yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] coolbuddyin:
thanks for quick reply

Now my stock kernel is KF3

If i flash with some custom Rom, and then if i want be back on stock kernel ,should i get KF3 kernel or Stock rom that particular Rom like KH3 for litening Rom
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
You have to flash Stock Kernel, flashing a ROM won't change your kernel. Why you'd want Stock Kernel anyway!
[Galaxy S II General] coolbuddyin:
i'm thinking that flashing stock kernel back only removes the yellow triangle thing on start up. isnt it?
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
It removes YT and installs Stock kernel. You have to flash back zImage of your rooted kennel to keep root.
[Galaxy S II General] mangesh hotkar:
IMEI changed

i m from india.by mistake i flashed wrong custom rom and now my phone shows fake imei(0000). after putting sim card in phone shows emergency calls only. now i cant make or receive a call, rest of the things working properly. i tried stock rom but same issue. so i take off my phone to service center they said need to change the motherboard they dont have any other way. and it won't cover on warrenty. after few hours my phone shows a network but imei is still the fake one.

i need a help,how to recover my original imei no..............:(
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Just flash the Stock ROM then Wipe Cache+ Clear Cache partition+ Factory Reset.
[Galaxy S II General] PRATS228:
All HD games get stucks in middle in my galaxy s2.?? pl help...

ANY one please help me!!!!!

Hero of sparta- When the loading of the games is about to end it gets stuck and go to home page

Modern Combat 2- When go to new game and select the diffuculty it gets STUCK and go to home screen.

UNO- Similar issue

Air Attack HD- It gets stuck while playing the game.

GT Racing-

Asphalt 6- Similar issue

some one PLEASE help to solve this
[Galaxy S II General] goldbergx:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqLK_2I-SBM

Try this. This has a number of methods. The first one worked for me. In the future, always keep a EFS backup (described in the video)

Hope that helps.
[Galaxy S II General] ankitkidd05:
Hey guys...sadly, I found this dead pixel on the lower right hamd side of my phone a few days back....i bought phone from samsung dealer around 2 months back... what are my options??? Can I get a replaced s2 ?? Please guide!!!
[Galaxy S II General] goldbergx:
I don't think that this helps in case your IMEI gets messed up. I even restored a backup via CWM and that did not work either.

Do an EFS backup in case you like flashing new stuff.
[Galaxy S II General] goldbergx:
Yep, a replacement would be the way to go.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
Did you purchased or (downloaded:p) the right version?

If you have downloaded you should download files specific for mali 400 gpu, other files wont work.

If you are using any task killer or memory optimizer program in the background,try freezing it via titanium backup and run the game
[Galaxy S II General] netcitizen:
I am using the Vodafone - SGS2 offer of 1gb 3g for 6 months.

I got it activated on 12th august.

my question is that the 1gb is counted from 1st of August to 31st august and so on

OR

is it from 12th august - 12th september and so on.

I know this is more of a Vodafone support question but infortunately i could not get an answer there.

If anyone here using this offer knows the details do reply.
[Galaxy S II General] sandeep10:
It is based on calendar month of 30 days. So on 30th August it will get reset. Then next date will be 29th Sep. Any unused data of 1GB limit is added to next month's free 1GB limit. After free data usage charge only 2p/10kb.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
IMEI can't be change that easily. It's a bug that IMEI is wrongly shown, actually not changed.
[Galaxy S II General] nelsonoski1972:
Hope u know about that thing-"how to google".:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

If not-Here is the link for-"Google for Dummies"

http://www.amazon.com/Google-Dummies-Brad-Hill/dp/0764544209
[Galaxy S II General] mrcreativity:
I face the same problem almost everytime i flash the siyah kernel. The phone shows the GT9100 logo and just stops there. Recovery mode doesnt work, only download mode works.

I usually flash either Cf-Root or speedmod and everything works fine again.

Never tried the CWM "Magic" Kernel though.
[Galaxy S II General] kooltools:
Guys i need help i need to buy a Gt i9100 and i cant find it anywhere online?

I live in surat,gujarat and everywhere i go i find GT-i9100G can u guys help me to get a non-g version
[Galaxy S II General] TheQuarterMile:
Has anyone tried the MIUI v4? ppl say its quite stable...
[Galaxy S II General] sameerg:
multi dpi dialer ?

