yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] iznee:
As the title says this is a mod to enable google maps with voice navigation outside US. If this has been discussed in the SGS2 thread,please delete it but i tried to search and none found in this forum.

all credits are due to all the people that have made this into a working mod

This is the original thread where i got all the info from :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1007132

Basically i just followed the instructions from original forum and here is the summary of how i did it.

1. made a backup of google maps using titanium backup.

2. in manage application settings, cleared data and stop maps as well as streetview applications.

3.using root explorer navigate to system/app and move the map.apk and streetview.apk files to my backup folder in the external sd card.(just as alternate backup since titanium already made a backup)

4. using root explorer, Installed the maps5.5.0-ownhere.apk which i got from the original forum to the system/apps folder.

5 reinstalled the streetview app from the market.

6. Rebooted and started the maps application everything was running fine.

when i was driving just to test the app..i found out i did not have the voice guidance...

so for voice guidance this is what i did.

1. Go to settings/voice input and output/text to speech settings

found out default engine was on samsung TTS...i changed that to pico TTS

2. Language for spoken text select English UK( to make it same as my

language&keyboard settings)

3. in the text to speech setting i checked the always use my settings box.

Did another test drive...on the phone, i selected the NAV app from the app drawer and voila!...google navigation (beta) successfully launched and was able to give me turn by turn voice guidance.

Pros and cons:

pros:

Alternative free navigation app with voice guidance for people outside us.

Cons:

Needs a working data connection

Obvious battery drainer if not plugged in to power source.

phone gets pretty hot( i guess this app is not optimized for dual core and while it is running..probably both the cores went into high gear) anyway my car dock is located at a position where the aircond can cool the back of the phone pretty well..so mine was not hot when using it in the car.

when exiting the nav app...found it is still running in the back ground and draining battery( got to manually kill it from task manager)

If you guys decide to try this...usual disclaimer: Do this at your own risk:D
[XPERIA X10 General] LJE:
Just installed EWJET XKernel008 and couldn't believe how smooth and responsive it is....

I got a video of me blowing the homescreen across.... be carefull around fans ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IUFn7YKFlQ

*edit... BTW, just for fun.... i realise there are a handful of very good roms. No need to flame
[XPERIA X10 General] pngface:
I hope that's not how you usually move from one homescreen to another :P
[XPERIA X10 General] LJE:
Who needs multitouch, I'm happy with no-touch ;)
[XPERIA X10 General] Meraklis56:
Some people blow to burn out a fire.

Some people blow to move between the screens.

sorry but when you create a thread with a title such this...
[XPERIA X10 General] Mister J:
This is why I lurk in the x10 forums instead of the inspire forum.

Much more interesting ****
[XPERIA X10 General] LJE:
I wanna know how many people saw it and started "spitting" all over their phone lol :D :D
[XPERIA X10 General] josephislee:
I did LOOOOL.
[XPERIA X10 General] Z3US911:
that's the most hilarious way of operating phone...lol
[XPERIA X10 General] cylent:
LOL ya no touch is good
[XPERIA X10 General] jayman1986:
I feel light headed after blowing so much
[XPERIA X10 General] zetsubou7:
I was ready to dump my phone for a Galaxy S II but after installing this ROM I'm happy again :D
[XPERIA X10 General] Mister J:
That's what she said
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matrix38:
I installed the news 360 app for android 3.0 I am running Illuminate 1.6 I see all the headlines but when you click on a story to read it doesnt show the text

anyone have any idea I am new to android so I hope this isnt a dumb question

thanks for any help and thanks to the developers for the ROMs and help
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nunjabusiness:
Not a dumb question.

I gave up on Illuminate when it would not connect to wifi or run my apps reliably. One of those is News360. It runs perfectly on Bottle of Smoke 5.2 and that is why I am sticking with it until Roebeet updates it again.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matrix38:
thanks I went back to bottle of smoke 5.2 works perfect
[P3400 ROM Development] 10492:
its showing

TRICOLOR SCREEN

ONBL...............

SPL 1.28.0000

N ON THE TRICOLOR SCREEN

THIS MESG

DONT POWER OFF!

PLS .UPADTE NEW IMAGE NOW!

AND IN THE WHITE BAND RE-FORMATTING OK!

