yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JmanGTA:
That's what I did. Bought it at Bestbuy (after a bit of nonsense from the salesdroid trying to say I needed a plan even though I was buying it outright).

I got an unlock code from an Ebay seller for $25 and it works fine. It works better on wind/mobi if you do the *#*# code to force it to only use WCDMA and 1700 band. Otherwise it hunts through all the various radios trying to find your carrier, which takes a lot longer.

I've also rooted mine using the t-mobile root thread, but haven't flashed any custom roms yet.

Great phone, only downside is battery life. All the fancy apps, games and video playing can drain it fast. Juice Defender app seems to help a fair bit with battery life though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] the_ahmadzais:
Thank you so much for the great answer. When I go on my computer ill make sure to thank you. Do you have the link to rooting? And is it easy to root?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sl___:
For rooting: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1311194

The only difference is that for the Telus model, instead of "holding vol up + vol down, and plugging the USB cable in", we "hold both vol down and power and plug cable back in" to get ODIN to work. It is very easy to root.

Tbh the battery life is amazing for the fact that the screen is so big and we're on 4G all the time. On stock rom/kernel you might get poor battery life because of bloatware. Custom roms/kernels make battery life + performance awesome ;) If you are with wind/mobilicity you will be on 3G so battery life will be even better for you off the bat. Take a look at the android development section of this phone's forum for custom roms/kernels.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
this might be easier to understand http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1332103

;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] adiprince1:
So the model has exact same features as t mobile galaxy s2 USA? I don't wanna order through eBay. Wants to avoid custom fees
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] madman604:
i got my Tmob GS2 for $520 shipped to my door off ebay. no duties. granted its a gamble. on reflection would have been better to get it from Telus. at least i can get warranty
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] adiprince1:
You got lucky. I had to pay custom fees last time I ordered from US
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] quadrapole:
try mobileincanada dot com

looks like crappy site, but i ordered the unlock for $20 and it worked.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaximoKnight:
I been playing with my phone for a few days now trying to get it to work and I haven't had much success although I have been learning a hole bunch and now able to load any rom onto my phone easily and flash kernels and such with ease...

The situation is that I received a phone from a friend SGSII I have never had a rooted phone and it came pre rooted, never knew much about it as it is my first Android phone and now love it :)

never knowing I had to do these things like "backup EFS directory" and such as I know now... anyhow, a few days ago what has happened is I have a stock rom + CF-Root and my phone all a sudden started telling me there is no IMEI and no SIM card present.. after much research, flashing of roms, kernels, bricking the phone, re flashing and so on and so foth....... xda-developers is a FANTASTICK site full of useful information btw :) now I'm still at the same point but a lot more knowledgeable, I have learned that the problem lies with my efs folder and have found a .nv_data.bak file that is dated dec 31 of last year, at this point it is my only so called backup and hope that it will restore proper functions of the phone, as per some of the guides and other posts and questions I have learned to do this.. so what I have done was copy using ADB my files to my sdcard folder renamed my nv_data.bin to nv_data.bak and my .nv_data.bak to nv_data.bin

also I have used root explorer to copy the hole efs folder to a location on my external sd card and used HC-kTool to make a backup of my efs folder

now I have been trying to use the command to copy my nv_data.bin file in the sdcard folder to my efs folder and it is not working as it gives me msges of write protected file or file exist canot copy... the commands I have been trying to use are

cp /sdcard/nv_data.bin /efs/nv_data.bin

cp /sdcard/nv_data.bin /efs/

I have tried also

rm command to remove the file but nothing has been working...

one thing I should mention is that I have been connecting withough usb cable as I can't seem to connect with that I keep getting device not found so I been using the wireless adb function

abd connect "ip address:port"

I have tried installing the kies driver for usb and the google sdk drivers and none seem to work, in fact kies doesn't reconize my phone aswell... but Odin seems to function through my USB just fine.... not sure if that matters or not but trying to give as much info as possible

Thank you in advance for the help.... this is a great site with very knowledgeable ppl
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cosmic Blue:
permissions have to be reset as the back up does not copy the permissions. Use cwm recovery to reset the permissions.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaximoKnight:
Thank you very much for you quick response, however I have just tried that, booted into cwm recovery, went to advanced and reset permissions, rebooted my hone and still cannot copy the file :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cooza:
Try using a Root Explorer from the market.Connect via wifi obviously if your phone cant detect sim.Phone needs to be rooted.Give Root Explorer root permission and set to R/W from R/O and copy paste the nv.data files and IMEI to the efs folder in the root of your phone,reboot,boot to recovery and "fix permissions" and boot again.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaximoKnight:
sorry I guess I should of mentioned that aswell but thank you very much for the suggestion... I have tried to edit the file weather just delet it or overwrite or change permissions with Root Explorer and to no success.. also when I push the mount r/w button in the efs folder... nothing happens and the button stays as mount r/w
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cooza:
I found this.Maybe it will help.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1258734

