yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] carymouse:
Hi all, I recently flashed my SGS 2 with Angelo ROM but I have noticed over the last couple of days that no ROM has the gingerbread keyboard. I have a .zip file, but the CWM I have is giving me the E: bloody signature verification failed message.

Does anybody here have a custom CWM that I can use to flash it, or an alternate gingerbread keyboard installation type thing?

Also, I wanted to know if anyone could tell me where to store external wallpapers in the root system so the wallpaper pickers find them automatically?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] forelli:
I thought you guys were crazy about. Coming from an HTC phone, I can't even think of day without my GB kb! Enjoy and press the thanks button.

f.

Just install the APK, noCWM needed. You may need to root your phone, not sure because I never tried on stock. if you need root, go there.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] carymouse:
I'm sorry, I think I have missed something somewhere. Did you have a GB keyboard thing I can use?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] forelli:
Did it work?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] norpan111:
gingerbread keyboard is also on the market
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] yamanote:
Just use the free one from the market. Nice and high resolution.

You have to set the vibration intensity to normal in settings for vibe to work though.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] carymouse:
I literally only just found the bottom of your message (teach me for reading on my phone late at night). I don't have a .apk for it, only a flashable zip file. I'd still like a custom CWM so I can install other zip files too though.

@yamanote, @norpan111 what is the app called in the market, searching "gingerbread keyboard" is not turning it up for me.

EDIT: I found it! All installed although my one is still prettier. Can anyone help me with my CWM/Wallpaper issues?

EDIT AGAIN: Frustrating! My lockscreen has vanished again and the home button on the phone doesn't actually take me to the homescreen anymore. Has anybody had the same problem?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] yamanote:
'Keyboard from Android 2.3' by Steven Lin. It's free.

Just wondering, how is yours prettier? Too lazy to install to see :p
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] carymouse:
The one I used to have, and -was- able to install on this phone was from here:

http://www.darkyrom.com/community/index.php?threads/app-14-04-11-new-themed-gingerbread-kyb-fully-working-edited-few-links.689/

in this style:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Uvaavu:
Argh, I can't use a keyboard that doesn't have a comma on the main text page.

Swiftkey X is the best I've used yet. It would be perfect if it had Swype style functionality as I can't use Swype due the the stupid number placement - calculator style instead of keyboard style.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] carymouse:
to be fair, I thought I wasn't going to be able to deal without swype, but someone recommended the Gingerbread Keyboard to me, so I tried it. After some trial and error I couldn't do without it... probably until the next best thing comes along.

I'm a butterfingers, I need something more intelligent than me keeping an eye on what I'm actually typing.
[Vibrant General] dale5671:
OK. Didn't care for the look of the camera while running the latest Cm7, so figured I could use the bloater app to install the one I was used to before I installed Cm7. After I did I had NO camera at all. So I immediately uninstalled it and now I STILL have no camera. So how do I my camera back without Odin'ing or leaving Cm7 and going back to a 2.2 or 2.2.1 rom? Thanks.
[Vibrant General] atoz350:
You can re-flash CM7 without wiping. Boot into recovery and re-flash. Your camera will be back.
[Vibrant General] dale5671:
Thank you. That worked! Now, is there anyway to use the camera app I had before I flashed CM7? I think it was from a captivate even though I'm using a vibrant. Thanks again.
[Vibrant General] djluis48:
No, because CM7 is not compatible with almost ANY TouchWiz feature at all. That includes the camera too. :)
[Verizon Droid Charge] rjcormier:
Ok, I tried the Gingerbreak root, unsuccessful after my update. I did this through adb and pushed these files to the phone...gingerbreak and su.

Reboots and network problems led me to return the phone...did factory wipe and formatted the sd card.

1.Will those two files cause trouble or are they likely gone...they were pushed to data folder?

and

2.Bricked a rooted phone after a factory wipe, wont turn on ...no power at all. Phone failed to flash stock tar in ODIN

will the tampering be found out?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeem35:
Galaxy S II has no Network upon further inspection the phone doesn't display the Imei, bluetooth, wifi mac address.

Its not in flight mode, I restored to factory settings, tried couple of sims as well.

Is it a software issue or hardware issue??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alx37:
Is likely flight mode. Press power button long and try the option flight mode or data connection.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeem35:
still the same :( its not in flight mode or any other settings tho. I have used a galaxy S for 8 months :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Replace sim card in holder .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeem35:
did try all the possibilities.

NEW PROBLEM : Once put into flight mode,i cant get rid off flight mode and the phone doesn't charge anymore?? Please tell me its a software issue
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeem35:
UPDATE: The phone is charging after doing a factory restore, but now i found out when i go to mobile network, it says SIM CARD NOT INSERTED? Sim card tray issue? hardware??

