yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
OK I flashed right over the old 1.11.7, (not wiping anything manually) and everything is the same looking when it booted back in... so I assume (??) that it went to plan and no further action required? I didn't have to re-add my widgets. Is there any way to confirm the install worked? The boot animation is MIUI now so I assume it worked.

EDIT: One anomaly is that there is one icon missing. I have no clue which icon it is, which means I probably don't need that app, right? LOL

EDIT 2: Any way to easily restore the Nexus Prime\ICS boot animation?

EDIT 3: The battery drain does seem more rapid vs 1.11.7 :-( I was so incredibly impressed with 1.11.7's boot animation and battery, seems odd to be going backwards... hopefully it gets better.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] paleman27:
Not this update. It came straight out zip.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nyydynasty:
if you got the new MIUI boot animation, it worked. You can also check 'about phone'. It'll show 1.11.9

as you said, you probably dont need that app LOL

not sure about the ICS boot animation. I'll have that to someone who has tried it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cfaberlle:
Weird I'm not getting these errors. Did you install from scratch (factory default/wipe cache) or installed on top of the old rom?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
Cool, about phone shows 1.11.12 ... guess I got the next build that's un-released, hehe kidding, yeah it shows 1.11.9

Hopefully someone will know about the animation. No offense to the devs, but the MIUI boot animation is kinda.. ehh... lame, hehe :-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Sledutah:
Only problem with camera that I see is will not record from front camera. It doesn't FC, just doesn't do anything.

A previous rom (h8s2 1.2.2) I was able use zoom in video, is it possible to add this in the future?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
Thus far I'm not loving the changes that were made's effect on battery life. I was getting about 5-7% per hour drain, and I'm already noticing about 10%+ per hour drain already since updating :-(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cfaberlle:
This is exactly what I see. Maybe it's an issue with loading the new ROM on top of the old one?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Sledutah:
The only app's I was missing was Google Music and the Updater (probably the one you are missing)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
Yeah I reinstalled google music. Do I need updater?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nyydynasty:
thats weird, my gmusic was fine after the update.

no because the updater is looking at the wrong version for our phone. Use only the download in the OP in this thread
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] apexi350z:
I am having issue with streaming Sirius/XM app. When the screen is off, the stream stop, when I press the power button to wake up screen, the stream continues. But this is not consistent, meaning this happens 50% of the time. The other 50% of the time it will just stop / start, still during the screen off period. So for some reason, the data is not continuing when the screen is off.

Anyone having similar issue? or know a fix? The app works fine with stock rooted rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nyydynasty:
are you on wifi? Maybe the screen turns off and so does wifi. Maybe the stream isn't fast enough to pick up the 3g/h connection?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chmcke01:
Sorry for the noob question...

So, I am a pretty tech savvy guy, I am a Network/System Admin for a local college. I have always been the "go-to" guy in my family for anything tech related.

My sister brought me a brand new AT&T SGS2, still in the box. She wants this ROM flashed to it but doesn't want to chance messing it up (she can barely turn a computer on, so its probably a good idea...she loves smartphones though). Anyway, I have never flashed any Android phone before. I am getting the SGS2 in a few weeks and would need to know anyway so I was wondering if anyone could link me to a step-by-step tutorial to how to backup the stock ROM and kernel and then how to proceed with rooting and flashing a new ROM and/or kernel to the device.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
I can't imagine any school would hire someone as a "Network/System Admin" who doesn't even know how to use a SEARCH button. LOL
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cfaberlle:
You are in the correct forums then. Read as much as possible before you do anything to the phone and you will be alright. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nyydynasty:
i just started getting FC's in the market. I never had this before this update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
I think he works for one of those colleges they advertise during Judge Judy that operate out of a strip mall. I can't believe anyone would preface such a question with "So, I am a pretty tech savvy guy, I am a Network/System Admin for a local college. I have always been the "go-to" guy in my family for anything tech related" ... hehe.... Sorry, I'm just feeling a bit snippy today. I think today I'm easily annoyed. hehe
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nelsonl21:
I'm not talking about front camera but the back camera. It stays black and force closes
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
I think I want to restore my Nandroid of 1.11.7, it had way way better battery life and I didn't have any issues with it, plus it has the cool boot animation. 1.11.9 seems like a step backwards.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nyydynasty:
which is why you never fix something thats not broken. If you like where you are now, dont upgrade :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
do I need to wipe\restore then restore backup? Or do I just restore from backup?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Sledutah:
Just found this, new to MIUI yesterday. Like a new phone!

