yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC EVO 3D] WeatherTech:
Um....you contradicted yourself.

Online orders and in store orders are not the same thing. you just said you could walk into a store and get one, which you cannot.
[HTC EVO 3D] firmbiz94:
I posted that bc it said "if" you order it online..so I thought that meant there was an option..I think i misread it
[HTC Inspire 4G] fyrwyer:
Hello All -

I've been having an ongoing problem with my Wi-Fi signal on my Inspire.

I currently go between 1 and zero bars connected to wi-fi, while my Samsung focus and Iphone have full bars. This is sitting in one place at my desk at work. Of course the Inspires bars increase when I get close to the router, but it's kind of ridiculous.

Any idea what to do about this?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
Is your phone bone stock?

Rooted, custom ROM?

Details of your phone's current set-up are important in helping to determine the cause of your issue.
[HTC Inspire 4G] fyrwyer:
Rooted, Custom Rom (currently Gingerbeast, but it does the same thing on all roms I have tried.)
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
Are your radio and RIL matched?

Depending on what radio you were running prior to flashing gingerbeast, the RIL that's included with that ROM may or may not be matched to your radio.

For more detailed information, see the inspire only radio thread located in the dev section.

Since gingerbeast is an AOSP-based ROM, you may need to flash the appropriate RIL, available from the above-mentioned thread.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geordie 34:
Hi ppl was just wondering if anyone had a box for the x10 they wanted to give away in the uk got sent a new phone from the cfw as they couldn't repair my last one but didn't come in box I will be upgrading soon probably to a arc and need a box to keep my beloved x10 away pm me please if you can help

sent from x10i using cm6 awesome
[Galaxy S II General] lak100:
hi when i were flashing with odin accidentaly usb unpluged i pull off the battery and put it again but it doesn't open neither charging what can i do?
[Galaxy S II General] diehard2222:
Can you still get in to download mode? If yes then your phone isn't fully bricked.
[Galaxy S II General] lak100:
no the phone don't open is it normal?
[Galaxy S II General] eRPeeX:
When you flash NEVER disconnect your battery: this will corrupt your flash memory.
[Galaxy S II General] Nameless21:
You need to buy one of these. But then there is still no guarantee it will work.
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
OP - did you try going into DOWNLOAD MODE?
[Galaxy S II General] athulag:
On my very first flash on S2 I accidently unpluged the USB cable halfway through.

I then did the following:

1) Removed the battery

2) booted again into download mode

3) flashed again via odin.

For me this worked and there were no issues.

May be I just got lucky. I did not need to use a jig
[Galaxy S II General] Slick_42:
What exactly did you flash?
[Galaxy S II General] dk206:
waste of time..

No description, explanation, feedback, nothing which we can use to help him. If we're going to help you, you need to help us.
[Galaxy S II General] diehard2222:
I don't think he cares much about his phone lol...
[Galaxy S II General] kaukassus:
just... why...?! why did you do that?!

is it really that hard, to leave your phone plugged in for a minute or 2?
[Galaxy S II General] rodjordan:
I'm sure it says somewhere in the odin manual " no skipping while flashing" :-)
[Galaxy S II General] DjLegolas:
sometimes you cant just put it aside... this device is too powerful, you must touch it :D
[Galaxy S II General] Flowlance:
Indeed :D haha
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
Just the other day I was getting ready to flash my HTC Sensation, connected to my laptop via USB. I hit the Enter key to commence the flashing process when suddenly a huge cockroach jumps out from under the said Enter key and sprints towards me using the only bridge between us, the USB cable. I naturally got spooked and instinctively threw the phone to the farthest corner of the room. That corner just happened to have my fish-tank installed in it. The heavy HTC brick (figuratively and at this point literally speaking) hit the fish-tank square in the side. Aluminum encased Gorilla glass vs fishy cheap Fish-tank glass, brute animal strength won, the fish-tank was sent sleeping with the fishes. My only hope is the pet fish died a quick death from the impact shock, and not a slow painful death during the small flash flood that proceeded to unravel in my room. Long story short, I have yet to find the cockroach.

p.s. this is all a pure fantasy, no fish were hurt
[Galaxy S II General] bobbysixkiller:
to much time on your hands son:D
[Galaxy S II General] tolis626:
OP

Do

You

Know

What

Download

Mode

Is?