PLZ HELP ME WHAT CAN I DO NOW PLZ PLZ HELP ME..............
[P3400 ROM Development] HLCMAD:
Tricolor

ONBL 1.07.0000

spl 1.10.olip

Start formating and then ERROR ?????

pLEASE HELP ME
[P3400 ROM Development] sumeet922:
cntc me...9226491934
[P3400 ROM Development] 10492:
hey i cant able 2 contact u bcoz i was hvng one phone only.......n that is dead u hv hv an email id den u can help me yaar via email

this is my email address u can cantact me here its freendance@gmail.com

plz plz help me........

thanx in advance
[P3400 ROM Development] 10492:
hey i cant able 2 contact u bcoz i was hvng one phone only.......n that is dead u hv hv an email id den u can help me yaar via email

this is my email address u can cantact me here its freekndance@gmail.com

plz plz help me........

thanx in advance
[P3400 ROM Development] HLCMAD:
Please can you contact me by mail??

helderlcmonteiro@iol.pt

Thanks a lot.
[P3400 ROM Development] letaureau:
gene is dead

my gene is not starting at all..

just the red light flashes when i press power button for long :(

charged the battery from outside so no problems there also..:(
[P3400 ROM Development] BOOTMGR:
What you were trying to do?

ex, flashin ROM , nlocking etc.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] CtrlU:
Hi everyone,

First of all i would like to thank the developers over here doing a wonderful job, :)

Ok so this is what i have at the moment:

clockwork recovery installed

Flashed Neojn's devoid #froyo final ROM

franco's kernel v17

now i've followed the guides over here on partitioning and installing, but seem to be doing wrong some where..

Ok on to the questons:

1)Is this Partitioning and darktremor's A2SD flashing to be done before or after install of ROM, i did it after ROM install

2) In Clockwork... there is only an option to create partition but i don't find any option to select the format like ext 2 or ext 3 or ext 4... why is this..?

3) Ok After flashing Darktremor's A2SD (by selecting install zip from location)... i don't see any app icon related to it, how can i know that its working..

4) I went to application manager and checked my previously installed applications, they all have move to sd card greyed out, is it still on phone memory or on the ext partition..

5) i checked by installing a new apk which normally installs in phone memory.. i checked it in application manager.. it too had "move to SD card greyed out" did this app install in ext or phone memory..?

6) I have not been able to locate ext partition in root explorer.. where should be it located, although my memory card size seems to have been reduced after the partition...?

7) How can i transfer dalvich cache to ext partition, should i type in the commands after installing the emulator...

Sorry but i don't seem to get it..
[Optimus One, P500, V General] mihir287:
1. First partition, then rom, then a2sd

2. Clockwork only creates ext4 partition

3. From adb or terminal emulator type su, then 'a2sd check' , and it will show you the status.

4. After installing a2sd, the phone treats the ext partition as internal memory (in other words it is tricked) and by default all apps get installed to this partition.

5. So all apps will show that they have installed in phone memory but they are in ext parition. You can check if this is activated by using a2sd check or if you want to check for yourself, navigate to /system/sd (froyo) or /sd-ext (GB) through root explorer and you will see the apps installed there.

6. And obviously, if you have 2 gb card, inherently it is not 2 gb but 1.7 GB, and then if you create a paritition of 512 MB and then if you check in settings it will show sd card space 1.7 - 0.5 = 1.2 GB.

7. To transfer dalvik to ext partition type via terminal or adb, su, then 'a2sd cachesd'. The phone will reboot.

For more commands in a2sd, type 'a2sd help' (after giving su permissions of course) .
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Nimitmak:
If u dont want typing ,download a2sdgui from market and check if its installed it will show details ,otherwise automatic close ,you can check if apps are installed in internal or ext ,and can also move dalvik to ext through this app.

So give it a try ,if u facing any problems then u can pm me.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] CtrlU:
Thanked You, for the details provided.. will check out and post my findings ;)

Thanks mate, i'll download it from market and post my findings here...
[Optimus One, P500, V General] mihir287:
You're welcome ;) I forgot a2sdgui, because i prefer the commands, get it from market, it will provide a GUI to those commands.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] CtrlU:
OK mates

I have located the ext partition using root explorer in system/sd, really i am relieved now, thank GOD :rolleyes:

I ran A2SDgui, it started, i have the led on for "Apps are on SD button", however its off for "zipalign on boot" and "swap is deactivated" anyone knows what they do?