Go to Settings > Personal > Themes > Edit > Boot Animation > Online boot animation. Plenty to choose from, including the one from 1.11.7.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chmcke01:
Ha ha, very funny

I have searched and found a few DIFFERENT methods of doing this. What I want to know is what is the best/safest way.

None of the methods I have found show you how to backup the stock kernel, they just tell you how to flash a new kernel to it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
When you install a different version of windows you don't "backup" a stock copy of windows. You just re-install it if u have to go back.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cfaberlle:
Great find! Trying it now. :D

Thank you sir.

EDIT: This worked!!! The awesome boot animation is back!!!

---------- Post added at 09:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:03 PM ----------

The Q&A Forum will help. This is topic is for this ROM in particular. Your question is more general in nature. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
Yay! I suppose I'll stick it out for a couple days and feel out the battery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chmcke01:
Any specific kernel?

Is there a specific kernel that works best with this ROM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
Seriously, you're going to start pissing people off. This is all addressed in the various threads in this forum. You can't expect people to help when you obviously haven't even tried to find the answers.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nyydynasty:
at this point in time, no. i dont think there is any alternate kernel. just the one that comes with it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Sledutah:
Most (all?) have the kernal included.

Lot's of good stuff here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1288112
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chmcke01:
Thanks!

Thanks! I didn't know most included the kernel. I will read the FAQs and then post back here if I have any ROM specific questions or issues.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ee23hd2:
He's obviously new to XDA so he probably doesn't understand how things work around here. I know it can be frustrating, but all I'm saying is lets give him a break. Its usually easier to just answer the question and give him a useful link.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cfaberlle:
FTP feature

FTP feature on this ROM is pretty sweet. Just uploaded the Horrible Bosses movie from my PC to my phone via wireless using an FTP client :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jconfus:
+1

I have this on both 1.11.9 and 1.11.7 when I swipe on the pictures in the app description page.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
Sorry, I am not normally mean, I just don't like when people start out telling us that they're a sys admin at a college then proceed to ask questions that have been answered and are so basic that they completely discredit the previous statement. Nobody rich starts a sentence by telling people they're rich.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nyydynasty:
wooooosahhhhh
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
???? huh whatchoo talkin bout?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nyydynasty:
never saw the movie, bad boys? "woosah"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
No, I usually only watch movies that don't suck, hehe.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Lootes:
I thought it was goosfrabah
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ee23hd2:
No worries. I know your not, I remember you from the infuse threads ;) I think people just forget sometimes.. that even though MOST the time it is someone being lazy and not searching first, sometimes its just someone new to XDA, and even tho most won't admit it, your first time here can be a little confusing, and you're not gonna understand all the rules, and what's proper to say and not say and where. Getting harsh comments from 2 or 3 people can be intimidating to a newcomer. That's all I'm saying. I know you meant no harm and understand what your saying :)

So anyways, everything's seems to be running smooth for me on this build. Haven't noticed any issues yet. Too early to tell about battery life, but I will say Its been great on all previous builds.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nyydynasty:
how'd you know that movie sucked unless you watched it :)

---------- Post added at 07:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:03 PM ----------

no, i think thats from Anger Management
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
Will Smith\Martin Lawrence.... need I say more?

:-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Lootes:
Nail on the head, that was it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] shep211:
Did the front camera work in 1.11.7? If this is a bad update I will pull it and wait for next update from galnetMIUI.

Edit: Both cameras work for me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nyydynasty:
:)

I didnt test it on 1.11.7 so i'm not reliable lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] shep211:
Ok I see the issue. The front camera will not record. Does this work in CM7?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mph122074:
So I fixed my front camera video recording by going into settings and changing the setting to hd rather than high.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] saltytostitos:
I can confirm. High does not work, hd, low and mms all work. This is on front camera.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cfaberlle:
I know benchmarks don't mean anything and blah, blah, blah....

I decided to OC to 1.6 and test anyway using this ROM, results below:

:)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] vijovame:
It means for me! Wow, pretty good number in quadrant

Please try antutu and post it!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sailador:
Downloading attachment and titanium backup doesnt work for me
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mph122074:
OK... So one problem I have is that I can't upload a picture using xda premium...

How ever I just ran antutu and got a 6554.

