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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] asteroza:
Surprisingly, a fair amount of docomo "services" can now be disabled via onboard app management. I have noticed that the phonebook service (which I figured shouldn't be disabled) seems to be using an unusual amount of power though, and there may be stuff hiding under android core services/system that that also seems to be running more power. Also have a strange situation where some app/service seems to be downloading (but no upload according to the wifi/cell indicators) a short amount of data every 5-10 seconds. Could be one of my installed apps, but I didn't have that happen under gingerbread.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] spaceindaver:
What app are you using to monitor data/power usage? Just default Android stuff? I'd like to find a free one that automatically monitors my monthly data usage, then maybe look at what each process is using individually.

I ended up installing Titanium Backup Pro, and uninstalling anything that had a Japanese name, as well as all the phonebook stuff and anything with Docomo in its name. I already keep my contacts saved in the cloud (Google; this is good because you can switch between iPhones and Androids easily, too), so I have no need for Docomo's version. Other than having to download my own launcher (it seems that the Docomo ROM only comes with Docomo's launcher, and you can't get the stock ICS launcher from the Play market, annoyingly), this seems to pretty much be stock ICS at the moment. I've gone from having a dated-feeling GB phone full of bloatware that can't even run Chrome, to having a pretty, LTE-powered (Docomo's LTE just rolled out in Toyohashi this week!) decent Android phone.

Anyone want to buy an iPhone 4?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SharpCR:
sc-03d with ICS update - root

Hey Spaceindaver,

what did you use to root your SC-03D with the ICS update? I am concerned that most of the methods that worked on Gingerbread will fail on ICS. Since I updated to ICS a few days ago the Cell Standby Bug is sapping my battery so I need to root ASAP.

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] spaceindaver:
I used the method here, since our phones are basically the same as the Skyrocket. While using a ROM intended for the Skyrocket doesn't work, root methods seem to.

What's the bug/fix for the battery? You've made me wonder whether I could be getting better battery life out of mine.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SharpCR:
Thank you very much for the link! This weekend I will backup my phone and tackle the root project. Regarding the battery life issue; most of the people with the issue are using data only sims on Android phones (myself included). You can read about it here:

http://www.japanmobiletech.com/2012/03/fix-for-excessive-cell-standby-battery.html

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] spaceindaver:
Ahh, wakarima****a.

I have a normal SIM from Docomo with teh Xi and unlimited data plan, but it's not a data *only* SIM.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] asteroza:
I'm just using the standard settings app battery info panel to show apps. The settings app now has a mobile data usage panel with user settable time periods, but I have the nearly unlimited 7GB Xi plan so I never look at it.

I'm finding now that with a Mugen 2000mAhr internal battery and the official Docomo battery jacket/case (which unfortunately blocks NFC) plus the ICS upgrade, I can last more than 24 hours between recharges with normal daily use. If I need a little more, I have that huge Mugen 3900mAhr oversize internal battery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] asteroza:
The skyrocket rooting method doesn't seem to work on stock Docomo ICS. ODIN says it installed CWM successfully, but I seem to only get into the standard Android system recovery <3e>, and trying to install the superSU package fails signature verification.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] spaceindaver:
You're using the right button combination, right? (hold both volume buttons on boot)

Not sure I can really help, to be honest. It worked fine for me. Before anything else, just try re-flashing CWM. And make sure you boot up and run SU, to finish the root. I'm not sure if rooting is required to make CWM run or anything, but that's what I did before checking whether I could boot into CWM.

If that doesn't work, I'd suggest grabbing and flashing the fresh ICS Docomo firmware here, and flashing CWM again. That way we know we've both done the exact same thing before we start asking smarter people than me for help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] boniant:
Confirming the root does indeed work.

Make sure when you boot into CWM, you press up and down and DON'T hold down power (release it once the phone turns on).

And as a heads up, be wary of flashing any of the supplied .zip files from the link above for root (to install Superuser and Busybox) as I did and now my capacitive buttons don't work. I tried using CWM to go to a previous backup, factory reset, and using odin to reinstall the firmware all to no avail. Not sure what my next step will be.

