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[Galaxy S II General] darknessmessiah:
GingerMOD here...

Not moving to ICS until all the problems are solved with the AOSP... Cyanogen's FTW!
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
Probably never then, e.g. they'll never fix FM radio
[Galaxy S II General] hebermc:
CM roms dont have radio?
[Galaxy S II General] maFi0us:
Hey guys.

I just installed official stock rom 4.0.3 LP4 + siyah kernel 3.0.1.

Everything but the keyboard in 'Clock > TImer' is working like a charm.

Does anyone share the same bug? Instead of the number '1' button I get the text 'SOME' inside the button.

I realized that this problem only happens when i set the language to pt_BR...

ps.: i tried to insert the screenshot but the forum did not permit.
[Galaxy S II General] Tiu Fiu:
Yup, I've got that too... But if you press another number, then press this "SOME" again, it will function as the number 1... As if once you've pressed another number, it automatically "unlocks" the number 1...

Weird bug though...
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
Yes, no FM radio on AOKP. :(
[Galaxy S II General] MaKTaiL:
Hi guys. What's the latest stock firmware with PT-BR language available for Galaxy S2?
[Galaxy S II General] maFi0us:
The last release I9100XWLP7 (4.0.3) - Russia (SER) supports pt br
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
Any ICS has pt-BR.
[Galaxy S II General] rmourar:
actually they're very close to fix the FM radio... they already have a patch to make it work, they're just trying to merge into the CM mainline without breaking other devices... the one thing that seems to be further away is the TV out...
[Galaxy S II General] MaKTaiL:
Really? That's awesome. Thanks for the answer guys.

So all ICS ROM's are coming with PT-BR now?

It's not like GB that only some had PT-BR?
[Galaxy S II General] Tiu Fiu:
That would be XWLP7, the russian ICS firmware... All official ICS have PT-BR though (I'm on XWLP4 - Luxemburg - and it has PT-BR if you want a rock solid confirmation)

The latest Gingerbread with PT-BR would be UHLB2 (brazilian), if you are looking for a completely stable firmware... Altough I have to say ICS, even with all its bugs, is better... At least for me...

Suggestion - if you wish to try ICS, try flashing Siyah's 3.0.1 kernel or N.E.A.K. 2.0.2x... Even without any personal tweak, the greatly improve ICS's performance (Siyah's kernel 2.6.14 on the GB is also great, if you want to go with UHLB2)
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
Really? I've saw some posts from Codeworkx where he states he doesn't care about fixing it anymore. He blames Samsung for not easing his job.
[Galaxy S II General] MaKTaiL:
Hi, thanks for the answer. I don't want to root the device though.

What types of bugs are you facing on ICS?
[Galaxy S II General] ajts1989:
A maioria dos posts vem com bandeirinha , e vocês escrevem em ingles ainda, para né. O tópico e nosso não gringo, digitem em nossa língua Brazuka
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
This is an international forum...

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[Galaxy S II General] MaKTaiL:
What kind of bugs official ICS has?
[Galaxy S II General] Tiu Fiu:
What you don't realize is that this is an international forum, with every thread opened to everyone of every nationality or language to see...

Maybe one day you'll come up with a doubt or a problem in your SGS2 (or any other phone for that matter) no other brazilian has been faced with, but instead somebody in Germany, Poland, Russia, India or whatever has been there before and found a solution or an answer... Wouldn't you like that answer to be in an internationally recognized language that you could understand?

Think about it...
[Galaxy S II General] Tiu Fiu:
I can't answer that with 100% certainty because I've only experienced what I consider to be minor bugs, but I'll tell you wat I've been through:

-The touchscreen responsiveness is some times very delayed, as if you needed to press a button more than once to display a letter (a bug that has happened to me while answering your question right now) - and this is the only trully anoying bug I've delt with...

-Every now and then the number of active apps in the Task Manager widget is wrong (display one app opened when in fact there is 3 or 4) - a commonly known bug of ICS firmwares...

-When waking up from sleep, the delay from the block screen to show up is increased when compared to GB - I read somewhere that time delay was intentionaly increased from 600ms to 1000ms, but I don't remember where exactly...

-Stability in general is not yet as GB - you may still experience some forced closures every now and then...

