yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jackson.james:
Hi i am having the same issue after i updated the firmware to GDZKJ2 .

Where did you get the S2 driver ? Because Kias ain't helping . Anyone know a solution for this, please help me out ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ezio.AUDITORE:
Had the same problem, downloaded kies on PC and instaled it. Solved problem. Kies has all drivers that you need, but u can do that too :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Athavan:
sure...without any problem.. and this will not void your warranty...

go ahead...

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ya man, kies is really a crap.. you can download s2 drivers from here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?xg41yg1s3wx6lij

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1.download your original stock rom from here:

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

flashing it will unroot your device..i.e that insecure kernel will be replaced by stock kernel..

2.no you cant upadate via kies..why do you need kied while odin is there...

3.do the first step and buy a jig to reset your binary counter.. now you can send it to repair...:)

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ya mate.. the dimension of universal s2 is: 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5mm

but that of tmobile's is:

129.8 mm x 68.8 mm x 9.4 mm

so you must buy screen guards,skins,etc that is meant for tmobile's s2...:)

you can shop here i think..

http://www.accessorygeeks.com/t-mobile-samsung-galaxy-s2-accessories.html
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jackson.james:
Hi , does rooting delete all my apps installed on my phone ? If not could anyone give me the say steps to root my phone and the files needed and where would i heterosexual them from .. Thank you .
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Athavan:
no fnrd..rooting will not delete your apps... there are various methods for rooting...

have a look at these guides..they are very helpful..read them.. if you hav any query after reading.. you can ask here...:)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1125282

http://samsunggalaxys2review.org/root-your-samsung-galaxy-s2-heres-how/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jackson.james:
Thanks dude :-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheDotw:
I've been trying to root my phone using the 2nd link you provided for the better part of the day, and I seem to have one specific problem that I keep running into right off the bat:

His first step says

When I try to do this, I definitely hold it all down, but it just restarts normally. Is there another step to this, or am I doing it wrong? I hit volumedown, the little house (the home 'button'), and the power button all at the same time. Each time it just boots like I was only hitting the power button.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Athavan:
Just press volume down buton first..then immediately press home button simultaneously.. Now press power button, without leaving the hold on those buttons.. continue pressing until the phone shows download mode warning... And press volume up to continue.. feel free to ask if u have any queries...

:-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mechanisms:
Thanks for the info! Really useful for someone who is still new to the Galaxy S2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miodrag7:
I have a few question, can i install my app on usb memory, and how, can i install IGO on usb memory. When i see storage it seem like usb is 12GB, and 347mb used but i dont see any files using file manager. Is legal and is it posibl to install 2.3.5 (do i lose warranty). Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazykamui:
^^

Thanks for the info! very very Thank you

:):)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Athavan:
by default apps will be installed in usb memory..they can also be moved to sdcard... But certain apps need to be insalled in system memory and they cannot be moved to sdcard or usb.. They will be in device memory..

No you wont lose warranty by upgrading to 2.3.5 using foreign firmwares... You lose warranty only if you root.(we can also unroot

To get back warranty)..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miodrag7:
thanks but someone said that i can loose it in Serbia
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrej.marinic:
I guess you got the phone from VIP? So if you were to return the phone for whatever reason, you'd have to have the original VIP firmware on the phone. There is a thread somewhere with branded firmwares, if VIP is on there you can flash away. If not, you could have problems when returning the phone.

and what do you mean by usb memory?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ezio.AUDITORE:
Is it posible to install new firmware that does not have Serbian CSC, and then use one that has and load it in Odin in the CSC part to instal just MSR (Serbian) CSC and not pda/phone???
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baekwondo:
What are the best backup apps in the market?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iekansh:
Titanium backup but it needs a rooted phone. You can go for my backup if you aren't rooted.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dormorphious:
I'm trying to root my phone but I can't figure out what kernal I need to flash. I've read Chainfire's instructions but my phone doesn't give a read out for the kernal version in a way that matches what he says it should,

Mine reads simply: 2.6.35.11 I am on T-Mobile's branded SGS2 SGH-T989

baseband - T989UVKID.

