yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] superfast:
yes,tht link posted here is frm intratech thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278 second post(official firmware)

does it need any wiping before flashing via odin ?

i ve seen ppl recomending wiping before and after flashing jst to ensure no force closes things..

also wht happens when this is flashed over a rooted phone with 2.3.3 ? superuser will be uninstalled automatically ?
[Galaxy S II General] OrrPenn18:
Backup your SMS, Contacts, Apps and then do a factory reset! :D

And then the usual flashing method ... go to download mode and bla bla :)
[Galaxy S II General] superfast:
so factory reset is must ? ( “Wipe data/factory reset”, “Wipe Cache partition”)

so whts the point in flashin the non wipe or wipe version ?
[Galaxy S II General] OrrPenn18:
Wipe cache is for people with ClockwordMod Recovery! If you have it, do it! :)

If not, a factory reset will suffice! :)

I usually flash the wipe version, because if by flashing a non-wipe version, some problem occurs, you gotta flash the wipe version! So better to flash the wipe! :D
[Galaxy S II General] superfast:
actually i dont ve flashed any custom rom installed or cwm installed have jst rooted with doomlords method...i want to have stock firmware and dont want to do a factory reset :( ,so thought of flashing stock kj3 non wipe version via odin...
[Galaxy S II General] rajarshi10:
I still cant get my Market working. Its the latest version 3.12. Tried everything, still WIFI wont work with the market. What can be the problem? I searched google for port 5228 & stuff but cant understand how to do it. Please help me.
[Galaxy S II General] OrrPenn18:
Have you tested this on other Wifi networks? Did you do a factory reset?

If both of above doesn't work! The only solution is the service centre!
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Guys!! Check this out! Legit ICs keyboard. People are reporting that its smooth as silk and amazing multi touch and super predictions!! Anyone tried it? I will report back.

Link: www.xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1354891
[Galaxy S II General] amitoberoi:
@balagamer - hey buddy. I saw in ur signature that ur using criskelo rom so i decided ti try it. I have been able to flash the 3.1 version successfully but there are a couple of things. First is that even though the rom is pretty fast the quadrant score is 3105 which is lower than clean and simple by almost 1400 points. Secondly cpuspy is showing activities at 1200 and 1000 mhz whereas in all the earlier roms i checked was very less. Will this affect the battefy life when the phone works at the highest processor speed. Ghis is in just the normAl usage. Pls help...
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
• You need to understand one thing clearly, that is, there is NO need to Wipe or FR the device after flashing a new ROM (Stock I mean here) IF there is no problem after flashing, like Phone process FC or else. But if you have, then YES, you do need to Wipe and FR.

• CWM installing is easy. Just Root SpeedMod or CF kernel and it will install CWM and SU automatically. One should have CWM installed IMO.

• If you have problem with losing data, then do a Nandroid backup in CWM Recovery, and if anything goes wrong just Restore it. It will bring back the EXACT SAME ROM and all data's when you took it.

• I am sure you know Titanium Backup is there is to take Backup of apps and data's, if you are Rooted.
[Galaxy S II General] superfast:
thanks for the reply :) i just flashed to xwj3 stock(netherlands) frm intratech thread and rooted using doomlord method :) also installed the gtalk vedio talk using root explorer :) for now no problems,did not do factory reset :)

no intentions of trying the custom roms :) bt would like to knw how to get cwm now ?

i saw ppl refering to flash siyah kernal using darky rom2 application it ll give me cwm...?

cf method seems easy to get cwm ...bt i got superuser by doomlord method,now i need only cwm..
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Glad to know your phone is working well. So like Ravi, you too don't have any problem after flashing with FR, guess I was the unlucky one :(

As I said, just flash Speed Mod or CF kernel via Odin, you will have CWM installed. Afterwards complete the Stock kernel flash back and then zImage from CWM from your rooted kernel to complete the rooting process and get rid of the damn Yellow ! mark on boot.

