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[Galaxy S II General] atomicalll:
Has anyone else had problems with upgrading to 2.3.4? My phone was rooted and I tried to upgrade from 2.3.3 and now the 3G/HSPA doesn't connect anymore.. basically I can't connect to internet but everything else works fine.

Is this due to the firmware being buggy or is the firmware not compatible with the Bell phone or my carrier? I'm with Fido right now.

PDA: XXKG2

PHONE: XXKG2

CSC: EUKD1

Should I downgrade it back to 2.3.3? How do I do that?

I already tried to change the APN settings but that didn't work.
[Galaxy S II General] cue_32:
Are you sure your 'Activate Data network" is enabled? (Use packet data in Mobile network settings)
[Galaxy S II General] atomicalll:
Yes, for sure it's enabled.

Edit: nvm, got it fixed after installing Litening Rom. But is it ok that data roaming is checked/on? Data won't work without it roaming. I won't get charged extra by Fido right?
[Galaxy S II General] MatchstiK:
EDIT - My radio issues seemed to not be related to radio at all. My crunchy bluetooth signal was my headset, and my notifications issue seems to just be tied to the stock messaging app.

Really the LeoMar Revolution ROM works really well for me with the Ninphetamine 2.0.5 kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] asjdwf:
Is there any way that someone in the United States can buy a phone from canada? I want this phone soooo bad LOL!
[Galaxy S II General] 10nisman94:
try newegg, they have it for $650, but only a 30 day warrenty
[Galaxy S II General] asjdwf:
Yes I know but problem is I can see myself buying it from Newegg and then it comes out here in two weeks lol. Also, is it supposed to be 4.5 inches when it comes out in the U.S.?
[Galaxy S II General] fire_fist:
Has anyone else had issues with this Bell phone running the MIUI rom? My GPS isn't working along with 3g for the web browser and the front camera.
[Galaxy S II General] nooganator:
i had problems with miui. at first i had data for about 2 minutes then it dropped. nothing i did got it going again. camera gave me fc after a few secs but i could switch between the 2 cameras
[Galaxy S II General] Horasaurus:
Do you guys think its worth signing a 3 year contract with bell in order to get the galaxy s II for $170 or buy it straight for $599?
[Galaxy S II General] KayvinM:
Personally I can't stand Bell. Their customer service dept closes at 9pm and they outsource all their calls to god knows where, plus most of the service reps have no idea what the heck their talking about...sorry can you tell I've had a bad experience lol. I rather have the freedom to choose what carrier I want and not be tied down for 3 years. If you can afford it and if you can sleep at night knowing you spent $600 for a phone, I say go for it:)
[Galaxy S II General] asjdwf:
That's just my thing though...How long will we have to wait to see AT&T get it in the US? I don't want to buy it and then a week or two later they get it for 200 less LOL. ATT is decent in my area and I don't have problems with them.
[Galaxy S II General] SugarySnack:
Could go with Virgin. Owned by Bell, but their customer service is better than Bell. Not to say that most of the people know what they are talking about, but they have always resolved any problems. + I got 3 years of free call display and voice mail with them easily. Called in during my 14 day buyers remorse period and complained about something. Took 5 minutes :).
[Galaxy S II General] Horasaurus:
Thanks for the reply. Which carrier do you prefer? Is it Telus?
[Galaxy S II General] cue_32:
IMO Rogers... reliable and competitive. Mind you I've been disappointed with their phones lately but I'm sure they'll come up with something big once LTE gets rolled out nationwide.
[Galaxy S II General] KayvinM:
I'm with Rogers at the moment and their not bad. I agree that their phones have been lacking lately though. As long as you are persistent with them they will give you what you want. Just ask for the magical "customer retention department" :) I also had good experience with telus when I was with them. I say either of them would be a good choice.
[Galaxy S II General] MatchstiK:
I was a 10+ year Rogers customer, their lack of phones made me switch to Virgin. Also the best they offered me was 125 long distance minutes free if I signed on for another 3 years. They wouldn't give me a hardware upgrade for that though, just the free minutes.

I said no thank you and got my sgs2 with virgin.
[Galaxy S II General] nk_blu:
If any of the Telus SGS2 users experience the cell data connection delay issue, try deleting the proxy and port, save changed. Leave the MMS proxy and MMS port.