EDIT:

Just a follow up to my previous post.

After having my capacitive buttons stop working (but I was rooted!) I was trying to figure out a way to restore their function. Flashing the stock firmware through Odin and nandroid backups were unable to restore their function.

What eventually worked was:

Install ROM Manager on rooted ICS 4.0.4

Install the latest version of CWM Recovery (6.x)

Boot into CWM recovery (Hold down power+volume up+volume down, then release power but continue pressing volume up+volume down)

Clear the cache and dalvik cache

Factory reset

Boot into download mode (Hold down power+volume down)

Install the stock ICS 4.0.4 ROM through Odin (downloaded from sammobile)

I now have capacitive button function back! Now I will try rooting again and try to figure out what went wrong.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] asteroza:
I think I figured out my problem.

I did an OTA upgrade to ICS. Apparently, the OTA upgrade includes a recovery reinstallation shell script that rewrote standard recovery over CWM after CWM was installed and rebooted by ODIN.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1775263

grr....

So, did the battery pull at reboot, and CWM shows up, did the SuperSU and CWM6 updates. Boot, then see an upgrading Android message. Continue and find the new SU app, continue, and verify root, but I suspect the update batch had run and removed CWM. Shutdown, then boot into recovery, and sure enough, CWM is gone and I am back to stock recovery. Reading the above link shows the permanent fix is removing that damn script, then reinstalling CWM again. Did so, and got to CWM6 and confirmed normal boot is still rooted.

I figured something strange was going on if ODIN thought it had succeeded but I was still running stock recovery. Apparently OTA being "short bus special" was the issue, though I can see why Samsung would want that in the OTA upgrade to cover bad scenarios.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
I tried to ota to ics today, but it failed. How should I proceed? I don't particularly mind wiping everything out since I just backed up everything with titanium. Do I just get the image from Samsung, flash with Odin, and then flash twrp or cwm?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] boniant:
Neither OTA nor Kies would work for me, but Odin worked without any problems. Just wipe everything first to prevent instability after you upgrade.

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Have you (or anyone else who has installed CWM/Root) noticed any strange touchscreen behavior after installing CWM? Before I installed the touchscreen was incredibly fluid, but now I notice it hiccoughs quite often. For example, quick short swipes aren't registered and sometimes the touch algorithm seems to get confused similar to what it was like in 2.3.6.

EDIT: (follow up)

To fix the scrolling issue I wiped the cache/dalvik cache and it seemed to do the trick. I am running the latest CWM non-touch, rooted (using the method posted earlier for the skyrocket), and have no issues. I plan to remove the camera shutter sounds and try disabling docomo's ****ty bloatware tomorrow in hope of better battery life...

And my theory for why my capacitive touch buttons stopped working earlier is I also couldn't get into recovery mode (but later I found it it was because I'm an idiot) so I tried pulling the battery after Odin flashes "succeeded". It's the only thing that makes sense to me, as I don't know how else anything could have become corrupted. So be careful with the battery trick... only do it if you need to.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
Ok -- It takes so long to download from samfirmwares hotfile or whatever they're using so I put off flashing until this morning.

Maybe I'm getting senile or something, but I've forgotten how to flash via Heimdall or Odin -- do I just hold the volume down button while rebooting and get it in Odin mode?

I tried rebooting with both volume up and down and got a recovery menu where I could factory wipe, clear cache or install an update.

*** The reason why I couldn't figure this out is due to a driver on windows -- reboot with power down hold to install for odin ***

Also, heimdall gave me a "No firmware.xml" error.. is there a fix for this?

cheers

Edit:

Phone is updating now via win7 and Odin -- I can't seem to get heimdall to work :\

Edit: (after upgrade)

Ok.. I installed the firmware after updating all the OTA updates, then I did the rooting instructions from above, and everything seems to be working! I downloaded a rootchecker app and it confirms that superuser is working correctly.

