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[Galaxy S II General] Charlie_Parker:
GS2 Brazilian version does not come with Gorilla Glass Technology?

Amazing ... went to Morumbi Mall yesterday and a Samsung consultant at Samsung store has not even heard about Gorilla technology. He mentioned that GS2 screen glass receives a special treatment to avoid scratches but have not associated this to Gorilla technology. Then I went to FNAC store on the same floor and another Samsung consultant confirmed that gorilla glass tech was available in GS2 screen glass.

The disconnection between both Samsung employees force me to believe that either it is a training issue given the lack of standardization on their speech or a lack of clarity on what we have purchased once this gorilla glass feature could have been a reason for many of us to decide taking the phone when choosing among other alternatives.
[Galaxy S II General] jeancca:
Hey Nandroid, what's the difference between Brazilian MIUI and American MIUI?
[Galaxy S II General] hebermc:
Im going to root my i9100, so I just want to make sure I am going to do it correctly.

1) Flash with CF Root kernel

I am going to use the CF-Root method, but cant find a UHKI2 (Vivo) kernel, the closest I can find is the "CF-Root-SGS2_CE_XEN_KI2-v4.2-CWM4.zip". Can I use it or should I use another method?

2) Flash with original UHKI2 (vivo) kernel (to remove the yellow triangle)

Done (I Think)
[Galaxy S II General] angelomaldito:
KI2 suffix is what matters, so you're fine with this kernel. Don't worry about the yellow triangle, it only appears when you're booting your device. You also may remove it using a USB jig. If you flash back the original kernel you'll lose CWM functionallity which comes with the CF-Root kernel. If you decide to do so, at least remove the CWM app, as it will be useless without a CF-Root kernel. You can use CWM for several things, including ROM backup.
[Galaxy S II General] hebermc:
Would the phone remain rooted?
[Galaxy S II General] marcelotorres:
Yes! It remain rooted
[Galaxy S II General] Ticiano:
I did something that removed the exclamation before, but I didnt noticed what! Now I just read this thread and BINGO! The USB JIG that I tested! :p

Did it again and bye bye exclamation.
[Galaxy S II General] Noed:
Brazilian fellows...

Do you flash a different modem than what comes with your ROM?

If yes, which one you're using?

Did you notice any difference?

It would be good to find out which works better in Brazil.

I've tried these:

- XXKI4: it's ok, but feels like more battery drain

- XXKI3: better battery savings, weak wi-fi, good 3G

- XXKI1: good wi-fi, ok overall

- VIKI1: the Vivo specific modem, crap audio, battery drain, good signal

I've been switching from XXKI3 and XXKI1 a lot to experiment... I don't know why, it shouldn't, but defintely XXKI1 gives me better wi-fi, ans as so save me more battery because I'm always on weak wi-fi place.
[Galaxy S II General] Acousticoid:
Hello there, very first post here. Will be going back to Brazil this week after a few years abroad and will be carrying a UK SGSII phone. I was wondering if Claro is really my best bet network in Porto Alegre? Kind of worried but will try a few roms there and hopefully all will be good. Cheers!
[Galaxy S II General] rogeriok:
Litening rom 6.1 has pt from Portugal...
[Galaxy S II General] marcelotorres:
Yes, Claro is your best option here in Porto Alegre. Anyway, Vivo is good too, but the prices are more expensives.

Hope that help you.
[Galaxy S II General] msaraiva:
Modem/Radio firmware doesn't have any influence on Wi-Fi or audio. But if by audio you mean call quality, then it does have an influence, since it's responsible for the GSM signal reception.

Anyway, UHKI1 seems to work just fine for me, my carrier is Vivo.
[Galaxy S II General] Noed:
Yeah I said before, it's weird, I know modem has no effect on wi-fi signal... but in my tests, it did!

Inside my house there's a spot with very weak wi-fi... if I go there and start switching modems, some can connect an some not (I have a few modems in CWM zips saved to flash).

The Vivo modem I'm trying is newer than yours. I got the modem from the latest Vivo ROM:

GT-I9100_ZVV_I9100UHKI2_I9100VIKI1_I9100ZVVKI1

Firmware info: PDA:UHKI2 | PHONE: VIKI1 | CSC:ZVVKI1

This modem VIKI1 is customized by Vivo, the version letters are different.

I gave up this modem last night... poor voice quality, lots of echo.

