yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] Isadora:
There must be about 50 million threads about battery life already, so have a read through! There's just too many variables that can affect battery life - I'm one of those people who doesn't care much about it to be honest, I use my phone and when it needs feeding I plug it in :p
[Galaxy S II General] Hilmesh:
I get your point. its just that being quite new to this, i am confused. anyways thanks :-)
[Galaxy S II General] cipetonk:
try speedmod, for 8 hours deep sleep it doesn't even consume 1% of your battery :D
[Galaxy S II General] Hilmesh:
Hey thanx for the reply. but how to do it? I really dont know. please guide me.
[Galaxy S II General] cipetonk:
would be better if you ask in speedmod thread :)

to summarize, you only need to flash this kernel via CWM (if you have), or Odin
[Galaxy S II General] dtrinh4000:
I had to do a factory reset when i updated to XXKI4 because things were acting screwy. works great now.
[Galaxy S II General] mrjay:
can someone help me with a flashable zip with swype version with romanian?

the one in the rom doesn't have and i tried to make a flashable zip and no i get FC.

thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] Hilmesh:
Hey thanx. i will try that.

also can you tell me if i do this will it result in warranty void?
[Galaxy S II General] cipetonk:
modifying your system will void your warranty, but you can reflash using your first rom so service center won't recognise and you can claim warranty back, Intratech had provided all stock roms you may need :D

CMIIW :p
[Galaxy S II General] Hilmesh:
Will it be the same if i just use the USB jig that everyone is talking about?
[Galaxy S II General] cipetonk:
no, jig can remove yellow triangle, but your kernel name won't return to stock
[Galaxy S II General] Hilmesh:
Please see attached my Phone details. Now with this ROM & also SPEEDMOD kernel still i do not get the battery backup which everyone is mentioning. can someone please help out as to what more needs to be done. Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] cipetonk:
please ask in the related thread, not here.

thank you ;)
[Galaxy S II General] tolick:
where i can take Phone and CSC files to upgrade to this rom? in the download link i have only PDA file. So, please help me. thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] :
You flash the PDA file, that's it. It contains everything you need.

Sent from my MicroTAC 9800X using speech to fax modem
[Galaxy S II General] mitsougalac:
someone can upload the xxki4 stock kernel ?

Hi,

Can you upload the xxki4 stock kernel please ? the link on multiupload is broken and on megaupload also.

Thx a lot for help.
[Galaxy S II General] monster007:
i need this kernel

but your download link is not workin

"time out"

can u give me another link please ?
[Galaxy S II General] NTOP:
Hello

Does anyone know when XXKI4 will get a update via KIES?

Thank You
[Galaxy S II General] NTOP:
Any updates please

Thank You
[Galaxy S II General] madpete:
I think he means when will people in the Uk on ki4 get there ics update.

Suppossed to be this week isn't it?
[Galaxy S II General] NTOP:
Yep you are right... Sorry missed out the " ICS "

Thank You
[Galaxy S II General] NTOP:
Just checked the update via Kies but nothing... See picture attached...

Still nothing so not sure what samsung is doing!!

Thank You
[Galaxy S II General] madpete:
Yep, I get the same.

They just keep saying this week but not specifically when.
[Galaxy S II General] NTOP:
Oh well... We can wait or do manually upgrade

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] dan@msx:
whats the build date for this pls?
[Galaxy S II General] annalein:
So... is there any changelog or is it just "nice to have"-a newer version?..

Greetings.
[Galaxy S II General] turborider:
test mode?? where do i find that on my Kies matey plz
[Galaxy S II General] drelite08:
I came from KI8 to this and never realised how ugly the bolder font was on 8 lol. Only thing is my vodafone apn disappeared but just set to default and restart and was back.
[Galaxy S II General] tsinc:
Search for "CheckFUS" program. This will enable Kies test mode ;)
[Galaxy S II General] turborider:
ty mate sorted :)
[Galaxy S II General] soysuperbien:
i came from KI8 as well +1 on the bold font, on KI8 i also had an annoying glitch where just before the lock screen appeared you could see what ever was open for a second. seems to have been sorted in this firmware.
[Galaxy S II General] drelite08:
On other KI firmwares I've used whenever I switched on during charging I wouldn't get any mobile network signal until restart and unplugged. But that's also fixed for me in this firmware. Few days and should see how battery life holds up.
[Galaxy S II General] qsec:
Is the vibration icon present in the top bar as in ki8?
[Galaxy S II General] skimminstones:
i get that on ki3 too
[Galaxy S II General] Odia:
because its been available on Kies since 17/10/2011, thats why.
[Galaxy S II General] drelite08:
Yeah it is
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
So what's the notable difference between KI3 and this? What's actually updated other than the version number, if anything is updated?
[Galaxy S II General] ozzyblack:
I have flash this rom, en must say its geat , Im From the Neterlands. Wich kernel i must root, please give me an suggestion. Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] SaneinOne:
I flashed latest Speedmod K2-2.
[Galaxy S II General] dan@msx:
same here Speedmod K2-2 confirmed working and root ok.
[Galaxy S II General] hua_wuxin:
XXKI4 seemed to be older than XWKI8.

