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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fejth:
Okay, i have a SGS 2 now for a couple of months, and i want to start flashing.

There are a couple of things i wanted to ask before i get started.

1. I heard about the USB-Jig... Am I right if i think that you need this to get

your phone fully back to stock for warranty reasons?

2. Is there a work-around for this JIG, so i dont have to buy it?

3. Is there some sort of EZ-base rom, like there was for the SGS?

I used that one everytime to get back to stock.. that way KIES recognized

my phone, and updated me back to latest rom.

I hope someone can help me underway flashing!

On my SGS i was a true flash whore, never knowing how long i would stay on one ROM. (most of the time just one day, and then trying out something different! ;) )

Thank you guys in advance!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Matriak31:
number one: Yes i do not have one but most people on here would suggest to buy it. You need to flash a stock rom yes then use the jig and it will just as you bought it out of the box.:)

number 2: Not really from what i have been reading. You can make your own jig but its only a couple of bucks so i say its a good investment

number 3 : do not know as i never used sgs. came straight from an iphone and never looked back:D

and if you want help with flashing let me know and i can give you some guides :)

---------- Post added at 04:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:08 PM ----------

Read here first my friend:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1134290

Then to get rooted go to this thread read carefully and choose the cf-root kernel that you need flash it through odin and you be up and running. But the most important things are. Read the instructions carefully and second make a backup of your current rom

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fejth:
Thanks you guys!

Really helped alot!

I'm gonna take the plunge now, after i got myself the stock roms as a back-up.

Where can i buy those Jigs? I don't know if Samsung repairmen really check if the kernel counter is zero, but just to be sure:

Where to buy that Jiggy!?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
cheap as chips ;)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNBrick-S...686806?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3f0d46da16
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fejth:
That's really cheap, but erhm...

I live in holland and don't have Paypal.

And to make things worse; In holland on THE selling-site-thingy,

those JIGS cost 7,50 EUR.

But allright, it's a small price for all the Awesom things i get when i get flashin again!

First ROM to try; CM7...or...MIUI....or...aaargh! *gettinmadbecauseofchoices*
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Matriak31:
Try either checkrom or Androidmeda. For androidmeda just click on my sig and it will take you there...Great rom many choices devs are always there to support you and overall all for me a great rom the best really...But checkrom is a wicked rom and has the kitchen to which that will spoil you for choice also. CM7 great but if i was you id start with sammy roms and then move over the CM7
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
Just kidding... I am still MIA, no Vibrant... still trying to cope with getting the Galaxy S 4G as a replacement. Hope all is well in the Vibrant world.

I had two quick things I wanted to point out:

1 - woot.com has the Galaxy Tab 10.1 refurb for $325 shipped. You all know Cyanogen works at Samsung and he has already mentioned CM9 would drop for it soon. A great deal in my opinion.

2 - @ACSyndicate mentioned having an East Coast BBQ (like Austin). I lobbied for Raleigh NC as the ideal location, on May 12th. I hope all of you guys can come... it would be cool to meet you guys. I got the ball rolling on the plans, and now the ACS team is finalizing everything. I can say it will be an amazing time.

Feel free to follow me (@CallipH) or ACS (@ACSyndicate) for more BBQ information. In fact, I'd appreciate it (a favor if you will) if you would send ACS a tweet saying you want more BBQ details!

Alright, back to the dungeon I call the SGS4G section.... hit up woot, great deal today in my opinion.
[Vibrant General] shreddintyres:
Why not try getting a vibrant on Swappa, technically speaking the SGS 4g is worth more than the vibrant so you should be able to buy a vibrant and sell the SGS 4g and still come out ahead.
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
Honest answer.... waiting on the Galaxy Nexus. That phone is a beast.
[Vibrant General] rakeshchn:
I have a feeling that when Galaxy S2 gets ICS, that will be a real beast. Initial reviews of galaxy nexus are bit disappointing in terms of speed and battery life. Display is a different story though.
[Vibrant General] iynfynity:
While the vibrant is a very nice device, I don't think it's wise to buy one at a time like this. Unless money is a problem, get the SGSII or wait for the nexus.
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
well, the woot is sold out... anyone else other than me buy one?