Currently I'm swithcing between XXKI4 and XXKI1.

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Also some modems are from 2.3.4 ROMs, and the newer from 2.3.5 ROMs, I don't know if this can cause some incompatibility, but I have been flashing all these older modems in 2.3.5 ROMs without any errors.
[Galaxy S II General] Rodrigo Vilhena:
Hello Guys, nice to see a Brazilian Thread!:D

I did a search and find some posts here about the firmware, but what I'd like to know is there some difference between xxksomething and UHKsomething:confused:

I'm using Insanity ROM with stock kernel and XXKH3 firmware.:cool:

I was searching for UHK3 firmware to download but I wasn't able to find it.

Wich you guys think is the best firmware for TIM, my signal here is not too good.:eek:

Tks a lot!
[Galaxy S II General] marcelotorres:
Hi guys!

I'm cooking my own ROM and want to add Pt-BR on it,but don't know how. I have all the 2.3.4 Brazilian roms and I'm cooking with the new 2.3.6. If somebody knows how to do this,please PM me.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] marcelotorres:
Try the newest XWKK2 OR XWKK5 with 2.3.6 android. for Baseband try Ki3 or ki4
[Galaxy S II General] hebermc:
I have been doing a little more reading, some rooting methods talk about using superoneclick and others about installing superuser/busybox/...

If I simply flash using the CF-Root method, do I get those other tools?

If I then want a complete phone backup (in case something goes wrong in the future), does CWM Manager do backups or would I need a tool like Titanium Backup?
[Galaxy S II General] goTouch:
CWM does the work! If something goes wrong, you can use cwm to return to your previously state. I did I it thousands of times.
[Galaxy S II General] hebermc:
In case I want to unroot my phone and restore it do the default configuration. Would I just get the original firmware and flash it?
[Galaxy S II General] Noed:
I will post in the topic, and not PM, since people already asked this, including me.

Look for APK manager and apktool.

You will need to decompile the APKs you want to translate, then you will see a bunch of directories for each language, with some XMLs inside.

Easiest way is to copy pt_PT or edit these XMLs. If you copy to pt_BR, then use morelocale2 for setting pt_BR.
[Galaxy S II General] ThiaagoFelix:
Hey guys.

I bought my S2 in Netherland.

Im trying to put it in portuguese-br, so i downloaded the firmware, pda and kernel, but the CSC that comes on the package doesnt install.

I get an error message saying that the system cant install multi-csc, or some **** like this.

What should i do to install the ZTO CSC so it can work?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] luizffgarcia:
What exactly can i expect if i run morelocale2 on a 2.3.6 version? If it is used to translate everything, why would we need to decompile the APKs?

Sorry if this is a dumb question, i didn't find much to read about morelocale, i really want to get 2.3.6 on my phone, but i don't like it either in english or PT-PT. Wish there was a way of getting 2.3.6 to work in PT-BR...
[Galaxy S II General] Noed:
Google is your friend, here's what it found for me, a post explaining how to use morelocale:

http://www.vidainfo.com/2010/08/09/more-locale-2/

Morelocale doesn't translate anything. It just add a language code to your Android. If you're using an european ROM, you will only have pt_PT... morelocale will add pt_BR, but without decompiling the APKs and translating, you won't get the text in Brazilian Portuguese pt_BR.

Biggest benefit of morelocale is other apps already prepared will work with pt_BR... for example, your facebook will be pt_BR... but you system settings not, that need to recompile.

Adding a locale and recompiling APKs can be done on 2.3.6 or whatever other version.
[Galaxy S II General] malabisabe:
Cara, existe um trabalho feito por um usuário do portalandroid.org em cima do firmware KK1, que é do México e já é 2.3.6, que ficou excelente! Inclusive estou usando essa FW a semana inteira e ela ta só alegria!

Dá uma olhada lá, se não for usa-la, pelo menos já pega uns bizus com a galera pra fazer sua custom rom 2.3.6 pt-br.

Mod Edit

Please use English or use Google to Translate
[Galaxy S II General] luizffgarcia:
Translate

I am thinking about starting a translation project for 2.3.6 stock, will someone join me? I think it will be reasonable quick if we join efforts to do that!

What do you guys think about it?
[Galaxy S II General] Noed:
I can help.

Do you plan to maintain it for newer version?