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1261948

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1085374

and if you manage to get it back then use this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaximoKnight:
Thank, I havent had time to read through them all but I will try tonight and see if I can come up with a solution... I will post here my findings weather they are good or bad..... but thank you very much for the info
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaximoKnight:
I have read and tried and seen all those post, thankyou for the info the problem is still that I cannot modify my nv_data.bin file in any way... I cannot overwrite to it or anything using rootexplorer or adb or any other program... does anyone know of any other programs or command lines to strip the read only permissions on this file as it seems stuck on this and it's driving me insane lol
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaximoKnight:
Gave up

I gave up and had it done professionally, they couldn't figure it out either and had to replace the phone.... Thank you all for the great help, even tho we didn't get it figured out it was great that help was provided

Thank you XDA-Developers your awesome!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m3vuv:
ive the same issue,got a rooted s2 with cwm all the forums cay copy the efe data but i cant find a way,anyone know how to do it?,i need to eddit it to unlock my phone:ie the simlock.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaed.43725:
I have recently put on jt1134's Vanilla Gingerbread (which is great btw) and am wanting to do one mod. So I come to you very smart folks for help.

Is there a way yet to change the signal bars to read in Dbm? I like Dbm much more and am very familiar with it as it is part of my job. So any direction at all would be awesome. Thank you.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stalls:
ya........
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaed.43725:
Any ideas out there.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaed.43725:
Anyone know of a way yet?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Enyo.:
Theirs a setting in cyanogenmod build 112 or CM builds from makelegs that allow setting dbm status signal bars from settings.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidstyle:
This! Cm7.2 has alot more features than vgb and is just as smooth imo.
[Epic 4G General] rawker:
This was problem with one of the Cyanogen builds I had before, and I just had it happen on completely stock EI22. Anyone else getting this?

edit: wrong forum... please move me.
[Epic 4G General] stilesja:
Skype would make it happen on all the leaks for me.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Bfitz26:
Is there a one click root method for the newest ota its a brand new refurbished... Odin won't sync with my computer
[Verizon Droid Charge] Dalamar1320:
You must use Odin. If you can't get your computer to recognize your phone, try reloading the drivers, different USB port, and a different cable. Even if a one click method worked, you will still need Odin to load a cwm recovery if you plan to use custom roms
[Verizon Droid Charge] Bfitz26:
OK thanks figured that was the case appreciate. The swift response....
[Verizon Droid Charge] anoninja118:
if you know what ADB is and how to use it you can root without odin by pushing superuser manually

blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge
[Verizon Droid Charge] Bfitz26:
Still need to be able to sync with my pc so I. Guess ibhave to. Do. Some. Computer work. First. Off...
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thoir:
My friend bricked his Telus Samsung Fascinate 4G SGH-T959P and he was wondering how unbrick it if someone could direct me how to unbrick it for him I would be grateful
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] ifiweresolucky:
I have installed and tested this on my own Verizon Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE. Installed successfully with Odin3 1.85. Can also verify the standing root method for LTE devices with kernel.zip and recovery.zip works.

Onto the ROM

Reproduced with permission from krylon360 at rootzwiki.com (http://rootzwiki.com/topic/7718-romleakodineg01-factory-stock-odin-image-vzw-lte-tab-101/)

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This is the STOCK VZW Galaxy Tab 10.1" 4G LTE Factory Firmware.

This includes everything,

boot.img

cache.img

recovery.img

system.img

fusetrigger.bin

lte_modem.bin

modem.bin

You will need ODIN, and the drivers for your tab to flash this.

Instructions:

•Power down your tablet

•Then power up tablet by holding the power button and volume down (landscape view it will be the closest to the power button)

•Wait till you see the Samsung Galaxy logo and release power button

•You should be seeing a screen matching the one below (2 options recovery and ODIN)

•Click the volume up button (farthest from power in landscape) this will set you tablet in ODIN mode...

•Once your TAB is in ODIN (Downloading) Mode, connect it to your PC, you should see the COM port with a number in Yellow.

•Put the tar you downloaded (see link below) in the PDA slot. MAKE SURE THE ONLY THINGS THAT ARE CHECKED IS AUTO REBOOT and F.RESET TIME

•Hit Start

•It'll auto reboot once it's done.

Congrats, you are now back to stock.