a. In build.properties, build date of XXKI4 is Sep. 27, while XWKI8 is Sep. 28.

b. In build.properties and in the kernel version string, the change list number of XXKI4 is 611039, while XWKI8 is 616395.
[Galaxy S II General] TheSopranos16:
I'm not sure how much a day older would really matter but its a good point. For all intents and purposes, these roms are basically the same age but just on separate branches for different regions. I'm on KI8 now but I haven't read anything thats making me want to spend time flashing and rooting again. If someone comes back and says battery on KI4 is substantially better than KI8 (which I find drains the heck out of me), then maybe I'll make the change...
[Galaxy S II General] drelite08:
I wanted the cwm app. Chainfire has the root kernel in his thread now tho.
[Galaxy S II General] ozzyblack:
http://attachments.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=754496&d=1319042530

---------- Post added at 07:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:38 PM ----------

This rom is great Much better font than KI8. love it already
[Galaxy S II General] redzion:
Is that version 100% non-wipe? I do not want to lose all my app data and settings...
[Galaxy S II General] B-Ace:
is the XEU CSC file...a multi CSC ? or which country does it support
[Galaxy S II General] KennyLegend:
Yes its a non wipe Rom but Nothing is 100%. There's always a chance flashing can go wrong. Do a nandroid backup just in case.
[Galaxy S II General] akbarhash:
To those who are interested.

Have a lot of background apps running those people with stock or coming from wipe are definitely going to have better score.

Faster than xwki8. Old swype, got the same problem as ki3 had with the keyboard showing polish in some areas. Go to swype website and register for beta install that.

Big thanks to Intratech.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] redzion:
When using CWM and go in menu to "Backup" then after re-boot there is no option to make "backup" or "nadroid".. don't know why...
[Galaxy S II General] akbarhash:
Hit reboot to recovery. There you will see option to backup.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] KennyLegend:
Don't hit backup from cwm app . Instead boot to recovery and do it from there.
[Galaxy S II General] redzion:
Best firmwarw till now.. very good.. best speed and realibility and battery till now...
[Galaxy S II General] domigr:
the build date is older than ki8 right??
[Galaxy S II General] KennyLegend:
Yes by 1 day
[Galaxy S II General] domigr:
so why to flash it?:P
[Galaxy S II General] redzion:
read previously posts.. you will find your answer..
[Galaxy S II General] domigr:
i didn't sead to post any differece from ki8...or any big difference...
[Galaxy S II General] ozzyblack:
I flash it with siyah 2.0 and the speed is amazing, battery seems very very good. Wifi speed is for me higher than ki8. Als the rom runs very smooth.
[Galaxy S II General] jonny68:
CheckRom Revolution is going to be based on this so will wait until then but by all accounts this is the best there is to date (not including ICS of which isn't available for SGSII yet)
[Galaxy S II General] :
Does the non-frankenstein version have the old boot loader? Presently downloading so I guess I'll find out soon enough....let me check...35 "windows minutes".
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
All firmware versions have bootloader that allows the use of the Jig to reset the binary counter.
[Galaxy S II General] :
Thanks, I recall that from your firmwares thread, but didn't see it mentioned here. 14 Windows Minutes, which likely don't correspond to real minutes, left.
[Galaxy S II General] ong.andrew:
It might sound subjective but I'm almost sure XXKI4 is a lot smoother than XXKI3 that I came from. Other than that, haven't noticed any changes.
[Galaxy S II General] KayvinM:
Hey guys I uploaded a battery mod for XXKI4 if anyone is interested. It's stock with percentage. Install using CWM
[Galaxy S II General] Endoran:
Those who say it's smoother did you do a wipe before updating?
[Galaxy S II General] :
I just flashed it.