CM9 here I come.
[Vibrant General] N00B_IN_N33D:
Ahwww... And you had me all excited... :(
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
Man, tough crowd... I alert you guys of a big discount on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the upcoming Android BBQ and someone takes the time to rate the thread 1 star. Admittedly this did not belong here, but I thought some of you would be interested since that Samsung tablet is so nice/familiar.

Back to the SGS4G/Tab forums.
[Vibrant General] N00B_IN_N33D:
I hate it when people do that. Go and rate a thread 1 star, when really the OP is being helpful. Just rated the thread five stars.

Sent from my SGH-T959 (Samsung Vibrant)
[Vibrant General] shoerhino:
Is the Vibrant 4G pretty similar? Does the GPS work and did it come with a 16gb card? Have you tried an of the ROM's?

I've been thinking about turning mine in because the charging port is flaky and the phone randomly shuts off but I'm not sure about the phone. I'd really prefer a sensation but that's more of an upgrade.
[HTC Desire S] pitas:
Hi to all, does this ROM have the sence 3.0 and android 3.3.5 update?

RUU_Saga_HTC_Europe_1.47.401.4_Radio_20.28I.30.085 AU_3805.06.02.03_M_release_199410_signed

thanks to all!
[HTC Desire S] tpbklake:
No, the RUU you want is 2.10.401.8 for 2.3.5/Sense 3.0
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] ED2O9:
I just picked up an A100 over the weekend and have been impressed by the performance, but was a bit surprised that there are no overclocking kernels for this tablet. Coming from a Nook Color which was running smoothly at 1.3ghz, and an overclocked Epic 4G, I guess I'm spoiled by having the ability to turn the dial up to 11. Also, I realize that the smallish battery life won't improve by running the thing at 1.5ghz.

From what I can see, the bootloader is locked which prevents the application of a ClockworkMod, but isn't there some way to to push an overclock kernel via Odin or a similar app? I'm probably completely clueless here, but I thought I'd ask.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Diknak@gmail.com:
There isn't a whole lot of kernel development going on for this device right now because the ICS update will be coming in January and it wouldn't make sense to develop in Honeycomb just to have it replaced in a couple of months.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] ED2O9:
True... although the tablet hit the market back in August, and it seems like other devices are overclocked within weeks of release. If Acer manages to get the ICS update out in January, I'll more than pleased. My Samsung Epic 4G just got a Gingerbread update last month. :confused:
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] aznmode:
I just cant imagine how battery will be like if you overclock this thing. Down to 3 hrs maybe?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Ceelos09:
I'm more looking forward to being able to UC/UV my a100. Setting it at lower frequencies when its idle or simply being used lightly will add a bit more life to the battery.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] crossix:
You can already underclock as long as you have root using setcpu, cant under volt though withouta custom kernel. Between underclock and freezing apps I can use my a100 for about 6hrs straight, with under volting, you could probably get around 7 - 8 hrs.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] aznmode:
I dont think theres a need to UC to achieve what you want during idle. All I do is set the wifi to turn off when screen is off and my emails fetch at the longest interval. My battery drains probably 1% an hour on idle.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rosswaa:
can this be done, i cant see any options for it anywhere
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tweedie:
<del>hmm, good point. According to google galaxy nexus website, video chat is suppose to be doable via "hangouts". but can't find that within google+/messenger. hmm</del>. Bugger can't strike this out!

Just found video within google+. basically, someone on a pc needs to start the hangout out first, and then you "join" them on your mobile phone. you can't start the hangout via mobile by the looks of it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] oscillik:
Notice the camera icon in the top right

other person must be on a device that is capable of video calls.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] InternationalNexusFan:
Works fine using Hangouts in Google+.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] oscillik:
You cannot initiate a hangout in Google+ from a mobile phone at the moment. You can join an existing hangout that is in progress though.