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ROM - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4bGSoozB2TnbmZxSGNBRzZjUkE/view?usp=sharing

Odin3 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4bGSoozB2TnalUxSmd3ZzJkME0/view?usp=sharing
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] eXiled Killah:
I can verify that krylon360's files/method works. After breaking my recovery I found his posts and used his method to return to stock. I would actually suggest to ALL LTE owners to download those files and store somewhere safe if you intend to continue trying new ROMs/Kernels. After restoring the factory ROM I went on to Liquid Speed with an OC of 1.4.

Wouldn't have been possible without krylon360.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] JKChad:
Just used this to set my Gtab back to stock. Worked like a charm.

Warning, don't be a dummy like me and forget to backup your titanium backup file, and factory cwr nand to your computer. :mad:

Gaurantee I won't forget to do that again. lol
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] bbgt2:
This method worked for me as well. Got some kinds of rings on my screen after only having the tab for 2 weeks so had to revert to stock before shipping it back to sammysong.

Thanks! Files saved on laptop if ever needed again.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] TTboy404:
Is this the i905.02 v.eh04?

Kernel Version 2.6.36.3

Build Number HMJ37.EH04.SCH-I905.EH04

or is this a precursor to the EHO4 build?

(Had a mishap, and this is what came on the tablet when it was returned from samsung)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] ifiweresolucky:
This is the prior version to EH04 (EG01). You'll be prompted after installation, that there is an update available which will bring you to EH04.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] Ken_Boolean:
Hey guys,

Is there a way to install this directly from the tab? I have a mac, so can't use ODIN.

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] eXiled Killah:
You might want to check out this thread regarding ODIN for mac. If you try it remember to have KIES for MAC installed first. That should give you the proper drivers... at least it does on Windows:

http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s2-international/403407-odin-mac-download.html

Good Luck.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] dstrouse:
I had bricked my Verizon Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G LTE. I used the above method and revived it back to life.

Many thanks to ifiweresolucky for this fine fix. It saved me $700 for a new tablet!!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] kenjiwing:
Thank you for this.. love you guys.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] sgeos:
Would a kind person please, please dump a PIT file for the SCH-i905? If you can figure out which partition contains the PIT file, you should be able to dump it with something like this:

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 of=/sdcard/sch_i905.pit bs=4096

You might be able to view partitions by type with something like the following command:

ls -l /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/

My APP partition is 256MB and the EG01 system.bin is 312MB so I can not flash back to stock with Odin, fastboot or nvflash. No adb, no recovery, Heimdall does not work.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] cablebarn:
stuck

well i have used the file to go back to stock lots of times, but this time i cant get on vzw network also get cannot open sales code on boot up any idea whats up thanks in advance:)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] the_kwa:
This method saved me, THANK YOU OP!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] MichaelMcC:
Has anyone seen a stock ICS image for the VZW 10.1. This HC image is great for going back to original but it might be nice to ODIN a clean ICS.

Granted it only takes about 20 for HC to update to ICS but once or twice it took a few days to begin the update process.

Michael
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] eushaun99:
Have you tried www.sammobile.com?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] MichaelMcC:
Yes I check there now and then, they don't have the Verizon ROMs for the SGT 10.1
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] Mr Spock:
Can anybody give me an idea of how long it takes to reboot?

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> recovery.img

<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/003> system.img

<ID:0/003> cache.img

<ID:0/003> fusetrigger.bin

<ID:0/003> lte_modem.bin

<ID:0/003> modem.bin

<ID:0/003> boot.img

<ID:0/003> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/003> RES OK !!

<ID:0/003> Completed..

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)

<ID:0/003> Removed!!

I have been sitting here for close to ten minutes now. The display appears to be powered up, but nothing new has happened since the recover mode blacked out.

Please and thank you
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] MichaelMcC:
I don't recall it ever taking 10 between any step. By now you've probably figured something out.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] Mr Spock:
I had to put it down for a few days. I am at an impasse. Everything looks good, but it never reboots. I let it stay overnight, but woke up with a blank scree. When I manually reboot, it is stuck on the Samsung logo, which is the same symptom that initially brought me here.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] guut13:
Thank you. Your files and instructions worked perfectly.

To add to your instructions... not that there is anyone left... after restoring to factory default, to activate without an active SIM card:

1. Press top left corner of screen

2. Press top right corner of screen

3. Press bottom left corner of screen

4. Press bottom right corner of screen

5. Press volume button closest to the power button in landscape
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] MichaelMcC:
Great information, thanks. And yes there are some of us still using this device. Why switch when it does everything I need in a tablet. I still pay the $10 a month for 4G access as well.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] jimnycricket65:
STUCK on SetupConnection

I am stuck on SEtupConnection on Odin. :(
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] MichaelMcC:
Not enough information to help you out. If Oden isn't connecting it may be a Samsung drivers issue. You can go to Samsung and download the drivers. Not sure if the exact url or I would post it. Google knows it.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] txisko666:
God rom
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] jaguaralani:
Is there any XAP FILE MANAGER that recognizes Partitioned SD card in DUAL BOOT HD2?