I did not manipulate the test at all... Ran it with out changing any settings...

I have been running all day with setcpu set to max 1.6 and min. 1.0 and in on demand mode.

With those settings I am now off the charger for 14 hours and still have 36% left on the battery. That is using the phone for what I call moderate to heavy use.

Great for me...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TechSilver13:
Somehow I got 5400 on my first bench with quadrant but I normally get 5100 to 5200. Greats scores! Antutu I failed to hit 7000 which I always do on stock firmware based roms...nevermind just had one at 7702!!!! OMG
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mph122074:
I changed my setcpu setting to performance mode and hit 7565...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] partyandbs:
I have tried to record video but screen just freezes on what ever i am pointing at without even starting to push the record button it freezes with whatever i was looking at stuck on the screen does not force close though.

How can this be fixed any answers
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Haloruler64:
I just flashed the newest version and it doesn't read the ID3 tags of any of my music located on my 16GB internal SD. Just like older versions and Gingerbread builds. Maybe this should be under known issues? Or is there a fix?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] oic0:
I top out under 5k
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] DaUnderSheriff:
Guess I must be lucky, as I have ZERO problems with any of these things. This ROM just books along like the wind. The last update resolved the app problems I was having as well. I can't wait to test out an ICS ROM with all of the UI upgrades though, but for just being the framework, and with this MI - UI, I'm satisfied for the time being... Great work all the way around!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] manbeer:
So far this has been good and stable for me, the only real issue im having is that audio reaches.peak output somewhere around 30% volume and doesn't get any louder beyond that. The output is decent overall, not as loud as most of the stock based roms I've used but as good/better than cm7/miui gingerbread builds. Any way to get more output and bring it closer to stock volume?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kingofall00:
Im with this guy, same issue for me. kind of destroys the phone for me. going back to the drawing board for a rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] DaUnderSheriff:
The definitive APN settings, thanks to: melbourne408 in this post:

1st APN:

Name:HSPA+

APN: phone

MCC:310

MNC:410

APN Type:default,supl

save that.

2nd APN:

Name:Broadbrand

APN:broadbrand

MCC:310

MNC:410

APN Type:dun

save it.

3rd APN:

Name:ATT

APN:wap.cingular

Username:WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM

MMSC:http://mmsc.cingular.com

Mms Port:80

MCC:310

MNC:410

APN Type:mms
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jconfus:
has anyone done benchmark tests on the same phone using both stock rom and the Miui ICS?

What is the difference?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mph122074:
I was getting 5500-6000 on stock... Using antutu...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jconfus:
I got 6188 on GalnetMIUI...

Guess it is better but not a whole lot
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chibixzero:
Is tethering working? On this version of miui
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] biofilter69:
Works fine for me

sent from the nexus via a mobile phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] vinunleaded182:
been using this since day one. theres one issue that needs to be fixed. when i use the keypad while on spesker phone, the companies automated service will not regonize the tone. it only work if i turn off speaker
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gotjpeg:
Is anyone having issues changing the notification sounds or email sounds? For some reason even though I change it, it only plays the default one programmed in.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] robstunner:
Same here. Can't make a backup of the rom either.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kokice:
What version are you guys on? I'm on 1.11.7 and video recording works fine....just tested.

EDIT...oops quoted wrong post, but you get the idea :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] robstunner:
11.9
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 21cdb:
Recording works fine for me. Even the front facing camera, although I had to set it to the highest resolution.

Overall this ROM has been very stable for me, even more so than Cyanogenmod 7.1 stable was. I do get the market force closes, but not all the time. I also overclocked to 1.6 and haven't had any issues. No overheating, which was actually a problem I had with CM without overclocking.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Colton127:
Great battery life, great performance, great interface, great reception.

Thank you so much. I doubt I'll ever go back from MIUI...Unless I get really bored, or want to try stock ICS.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chmcke01:
Misunderstanding

I just said that so it would be known that I am not computer illiterate or anything, I just have ZERO experience working with Android phones.

Also, you explain things differently to people who know what you are talking about. If you asked an IT guy what the MAC address of his machine was, he could look it up by himself, but if you were talking to your average Joe, you would need to say "Click Start, Run, type cmd, type ipconfig /all." And even then they would tell you to slow it down, lol.