So far I haven't had any reason to wipe my phone and start over, but I think everything is working well my GoLauncher EX is still set as the launcher.

How do you disable the shutter sound? What other customizations can I do? I'd really like to re-theme the status bar and add more toggles to the top of the drawer etc... too bad we can't use pieces of other custom roms.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wildthing_san:
From OTA 2.3.6 rooted to ICS rooted

From OTA 2.3.6 rooted to ICS rooted:

So OTA failed for whatever reason, used tools as per http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1773659

Odin 1.85 flashed to ICS 4.04 SC03DOMLPH (ROM from sammobile.com)

Odin flashed ClockworkMod TOUCH 5.5.0.4

CWM flashed installed SuperSU-0.93-Busybox-1.20.2.zip

No issues so far. :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] boniant:
To remove the shutter sounds (or rather, match system sound settings):

Root using the method above for the S2 Skyrocket

Download Root Explorer and offer it root permissions

Navigate to /system

Mount R/W (click the button at the top)

Backup "build.prop" (I recommend copy then paste to the same location, with the name "build.prop.bak")

Open "build.prop" in Text Editor

Change:

ro.camera.sound.forced=1​

to

ro.camera.sound.forced=0​

Save changes

Reboot

Now your camera shutter will follow your system sound settings.

If this doesn't work (it should work...):

You may have to repeat the steps above for "default.prop" in your root directory

You may try renaming the following files:

Navigate to /system/media/audio/ui

Rename:

camera_click.ogg camera_click.ogg

Shutter_01.ogg

camera_click_short.ogg

Cam_Start.ogg

Cam_Stop.ogg​

to

camera_click.ogg.bak

Shutter_01.ogg.bak

camera_click_short.ogg.bak

Cam_Start.ogg.bak

Cam_Stop.ogg.bak​

I also highly recommend downloading Titanium Backup and freezing all the docomo bloatware (especially Phonebook!!!)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hasu90:
Pre-rooted custom ROM CM10 is released !

Hey guys, have u heard ? There's a custom for sc-03d has just been released and i want to share with all of u.

I found it in Japanese website, I've tried it on non-rooted latest firmware. It works ! I really like it, it's really fast, no lag at all. N docomo's bloatware is not pre-installed.

Here's the original thread, the tutorial is for cfw CM9 though.

gs2 . me / root / 56 (fix the link yourself)

Make sure u make a clean update to latest firmware using odin3.

Download the firmware here www . sammobile. com / firmware / just search for sc-03d. U need to register first before downloading.

Then go to github . com / kbc-developers / release / wiki / sc03d and download :

A) [Recovery] CWM-based Galaxy S2 LTE Recovery V6

B) [ROM] CyanogenMod10 JP Remix for SC-03D

1) transfer B) to sd card

2) install A) using odin 3. Let it install and it will reboot. Shut it down. And enter recovery mode, from the menu

* * i) select reset to factory

* * ii) select install from zip, n browse for the B) u have transfered to sd card and then install it

3) when install done, select reboot from menu.

it will reboot and that it. But from what i know, google play is not pre-installed.

But u can install it by downloading the zip from goo . im / gapps

install it using the recovery menu like before but no need to reset to factory.

Enjoy your custom rom :cowboy:

p/s : senior member please post a better tutorial n fix the link.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
I just made a back up with TWRP after I found a second source with similar instructions.

I tried flashing the zip with TWRP and it didn't work..

Maybe I have to use their recovery.. I'll try after I finish upgrading my wife's phone to ICS

Update:

Switched my recovery to CWM and now I have a Cyanogenmod!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
It looks like everything is working, now I just need to figure out how to install the DoCoMo sp mail.

UPDATE:

Used titanium back-up to restore sp-mode mail and used the apk from this guy's site to get it working:

http://androidforums.com/samsung-ga...omo-galaxy-nexus-maybe-other-phones-also.html

I don't know how to set it up for wifi though, and to be honest even while I was on stock gingerbread I had the worst time getting it to work on wifi... the stupid thing would auto-update or just be bratty and forget that I set up the docomo wifi password and would gripe and alert me.

