it operatort branded (modified to show the telephone operator software) or stock (pure Samsung ROM)?

Bellow the battery, does it say I9100 or I9100T or I9100G?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jessesy:
New to Rooting

Hi guys,

So I'm sort of confused :confused: as to all this "rooting" thing which I'm really new with as this will be my first time.

I read a post in Chainfire's thread that all you need to "root" your phone is the right CF-Root-??? .zip file (which I've downloaded CF-Root-SGS2_DX_XTC_LP7-v5.4-CWM5), Odin and.. well.. more or less that's it.

I stumbled upon "rooting" because I wanted to change my.. I dunno what it's called but I wanted to be able to use the MIUI ROM. :p

So, my questions are :

1.) Is this really all I need to "root" my phone?

(Taken from Chainfire's thread)

Instructions - ODIN (long)

- Follow these instructions to the letter. Do not touch any buttons or checkboxes that are not listed below to touch!

- Unzip the attached CF-Root-xxx-vX.X.zip

- (USB) Disconnect your phone from your computer

- Start ODIN

- Click the PDA button, and select CF-Root-xxx-vX.X.tar

- Put your phone in download mode (power button + volume down + home button) - is this right? as I think I just picked it up from other guides.

- (USB) Connect the phone to your computer

- Make sure repartition is NOT checked

- Click the START button

- Wait for the phone to reboot

- Done (if it took you more than 30 seconds, you need practice!)

2.) Will my data be lost or do I need to perform a backup as some guides suggest?

3.) And after (hopefully) successfully "rooting" my phone with CF's guide, can I just pop in the MIUI Rom in the SD Card and use.. I dunno ROM Manager or Odin to "enable" it?

4.) If just in case I want to remove the "rooted" version of my firmware, do I just need to find a samsung firmware and use that with Odin? or Kies? or something?

Thank you in advance for anyone willing to guide me through this. :) And sorry if this has been asked somewhere else as going through all the kinds of guides and posts are really confusing for someone going through this for the first time. :o

P.S. I've downloaded Odin, the right CF-Root.zip file for my phone and the latest MIUI.zip file from their website. So all I really need to get started is a confirmation for all the things I've asked, and hopefully everything'll work out smoothly. :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawelte1:
It's a new phone, I got it like two weeks ago. Even if there was something done, I highly doubt it'd be flashed.

It's most likely branded on Orange (I have its logo on the box and the phone itself), although it doesn't have a simlock. I don't think there are any apps related to it being branded either.

It's an I9100.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fred_up:
First thing you need to do is back up. Your contacts should be synced with your gmail account. But you don't want to loose anything, so try Titanuim Backup.

If you go to * HERE * you will see all the branded ROMs. You will see Orange for Poland. You should always have a copy of the official ROM incase you need to return your phone for warranty purposes.

There is a unbranded KI4 ROM for Poland * HERE *. Maybe this is your ROM.

SIM locked and SIM free is totally unrelated to whether the phone is branded or not. My phone has been unofficailly unbranded although it still remains sim locked to T-Mobile UK.

You don't even need to root to flash a different ROM, but these official ROMs do tent to wipe the phone.

There is a load of instructions in those links, take care to read and re-read until you understand.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawelte1:
It seems that I need to root my phone first in order to use Titanium backup. I'll let know when I'll either have problems with rooting (I'm reading how to do this now) or with further steps.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fred_up:
There are other apps you could use to back up that don't require root. I have not tried it, but MyBackup does not require root.

You could use KIES to back up texts, pictures, videos, contacts.

Since you have had the phone for a couple of weeks, there shouldn't be many apps you have installed. The free ones you could just download and install again.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawelte1:
I think I'll backup stuff both with Kies and MyBackup. I'm in the middle of final exams so I don't want to bother myself with rooting yet.

And I'll be honest, this is going to be bad if I'll have to redownload some of games I've played quite a bit and made a significant progress in them. Not that I won't have time to play them in the future though.

I'll try to change the firmware after I'm done with backuping.

Edit: I just finished flashing the unbranded Polish ROM. For some reason KIES still detects is as Korean though, I'll try downloading and flashing once again, maybe I did something wrong.