I also have the fast dormancy enabled, on XXKG5 radio/baseband/modem.
[Galaxy S II General] xZeDgEx:
Anyone else with a Bell GS2 experiencing random restarts? Seems to happen once or twice a day now.. Kinda getting annoying. Has happened twice today while listening to music.
[Galaxy S II General] Horasaurus:
Alright well I went to a bell store today and picked up a galaxy s II

I noticed its build i9100M any difference with the international i9100 version? I'm guessing the M is just showing its locked to Bell and installed with bloatware...

Hope I can still root/install custom roms on bell i9100M build.
[Galaxy S II General] linuxmonkey2011:
yes you can, the hardware is exactly the same.
[Galaxy S II General] AllGamer:
if you are on Telus you might be better off waiting for the Samsung Hercules, which has exactly the same spec as the SGS2, but with a slightly larger screen 4.5' SAMOLED+

that's a big plus for me :D

however i'm waiting for the Tmobile USA version to be able to use it with Wind, as the Telus version will most likely come with Rogers bands
[Galaxy S II General] arrow201:
Now that S2 is in Canada and has quite a following, could be a good opportunity for

someone to make a "Galaxy S2 in Canada" site :P Great info here but find searching

many different forum sites to find info. Be nice to have a dedicated site :)
[Galaxy S II General] blue265:
This happened on a friends captivate apparently if your Fido sim card is older it doesn't know that you're on rogers system now technically so it says its roaming. Is your sim card from before Fido was bought out by Rogers? If so you can get a new sim. I don't think you'll be charged roaming though
[Galaxy S II General] avinash4:
Have the restarts been completely random, or only when listening to music on the stock music player? If they happen only when listening to music, it seems to be a known bug on some ROMs. The solution is to use another music player such as Winamp or Poweramp.
[Galaxy S II General] blue265:
Are you rooted and have you froze anything? I was having this problem really bad the other day and decided to defrost all my frozen apps and now it never reboots. Still haven't had a chance to figure out which one causes it though. I am guessing music player as I froze that. I don't have the bell version but thought I'd see if you froze too
[Galaxy S II General] dsixda:
Just wondering if there has been a dump yet of the stock Bell firmware's modem.bin.

If not, if you have the Bell SGS2, have CF-ROOT but have

NOT updated your modem

, could you try the following from an ADB shell to dump the Bell modem.bin:

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 of=/sdcard/modem.bin bs=4096

Please post it here as a zipped attachment and I could try it out later.

Thanks!!
[Galaxy S II General] SaneinOne:
FYI KG6 modem works great on Bell.
[Galaxy S II General] djinferno806:
yes please somebody get this dumped.

I might pay a bounty for whoever can.

I installed custom rom and didn't know it wouldn't backup the modem with it.
[Galaxy S II General] fongoid:
Well, here's hoping I'm not exposing anything personal with this :P
[Galaxy S II General] dsixda:
Thanks a lot!

I used a hex editor to modify your modem.bin, so that it is the same size as the stock modem.bins. The only difference is that your dumped modem has zeros padded at the end, which I have now removed just in case.

I flashed it and it works - shows up as Baseband version I19100MUGKG2.

Attached is the modified version that I flashed. Just extract the modem.bin and flash it with Odin, under PHONE.
[Galaxy S II General] ThaiM:
What about stock firmware? Are we able to dump that and reinstall after rooting with a different firmware?...
[Galaxy S II General] dsixda:
If you made a Nandroid backup after you rooted, you should be able to restore it back except the kernel. The modem can also be installed afterwards.

I made a Nandroid backup of the system, so soon I could put up a backup update.zip for Clockwork Recovery that includes the stock modem.
[Galaxy S II General] aniteshj:
Has anyone made/found a clean Bell ROM yet?

I never made a Nandroid before I put 2.3.4 on this
[Galaxy S II General] djinferno806:
i have a nandroid done for it but i dont know how to convert it to a flashable rom.
[Galaxy S II General] jdchristensen:
rooted unlocked SGS2 roaming in U.S.?

I have a rooted and unlocked Samsung Galaxy S2 on the Rogers network. My wife took it to the U.S., and got "Emergency calls only" while she was there. Has anyone else had success bringing theirs to the U.S.? Any settings I should look into?