If anyone has tackled this and can share how to set up the wifi settings that would be great, especially for my wife, she's all about the "Deco" mail.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wildthing_san:
Follow these steps from the Docomo site, its in Japanese, but every easy to follow.

http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/service/provider/spmode/function/mail/usage/set_up/wifi/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
I've used that before, but with Cyanogenmod, I don't go to the same page, I get a new page asking me for my DocomoID -- this is probably because the browser doesn't have DoCoMo authorization or something. I just glanced over the page yesterday night and saw there is a way to retrieve your ID etc.. but I couldn't be bothered, I was busy restoring apps for my wife so her phone would work today.

Edit:

You only need your DoCoMo ID if you try to do the settings via wifi.

Which brings up another request/question:

Does anyone have that irritating Samsung Japanese keyboard -- can I restore it without risking breaking the phone?

And... my wife also needs her contacts from her docomo phonebook... any chance of that?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wildthing_san:
I suspect some kinda system ID check is failing, probably like checking values in build.prop etc.

yeah you should be on 3G when setting it up initially, also assume you already had a DocomoID created, i.e. you can check you bills online etc.

Personally I use the swype beta IME, yes it supports Japanese.

As far as I'm aware the IME are separate components, so should restore ok.

But for me, I just found using rooted Docomo ROM much easier, just use Titanium backup to freeze the Docomo apps that you don't use or don't want notification on about updates etc.

I haven't use CM on the SC-03D but I suspect Cyanogenmod is missing various Docomo authentication/services etc... like earthquake alerts. Until the phone is no longer Docomo supported I'll stick with Docomo stock ROM.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hasu90:
japanese ime

try OpenWnn Ice Cream Sandwich. It's cool ! i'm lovin' it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
OpenWnn looks pretty good! Personally I like the Google IME and Swype, especially Swype since you can long press the keys for punctuation, but Google IME has 顔文字 -- My wife however is used to using the samsung keyboard and wants something similar rather than learning something I think is better.

So far, CM has been great, it's super snappy and feels like I bought a brand new phone. I left it off the charger from 9pm to 9am and lost 50% battery, which is a LOT better than my old GB.. It would be dead in 12 hours. I haven't done any battery optimization yet, and I get about 10 mails an hour from my work mail box so the phone is constantly receiving emails which I assume uses battery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
The CM10 remix can't connect through HDMI -- this is the first bug I've found -- Also, I can't get access to it on my linux machine, this could be due to lack of drivers or something on the computer, not the phone, because it does show up when it connects, I just can't browse it. On a windows machine it shows up as a MTS device, not a USB drive.

Bluetooth is working very nicely so far, and I've noticed that previously, when you received a mail, it would interrupt your music to play the tone, but now it just lowers the music, plays the alert, then raises it back to where it was.

I'll post again if I have any other updates.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] unoaman:
Recover Dead Samsung TT Docomo SC-03D

Hi folks.

there is a dev work going on in below thread to recover dead SC-03D and help from users having SC-03D is urgently required.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1914359&page=13

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1914359&page=13

Please help me to get some partitions of SC-03D so that i can recover a dead SC-03D which may produce a way to repair dead SC-03D without using JTAG service.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Docomoco:
Awesome. I did exactly as instructed and now have a faster phone without any of the bloatware.

It is also much, much nicer on the battery, overnight I lose about 10%, it goes into deep sleep as soon as possible and stays there all night.

Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS and 4G (LTE) all working.

I also rooted the phone using the instructions from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1773659

The whole thing is/was as painless as possible.

Thanks again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bobishort:
Need Clocks and Camera and other apps from 4.0.4

now that I've installed this CWM 10 mod for my Samsung Galaxy 2 LTE Docomo phone, I like the clock, camera, and a few other apps from the older ICS 4.0.4 Version.

This clock and camera on this CWM 10 mod leaves little to be desired.

