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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jdiddy_ub:
yes, its the knockoff...i bought it first a long time ago...broke the belt clip off of it...then saw the other one..bought it, and just recently broke the belt clip off of that one as well

the knockoff is just as good except for 1 thing..the phone doesnt fit with the screen facing outwards...so you cant use it as a kickstand to watch videos...if your looking for a case/holster it does the job just the same

my conclusion after buying both (and breaking both) is that the case/holster is nice but delicate...both times i broke it i was barely doing anything..i just tapped it and the cheap plastic tab that holds the belt clip broke off

i ended up spending like $28 total for both...and im back to my old TPU case and leather pouch...i dont have to worry about breaking the pouch..ive had it for like 2 years already..used it with my vibrant and it also fits the SG2..im sure the seidio combo is a lot more durable

also, if you got the SG2 for free thats great..however that doesnt change the value of the phone..its still a $600 phone, if you really want to protect it you gotta spend the $$...consider yourself lucky to be able to get the SG2 and a great case for only $51 :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] qdochemistry:
Yeah I agree .. i actually like that seidio case too and it looks sturdy enough. I guess seidio it is :-)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JawjaBill:
1 huge problem I experienced: The phone is not clipped into the holster and will pop out with when the moons line up. I wear mine horizontally and the moons lined up the other day and it hit the ground ... and when the sleeve hit the ground, the phone popped out too.

Other than that, everything else was cool but since this a biggie for me, I'm on the prowl for another case.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chuang4u:
nooooooo!!!! i wish i saw this thread sooner. already ordered the ebay one... :(
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] d_azzy:
I have found a way to use the camcorder when running ice rooms. The built in app force closes. Install video am illusion from the market. Its not perfect but it works.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Criminal23:
it work! :o

Here the direct Market Link:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.androidillusion.videocamillusion&feature=search_result
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] terenceleechan:
it works but video lags badly even in low resolution. any setting to reduce/get rid of lag?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ithehappy:
There was no video recording problem in KP8! Change your title.

Maybe CM or other ROM's...who cares....

Swyping from my GT-I9100 via Tt
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] terenceleechan:
yup talking about cm9 not kp8. kp8 was really laggy for me
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] hussainmushahid:
the reso can be changed to max 480x800 reso, I guess this is a good alternative solution until a final working version comes out.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] terenceleechan:
I know it can be changed to 480x800 but video recording is even more choppier. Anyways you're right it's a good alternative solution
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcatt66:
My work wifi is secured and the IT guy gave me the password, the ip address and the port number. . I enter the password and it shows full signal, but im not sure where or if there is a place for me to enter the proxy settings. . or maybe an app?

now it shows signal but cannot get online. .

thanks for any info
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranjan.alva:
Applications > Settings > Wireless And Network > Wi-Fi Settings > Menu Option (Left Button on Device) > Advanced > Here you can enter Proxy setting and Port number too.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcatt66:
Thanks ranjan. . :)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
Hello guys, this is my first post so hi there. First of all I lurked this site for quite sometime but finally a decent need to make a account arose. I rooted my phone, Galaxy S 4G obviously, with intentions to put a custom ROM on there. I couldn't tell you which ROM it was as I forgot. But one of the higher rated ones available for this model. I was 2.2 at the time. I mistakenly flashed it to the official 2.3 ROM (from Samsung) and at first there were no issues. Until I realized I needed to flash it again because Superuser wouldn't work. Okay no issue. I go and turn USB debugging on so I can root it. I plug the phone it my computer via USB and the debugging icon doesn't show up. I tried unplugging and replugging it while turning the setting off and on. I don't know what to do. Stock ROM is pretty buggy on here. Any help is appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
If your on GB the debug icon doesn't show in the status bar. If you turn it on from the phone rest assured it's on.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
I wanna believe that. But when I used...Superoneclick I think the rooting didn't work. I'll have another go at it however.

EDIT: Well, my phone didn't even recognize my phone plugged in however I could turn on USB storage...could be apart of it.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
I haven't used super one click in a while but I'm pretty sure if you are trying to root GB you have to use hte most recent version of SOC. If that doesn't work you can always flash this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1380331through heimdell. Or flash one of honks kernels through odin.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
I'm rooting my phone as we speak, and I uninstalled superuser because I was getting pissed off how slow my phone was. Is there any good ROMS for this phone that increases performance?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
Yeah theres a bunch of good ones in the dev section. I like valhalla black ice edition. Super smooth, great battery life. Just look over there you won't be dissapointed.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] iHelper:
Yea! For example there's Octane 3.0, Valhalla, Valhalla Black Edition, ICBINB, and AOSP style. Go try them and see which one you like. ;)

-Sent From My Amazing SGS4G-
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
I have my eye on that Valhalla black edition, but a lot of my decision goes into the UI. Black Edition apparently has a decent ICS launcher. Which makes me interested as ICS reminds me a lot of the Windows Phone UI to some extent.