Any help?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Athavan:
Ya.. You can flash any fw by this method.. Dowload the fw of your choice from intratech's thread.. Search for serbian csc.. Flash via odin with the fw in phone and csc in csc fields.. Done... :-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Athavan:
If you are rooted, then titanium backup is the best..

If you are not rooted, my backup bro and app backup and restore are good...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baekwondo:
Thanks mate.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ezio.AUDITORE:
OK, but I dont have csc as a separate file, I have it as a part of whole fw, so can I just use it like that (whole fw with pda/phone/csc), to load it in odin in csc section. Will it install just csc or whole fw with pda and phone and csc???
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Athavan:
No you shouldnt do like that... Download serbian csc by searchimg xda or web... And select it in csc field.. Select the fw you downloaded in phone field..leave other fields empty... And flash...

And in odin, do not check repartion option... Leave the pit field empty...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkimmortal:
is Touchwiz 4.5 a Modded Touchwiz or is it official from Samsung?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Athavan:
think that 4.0 is the official one...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ezio.AUDITORE:
Ok, i understand.

Does anybody knows where I can get MSR or SMO CSC??? I cant find it anywhere here on the forum
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Athavan:
google is ur frnd!... K I will also search.. If I got it, will post the link...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gorillaCF:
hi all.

i have a question about battery consumption. the graph shows a clear top to down line, which i believe the battery consumption is lowered.

but the percentile of my battery still goes down very fast. does that mean smth else is eating up the batts?

screenshot for reference:

h-t-t-p://i.imgur.com/dnamY.png

i'm asking here as i cant post in any of the development threads yet. thanks in advance for any help.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cloud596:
well im glad being a sgs2 owner, its great device though battery still problem
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gorillaCF:
yea i have to agree its a great device. battery wise, really hoping that rooting with the respective kernels can help.

anyway back to my question, my phone is awake although when i checked the betterbatterystats window, everything clocked less than 1 hour.

but overnight drain is 15% (approx 7 hours).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ezio.AUDITORE:
Yeah, google is my good friend but I cant find it :) All I get are pages with multi CSC as a part of fw
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jornywalker:
[Q] use ZSKE7

I am using samsung galaxy s2 with lite'ning rom v6.1 XXKH3 and the android version is 2.3.4. Is it possible for me to use the ZSKE7 firmware?

As shown in

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

can anyone teach me how to do that???
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] formidabilus:
a simple solution is to change your kernel, check the speedmod kernels, they are very good with the battery life and performance.

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yes, I think you can and if you read the thread which you just posted you should do just fine.

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Q: can someone tell me why when I'm talking on the phone with somebody, after a while the conversation partner can't hear me unless I push the home button?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Athavan:
Download that firmware file from that thread.

Dowload your country specific csc file from the same thread.

Extract them.

download odin if you dont have else open odin..

Switch off your phone.

Put your phone in download mode by pressing volumedown + home button+ power button simultaneously until it shows waring screen..

Connect the phone to pc via usb cable.

Odin will show added.

Select the .md5 or.tar file in pda section of odin.

Select the extracted csc file in csc section if odin..

Leave all other sections empty..

Ensure that the repartion is NOT ticked..

Click on start..

It takes approx 5 mins after that.

Odin shows removed.

Unplug.the device from pc.

DONE..

Hope I have helped you.. :-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Athavan:
Hi mate.. Try here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sean is here.:
Is it possible to unlock without rooting?

Hi.

This is probably getting posted in the wrong forum. If so, you have my humble apologies up front. XDA is so big, I get lost here sometimes.

So here's the deal, I'm buying a used SGS2 cause I found a pretty sweet deal. But its simlocked to OrangeUK. And its not yet been rooted, and I was hoping to leave it so. But I'm also pretty cheap. So if I have to root, I will.