You can also initiate a one-on-one video call with a contact in Google Talk, as I posted the screenshot above.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] euikyu86:
still not able to video chat with my mom who uses sgs2

i have sgn and niether of us see video icons on each other's contact or when in a chat window :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
Google talk
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ChongoDroid:
Hangouts have worked for a while now.

Sent from my Google phone
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NPuter:
skype

10char
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NICEGYPT:
If you talk about video chat there a many app you can use. If you talk about 3G video call over your network it will not happen with Vanilla Android. There are some devices have it like GS2 international version and GSM evo 3d. But American phones will never happen unless the networks support it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kangxi:
That's very incorrect. You can video talk using Google Talk and Google+ on any network type.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gogol:
I am using an app called Tango since Gingerbread on my Nexus S.

It is nice and works on my Galaxy Nexus with ICS.

It also work with iOS, and desktop PC.

I was able to video chat with my friends who use iPhone and ipad.

The best part?

It's free, no ads :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NICEGYPT:
You don't know what I mean bro. I mean 3G video call witch is an option you can choose when you make a call. Example if you want to call from your android phone to a nokia n95. In Egypt for example the network support a 3G video call as an option when you make a call. When you dial the number it pops up a small screen asking which service you want to use Voice Call or Video call 3G. If you look at the international SGS2 you will see an option on the dial keypad a small tv with camera. On our SGS2 it shows voice mail. In America there is no support for this service at all, i tried it before and it doesn't work at all with T-Mobile. This a different story than Video Chat.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CASz:
With Bell in Canada you can pay $5/mo to be able to video call from your mobile number (from Samsung phones that have it build in at least)

I use Tango though because it uses my cell phone number and works with everything but blackberry and video chat.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NICEGYPT:
But tango required tango with the other side. I was looking for any app have to allow me use the service to call any one have diff device than android but nothing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
At$t supported video calls on the Touch Pro and Diamond II, but charged so much for it that it wasn't worth it when you could video chat over data for free.

Although what I've done on tango is muted the built in mic and just called. Video was choppy but workable. Voice was horrible. It kept picking up speaker noise and echoing it back until it was a high pitched tone. It was trying to output what I said then the microphone would pick up the speaker. We just muted Tango and called each other and used speaker phone.

Plus 1 for Android and true multitasking.

LTE EX Galaxy Nexus - CM9 AOKP

Asus Transformer - Revolver
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Tango is on iOS too.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RealLordK1:
I'm looking for it too.

My old Galaxy S do it natively, and i'm disapointed that the Galaxy Nexus don't.

Don't know if it's in touchwiz on Galaxy S, but i want it on my SGN ! :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BPP!:
I am in Australia and the Galaxy S2 does not have Google Talk video calls, which is why you wont see the icon for it on that app.

If you root the gs2 it is a standard addition across all custom roms.

On a side note, the Nexus has cool facewarp features, during a video call press on your face and it will open up the options, they are a lot of fun.

For your iPhone friends, they can download an app called vTok and you can video call them.

(i want to post a screen shot, so if this helps please hit thanks!)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] turbonarici:
(sorry for my english)

I've tried at work two days ago.

With my Nexus 4.0.2(Vodafone Italy) and Samsung S2 2.3.6 (H3G Italy) via Gtalk and via 3G/HSDPA connection,videocall works flawlessy!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NICEGYPT:
Google will never do it. They do a vanilla only nothing more than Android running on a device. They leave this stuff to the companies. so you have to deal with nexus how it is :)
[Desire HD General] lkj-17:
whatever i press, the youtube will direct to a same video.

i have tried to uninstalled the update and install new version again, it not works.

my machine is a rooted one with at&t stock

what should i do?
[Desire HD General] Don1973:
Have you tried an older version of the app ? Might be worth a shot
[Desire HD General] shaky153:
best backing up and reflashing
[Desire HD General] niklas123123niklas:
Try to reboot your device
[Desire HD General] Leon11t:
Try to clear cache in youtube app
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] a.t995:
like whats said,whats getting me crazy that i can install apps from SD and market but cannot install games especially gameloft hd games.any suggestions?

using cyanogen 7.1.0+OCed to 763 mhz.

edit: i've wiped data,cache,dalvik cache,installed s2e but nothing.
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] a.t995:
anyone there?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jcracken:
I used the package from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1311072&highlight=Wallet

and took out all the files that we already had--otherwise nfc gets broken.