Octane 3.0 looks a lot like ICS as well. Can anybody help me with the pros and cons of each? I need something to discuss while my phone is rooted. It takes forever.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
Should I be worried my screen won't turn on in the middle of rooting it?...
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
Once your rooted and get cwm just take Ihelpers suggestion and try a few ROMS and decide for yourself. It's hard to give someone suggestions about personal preference. I really like IPA's but my best freind prefers Pilsner. You get the idea.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
Before I delve to deep in that....It says running rageagainsthecage. Okay cool, my phone vibrates to tell me its done charging, okay cool. The screen won't turn back on. What damage could I do if I pull the battery?

EDIT: went ahead and did it. Did not brick. I honestly didn't know what would happen if I did so don't judge me D: but, I went ahead and tried it again. Got up to the same point, and then my computer stopped reading my phone for a second. My computer recognizes it right now but superoneclick still says waiting for device....
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
How long have you had it going? I remember it taking alot longer than I thought it should. But that was on froyo. Don't pull the battery unless your absolutely sure it's not working. If that's the case study up on ODIN or heimdell.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
I guarantee it froze, I know its not rooted. But gonna try superuser and see what happens. After I rooted on froyo it was really slow until I rebooted.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
If it boots up just DL root ckecker from the market. Run it and it will tell you whether it's rooted or not.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
Weird, Superuser doesn't autoclose yet it says my device isn't rooted.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
No root for you! Seriously look at my 4th post and just go one of those routes(or roots). Take your time and remember to enjoy a nice IPA along the way.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
It keeps looping and stops recognizing. Guess I'll use another method to root. I think I might just do that tomorrow. Getting up there into the night.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
Any other method of rooting thats simple and reliable(main reason I liked SOC) Also very odd bug where the screen would come on for no reason, just odd.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] bhundven:
Heimdall my kernel. Search the general forum for '[REF]' and you'll find a thread I started about rooting. Either will get you root, but my kernel will get you cwm.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
Well, gonna try one SOC one last time, gonna let it go and I'ma go grab a ice tea from my convenience store, which would take 30 minutes, how long on average for this phone would it take?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] bhundven:
Not that long, but I don't have an average, as I only have one phone and no baseline.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
Well, AFAIK its still going.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] vgcraze:
Try rebooting both your phone and PC. It really should take at most 15 minutes from my SOC experience.

Edit: Also, are you using the latest SOC? I think it's v2.3.3 now. I ask because I once tried on an older version and all it did was hang on one of the steps.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
My phone froze....its the second time its done this while rooting.....

EDIT: used the latest version of SOC now, and it froze(SOC) what should I do on my phone, it seems like after I rooted the first time, then installed that stock ROM it ****ed it up royally...is there any course of action?

EDIT2: I jump to conclusions fast, its rooted now :D used the root checker it worked and ROM Manager worked as well, backed up my current ROM with CWM however it said E:failed in CWM on boot. Not sure what that means. It was installing a update for something. Well, I'm gonna try this Octane root. Any good guides on flashing this?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
Noob move, I put the power menu etc .zip straight on my SDcard and tried to install straight from CWM and it said signature verification failed....
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
1. Redownload it to insure it wasn't a bad download.

2. In CWM you can toggle signature verification if you want to turn it off. I think it's under the advanced menu but I'm not 100%.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
For all I know it is, but that requires premium, which I don't have. I think a safer bet is to flash CWM to my phone via odin. I know ROM manager says it on there but I can't even apply the update.zip when its booted in CWM. But my phone won't go into download mode either....
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
What requires premium? I'm a bit confused. You can use your phone's browser to redownload the zip if necessary.

There are kernels with CWM (and root and voodooo lagfix) that can be fladhed via ODIN if that's what you prefer to do. Look in the Dev section for those.