(Data roaming was inadvertently disabled, but I don't think that was the problem since even voice service didn't work.)
[Galaxy S II General] Mangme:
How would I go about rooting a Bell Galaxy S2?

Thanks in advanced!
[Galaxy S II General] SaneinOne:
I personally flash latest Speedmod via Odin.
[Galaxy S II General] SaneinOne:
Sounds like a modem issue to me.
[Galaxy S II General] dsixda:
OK, here's the backup ZIP of the stock Bell 2.3.3 firmware, for the ClockworkMod Recovery menu:

http://www.multiupload.com/E90ONI1QRL

I made the ROM using an upcoming version of my Android Kitchen (which will support the SGS2 soon). It's composed of the Nandroid of the Bell stock firmware and also the stock modem MUGKG2 found in an earlier post today thanks to fongoid. I've also used the KG2 CF-ROOT kernel, since the stock kernel cannot be backed up.

To successfully flash, you must do the following:

Copy ROM to your sdcard

Ensure you are on a rooted ROM.

Ensure you have the ClockworkMod Recovery menu installed by checking for the "CWM Manager" app by Chainfire. I have included the app below, just in case (sorry, couldn't find an actual link to the app).

Turn off phone

Reboot into ClockworkMod Recovery by holding down HOME, UP, and POWER

Make a Nandroid backup of your current firmware

Go into "mounts and storage" and unmount system, cache and data --> you must do this or your installation will fail!

Wipe data/factory reset

Wipe cache partition

Flash this zip from your sdcard

I'm not sure why the unmounting step is required, I never had to do this with any other device before. But it flashes perfectly.

I have attached screenshots showing the About screen of the original stock firmware (last week) before I flashed CF-Root, and then after I flashed the backup ZIP (today). As you can see, they are identical.

If you get a USB jig device from eBay, then you can clear the yellow triangle on the splash screen and hence get a device that looks like it's completely stock (although you can boot into custom recovery).
[Galaxy S II General] Rovah:
I had that problem as well. You need to manually go into network settings and select a network operator. I have no clue why it does not switch automatically.
[Galaxy S II General] stian230:
*looking forward for SGS2 support in your kitchen.
[Galaxy S II General] djnas786:
I took mine to the US and had no problems. I am also using a Bell S2 on Rogers...

thats odd why it would do that... :s
[Galaxy S II General] knowthenazz:
Wow, that's disappointing. So you have to go to Mobile Network Settings --> Access Point names, and manually change it?

Have you tried Mobile Network Settings --> Network Mode --> Select Automatically?
[Galaxy S II General] Rovah:
I didn't. It just searched for all the networks available when i opened the Network Operators menu and I picked one. Didn't even notice the automatic option untill later.

It could just be that you need to manually trigger the network operator search and then the phone can handle the rest itself. When I crossed back to Canada it switched to my regular carrier without me doing anything.
[Galaxy S II General] knowthenazz:
Interesting. Well, thanks for sharing your experience. I'll be heading state side in the next couple of months, and hopefully my phone wont have this issue.

It does seem odd though. I hope the Automatic options works out for you.
[Galaxy S II General] lsquare:
I'm on Rogers at the moment and I'm really interested in picking up the Galaxy S2. Is there an easy way to permanently unlock the phone?
[Galaxy S II General] ThaiM:
I used theunlock.ca

Costs $35 and they e.mail you the code to carrier unlock. Permanently.
[Galaxy S II General] lsquare:
Are there no free solutions?
[Galaxy S II General] ThaiM:
On XDA there is. But it requires flashing an insecure Kernel and firmware which there is no Canadian ones available for us. You can do it, and many people do, but it seems to be a hit or miss on what ends up glitching. ie. loss of signal, poor speeds, GPS problems, etc. So until we get a Canadian UGKG2 version, I won't root and unlock that way.
[Galaxy S II General] peachpuff:
Uhh what? Hit or miss? I don't think so. Flashing a cf-root kernel and using galaxy_s unlock doesn't cause any of the symptoms you just made up.
[Galaxy S II General] ThaiM:
Here you go:

Strange GPS behaviour on Virgin SGS2 rooted to Rogers

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1212836&highlight=rogers

"I should also mention, mine worked fine before rooting, then I used Chainfire's kernel to root and I have the issues that we're seeing (JP_XSG_KG2 and ZS_OZS_KG2)."