Edit2: Again, Kies shows KOR. At this point I have no idea what to do.

Edit3: I've done a little trick I have found out about online and changed my CSC code to XEO (which is the correct one). It caused a factory reset, but hey, I have made backups. So thanks for your help, I owe you one!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luv4treat:
Can someone tell me where I can download stock kernel of xwkl1. The sources in xda are all dead links.can someone help me with some new links..thanx in advance..:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Farhook:
hi,

i wanna change my rom but there are so many rom for s2 and i com confused which rom is better?!!!

please tell me which ICS rom is best???

thanx
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prepa:
You should find what suits you best, form sammy to AOKP/AOSP rom-s. Try with some stock samsung roms play with kernel's its contagius u know :-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anicakraljik:
Hi,i belive you'll find it here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278 :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neboy:
Hi mate,i would definitely suggest you to ues wanamlite rom,see my SIG ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Murshad007:
I have Galaxy S II I9100.

PDA LP7

PHONE LPS

CSC LP5 (CPW).

I want to root it. Please tell me the easiest method. without flashing unsecure kernel...?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeffNZ:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1501719

Easy as, takes 2 minutes. Can be undone just as easy.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] w1ll1m:
Is there any way to network unlock the phone via a kernal or system setting? I did something similar for my galaxy tab and i wondering if it is possible to do for this device.

Thank you

Billy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeffNZ:
Hate to be the one to say this but READ, all your answers are in the forums! Stop being so lazy.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] w1ll1m:
A simple yes or no would suffice. And i thought this was a FAQ where you ask for help :rolleyes: So it does exist.....

I found it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iTK:
does anyone know samsung naming schema for firmwares?

region, version and so on

or where you can see a change log

searched the forum but didn't find the needed info

thanks in advance,
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baekwondo:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278

take a look at this mate. hope it helps.

cheers!

[Sent from my SII via xda]
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iTK:
thanks i've read that thread already still does not explain 3 last letters and change log :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoNameNPC:
Sometimes, i have the network breaks (Like in airplane mode), after few minutes, it is reconnects. Does it trouble of my operator?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nanoronline:
Here, Chainfire explained about the naming system in his rooting thread

And about the change log, Samsung does not release it. I have read somewhere before that quoted Forrest Gump's "life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you're gonna get" to describe how Samsung releases its firmwares.

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I have no idea. It never happened to me. Not that I have used the airplane mode that often. Which firmware are you using at the moment? Is it the latest?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jojic88:
definitely this ROM: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1436854 ;)

---------- Post added at 10:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:05 PM ----------

take a custom ROM: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1436854 ;)

---------- Post added at 10:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:18 PM ----------

maybe this help: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1544487&highlight=stock

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you should flash new modem trough CWM for your region:

CE---> Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands

DC---> Thailand

DD---> India

DX---> Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam

DZ---> Malaysia, Singapore

JA---> South Africa

JC---> Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia

JP---> Arabic, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria

JV---> Tunisia, Turkey

UG---> North America

UH---> Latin America, The Caribbean

XE--->	Bulgaria, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine

XX---> Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom

XW---> Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Nordic, Spain, United Kingdom

ZC---> China, Hong Kong

ZH---> Hong Kong

ZS---> China, Hong Kong

ZT---> Taiwan

AND HERE ARE MODEMS: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1131950&highlight=ship+modem
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iTK:
thanks

1-z is like 1-35:

then if i'm on lpq the next version closest is lps?

and lpd,lp9 are older veersions?

because he wrote xx or xw,dx does not matter?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jojic88:
l think its just ROM/KERNEL

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try this its best custom Rom: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1436854

---------- Post added at 10:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:50 PM ----------

CUSTOM ROM: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1436854

COMES WITH SIYAH KERNEL 3.2.4 AND TOUCH CWM!!!

ROOTING ALL U NEED IS HERE: http://galaxys2root.com/category/galaxy-s2-root/

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just install this ROM: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1436854 through CWM!!! Modem is independent from rom and kernel!!

if u want new modem try one of these: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1131950&highlight=ship+modem

---------- Post added at 11:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:09 PM ----------

might this help: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1544487&highlight=ship+modem