Those are the ones I can remember right now. If you want better info, you should look around a bit... This forum is without a doubt the best one when it comes to user-experience reviews...
[Galaxy S II General] hebermc:
Welcome to XDA, as a brazilian you naturally will only obey rules if you have to, guess what? Here you have to, "cops" + "neighborhood watch" are everywhere.

Here are the rules, you will want to read (and obey) them:

http://xdaforums.com/announcement.php?a=81

Pay attention to rule #4

4. Use the English language.

We understand that with all the different nationalities not everyone speaks English well, but please try. If you're really unable to post in English use an online translator, You're free to include your original message in your own language below the English translation.

Have a good day.
[Galaxy S II General] rmourar:
really, if you read the development thread for cm you'll see that it's the hot topic going on there...:)
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
I see, but it seems that he won't do it (hard to maintain). It's a fix that breaks CM on others devices. :(
[Galaxy S II General] Gabrielclg:
Hello all.

I follow the forum a long time. This is my first post.

I've tested almost all, especially the ICS.

I'm using since version 6. Westcrip ROMs.

The best version I tested is the current Pro .1.3, recommend to all.

What versions are you using on Galaxy S II?

That's it!

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Sorry mate,

There are many forums PT-BR/PT about Android.

The XDA is completely in English, even a Brazuca's topic must be in English.

Follow the rules. Everyone wins!
[Galaxy S II General] dboechat:
Yeah that's sad as this makes every device with CM behave the same... Because of this "compatibility" among other devices, CM is leveling everything from below.
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
FM radio can happen, but then we'll have to build CM in our own, unless some brazilian dev do it for us.
[Galaxy S II General] MaKTaiL:
Guys, I just flashed the lastest stock brazilian firmware 2.3.6. It's working great.

Is it really recommended to flash SiyahKernel? What are the differences (aside from root)?

It's my first time rooting this device (I've rooted others in the past) but I'm scared about this flash count I read about in these forums.

Will I loose warranty? Can I unroot the device later if I want (go back to complete stock)?

Thanks in advance for the answers. ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Tiu Fiu:
Ok, first answer: when I was using UHLB2 I could notice some significant improvements in battery life with Siyah (and I'm not very fond of tweaking anything on it), so yeah, I would suggest it.

Second answer: yes, the counter is there for warranty reasons. I've never heard of warranty loss due to the counter, but that is the general consensus around here.

Third answer: yes, you can unroot your device at any time. Simply by flashing a stock firmware via odin and performing a full wipe afterwards it will erase any root access you had before.

Fourth answer (I know you didn't ask, but here it is anyway): you can reset the counter at any given time too - using a JIG if you stick to Gingerbread, or ChainFire's TriangleAway if you decide to try the ICS.
[Galaxy S II General] MaKTaiL:
Thanks for the answer. I think I'll flash the kernel tomorrow.
[Galaxy S II General] LeoMutreta:
Hi all.

I'm a little tired of waiting for Samsung's official ICS release here in Brazil so I decided to install a CFW. While browsing some of the pages on this topic I saw some of you guys recommending XWLP7 and some other Roms like Lite'ning, etc.

The SGS2 is my first Android so all this flashing thing is new to me, although I have experience flashing other devices, Android is a very different beast. I'm now running GB 2.3.6 (UHLB2), updated some months ago using OTA, but since then my phone is rebooting randomly when left unattended for a couple hours. I'm thinking about wiping the phone before my next update to minimize any incompatibilities some apps could have with ICS.

My number 1 concern is radio compatibility. My actual carrier is Claro, but since its 3G service here is poor, to say the least, I'm thinking about switching to Vivo. So I dropped here to ask about your experiences with these Roms on these carriers. Any advice about which Rom to choose to my flashing debut will be great too.
[Galaxy S II General] Steve_max:
The ROM in your device has nothing to do with your carrier. 2G/3G bands, reception, it's all determined by the modem, which is independent from the ROM. All modems available are at least triband, so they work on every Brazilian network. Reception and battery usage vary with your local coverage for each modem, so only someone from your area can give you some advice on that.

My suggestion: install the ROM/kernel combo you prefer, and try a few modems. You'll get a combo that works for you.

Sent from my Nokia 3510 via telepathy
[Galaxy S II General] Tiu Fiu:
I've just updated my SGS2 to XWLP7 XEN (Netherlands) from the XWLP4 and prior to that I was using the XXLPS - those are all ICS ROMs I've tested so far. Before XXLPS, I was like you, sticking to UHLB2 and getting tired of waiting, so here goes my personal history lesson...

