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[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pongster:
I'm not sure you were able to watch this when you registered, but this really helps users understand the XDA Forums even more: (and why we encourage you to search and find solutions on your own)

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[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] galinha:
Great Video !
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] willam71:
What are you talking about? Read carefully, you were not told to search, rather you were given the exact post where you find the instructions how to do it.

What is that if not sharing knowledge???
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] galinha:
Uau ! you are new here ...but you want to be friendly not with who needs but with you need...
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] petsasj:
The number of apps installed doesn't affect battery life. However widgets that run a service in the background (like Accuweather that checks weather ever so often) do eat some battery. The amount of battery used depends on the widget itself, but i don't think it's worth worrying about that. If you were to remove everything just to get more battery life, it would make no sense to use Android anymore. Just enjoy it the way it is.

I really don't know about LP and ADW battery consumptions, but i don't think they would have any differences worth mentioning.

Just enjoy your device ^_^
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] dkimmortal:
Exactly I hate thinking about battery and being obsessive about and ending up with a minimalistic theme with hardly any widgets, ill investigate further into the battery drainage using betterbatterystats... thx for the quick reply petsasj
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] alstrike:
My battery is playing up again... Down to 74% in 4hs with 25 mins screen time and wifi/data on all the time. SavegedZen governor with some undervolting but I don´t have a clue about the I/O Schedulers, I think is set on deadline in Voltage Control app.

I just uninstalled Facebook, Maps (and all the crap that comes with it) but the star of the wakelocks is "Alarm Manager". Is there anyway so "fix" this?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] petsasj:
Alarm Manager, eh? Strange. Hadn't seen that one in a long time.

Mind you that battery stats settle only after a few weeks of usage alstrike. Batterystats get better as you leave them at peace ^_^. Don't try to fight them all the time!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] alstrike:
The thing is that I have 2 alarms for different days (I have 2 jobs) and yesterday I almost was late because it didn´t work (either that or I was so dead that didn´t hear it :D).

I´ll try not to worry about it too much...

Well, it´s time to buy some apps, mainly Dice Player and Titanium Backup.

EDIT: Any news on an upcoming base version?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] s2d4:
Go to terminals:

su

dumpsys alarm > /sdcard/alarm.txt

this will tell you whats inside alarm manager :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] D.O.C:
jep, there is already one, with new kernel (lol) with some bugfixes and improvements, dont think is coming out today though
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] alstrike:
Yay, new shot for the weekend!!!

How sad is my life, getting all jolly for ROM update...

Thanks, I´m now checking the file to see if there is something wrong.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] :
Have not done this for a while so here is what the battery is like after five hours.. will keep you guys posted with more feedback tonight or tomorrow
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] jdbpogo:
that pic was hilarious. got a good belly laugh. gotta say my battery has really settled in well. 1d 21hr with around 2 hrs screen time and still at 59%. better than i've had on any other rom/kernel combo. its really just unbelievable.

thanks to all of the devs
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Anarchist310000:
i gots da same problem it happens quite often and im forced to pull the battery and restart my device everytime -___- but hey when my phone does work it works amazingly :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] jdbpogo:
when i tried the savagedzen governor i got sod after deep sleep. switched back to interactivex and it stopped. have you tried other governors?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] jcrompton:
Guys I hate to be clogging up a thread but I have a disaster.

I flashed this ROM (I've flashed it and others hundreds of times!) night before last. The flashed Matriark's surgeon. All went well but when I woke up I found a reboot phone with no service. After research I found that I had gotten a fake IMEI number and my phone will not work here in the USA on ATT.

I have tried many other threads. I tried the EFS Pro backup utility.

I have a folder on my SDCard that is EFS_BACKUP and it has multiple efsxxxx.tar.gz files form various dates. If I extract that info and paste it into my /efs folder and reboot the /efs folder is empty hafter rebooting.

I do have an efs.autobackup.img file on my sdcard but it is strangely dated Jan1 2011 which is well before I got this phone. I have and efs.img file on the sdcard that is dated Nov4 but at 21:00 hours (I did the flash at about 0400 hours). BUT I don't really know wha to do with these *.img files anyway ???

Isn't there a way to use all or any of those *.tar.gz files that appear to be a backup of the /efs folder ?? I'm not sure how those were getting created anyway. Does Clockworkmod create these *.tar.gz files in a folder on the sdcard called EFS_BACKUP ?

I know it's probably not specifically related to this ROM but BEWARE for all f you tha flash a lot -- I appear to have trashed my phone.