Google Tags gets installed and works, but Wallet only reaches "Initializing Device" and gets stuck there.

I'm on UnNamed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
The one time i have succeeded in getting Wallet to run (required some MAJOR packages.xml hackery to allow two APKs with different signing keys to share a single UID...) I had the same results.

Part of it appears to be checks for Android 2.3.7 - also, I think we're missing some of the necessary NFC API calls in our libraries.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jcracken:
Looks like the Gingerbread file I used has been taken down. The OP in the other thread uploaded an older version, but here's the one I used if anyone wants it. (It still has files that need to be removed.)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Fahimxda:
Hi Guys,

I am using MIUI 2.11.26 in my Samsung SG 2 AT&T version i have a problem with the video recording out door no problem especially indoor that too under lights the video is recording like this please see the video in Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKjVRisoxkk

Could you people let me know how to set it right. Thanks in advance
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] neobirdrio:
Sometimes it happened when you did something wrong during flashing. It happened to me too before when i was on cm7 rom. But its not bother me much cause theres another alternative solution.

If other features work properly and you just encountered with only camera problem, you can download 3rd party camera app from market, so far lgcamera is the best. Better than stock camera. This is the easiest way for you to try, if you change rom version,.maybe the camera problem will solved but you may face another bug. Btw heres the solution,

1- try 3rd party camera from market

2- flash another kernel,siyah or fluxi or excel69. Siyah 2.1.1 is the best to.give a try.

3- reflash rom by full wipe
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Fahimxda:
Can you let me know any good camera application in the market. Thanks in advance
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] neobirdrio:
Lgcamera is the best so far.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Fahimxda:
I installed it but it says cannot record video and also cannot take photo with Lgcamera. I even installed the syiah kernel the also the video recording is same any other ways to get around i even tried wipe and install then also there is no changes in the video recording except this others are fine. Any solutions you let me know. and also let me know how you overcome this error as you faced it. Thanks in advance
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] neobirdrio:
If u did all those method and it still doesnt help, then u need to refer to the rom's forum. Check forum if other user faced the same problem or not, if yes, i think u will get the answer there.

If only u who face the problem, and u still wanna give a go for this rom, try this method, flash previous version, (when on previous version, take time to check the camera, snapping images and video recording ).. then do not full wipe, just clear cache and dalvik. The flash new version, and remember if u got boot loop or feezing after flashing, simply flash siyah kernel via odin or cwm..then your phone will boot up.

Then check your camera again. This time u just flashed the rom without full wipe. Maybe your camera would work.

I faced this problem too before, and i just reflash the rom, but i use different method, i reinstall back the stock rom, root it then flash the related rom..and it work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] neobirdrio:
Another try is..try install another themes, change the theme and check your camera
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Fahimxda:
Hi Thanks for your suggestion i will try the methods.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Fahimxda:
Update - yesterday i tried to roll back to custom rom my phone came with 2.3.4 i used odin to update the unofficial stock version of 2.3.5 when last backed up i only backed up the 2.3.5 which is unofficial any way i rolled back to this 2.3.5 with cwm and checked the video recording the same problem i had in that too. so i rolled back to MIUI ICS 2.11.26. Still the problem is there.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] neobirdrio:
Seems like the problem exist on any rom? Seems like the problem not because of the rom, but your phone's hardware might have a problem.

Use jig to reset binary counter. (google for jig binary reset) Flash stock rom as it original, reset binary counter then bring it to your phone dealer. If the problem cause by hardware, dont play fool, your phone might end up like a crap. Claim the warranty is the best solution, but you need to reset everything, if u dont reset binary counter, phone dealer will know that your phone has been rooted and ur out of warranty.

