yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] veer987:
Thanks mann!! that was really helpful.. n real quick.. many thanks for the links...

i still have a few questions (sorry for bothering and being such a noob)..

As per xda guide to flashing that you shared.. it mention not to select the PIT (.pit file) and not check repartition.. whereas most of the other places on the internet ask you to select the .pit file and check Re-Partition... is that the difference between Wipe and Non-Wipe (Without .pit file u dont wipe data)...

The 2 download links that uve attached, if my above interpretation is correct, the non-wipe file doesnt contain .pit file??? (im still downloading the files.. internet is slow, so havent chkd)... which means, even if i take the Wipe file and i do not select the PIT and Repartition, i can have a Non-Wipe Flash????

Is there any pros n cons of wipe-v/s-non-wipe??? in terms of performance?? i understand that i will not lose device data (Apps, contacts, etc) if i use non-Wipe, but will this affect performance??

Which method do you guys use? ;)

Sorry for bothering once again.. and thanks for all ur help!!!
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
Thanks...and ya it is cool..You came to know about it today?
[Galaxy S II General] digi_fort:
No problem always there to help.

Don worry we all were there once ........ sad part is many people forget this once they become pros

Don worry no pit file is there in the download. Nope wipe simply has an instruction in the ROM to factory reset the phone. Non-wipe does'nt have that. Basically so that no issues arise from flashing the ROM afterwords (this happens when you downgrade your firmware)

PIT file is included basically if there is a change in the system table (data storage) architecture. Don confuse it with wipe or non-wipe. Stock ROMs when released are always wipe. ROM cooks make the changes in them to suit us as most of us don want the hassle to restore apps and data again.

Not that i know of but common sense says whenever a system is reset it is bound to perform better as it has lesser data and lesser processes to handle.

I always use non-wipe so far no issues.

Again we were all there once there are many regulars here and on XDA who have helped me understand things i'm explaining to you. It's a way of giving back to the community :D

Nahin, knew it before hand posted it as a fun fact for ppl who din read the FAQ's and Features thread :p
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
oh.....From 1hr I am trying to drain the battery (it was at 35%) now it came to 5% ...When we want it wont drain fast at all but when we dont want it will :(
[Galaxy S II General] digi_fort:
:p lol :p lol :D
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
You said pull out the battery and charge in power off mode it will be slightly less than 100 when you plug it into charger again..than power on again and charge to 100....For How many minutes should I be in Power Off mode (2nd time)?

and Just now asked Intratech if Flashing FW gives +1 and he said No
[Galaxy S II General] digi_fort:
Yup, till it hits 100 every time you yank out battery it'll slip to lower than 100 , you'll know it's calibrated when even after yanking the battery out and placing it back in will show 100 in both online and offline(powered off when we place the charger back) mode

Never said that mate. Custom kernel flash and rooting causes a +1. Even when you reflash stock ROM your counter does'nt get effected
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
When I said Flashing FW won't Void your warranty you said yes it do and I said If we change to Official one it warranty will be back and you said no it wont it will give ticks +1
[Galaxy S II General] digi_fort:
No no i think we have a misunderstanding here i said no to rooting required for firmware updates. Only flashing insecure kernels and rooting causes counter to tick you r right on that. I guess i misread or misinterpreted your question. Samsung firmware updates do not require rooting or void warranty. Only rooting voids warranty and you need a jig to refresh the counter. Do i make it sound right now ?

Just read the post again turns out i was supporting your case on losing warranty when rooted.
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
Ya now it more clear and I was also thinking we misunderstood each other posts LOL
[Galaxy S II General] digi_fort:
Ya :D lol indeed :D
[Galaxy S II General] coolbuddyin:
So flashing leaked firmware like KI3 wont tick the counter to +1 ???

Only flashing insecure kernels/custom roms will do?
[Galaxy S II General] digi_fort:
Yup sorry for confusions if any. Golden rule ROOT = No Warranty. Cause after that you are messing in places samsung does'nt want you messing in.
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
Which language?
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
I don't know what other stuffs will stop working.