I apologize for asking such noob questions, but as I said when it comes to Android phones thats what I am.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pj1000:
Discussed a few pages page. There are notification settings under both "settings" and "theme," so both need to be set.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cfaberlle:
Above post beat me to it :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pj1000:
Deleted - Duplicate Post
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nyydynasty:
the only issue I've had so far is that I set a notification sound from zedge and a few hours later, it was back to the phone's initial default notification. I had to set it back again. I'll keep an eye out for this because I think its a zedge issue since I've seen this on other roms before
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cfaberlle:
That Broadbrand APN works very well on my SGS2. Thanks!

Bottom two tests were made on the default APN.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] robstunner:
I found that to make a backup succeed, you need to do it in recovery. You cannot "backup current ROM" via ROM manager.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] paleman27:
If I'm not mistaking, this camera does not have the option to save pics @ external card.

Right?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cfaberlle:
Correct. There is no option to store the pictures on the external sd
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] thetinybus:
anyone else having problems using titanium backup to restore apps? I kept getting fc's but its fine when I redownload everything manually.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cfaberlle:
Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling TB? I was having problems with it and had to do this to get it working again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] harlenm:
Has the issue with mms being sideways been fixed yet?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cfaberlle:
Yes fixed in the last build :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] paleman27:
Ditto.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] thetinybus:
TB never had problems. Other apps are crashing. Don't know if it's tb's fault or not but everything seems to be working fine now. I had problems gong from stock to 1.1.7 and 1.1.7 to 1.1.9
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] partyandbs:
I need my video recording to work, does it just not work in 11.9

Or is this not a wide issue?

And trying to go from Video mode back to camera causes a force close
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] used2hvatreo:
Sitting in my office, looking like a fool with my phone out recording things to test as we speak. No issues open or closing, switching to and from video or recording anything.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] n1nj4dude:
Video rec freezes when I push record
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] partyandbs:
I am going to try and reinstall again, But i dont get how for some its no problems and some do have problems. When we all have the same hardware. Every one here has a ATT S2 right? on the 11.9 version
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ee23hd2:
Does anyone know if the extended settings mod has been updated for this build yet? Sorry, I don't have the link handy or I would look myself. Thanks in advance!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Lootes:
The latest version 11.4 works with this build.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
Wonder if we'll see a 11:11:11 build tonight. :-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 21cdb:
Not fixed for me on 1.11.9. Still sideways. Even if I use QuickPic and Go SMS.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tdamocles:
Same with me
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Alucardis666:
I really hope so :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jconfus:
I have another bug. Don't know anyone mentioned it yet.

Sometimes I go into the call log and click on a log, the screen will lock, at the same time the phone is dialing that number. I can't wake up the screen, no button responses until the person I dialed hang up. Or I could pull the battery.

This happened to me three four times, and it seems to happen when I click a log by accident or very quickly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Sledutah:
Post #3. I didn't have to reboot, but it's never a bad idea
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cfaberlle:
Did you install 1.11.9 from scratch or on top of 1.11.7?

Posted this before since the new version did fix it for me, I did clear cache and restored to factory default before loading the new build.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
Anyone know if it's possible to change the carrier name in the upper left to a different name or to say something different or not at all?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jconfus:
Thanks， I should have read through, but too many pages.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tdamocles:
Restored to default and cleared cache. Was this pic taken with the camera while in texting mode or did you get this pic from the gallery while in texting mode?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] DaUnderSheriff:
I always do an MIUI backup of everything, then WIPE everything when an upgraded release comes out, then just restore messages, call history and apps, while following the rest of the update release instructions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
When I applied this ROM, I just tried to put in a different sim and the phone has relocked itself. HMMMM.... just run SGSII unlocker again?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TechSilver13:
My highest quadrant
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
Anyone know if it's possible to change the displayed carrier name in the upper left to a different name or to say something different or not at all?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] vijovame:
NOOOOOOO!!!! don't ever use or add the broadband apn, that one is for catching people doing tethering!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Lootes:
You can do it either through a theme or install Extended Settings which can be found as a sticky over at MIUI.us.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
Is that an app or what? Extended Settings I'm not seeing in Android Market.

Thanks..

ALSO: How do you all import your browser bookmarks from your computer? I used to use Reware.com's MyBookMarks pro, but it won't import bookmarks into the browser built into MIUI. Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TechSilver13:
Antutu
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pj1000:
I like to wipe everything before an upgrade as well.

I was wondering if anyone knew a way to save gmail account setup data. I have 4 accounts and would love to save those 5 minutes.