While updating from UHLB2 to XXLPS (did a full wipe after flashing the ICS), I experienced some incompatibility issues with a few apps I had backed up and tried to restore with Titanium Backup - not a lot of apps were misbehaving, just a few, and after uninstalling and reinstalling them through the market, they all worked fine. What I'm trying to say here is that, from my experience, I had trouble with the compatibility of a hand full of apps that were backed up as GB data, but nothing of greater concern.

In the begining of this week (sunday) I attempted to update my ICS to XWLP4 (Luxembourg) without a wipe, since I wasn't in the mood to redo all the backups again, but after a day using XWLP4 unwipped I started to experience some forced closures and such, so on monday I wiped everything again and everything worked just fine...

Now today, literally this morning, after reading about XWLP7 (Netherlands), I decided to give it a try and, to be honest, after a day of comparing XWLP4 and XWLP7, I decided to stick with this one for a while - the firmware is very stable, fast, scrolling is great and my overall evaluation to this ROM is that it is a 10 and very suitable for usage.

Now, first, sorry for the long post and the dissertation, but I do believe in telling my experience a bit to try and expose a personal review of all these ICS ROMs so I can maybe aid you and whoever reads this is deciding wether on not to try ICS.

Second, after updating from UHLB2-XXLPS-XWLP4-XWLP7, I guess I have to say it is worth to try ICS (even if its not, idealy, an official brazilian firmware) and if you want to, I would recommend you to flash XWLP7 itself, performing a full wipe + cache and dalvik wipe afterwards, just to be sure, and give this ROM a try.

And as for the compatibility with the brazilian network, regardless of the operator, don't worry, these official ICS ROMs and their modems are fully compatible with our network and the phone radio, 2G/3G connectivity is great, just as in UHLB2.
[Galaxy S II General] ehcelino:
Leo, I don't know your location (at least I don't see it on your info), but as carriers goes, it depends on where you are. Here in Ouro Fino (MG) the only one with 3G is VIVO, and it works very decently. I'm always in Campinas (SP) and it works well there too. My brother lives there, and he uses the same phone (S2) with CLARO 3G, and apart minor differences (peak hours) the connection is about the same.

I Used Vodaphone in Portugal, and I can't see any real difference on 3G speed from vivo here.

Now, here in south MG there's a big problem: most cities don't have 3G yet. So, people who live in my region usually choose VIVO, because they have the bigger coverage in this area.

About the ROM: yesterday I installed russian I9100XWLP2 (4.0.3) and it is working fine - I've been using XWLP7 for about a week. Did a full wipe before and after installing, used a self-made jig to reset counter and enter download mode, and used CheckFus to download the ROM (I like it because it checks rom integrity after downloading, since I've had some problems with CRC once).

I definitely recommend ICS.
[Galaxy S II General] MaKTaiL:
How did you create your own JIG? How can I do that here?
[Galaxy S II General] Tiu Fiu:
I believe there is a tutorial here in SGS2 forum teaching step by step how to build one but you will need some basic electric knowledge to do so (I know it is either in the General or the Original Development section, I just can't remember which).

But if you are using any ICS ROM, you can use ChainFire's TriangleAway v1.25 - I've used it a couple of times already and it works perfectly - but you must use an ICS ROM.

By the way, if you are using a GB ROM, the only option is the JIG, but you must make sure your device is using the old bootloader - Samsung at some point developed a newer bootloader that rejects the JIG. So be careful, alright? Don't know what will happen if you try the JIG with the new bootloader, and that is why I chose to reset the counter after flashing ICS - I guess I felt TriangleAway was safer since it is an app.
[Galaxy S II General] mfractal:
One of the tutorials on DIY JIG can be found here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1331782

Using the JIG on the updated GB bootloader will only enter download mode without resetting counter/triangle.

it's much safer upgrading to ICS and using triangle away.
[Galaxy S II General] ehcelino:
MaKTaiL, I used the instructions I found here at the forum and by searching google for good pictures of the connector pins. The resistor needed to achieve download mode is a 301k, and since I didn't have one handy, I used 3x100k and 1x1k in series. I used a multimeter to measure the resistance, until I found good solid 301k (some cheap resistors are not exact), and I made sure to triple check the connector for pinage and short circuit. It's kinda hard to get a good welding on the small pins of the connector, so I used this trick: I got a small piece of copper wire, 2mm of diameter, 10 of lenght, and rounded one tip, then wrapped the welder tip with it. So I got a very small tip that I could use with precision (it's not easy, but better than the big tip of my welder).