10 x lol

heard gokhan fixed mtp in current beta or next beta, not sure though
[Galaxy S II General] nelsonoski1972:
Some german noob or troll posted that in our thread and i responded just for fun.

man, a lot of people r watching our thread.

Already we have enough trouble makers here in our thread and add to that all these trollers and spies and enforcers!!!:p:p:p

It is really tough to have one's privacy here:D:D:D:D
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
codeworkx with troll id:D
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
:p I don't want him to ruin his cm9 experience you see..

Oh was it so that siyah fixed mtp? Hmmm.. I'm not gonna touch it until it's out of beta. Kernel panic and black screen of death scares me.
[Galaxy S II General] drrkgupta:
I updated to LP2 ICS version now in KIES it says that "Your device does not support software upgrade via KIES".

Has the Indian Version already been released thats why the message??
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
So no one know to bridge wireless routers at all here? Got to get 200 meters LAN wire then.. :o
[Galaxy S II General] exynoss:
What do u mean
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
How many of you people have installed adaway so far?

Its one gr8 app to remove all ads, just a reminder if no one has noticed my prwvious post about adaway
[Galaxy S II General] nelsonoski1972:
Indian OFFICIAL ICS has not been released till today[May be tomorrow?].

Your KIES will recognise XWKL1 till then and it will show that message only till then.
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
I was so deep into this router I forgot to reply. I'll give it a try thank you :) so won't see any adds in my apps anymore?
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
Most of the members of this thread not using that rom..correct me if I'm wrong.

If so how can you say it the best Rom.

sent from EVO 3D VIA TT
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
Its their in intra's thread
[Galaxy S II General] exynoss:
Buy another gs2 install resurrection rom and cm9 in both phones

And compare both rom urself u will se diffrence
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Remix rom right? I would have been in that rom if not for CM9 :) it was good at that time as it was the only rom with gapps. Now spike too has the same.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
Ya, you are right. Now my mx player is similar to ad free paid version
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
ROFL

samsung rom isn't real ics
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
I have 4 Roms backup including resurrection rom.

It is good rom but not the best IMO
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
But how is it even possible? I mean at least the apps should show a blank frame right? How can adaway stop it completely? You know what I mean?
[Galaxy S II General] exynoss:
200 meter lan cable@15rs/mtr lol

Total=3000 rs

And do not forget after 100mtr lan cable creating problems u must put a switch after 100mtr.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
IT wont show anything and saves bandwidth too.it uses the updated hosts files to block all ads. similar to one in custom gb roms and the best thing is this app is freee
[Galaxy S II General] exynoss:
I think u backed up the first edition 8.4 of remix resurrection rom buddy just replace it with the latest one
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Oh wait. I was just exaggerating the meters lol. How many meters will it be from ground to 2nd floor anyways?
[Galaxy S II General] exynoss:
Forgot to mention 1000rs more for switch final cost will be 4000rs
[Galaxy S II General] exynoss:
I suggest u ruckus yesturday and earning money obtion too
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Bala you not getting my point. Try playing free version of angry birds. Now without adaway you will see that ugly frame in top right corner with ads. But after the adaway I don't see the frame at all. Why?

I didn't get you.
[Galaxy S II General] exynoss:
I think u did not read yesturday night posts
[Galaxy S II General] Trijunction:
I am using remix v1.0..its very good..very stable..haven't used cm9 though...
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
About those high powered routers? Well I don't have that much of budget.
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
I don't like to use available ICS Rom..