Hi,

I have set my LCD dpi to 200, everything seems to look fine except the Dialer...What should i do ?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
Popular online website like flipkart n letsbuy dont have SII, So try ebay

http://www.ebay.in/sch/Mobile-Phone...e_Phones&_fln=1&_ssov=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282

To increase or decrease the font use sparepart app from market

https://market.android.com/details?...xLDEsImNvbS5hbmRyb2lkYXBwcy5zcGFyZV9wYXJ0cyJd
[Galaxy S II General] sachinaik:
Kooltools Wait for Moto Droid Razr Max : 3300mah.

I love my sgs2 but imagine a superphone similar to sgs2 with 2days of juice within 8.99mm waistline !! Thats unbeatable...

M buying it whenever its available...:-) jus dono what to do with sgs2 when i buy Moto DR Maxx....
[Galaxy S II General] sameerg:
Thanks, actually i wanted to know how can i make Dialer compatible with 200dpi.

Changing the font size didn't help me to fix it :(
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
Which Rom u r using? is that multi dpi supportable?
[Galaxy S II General] Ankit Tulsian:
Hey friends suggest me a good screen guard.I am thinking of amzer any review?
[Galaxy S II General] sameerg:
I am using CheckROM RevoHD V4
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
I suggest you to change the dpi to 180 or even 160 that align your screen.

also increase fonts with sparepart app
[Galaxy S II General] Hrithan2020:
Better to wait for SGS 3 or the next next big thing right? [ Hopefully by May, June].

Because, those will be running on 28/32nm,and will be much more power efficient, plus now, manufacturers, like samsung are likely to include a much higher stock battery. [ For eg. Samsung has acknowledged the need for a better battery life].

Droid Razzr, is likely to be a sidegrade, and by the time, it comes to india, SGS2 might have already got ICS!!
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
Well, the fresh rumor is that SIII launch delayed!!

Take a look here

http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/25/2733022/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-mwc-rumor
[Galaxy S II General] abhi2889:
Finally got my galaxy s2 and fortunately it's i9100... :) can any one tell me must have apps for s2. Already downloaded dead space and modern combat 2. :) also I have XXKI4 2.3.5 on s2.should I flash XXKL1 indian firmware or wait for ICS stock build?
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
XXKI4 seems europe rom, did u confirm this

xwkl is very good rom though!
[Galaxy S II General] Ankit Tulsian:
Yes its the version which i got with my GS international version.Any suggestion friends for screen guard?
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
As u said earlier, Amzer is a good choice, quality is good and price is very low.

I am using it from last 2 n half month, no problem at all!
[Galaxy S II General] Lost Monk:
Nope, my phone is unrooted. It is official firmware leak from samsung.

btw I am just downgraded to 2.3.6 XWL1 as we speak, LP6 was not picking up my wifi and I was not able to switch between 2g/3g either.
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
You are right, These ICS leaks are not daily usable
[Galaxy S II General] Lost Monk:
Thanks mate. I will order one right away. :)

--

This is unusual. I flashed XWKL1, everything finished well, odin PASSed. Phone restarted but its showing 'Setup Wizard stopped unexpectedly - Force Close' error. Can not do anything else :mad:
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
Go in to CWM mode using three button combo and wipe data/factory reset!
[Galaxy S II General] Lost Monk:
Yup, just did that. Hard-reset and it worked. Thanks :)

Good old Gingerbed now! :D
[Galaxy S II General] spoiltz:
Amzer screen guard is matte finish, i.e. u will see colorful pixels, on the screen. The clarity too is not so good!!!

I am using the screenguard(from scratchguard.in) which i bought from croma. It cost me 499. But its washable,re-usable, there are no bubbles, and its crystal clear!!!!
[Galaxy S II General] Ankit Tulsian:
Earlier i had the gadgetshield screen guard but its not so good.Thanks for the suggestion i wanted a SG which is clear,UV protective and durable.I believe in this saying

"Mehnga roye ek baar sasta roye baar baar" :-)
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
People work in Croma applied the screen guard or you did it your self?....I'm using Amzer Mirror screen guard (Using 1 right now and have a spare one)...When I ordered it I didn't notice it is a Mirror Screen guard and I have ordered 2 now I hate it...It works as mirror which is nice but I hate it sometimes while watching movies or playing with mobile
[Galaxy S II General] spoiltz:
I applied it myself. It was too easy. I removed the bubbles, by using my fingers. And its completely bubble free. Also, it can be washed again and again, if you see any dust(inside).
[Galaxy S II General] abhi2889:
Yes, I got s2 from dubai and on the box it was written that imported from france so it's a europian version.. XXKI4 is stable no issues that's why I asked that if there is any major change in XWKL1.
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
The one I'm using is washable too
[Galaxy S II General] Ankit Tulsian:
There are 2 type of SG.one is the normal one and another is

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Scratchgard-...?pt=IN_Mobile_Accessories&hash=item3a6f902e8a
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
xxki4=2.3.4

xwkl1=2.3.6

eDIT: it should be xwki4?
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Guys I'm on GTA 1.3 and the graphics looks so bad. I tired those modified settings but still the same..