Re: the post above, I did do a reset. Smoothness is

very

evident when compared to stock Ki3. This is definitely not placebo or a butt dyno, it's an order of magnitude smoother for me.
[Galaxy S II General] redzion:
It's smother.. no wipe neither before neither after.. just working so much better.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
What's the Swype version in this?
[Galaxy S II General] ozzyblack:
3.3.86
[Galaxy S II General] intruda119:
I was having some minor bugs with ki8 but this build is running smoothly do far. Problems with internet and random wakeups have vanished.

I used no wipe version
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Is it recommended to do a full Wipe before flashing this? Coming from XXKI3. Also if I do a full wipe, will restoring Data, Cache, Sd-Ext from Nandroid (I'll not restore System and Boot) Advance Restore bring back my data or restore the whole previous system?

TIA.
[Galaxy S II General] hensk:
Yup m8,just do it

Full back up,if you than **** up anything within flashing process

You can do safe nandroid

Already Criscelo make new custom XXKI4
[Galaxy S II General] TheMegastar:
Is this ROM (http://www.multiupload.com/SKUPDRAOKL 263MB) Non Wipe or Wipe? I know that the Frankenstein version is Non Wipe, but please clarify if flashing the original Firmware File (http://www.multiupload.com/SKUPDRAOKL 263MB) wipe my data? Kindly always mention next to a ROM link whether it's Wipe or Non Wipe.

Also, pls advise whether we should flash the new ROMs along with our country specific CSC package via ODIN simultaneously (both PDA and CSC together) Or we should first flash the new XXKI4 ROM and then later flash our country CSC a second time seperately?
[Galaxy S II General] KennyLegend:
Yes but don't do it cause u could have problems. Wipe, restore apps, that's all. And maybe sms, call logs etc from mybackup pro .
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Call Logs, Messages aren't a problem as I will restore them via Kies. But losing apps every time is frustrating. Do you mean Restore apps with Titanium? And what problem could occur if I restore Data, SD-Ext from Nandroid?

TIA.
[Galaxy S II General] GBrit:
Thank you ozzyblack!

Could you specify what languages are in Swype?
[Galaxy S II General] andresalonika:
Battery on xxki4 is seriously awesome!!! I have tried most of the stock roms that came out but i havent seen anything like this!! I have the original 2000mah battery combined with speedmod's kernel and the battery indicator doesnt wanna go down!! Also the rom seems rock stable and faster than xxki3.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Swype is 3.8.86 in this ROM, just like KI3, not 3.3.86.
[Galaxy S II General] drelite08:
Looks like someone can't read. I said second page that its a non wipe.
[Galaxy S II General] antoniomistretta:
Thank you! I put this in my next rom! :)
[Galaxy S II General] TheMegastar:
Why would anyone go to the second page to find out whether a rom is wipe or non wipe? Shouldn't it be mentioned in the OP itself by the person who is giving the link?

It is my sincere suggestion to Intratech & other developers to ALWAYS mention next to the firmware link they are posting whether it is a Wipe or Non Wipe. How difficult is it to write these 4 letters? And it will save a lot of confusion and unnecessary questions from downloaders.
[Galaxy S II General] suhail_kapoor:
can this rom be used on a UK t-mobile ( unlocked) gsII ... i see from xx that it is compatible with united kingdom phones, but still just checking ?

Also when i use the self-extracting archive i get a .tar.md5 .. how do i get the .tar out of it ?
[Galaxy S II General] skimminstones:
It is my sincere suggestion that people that cant be bothered to read and research have no right to complain
[Galaxy S II General] KennyLegend:
Yes I mean restore apps with titanium. You may not encounter any problems after restoring but I personally have had bugs after doing it ur way. I've had no luck with non wipe roms or restoring.

Its always best to start fresh.

I always flash stock rom now followed by a hard reset (wipes /sdcard ). That way I know my phone is clean.
[Galaxy S II General] redzion:
and what you gain with fresh phone?
[Galaxy S II General] soysuperbien:
Im using the rom with the uk csc. Just flash with .tar.md5 in pda section
[Galaxy S II General] chibi:
The new rom reboot randomly like others KI X when wifi is on??
[Galaxy S II General] akbarhash:
To each his own. If you want to wipe then do so. All intratech roms are non wipe unless other wise mentioned. If you don't know this by now then you have not done enough research.