ICS really disconsolate me. My anticipation vanished:mad:
[Galaxy S II General] Trijunction:
Hi an interesting and annoying fact is my gs2 is getting a kernel panic for every rom out there except remix and stock Sammy..I seriously want to try other roms but don't know how to get past kernel panic mode!
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
i think you didnt get the concept of blocking ads, host files contains the address of ads servers, once those servers are identified they are blocked by this application. this host file will updated periodically with latest ad servers so that the ads can be blocked from apss even after an app update.
[Galaxy S II General] exynoss:
Angry birds space vs angry birds space hd whats the diffrence??
[Galaxy S II General] exynoss:
Perfect example remix(resurrection) is the best custom ics rom lol
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Okay I got that part. This host file is similar to the etc file you find in windows system32 folder?
[Galaxy S II General] 3xeno:
HD is optimized for tablet / HD resolution devices. However, seeing the reviews, it seems there is no difference in actual graphics. (And HD is smaller in size than the normal one). The normal version works perfect on the S2 BTW.
[Galaxy S II General] Trijunction:
Hahhhaa...not a serious issue as this rom is very good..but I am very curious to know why all other roms are failing on me! May be some kernel issue??
[Galaxy S II General] Link2Adi:
@ Bala - Can u guide me on how to disable the annoying increasing ring on PURE ICS with AOSP pack?
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Did you try the latest spike version? Maybe the older ones used the the leaked kernels.
[Galaxy S II General] Trijunction:
No.I am not aware of it!sorry I am a noob.. I will search for it in forums and try it.. actually got scared of kernel panics..as, if it happens, its a long process to flash stock from then root then flash back up etc...
[Galaxy S II General] Trijunction:
As we all know, keeping "activesync" on would drain your Android phone's battery pretty quickly. but if i turn it off, "push" does not work. when a thrid party app like K-9 mail can deliver mail almsot at real times with only background data on(and push off) why cant we get same functionality on stock gmail app?
[Galaxy S II General] exynoss:
Good night guyz almost forget tomorrow is no sunday

Work load is insanly high on ****day(monday)
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
You mean to say if a kernel panic mode appears to you, you would have to flash stock to ROM again? Why? Usually just a battery pull will make the phone normal again.
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
I have installed it when I 1st saw your original post...
[Galaxy S II General] Trijunction:
Hmm..no..it goes into kernel panic even after battery pull..so what I do is put it in download mode..flash a stock rom then root it..then ill flash back up...

Not sure if there is any alternative and easy way of doing it..
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Well if you get kernel panic ones or twice then it's not an issue. I have got them couple of times. And many people I'm this thread too. So just try out other ROMs too with latest build and check again.
[Galaxy S II General] rdhalla:
Hi. I am using westcrips new v1.0 ics remix. My phone freeze when I get incoming call. On incoming call the receive call slider freezes and after like 15 seconds laterr I get message "music stopped working". Also I cannot use music app. Force closure and unstable. Apar from these issues everything is working.

Any ideas.

Rom is based on xxlpq. My stock is xwkl1
[Galaxy S II General] exynoss:
Bad flashing
[Galaxy S II General] manojcitc:
Good morning...guys....
[Galaxy S II General] zimzoid:
morning bro, but 4.20 in the afternoon here in New Zealand:)
[Galaxy S II General] Trijunction:
Just do all four wipes again and ref lash..I am sure it will be good..better do not restore any system data from titanium back up,if u use it..
[Galaxy S II General] rdhalla:
yeah your answer was very helpful.. No thanks :3
[Galaxy S II General] TheQuarterMile:
Around 15-17m of wire should be enough...

Cause each floor rise accounts around 3.2m in normal residential buildings so that makes it to approx 9.6m+5.4m extra wire if you keep the router away from the window or something..
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
I think around 25m of wire will be more than enough.......Said 25m just to be in safe side...If wire is extra than no problem but if wire is less than it will be a problem
[Galaxy S II General] TheQuarterMile:
Even 20m will be more then enough including wastage and bending... its 40% access then what is required.. so the buffer is quite high... Im studying Architecture... estimations is not a subject im bad at... :p

I think to be safe 20m should be enough...
[Galaxy S II General] exynoss:
what is ur steps to install westcrips new v1.0 ics remix rom

my steps are

- wipe data/factory

- wipe cache

- wipe dalvik

- install main remix rom zip file

- install gapps

- install gapps fixer

- wipe cache

- wipe dalvik

- reboot

- done
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
@bala cm9 @160dpi

Without full wipe u will boot loop

Even if u flash this on codeworkx build
[Galaxy S II General] live4speed:
Thanks for the links. I'm downloading latest CM9 built now.
[Galaxy S II General] live4speed:
Would you tell me the installation procedure? It'll be a great help as this is the first time ill flash CM9 rom. I've few queries

1. Do I have to be on ICS rom b4 flashing CM9.? (currently on checkrom v6)

2. Does usb jig works on ICS bootloader ? (in case something goes wrong)
[Galaxy S II General] surya_mca:
Hi any one have Home wake up lag in ICS(al most on all rom's)..

any fix is available for this.. any idea's..?
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
1.you can flash it directly hopefully. I didn't had a chance to install cm9 from GB.