Basically the shadows and the shaders are messed up.
[Galaxy S II General] Lost Monk:
^^ Those are really crappy graphics, like from the days of directx4 :p

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Noob question #234: What “Wipe cache partition” does?

If I flash some new firmware & then perform (1) Factory reset through recovery mode followed by (2) Wipe Cache Partition, What operations does it perform? Is it safe ?
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
wipe cache : all application chache of the rom that need to be wiped before flashing new rom to avoid conflict
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Oh really? Then I have to watch some videos first and confirm :p

Edit: saw the video and the compared to the video, the graphics in much phone looks messed up. If you see those black patches here and there and the blue tints on the road. Something is not rendering properly or maybe some files are missing. Let me download the data from the site and try.

V
[Galaxy S II General] Lost Monk:
So its a good practice to wipe cache partition before flashing new Rom? I was little confused because of word 'partition' in it, thought it will play with partitions.

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Let us know the result. I will install it if working good. Afterall whats the use of unlimited internet? :D

GTA setup is of some 260mbs iirc. You downloading more data over the native setup?
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
Yes it plays with partition but limited to cache only! as u selected wipe cache partition.

This act is needed when you flash the rom as well as flash any theme or mod over older theme or mode!

Edit: By the way which rom currently you using?
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Wiping cache partition and dalvik cache is not a problem at all as far I know. But doing factory reset will erase all the data under phone system memory (and not the internal SD). So do the cache partition and dalvik cache before installing different Rom and then after flashing the new Rom if you get boot loops or any other issues you will need to do wipe/factory reset and flash the Rom again. If you are flashing custom Rom and charging between custom and stock Rom then its suggested to do a full wipe always as to avoid conflicts. So take backup via titanium and nandroid always before doing anything.

Btw, which Rom are you chaining to?

Also in game the download was around 450mb also in the site I saw the SD data download size is also 450mb odd though. I will let you know. Also did you try dead space? Its free in Samsung app store. Best FPS I have ever played in mobile.
[Galaxy S II General] Lost Monk:
Thanks!

I know I said that I am back to GB but I again flashed to LP6 :p

But contacts are not working at all. Steady fcs. After factory reset, it works alright but again freezes as soon as google sync completes :(

Atleast we now know how unstable it is...
[Galaxy S II General] nelsonoski1972:
cache Partition:

This is the partition where Android stores frequently accessed data and app components. Wiping the cache doesn’t affect your personal data but simply gets rid of the existing data there, which gets automatically rebuilt as you continue using the device.So it is safe to remove.

Dalvik cache

Dalvik cache is created by the dalvik vm and it is there so android can run apps with optimal bytecode. If you wipe the dalvik cache, the dalvik vm will rebuild it on boot.

The most general piece of advice that can be given is this: try to wipe as much as possible prior to installing a new ROM.
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
Yes it is really unstable! Do you tried xxkpa ics rom? It is quite stable for me
[Galaxy S II General] Lost Monk:
Thank you guys for the detail explaination. I am still learning the ropes & deeply appreciate help I so far received from kachrukamble, Harsha, ithehappy, nelsonoski :)

P.s: Started downloading of dead space!
[Galaxy S II General] Lost Monk:
No, I am yet to root my sgs2. Little nervous if I will break anything & brick my beast :p

I think I should try it now....
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
It doesn't require root it is sammobile release!
[Galaxy S II General] sandeep10:
Second vote for scratchgard
[Galaxy S II General] nelsonoski1972:
Available in ebay

Good news for those whining about Poor battery life.

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Original-Samsung-Galaxy-S2-SII-2000mAh-Battery-Battery-Cover-Back-Panel-Door-/270896959180?pt=IN_Mobile_Accessories&hash=item3f12b78ecc

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Hard-case-Battery-Extender-Samsung-Galaxy-S2-SII-i9100-1000mah-external-battery-/180804115684?pt=IN_Mobile_Accessories&hash=item2a18c3dce4

Hope the price comes down in coming days.

