yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
LOL :p i know how that feels, the insatiable thirst to flash the latest ROM

yet the more reason, you should really consider blushing up on your Development skills and help the CM7 or CM9 porting, or any other favourite ROM porting to here. ;)

that's exactly what i'm trying to do, just don't expect my ROMs anytime soon, but in the near future that's for sure
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] grabiarz:
How would one go about starting ROM development, are there any tutorials etc? What sort of knowledge and skills are prerequisite? Same with coming up with a method for rooting the phone? I'm not quite sure where to start, I think I have enough of background info (coding, *nix) to get started but I have no clue where to actually start.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] btyork:
There are tutorials all over the internet. Try reading on how to compile CM7, they have a good tutorial and if you understand that, it's a heck of a start.

Sent from the Galaxy, 2 stars to the left.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
you can help by trying out what AdamOutler suggested

you can do some digging around on the other SGS2/sensation forums to see how they did it

and try to reproduce that with your phone.

that is why were are here in the development forum for the Hercules
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] drewtang:
Are the exploits for psneuter/rageagainstthecage still open on this phone? If so I have a manual root method using adb for Linux that might work
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] movieaddict:
i think so...........not sure
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] teshxx:
I am not good with exploits, but I am willing to help. Do you guys want to meet in a chat room and work on this? I do have a sensation if need be.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
as i recall the rattlecage exploit was patched by google already on 2.3.3 and newer

it was only good up to 2.3.2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] digiholic:
Took me 5 minutes, and that was the night Revolutionary released it.

Any word of them hooking up the T-Mobile SGSII?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] drewtang:
I used psneuter on my g2x. Unfortunately don't get my phone til Friday, so can't test anything til then. If someone's feeling adventurous and can use adb commands, I can send the guide I have. Hopefully we'll have an Odin image soon in case you Bork your phone lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
perhaps we should contact pulser_g2, he had a guide some where in the forum on making your own Odin ROM/backup

that would be a good start to have a backup, until we can get a release from Samsung
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jjp023:
Still on the fence about getting the galaxy S II. I love the hardware and features but I never had a phone without a keyboard and I cant live without a rooted phone. I use my rooted g2 now, should i take the leap to the galaxy s II and what does the rooting time frame look like ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] drewtang:
It shouldn't be long, Samsung devices are usually quite easy to root.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jangst123:
Betting someone will have post a working rooting method before midnight EST tonight!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
i have been trying things out. superoneclick will not work with the phone as it is out of the box. we need to mod the kernel and drop in CWM recovery. I have tried pulling a zimage with the following cmd in adb:

dd if=/dev/block/bml7 of=/sdcard/zImage bs=4096

but was met with: /dev/block/bml7 cannot read no such file or directory

so i guess that means we need to delve into learning the partitions.

EDIT: also tried using auto-deodexer script to pull a zimage but with no success.

EDIT 2: we don't have source which means we need to pull a zimage somehow. basically... that's my train of thought. correct me if i'm wrong. and they've fixed the exploit that superoneclick uses. so we can't even use that to gain temp root to pull a zimage.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AdamOutler:
None of super one click will work since 2.3.3. You can't access zImage without root rights.

Use heimdall print-pit in download mode to get partition information.

Someone get on UART, or send me a device...

does Odin work on this device? If so, flashing a specially compiled rooted kernel would do the trick.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bubby323:
Please check out my thread to help get things rolling.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sammydr10:
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.11

Baseband Version: T989UVKID

Is that what u mean by ROM name?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bubby323:
Yes sir, that is perfect. Can you also join me on Freenode? #sgsII-tmo
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sammydr10:
When i get home ill try that adb thing :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sammydr10:
Ill be right there in about 10 minutes
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bubby323:
Thanks man. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
so as it stands...

we don't have source to compile. we're pretty much out of luck until source is released. unless some guru comes along and finds an exploit. as for source being released... i wouldn't hold my breath. samsung pretty much completely neglected vibrant users forever. they're not very dev / source friendly to the usa tmobile market.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
I'm doing the same. Set up the kitchen and plan on spending some time reading some tutorials. One more reason why the source code release is all the more exciting :)

-Hercules grabbed my post, and threw it at your face to be read-
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] movieaddict:
i think theres some tuts in the vibrant forum if i remember correctly?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iwasblown:
Root

I can't wait for root, i'm gonna get the LCD density changer and raise my resolution and sharpen my screen
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] aim1126:
I'm pretty excited too but I still think opening a new thread is a little pointless lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Avelnan:
That's nice.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RaverX3X:
for anyone that cares i have a partal device tree for cm7 which ill be uploading to git hub in a few hours ... if anyone needs it for miui P
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Krooked22:
just to give everyone a heads up.