Please help me if possible

THaNKS
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] yaronAD:
good idea...never tried other governors >>> i'll will and report:)

any ways DOC recognized this problem and promiss that hopfully In the next Kernel ver. he will try and solve it :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pongster:
Have you tried Hellcat's Kernel Tool from his Kernel thread? He has an efs restore option using the tool... That might work.

There's also an efs backup and restore tool on this section that you use via windows I think.

Let us know how it goes.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] :
Man i really do not know what else to suggest to you...I have been running my surgeon since i made it and i never had any issues..And i know your not blaming me but you are the only one who flashed my surgeon that came up with this problem which is:confused:.......

I am not a dev and i wished i knew more to help you...Have you tried the Q&A section to see if anyone else might have had the problem? And from reading from other threads you are not the only one who had this problem....Only thing i could suggest is if you can that is which you said you cant is flash a stock rom through odin or kernel and see what happens...if anyone else can figure out something different please let us know:)

EDIT: Looks like Pongster beat me to it.

EDIT 2: Do not know if this helps but have a read on this thread and see if it helps you out with anything.Seems similar to your problem and this guy solved it...Have a read and let me know what happens

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1261948&highlight=efs
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] alstrike:
Ok, I'm genuinely worried about the battery...

This is not normal at all. I might have to flash base again and get rid of Touchwiz once and for all...

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[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] petsasj:
Charge with your phone turned off tonight. The once done, power it on and enjoy.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] alstrike:
Actually that's what I did last night...

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[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] petsasj:
Bad move! 2 negatives make a positive however :D
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] alstrike:
So should I do that again?

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[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] jcrompton:
Ok, so now I have used Hellcats tool to restore one of the .tar files and I still have a generic "fake" IMEI number BUT my phone is working and i have data !

Any body have any idea why? Before when this first started I was getting an error that said i didnt even have a SIM card in place and sayung no mobile network.

Will my current good fortune fo away when ATT computers / servers figure out my bad IMEI ??
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] jetv1r:
hello there.. i'll be coming from checkrom is there anything to do first before flashing this rom? is the gtalk w/ video working or someone can point me to the right link to make it work...i really need this app working...i think no more support now in checkrom:(
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] :
everything you need to know is here

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18115918&postcount=6
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] jetv1r:
thank you for your fast reply sir....another question...is gtalk w/ video working here?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] D.O.C:
Flash the base rom. You got gtalk there
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] :
i do not know as i dont use it my friend...sorry i cant help out on that one...but i am pretty sure you will get it once you flash the base first...

EDIT:looks like Doc already answered you..:)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] :
You won't regret coming from CheckRom to this rom!

I came and honestly here all people are more friend then in CheckRom!

Leo was a lot helpfull then now that he joined CheckRom team.. They are sometimes rude...

I love the support and all the makers of this wonderfull rom are very helpful and always help you and give you the right way so you can learn a bit more in a daily basis :D

I love this rom! Never had a single FC on it, very stable even with the updates :D

Do a full wipe of your system and install this and play with it! :D

Wipe: System, Data, Dalvik and Cache and all will go alright :D
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] jetv1r:
thanks everybody that's so encouraging i think i will be at home here...i will flash now
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] petsasj:
If you flash a surgeon (which are customized versions of the rom), make sure to check the list of apps removed for that surgeon.

If you want to keep the app itself, you can follow the guide on how to keep it on my surgeon post (#8).
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] jetv1r:
sir can i flash it by CWM or odin... nothing is written in this link for the right way... sorry for my ignorance...
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] petsasj:
You download the base (big link stating version 2.8.7).

Then after that go through each of our surgeon posts and choose if you would like to flash one.

If you just like a theme, just download the VRtheme itself.

Everything is CWM flashable, no odin. We also don't include a modem. You choose what modem suits you best yourself.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] jetv1r:
downloaded the base and surgeon...now sir where can i find the modem? coz this is the first time i will flash w/o the modem as you pointed out and it will be scary for me coz read some article that they lost their efs...and how do i flash it? is it the first or last to be flashed
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] petsasj:
flashing modem has nothing to do with you losing your efs or imei.

just proceed normally with the installation, and you can flash a modem separately afterwards.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] jetv1r:
ok tnxs...will report back tom...
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Silverbolt:
Thank you for your response, I use Set CPU but I have never touched the voltage settings so I have no idea how to change them to the default.

Could you please let me know what to do?

I think I have managed to do it now. I went into the voltage tab and and hit the apply button which changed all the settings to the saved version which seems to be working so far.[/QUOTE]

Sorry guys, but I have decided to go back to Criskelo Rom. I have searched and read as much as I care to read, but I just can't find any fix for my phone loosing the internal usb storage every time my phone starts.