DOUBT: is there a chance the phone to get network locked??

UPDATE: when I Enter *#7465625# and see the following:

Personalization Status

Network Lock

Network Subset Lock

SP Lock

CP Lock

Phone is from singapore, looks like it got locked automatically?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeem35:
things are getting more complicated my doesnt have a imei :(

when i check imei it doesnt show :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
NO imei copy back your backed up efs folder as per thread dev section.

Try factory reset rtrey flashing a stock rom .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwj5279955:
Yup, sounds like an efs issue. Hope you backed that up.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeem35:
i dint flash or root the phone to corrupt those.

its a brand new phone out of the box:confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iznee:
Get a replacement if its under warranty...you dont know what else will go wrong with a device that comes defective right from the start...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maldyzooks:
Yea, this is the exact thing thats happened to me (Indian version).

Fresh out of the box phone, worked fine for the last 3-4 days.

Now I'm out on a vacation, and the network selection on roaming was flaky, I was toggling the network selection manually/automatically a few times to get some network, and the next thing I know I no longer have a IMEI (shows unknown) , and the same for baseband ( shows unknown) .

Tried factory resetting , etc, not helping. Will get back home and have the phone repaired/replaced.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sandeep10:
:mad: Sorry to hear this. Do keep us informed what happened.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnDruid:
This airplane mode sounds dangerous. Unfortunately it may be a necessity when you are travelling etc. Hope there is a known fix or one comes out soon. Until then I will keep my /efs partition backup in 3-datacenter redundant storage place along with my laptop and ext.hdd.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ClashOfThe:
i just recieved an sgs2 in uk and it has this exact problem out of the box.

grrr

if anyone wants to point me to a stock rom for it i'll try flashing it
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maldyzooks:
erm, i dont think flashing will help here.

I reckon that missing IMEI means the /efs partition has been wiped out/corrupted, and that is something which cannot be restored by a simple flash.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maldyzooks:
finally, after almost 12 days, lots of running around, I finally got my S2 working again.

The service center had to send the phone to their head office since they hadnt received any service info on the new model till then.

They changed the PBA apparently , and finally reflashed it and gave it to me.

They claimed that the flashing was an online process and samsung india service servers were down for nearly 2-3 days, accounting for the additional delay.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] negnerok:
Just like my I9000, but I dont think it is the same problem and same way to solve.

I rooted the devise and deleted the nv_date.bin and the nv_data.md5 in EFS file with Root Explorer, and renamed the .nv_data.bak into nv_data.bin, then restart, problem solved
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hajric:
I have exactly the same problem as you guys are talking about. Really weird. The /efs directory, where is it located? Is it located in the main "Root" or is it in a specific folder? I would like to try the thing with the rename trick?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1068193&highlight=EFS

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hajric:
This isn't for much help, since I've already flashed the phone, and I don't have any /efs folder, neither IMEI, and signal aswell. The phone mess' up in the flightmode too. And the guide you are refering to, is only if the phone works properly and no errors has been detected on the phone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winwiz:
if its brand new just take it back to the shop you got it from

might be black listed?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mahatma:
Did you fixed this?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anonymous572:
Try my nv_data.bin

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16138906&postcount=68

I can upload any file from /efs folder for you if you need.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mahatma:
Thanks

What shall i do with it?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anonymous572:
This is instruction

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1068193&highlight=EFS
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mahatma:
The problem is that i can not delete anything in efs as it shows me it is read only. i can not change it in root explorer i see files i can not do anything in this folder
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anonymous572:
Try ES file explorer.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjangjojo:
Edit: look at next post!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mahatma:
Hi

Thanks the advice you are giving is very good but too late as you know we did not used nitrality to backup.

My phone was not flashed or rooted and it lost band and imei after the battery was drained flat.

I decided to try fixing it myself and nothing I try succeed.

Is there anything else I can do?

The main problem is that EFS is the only folder I cannot change as it is read only.

I already booked the repair with Samsung last night and I am waiting for usb jig to arrive to put it in to factory condition. I wonder if it will be good enough for them?

If there is anything that can be done by me or some mobile repair shop I will rather go to them as I do not want to send the mobile for 3 weeks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anonymous572:
Here's my efs folder. Maybe if you replace it with yours with 'ES file explorer' it works?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjangjojo:
Just if you want to know, the efs folder is read only is because its a partition itself and is corrupted in your case. And even if you reflash, it will probably not work. Just remember to backup efs folder after your phone is fixed. I really suggest you to be patient and send it to service centre as I do not think that it is possible for most of the people to fix this themselves. And as always, good luck! :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mahatma:
OK Thank Guys

I got myself new one and i did not start it yet.