PS:I am not in need of these as i am getting about 3 days of use with a single charge with Screen usage of 4.5 hrs[Used Tit.pro to freeze all bloatware & Autostarts to stop unnecessary items]
[Galaxy S II General] Lost Monk:
My bad :o

Started downloading. Can't continue with LP6 anyways. Got it from here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1420996&page=29
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
Pl. Report back after flash:p
[Galaxy S II General] nelsonoski1972:
Root and Reap the Benefits

I am goin' to quote from one of my fellow Doc and XDA dev-Darkpal's signature

"You dont really own a device until you void its warranty".

Go for rooting.

Root XWKL1 with Chainfire's Kernel.

Take a nandroid backup and EFS backup.Then with Titanium pro,do a backup of all apps.

Now start messing with all Glittery klinks u see here.:D:D:D

[PS: Do not worry about warranty.As everybody knows,Samsung India's service center people will equate rooting with Carrots & Turnips:D:D:D]
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
About Screen Guard, just stick with a good brand, scratchgard.in or Belkin ones, or even Amzer is good I guess.

When my phone was in servicing I opened the device and scratched the screen guard by mistake with screw driver. Then I've to apply one non branded one from the store I purchased mine, it was Rs.300 and the quality is ****, pure ****. Its thick, oily, so disgusting.

I'll never buy a non branded one again.

Swyping from my GT-I9100 via Tt
[Galaxy S II General] Ankit Tulsian:
I ordered this today.

http://www.ebay.in/itm/250979823242?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_4897wt_905
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
That's the one I was using, now I understand how good it was.

Anyway I am gonna order the Belkin one now, I believe in that brand totally. Its cheap too.

Swyping from my GT-I9100 via Tt
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
Tell me/us how good it is when you got it.
[Galaxy S II General] spoiltz:
AnyOne here flashed SiyahKernel 2.6.11????

It comes with Red Pill Recovery, and not CWM???

So, can we still use the zip's made for cwm, or we have to wait for zip which are compatible with RedPill???

EDIT :: Just tested by flashing a zip made for cwm, it works normally. No Issues!!! Not sure about the backups i made with cwm, haven't tested that!!!

EDIT :: Redpill recovery is more properly arranged, as compared to CWM Recovery!! It HAS:

INSTALL MENU:- ALL THINGS RELATED TO FLASHING.

WIPE MENU:- EVERYTHING, I.E. DALVIK, DATA, CACHE, BATT STATS etc IN one place.

REBOOT MENU:- Option to reboot recovery, system, or to download menu.

Also, it can mount both Internal, as well as External SD.

Its nicer after all.
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
Red Pill Recovery? Never heard that
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
There is happiness in sharing :)

So don't forget to turn of the lights and use your head phones when playing dead space :p the real game starts after 5 minutes of first play ;)

iPill? :p

Well if he has incorporated it then it must be better than CWM. I'll see what's with it and flash later.
[Galaxy S II General] Debadatta:
I think it comes with HyperDroid ROM by default. The advantage of RedPill is it can mount external_sd while CWM can't I guess. ;)

Just btw, was wondering, can we flash CyanogenMod via Odin??
[Galaxy S II General] adyscorpius:
They connect directly to the Samsung server and download a fresh EFS partition...
[Galaxy S II General] emze:
i kinda doubt that. i had given the phone to service center guys yesterday morning and was asked to call back at 4. when i did so, the lady said, the motherboard had to be changed. it will take about 3 days for that to happen. oh, btw, mine was the EFS issue. screwed up the IMEI.

btw, does anybody have an idea how long will i have to actually wait for the motherboard to be replaced? they say 3 days. but as far as i know, it is never what they say. besides, i doubt service centers keep stock for spares of high end phones.

secondly, after the change, how many people have experienced issues with the screens? like lines in the background etc?
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
Means they doesn't replace the motherboard anyway?
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
So true man.

So about Red Pill, will it restore Nandroid made by CWM? Anyone tested yet?
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
Just chaked after your post, yes it can restore!!
[Galaxy S II General] emze:
dude, i have IMEI issues and my motherboard is going to be replaced according to the service center people. well, the main story i will come to know only tomorrow. i hope they do not have to open up the phone.
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
And hope they dont give u i9100G
[Galaxy S II General] spoiltz:
Yup, the restore works, as the RedPill Recovery itself is based on CWM. No Worries!!!
[Galaxy S II General] mrcreativity:
I already talked about the matte anti-glare finish belkin screen protector a few posts back.