Whats the low memory tab for ?, by default its set to "strict low memory settings"

Under system info - general info

I have got SD-ext using some space, this shows its working i suppose, and whats the /cache/ i have total of 64mb and 63mb is free, what does that do?

And Suppose if i want say for a widget to be on phone memory, how do i turn off this feature just for that ?

One final question, Where does clock work recovery mod actually live in phone, is it possible that we can delete it and brick our phone, i always thought that flashing a new rom wipes everything on phone including clockwork, but i am wrong i suppose...

Sorry for my never ending questions :( .. but i am curious :D

Finally i am free from that dreaded low memory message, thanks to people over here :)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] mihir287:
Don't touch the zipalign, swap and low memory settings unless you know what you are doing.

The recovery resides on a separate mount-point ( separate partition if you will) and flashing a rom does not erase it.

Unfortunately, with DT a2sd you cannot selectively choose which apps should be on internal or on ext partition. For that check out Link2sd on the market. It will allow you choose which apps to put on ext and which on internal. Keep in mind, if you want to use link2sd then it's best to use it on a fresh flash as a2sd and ink2sd don't work together.

The cache partition is another partition which stores cache files and as a temporary download location. Don't worry about it.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] CtrlU:
Thanks a ton bro. I have decided to stay with A2SD for now. will move to link 2 SD when a Rom based on the official gingerbread becomes available. BTW do you have any links that explain link2sd in detail..
[Optimus One, P500, V General] mihir287:
Oh, I don't know; see the market description, or as always, google is your friend!
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Sparkyte:
This thread answered a lot of my doubts about the partitioning. However, i did not understand if the card should be partitioned after or before the install of the ROM? Will there be a problem if it is done after because I am getting a 16GB card tomorrow but I've already flashed a custom ROM using the 2GB stock lg card? Or should i re-do everything again to be safe?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Hanny:
for your first question, it should be partitioned BEFORE you flash the rom and other stuffs

also dont forget to read the pink words in my signiture ;)

and for card changing, its simple:

first make a nandroid backup, choose all stuffs including ext-partition

then partition your new card (better the same size as before idk just feeling better with that)

nandroid full restore.

and reboot then all things will be cool :) dont have to redo stuffs

but for the worst situations better make a full titanium before changing the card! ;)

good luck and hope i helped
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kUdtiHaEX:
What is this list?

Here you will find a complete list of all available custom ROM's for Samsung Galaxy S2.

Who is going to keep it updated?

I will and also I would like to call all of you to send me updates if I miss something.

What all these things mean?

The format is:

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ROM Name

Developer Name(s)

Base ROM version

------------------------------------

Date of update will come later!

The List

Cognition S2 v1.08 | Now Live!

Developer: designgears

Base ROM: XWKE7

Last update: 03/07/2011

MIUI for GalaxyS2 - 1.7.1

Developer: bmarko82

Base ROM: MIUI

Current status: Currently under development, a lot of things are not working like GPS, vibration...

VillainROM 1.4 for SGS2

Developer: pulser_g2

Base ROM: XXKF2

Lite'ning Rom v1.5

Developer: LitePro

Base ROM: XXKF2

Last update: 21/06/2011

madmack's 1.5 (JPKF1) [RTL + Arabic support]

Developer: madmack

Base ROM: JPKF1

TK-ROM v0.3.7

Developer: Novek

Base ROM: XXKF2

Last update: 28/06/2011

AOSP

Developer: RyanZA

Base ROM: Gingerbread

Current status: Currently under development, Wifi, Bluetooth, Sound, Cameras and Sensors are NOT working.