2. Heard jig not working with new ics bootloaders. If your purpose of using jig.is to clear the flash counter and yellow triangle then it can be easily done via triangle away apk without the need for USB jig
[Galaxy S II General] iekansh:
^ Ya you can flash CM9 directly from GB.
[Galaxy S II General] mazran01:
hello guys,one question,does the orignal ics released in india or can be updated through kies?????
[Galaxy S II General] Raven'sSight:
The adaway app had done epic things in my phone.The battery loss while sleep has been brilliant since...thanks bala :-D 2% in 8 hours with alarm and 1 text msg received...
[Galaxy S II General] sunny_ag:
Why firmwares are always delayed in India?

Even 2.3.6 was released in December :(
[Galaxy S II General] exynoss:
corrupt countries always has side effect
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
@ sahib

Installed 160 dpi cm9, tried without factory reset and yes it didn't boot loop . Lucky me.
[Galaxy S II General] safepacket:
If you are on GB and going to CM9 first time its recommeded to flash the ics bootloader which is in the CM9 thread and then regular full wipe and flash the zip files.

TIP: Use odin and Flash the ics bootloader as PDA and it will flash well(i did mine that way). Selecting bootloader may or may not flash is correctly although both method does not harm.
[Galaxy S II General] Link2Adi:
Anyone?

And also does the CM9 contained full screen caller ID like posted few pages before?? If yes that is AWESOME!!
[Galaxy S II General] live4speed:
No. I mean if it stuck in the middle of installation or something go wrong how would I get it into download mode without jig?

Can you please provide a direct link to gapps? I can't download from the link provided by other members. It failed in the half way, I've tried 3 times already but I doesn't go beyond 20 mb.
[Galaxy S II General] emze:
Which rom are you using? Can you give me the link please?
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
install the latest gapps pack from here

http://goo-inside.me/gapps

if you read the instructions right, nothing will go wrong :)

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guys , installed turbkey rom and simply amazed to see the icons used. All were perfect and gave a fresh feel.
[Galaxy S II General] surya_mca:
@bala, i think u haven't used his previous GB rom's
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
you can ask for that mod in pure ics thread.

yes cm9 has it
[Galaxy S II General] iekansh:
It's not necessary at all flash pics bootloader.

The cm9 people asked to flash because with lpq the boot loader was being flashed and it was giving people boot loops. So unless you've flashed a Samsung rom via Odin, you don't need to flash any bootloader.
[Galaxy S II General] iekansh:
Those icons take away the minimalistic look of ics. No offense but it's eww! Too flashy. Can't use that rom ever.
[Galaxy S II General] live4speed:
Can't download from this link. It's keep failing on all browsers like opera mobile, UCweb, xscope, default browser. It's frustrating
[Galaxy S II General] surya_mca:
try this..

http://teamhydra.uk.to/index.php?dir=&download=gapps-ics-20120317-signed.zip
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
those icons looks great @ 160 dpi. but yeah, some icons are too flashy ,cant use it regularly
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Search adaway in market.

Well here is the link. Owe me my 2 minutes :D https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adaway
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
guys, anyone using 160 dpi cm9 ? why is the touch feels jittery?
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
Touch issue is from 19-3 build till now
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
oh my bad, will give it a go with siyah, if nothing goes well then have to restore my nandroid
[Galaxy S II General] emze:
lol... my man, i am already having adaway installed. i am currently on cyanogenmod9 the 25/3 build. battery life is pathetic. 13 hours and 28% battery remaining. AOS alone took 55%. so, if you tell me which ROM you are on at the moment, i will flash that and see.
[Galaxy S II General] safepacket:
@iekansh i am not running cm9 for long but i read the thread and saw codeworxx post

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23950709&postcount=15819

some body running old bootloader had reboot issues and codeworx recommended upgrade to bootloader which cm9 suggests to avoid unexpected problems.