I am on Dual boot HD2 - WP7+ANDROID SD, is there any WP7 XAP FILE MANAGER that actually sees the FAT32 partition, accessing files, pics, music ...etc ?

Thanx.........
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] melando:
xboxmod provided an HTC explorer cab with FAT support as part of his BTTF WP7 ROM
[Captivate General] ma0130:
which is the best gb rom? any advice?
[Captivate General] Thegodfather156:
Prepare to get flamed...

Captivate 2.3.5
[Captivate General] TRusselo:
roms are a matter of peference. read the options, pick what you like. keep in mind themes can change the look after.

and try searching... There are 10000000000000000000000000000000000000 FRIGGING threads in the captivate area with the same title and we say the same friggin thing.

and as you typed the title in the new post area, didnt it come up with a bunch of threads?? didnt think they might answer your question?

please read the new user guide...
[LG Optimus 3D] 314:
How hot is the Optimus 3D Meant to be when charging? Mine seems to go to 60 degrees Celcius while doing nothing...
[LG Optimus 3D] DevJackey:
give it a restart and see if its still overheating while charging.
[LG Optimus 3D] 314:
Still seems to heat up, even when not charging, it not too sure if its normal since my desire HD doesn't heat at all.

around what temp should it be normally?

I also find the battery almost impossible to remove.
[LG Optimus 3D] DevJackey:
could be that you got some apps that's making your processor go crazy =/

Got any apps like setCPU or along those lines and you set it to be as high as possible or set to Performance? That can cause overheating if you don't set a profile to bring it back down. If not, maybe you could install apps like SystemPanel or WatchDog Task Manager to check if there's any strange apps.

You could always reflash your rom or a different one to see if that fixes the problem.

Might also be a battery problem. Replacing the battery could help too.
[LG Optimus 3D] 314:
I'm not rooted yet, i just wanted to know if there was something wrong with my optimus3d
[LG Optimus 3D] deox91:
I recently tested the battery with the StabilityTest app over 2 hours long (noncharging) and it didn't go over 28°C... so normally it can't be a problem with an app stressing the cpu too much
[LG Optimus 3D] 314:
how long should the O3D's battery last? Mine pretty much goes down 1% in less than 1 minute with display on full brightness while doing almost nothing...
[LG Optimus 3D] crime_of_heart:
Most probably you have a process causing this. If you are using any kind of cover or case, DON'T use it until the problem is fixed, or you can get the cpu burned :)
[LG Optimus 3D] 314:
i'm using a brand new optus australia optimus 3d, it doesn't have a cover, or much apps installed (Except ADW and a few gameloft games - which don't cause battery drain on my desire hd)

Android system seems to be using 70% as well, even though autosync is off.

I'm using the most recent android 2.2.2 update.
[LG Optimus 3D] hefonthefjords:
Its fairly normal for it to heat up a little when charging. The charge circuit has a feature where it will fast charge and try to dump as much current as it can into the battery when it is really low. I have a two amp usb mains charger that fully charges the battery in 20 minutes and that causes it to heat up pretty significantly. I find that any task that works the gpu significantly heats it up too. Pretty normal really.
[LG Optimus 3D] 314:
my battery takes quite a long time to charge though...
[LG Optimus 3D] HamsterKing:
You need to check your CPU usage, if your cpu running 100% all the time, that mean something is bugged. I got this problem now, sometimes after using the MX video player, my cpu always stay at 100%, I need to restart my phone to fix it.
[LG Optimus 3D] taiwanesefbi:
i use recent coh gingerbread v2.2 and watch movie for almost 2 hr and at about 46c
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] barbo:
I didn't see this anywhere in the GS2 threads when I searched so perhaps this will help someone:

To change three of the four apps in the bottom home screen dock:

Tap applications - menu - view type - customizable grid - menu - edit - drag onto dock and it will replace whatever is there - tap home

PS you can't change "Applications"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] seh6183:
Excellent information. After making changes to the dock you can switch back to alphabetical grid and the changes to the dock will remain.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] PatriotXT92:
Thanks I was hoping that there was a way to modify the dock apps. It wasn't as straight forward as launcher pro.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kat3k:
Where do you get information like that??? It was a great help. Certainly not easy to find with average exploring. Where did you find it? And thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
Fairly common knowledge for a while
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kat3k:
So is there also a way to edit or remove the icon labels? Without adding a launcher.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
Like the name? I believe that's custom launcher territory
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kat3k:
Right, the name, and removal of it. Want to use ics for a while before adding launcher to see if some of the customizations I want are already there (like changing the dock icons in this thread). Only got it less than 2 days ago.