But before that, take 2 day to figure out the solution. Try cyanogenmod rom, or any other rom. Ill try to figure out to help u too. Ill info u later.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Fahimxda:
Thank you so much. The problem here is i am in hongkong using unlocked version of At&T so i cannot go to phone dealer. So i think binary counter is not necessary any way it will not help. Now my only question is how to get back to version 2.3.4 as it comes with it without restoring the 2.3.5 (backedup) one.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] neobirdrio:
Well, restoring backup is not really recommended, i use this method before but always endup with bugg.

To get back to stock firmware, u need to download original firmware file to flash with Odin from your pc. Thats all
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] neobirdrio:
Normally original stock firmware cannot be flash via recovery mode.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] neobirdrio:
For complete guide, and files needed.. go here

http://androidflip.com/install-android-2-3-5-gingerbread-uckj1-on-att-samsung-galaxy-s2-i777/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Fahimxda:
Update - I installed successfully with Odin stock version of 2.3.4 in my phone and tested the video camera the result is same no change so i came to a conclusion when the video taken outside it has no problem when its taken in indoor that too mainly under tube light this type of waves come is it because of sensor setup let me know else its because of firmware fault.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kest874:
What settings do you use for video recording? When I try the video is all scrambled.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] moom999:
How to listen to music in background like pc when surfing the net or editing doc?

I tried many media player but non stay in the background all stop after switch to anther apps
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Spartan2x:
I've been using google music and spotify on my android devices, they play in the background just fine.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] moom999:
I mean the music files (mp3) stored on the sd card
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] IKO:
I'm using Ambling bookplayer for audiobooks and music. It works in background.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] alex_herrero:
Or use Winamp or PowerAmp.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] BruTaL_BeN:
+1 Winamp works like a dream, as does PowerAmp
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] moom999:
Thanks for you all. I downloaded the Ambling bookplayer lite it looks good
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Bobanovicz:
A stock player playing on the background. What's the problem?
[XPERIA X8 General] deedii:
Several person pm'ed me about what happened to our first great big cooperation (fund raising) which is to bring back one of our great dev's doixanh(DX). The purpose of the fund raising is to help dx purchase a new x8 unit for his further development and he confirmed it to me thru pm.

HE DID BOUGHT A NEW X8.

So its good to hear that dx has x8 again but what interest me the most is dx has a new born angel (baby) so he's quite busy at the moment on his family. Hope we can understand that. Time with your love one is the most precious time of all. Let us congratulate doixanh for his new angel. Congratz dx :)
[XPERIA X8 General] - Swift -:
If doixanh is reading this,

Good luck with your baby. ;)

I understand the lack of updates lately. we have enough fuctionality for now. ;)

Good Luck!

Shane,

Leave a thanks if I helped! :D
[XPERIA X8 General] Sunshiny:
Yeah, doixanh is the best developer, we love your work, thank you so much :)
[XPERIA X8 General] proadi96:
Heh i know whats mean by small baby :) i have small brother and i need to take care of him most of the time xD anyway doixanh already did a great work :)
[XPERIA X8 General] TimeWasterNL:
Congrats to the best X8 developer.

I hope your family also develops very well :D
[XPERIA X8 General] troufiniou:
Congrats and thanks for your all works

Good luck for the future :D
[XPERIA X8 General] norbula2008:
all good for you dx and for yours familly
[XPERIA X8 General] dotsen9:
Nice, i always tought that dx it's a bit younger,anyway,i wish all the hapiness and healthyness for your family dx.:>
[XPERIA X8 General] DougTheModder:
Congrats dx!!! :) :) :)
[XPERIA X8 General] russell664:
DX!

Dx I hope your baby is all fine, the best of luck mate. :)
[XPERIA X8 General] jahlovePL:
Greets dx! Take time with ur family! ;)
[XPERIA X8 General] kumarv:
Congrats DX for your angel..........................:):):)
[XPERIA X8 General] kirmada:
really nice,congrats to dx and best wishes :)