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[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oxirane:
Then that's just weird. Try reverting a few weeks? I understand the last 2-3 weeks has been pretty bad.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boystuff:
uninstall Titanium Backup and Reinstall Via Market. Titanium can bug out when you restore it via backup or when you try using it after a OS update

also verify your Superuser App (the one thats preinstalled in Miui) Has both "Manage Permissions, and Root Permissions" Enabled
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badaphooko01:
he prob. Forgot to enable root permissions.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N00B_IN_N33D:
Actually, I did have root permissions enabled. But when I restored titanium and other root apps with miui's built in backup/restore utility I guess it just made them glitchy. Uninstalling and reinstalling all the apps that need root solved the problem. Thanks "boystuff"!

Sent from my SGH-T959 (Samsung Vibrant)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kmandel:
Does the AT&T SGS2 have an FM radio? The European version of both SGS1 and SGS2 both do, but the US SGS1 does not.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Truceda:
I'm wondering the same. AT&T site says it does. But I haven't seen an icon or it mentioned in the reviews.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] yoneilio:
No radio
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pistou:
I called AT&T about this, making the customer service rep go to the site and see that they claim that the device has an FM radio tuner/receiver. The guy then put me on hold and came back and assured me that it does have an FM radio. When I asked how to access the radio (i.e. what app and/or drivers) he said I would have to talk to Samsung, and gave me the phone number: 1-88-987-4357.

So I called Samsung and asked them about it: twice. Both times I explained my question (how do I access the radio?). Both times I was told that it does have a radio, but when asked the how-do-i-make-it-work question was put on hold. Both times I was on hold for more than half an hour and had to hang up to do something else.

I'll be going to the AT&T store later (hopefully today) and will ask the sales rep there to show me how the radio works. I'll report back.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Dxtra:
If you could get some answers would be nice.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
The AT&T reps are probably going based on their paper documentation.

I can tell you, without a doubt, either:

1) The FM radio chipset is different from the international version

2) The FM radio chipset just isn't there

Enabling the Si4709 driver in the kernel results in a bunch of error messages when the driver tries to initialize, the kind one would expect for missing hardware.

The framework in userland is also missing things needed for FM support. Attempting to use the FM app from the I9100 fails due to missing Java methods.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gokartracer5:
My guess is that AT$T wants you to use a streaming based FM radio service instead of having a tuner in the phone so they can cash in on the data usage.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pistou:
I'm sure you're right, but they do advertise a built-in FM radio. Have a look at the Music section on the Details tab of:

http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-details/?q_sku=sku5370319
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pistou:
Unfortunately, no answers. I was at the AT&T store today and the sales reps knew nothing abut the radio (i.e. "you have to download an app"). So I got them to download an app (various apps) to one of the demo phones in the store and asked them to show me the radio working. The couldn't get it to work. One sales rep told me that it will likely come as part of the firmware upgrade that will be released in about a month, but of course that requires that the hardware is present. I also spoke with a customer service rep over the phone (while at the store) and she told me two things:

1. get the Manual from Samsung and look it up there (she was unable to do so, or so she said)

2. if there is no radio "you have a legitimate complaint"

Well, the manual has absolutely no mention of an FM radio. Seems like option 2. will likely come into play.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] outamyhead:
TuneIn Radio is a great app, miles better than iheart radio, I couldn't get the radio stations from back home in the UK that I liked, this app found them without any trouble.

Sucks if your on limited data though, unless your hooked up to a Wi-Fi spot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] iqak:
I've been wondering the same darn thing.

I know for a fact it's been stated in everything that I've been reading.

What the........

Time to save screenshots of all of these FM radio claims!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ferrocene:
Does anyone with a rooted system know if the kernel supports the lspci or modprobe commands or any other command to print hardware?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] XeoNoX:
4 months to release in the US only to "cripple" the phone, thanks att. I will not be getting this phone if the FM does not work, ill go with the international version
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] msm903:
There is no FM radio app on the Sprint version either. Is there an app from the market for us to try?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Slowazz28:
It gets really tiring putting up with AT&T's b.s. They always fn up every phone I want to get by removing or having removed something that should be left the hell alone. Pisses me right off. I was looking forward to having the FM radio on this phone. Bastards!!! :mad:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] XeoNoX:
im almost tempted to buy international version...its like $500 though
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] onthezone:
The web site also stated that we only get 3 hours of talk time. I have the inspire 4g also that can do FM radio but it only gets a very few channels and not worth being called a feature.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
Yes, lsmod works.

A bit more info:

Stock kernel/initramfs is missing the Si4709 driver

If you enable the Si4709 driver in a custom kernel, it will fail to initialize

If you compile the module as above, but then disable the driver but leave the compiled module in the initramfs - it loads and initializes!

