yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] Roastgoat:
Back to GB

Sorry if this has been answered already - I searched the thread to no avail.

I moved across to this LP2 a few days ago via ODIN - Its great and I now see the huge potential of ICS on my SGS2 but there are still alot of issues (FC, random reboots etc) and I would love to restore back to my GB Nandroid backup (CheckRomREVO)... Can I just do that via recovery, or do I need to flash the stock 2.3.6 Rom and root with the CF Kernel via ODIN before I restore?

Again, sorry if this has already been answered...
[Galaxy S II General] rathian:
For those people who are having overheating issues.... grab SeePU and SeePU++ (paid version)... it will show u CPU usage in real time and chart a nice history graph for u in the notification area... so u are able to roughly track what is wrong or what is eating up the cpu cycles like a police to a donut....

I suspect it might have to be with either 3rd party apps acting up (i know Facebook.apk is one such monster, constantly chewing 30% cpu load), if not the problem lies with the Samsung Apps...

I recommend cleaning out Samsung if you dont need them at all... meaning, use titanium backup pro or AppQuarantine to freeze all the samsung related apps... Heck, even freeze those items that you wont use like vlingo, video maker etc... every little bit counts sometimes...

One gripe i have with ICS has got to do with graphics... but its a bug i havent been able to replicate... very rarely, when i turn on the screen with the power button, i will get a corruption of the screen, and touch will be unresponsive... might be something wrong with the OLED or graphics drivers....
[Galaxy S II General] shaolin7650:
Well Im on KP8 rooted and so far so good.

I had som probs with the App Market VoiceRecognition and the Browser is bit sluggish,but otherwise pretty stable version.
[Galaxy S II General] aceofclubs:
Don't know if it's just me but Bluetooth streaming for music is giving me a much richer sound with LP2 running KP8 kernel than what GB was giving me.

Actually I don't care if it's just me because its my ears that are being satisfied anyway.

Just another plus.
[Galaxy S II General] crajoh:
I've been using this Beta build with Nova launcher instead of TW launcher and it is quite reliable.
[Galaxy S II General] deependra:
can i flash this on ki3 based galaxy s2?!
[Galaxy S II General] armanderli:
Absolutely my friend...Actually, you can flash anything...
[Galaxy S II General] sanik90:
I'm sorry ask this silly question, I now using 4.0.3 XXLP2, I flash with KP8 CWM 5.2 kernel, then I open CWM apps, it say the CWM version is different with kernel the various featured is disabled, so does with LP2 CWM 5.2
[Galaxy S II General] tomass129:
very nice..! thanks! :)
[Galaxy S II General] robiom:
Hi guys

sorry for the stupid question and if this has already been answered (108 pages is a lot to trawl through lol) but I'm in the UK and with 3 UK, can I flash this to my SII????

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S II General] markdj57:
It doesn't matter what firmware you are on, any firmware can be flashed to a i9100 galaxy s2.

This is an alpha firmware. There are bugs that cannot be fixed. Network issues, Bluetooth and wifi issues, ffc driver issues, but it can be made to work fairly well if you add the kp8 kernel after flashing and install nova launcher which requires root access and the ability to copy to the system/app folder. I wouldn't recommend this for a beginner.
[Galaxy S II General] fyre31:
how do i get rid of all the extra contact names that appear when i select a recipient in the messaging app.

example, i want to send a message to john. i type in john and instead of the person's contact and number (john(12345)) appearing i get alot of extra contact choices but of the same name like john(), john(4) and john(null).
[Galaxy S II General] flydev:
in case i want to revert to 2.3.6, fashing with odin a stock kernel it's enough or i need to downgrade bootloaders too?
[Galaxy S II General] fyre31:
iirc you only need to flash the old bootloader if you want to reset your flash count via usb jig
[Galaxy S II General] flydev:
i've read at the beginning of the thread, a repartition is needed to go back to GB, is that correct or sould i stick to the "no repartition ever" ?
[Galaxy S II General] roswell782:
Not necessary, i came back to GB without tick repartition. I have used the wipe version of KK5 (3 files).
[Galaxy S II General] leninmon:
Is it possible to install siyah kernel in any ICS leaked roms or is it possible to add UV scripts to CF root kernel present phones..?
[Galaxy S II General] armanderli:
Nothing you have mentionned is possible at this exact moment...
[Galaxy S II General] bbriand:
I started with XXKP8 and upgraded to XXKPA. Today I went to XXLP2. The cell signal strength is great but my wifi dropped from full signal to 1 bar. I will try the KPA Modem tonight and report back if that solves the problem.