Galaxy S2 Problems on Rogers Network - Canada

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1105022&highlight=rogers

"Does anyone have a clue why is this happening? Using latest KE7 software."

MMS on Rogers network doesnt work

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1088419&highlight=rogers

"Does anyone else have problems with sending/receiving mms on Rogers network? I am on KE1 firmware. Apn settings seem to be fine."

Good thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1190543&highlight=newbiness

" Ours is UGKG2. Which is unavailable for download from the Samsung servers, so we're not able to actually get back to stock, or make any kind of custom firmwares/kernels based upon it.... Personally, I'm waiting for our stock rom to be released for warranty return purposes before I flash one of the root kernels."
[Galaxy S II General] peachpuff:
All those issues were resolved in the thread. I've been using i9000 kernels on my captivate before, different phones and had no issues. Think you're over reacting a bit.
[Galaxy S II General] hondaguy:
these are all pretty weak examples. there is always the chance of screwing up your phone when you root it, so if you decide that you dont want to do it, thats cool. we are all entitled to our own opinions, i just dont happen to agree with yours as i have rooted mine and have no issues. in fact, my device works great with super fast gps locks that are accurate, and i have no issue with mms messages and i am using the phone with my rogers sim and have been using it with a koodo sim for the last week too.

as for unlocking the phone, there are lots of deals and discount codes if you look around. $35 dollars for a phone that has a free app available on the google market sounds like way too much. i might be wrong, as i have never looked, but i have unlocked many android phones and have never paid that much.

waiting for the official bell software to come out before rooting is not a bad decision, but i am much happier using mine now the way that i want.
[Galaxy S II General] ThaiM:
Here's another just recent. Bottom line is you're using firmwares and Kernels not made for our region. It's not going to be 100% compatible one way or another.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1199449
[Galaxy S II General] hondaguy:
people with bell phones locked to bell are having the same issue, its not because the phone is rooted. the fact that the phone is rooted gives people options to flash different radios that help solve the issue instead of causing the problem. unless you are the one that solves the issue you should not be stating what is causing the issue when you really dont know. the guy could have a bad sim card for all we know
[Galaxy S II General] ThaiM:
Not saying that rooting is what is actually causing problems for us Canadians. I'm saying that using firmware that is not of our region (non UGKG2) is what is causing problems. But yeah, Bell sucks to begin with and of course people on Bell will have reception problems.
[Galaxy S II General] digitalallstar:
Bellus' HSPA network is just as good and has better coverage than Roger's HSPA network.
[Galaxy S II General] np231:
Not sure if its better but the 3G/4G network is the same since they all function on the same 850Mhz spectrum. Only the coverage differs from location to location. If you live in one of the major cities then you shouldn't really have any reception issues with any of the Big3s.
[Galaxy S II General] digitalallstar:
Let me re-phrase........ Bellus' has Larger HSPA coverage than Rogers. Frequency bands don't matter in this case.
[Galaxy S II General] cue_32:
I rooted and unlocked mine using Galaxy_Unlock by Helroz and it worked perfectly. In fact my connection was best after I flashed the kernel and left it as is. I tried multiple ROMs to match that speed that I had and only until now when I flashed LEOMAR ROM that I got my connection speed back.

The speed connectivity definitely is impacted by one of, or depending on the combination of MODEM\Kernel, etc...

I'm using an unlocked one from Bell on Rogers.
[Galaxy S II General] ThaiM:
What Modem/Kernel are you using?
[Galaxy S II General] cue_32:
PDA: i-9100XXKG6

PHONE:i-9100XXKG6

CSC: i-9100XEUKD1

LeoMar ROM

(check sig)
[Galaxy S II General] sashpimp:
omg i love youuuuu
[Galaxy S II General] unleashed12:
Exactly, the free unlock works fine, haven't had any problems and I've personally used it on two bell S2's, lmao all you change are really changing is the kernel. The modem firmware even still stays the same if you just unlock.
[Galaxy S II General] cue_32:
Can this be flashed over any ROM? Im on KG6 LEOMAR ROM... or should I flash a KG2 ROM first?
[Galaxy S II General] dsixda:
You can flash it over any ROM as long as you wipe first.
[Galaxy S II General] cue_32:
I flashed your full ROM instead (during a meeting at work :) )(thanks for that BTW) and now I'm back to stock from LEOMAR.