Although I haven't tried the big brand ones, I think its pretty good.
[Galaxy S II General] Lost Monk:
Now running on WanamLite's custom Rom, yes I finally rooted folks :D

But still fcs in contacts :mad::mad: Dont know whats wrong! I suffered same problem in MIUI4....
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
Cool....

OT: Any one saw agneepath? How was it?
[Galaxy S II General] radicalgel:
Brilslate™ OMG

OT: Hey guys, I just got the brilslate™ last night and it's really nice. Super sleek, aluminum back, and the performance is very smooth. Also it's got a USB port so no need for an OTG cable and my TATA 3G dongle just plugs and plays. Overall I'm super impressed.

You guys should check it out here: Brilslate™ Website
[Galaxy S II General] sendsmsdad:
Can someone please help me?

Hello,

I am currently facing signal issues on my gs2 using AIRTEL DELHI..

I am on sensation rom----> has KI4 modem...

I keep having signal problems, people around have full signal in their phones (even the cheap ones) :mad: but mines just showing 0 singals :o

Its really a terrifying problem, does anyone have any suggestions? There should be some fix im sure!

SHOULD i change the modems? If yes, which one should I move to???

PLEASE HELP!!!!!
[Galaxy S II General] Ankit Tulsian:
Can we use internet dongle on our gs2 and run internet from our phone?Just curious to know i am sorry if its sound stupid
[Galaxy S II General] aehkn:
please fix my slow s2

i have bought galaxy s2 white gti9100g about 20 days ago

its really very crappy on microbes live wallpaper(not so smooth),

also sometimes its camera get failed and i have to switch off the phone to get camera again working , same happens sometimes in video player,previewing image after taking image from camera takes more time.

someone plzzzz help me to fix this.............
[Galaxy S II General] iekansh:
Are they giving i9100g back when you give the phone to CC for replacement?
[Galaxy S II General] Debadatta:
Try moving to KL1 modem. Its the best till now.
[Galaxy S II General] sendsmsdad:
all right, I am giving this a try, will report back..

Anybody else has some advice, please let me know!!
[Galaxy S II General] emze:
got a call from the S/C that my phone is ready. i hope i am not in for a rude shock when i get there.
[Galaxy S II General] ssvijay:
Hi Boss,

Did you try a factory reset??

If not done that may help
[Galaxy S II General] ImSherlocked:
I found it painfully slow and hence incredibly boring. Some emotional scenes especially the ones with Hrithik's sister are laughable.

It would have been a good movie has the length been less than 2 hrs.

One positive thing is that the actions scenes weren't inspired from south/Salman movies.

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OT: Guys have you ever used HDMI switchers? Any suggestions as to which one to get and from where? Thanks :)

I'm planning to connect Videocon D2H HD to my monitor which has only one HDMI port. I'm already using that port to connect to my graphics card. so need a 2 in 1 out switcher.
[Galaxy S II General] Debadatta:
Anyone got any problems with autofocus? I try to focus on an object nearby and the camera keeps focusing and defocusing! Very annoying! Can't even take a picture of the object!
[Galaxy S II General] Dexonja:
I have that problem when i recording. Not when i take picture.
[Galaxy S II General] Debadatta:
Well, yea. The problem is clearly visible in google goggles. But talking about the camera app, it doesn't even focus on nearby objects even once. Not even with touch to focus!
[Galaxy S II General] sendhiloo7:
I Think it will not work, because its required modem drivers for the internet dongle & we have to create dial up connection for this also..
[Galaxy S II General] ssvijay:
Touch to focus works fine with me. Auto focus is also working well in video recording mode too
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Touch to focus does not work when recording video if I'm not wrong?
[Galaxy S II General] Debadatta:
Have you tried touch to focus on objects within 5 cm distance? Like a business card or something? Try using google goggles to scan a business card!
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
Ok, I asked to Samsung guy about efs, He told me that Motherborad need to be changed. No alternative solution works for that. And yes it take time depending on motherboard availability!
[Galaxy S II General] mrao:
Try dealextreme.com. they have all of this stuff, and they ship to India for free...I've used them for cases for my gs2 and the xoom