I wonder if there is any way to clone all partitions from the new one to the old one?

Can i BACK IT UP and restore to old one?

I understand that IMAI will be the same but i will be able to check if hardware works correctly.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjangjojo:
What 'new one' did you got?? Can you kindly specify what you say??? Thanks!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veyka:
Don't give out your efs folder, as with it someone could clone your phone.

Backing up your efs folder and keeping it someone safe is a good first step.

If it's lost and you don't have a backup its a trip back to samsung
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anonymous572:
And what if someone do this? I'm gonna die??
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ks20@LCNet:
Hi all,

Pls help. I cant access mic on my sgt. I cant do any voice recording.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k0sh:
what you flashed ?? and can u call and somebody else hear ur voice ?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StarLog:
Silly question, did you reboot it to release the lock?

I had some app also lock my mic, could not use it with BT. so I reboot and it worked. again

Maybe look in the market for a microphone control app. see if there is one that turns it on or off. and try to turn it on again
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ks20@LCNet:
hi,

I dont flash anything. I can call & speak to others but I cant do voice recording. I also did system reboot.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] tids2k:
Hello everyone I am trying to change the boot logo and boot animation on our S II,well here is the tricky part, changing the ODEANIMATION.zip with custom png's wont work however it will not show up and thus will help to boot faster.

the second boot animation is linked to the kernel image :

here is the reference post

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10851192&postcount=118

which in the samsung i9000 sources for korea rom are

https://github.com/GalaxySII/samsun...ingerbread/drivers/video/samsung/logo_rgb24.h

and

https://github.com/GalaxySII/samsun...rbread/drivers/video/samsung/logo_rgb24_ntt.h

::: Here is the info on how to make a logo ... thanks to morfic and sasovics

https://github.com/morfic/Samsung-logo

Moreover, if we look at the SGS forums, some developers have tried to change and in some cases been able to change it.

Please start a discussion on this. If anyone interested.

Reference Links:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=939585

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=956349
[Android Apps and Games] xarnze:
Hi everyone,

I represent a small team of developers and we have been developing a app that allows you to have a shared canvas that shares projects and slides between selected users of the application. It's currently in alpha and any feedback or crash reports would be greatly appreciated. The market link is bellow.

market.android.com/details?id=com.echounity

Description from the market:

"This is Alpha software, please only download if you are happy to test it.

Echo unity is a great collaboration tool allowing you to share a workspace with any number of people instantly, share ideas.

Echo Unity allows users to collaborate in real time, giving you a shared work space for ideas and brainstorming on the move."

Thanks you your help
[Android Apps and Games] Archon810:
Sorry for being harsh but these aer the worst app intro, app description, and app screenshots I've seen in a long time. Don't expect any feedback when you don't put any effort into describing what it is you've made and why.
[Android Apps and Games] xarnze:
Thank you for the feedback, we have now improved the market description as well as the description at the top of this thread and added some more screenshots to the market page.

Our description and screenshots were lacking because we have been very focused on producing the application and we have not been focused on the description or screenshots our thinking was that you can just download it and give it a try.
[Android Apps and Games] AdamOutler:
Does anyone smell fish? I smell fish. Something really smells fishy.
[Android Apps and Games] pbailey212:
You will just have to download it to see what's inside ha ha.
[Thunderbolt General] gti3358:
Hey guys www.squaretrade.com is having a 30% off fathers day deal with the coupon code father. I was wondering if any one had any comments about using squaretrade as I am very interested in obtaining insurance for what now appears to be a "ticking time bomb" phone, with Adrynalyne bricking we can no longer say it is user error. For $100 and a $50 deductible, it may not be a bad deal, but I have never used them so I was wondering if any one had any feedback for those interested.

Thanks everyone!
[Thunderbolt General] brian0488:
The downside to SquareTrade is they do not cover loss or theft. Verizon's warranty (Asurion) does.
[Thunderbolt General] boristhebladexx:
it comes down to cost-benefit analysis

$100 now and a $50 deductible now or $7 a month ($168 over the course of a 2 year contract) and a $80 deductible, but also be protected from loss or theft. i've never had a problem with squaretrade. i have warranties on both my PS3 and my girlfriends phone. they've been especially good with the PS3 which has had multiple issues with overheating and a broken disc tray
[Thunderbolt General] nerozehl:
I wouldn't get something like this that didn't have coverage for loss/theft.
[Thunderbolt General] eraursls1984:
Delete please
[Thunderbolt General] :
He didn't brick. He was joking.
[Thunderbolt General] Robertus:
I think Verizon's Assurion deductible is now $100 on smartphones.