Thanks for these!
[Galaxy S II General] DuperMan:
still can't write to the external sd... trying any and everything lol
[Galaxy S II General] ImpheOtus:
Cell signal is broken. You'll always get full bars no matter what :P
[Galaxy S II General] readbmr:
hi can you let me no if LP2 is more better and stable than KP8 ? As my Kp8 lags a little and phone freezes sumtimes !! also are there any instructions to install Lp2 ? many thanks and help appreciated on this please as im ready to upgrade to Lp2 using oddin ....reagards from brian
[Galaxy S II General] davjan:
got the same problem

plz someone know the solution
[Galaxy S II General] shaolin7650:
Ok,after like few hours on kp8, the phone kept freezing and couldnt get into the contacts therefore couldnt make calls without restarting phone.then multitasking is horrible and it keeps hanging on black screen.im still gonna keep it for awhile maybe till the original comes out.
[Galaxy S II General] daryl41:
I have problems of having phone locking up and bad signal

now working

Base Firmware: I9100XXLP2 (4.0.3)

Build Date: 10th January 2012

Modem: XXLP1

CSC: OXALP2

Change List: 57619

But Ive used Kernel KP8 Kernel Version: 3.0.13 and so far so good, no lock signal very good.
[Galaxy S II General] chrisjcks:
I know it's off topic but...

My Motorola xoom just updated to ICS!

OMG OMG OMG

Come on samsung, now I want it on my SGS2 :)
[Galaxy S II General] aceofclubs:
If people do a Nandroid backup via CWM before upgrading to ICS then downgrading to GB is as simple as a restore via CWM.
[Galaxy S II General] dorian95:
I wonder will Sammy say the date when they're going to release ICS to devices, or it will be in silence to all us all.

They're should release it in weeks, I guess.
[Galaxy S II General] Flypwnz:
If you have not seen it in the music player when the 5.1 mode activated sound was excellent.
[Galaxy S II General] nathsgames:
Mate you can just load up the CF Kernel for LP2, then go into Recovery and restore your Nandroid backup to GB...
[Galaxy S II General] Roastgoat:
Cheers for the response nathsgames. Just a quick heads-up on how I went - I restored my GB backup in recovery before I read your reply. The whole thing went pear-shaped. My phone wasn't booting passed the yellow triangle and after a while was only showing the battery logo (it wasn't even plugged in!)

I managed to get it into download mode, flashed a stock 2.3.6 ROM through ODIN, rooted with a CF kernel and tried restoring again - and was getting the same results.

In the end, I flashed the stock ROM in ODIN again, CF root kernel, and then flashed CheckROM as new in recovery. I restored all of my programs through Titanium and set up the system again from scratch. The funny thing is, that i'm getting superb battery life, much better then before I tried ICS. I have it clocked at around 1% per hour with full system running in standby (3G/H connection, GPS, WiFi, sync on, screen off) and around 2-3% per hour with screen on. I don't understand how but I like it!
[Galaxy S II General] nathsgames:
No worries mate yes that's the complete process.

And yeh I did that too and have noticed an improvement, I am also on CheckROM with Ninphet 2.13 at the moment until a better ICS comes by...

It doesn't take that long if you have a stock ROM and CF-ROOT ready to go with Odin at any time :-)

I also keep a clean Nandroid on my card for a simple restore too..

Nice outcome, it's pretty hairy the first couple of times but easy as anything after a while :-)
[Galaxy S II General] Roastgoat:
I've got to say, its made all the more easy by using such user friendly programs like ODIN and CWM Recovery, and following the great advice and downloads littered all over these forums.
[Galaxy S II General] nathsgames:
Yes true and speaking of which, I just updated my Kernal, and BAMO, brick.

*sigh* no stock firmware on work computer...
[Galaxy S II General] chestertan2003:
is it worth upgrading to ICS? whats the major difference? can anyone tell me pls?
[Galaxy S II General] aceofclubs:
Did you get going again?