As to my background, I've had an HD2 for about 1.5 years and flashed god-knows how many times (100+?). But the warranty was gone when I bought that handset, and one day rooting is gonna be the death of me (knock on wood, I haven't bricked one yet!). Nonetheless I don't do it for the kicks!

I was kinda hoping to leave the S2's cherry intact, at least through the warranty period. But if that means I'll have to pay for a stupid unlock code, I guess I'd choose to root and just stick to original official firmware (until the official release of ICS).

I've read through Chainfire's thread (CF-Root and his unlock-app), but to use his app the device has to have SU access.

I guess I know the answer already. In order to remove a simlock, the device has to have access at the SU level.

I was just hoping someone would say, "NO, you're wrong! You don't have to root to unlock your phone for free, you just have to [insert unlock method here]."

Thanks for listening, and have a wonderful [insert timeframe].

Sean

[Edit: Nevermind. The seller was totally mistaken. No simlock. No root needed...yet. I'm going to try and hold out as long as I can. Stock's pretty nice, and easier on my blood pressure!!]
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] definitelydan:
hi guys i'm having a voice echo issue (caller is hearing echoes/repeats of what he has said) and i guess i will probably send it back to the nearest service centre and have them fix it - the question i have is - i flashed the firmware using odin to 2.3.6 but for my region only 2.3.3 is available - should i flash it back to the original firmware? and if so can anyone point me in the right direction? sorry for the noob questions but i've barely used this phone for a week now
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NYHGai:
Confuze me for a long time and difficult question!

My S2 came from 'expansys online' and had the information below and no update in KIES.

PDA: XWKI4

Modem: XXKI1

CSC: OXAKI2 (SEB)

I changed the sales code to NEE by '*#272*IMEI#' and then KIES asked me to update to the following version.

PDA: XWKI8

Modem: XXKI4

CSC: OXAKI2(NEE)

Then I flashed stock firmware from Intratech's thred. But KIES said my phone cannot be updated by it. I check the information by '*#272*IMEI#' and there is just one work 'NEE' after 'sales code' and NOTHING SHOWN BELOW(before there were a list i can select). I thought I should have one 'XEN' to select at least but nothing. :confused:

The flashing should be successful because there were some apps with Dutch language.

PDA: XWKJ3

Modem: XXKI4

CSC: XENKJ1

At latst yesterday I flashed KK5 combination from Intratech's thred and succeed (with special apps like bbc i-player) but problem is still there. I cannot see any CSC to select by '*#272*IMEI#'.

KIES says the firmware 'I9100XWKK5/I9100XEUKH2/I9100XXKI3/I9100XWKK5' cannot be updated by it.

So anybody know how to solve it or who know which combination can be updated by KIES?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ezio.AUDITORE:
Thanx but nope :) So, now I can only ask how to get one? Make it myself (how), extract it from fw pack...??? :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Athavan:
ya, you have to flash it with original stock firmware using odin(as you did for 2.3.6).. all official stock fws are here..

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

who knows, your problem could be solved when you flash stock firmware...:)

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dont worry mate.. kies is a crap.. It can only update only if your phone is in the official fw for your country.. kies is waste.. so dont care.. :)

you said that you can get a list of csc, if you flashed a specific csc then you will not get a list of csc. i.e you will get a list only when you have flashed a multi csc.. but not sure about this... :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baekwondo:
I got my new SII,

I'm currently on stock 2.3.3 rom,

I want to upgrade to the latest official ROM via KIES,

but how can I backup first my applications (.apk) that I've downloaded from the Market?

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geronimo_2:
use FileExpert for example. very easy.

cheers.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Athavan:
Download mybackup pro from market and use it.. best backup app for non rooted users...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baekwondo:
@ geronimo_2 & Athavan

thank you so much.

another question, I'm rooting my phone now via ODIN but why am I getting this:

Im using CFroot KF1.

in ODIN3 1.85.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NYHGai:
Thanks for your answer.