On the original sgs2 , when you changed the density everything would be fine, Except the dialer would always end up reall messed up and disproportionate.

there were roms that implemented a custom dialer to correct this issue

see foxhound on sgsi9100 forum for examples
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] vibey101:
How does that work
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
for cyanogenmod... this is a decent tut:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=775505
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] umarali:
thats why i hate stock roms... ill install cm7 on mine once its rooted and then ill change lcd density to 167, thats exactly what i planned when i heard about 4.52 inch screen... lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Poser:
What is this root you all speak of?

If I can be any help, let me know... I have a backyard full of roots. Really.

Also...

Hows battery life? GPS?

(sorry, couldn't help myself) :rolleyes:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
there is already one of each of topics in General

both issues has been talked about already, just do a little search

specially the battery life topic... there's no way you can miss that one
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Poser:
Dearest Moderator:

That was my feeble attempt at some humor. Coming from a vibrant, every development thread was littered with requisite jackassery (made up word, thank you very much) asking how is battery life? Does gps work? Even though said questions are not only best answered with personal experience on each bit code, to a specific device... but also answered 412 times distinctly in each thread.

I apologize that my sarcasm was mistaken for a lack of knowing how to search a thread, sub-forum, or forum in general.

Keep on... keeping on, and good luck with your foray into ROM cooking.

Roger, over and out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ILLHYHL:
Would this really work well on tmo SGS2? Hmmm if it does, it'd be really nice :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Apaca1ypse:
Source code released https://opensource.samsung.com/rece...?method=reception_search&searchValue=SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Guys, did you know? Source is released. :)

-Hercules grabbed my post, and threw it at your face to be read-
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] imnothimm:
I

[Sarcasm] Like omg! Did you guys know source was released? Omg omg omfg..

Guys source was released! Now how canz I rootz this BEAST? [/Sarcasm]

[More Sarcasm] Omgz I decided to use Odin with another sgs2's .tar file. I think I brokez it... please help me rightz now because I'm really impatient and stuffz![/More Sarcasm]

END RANTz
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] imnothimm:
No, it won't raise the resolution, but it will change the DPI. Allowing you to put more on the screen or less, depends on which way you take it..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ILLHYHL:
So would u want to lower the value or raise it from original if u want to make the screen to look less pixeled and more crispier??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bzlik88:
Raise dpi - dots per inch

Sent from my Tmo Galaxy S II

"Steve Jobs is not your boyfriend.....STFU"
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Krooked22:
i like your thinking
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] senkulpa:
If I may ask, what's the repo address for your Github fork?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RaverX3X:
pm sent

10chr
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mbernusg:
Raver are u dev status yet lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RaverX3X:
no why?....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Vibrantnew-b:
Sorry to hear about your arm, take care of yourself Raver!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RaverX3X:
thanks

ill upload compiled and uncompiled formats so they can be used for other builds and or if you want to merge with your own source...

also sence i only have a free github lol u may also want to repo my sf page as i store most my stuff there :P
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mbernusg:
I was kidding lol you'll always be dev in my eyes
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RaverX3X:
torn roater cup is not fun at all...

also for the DEV'S IF you need to get ahold of me add @gmail.com and hit me up on gtalk if u wish

prob just go move this to the general forum as the dev section is for roms not chit chat...

i know im not super dev win sauce lol but ill do what i can..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nalfis:
How do you get this phone in download mode?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sammydr10:
"Adb reboot download"

Or

Take out battery, plug phone into computer, hold volume up and volume down, insert battery

-correct me if im wrong
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nalfis:
I guess it's a dumb questions, but here it goes...

can we use the methods that are in place for other SGSII to root this phone?

e.g. Odin + CF-Root-SGS2_XW_NEE_KI8-v4.3-CWM4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tackleberry:
I think it has something to do with the processor difference that will not allow that to happen
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kenvan19:
I'm glad I read this thread in (mostly) full. I've been on the fence because I bought an Epic 4G on launch day and there were the massive GPS issues and the wait for froyo, then I switched to an Evo but soon left sprint because they're lying f***s and ended up with a Nexus S which was not too much later eclipsed by the NS4G which was bothersome. I've heard about all the issues other devices had had and I was fearful of dropping more cash into Samsung's pockets only to get screwed again. But I played with it in the store and JFC it is beautiful and quick. This thread has convinced me to go back and play with it again. Maybe I'll stick with my NS or maybe I'll upgrade to this. Not quite sure yet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
the decision is entirely up to you

but i'm getting this bad boy for sure

the spec of the new Nexus 3 is not very appealing to me

this phone, even though it has an older generation CPU A8, it's still very decent compared to the A9on the rest of the SGS2 line

as shown by the benches it's not slouch either, also the real life usage is very fast/smooth on stock samsung ROMs which are bloated as usual.