You have to hold down volume down,home and power buttons until your screen lights up!If not,but a jig.If that doesn't work either,buy a second one just in case.If that doesn't work too...Well,you can always pray! :)
[Galaxy S II General] tolis626:
Until I read your PS,being a little overdosed with ethyl alcohol,I was thinking "Poor little fish... :( ".

Damn,gotta start hating beer!But then again,there's vodka... :p
[Galaxy S II General] lak100:
i can't get into download mode the does not open
[Galaxy S II General] lak100:
φιλε το κινητο δεν ανοιγει καν ουτε καν φορτιζει
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
as someone from Greece ;) already said here, to get to the download mode:

PRESS and HOLD these buttons:

Volume down

Home

Power

Press and hold the 3 buttons together until the screen turns on.

Did you try this and the phone is dead even after this?
[Galaxy S II General] tolis626:
Ω ναι,έτσι ακριβώς!Αν δεν γίνει τίποτα πήγαινε το στη Samsung και δες τι μπορεί να γίνει.Και προσευχήσου,τι άλλο μπορώ να πω? :)

Sorry for writing in Greek everyone,you can always use Google translate.I ain't sayin' anything spectacular though! :)
[HTC EVO 3D] rockky:
If this has been posted sorry. Always like Spoonauer's stuff.http://www.laptopmag.com/review/cell-phones/htc-evo-3d.aspx
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gphome:
Hi all , bit of a ROM/Flashing newbie here.

I've recently flashed stock (I think) 2.3.4 JVP on my Galaxy S after giving up with T-Mobile updates. I did a complete install with Re-Partition in Odin as this seemed the cleanest way (and I assume would give the best results).

I'm starting to look at custom ROMS as I want a bit more than the stock can give me with additional Lock Screens etc, and I notice that from Android version 2.3.3 the file system has been moved over to ext4.

My questions are:

1) Will I already have ext4 on my Galaxy S after the above steps?

2) How can I check

3) Can anyone guide towards a good custom Rom that I can 'wipe' install through Odin and that will give me EXT4 and lock screens etc.

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
The best start is to read all the faqs, that will give you a good base knowledge and you will be a rom flashing addict before you know it, then just read around in dev get familiar and see what's out there, take your time and enjoy, it is a learning process, and a fine one too :)

Insanity cm 012/glitch
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lunchbox115:
If you are already on 2.3.3, just download for example Juwe's 5.0 and flash in recovery ('install zip from sdcard' -> 'choose zip' -> Juwe.zip). Requirement: kernel, which supports root and CWM (like CF-Root). ;)

The guide fir flashing you'll find in each custom-ROM-regarding thread.

@ your questions: you won't have ext4 automatically, you'll have to start the pre-installed app 'ext4' and concert the system.

How you can check: with the ext4-app. ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KiRAdot47:
1) ext4/lagfix it's done ofter u install a kernel or a custom rom, usually those with voodoo make the lagfix after the reboot (default on)

2) Voodoo control app (there's a free one also paid) it should say, just look

2) i had darky, cm (very nice), gingerbread, juwe and now Ryyu's EDB v 1.1 witch many say it has great potential (i have it installed it now and it's ok so far)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samit.mahap:
1) Will I already have ext4 on my Galaxy S after the above steps? - Yes for that you need to have a supported Kernel namely Voodoo

2) How can I check - Check in CWM3 in Receovery mode, option to enable and disable Ext 4 (Lagfix) should be there

3) Can anyone guide towards a good custom Rom that I can 'wipe' install through Odin and that will give me EXT4 and lock screens etc. - Darky 10.1 RE ROM with Dark Core 2.6 Kernel
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pulser_g2:
I'm now going to try and explain some basic concepts of the SGS2, in a very simple way, with illustrations. First of all, a few pieces of terminology.