I know the XEU CSC is not mutil-CSC. But I think there should be at least XEU displayed because I flash it successfuly.

What I warry about is why 'NEE' is still display and no XEU for selecting.:confused::confused:

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You must make sure the CFRoot version is the completely same with your current firmware version. So please check the current firmware version in your phone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hawkdown77:
hello to all .... I have a doubt .... I have the ROM XXKI3 POLAND

XXKI3

firmware info

PDA: XXKI3

PHONE: XXKI3

Date: 15/09/2011

Android 2.3.5

XEO (Poland): http://www.multiupload.com/XTRG43JVEG

I was not pleased with the battery consumption and would like to go back to version 2.3.4 (zto) Brazil. I wanted to do this downgrade. I wonder if I can put the old back and move some procedure to do this downgrade. How to proceed?

Thank you.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baekwondo:
I did it before I proceed. mine is also KF1...

There is also no KIES running in the background...

:confused:

==============

What are the best battery .apk for stock rom?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Athavan:
Hi buddy.. Ensure that, you have extracted the .md5 or .tar file and selected it in phone section of odin.. Ensure that your phone is in download mode(vol down+home+power).. Also ensure that you have followed every step in chainfires thread..

Sometimes it may be due to simple reasons,try another usb port.. Try these and report back... :-)

And for battery backup, 'juice defender' is the best..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Athavan:
Sorry mate,.no idea...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baekwondo:
thanks mate it works. now im rooted.

i have a big problem here, in TITANIUM BACKUP PRO,

I accidentally RUN the "FREEZE ALL USER & SYSTEM APPS"

Now my S2 keeps on booting for a million times, and it wont bring me to the homescreen.

what should i do?

please help me.

im on stock rom KF1, v2.3.3
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Athavan:
Have you tried to put the phone in downloaf mode? If it enters download mode, then no problem, just reflash with stock rom.. Hope it solves... Report back..

Swyped from: GT-I9100

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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohebq:
How to check how many hours my mobile has been used since its manufacturing???
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jornywalker:
it means i can directly flash from my current rom(lite'ning rom)??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Athavan:
Yes you can.. if you flash stock flash rom, then you will lose root.. If you trying to unroot then its the best way...

Swyped from: GT-I9100

Sent using: XDA Premium App
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Uss_Defiant:
Hey guys just got the phone and coming from a galaxy s 1, is it my imagination or is the text on this phone really jaggy? Is there anything that can be done to improve this? Running cm7 btw
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ehknaton:
Is there any recomandation on what version of Windows should I root? If I use Windows XP is that OK? or should I do it using Windows 7 ?

Also I understood how to root using CF-Root, but after I do this? Do I stay with this Kernel ? Where can I get some reliable custom kernels?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geronimo_2:
AFAIK this doesn't matter. I use Odin for CF-root under win7 ultimate 64bit.

cheers.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ehknaton:
Thanks for your answer
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ezio.AUDITORE:
OK, I know Im getting borring with CSC Qs, but... I cant help it :)

So, when I bought my SGS 2, I did the first fw update with KIES. Didnt know a lot about that so Odin was too scary for me.

Anyway, my fw is PDA-XWKI4 PHONE-XXKI1 CSC-XFKE1 MSR (Serbian). Now, i went in /system/csc/ and I found a lot of folders with diferent CSC codes, among them a MSR.

My Q: If I put latest fw from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278

XWKK2

PDA:XWKK2

PHONE: XXKI4

Android 2.3.6

CSC XEN (Netherlands)

then I will have XEN CSC. But if I copy all the files I have now from MSR folder to phone with new fw with XEN (then I should have 2 folders XEN and MSR)

and then use *#272*IMEI#, can I choose MSR and change it that way???