Currently latest is KK5... if tomorrow Samsung leaks KK6, KK7, etc, etc, you will need to do it all over again.

I can teach you how to do the translation, but I don't want to maintain it updated every new version, because I don't have the time.
[Galaxy S II General] luizffgarcia:
I am a .Net developer so i know this won't be very hard, but i never decompiled or translated APKs, so your help will be much appreciated.

I don't know about maintaining it for new versions, but i will try to do this for ICS for sure!

Do you have msn messenger?
[Galaxy S II General] Noed:
See... KL1 is out now:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1380467

Just leaked today, a couple hours ago.

KK5 is no longer the latest 2.3.6.

Everybody is going to want the newest one.

If you had translated KK5, now you would need to do it all over again with the new APKs from KL1.

I'm doing some tests here on a way to make it compatible with every version. I don't think it's been done before.
[Galaxy S II General] luizffgarcia:
Ok let me know of any progress, i am flashing KL1 as i type this.
[Galaxy S II General] Noed:
No success :(

The translations are in resources.arsc... this file contains several of the XMLs from an APK, compiled and compressed.

I've been using VR Themes, it's great for replacing images and XMLs inside an APK, without having to decompile it. But the XMLs that are compressed in resources.arsc can't be replaced separately.

Since resources.arsc has a lot of other XMLs inside, and those may change every new Samsung release, it's not possible to make an "universal" translation.
[Galaxy S II General] fsbkiop:
Well, first of all, my apologizes if im looking or posting in the wrong section, but its a question regarding specific things in my galaxy S2 and it was bought at Vivo carrier in Brazil.

Well, ill explain whats going on in my mind; I just bought my galaxy s2 a couple of weeks ago, changed the firmware to 2.3.4 but kept using Vivo one...Then, rooted using a different method that doesnt increase the internal counter with a ROM there...Nothing more, nothing less...

I found several threads regarding my concerns, but none of them was easy to understand nor contained everything i wished to know...

1-What is clockworkmod? why do i need it?

2-Ppl told me that if i change my kernel(?) i could reduce the excessive heat in games like dungeon defenders...the only thing i know is that my kernel is KI4, something like that. What is kernel, how do i use it, pros, cons, etc...

3-Why should i change my firmware to another one different than Vivo carrier 2.3.4 one?

4-Why i cant play Asphalt 6 HD, Gangstar miami vindication and Dungeon Defenders smoothly but games like 9mm works PERFECT? Does any of you know why this happens?

I dont like to do what im doing here, before my galaxy s2, i used to have an iphone 4 and a ipad 2...information about things in both of them are WAAAAY easier to find...maybe im getting too old for this kind of stuff hehe! Hope im not wasting your time!

Thanks in advance...and sry for the lame english :)

EDIT: And what is JIT, tutorials, guide, please =/ VERY hard universe to understand...
[Galaxy S II General] luizffgarcia:
I was thinking about using a good code editor, opening all XMLs at once and replacing the common differences between PT-PT and PT-BR like "Ecrã" and "Contactos" to begin with, the only hard part would be to decompile and compile everything back, those good code editors will replace everything in all opened files in just one click.

Can you post here a link to a good tutorial where i can learn a good way to decompile and compile the apks?

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1 - Clockwork mod is used to manage your phone, make backups, restore them, apply updates, change kernels and flash roms.

2 - There are some good Kernels and they do improve a lot of specs, try Siyah Kernel, you can find good kernels on Original Android Development here at this forum.

3 - Because there are newer ones wich are more stable, consumes less battery, wtc...

4 - I have no idea about this one...

Ask away, we are here to help each other :)
[Galaxy S II General] Noed:
This tool will decompile/recompile for you:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1310151

Try it, it's easy, just follow the numbered sequence.

You will need at least a JRE java.exe and Android adb.exe (from the emulator), both in the windows path.

Then put a simple APK to start, DigitalClock.apk for example, in "place-apk-here-for-modding" directory created by APK-Tool... type 9 to decompile, look at the project folder, all pngs and xmls will be there... edit something, type 11 to recompile... that easy.
[Galaxy S II General] fsbkiop:
Thanks a lot for that, bro...but, do u know any website or forum who gots tutorial explaining step by step?