Thunderbolt 1.0

Developer: geistteufel

Base ROM: XWKF1

Batista70 ROM v1.1

Developer: raffaele88

Base ROM: XXKF2

Last update: 01/07/2011

Infusion ROM

Developer: nitrozk

Base ROM: XXKF2

Last update: 03/07/2011

TOUCH X-TREME 1.0

Developer: smaberg

Base ROM: XXKF2

Last update: 29/06/2011

SkyRom v1.0

Developer: BMWpokerAce

Base ROM: XXKF2

Last update: 01/07/2011

GoldGloss

Developer: juffo

Base ROM: JPKF3

Last update: 30/06/2011

VaussMod 1.6 (SPANISH)

Developer: vauss

Base ROM: XWKF3

Last update: 02/07/2011
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] F0RCE:
Thank you for this =) keep up ...

This page already in Bookmarks
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] tids2k:
Do not publish roms that are yet work in progress.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Krizp0:
Great initiative, but maybe include links?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] walda:
lol

click on the romtitle?

sent from my SGSII via T*patalk
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Krizp0:
Oh snap... :o
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kUdtiHaEX:
I was thinking it's pretty obvious :)

Well from development perspective, all these ROM's are always in the stage of constant development so they are not finished :) On the other hand, some ROM's like MIUI or AOSP should get people's attention in order to help developers or give them some donations to improve their work.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] slyydrr:
This is great. However, do you think it might be useful to add some more information regarding the usability status? For example, the MIUI and AOSP ROMs aren't fully-functional, so perhaps a note stating that they're in development or alpha stage? Granted, someone can figure that out by going to the thread and reading, but it might be helpful nonetheless. I know some others have mentioned this and the OP also clarified a bit, but it would hopefully prevent any confusion.

Thanks for putting this together. Let me know if you need help maintaining this going forward as it will likely become a bit more time consuming as more ROMs come out.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Crucio_:
Was about to type something along these lines also.

People might check this post and go "Oh MIUI, lets flash it" then "AMG WHERE IS MY SOUND" or what ever is missing :P
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ninogui:
great

just a note

lite´ning is pointing to miui

all say thanks but nobody really cared to test? lol
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] blue265:
I think Bmarko's ROM (aside from the MIUI) should be added here as well [ROM] << XWKF1 1.1, XWKE7 - bmarko82 & muveszur >>. The link is http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1122025

Nice list by the way. Also nice to see more and more Roms available to SGS2
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kUdtiHaEX:
Not bad idea, I will seek to it :)

Honest mistake :) Fixing...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] AIRagon:
Suggestions

Great initiative that was missing in SGS II section, Thanks a lot :)

May I suggest you add more details : version, date of update, brief description etc....

And also a good idea would be to include Kernel versions available etc...

You can have a look on what was done for the Desire here, and the Nexus S here

What do you think about it :) ?

Edit : Also please make this a sticky
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kUdtiHaEX:
I will add more info in the next few days and ask some of mods to stick this thread.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Marcehh:
We should make this into a poll :P
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] xtrememorph:
Good stuff, a one stop location to start feeding in custom rom to my SGS2!! Thanks
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] vegetaleb:
I need a rom for the weekend :D

Which one is the newer?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] bruflot:
All :-D

I would go with Litening though. Really smooth and fast with a awesome theme
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] abumhmmd1:
THANKs

Keep the good wrk

:::

::

:

Lite'ning v1.5 up

Lite'ning Rom v1.5

Developer: LitePro

Base ROM: XXKF2

Last update: 23/06/2011

ENJOy
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] copponex:
That is purely their own fault. If they don't even bother read the description of the ROM then they shouldn't even bother flashing it :). So if people really can be as stupid as you state, then BAN THEM :D
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] limpwaster:
As suggested further up, i think you should add a poll, so people can see what roms are popular as well.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] wergio:
Thunderbolt's author is not geistteufel but angelom

and official thread is the following

http://www.androidiani.com/forum/modding-samsung-galaxy-s2/48449-rom-ginger-deo-2-3-3-deodexed.html

(not on xda forum)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kUdtiHaEX:
The list has been updated today. Some ROM's are updated and one new ROM has been added to the list (Batista70).

If someone of moderators is reading this, please stick this thread :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ratcom:
Great thread very useful to people like me who have only just picked up a GS2 and would like to know what custom roms are available
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] darkriderz:
TOUCH X-TREME

Author : Smaberg

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1141201
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kUdtiHaEX:
UPDATE: a lot of new things added, some updated, thanks for keeping me posted.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] docn:
this should be sticky pinned!

keep it up2date
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] frewys:
This is really getting necessary.. To many similar ROMs. Probably should be a sticky since this list often falls to later pages.