CWM (Clockworkmod) Recovery Mode:

After flashing a CWM kernel (like CF-Root), you enter recovery with the key combination of Vol Up + Home + Power

CWM recovery is where you flash ROMs, and other zip files. Use the volume keys to navigate, and the home key to select.

Stock (3e) Recovery (not much use):

Entered with the key combination of Vol Up + Home + Power. Not readily accessible if using a CWM kernel like CF-Root

This is the default Android recovery image. It is of little use other than wiping the data partition via factory reset. If you have this, you are NOT ready to start flashing custom ROMs, and will get various errors until you have recovery showing like in the first picture.

Download mode (for use with ODIN/Heimdall):

Accessible on all phones, regardless of kernel via Vol Down + Home + Power

This is where you flash tar or tar.md5 files from ODIN on your PC.

Don't mix up these different modes. Each has a different purpose. So now you know what each mode is, and how to get to it. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CamoGeko:
Vol Up + Home + Power , if you press Power button first the phone will just turn on and start booting.

Great guide btw, going to be helpful to a lot of people ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yudi7:
Knew that. Though I too had to search for this before, so it's good for the new users. Should be sticky so that people don't ask un-necessary questions of this type before they even search. You could also add many more basics things. I may, also, have something more to learn here.

Good Work Mate.

Edit: Forgot to see download mode.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AIRagon:
Thanks

As usual helpful and clear,

Thanks,
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnDruid:
i would like to make the small suggestion of adding the words "Recovery and Download Mode and other essential things to know" to the thread title (the last bit in case you want to expand on the info later on).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unrealtb:
yo

Thanks for that very helpful. can i ask though what is that cant access system/csc/***/system/ error in recovery e3 all about?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cigaro78:
Great, should be stickied.

I think it could also benefits the newcomers if an explanation was given regarding:

- the fact that ROMs can also include a kernel which contains CWM (wasn't clear to me first time I flashed my SGS2)

- the fact that CWM also comes as part of an app (rom manager) but that ironically you need a custom kernel to reboot in R&D mode (again something I had a hard time understanding at the beginning).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CamoGeko:
As I understand, just as a demonstration Pulser was trying to flash a multi-language CSC package in CWM recovery. Which doesn't work.

So please don't try this at home, because your shiny new phone might explode into a cloud of Anthrax.

:D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unrealtb:
I rooted my phone with cf root firmware and then reflashed the stock kernal over the top to get rid of the yellow exclamation mark... thats when i got that system csc error... I just reflashed the cf firmware and are living with the yella ! Until i get a jig. strange.

Also are there any guides on samsung modding... firmware/kernal/rom info. i came from modding my motorola backflip. it was quite simply just flash the rom no firmware kernel etc... so i feel out of my depth a little. any links or help much appreciated :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CamoGeko:
Well stock kernel is supposed to be flashed in ODIN (download mode), after you flash that then you can boot to system and use CWM app to flash zImage extracted from CF-Root kernel package. After reboot the triangle will dissapear.

Anyways here is the link to a root guide and stock firmwares:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lek.:
Hi,

Last night I have upgrade i9100 with wrong version, and now cannot tune on the power and cannot going to download mode again. :confused:

I tried to recovery mode with "adb reboot recovery" but show "Device not found" on PC.

Pls, asvise to me.

Thanks.

leksirichai@gmail.com
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pulser_g2:
If you can't get into download mode, not much here is gonna help you... You tried a jig?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unrealtb:
what did you flash?

Hey mate what did you flash that potentially bricked your phone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DooMLoRD:
am i the only one who cant see the pics in the first post?

P.S.: the site http://www.villainrom.co.uk/ seems to be offline
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlossGhost:
I guess You are.