I agree that if you have not flashed LPH/LPQ , cm9 install should go well. But as a safer step its always recommended to go with what dev suggest to avoid problems.
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
Nothing will happen after flashing siyah

AOS is not a bug,it shows incorrect %

For battery life check the time ur display was on

I get it till 3 and half hours time of display

If u have old bootloader then its all right

u will have bootloop on LPH and LPQ bootloaders
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
In GB rom AOS low means nice battery.........In ICS AOS is low means something happened to mobile.................That is what someone said to me
[Galaxy S II General] emze:
well, i am in ICS, my AOS is high, battery is low, usage is low. something called KWORKR in BBS is showing a BIG red. will post the pic in a bit
[Galaxy S II General] ssvijay:
Lol So true ;)
[Galaxy S II General] atulalvenkar:
AOS display issue is fixed in 4.0.4 and will hit AOSP probably with 4.0.5.

IIRC kworker is kernel thread.

Red = System process/ process run as root.

Blue = Userspace process
[Galaxy S II General] emze:
this is the bbs screenshot i took a few min back. after that i did a gtalk voice chat and my battery dropped from 20% to 17% i do not want to take that into consideration.
[Galaxy S II General] ssvijay:
So the chance of STOCK GS2 ROM user getting it is very minimal as we are not sure abt the future updates supports from Sammy

But CM9 is there for us
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
well we can see 4.0.4 atleast after 3 or 4 months of its public release, aos bug is mostly kernel dependent, expecting a kernel dev to solve it.
[Galaxy S II General] nelsonoski1972:
Kworker, what is it and why is it hogging so much CPU?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/33640/kworker-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-hogging-so-much-cpu

PS: Emze, if u cannot read the whole thing, here is the gist of solutions advised there

"If you find the system unusable due to excessive kworker activity, I would recommend trying to do fewer things. If you think you're not doing anything, try shutting down long-running services or timers (RSS readers, mail readers, file indexers, activity trackers, etc.).

If this doesn't work, try restarting.[Before going to sleep]

It is to be hoped that your specific system will stop expressing this behaviour with a future kernel upgrade (and many of the most common causes of this have been solved)."
[Galaxy S II General] surya_mca:
guys.. i got a wiered problem..

i was on CM9-2503(160 DPI) , then i flashed siya tar file using Mobile ODIN.. then it never boot up...

Then i used CM9 odin version to back again..

but i dont knw wht's the problem..

is anybody had this issue before..
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
I hate you for saying about fifa 12 :p can't stop my self from playing
[Galaxy S II General] frankimm:
I couldn't agree any more, I play it day and night!

The game is pretty stable and smooth.

Nice job by EA.
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
Guys, you know GSII have driving mode and can be used to say callers name..

one of XDAen made stand alone widget for SII so that we can easily switch driving mode on or off.

Just download and place on home screen..

I don't know it will work or not with cm9 though..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1559801

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@ Sahib

If you haven't seen yet, take look at this thread..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1557091&styleid=15

Xperia s launcher ported for non xperia devices with working widgets
[Galaxy S II General] rocky23:
yo all gammers ur game talk jus bounces on my head don kno anything abt games....but i need to play now hope u all help...plz pm frm market play.....(:p):):):):)
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
check pm and one more thing I want a App which say about upcoming football matches............If I'm not wrong today there is a match right? Man Utd v Fulham......when it is going to start?

edit: Nevermind got time...12:25 ESPN HD I'm coming............Now I will try to watch every match till Aug

edit 2: got app also.....now only left is pm reply
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
5 days ago:D

Works on ics

Also posted in our themes and apps section
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
I can port many sony apps(already ported music app) but their size is of a 480x854 screen so it looks big and bad on our 480x800 screen and the only thing I don't know is how to resize that apps

The Widgets are as easy as coping the .APK files to system/app but they work on Sony launcher only
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
Gaming all of a sudden? :D start with small games mate, what sort of games u like? Racing, sports? Tell me your category and ill suggest u some nice games