This is a weird one - evidence we have the hardware but the driver is currently broken in the Samsung sources.

FM is also completely missing from the framework. jivy26 sent me the FM radio APKs from an I9100 for me to try, they force close due to a missing method in the framework.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pistou:
Just spent my third hour on the phone with Samsung (2 calls Monday, 1 call today), and finally talked to a sensible person in level 3 support. He couldn't locate an SGH-I777 to fiddle with himself but logged everything I said about what I (and others) had tried in getting the FM radio tuner to work.

He /did/ confirm that the device specs do show a radio to be extant, which is good news.

He said that because this is not yet a "known issue" all they could do would be to have me mail the device to Samsung and they would flash new firmware, etc. He was intelligent enough to say that, because the device is so new, this would not be the best approach, but instead suggested I hang on and see what happens in the near future.

So, everyone call Samsung (1-888-987-4357) and let's get this logged as a known issue. Fingers crossed that a firmware upgrade will solve this issue (and soon).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Shammyh:
I agree with all this!

One of the biggest pet peeves of mine was that the Captivate lost the FM Radio from the i9000. If the hardware is in there, I'm sure eventually people will figure it out. (Also, a nice tear-down of a SGH-i777 would probably do wonders too).

But, take screenshots of that AT&T page! Keep it on record! And complain!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] neil-:
Screenshot of the ATT Site for Samsung Galaxy S II showing FM Radio .. should anyone need it in the future ...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] codemansGT:
What would be really cool is if the enabled it and we could use ir as an fm transmitter. Wouldn't be very powerfull but should be enough for a car
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mikereidis:
I'm pretty sure you can forget about transmit. "We" will be lucky if we can get FM receive working. AFAIK the only Android devices to support FM transmit are some Japan market devices from Sharp.

The si4709 used in the S and S2 (I think) support receive only. In theory, the BCM4329 Bluetooth/WiFi/Combo chip can support transmit, but in practice on these devices, even the pin connections needed for receive don't seem to be there.

Those AT&T screenshots are likely generic ones from Samsung. If AT&T website claims FM that's certainly a very strong reason to complain or even demand refunds from AT&T IMO.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mikereidis:
Great info, thanks !

Framework doesn't matter if you use my FM app. The latest version of my app provides a new Debug option for "FM Chip" that allows you to force "Sil Labs (Samsung Galaxy S)". This was needed by someone trying my app, because the auto detection that needs to see /dev/fmradio wouldn't work.

If anyone wants to try it's here, but as reported doesn't work (at least on an unrooted stock ROM): http://www.mediafire.com/file/tudguh28n4lojob/Spirit_FM_Radio_v111006.apk

"loads and initializes" may not be as good as it sounds. It may not have yet tried to access the hardware over I2C. Or perhaps it has, I don't know.

If there is a working /dev/fmradio device, and you have root/SU, or at least the device is world/user accessible, then my app should more or less work.

The remaining obstacle would then be enabling an audio path. At least one person claimed to have S2 FM audio working with my app but most have reported no success.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sameersh:
No FM hardware present on at&t model

Just spoke to Samsung rep and he confirmed after talking to tech guys that the hardware for fm is not there in at&t version so no firmware upgrade can solve this problem.:mad: I am going to at&t and find out if they can comp me..my next step will be to contact my lawyer and file a class actions suit against at&t for misleading customers.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] zhiheng:
Support suing ATT!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ryan2627:
Has anyone else verified there's no radio hardware? If this is the case I'm probably going to return to AT&T and get a refund and nullify the new contract so i can upgrade at later date. What a bunch of crap.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pistou:
Do please let us know how it goes. Also let us if they give any sort of reference, so that others can use it to get the same deal.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
Haven't had time to investigate further...

The driver isn't exactly verbose with debug info.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ryan2627:
Thanks for looking into this.

I did a livechat with samsung rep and he said there's no radio option on the galaxy s2... hopefully he's wrong. :p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mikereidis:
Somebody would have to open one up and look for the Silicon Labs FM chip to know for sure.

IMO the hardware is irrelevant for a return. If AT&T hasn't provided the software their specs imply, that's good enough for a complaint or return,

Asking customer service reps a yes or no question will likely give you the right answer 50% of the time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mcchico:
Image or PDF of AT&T Site showing FM Radio

I am going to complaint to AT&T but the screen shot here is not good enough to read. I went to the AT&T site today and it seems that they already took it off -- so cannot create a PDF file.

Does anyone has a better PDF or image I can use for my complaint?

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] skataben:
Will someone please confirm if this phone will or will not have fm radio capability at some point in the foreseeable future? Does it have the hardware or not? If not, I need to return this phone asap and cancel my contract.