Last question, is there any way of installing a custom rom with a custom kernel or just a custom rom or just a custom kernel without increasing the counter and without using a JIG?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II General] luizffgarcia:
Yes, XDA! :)

This is the best place to find information, there are threads and threads explaining how to flash roms, kernels, rooting... I don't remember each one specifically, but take a look at the most viewed and commented ones and you will find what you need, mainly under "Original Android Development".

I don't thin there is a way of flashing without increasing the counter, but i don't see why it would be a problem. I know there is a way of removing the yellow triangle without JIG, i already dit it, you just have to flash the stock kernel over the rooted one, and then flash the rooted one again using CWD manager instead of using recovery mode.

I can't find the links for what you need right now as i am at work, but if you can't find something tell me and i can help you later on.
[Galaxy S II General] lucianolsp:
Question

Hi Guys,

Im new to Android World, have my SGS2 for about 2 weeks.. Updated ROM to Revolution HD 4 and everything is working great so far... I've been using US as the main language on the phone, no problem for me... I have only 1 problem:

When I receive a call, SMS, MMS, etc.. the caller number is not recognized in the contact book, possibly due to number format (0 XX YY ZZZZ-ZZZZ) which I use to store numbers in my address book. As far as I read so far, seems to be a problem related to CSC.

Can someone guide me into solving this issue?

Thanks

Luciano
[Galaxy S II General] xuxuzao:
wow nice!!

how didnt i see this topic before?

iam from sao paulo - clarobr

actually using miui + latest siyah.

modem xxkh3

also tried ki1,ki3, kg5 and kl1 with bad results.

bad 3g and wifi.. bad battery life

i saw someone posted a "modem.bin" from claro..

is it really good? how can i flash it and wat should i expect?

tks guys!
[Galaxy S II General] luizffgarcia:
It's simple, just install an app called "MoreLocale 2" and create a new entry of your own, you can create English-PT if you like, use english as the language and PT as the local settings for number format, etc...

I have done that and worked fine for me!

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I tried Claro's default modem but it didn't get even close to XXKL1 signal, this one is a keeper for me!

I suggest you give it a fair try, maybe you were in a place with bad signal when you tested id, for me it's by far the best, second one is KI4.
[Galaxy S II General] xuxuzao:
i agree they have good signal

but the problem with kl1 and ki4 is that they drain battery A LOT faster!

and i dont think the signal is that better..
[Galaxy S II General] Noed:
Your number must be in the correct format, compatible with the language you're using your phone.

Try this format: 011-9876-5432

Also take a look at this app, it's great to format all your numbers at once and put labels on them:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.yogi.operadora
[Galaxy S II General] lucianolsp:
Thanks. Gonna try it now!
[Galaxy S II General] tasty_boy:
someone knows how can i buy this here in Brazil??

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1239719

THANKS!!!
[Galaxy S II General] luizffgarcia:
Samsung is not selling those in Brazil, you would have to use eBay...
[Galaxy S II General] jeancca:
I bought it from clove.co.uk and I'm waiting it to get here. Something like R$ 90.
[Galaxy S II General] KickButts:
[HELP] Blocked Phone

Well, first I want to thank you guys for this thread.

Now, my problem :(

My father bought this SGS2 from VIVO (UHKI2-VIKI1) and after receiving the unlock code from the carrier he tried to unlock the device himself... Several times.

So, the phone got "freezed" and the original unlock code doesn't work anymore.

My questions are:

1- If I flash the retail Firmware will this be enough to unfreeze it?

2- Do I have to flash the retail kernel too?

3- What version do I have to use and where can I find it?

4- If I flash back the VIVO kernel and Firmware will I be able the use the factory warranty if needed?

Thanks in advance.

P.S: Yes, I did try to search the Forum before asking here.

P.S. II: I notice there's an App the does the trick for unfreezing the SGS2, but since I will need to flash the kernel anyway, I was aiming to get rid of the VIVO branded stuff in the process.
[Galaxy S II General] bvlucena:
alguem sabe onde arranjo o firmware UHKI4 unsecured ?

does anyboyd know where i can find an unsecured firmware for UHKI4?

Thank you!
[Galaxy S II General] luizffgarcia:
You can find any firmware you want in this topic: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278

And then you have to flash an unsecure kernel from this topic: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
[Galaxy S II General] angelomaldito:
You may root your phone with CF-Root kernel and install "SGS2 Unlock" to unlock and unfreeze the phone and "NoBloat" or similar app to remove the Vivo stuff. Both available from the market.