Hope you had a CWM backup.
[Galaxy S II General] aceofclubs:
Its early days with ICS.

If you want a good solid reliable fast device I think flash one of the latest gingerbread firmwares.

If you want to see what's new and how ics goes just make a backup in CWM of your GB firmware and flash LP2. If you don't like it restore GB from CWM and your good to go like before the upgrade.

Have fun.
[Galaxy S II General] Roastgoat:
@aceofclubs thats exactly my thoughts. I was happy to check it out to see what the differences were, and there were many, and its pretty much got me excited about upgrading once a decent release is available. Until then, I'm happy with my GB.
[Galaxy S II General] nathsgames:
Couldn't even get back into Recovery mode... it was that bad..

So Re-Odin'ing now, then will CF, then will load up my last CheckROM CWM backup..

I think the issue is when I went back to GB, it kept the KP8 Kernel, at least from what I could tell as I couldn't overclock anymore, so then I tried to flash Ninph 2.13 and I don't think it liked it very much LOL...

I might not restore this time, I might just load fresh like what you did then restore app+data only with Titanium :-/

What else to do at work on a Friday lolz!
[Galaxy S II General] AIways:
i have upgraded from GB to ICS rom lately and so far i've tried multiple roms with very little experience with CWM and i gotta say the westcrip ICS is by far the most stable i've seen. i'm using his ICS rom as a daily driver and planning to continue as i have not encounter any problem as long following all installation steps
[Galaxy S II General] datsunboy:
I run Bezke 's ICS rom, and it's pretty stable.

Though the latest build has been crashing a bit lately, so have gone back to an earlier ICS rom of his.

Is the stock samsung XXLP2 rom any more stable than his?
[Galaxy S II General] readbmr:
help again please

hi all can anybody tell me detailed instructions on where ics lp2 are please as im running kp8 and it just keeps freezing my phone..im finding i have to reeboot phone every hour or so and now getting annoying...if helps i installed kp8 with the instructions and also if there is no workaround on this i do have leomar 75 rom on my sd card and have clockwork installed but cant remember how to flash it from clockwork...lol...any help please from brian..
[Galaxy S II General] Sandman2749:
The links are all on the first page of this thread :)
[Galaxy S II General] Huh22:
something missing from ur file

i've download ur winrar file for ICS XXLP2 but i don't have the pit file.. how?

can i use the pit file from XXKPA? it is the same or not? where i can get that pitfile. i think u need to reupload that winrar again..because when i extract there's only 3 file..from what i've read there are 4 files.. somebody help me..

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i can see in my file..there's only 3 file only..there is no pit file..so how?
[Galaxy S II General] Danchibald:
You can skip it, but using that part is recomended :)
[Galaxy S II General] l7ani:
I like ICS but I think it is not ready for daily use yet
[Galaxy S II General] damirbp:
I tried 4.0.3 but I am not satisfied, good score on benchmark but too buggy for now... maybe some other relase bee beter...
[Galaxy S II General] markdj57:
To Huh22 and readbmr and ALL noobs...

RTFM

And if you ask what that means then you will be permanently banned !

;-)

Sorry but I would love to stay on topic and not have so many thread interruptions with basic information that is already in the first post!

Also would love it if those with custom roms and mods would post their problems elsewhere and not in the official firmware posts.
[Galaxy S II General] Scrapster:
Fully agree - great rom. I've been running 7.3 since release and have had no fc's or any problems at all. Fast, smooth & stable - A huge improvement over GB, and GB + Touchwiz in particular!
[Galaxy S II General] NOMIOMI:
can i flash this rom CMW ???????
[Galaxy S II General] MikeMaMan:
Look up youtube for differences. there is a video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hU0xs0V-XY
[Galaxy S II General] deathst:
If anyone wants the CRT-Off effect for XXLP2 here it is.. CWM flashable zips :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1455663
[Galaxy S II General] MikeMaMan:
One thing. When i listen music in PowerAMP in headphones any system sound (alarm, notification) let all sound into speakers i.e. music and alarm. I think music stopped in GB for period then alarm worked.
[Galaxy S II General] Huh22:
which ROM?