It's easy and will take less than 5 mins. Just try it :)
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
@amitoberoi

Don't bother about quadrant buddy, its one of the worse benchmark tool available right now as it is not updated for ages. Varying CPU speed around 1 ghz is not bad too, unless it stays there for a long time. Apart from those if you enjoy the rom, glad you find your rom partner for your s2 ;)
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
Guys, what LCD density are you people using, was using 180 for a while and it's good, just tried 160 and things are looking much better now, anyone on 180 or 160 here?
[Galaxy S II General] spoiltz:
ROOT

Hello Everyone,

I want to root my galaxy s2, which is on Indian firmware i.e. 2.3.3

I just want to root, and not applying any other version of android, for now.

So, can somebody, please tell me that, if i root via CF-ROOT method, will i still be able to use kies? and see future firmware updates, if there is any, in Kies?

Also, if i ever need, how can i unroot my device, and flash to stock kernel???

Any help would be appreciated. :)
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
What app you use for that?

This,

https://market.android.com/details?...NvbS53ZW1vYnMuYW5kcm9pZC5sY2RyZXNvbHV0aW9uIl0.

Or this?

https://market.android.com/details?...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImx2Lm4zby5sY2RkZW5zaXR5Il0.

Or else?

Root has nothing to do with Kies, so you will be able to use it normally.

Just flashing the Stock Kernel will Unroot the device.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
@ ithehappy

Ill directly edit the build.prop file to change the density. What density you are in?
[Galaxy S II General] radicalgel:
Well I was unlucky too. Plagued by FC's right after flashing KJ2. Had to FR.

A quick tutorial on how to do that would be much appreciated. :p
[Galaxy S II General] digi_fort:
As told by others the purpose of non-wipe is so that you don't have to factory reset the phone and lose data. It woulda been hell of a job if you had to wipe every time you flash a new ROM. It is recommended to be done when flashing a custom ROM.

Which indian firmware are you on KE8 or KF3 ?

Yes after you root you will still be able to update via KIES as rooting has no effect on updates. To unroot if you mean removing yellow triangle and reset custom binary counter check this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1068522

You can use a JIG for that.
[Galaxy S II General] chetan_mohanty:
Yes kies will recognise.. Dont worry.to. unroot your device.. Lots of different methods are there. Basically the need to unroot comes when a visit to service center is required..so, at that time just fully wipe and flash a sammy rom.
[Galaxy S II General] superfast:
@ digi_fort and @ ithehappy thanks for the help :)

so the non wipe versions also needs the Factory reset only when downgrading or change of series....

in intractech thread clearly mentioned it will not wipe the system :) read properly now....

its kool tht gtalk voice chat works well on 2g :O bt vedio seems not working properly it lags...
[Galaxy S II General] sendhiloo7:
New ROM for india

Hi Guys,

What is latest ROM after this ROM GT-I9100_INU_I9100XWKF3.

Pls provide the link also ;)
[Galaxy S II General] digi_fort:
None no update for the indian region so far ........ Last is KF3 (2.3.3)

How ever you can always use odin to flash the latest firmware from different region KJ3 (2.3.5) and keep your warranty intact.

Link to the thread :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
[Galaxy S II General] ryshah:
Is there a 1 second lag in clicking photos ?

From the time I click the button to the time it takes the photo.

It's always the next moment. Does that happen to everybody ?

I am on XWKJ1 with Siyah 2.1.1.

It's very disappointing, coming from an iPhone 4. It used to click the instant I wanted, not the next moment.

Am I missing any settings ?
[Galaxy S II General] OrrPenn18:
Yup, shutter lag, solved in ANdroid 4.0.1 :)
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
I hope you guys dint know about Lcd density

Market link for the "LCD density changer"

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.beansoft.lcd_density_changer&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5iZWFuc29mdC5sY2RfZGVuc2l0eV9jaGFuZ2VyIl0.

YOu can also get the lite version free from here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=765639

What it does?

Its just like changing the resoultion in your windows based pc, the more the resolution the smaller and crisper the things are. Changing the lcd density will give your mobile a HD look even without a HD display unit.

The default lcd density for our mobile is 240. We can reduce this value to get a HD like resolution.

Example :

This is a small sample comparison of lcs values with that of our pc screen resolution.

240 === (800 X 600)

220 === (1024 X 728)

200 === (1280 X 1024)

180 === (1920 X 1080)

If people havent tried this so far, id bet it will give you a new HD look to your mobile for sure.