New Swype beta is out download and use if you have problem with the one supplied with the rom.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] akbarhash:
Flash .tar.md5

Compatible with UK gs2 do more research.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] TheMegastar:
Can I have the link to UNMODIFIED, OFFICIAL XXKI4???

I thought this was an OFFICIAL ROM, but to my surprise, when I connected to Kies it said this is an UNOFFICIAL ROM! And I'm not talking about the frankenstein version which intratech posted but the original firmware one. It seems this is also a modified version by Intratech. I am really annoyed with these developers for not giving full information while giving fw download links. I wanted to download an official, unmodified ROM but got something else! So annoyed!

And everything else is ok in this XXKI4 but when I tried to copy my media files from my laptop to my phone, it stops after a few minutes and the transfer is not getting completed. The screen gets stuck on the USB Connection Icon and shows "synchronising" endlessly and it remains frozen till I reboot. So I'm going to have to flash another rom.

Does anyone have the link to the UNMODIFIED, ORIGINAL, OFFICIAL XXKI4? Not the Intratech one.
[Galaxy S II General] drelite08:
Exactly what I was going to say. Maybe if he read all the post he would have. No reason to ask such questions.
[Galaxy S II General] drelite08:
Jesus wept. Sometimes facepalm.isn't enough.
[Galaxy S II General] tsinc:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18559883&postcount=25

Use search man....
[Galaxy S II General] skimminstones:
then dont download and install them if you are that annoyed with the developers, i suggest you should sell your sgs2 and go play with some childrens toys instead.
[Galaxy S II General] sleeco:
I just flashed it then rooted.
[Galaxy S II General] redzion:
Make update, then use CF-ROOT, then use back stock kernel to loose triangle.. no wipe neither before neither after update... I never wipe my phone before and it's ok... wipe only if you stuck on bootloader or when some system apps do not work...
[Galaxy S II General] TheMegastar:
Just disclose full information. Don't keep it ambiguous

I am only annoyed because they are not disclosing FULL INFORMATION with the download links. They should clarify whether the ROM link they are giving is Official, Untouched version or their own Modified Version. They should clarify whether it is Wipe or Non Wipe! That's all I'm saying!
[Galaxy S II General] Molitro:
Other KIs don't do that...
[Galaxy S II General] skimminstones:
and all im saying is...........go play with some toys as researching about your phone clearly isnt right for you and you want to be spoonfed.
[Galaxy S II General] biffsmash:
Sounds like you need to play with the toys, as you are the only one I can see being childish. They shouldn't mess with things on their phone without researching but come on grow up .
[Galaxy S II General] hofinho:
It took me five minutes to read the whole thread where everythin you want to know has been pointed out so come on, its nearly less than the flashing procedure takes. how come that you suspect it to be "touched" by someone?? leaked firmwares arent "touched" by a developer in terms of modifying...

also... posting in bold letters comes along rather unfriendly and rude, even though you might not have meant it to be so. dont forget that we cannot see your face while typing
[Galaxy S II General] GBrit:
What Swype languages, please?
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Alright sir?
[Galaxy S II General] :
Reboots seem quicker than stock Ki3. I skipped the Ki8 step altogether so I'm not sure if it was/seemed quicker as well.
[Galaxy S II General] husaam:
Battery issues not totally resolved - Calendar StartingAlertService still causing using serious wakelocks. Problem is intermittent though.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
How is picture quality in XXKI4? is it good? and audio quality? any improvements?
[Galaxy S II General] a67543210:
Love this room.better than KI8
[Galaxy S II General] antoniomistretta:
Don't work!:(
[Galaxy S II General] elmo180:
So, are there working CRT-OFF and battery% MODs for KI4? :)
[Galaxy S II General] :
Jkay Mod v12 for Ki4 just released.
[Galaxy S II General] ozzyblack:
Hello mayby sombody can help me, Im looking for (( ONLY battery icon Mod ) UPD_BAT_Criskelo-Original_Crisk_V25_SGS2 . Can sombody help me I like the battery on that rom but wanne stay on this stock rom

Many Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] KayvinM:
That's odd, I installed on mine with no problems at all. What errors are you getting?
[Galaxy S II General] antoniomistretta:
The taskbar disappears but now installed Jkay theme Thank you, anyway!:)
[Galaxy S II General] KayvinM:
No problem :)
[Galaxy S II General] ozzyblack:
The 3g is gone
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Can someone tell where in UOT Kitchen is the option for modifying CRT Effect? Can't find !