The Jig worked as espected, it's not pretty but functional. I'll try it on some firmwares now, to see wich ones I can't trick into download.

By the way, I got the USB connector from a car charger cable I've repurposed.

Give a holler if you need help!
[Galaxy S II General] LeoMutreta:
Thank you guys for sharing your experiences/knowledge with ICS and the act of upgrading to it. I'm currently reading about CWM and the process most commonly used to flash and manage ROMs.

I will try to flash a new ROM on the next weekend. Wish me luck. :D
[Galaxy S II General] Tiu Fiu:
Good luck and let us know how it goes. If anything happens, don't hesitate to ask.
[Galaxy S II General] Unrealbr:
So, it looks like TIM owners got yet a free upgrade to 4.0.3.

Anyone can confirm the stock (no carrier) ROM got an update yet?
[Galaxy S II General] luizlee86:
Anyone else using the new data plans from (afaik) Claro or Vivo?

I'm using Vivo 3GPlus and yesterday I tested my speed using Speedtest and got 5.54Mbps down and 1.14Mbps up! =]

I wanna find which modem is the best for me... I'm doing simple tests using Speedtest: I just put the phone in the same spot, do some tests, then flash another modem and repeat the process. But I don't have much time and it is a little annoying...
[Galaxy S II General] MaKTaiL:
Really? Where did you see this? I used check fus and nothing showed up.
[Galaxy S II General] Simonetti2011:
That is not true. You can check that it isn't true (I did) using CheckFUS.

whoever told you that ZTM got upgraded to ICS was mistaken or simply pulling your leg.

for the reasons I have mentioned before, Samsung Brasil will delay all the releases of ICS for the GS2 until the sales of the Galaxy Nexus pick up.
[Galaxy S II General] Unrealbr:
That's because it's a TIM-only, TIM got hands on 4.0.3 and modded for their users.

There you go >> http://diariodoandroid.com.br/fabri...roid-4-0-3-para-galaxy-s-ii-brasileiro/18762/

Massive amount of users confirmed, all using TIM-branded phones
[Galaxy S II General] brunofm:
:confused:
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
That was almost one month ago. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] Unrealbr:
OLha os comentários, eles pedem desculpas por não ser para TODOS os telefones, mas só os usuários da TIM...
[Galaxy S II General] Simonetti2011:
Tem muita gente muito mal informada por aqui.

Deixe-me lhes dar umas infos OFICIAIS:

- a ROM que será lançada para o Brasil será idêntica à TTT, apenas com as especificidades de cada CSC.

- além disto, ela somente será lançada DEPOIS que a Samsung Brasil desovar os Galaxy Nexus que chegaram por aqui. Portanto, não esperem que isto aconteça antes de MAIO DE 2012.

- Não existe este papo de "a Tim conseguiu a fonte". Isto é coisa de quem não sabe como funcionam os releases. TODOS os releases, sem exceções, passam pela Samsung, e são eles quem determinam quando sairá. Mesmo que um operador queira que uma ROM nova saia (por exemplo, a Vivo tem até 2.3.6, enquanto a Claro apenas ate 2.3.4), depende da vontade da Samsung liberar ou não via KIES.

- As atualizações são feitas pelos servidores da Samsung, e não dos servidores dos operadores. Não tem como, portanto, um operador lançar uma ROM sem o aval e benção da Samsung.

Minha fonte para estas informações é de um funcionário da própria Samsung Brasil.

Fui claro, caramba?
[Galaxy S II General] Tiu Fiu:
Pretty soon somebody will argue that this is an international forum and that your post should have been in english... But I guess, sometimes, an exception to the forum rule #4 is necessary to set some things straight...

And fellas, if you have any doubts on the contents of the article on diarioandroid.com (even if I can't see the source of the doubts, I mean, the apology note was pretty clear) just check the images and do some research... TTT is Trinidad and Tobago, and the article is almost a month old... And I'm pretty sure a one-month-old firmware (even if just for TIM users) would have popped-up around here or in brazilian-specific forums, such as brasildroid.