@ ithehappy

build.prop file is in the "/system" directory. TO edit this file you have to open it in a text editor(root explorer) and look for a line called

Ro.sf.lcd_density=240

All you have to do is replace the value "240" with your choice. When you save and exit a backup of the original file will be automatically created.

Reboot the phone and your new hd display is ready :)
[Galaxy S II General] sayem_unlimited:
What is the difference between custom & official roms??? i mean more i get from using the same version of KJ3 in Frankenstein custom rom. Can you please explain the features and enhancements of custom roms

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] digi_fort:
That is a little hard to do custom roms have all sorts of features stock roms refrain us from. Overclocking, customizable themes, additional apps (GTalk with video for instance), root, performance, better battery backup etc....
[Galaxy S II General] OrrPenn18:
Ya but then you must have spare parts app for app compatibility ... and then market will cause some prob ... some app won't be displayed as the resolution you had changed to ... will be not supported by the app :D

Anyways, I had a horrible experience with lcd density changer app :p , screwed my phone! :D
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
For that application incompatablity, i had lcd density switcher widget , whenever i want to check for updates, ill simply switch back to '240' , update those apps(very few are incompatible actuall:p), then will switch back to my "HD resolution":D

For the HD look it gives, we can bear with this simple problem;)

Between, how did you screw urs with lcd density app?
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Thanks bro. I had no idea about it.

But 240, the default value shouldn't it be 480x800, because that's the default res of our GSII, 480x800, not 800x600?
[Galaxy S II General] OrrPenn18:
I was changing values in build.prop, but ages ago :p

Changed it to something very high, one one icon could fit in the entire screen ... cudnt even get back to the build.prop line :p

So, had to re-flash a whole ROM back :p :D
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
I actually compared 240 with our PC screen resolution 800 x 600. Just how the density 240 will look visually when compared to PC resolution. 200 will be optimal value. Try it you will love it.

@ katkoriaarpan

Lol! U really messed it up, I have never seen any one using value above 240. What density are u using now

One icon filling the whole screen???!!! , lol
[Galaxy S II General] OrrPenn18:
Lol! I know :p hehehe!

I use the stock one! :D 240!
[Galaxy S II General] spoiltz:
Thanks

Thanks, for You Reply.

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Thank u very much, for your support.

When i tried to root via CF-Kernel Root method, my odin got stuck at "setup connection screen" and nothing happened.

So, I rooted my device, with DoomLord's Method. It was very simple.

Also, can you tell me why it got stuck at "setup connection"???

Any problems?

---------- Post added at 03:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:17 PM ----------

Thanks for the reply.

I am on KF3 firmware.

I have now rooted via DoomLord's Method, and it was simple to use. But i can't see any "yellow triangle"?? Has something gone wrong with the root?? As, my phone has superuser app, but there is no triangle, whatsoever, from boot screen to home screen.

Please Advise
[Galaxy S II General] OrrPenn18:
Its only if you odin-flash an insecure kernel! :)
[Galaxy S II General] spoiltz:
Thanks to everyone for their Support. You guys have really been very helpful.

So, now that i am Rooted. I was thinking to upgrade to official Gingerbread 2.3.5 European firmware.

Will it unroot my device? If i flash it via odin?

Also, just out of curiosity,i wanted to know,

after flashing the new firmware, will my warranty be valid again????
[Galaxy S II General] iekansh:
www.androidpolice.com/2011/11/21/ed...om-developers-i-think-we-need-to-have-a-talk/

Great article guys!
[Galaxy S II General] spoiltz:
Thanks,

Now i want to flash a newer firmware i.e. 2.3.5(European). Will it wipe my data and apps on phone, and unroot?

Also, which firmware should i use?
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
with that method you will not get Triangle which is good
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Every single ROM will unroot your device after flashing. You could try Mobile Odin Pro though, new creation of Chainfire, which will allow you to keep Root after flashing a new ROM, it's a paid app anyway, but definitely worth it.

And we are in India, don't think about warranty, do anything with your device, they won't even understand ;)
[Galaxy S II General] spoiltz:
LOL, Rightly said.

But, anyways, if i flash the 2.3.5 firmware, will my warranty still be void? or it will be valid? as it was, when i had unrooted 2.3.3 ????