Also Darky has entered the SGS2 arena now.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Aleq:
DarkyROM for SGS2

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1156516
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Kh0rdan:
I'd really like to see this list maintained again... And it would probably a good idea to make two separate lists, one for the original development and the other for custom ROMs, since we have two separate forums... ;)

These lists are REALLY helpful, especially for newer users!

Furthermore, they help keep the overview of existing and steadily maintained ROMs.

So please, do we have a Mod that could care about these lists? :)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] deegame:
hi,

i'm looking for a stylus for SG SII. I just wanted to make sure it will work on the touchscreen & if anyone had any recommendations?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Hollow.Droid:
You'll be looking for a capacitive stylus as normal resistive will not work. A search for capacitive stylus on eBay gives you plenty of options but as I've never used one myself I can't really make any recommendations :p
[Galaxy S II Accessories] deegame:
thanks i'll have a look
[Galaxy S II Accessories] iznee:
I am using ELAGO slim design stylus... works perfectly as i am using graffiti input as my text input method during meetings.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] ViggenZ:
My old Pogo slylus (originally designed for iphone 3gs) works just fine, but it does have "these" days sometimes when its not working at all.

Usually the screen response is around 95% to stylus touch

the menu/back keys respons is around 5-10% to stylus touch = no point trying, almost never works

its rather tiny and light, but you cant rly precict when it will go emo on you and stop working.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Coolcat79:
didnt find a need for a stylus yet.

even typing is easy with the SGS2
[Galaxy S II Accessories] giokou:
My experience with capacitive stylus.

If it is not a quality capasitive stylus then I do not personally recommend any other and that is for 2 reasons:

1. The touch responce of the screen is outstanding!!!

2. I had a not so good experience myself, when I buyed from Spiderfoot a pack which contained 2 spare batteries (1800mAh fakes btw), a charger (surprisingly good enaugh to charge any battery!) and a capasitive stylus as a gift . I attached a pic of it.

So the stylus after minutes of use does respond but it leaves pieces of rubber on the screen! And even worse if you try it on top of a screen protector the results are devastating!!! :mad:

That's my experience and I thouht I should share it with you! Hope it helps you make a decision that you won't regret afterwards! ;)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] jr866gooner:
Im going to hunt around for my plecktrum one i had for my nokia 5800 think it will fit on the part on the phone for decorative stuff!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Crucio_:
Just bumping this as it relates most to my question.

Has anyone had any luck finding a good stylus that works with our s2?

I'm looking to use the Sketchbook Mobile app, so using my fat fingers just aint going to cut it ;)

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] pl4sMa:
I am wondering if the stylus for the Galaxy Note would work well on the I9100.

Looking for a stylus to allow faster Japanese and Chinese character typing (I am in a multilingual environment).

Perhaps there's someone who have tried it?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Robafet:
I have just purchased a Kuel stylus from ebay, very nice, small, but extends to a pen size length. My only gripe is that the rubber head is still quite large, though it is smaller than all the other capacative stylus I have seen/owned. Not sure why, but I've not seen a sharp (without being sharp enough to score the screen) ended stylus, maybe something to do with how capacative stylus work.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Crucio_:
Have to say them Kuel ones do look rather nice, but i can see what you mean about the wide tip, it does look rather bulbous.

Thanks for the reply ;)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Robafet:
it is a bit smaller than all the other capacative stylus I've tried though. The tip style seems to be a neccessary in this style of stylus.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Fevves:
I'm using Dagi P101 model, can draw really nicely with it also. Been using it with glows on without any hustle at all. It's a slim and nice and above all I can see what I'm doing with it as the tip is transparent.

On daily bases I don't need it, bit if I'm to sketch/draw or use my phone on bellow zero temps, it's quite nice.
[Xperia Play General] Nhialor:
I'm on 2.3.3 with unlocked bootloader, but it tells me an OTA update is available, any ideas?
[Xperia Play General] shotgunfool:
No update for me, On 2.3.3 Locked bootloader not rooted on vodafone
[Xperia Play General] Nhialor:
When I checked it, it says hook it up to my computer to update it...dunno what it is...has me curios?