once we get CM7 and other kernel optimization done, this baby is a sure keeper

specially for its true 4x4 quad bands, you can use the phone in any network worldwide (except japan)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kenvan19:
Fair enough Allgamer. I probably won't make a purchase until later this week and if I do, it'll more than likely be the SGS2.

EDIT: Did we get the kernel source? Did I miss that post?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
roughly 8 more hours for the real unveiling of the Nexus 3, we'll see if the specs floating around are real or not.

if the new Nexus has sd slot, then i'll buy both phones, else i'll stick with the SGH-T989 only
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Make sure to be an awesome mod and post a thread about it. :);)

-Hercules grabbed my post, and threw it at your face to be read-
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
you can watch the actual live stream here later tonight http://www.youtube.com/android
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kenvan19:
I just realized I can't find this forum on the list in the XDA Premium app

Sent from my Nexus S MV from the XDA Premium app.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Fenny:
Refresh, it will show up.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kenvan19:
Much thanks sir.

Sent from my Nexus S MV from the XDA Premium app.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] grabiarz:
If I simply compiled the kernel source and the other stuff that's mentioned in the *_Kernel.txt and *_Platform.txt files, would I be able to simply flash the compiled images using odin or would I need to have the stuff signed with some sort of a key so that the phone accepts it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] btyork:
Until a custom recovery can be installed the only option is to flash signed certificates... Which usually means taking the stock source (which is signed) and injecting root/cwm/busybox into it while still maintaining the signature.

After the custom recovery is installed it's no holds barred.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, I am not a kernel dev.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
i think that's pretty much the gist of it. but the only thing that's holding us up right now is not having a pit file. and i don't know if you can edit a pit file to work on a device or not... but here's about all we know for mounts/partitions at the moment:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21231693/T989_partitions.txt

basically, even if we compiled or modded a kernel with a custom recovery.... we have no way to flash it with out a pit file. that's the hold up.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] movieaddict:
As I'm not a Dev? How do u go about getting a pit file?

Curious
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Wildchld:
I'll be watching and even without an sd slot I think I'll have both too. I got the Amaze for the wife and SGSII for me boy and I'm happy as sh1t. Passed the G2x to the kid so he happy also. Can't wait till 9:30pm :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jr8801:
This thread has turned into soapbox. What is the actual progess of finding root? Are we close? Is there anything us non devs can do to help? Besides talking Bout other phones.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kennyp987:
i still cannot see this thread or anything in android development on the xda premium app
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] senkulpa:
+1 - I see we now have a framework, both CWM and CM7 forks up (bare), and a partition map.

I suspect that kernel will be built by this week from Erhart I'm seeing.

But as a normal XDA user: "When's root?" :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gmodprince:
It's hidden on some phones I can't find it on my vibrant but i see it on my GS2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jr8801:
Awesome thanks. I tried to figure where we were at its just so cluttered in this thread
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
can you make a pit file? if you can make a pit file that will work we could have root in 10 minutes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] caffeinated chris:
Exactly what I was thinking too haha. Did you mean raise the DPI? Worked well on the Vibrant haha. Cant wait for this phone and the root and the roms. saweeeet. Glad we got some good dev's around here excited too.

bahahah this made me laugh. I was thinking it too lmao
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gopack13:
I had the same problem. Try going to... settings - applications - manage applications - xda, and clear the cache.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kenvan19:
Assuming i get one tonight what would one do to make a .pit?

Sent from my Nexus S MV from the XDA Premium app.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] movieaddict:
Just to let everyone know we need a .pit file!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] grabiarz:
So what's stopping us from getting/generating the .pit file?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
there are some tutorial spread around XDA on creating a .pit file and odin files
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mikeyinid:
Isnt that what Adam wanted someone to send him a phone for? Or was that something totally different?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] btyork:
Not quite. He wanted it so he could go in and enable UART debugging and force stuff into the code... Give or take.