Thanks, Robrecht
[Thunderbolt General] eraursls1984:
Yep, higher deductible lower monthly payment
[Thunderbolt General] vitsdroid:
I like squaretrade and purchased it for my thunderbolt and xoom. I had it on a second gen ipod touch and when it died a few months ago they just sent me a check for what I paid for it 2+ years ago($274.99). I was very happy with them. The nice thing about getting the phone insured with them is that they just send you a check for the retail value of the phone($599) even though you only paid $200 with your upgrade. The other thing is that the deductible only applies when you file the claim for accidental damage.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexsupreme:
Hi.

Even though I don't post here often I have been browsing the forums thoroughly for half a year now.

This issue has been bothering me since I purchased my X10.

I possess both an ipod 4g and my X10.

Honestly, I bear with most of the flaws of my lovely handheld but some things just annoy me.

It's RIDICULOUSLY slow for it's hardware specs, the interface is just nowhere as snappy as iOS, the colors are bleak and the camera is SLOW. just INSANELY slow.

Taking a stable shot is nearly impossible.

Now I'm running the latest EWJET rom, fully tweaked for better performance and now it's almost bearable but the screen looks like crap, I can clearly see the 56k colors and all the videos look disgustingly bad.

The camera apps, including vignette, camera360 and the default one all slow as hell and I'm quite frankly on the verge of selling the device for a loss.

As odd as it may sound after that long rant, the point of this post is not to complain but to ask for your guidance.

I'm quite emotionally attached to my x10 and the last thing that I want is to sell it.

Is there a solution to some of my bothers? At the very least a solution to the utterly bleak screen?

Thank you for your patience.

Sorry for my relentless ranting.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mayazcherquoi:
Yep, upgrade to a custom 2.2 ROM ;)

Perfect example of a speedy ROM that will fix all of your problems: http://android.modaco.com/content/s...miui-iris-1-6-5-froyo-prepare-for-the-future/ (since you have an iPod, you may like this) :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -PiLoT-:
No it doesnt matter what rom u use until SE change it you will only ever get 65k. apparently the official gingerbread will have 16 million colours

so it may be a case of manning up until then
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brent0r:
its not really fair comparing miui on x10 to an ipod. ipod creams all over us!

i gotta agree with the op the x10s screen response compared to an ipod is terrible :( trips rom is good though and is worth a look.

the ios is so much faster honestly
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brent0r:
do you think this colour upgrade, if it does happen will even help with the screens response?

i love my x10 dont get me wrong but i really get jelous the second i unlock an ipod/phones lockscreen. Its a million times smoother and it follows your finger perfectly. the x10 has great specs on paper but i just dunno why its never felt fast
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OmegaRED^:
Switch to wolf's CM rom it has dithering and that makes a big difference.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexsupreme:
depends on the touch drivers. As far as I know sony and SE, it might actually get worse.

I can wait for the gingerbread but are there any snappy/fast cam apps?

I just need something that takes more or less focused pics really fast.

The picture quality I currently get is not as good as my 2g Iphone unless I stand perfectly still or lean on something sturdy... I kinda hate it.

And regarding the Miui rom, one of the reasons I chose to buy an android over the iphone is because of the GUI
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3dawg:
I cannot stress the importance of getting a rom + kernel that has an unlocked FPS.

I cannot recommend enough this particular rom

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1119508

Get the one with the Custom Kernel. Bare in mind you need baseband 52/49 (5 preferred) to flash the custom Kernel.

You'll thank me later. Trust me :D This is exactly what you're looking for.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexsupreme:
I've been with wolf's rom up until 6.3, the UI occasionally has low frame rates and overall the EWJET is more stable.

The camera mod isn't as good and lacking wifi tethering.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OmegaRED^:
Odd.. i have been using wolf roms since the first one and i must say that it's smoother than butter for me.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexsupreme:
I'm going to give it a try, the v7 looks nice and clean.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3dawg:
Make sure to use the custom kernel to get 60fps. It makes all the difference.

If you have any problems e.g battery drain or wifi not working or anything. Just let me know I'll try to help.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a2ha:
Install the custom kernel, it makes your x10 way more smoother and don't use **** like live wallpapers, ect. :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahkam:
something i'd suggest you is tripnravers miui rom he have tweaked the screen for better colors and its not baaaad at all ! and something i noticed the stock se roms have more brightness and colors then all custom roms i flashed till now ;)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexsupreme:
I'm on BB 52 and using the custom kernel version, does the ROM allow tethering?

Because I'm an avid user of the Tether app, it would be rather difficult without it.

Overall the rom does look smoother, and I like the additional control that the CM roms give you.