The pictures are there and the site is online.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DooMLoRD:
thanks! got it working now over a proxy server...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jocoliu:
I am a newbie, thank you very much!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klyzon:
i'm on xkf1 on my phone. is it ok if i flash roms for ke7 for example?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] allyant:
Just to make sure, you press these key combinations when the phone is off?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pulser_g2:
Yes you do.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zheiko:
I have had problem with entering Download Mode by pushing Volume+HOME+Power, try only Volume+Power, sometimes it works instead
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k1000716:
pulser_g2

Fantastic guide, I can see it'll be linked to a lot!

If you think it fits with the topic, could you also add a section about usb jigs? There are a lot of people asking about the yellow warning triangle and how to remove it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The-Chief:
WOW things have changed a bit since I rooted my OG Droid! :eek:

For those of us who are coming into the SGS2 (hopefully, IF Verizon ever releases it) and planning on rooting and modding, can someone please explain to this old goat WHAT Odin is, what it does (other than install .tar files like CWM) and how it does it?

Thanks. I try to learn something intelligent BEFORE I do something unintelligent :)

EDIT: I found out that it's a Windows program for flashing Samsung ROMs and firmware. It works by connecting the phone to a USB port and booting the phone into Download Mode. And that's pretty much all I know.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akira888:
Hi Guys,

I have a problem here boot into the Clockwork Recovery mode.

I did follow the instruction however, whenever I approached the combination (all three buttons pressed at the same time or Vol UP+Home first then Power), they all went into the stock recovery mode.

Your help will be much appreciated!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CamoGeko:
You need to have CF-Root kernel flashed in order to get CWM recovery.

Get it here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=15759455
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tshoulihane:
It would help to have this linked from the FAQ (or any root/rom guide for that matter). What with every phone using different tools/key combinations and different levels of protection on the flash, it can be quite a challenge picking up a new phone and working out what the easiest/most familiar way of working with the OS will be.

Just one question - is there a linux version of the download tool? I managed to run ODIN on XP under virtualbox, but more options are always nice...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akira888:
Sorry, mate.

Should of been more specific. :p

I am running on stock ROM: Vodafone Australia DUKF4 with kernel of CF-Root-SGS2_ZS_OZS_KF4-v4.0-CWM4.

So I believe my phone is successfully rooted because I have CWM and busybox in my application list. And I can use SetCPU & Titanium backup etc where root access is required.

It is just very strange that I can only boot into Android stock recovery mode no matter how I press the Vol UP + HOME + Power.

Is there any particular order that I need to follow when I press that combination?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CamoGeko:
Really sounds like CF-Root didin't flash properly since you would have the CWM recovery. Have you tried going to the CWM app and pressing Reboot To Recovery?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tshoulihane:
I'm reasonably sure that there is only one recovery kernel partition, whatever is there is what runs when you boot with UP+HOME+Power. So it seems that for some reason, you still have the stock recovery partition even though you have root in your main partition. Must be something to do with how you got root, maybe you want to try again if you want CWM.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pulser_g2:
There are actually 2 partitions, but only one seems to be used...

CF-Root does actually have the stock recovery, but it should only enter if you try to flash a CSC (which needs stock recovery).

That sounds like a CF-Root bug or issue to diagnose in that thread tbh where they might know more about it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kryptoner:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1068522

USB jig tutorial here!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akira888:
Just tried but to no avail.

I felt strange last night already cuz after the button combination boot failed, I used the booting function in the CWM app the the phone was on, still didn't work. Just tried, no luck too :(

BTW, I saw the followings in the android stock recovery, is it normal?

---Appling Multi-CSC...

Installing Multi-CSC

Can't access to ' /system/scs/VAU/system/'.

Successfully applied multi-CSC

Something wrong, guys??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akira888:
Can I just use the Flash Kernel function in CWM app to re-flash the CF-Root kernel?

BTW, is it normal that in CWM Manager, the current kernel shown is "Unknown"

Thanks:confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kryptoner:
Use odin to flash kernel, CWM manager app can be used to flash kernel once you have properly set up CF-root. Even I see kernel version as unknown, seems Normal as I don't have any problems so far
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sumatrix:
Once we click start on ODIN how can we know about the progress of root unless the phone restarts?? Cos its quite jittery to wait without knowing knowing the duration of the wait..How long does it usually take to root a SGS2??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akira888:
Just a quick post to say that my issue has been resolved:D

It seems I haven't properly flash the CF-Root though somehow I got the root access...:confused:

I recently upgraded to 2.3.4 and flash the CF-Root without issues and the CWM recovery mode is working fine too.