If you are certain that I can flash this modem over any ROM then I will try restoring my previous set up and just flash the modem over LEOMAR.

thanks again
[Galaxy S II General] derringdo:
I've experienced this too, but only when using the stock music player. Strangely it doesn't seem to happen with the Samsung Music Hub which appears to use the same or a very similar music player. I really like the stock music player too, as it integrates lockscreen controls nicely, but the rebooting issue is kind of a deal breaker.

Alternatively I would use the Music Hub player as my default, but for whatever reason it requires a network connection to start up which isn't possible when I'm underground on the subway. In the meantime I've resorted to using Cloudskipper which has decent lockscreen controls. Hopefully Samsung fixes this soon.
[Galaxy S II General] dsixda:
Crap, sorry.. I thought you meant my Bell full stock firmware backup not the modem.

I am currently using this stock modem on my installed KG6 custom ROM. No need to wipe anything for the modem.
[Galaxy S II General] richuwo11:
I have a question... looking at buying a used Galaxy S2 from a guy that rooted and unlocked his Bell phone. He does not have the receipt. Do you need a receipt for warranty purposes?
[Galaxy S II General] Electroz:
You do need it for warranty. However, even with the receipt, right now the warranty is void on that phone due to two reasons. Firstly, it no longer has the original software, which is not available to put back on it yet. Secondly, unlocking it by any other means than paying Bell $75 also voids the warranty.
[Galaxy S II General] richuwo11:
Well I assume we will all eventually be able to restore to stock Bell settings. So that is not an issue.

The receipt thing is... So it's required for warranty through Bell, what about dealing directly with Samsung? Anyone have any experience with this?
[Galaxy S II General] Electroz:
Yes, they tell you to deal with Bell. Bell buys these phones and honor their warranties.

With the I9000M Galaxy S Vibrant there was an issue with firmware killing the internal memory of the phones. Many people were screwed out of warranty both being unlocked and not having receipts. However, because the problem ended up being so widespread, eventually, after lawyers got involved, they did honor the warranties on the phones. But this was a special case where thousands of phones died due to a firmware update. The point is, hundreds/thousands of people were turned down for warranty.
[Galaxy S II General] sashpimp:
hey guys i see from the beginning post that people are pretty techy here i just flashed the modem from bell but im still gettting hottible coverage im using the phone with Telus in montreal urban area so lots of coverage!! im not sure waht to do

if nothing can be done im selling the phone ASAP

Heres the story i got the phone off koreans unlocked, since the phone came out in korea before canada

it came unlocked so i started using it on the fido netowrk, i was able to use it for text and calls but i could never get any data better then Edge anywhere i went, so i was told to switch to telus since they had the H network

i switched over to telus and was able to connect to the H network but only in certain areas and not everywhere for example Downtown but not at home, so it was still choppy so i tried every modem but to no avail its still very choppy...

i cant send sms unles i have a data connection meaning that the H has to be downloading for me to send text, unless im connected to data i cant send text. the only modem that has allowed me to send text without having a data connection was the XXKF2 modem for some reason...

if you want i could post a log of the radio that ihave when i did a dump and maybe someone coup point me out to what the problem is...

if its a hardware issue then its just too bad and i completely understand ill just sell the phone but if i can do something about it, Your help would be greatly appreaciated thanks ahead

SL.
[Galaxy S II General] sashpimp:
if i need to edit the build.prop file i can, im not the most knowledgeable but im pretty decent thanks guys
[Galaxy S II General] bringit8:
Just in case anyone was having issues with custom ROMS.. I've flashed the Touch Extreme ROM on my Bell SGS2 last week and thought everything was running fine.. but yesterday I was on the phone with Fido and the call dropped twice while I was on the phone with them .. both times after about 10 minutes on the phone..

I guess, I haven't been talking on it all that much.. I also noticed it takes a few minutes to lock on to a GPS signal.

I decided to flash the modem.bin that dsixda modified on page 47 and now everything seems to running perfect. I was on several calls > 30 minutes and never dropped once and the gps locks pretty quick.. < 1 minute..

hope this info helps some people..
[Galaxy S II General] coolzy:
called samsung

i told samsung that i had bell unlock my sg2 and am using it with rogers. they said for all warrantee report to them directly since i am no longer with bell