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are sure i can skip that pit file...but it seems to be unstable..where i can't play any music..and my phone can't read my external sd card..can u help me?
[Galaxy S II General] Amrael:
Pit files are only used to repartition your phone.

as long as you don't break the partitions of your phone, you can totally avoid the pit file in odin.

LP2 won't be more stable with or without pit file used.

most problems comes from the LP2 kernel ( where 3g is broken( can't connect anymore hence no internet in 3G, but calls are ok ) ) when phone go in deep sleep ) and from the samgsung apps ( hubs and such ) which aren't finished and force close a lot.

the only fix most of us have used is to flash an older kernel ( KP* ones ) and get rid of the hubs /sns apks to stabilise the ROM.

Even with that, there is stills bugs here and there.

If you don't feel like messing this much to have ICS on your S2, just wait for a more stable leak / the official release.
[Galaxy S II General] sanik90:
my ICS problem on SGS2:

I'm using ROM 4.0.3 XXLP2

booth I use CF Root kernel

kernel KP8: overheat device while charging

kernel KPA: network data prob, regularly drop connection same s LP2

any solution? I've tried many kernel, seems nothing is suit with my phone
[Galaxy S II General] guicoelho:
sanik90, have you tried KP9? From CWM?
[Galaxy S II General] sanik90:
no, becoz I couldnt find KP9, I only manage to download KP8 then KPA, am I missing somthing here?
[Galaxy S II General] loverhime:
You may try to reinstall the ROM again. Maybe lots of problems will be gone. At least it happened in my case.

One more issue is still annoying me is it can't from roaming auto switch to regular operator. Need to set WCDMA then manually research again.

Even I have tried to switch on flight mode then back to normal and change another Sim card but not works.
[Galaxy S II General] havocnl:
Where can I find KP9? Also only found kp8 or kpa ....

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II on a slowing melting ice cream sandwich!
[Galaxy S II General] Deniken:
My gallery not working. Why?
[Galaxy S II General] sanik90:
I just found it bundle with ROM XXKPA in the second post

I've download it n extract, here I've upload XXKP9 kernel only just so u dont bother to download the whole file again, hehe

GT-I9100_XXKP9_KERNEL: http://www.mediafire.com/?aa2iayi79bttvi2
[Galaxy S II General] MikeMaMan:
my work fine, just can't read pictures on external SD card.
[Galaxy S II General] guicoelho:
Nice done there. So now it works for u? I haven't tried the leak with KP9.
[Galaxy S II General] KD3501:
I have a small problem with XXKP4. Any help would be appreciated. I'm updating to 4.0.1 via Odin3 and I'm almost at completion. However, for the last 20 minutes, the progress bar hasn't moved and the white box above it shows DataFS. I'm not sure what to do about it.

Thanks for reading :)

EDIT:

Fixed my issue by removing battery and restarting process. Also installed LP2 instead ;).
[Galaxy S II General] sanik90:
yes, it works great
[Galaxy S II General] st3chn0:
just wondering before I upgrade to ics... does this flash the bootloader? losing the jig trick? wanna keep my phone in warranty... better to be safe than sorry

n yes I know you can always just downgrade to flash old bootloader to reset... I do read posts b4 I do anything
[Galaxy S II General] rathian:
if you do read post, by now u should already know that ICS will upgrade ur bootloader... and by now u should already know that u can circumvent it by downloading the old bootloader n flashing it over to use the JIG...
[Galaxy S II General] baineteo:
Hm... couldn't get market to work. Tried to reflash it, cleared data, connect via wifi, but still didn't work.

I have internet connection, though.

Going back to GB for now. Was fun for a while (ok, not really, since it was still TouchWiz). :x
[Galaxy S II General] nono83:
I'have a ZTE Blade before and hoping that when I have the SGS2, the updates come faster and the community will be more friendly... I was terribly wrong...

So bad that a such device was not updated more faster or with more serious. Ok i'm complaining a little to much, but hey, it's a 400$ device !

Well, i'm very happy with it actually, it's a little detail for now but this can be annoying for all those have buy the device and want ICS.
[Galaxy S II General] loverhime:
You can clear market data once or twice then will be solve your problem.
[Galaxy S II General] nono83:
Someone have this bug on stock LP2 ? When you are on the lockscreen, can you expand the notification bar ?