It is really just too frustrating and it only happens using Hyperdroid 2.8.7.

I appreciate your efforts but I just can't enjoy my phone malfunctioning like this.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] ramsheart:
i had this problem once when im still on litening rom right after i do a nandroid backup, its like the phone thought the internal usb storage is corrupt and it must be formatted. but i know its not corrupted. and then i boot to CWM recovery, select wipe cache partition, wipe dalvik cache... reboot to system... and voila. its gone...
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] bervin:
Hi, will it be okay if I took the ramscript out of androidmeda and try it on another rom?

Will it work?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] chienb:
SGS2 Review

Hello Pongster,

You recently PM'd me regarding PROFILM's screen protector for SGS2. I can't seem to PM you (full inbox?)

Please PM me your mailing address.

Cheers,

Brett
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] D.O.C:
Yeah, it should work, be carefull though for it not to conflict with other mods ur desired rom could have.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] :
It's easy to solve. One of init.d scripts is causing it, cannot test it right now. Two ways to solve it: 1. Power off/power on your phone instead of rebooting it (dirty fix, but your internal memory will be properly unmounted and mounted again) ; 2. Move one by one script out from init.d and reboot to isolate which one causes it, it might be it only needs sleep 30 on the beginning of script (depending which kernel you use) or just remove it.. I suspect it might be 97tweak with read ahead optimization, but cannot be sure.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] yhrn:
Hi,

I have two questions related to Androidmeda when running PowerAMP. I'm on 2.8.7 with TWD and no Surgeon (so base Androidmeda all the way). The PowerAMP developer apparently uses an SGSII with stock ROM as his everyday phone so the things I ask about are supposed to work on stock.

First, PowerAMP 2.0 comes with it's own library implementation that scans the folders selected by the user. This is pretty slow but should only happen on change even after reboot. However, I get a full scan after each reboot. The PowerAMP developer claims that this can be due to custom ROMs not supporting last modified time for external SD file system. Is this something that has been modified for Androidmeda?

Second, PA 2.0 has support for Direct Volume Control as long as the phone supports it. DVC is an Android 2.3+ feature that is supposed to be implemented (often poorly though) for medium to high end phones. The effect should be significantly higher output and better sound quality "due to extended dynamic range". DVC is supposed to work well on SGSII stock but it does not seem to work for me. Once again the PA dev says it can be due to non stock ROMs. So my second question is if Androidmeda has any changes that could affect this?

Thank you for the greatest ROM!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] :
Seriously this rom and kernel are the best
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] alstrike:
What settings are you using? I "gots" to know!!! (HIMYM cue here)

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[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] :
hey buddy...honestly voltages are near enough similar to yours. governors savagedzen or smartassv2 i use and that is it...currently underclocking a bit and nothing else.....and i only use setcpu nothing else...would not have a clue about voltage controls scripts and stuff..good old setcpu does everything i want and you can see the results so far
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] kobellza:
OMG man, jealous of you :D, so you didn't do any uv things right ??
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] :
i have uv...im sticking to a set of voltages now that give me the best battery life ever....nice to have TB to save all that for you:D

EDIT: Guys just find a set of voltages that you are happy with. And once you see you get good battery life stick with it...Thats it really...I played around with my frequencies till i got the best battery and you can see the result...

and i do not bother with screen off profiles or any other profiles as the governors do all that for you anyway...

So to recap...find voltages that you are happy with..do not try anyone elses cause what might work for me say might not work for you..find a set that you are a happy with...screen off profiles governors do that for you now(in my experience and from reading i found that out)so no need creating any.

and for underclocking well that is again by choice if you want to do or not
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] kobellza:
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[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] :
would love to know what you deleted:D
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] mincorp:
since i was one of those who complained about random freezes and excessive battery drains after migration to 2.8.7, i thought i'll share my experience after about a week of usage.

my problems appear to be over at the moment - no freezes in the last couple of days and battery is lasting over 30h (3+ screen, about 1 hour tethering and music playing)

the only changes i made where disabling fast dormancy, changing governor to smartass2 and uninstalling setcpu.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] kobellza:
well mate, i was gonna say "please share your voltages" lol :D
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] :
are you using something different then to set your governor if you unistalled setcpu? either way at least your problems are solved now

get your own ones..:D nah seriously though find a set that you will ok with..play around and once you see a set that are stable stick with them..i will not lie i looked at alot of peoples sets and accordingly i kinda played with them and bam you have the ones that im using today...so look at peoples one that they say get good battery..then adjust yours not like theres but like a fraction higher or lower depending how stable your phone is with those settings then test them over a few cycles to see how good they are...if they give you problems then pump up the voltages a bit till you get no problems and your good to go..:) hope that helps man
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] mincorp:
i've switched to voltagecontrol - there was an explanation earlier in this thread that it is less intrusive than setcpu
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] :
alright thanks..i might give that a try then :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] seavers11:
Any news about pongsters blackmatted theme? Waiting sooooo long.....