I want to know, this, just out of curiosity!!!! :p

Also, which firmware, should i use to upgrade? Will it wipe all my data and apps?
[Galaxy S II General] chetan_mohanty:
Hehe.. There will be no triangle nor counter increase in that method.. Its just an exploit.. Triangle comes when you flash an insecure kernel. Just install terminal app and type su

busybox whoami

If it says root or uid 0 then rooted
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
From the day i rooted my device the possibility of customization just have been growing! Android is so clay-like :D Thank you alot for the share!

By the way anyone tried the ICS keyboard realeased by johntanmi (for.digit)
[Galaxy S II General] superfast:
indian Galaxy note has gtalk with vedio :) so doesnt it means already gtalk is out of test phase why cant they just put in our s2 :D i still wonder when india gonna get 2.3.5 :D

we can do only audio chat ,nice option :) seems working good over 2g too :)
[Galaxy S II General] digi_fort:
Yeah now i really don't understand what sammy guys are doin ....... maybe it has something to do with Mobile SP's objecting to it they charge for Video Calling separate to Data Useage for 3G data call where as in GTalk it's just data ..... hmmmmm maybe there's a conspiracy here......

Will try it but need to flash custom roms now that i know a few things about them will try at home ......... :D

Flashing any stock firmware will take away root because it'll replace the kernel which you have rooted ..... warranty would still be void because the binray counter would be showing custom kernel and the count would have increased ..... however as civilized as the sammy customer care people are i don't think they'll be able to make out a rat's a55 if you loaded MIUI or the iOS on it and presented it to them for repair and tell them "Yeh toh Theme hai Ji"......... bluetooth se lee hai" ........... :p
[Galaxy S II General] rc_k:
@digi_fort check PM
[Galaxy S II General] emze:
Digi... PM
[Galaxy S II General] sunny_ag:
where can i get pouch like xperia arc in mumbai?
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
Off Topic: Digi and Emze I think time need to change or this meeting should go on without me ..for next one I will join..Because need to hospital that day
[Galaxy S II General] spoiltz:
Lol....nice one!

Thnx for the reply!

---------- Post added at 07:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:59 PM ----------

Does anyone have any idea, about how to do a "NANDROID" ROM Backup of our S2??

I have rooted via DoomLord's method, and so doesn't have any insecure kernels on my S2.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
@Bala:

Changed mine to 160. It really looks nice. But the dialer is looking weird, same with calender.
[Galaxy S II General] OrrPenn18:
Download Spare parts app, check compatibility option! :)

---------- Post added at 07:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:13 PM ----------

You still gotta flash the kernel, nandroid backup is a feature of CWM, and CWM is included in the kernel ...

For the start, you have to flash Cf-root kernel! :)
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
what? even after rooted via DoomLord's method you need CF-ROOT than what is the use of DoomLord's method?
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Is overnight charging a bad thing for battery in GS2? Most of the days i get time to charge only at night :(
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Thanks, will try it later. I changed mine back to 240 and nothing happened, it stayed same like 160. Rebooted twice to make sure and phone ain't booting anymore, black screen after GS II logo.

Have to flash back the ROM again!
[Galaxy S II General] OrrPenn18:
Just root<the su icon>! This is the normal method used for all phones, Chainfire's method is to flash a kernel, a different route with the same ending! :)

Nopes, phone has an inbuilt switch which turns off the charging after 100% charge :)

Aila! Sad :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] ryshah:
Unbelievable ! How do people live with that ? An 8mp cam that has shutter lag ? You've got to be kidding me ! :rolleyes:

Edit: With this post, I am upto full speed on this thread ! Read through all 416 pages :eek:

It's been fantastic ! Amazing amount of knowledge gained from this thread.

The regulars here are all super cool people ! Really helpful too :)

But I am still fighting and debating with my self, whether to keep the S2, or switch to some other Android (Galaxy Nexus / Moto Droid Razr) or just go and get the iPhone 4S.

I came from the iPhone 4, having used the 3G and 3GS for the past years.

iOS is way too classy / productive / polished.

ICS is the only hope I see for myself using Android.

I would appreciate your inputs.
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
So changing the density is a risky thing then :o Hope you will flash your phone with no problem!

Now that's a good thing :) Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Not sad actually, I am angry on myself.