I try the WanamLite 7.4 and ICS Remix 7.4 and have this bug on both, I can expand the notification bar when I'm on the lockscreen...

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] ForTR:
I think we must wait stable version for daily use.
[Galaxy S II General] nono83:
Yeah for sure, but it still hard to wait when Christmas is already gone. :p

Maybe we have an easter day present.
[Galaxy S II General] saeedsadeghi47:
there isnt I9100XXLP2 ??? what ???
[Galaxy S II General] CHENJIANBIN:
looking forward to an offical big update someday soon~!;)
[Galaxy S II General] mckeowngoo:
Using XXLP2 for around a week and it seems solid.
[Galaxy S II General] natzy85:
offtopic : my first post : First of all I just want to thank the members of this forum, I have huge respect for everything that they have done over the past years. I am using this forum since I had my first smartphone : HTC DIAMOND, after that I got an Iphone 4 and this forum didn't provide much support but I switched the Iphone 4 with a SGS2 and I am very pleased I've done so and got once again back to my favorite forum :). I am now everyday connected using the xda app from the market.

ontopic : I am using this release since it was leaked and I can say that despite some random freezes (very rarely) everything is working. My only complain is that sometimes when I am using google searchbar it will not send me to the website I was typing but it will open my latest webpage used. If I tap back and then go again it always work . Other that that everything is fine I just wish that in the final build the Touchwiz will run just as smooth or smoother that Gingerbread. Definitely a daily rom for me :)

Cheers everyone!
[Galaxy S II General] MikeMaMan:
Yep, i have same thing. It apply for any link from outside of web browser (gmail, gtalk, etc)
[Galaxy S II General] b_bhavu:
I am not very new to android but I am very new to samsung devices. I am in australia with vodafone. I just flashed XXLP2 using odin. But network singals and mobile data seems very broken and unstable. It always shows 4 singal bar irrespective of signal strenth. My question is that can I flash my carrier modem (which I guess is KJ) on top of this ICS build? Please ignore my noobness and point me to the right direction.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] aceofclubs:
The signal strength is faulty. Like u say always shows full bars. It's not something I've been able to fix by swapping modems.

The data connection is also dodgy with LP2 kernel. Try kp8 kernel instead.
[Galaxy S II General] nathsgames:
Well for some reason (I bricked my Gingerbread you recall), I had to reload to original so I did that with my LP2 and Odin, expecting fully to root it, then restore my GB backup.. however..

I have been about 5 or 6 days now 99% perfect on LP2!

Only thing and I mean the ONLY thing not working is Facebook Likes and Comments.

Wifi is perfect this time, bluetooth, email, synching, everything. So I have Friendcaster for Facebook for now, but am happily using this in and out as I normally would with no issues what so ever!

Weird as this is the fifth time I have tried LP2 and finally everything worked LOL!!
[Galaxy S II General] mvrcus4:
Network Connection Problems

is anyone else having network connection problems on XXLP2? aside from text messages and phone calls, none of my apps that require an internet connection work without wifi.
[Galaxy S II General] b_bhavu:
Thanks..

so swapping modem with carrier branded and kernel with kp8 should fix mobile network and data connection issues. will give it go tonite.
[Galaxy S II General] rathian:
I wont see that as a bug... but rather a nice feature... u can quickly bypass the lockscreen and access ur sms or turn silent mode on/off without actually unlocking ur phone... its like the notification system in iOS... quite a nifty feature i must say.... been using it, and i do kinda love it.....
[Galaxy S II General] koolshubh:
Can I restore my apps from titanium backup???
[Galaxy S II General] Amrael:
Yep that's it.

and you can also ditch most of samsung Hubs and SNS apks to prevent most of the force closes appearing with this leak.

I've flashed KPA kernel and kept LP1 Modem ( other modems were working but only LP1 was showing signal strength level with elixir widgets so i've kept it like that, i can live with only 20(indoors with a lot of walls/metal ) to 64% signal strength( outdoor or at home ) ) and using it like that since around one week now.

Was thinking about going back to my KK5 nandroid backup, but i like the new enhancement of the UI. So I think i will kept it like that till next leaked firmware, hoping they will fix the buggy notification icons.

Sure, but be picky and don't go " full batch restore".

Some apps still aren't ready for ICS ( who said facebook :p ) so expect some to misbehave.