If you're wotried about warranty, just keep a copy of a Vivo original firmware and respective kernel and buy (or make) a USB Jig to flash back the original stuff and reset the flash counter if you need.
[Galaxy S II General] KickButts:
Thanks, dude! I'm buying the USB Jig as soon as possible. The "SGS2 Unlock" I already have on the phone, just waiting to confirm the possibility to roll back to the original firmware before applying the CF-Root kernel.

I was thinking of flashing the retail kernel so I have access to the OTA ICS as soon as possible (April, if we can believe on the rumors).
[Galaxy S II General] KickButts:
angelomaldito, fiz o root e usei o SGS2 Unlock e, depois de passar todo o procedimento, o app informa que não conseguiu achar o código.

Sent from my Milestone 2 with XDA Premium App

Please use English or use Google to Translate

Thank you
[Galaxy S II General] eric-filth:
Have any date to samsumg release 2.3.5 pt-br?
[Galaxy S II General] KickButts:
Sorry about that. I was half asleep when I posted this.

Like I said in portuguese i got root on the SGS2 and followed the procedure on SGS2 Unlock, but the app showed a message saying that it was unable to find the unlock code.

Sent from my Milestone 2 with XDA Premium App
[Galaxy S II General] brenopapito:
New version of the UH modem released !!

I extract of the Chilean ROM, I'm testing, is very good signal and wi-fi!

MODEM UHKK1

Plz, feedbacks !
[Galaxy S II General] angelomaldito:
Humm, possibly Samsung has changed the encryption, as it used to work in the past. :rolleyes: Another possibility is that the app can only find codes for European devices :rolleyes: Who knows...

I've bought my SGS2 in the UK in april 2011 (originally a i9100XXKDJ 2.3.3 locked to O2 UK), and the app worked flawlessly for me. I've used with success a similar app (SGS Unlock) to unlock my wife's SGS1 which was locked to Orange UK.

I'm sure that the app developers will workaround this issue, if you contact them. If they do, don't forget to send them a beer to show your gratitude ;)
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
Modem has nothing related to wifi. I'm using it too but I rarely use 3G anyway...
[Galaxy S II General] luizffgarcia:
Sorry mate, but this information is wrong.

The Modem is responsible for the WiFi and some of the biggest changes in WiFi signal and battery drain during WiFi use come from changing Modems.
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
Yeah, rebooting to recovery to flash drains a lot of juice.

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Android is a Linux fork, so just like Linux the hardware is controlled by the kernel. Also, fast dormancy drains juice, it's good to disable it, you know.
[Galaxy S II General] luizffgarcia:
Yes, there are no drivers, just the kernel... Geez...
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
Hah, you're running Windows on your phone? :p

I'm using Ubuntu here and I didn't had to download any "driver", mate. My take on this is that modem is merely a "firmware update" like the one you do to your router (hotfixes you know that?), just maybe.

But you can do whatever you want...
[Galaxy S II General] luizffgarcia:
Thanks, you can do whatever you want as well, but i suggest you do test signal strength for wifi with different modems without changing your kernel, and when you do realize that the signal strength is a lot different between them, maybe you can try to discover why that happen.

Also, maybe drivers are not restricted to those .msi files you see in Window$... Just maybe...
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
Good for you that you have the free time to do that, mate. Anyway, don't forget that other things can interfere with radio signals.
[Galaxy S II General] luizffgarcia:
Not free time really, i develop software for a living so i am not wasting any time when i study software / hardware architecture.

And i am talking about wifi signal, not radio...
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
You're a software developer and says wi-fi isn't a radio signal? :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] luizffgarcia:
My god, do you want me to draw it for you?

When we speak about smartphones if you talk about radio signal people will assume it are talking about the carrier signal and when you speak about wifi signal it is clear it's wifi.

If you refer to wifi as radio here you will get people confused.

And let's stop this discussion here shall we? We are polluting the forum and we both made our points pretty clear already, users can benefit from this information as they wish...
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
Yeah, just different frequencies and all those things.

Too bad I'm not using TIM anymore to see if the signal would be better here.
[Galaxy S II General] Guinhu:
Hey guys!!

Uh, well I gotta a question, So someone could tell me where I could find the Insecure Kernels for UHK14 (Claro). I just couldn't figure that out just searching it out! And I'm willing to root my new SG S2 :D