Flashing ain't the problem but the restoring is, for me. Already restored Sd-Ext, Data and Cache from Nandroid, but no idea if I should restore the System and boot too, or could it cause problem!!!

Anyway, got the data's back, that's what matter to me.
[Galaxy S II General] OrrPenn18:
I was thinking the same! But the camera holds me back, plus when ICS comes on SGS II, it will be much better! Though, if I want to switch phones, I look at the dev community of the phone!
[Galaxy S II General] ryshah:
You mean the S2 camera is that good, that it's holding you back from switching phones ? How ? What about the shutter lag ?

And what other phone would you look at, considering awesome dev support ?
[Galaxy S II General] OrrPenn18:
Nah Nah! I want to go for Nexus Prime, but the camera it has is 5mp! And Samsung has some awesome camera hardware in ours! Thats the prob! Only bad camera in GN

Umm ... for other phones, I would recommended HTC Sensation, it has a good dev support, not good, awesomely good :)

---------- Post added at 08:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:30 PM ----------

changed build properties na, so lets see what happens when system boots up, I guess some FC's :/

Any FC's, restore /system also!
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
@ithehappy

man! thats sad, i never had any problem in changing the density, did you edit the file or used the density changer app?

Also i dont use stock dialer, using go contacts dialer, its great with the kind of customization it provides

Edit:

Man , dont reflash, just rename the backed up build.prop via adb from windows
[Galaxy S II General] ryshah:
Oh! Alright. So you mean that the S2 has an awesome camera, but Gingerbread is the culprit ? And ICS fixes that ?

And HTC Sensation has good dev support ? Better / on par with the S2 ?

And how's the battery on the Sensation ?

I hate the battery backup on the S2.

What's the point of having a Dual Core beast, all the google background service sync awesomeness, only to disable it, as the battery can never keep up ?

Developers / Google / Manufacturers need to work in sync here.

A smartphone that can't last a proper 18 hour day with all 'Smart' features enabled, is a brick. Period.
[Galaxy S II General] OrrPenn18:
Not gingerbread, its samsung which is responsible for the shutter lag, that is why AOSP ICS fixes it! If samsung launches ICS, maybe it will have the shutter lag minimized or gone, can't say!

Sensation is at-par ... :)

Its a phone, 18 hrs is fine! Im happy with the backup, if there were a phone beating the performance of S II and giving bettery batt backup, then I would argue on better battery stuff! :D
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
@ ithehappy

How about this dialer? nice isnt it? and also have attached a crispy pic of my homescreen with 160 as density
[Galaxy S II General] ryshah:
Right. Thanks for your inputs. Now looking at the Sensation too !

Would welcome other users to give their inputs.

Stay in the Samsung camp or move out in search of something better ? :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Thanks. Everything is back and running well. Thanks to Nandroid. I will try that dialer.

BTW- How do you get back 240? Changing back it to 240 doesn't work, remains on 160!

PS- What's the name of that battery widget? Had it before, forgot now.
[Galaxy S II General] ryshah:
That's a beautiful homescreen.

You manage 2 days battery backup with the weather widget and all those animations ?

Is it due to Siyah or is the Criskelo rom that good ?

From what I understand, a rom shouldn't really have anything to do with your battery, right ?

The Kernel would be the game changer ?
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Kernel would matter, no way a ROM, you are right.

But Standby time doesn't matter dude. Its Display On time which is all and important.

I got this with stock kernel or CF, I don't remember, just few days after I purchased it,

Its nothing :)
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
@ ithehappy

Better use the file editing method for reverting lcd density values, its the best dude. Lcd density changer may not be work all the time.

Also why did you went to 160 straight away? 200 would be a good value to start :D

---------- Post added at 09:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:56 PM ----------

Actually i was getting around 3 days with dlev rom 1.2 and ninephetamine kernel, but not using that combo any more.

yeah, kernel is the driving engine of your mobile.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
That's what I did dude. Opened the file in text editor in Root explorer, changed it to 160, save and exit, Reboot. It went cool and resolution changed to 160, but now when I do the same to get back 240 from 160 it won't change and stays on 160! Weird!

BTW- What was the battery widget you posted in last post?
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
@ ithehappy

here you go , its battery life from curve fish

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.curvefish.batterylife&hl=en