The 4.0.4 clock had the Alarms, World Clocks, Timer, and Stopwatch all rolled into One 1. This clock has alarm with very little to be desired. It sucks who wrote it?

Camera App in CWM 10 mod, is little to be desired. Who wrote it?

There are other options that just are very little to be desired. such as the home screen does not revolve all the way around, it stops! left and right.

The, Drawer has no lock so if you accidently flick off goes the app! Who wrote it?

Where are the other mods for this? Who else wrote mod ROMS? Please help an brother in need
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RogueJD:
I tried this mod, and though I love the lightweight part about it - it seems that it's a hard nut to crack.

I'm having issues with the AOSP keyboard. I assume it has to do with the GApps. BTW - the above tutorial has you downloading a ICS version of GApps. It will leave you with a few broken features (Like no working Google Search). Make sure you download the JB versions of GApps.

//Edit - Figured it out. The above tutorial links to a 4.1.x version. It also references an old version of GApps. MAKE SURE YOU DL the GApps released on 2012.10.11
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
I'm using the latest gapps with 4.2 JB stuff in it, and the camera works with the exception of video recording.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Docomoco:
Some issues

First one was random freezes and reboots. I completely disabled the stock lock screen, I had widget locker running over it, and it stopped.

On occasion the touch screen becomes unresponsive, only a full reboot (keeping the power button pressed for over 10 seconds) helps.

Might be because I press the back button to fast in succession.

And there is no wifi tether. I tried the built in USB and wifi tether, neither works.

I also have WiFi Tether from the Market and doesn't work either.

Can someone confirm?

Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RogueJD:
Exact same issue here - with the reboots and the unresponsive touch screen. Other than that - amazing ROM.

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For those who OTA updated to Docomo's 4.0.4 ICS - NOTE: You will have to revert back to a DIFFERENT factory ROM before being able to properly flash. Can be found here:

http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] asteroza:
So Samsung is dropping 4.1.2 jellybean updates for Galaxy S2's now it seems. If DoCoMo is doing their typical slow boat moves, then we only have to wait another 7-12 months then?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Koragg618:
Who knows, but this link shows that the phone is upgradeable to Jellybean :confused::confused:

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_ii_lte_i9210-4124.php
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
This is where I got my custom rom, it was/is Jellybean:

https://github.com/kbc-developers/release/wiki/sc03d

However, I'm wondering, should I do something with the AOSP kernel? If so, what?

Anyway, I broke my screen so I'll be putting cyanogenmod 10 remix back on the phone tomorrow unless there's something better :)

cheers
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Docomoco:
Both problems, reboots and unresponsive touch screen issue, went away when I changed the theme I was using. it's running (almost)fine now.

I used DustinB's Blue Cobalt which is very nice but didn't play well with the ROM.

However since the last update it is running OK if not buttery smooth.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ag33276:
CWM 10 issues

Flashed with CWM 10 . version 10-20121123-KBC-celeoxdcm... ever since Apps crash regularly, phone freezes and restarts. Any solution for this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] boniant:
I flashed with Slim Bean CM10 and I am getting the same issues.

Touch screen randomly stops responding. However ~90% of the time it's in the lockscreen. Random swiping for about 20 seconds sometimes fixes it, pressing the buttons they operate as normal. Waiting seems to do nothing. I usually just restart though.

Random reboots.

Battery life still sucks. I have pretty much given up on this though.

The freezing/rebooting happens multiple times a day.

I have tried changing launchers, lockers, and the CM10's theme but nothing has had any effect. The freezing/rebooting has happened with every combination I have tried.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
The freezing/reboot is a pain in the ass for me as well, I haven't tried looking at a log for it yet, but I will eventually.

The lockscreen freeze, is irritating, but now that I know I can randomly swipe, it works out better now.

I want 4.2 now though :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ext23:
So just how stable is this Cyanogen 10 Japan remix ROM?

Which version do you recommend? I just put the absolute latest version on my friend's phone (	2013 March SC03DOMMP3)- am I able to root using these instructions coming from that ROM?