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[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] blancer:
guys, i noticed that wifi signal on our galaxy s2 is weak. what's the best solution for this? thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] alstrike:
The only problem I have with Voltage Control is the I/O Scheduler. I don't have a clue how it works...

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[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] :
find a modem that is suitable for you...that can boost signals up..for example i am using one that was suggested for the network that i am using and my signals both data and wifi are always high...
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] spaxx24:
Where did you find that suggestion?

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] :
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1277593

there...NEKF2 that is the one that i am using since im on the network 3 and it says on the thread that is the one released by the network itself. and so far no problem with regarding signals..but again read that thread and make your own opinions about it..:)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] blancer:
thanks bro
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] :
no problem.:) read through that thread see if anyone else is using a modem from the area that you live or closest and give it a go..if it does not help then just try one that you are happy with:)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] jon3sh:
I find it better for me to use modem that comes with the phone's network (stock rom) which is MUGKG2 Modem. :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] mazroui:
searched around and found RTL working here but may i ask if arabic is added to the languages list in the keyboard? or how could i go around adding samsung keyboard with arabic letters? is there a universal way to add it to the rom?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] haasgo:
Hey matty u good? Had some off time due to my work. But that gave me time to mess with governors...here are my results:

1. Savagedzen - 200-800mhz - no freezes - screen filter enabled - some minor lags - stby time was about a day - sreenon: 4h 20 min

2. Savagedzen - 100-1000mhz - no freezes - screen filter disabled - less lags than in setup 1 - stby the same as setup 1 - screenon: 4h 10min

3. Ondemandx - 200-800mhz - no freezes - screen filter disabled - no lags at all very nice - stby was compared to setup 1/2 about 30-40% better - screenon: approx. 5h

I dont undervolt i just set the range and the governor. I use ki3 modem and screen at lowest brightness. Thats it. Performance was always good but with ondemandx its awesome ;-)

Another tip: u really have to wait at least 2 to 3 battery cycles. Battery really needs that time to calibrate. Battery was still calibrating after second cycle....so patience will do a lot to ur batterylife ;-)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] jdbpogo:
2hrs+ screentime :) it was over the weekend so the phone got used less than normal, but still. its fantastic! i know i've said this before but a HUGE thank you to all of the devs.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] D.O.C:
Thanks to you for your kind words.

We do try our best to optimize our devices, and share that with you guys. Is very rewarding to read other users find it appealing and useful our work.

Belive it or not, we are, almost 24/7 chatting and trying new sutff (I am not exaggerating when I say we build like 4 kernels per day O_o), why?. cause we want to find the best combo :). Trial and error is what we have found to work best, rather than hypothesis and theory. Unfortunately, empiric evidencce is what seems to work best here.

We have several projects, apk projects (not kitchen apps if you want to ask), but sadly, we do lack on apk builders on our Team :(. If anyone here wants to help us, we do have some pretty original and good ideas :)

Honestly I dont think today we are releasing a new base, although we do have one testing phase right now :).

Thanks all for your confidence. We keep going cause of your feedback most of all, keep that always in mind, although we dont mind at all and welcome greatly constructive feedback ;)

So, keep those suggestions, coming, remember, our share is your share, your ideas!.

Sorry for the unsolved glitches and bugs we have so far, we are still working on them, and not giving up til its solved (really, we read and discuss every one of them)

Thganks for your support and cheers!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] willam71:
Thought I'd share my kernel and battery usage experiences over the weekend.

Unfortunately, my phone seems to be one regularly (well, sort of, maybe once or twice a day) affected by random freezes. I always flashed the latest version of ROM and kernel available. Always after a full wipe.

I tried different governors, originally smartassV2; but lately kept to SavagedZen to try to identify whether my issues were kernel or governor related. Tried increasing voltages, though one increment only.

Still, the freezes didn't disappear. Then, decided to change kernels to see what happens. Right now I am on Siyah 2.1.1, SavagedZen, default voltage values. And no freezes so far.

I don't know if this might help the devs, I'll certainly keep trying the new TWD versions as they come out.

Also please see the screenshots attached.