FM radio is a must for me (and yes I am aware of internet radio). AT&T has not only falsely advertised that it has fm radio, but now this feature has been mysteriously removed from their web site without any notice whatsoever! I realize it is not the most common feature request, but for me it is necessary and was a key selling point when I chose this phone. I suppose AT&T thinks they can just sweep it under the rug like it never happened.

I've attached a pdf of a screenshot of Google's cached version of the site.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pistou:
Try this: http://www.bar-foo.org/sgs2/samsungGalaxySII_SGH-I777_hasRadio.png
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mcchico:
Thank you all for the files!

Thank you all for the files!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] robhs:
This is important to me too.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SamsungJohn:
FM Radio

Hey Guys, Unfortunately the SGS2 for AT&T does not have FM radio.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pistou:
Thank you (well, sort of). Could you please provide some sort of evidence/documentation that we could take back to AT&T to support our ... complaints?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
Thanks John - this means I don't have to waste time/effort poking at it in the kernel any more. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nytvd:
this is insane, my old SE W580 has FM radio and this new Galaxy phone does not.

All because some as#h+l*s in a corporate boardroom came up with the theory that if they disable this they will get more data usage. This really burns, was so excited to see FM back in the configuration after not even thinking about it when I got my cappy and then had a WTF moment when found it was not there. :mad:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bigblue95z:
Then why is it on the spec sheet on ATT website? That is a crock of ****.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] fooldog01:
I was disappointed when we never got FM radio on the Captivate as I used that feature a good bit on my Fuze before so I was happy to see the GS2 had FM radio. Now I am a bit bummed to learn it's (probably) disabled. I guess we still don't have any kind of confirmation about the existence of an FM receiver inside the phone? I love this phone still but having FM would be pretty nice for me personally.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] revenant254:
Spirit FM Screenshot

When I start the app I get a message to connect headphones and then it looks like I can tune the radio. However there is no sound. When I try the same app on my captivate I get a msg that there is no fm hardware. I do not get this msg on the SGH-I777. I hope this helps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mikereidis:
"FM: BC" means that my app has detected the Broadcom "FM".

But I'd bet you are seeing the "Jumping RSSI" (signal strength) problem. I get that on my Galaxy S when I force the Broadcom mode.

In any case the Broadcom FM portion of the BT/WiFi combo chip is never connected anywhere useful on all the Galaxy S and S2's I've heard of (and Nexus S and perhaps the new Nexus Prime?).

No audio, antenna, or likely FM power connections.

The only possibly useful FM chip on a Galaxy S/S2 is the Silicon Labs chip.

And if there is no working /dev/fmradio device driver, then my app can't access it.

I think the only way we'll ever know for sure if this device has the Silicon Labs chip is if someone opens it up and looks; might even be under an RF shield though.

Unless someone can get that fmradio device driver working... That'd prove it had the chip.

But my bet is that there is no chip. :(

And yes, I DO think the company will make more money on data plans because of this. These tactics suck, but they do it because they can and because it makes them more money.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ljwnow:
tmobile edition has quad band umts and has fm available. man...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tejones36:
Pandora One

Hmmm ... this was one of the reasons I'd upgraded my phone. My Pandora subscription was running out, so I'd just decided to go with local radio stations instead to save $36/yr. Yeah, I could still listen to Pandora for free if I wanted, but I dislike Adware. It was a selling point though, and I despise false advertising.

I'm sort of torn here. I am grandfathered in to the unlimited data plan so I sort of want to keep AT&T service - but like I said, I really, really hate false advertising...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ryan2627:
Yeah, I've been thinking about returning this phone for past few days because of lack of fm radio and them specifically stating it was there. Does anyone have recommendations for phones that have it built-in? I'm not really seeing anything intesesting on first glance on the at&t website.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bigblue95z:
Inspire4G has it. It's a great phone all around too. But, no dual-core. My g/f has one so I've gotten a lot of hands-on time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] desiromeo719:
If you could be kind enough to post the version that was up before...or zoom into the fm radio section...or crop the picture...and repost, that would be really appreciated...i am going to use this to return my phone without being charged the restock fee because of false advertisement.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pistou:
Have a look at post #35 in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18348598&postcount=35
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] desiromeo719:
Thanks a lot!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pistou:
Let us know how it goes so maybe we can use the same complaint techniques. Although I would rather keep the phone and seek some sort of compensation/concession (I know, "good luck with that").
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] desiromeo719:
I will let you know how it goes...but i plan on doing it toward the ending of my 30 day return period. I also plan on just returning it hopefully without the restock fee to just get a brand new one that i can sell online for around 500 and then buy an unlocked international version. Or im hoping that by the time i return it the nexus prime will be releasing soon and either get that or re-buy the the GS2 hopefully at a cheaper price then when i bought it for $200 off of amazon or something...but appreciate the help...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pistou:
Any progress on officially determining anything about the radio? Anyone managed to get some "compensation" from AT&T for having mislead us by their false advertising?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] desiromeo719:
No luck here..went in and showed the manager the the picture from their website and argued that this was false advertisement and I should ATLEAST be able to return the phone without the $35 Restock fee..but nope..the manager was a **** and had no sense of reason and told me that I could try calling customer service but as far as returning it I would have to pay the $35. YMMV
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pistou:
Much as I thought, I'm afraid. And no doubt Customer Service will deny any knowledge of "what may or may not have been on the website about an alleged FM Radio".