TIA.
[Galaxy S II General] mustaka:
+1

Also I am amazed how some people are ready to attack whenever some poor guy happens to ask a question previously answered. In many cases, it is possible to give the answer with less words. Or if you don't want to help then just don't, which is certainly the most economical option. I've even witnessed some do the very same thing they loathe so much after a short time.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Didn't you know how many plastics are around here? ;)
[Galaxy S II General] tjjpowles:
Hi

Sorry, bit of a noob question, but I have been playing around with my black SGSII's firmware, currently running the KI8 Frankenware, and tomorrow I take delivery of my new white SGSII.

The new one is likely to be running UK Vodafone firmware, so my question is if I flash this new KI8 firmware with Odin, will it debrand it at the same time? My thinking is it will, but just want to double check!

Cheers:)
[Galaxy S II General] derringdo:
Seems as though this rom broke compatibility with some apps (e.g. Dungeon Defenders)? Anyone else noticing this? I can no longer install/update Dungeon Defenders from my phone, but I can still push the app to my phone from the Market website.

Edit: nevermind, turns out the developers of Dungeon Defenders did something to break compatibility with everyone's phones :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] BrandoHD:
Buddy, you need to learn to read, if you read, you won't make uninformed decisions, do you not realize you're the only one with issues.

Sent from Samsung Galaxy S II
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Reporting bug:

Battery Full charge alert pops up at 97% ! Did a Battery Stats wipe in Recovery Manager and also Calibrated with Battery Calibration app, still same !
[Galaxy S II General] ozzyblack:
I Check i have no problem pops at 100%, Im on CF root 4.4

greetings
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Seriously? It's not like I didn't go through the trouble of making sure the tarball name contains the sales code and firmware components version so that it's plain for all to see without having to guess. Also this is a discussion thread, the firmware details included the build date and regional details are stated where they always are.... IN THE FIRMWARE THREAD!

Sometimes I wonder why I even bother. It's like pulling teeth at times.:(:(
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Good luck with that.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Not happening here.

edit: Weren't you getting an ifon because you hated your SGS2?:confused:
[Galaxy S II General] drelite08:
Sometimes I swear its just hurt little apple sheep trolling as they've nothing else in their sad lives :(
[Galaxy S II General] StevenBX:
Happens to me too. Well, it says battery full but then drops to 97% as soon as the cable's unplugged. Isn't fixed with battery calibration either.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Weird. Are you guys charging from USB or wall socket?

edit: also are guys using some custom kernel or theme?
[Galaxy S II General] :
I've been getting the same; 97%. I plug it back in wait until 100% again, and then I'm good to go. This started happening after ki3 for me. After that initial charging stumble all is good and each subsequent charge is 100%. Happens via USB and wall charging. Now if I could not flash so bloody often I wouldn't have to see it.

Just saw your edit. Siyah 1.8. I haven't tried the most recent version that doesn't have the battery calibration script.

Sent from my MicroTAC 9800X using speech to fax modem
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
So as soon as it says full charge you unplug and battery falls to 97%?

I must say that I don't unplug as soon as the device says full charge and it's usually unplugged a bit later but it will show 100%.
[Galaxy S II General] daz_2000:
Dont wanna upset anyone, but im still new to this flashing firmware, have done a few but still grasping the basics, I have read through all 13 pages.

I have downloaded the firmware from this link : Firmware: http://www.multiupload.com/SKUPDRAOKL

Im in uk, I see someone mentions about putting .tar.md5 in pda section

The tar.md5 file is the only file I extracted from the 7zip file downloaded from above link. Do I just put that in pda? and leave csc, phone and bootloader empty?

Sorry to ask simple questions, but have researched and stuggling to find answers, appreciate any support provided.

Im not rooted and dont want to be and happy to factory reset phone before and after flashing.
[Galaxy S II General] :
Yes. This happened to me today, but it was my first full charge after reflashing the kernel and installing xxki4. It has a Cal script that's run when the phone reaches 100% for the first time after flashing.

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[Galaxy S II General] :
That's all you need. Refer to Intratechs BIG firmware thread for directions.

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