Note: I found another Serbian CSC TOP ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=787163 ) which is a diferent network. In the package are the same files (same names in same folders) as MSR folder on my phone. All but one SW_configuration.xml which only has one line "GT-I9000 I9000OXF JM1 ".

Can I make my own MSR CSC (because I cant find official), by copying all files and folder from my phone (curently working on MSR CSC) like it is in that TOP CSC, add the SW_configuration.xml and change the line into "GT-I9100 I9100OXF KE1" (because I9000 is SGS and I9100 is SGS 2 and my current CSC is XFKE1)

and than load it in Odin to switch CSC from XEN to MSR???

Sorry for the too long post, I know I wrote a lot but, I couldnt explain in less words :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dormorphious:
I'm still looking for someone who can help me with how to discover which specific kernal version I have. I've followed the directions for ChainFire but my kernal stops with just the number 2.6.35.11 and doesn't give me the info I need to choose which kernal is closest to my own to flash. With the HDT and windows this was a super easy process, and I understand that part of the reason why this is more complicated is because of all the flavors of Android out there, but any help would be super appreciated. I am on T-Mobile's SGS2 SGH-T989 UVKID.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ehknaton:
Hello, this is my kernel info:

Baseband version:

I9100BUKG1

Kernel Version:

2.6.35.7-I9100BUKG2-CL342890

root@DELL102#2

Build number

GINGERBREAD.BUKG2

Can someone please tell me which CF-Root to use of KG2 from the ones @Chainfire posted:

CF-Root-SGS2_ZS_OZS_KG2-v4.1-CWM4.zip

CF-Root-SGS2_JP_XSG_KG2-v4.1-CWM4.zip

CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KG2-v4.1-CWM4.zip

Or should I do a firmware updated with Kies first and then try rooting ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EleCtrOx666:
Galaxy S II supports probably the two. Samsung always add their own codecs, but Native android codecs are of course supported(I wouldn't see why Samsung would remove them).

Btw, i9103 is Super Amoled Plus :P.

And I would add those two questions, because I have saw them different times:

Will the Galaxy S2 get a port from another UI(Sense 3.0, MIUI,Timescape, ...)?

This cannot be confirmed ATM, because it depends on the developers who are willing to spend time on this.

Is it possible to install another launcher without removing Samsung features?

Yes, as long as you stay on stock ROM, you'll not lose Samsung features, you can install launchers like LauncherPro, ADW.Ex, ...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adster13:
NFC

does it come with NFC. On gsmarena it lists NFC as optional, does that mean only certain models will get it?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soraxd:
this website suggests the main model will have it

http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsw...ill-come-with-nfc-—-but-only-in-some-markets/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sckc23:
hey i juz wonder if you quoted the wrong post.. cuz it was stated that tegra 2 was coming to Hong Kong not Korea :confused:

anyway samsung later announced that the CPU is confirmed to be exynos instead so we have yet to know which market will have the tegra 2 version.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EleCtrOx666:
Woops, my bad. Edited. South Korea is Samsung's country so Exynos + Samoled + for S-Korea
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fallenguru:
Don't get me wrong, having a FAQ is a great idea, but most of what's up now is a mixture of hearsay and wishful thinking. What's more, it reads rather like an advertisment ... I get that you're excited about it -- we all are --, but there's no need to praise (pet example) the GPS yet, when the linked evidence doesn't support that at all.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soraxd:
well the gps test was a quote from someone else's findings, their words were that it was great. and yeah mostly everything here is hearsay, but any information youll find anywhere else will also be hearsay, theres very little solid information, im just trying to centralize it, as time goes on, ill continue to improve this FAQ.. that is if it sticks around long enough
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soraxd:
wow just realized this got stickied, awesome, ill work on updating it !
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] David Horn:
Can confirm that the MKV container format is supported.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pulser_g2:
Yeah someone stickied it yesterday :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spl4tt:
will the SGSII get Cyanogenmod and/or Ultimate droid? :/