Not sure what the right approach is here.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] skataben:
I've emailed their customer support and showed them Google's cached copy of their misleading web site. I'm asking for a refund for the phone and the $18 upgrade fee, a waiving of the restock fee, and a return to the exact plan I had previously (a more than reasonable request). I chose not to ask for compensation for the accessories I've purchased or for my time lost, although I seriously considered it.

We've gone back and forth 3 times now. My first email to them was limited to 500 chars, but I basically asked them what they were going to do about it. Their first response was fairly canned. No apology for false advertising and that I "may" be eligible for a full refund during the 30 day buyer's remorse period. My 2nd email to them was a little heated, demanding an apology and a full refund as stated above. Their 2nd response was downright insulting. Still no apology for false advertising and that I should use Pandora for my radio (although I should watch my data usage).

My 3rd email to them was quite lengthy. I had to spell out for them that in an emergency, internet radio (and the internet itself ) is useless. When a string of tornadoes causes a power outage for millions of people as it did April 27th of this year, the only connection you have to the outside world is your radio. I also cited the state law for false advertising which they have obviously violated.

I'm still awaiting their 3rd response. So far it's taken them 2-3 days to respond each time. I'll keep you updated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pistou:
Wow, thanks for all this effort. Am very eager to hear their response (though perhaps less eager than you are!).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Firepac:
Are there any updates on this? I too just recently purchased an AT&T SGS2 thinking that it had the FM Radio. Will I be able to use it if I root my phone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mikereidis:
Rooting won't help if the hardware isn't there. It remains to be seen if the hardware is there or not. My "bet" is that it is NOT there.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] keving9012:
This is ridiculous on at&t's part. I too would like to be kept informed on this situation. I've been wondering about the FM Radio that was supposed to be in my phone and might just be sending a few emails at&t's way. I bought a car kit for the sole purpose of being able to use my phone as a radio as my antenna in my car doesn't fit the radio I have installed. I'm pretty torn because I love this phone, yet hate being lied to.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] lonewolf69:
Official SPECIFICATIONS indicate NO FM radio...

Dear All,

If you go to Samsung's website and click on the Specs for the SGH-I777 you will see that the FM radio is NOT listed at all. So to me unless I'm mistaken, AT&T originally made a TYPO mistake in the SPECIFICATIONS and listed the FM radio but then took it down later... Much to their chagrin, but if Samsung's Official website doesn't state FM radio then it don't got it...

Samsung's Official website - Look under connectivity

http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SGH-I777ZKAATT-specs

Phone Scoop's listing - Again under connectivity

http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=3429

FCC's official *approval* with specifications left out the FM radio as well

(Sorry I can't find the official URL from FCC right at this second...)

It's not there in HARDWARE and no amount of FIRMWARE upgrades or custom roms will be able grant HARDWARE features through software...

I'm truly disappointed as well... :(

(indeed even FCC *approval* spec doesn't CITE FM Radio
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] justabrake:
What is the difference between having the radio in the phone compared to having an app that plays radio stations something like Bose radio app

I know that the Bose app for android is not available but lets just say it was would there be a difference using either one ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] lonewolf69:
Difference between LIVE FM radio vs. APP streaming... EXPLAINED, clearly I *hope*...

Hi Justabrake,

Do you ride or drive in a car and turn on your radio to listen to FM radio? You hear the radio SECONDS after it's been sent into the airwaves (LIVE)... So if something happens at 10:00am (news) you'll hear it immediately at 10:00am..

Apps on the Android and iphone are STREAMED, it's digitized and recorded first and then sent out over 3G or WiFi, sometimes FAST or SLOW, but it's certainly not instantaneous like a real RADIO. With a FAST WiFi connection it's not an issue but when with 3G it is... What happens if you don't want to waste your 3G data bandwidth, you don't have to use your DATA limit to download the stream...

Over the AIR is FREE no need to waste your data plan... That's the difference...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Firepac:
So does the Sprint GS2 have the radio?