Close, but Adam wasn't ever going to create a .pit, he was just going to force this beast to root (sort of.)

I'm not as technically inclined as he is, but I get the gist of what he's trying to do, just can't verbalize it correctly :P
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
yeah, been reading over this one all day:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=816449
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mikeyinid:
Forgive my ignorance. But why do we need a .pit to get root? The epic touch guys dont need one. And from what i read in the thread luckyduck linked odin uses whatever .pit is already on the phone. Can someone shed some light on this for me?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Q.Entity:
Subscribe to the forum from the browser. That worked for me.

Skickat från min ASUS Eee Pad TF101
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] KLLSWITCH:
im pretty sure that the .pit file tells odin what part of the phone the files your flashing go
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mziol:
Did you guys see this in OS monitor?

Notice the enable root checkbox?

Just so people don't get too excited, you CAN'T click it. But maybe there's a way to just set this to work in the OS program?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Babyj303:
Where is that at?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] btyork:
That's to allow OS Monitor superuser access. You can't click it because you don't have root.

Sent from the Galaxy, 2 stars to the left.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tackleberry:
Is that os monitor in our phone somewhere or a market item?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Babyj303:
App
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mziol:
It's the OS monitor app included with our phone. Yeah, I figured that's what it was (enabling root) and that we don't have root enabled so we can't enable it for that app :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tackleberry:
excuse my stupidity, but is it a standalone app? i dont see it anywhere
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jasontx:
I don't see it either :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iPathik:
OS Monitor is a third-party app on Market developed by EOLWRAL....it doesn't come with our phone...and its already mentioned before that the button for root is to give OS Monitor root access and we cannot press it on the GS2 because we dont have root yet....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Docmjldds:
Is there any one actually reading this Thread, that is "actively working on obtaining root", or is this just a discussion on root requirements, what we don't have and what we need and a constant reference to one person that says someone should have sent him a phone, so that he could take ten minutes to root. Oh, and the last day or two now of a "pit" file needed. I actually thought that once the source was released, which was the original, that is all we need reference posts, then some gifted developers reading this, would magically cook up the recipe.

Sorry for being a bit blunt on this, but am I missing something here I basically stated?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] senkulpa:
It's a bit more complicated. Source allows devs to compile initramfs + kernels. PIT files seem to redirect to dependencies, so that also has to be altered and mapped to the correct partition for ROMs. Getting root requires a kernel or shipping ROM to be edited to change the mblk (sic) for access to the right areas/partitions/folders in the OS.

Once that's done, you'll have root, a new kernel, and a CM7 port- which are all being worked on at the moment by several awesome devs who can stay up at night whilst noobs like me write term papers. You can catch the action on IRC and Github!

---------- Post added at 12:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:10 AM ----------

But I'm sure you knew this already. Yee yee!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
yeah, or someone can just send Adam a phone and it will take like 10 minutes to root.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Docmjldds:
And that has been stated since the beginning of this thread. I'm not sure the question was answered :(

I understand the intricacies of the requirements. I guess a better way to put this is who specifically is/are working on this. I had the Sensation which I was happy to get rid of when this model came out. But there were specific posts daily from the specific people that were working with the bits and pieces to get root. There was a temp root methodology first, followed by the Revolutionary posting of a means that worked. Yes, that was HTC and this is Samsung. At the time, it seemed like the consensus was HTC had the Sensation totally hardware locked up and there was going to be no means to have it rooted. But posts from the folks that were working on a temp method appeared and offered methods. Some of these methods were then changed/tweaked by others on the thread and eventually root was achieved.

Edit: I guess I am only building my inquiry based on this:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] senkulpa:
Didn't someone said they lived in proximity to him? I still don't see him with a phone! :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] blakemoo:
If I lived anywhere close to Adam, I'd make the drive. Take one for the team people. I bricked my vibrant on day two just to take one for the team. "the road to root is paved with bricks"

Sent from another Samsung without root... :/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mikeyinid:
Im pretty sure Adam will have a phone in hand today or tomorrow. And bubby suppose to have one today. Devs are always quiet til right before they drop the bomb.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] btyork:
I tend to agree with this, but bubby just hasn't had a phone in hand to do any real work. I do know a couple of the ROM devs are already working on stuff, and if I'm not mistaken CWM and CM7 ports are both almost done (I'm remembering what I read while I was... *cough*under the influence *cough*, so bear with me if I'm wrong.)

Adam needs a phone in hand for root, Bubby needs the .pit file. *Mr. Bean Voice* It'z A Race!