Cheers
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sumatrix:
Hey how can we know about the status of flashing on ODIN??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dainese01:
I vote to have this stickied!

I took a while to find this :(

but thanks for clearing it up. looks to be the same as Galaxy S I...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ohamn:
Warning! Noob question!

Hi There!

Just got my SGS2 and have beeen busy reading threads about Rooting and so on.

Just not to screw up, when CF-Root instruction http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399 says "- Put your phone in download mode"

I understand I have to press Vol dwn+Home+Pow to enter download mode

I then get a warning and a question "If you want to download a custom OS, press the volume up key."

And under the warning text it says;

Volume up: Continue

Volume down: Cancel (restart phone)

If I push Vol dwn the phone reeboots as normal.

So I guess that I have too push Vol up to enter "full" download mode?

OR, do I leave the phone at this screen and plug in the USB?

Like I said, a really Noob question! :o

But I don't feel like bricking my spanking new 400 Euro toy! ;)

(Edit, found the answer in a thread that I had read a thousand times!

Guess I need stronger glasses!? )

Thanks for your answer!

// Ohamn
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] borgmanjayce:
My apologies for asking, but I take it that I need to install Clockworkmod Recovery as a seperate App from the main Clockwork Mod App.

The reason why I ask is that I have a problem with my SGS II in that I need to do a reinstall every so often and I have decided to install the latest version of VillainROM to see if it will fix my problem with the overheating that happens with it and I didn't get the option to install the latest ROM from SD card.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ionut.micu:
Hello to all,

I just bought a SGS2 after owning only HTC devices in the last five years and I have to say that everything is soooooo different.

If I undersand well clockworkmod is included in the kernel, and the kernel can be flashed from odin, but what will happen when you will flash a custom rom using cwm:

- it will relace your kernel along with cwm

or

- kernel is stored separately and rom flashing will not replace the kernel?

I ask this because on HTC the cwm was separat from the kernel, and when you flash a new rom you also flash a new kernel without affecting the recovery (witch is stored separately).

Maybe my question is dumb but everything is so wired and different :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CamoGeko:
Recovery is included in CF-Root and most other kernels.

Honestly it depends on the ROM, if the dev decided to include a kernel or not. Just make sure you always read read read and you won't get stuck.

Transmitted from a Galaxy far far away via XDA telepathy.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] King of Rapture™:
I am confused too, been here on the forum for a long time, but haven't owned any Android device. S2 is my first one.

I don't know how to install CWM (Clockworkmod) Recovery Mode?

I unroot the home with Odlin 3 v1.85 and XWKDD_insecure and it goes fine.

Then I use Super One Click v2.1.1 and it gets stuck after command #5, I have to unplug and then plug and then it is successfull.

But I never get CWM (Clockworkmod) Recovery Mode on my phone. It is always the Samsung Recovery Mode.

Got it, just downlaod the CWM (Clockworkmod) Recovery Mode and used it Odlin 3 v1.85 instead of XWKDD_insecure.

However, have a problem cannot get out from CWM (Clockworkmod) Recovery Mode.

Any help please?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CamoGeko:
Why didn't you just flash Chainfire's CF-Root kernel? Its a much simpler process.

Transmitted from a Galaxy far far away via XDA telepathy.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ionut.micu:
You mean you are not able to boot your device?

Can you go into download mode pressing volume down + home and the power?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tle05:
Is there any way to get into download mode without using the home button? My sGS2 home button doesn't work..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3waygeek:
If you install the Advanced Power Menu mod, you should be able to get into download or recovery modes through the power button menu. Also, if you have the CWM Manager app installed, it'll let you reboot into download or recovery modes.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TecQuality:
guys, is there a method to use the external_SD instead the internal card?