Not to mention that we have some pretty good brazilian modders and developers - I remember not too long ago a brazilian-modified 2.3.6 ROM when we only had 2.3.4 official ones... Such a TIM-specific ICS ROM surely would have been modified by now...
[Galaxy S II General] Felimenta97:
Povo, estou aqui pra aproveitar o tópico e perguntar: Como funciona esse flash counter que eu vejo por ai de vez em quando?

Estou perguntando porque estou ajudando um amigo a colocar CM9 e tal no SII dele, mas as coisas com a Samsung parecem funcionar bem diferente com as da Sony (Meu aparelho).
[Galaxy S II General] MaKTaiL:
I hope they release unbranded version first or else I'll be really mad. :mad:
[Galaxy S II General] mcsssantos:
I don't know why you guys keep waiting for a Brazilian ( ZTO ) release. All ROMs have PT-BR now, so it really doesn't make sense.

I've first used TTT( Trinidad and Tobago ), then SER ( Russia ), XEO ( Polland ), LUX ( Luxembourg ) , and now Australia ( XWLP8 ) and they all work just fine.

Besides, there's no indication that we'll have a ZTO release soon, so, flash the latest one and be happy !
[Galaxy S II General] MaKTaiL:
Ok, I think I'll flash the Australian one. Can you answer me some questions?

1- If I flash this, will 3G work? I notice it's a different CSC and it's my first time flashing a non brazilian ROM. Will I have to flash a different CSC?

2- Can I flash it without wiping data? I'm not rooted and I'm using official Brazilian GB LB2.

3- This Australian release is branded, what apps does it come with that are not Samsung related?

Thanks in advance for the patience. :o
[Galaxy S II General] brunofm:
I'm on LPS and even though I have pt-BR to choose as a system language, Swype only has pt (Portugal) as an option. Does LP8 or any other have a Swype with our portuguese?
[Galaxy S II General] MaKTaiL:
Try using a keyboard called Swiftkey X. It has PT-BR and it's one of the best keyboards in the Market.

I've used Swype on my other phones too and it's great, but after using Swiftkey I never used Swype again. Give it a try.
[Galaxy S II General] Steve_max:
Just remove Samsung's Swype and install the official Swype beta. You'll get a much better keyboard, with access to every language.

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Yes, it will work. CSC is only the carriers' specific bloatware. Nothing to do with the radios.

If you use the Frankenstein version from Intratech's thread, you can.

Again, if you use Intratech's frankenstein, you'll get the UK bloat, which includes BBC's iPlayer. Just use Titanium Backup to get rid of what you don't need.
[Galaxy S II General] MaKTaiL:
Thanks for answering. I'm already downloading the Frenkenstein version. :)
[Galaxy S II General] crachel:
*MOD POST*

You're allowed to post in your native language as long as you provide an English translation. Please provide one from this point on.

Thanks

crachel
[Galaxy S II General] Soulzito:
Hi. New here.

Yesterday I saw that Samsung has updated SII's support website. It now has updated versions of its manuals, referring to "Android 4.0" (ICS).

Are there any news about an ICS official update this week? I saw Samsung UK releasing updates there, so maybe we're very close to it too after these manuals update in the support site?
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
That's nice news for those who like the stock rom experience. They should be released soon, I hope.
[Galaxy S II General] mcsssantos:
1 - Yes, 3G works perfectly. It doesn't matter if it's a different CSC. All communication ( 3G, calls, wi-fi... ) are controlled by the modem, not CSC.

2 - All official ICS ROMs are non-wipe, that is, you'll not lose anything. But if you don't wipe, then some applications might crash and you might have to reinstall them. It really depends on what you have now.

3 - A few applications, I can't say for sure. I've use a stripped version of this ROM that someone made, just removing which is not Samsung related. If you don't feel comfortable doing this, than just flash any unbranded "XWLP7" ROM. The latest unbranded ROMs ( Spain, UK, Ireland, Russia, Netherland.... ) usually have the same build date and the same modem, so they all work.

Márcio
[Galaxy S II General] MaKTaiL:
Hi guys, thanks for all the help! I just installed Australian LP8 Frankenstein and the only thing I can say is: ICS IS AWESOME!!!

Phone is performing much better now and I almost got 4000 points on Quadrant. Incredible.

I'm having a little bit of trouble though with some brazilian apps that were updated by the market on the Brazilian ROM I was using before. I can't uninstall them. I'm talking about the Saraiva Bookstore and Reader that comes with stock GB Brazilian.