Don't use ROM Manager with this phone. It is known thst it does not work right.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
NO NO NO ROM MANAGER. Hope that came through. I as as well as others have pointed you in the right direction to get root and working CWM on GB. BH kernel through heimdell or honks kernel through odin. Pick one and go that way. Before you do that UNISTALL ROM manager from your phone!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
I had no issues with the first time I used ROM manager and it flashed CWM right when it was on Froyo, and made a back-up of a ROM and all the goodies, until I upgraded to GB, I haven't had any issues with it until now, and if I could get into download mode I would use Odin to flash CWM, with voodoo and the goodies. But my phone doesn't like doing what I want it to.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
Try this to get into DL mode. Pull battery, open odin, plug phone into usb, plug usb into computer, hold volume up and down, insert battery. Should get detected by odin. If not try the same thing with different USB ports.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
You could also download quick boot or a similar app from the market to reboot into download mode. There's always downloading the Android SDK and using adb but that might be a bit too advanced & time consuming.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
Tried this quick boot app, not sure how to get into download from it, though seems like a awesome app.

EDIT: used the button method. It worked. however half way through flashing CWM it says failed....like I'm not even sure what went wrong, it says complete(write) operation failed.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
Thanks stephen for reminding me about quickboot. It's been so long since I've used it a forgot it existed. Usually when I'm trying to get to DL it's because I don't have a working ROM!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
I believe I just soft-bricked my phone......like black screen of death where its a image of a phone dots to I guess a computer, on a scale, just how ****ed am I? I have a warranty, and I know what your saying oh you rooted your warrantys out the door, I bought my phone at target via tmobile kiosk, they don't ask any questions. I have a warranty that I'm wondering if I could swoon those ****ers into giving me a Galaxy S II. Doubt it...anyways wat do now that I ****ed her good.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
Welcome to the club. Now figure out how to get it back running.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
The thing is I wasn't even worried when it happened. It seems much easier to unbrick it then flashing the phone it self. I heard reformatting your SD-card running a few files on it botta bing botta boom no?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
Yeah, but you can recover it. I'd suggest using bhundven's [Heimdall][One-Click][UVKJ6] The KJ6 Heimdall One-Click Collection. Use the third one titled SMS KJ6 (beta2d) Kernel Stock Rom with Bootloaders.

All you need to have preinstalled is Java. That should get you going again. In addition, it'll give you CWM, root, and voodoo lagfix.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
Or you could try to return it for a GSII. Let me know how that works out?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
Seems straight forward, but...dumb question. Go into download, flash it with Odin yes?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
No. Flash with Heimdall.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
Download mode yes, ODIN no :)

There are instructions on the page. Quite literally you put the phone into download mode, open a command prompt, go to where you downloaded the file (it's a .jar file), and issue the command:

java -jar SMS-KJ6-beta2d_Stock-Rom_with_Bootloaders-One-Click.jar
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
Sarcasm? because I would prefer the GSII but I don't know if that's gonna work the way I would hope it would.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
Not sure how to put it into download mode now, with the phone warning sign computer thing...
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
That's the way.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
Followed it, same result just the screen popups once I put the battery back in.

EDIT: Wonder if its the popups saying this is device has malfunctioned in windows like the drivers just start ****ing up.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
I'm wanting to say you can flash from that screen; it's like download mode. Did you try that?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
In all honesty what are my chances of talking out my ass to the Cell Phone dude at Target into trading this phone for a GSII whilst keeping my SIM card. The SG4G is amazing phone for what its worth....but...
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
It says improper drivers are installed or something, now my computer won't recognize the phone it seems and Heimdall won't lemme hit flash anymore as it won't connect. And I get the same screen to popup regardless of a USB or not.

Also in Heimdall when I can press flash it tells me to put it into download mode so.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
Go into the Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Uninstall Kies Mini if you have it, Samsung USB drivers, etc. Sometimes the open source Heimdall drivers and the Kies/Samsung drivers don't get along.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
Well again what I said above, when I can hit flash in Hiemdall it tells me to put it into download mode so by this it isn't in download.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
I've flashed from that screen although it was not with Heimdall, it was with ODIN. If you're unable to get the computer to recognize it or get it into the normal download screen, then I must admit I'm at a loss.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
What should I do? cut my losses and go shovel some BS to these tech idiots or continue to fight with this one?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
:( well? :( :( :(
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
I'm one for continuing to put up a fight. Technically you've blown the warranty and there are people/companies on here that provide services to resurrect the phone (unbrickable mods and such).

Try:

Remove the USB cable from the phone

Power the phone down

Remove the battery for a few minutes

Plug in the USB cable to the phone

Hold down the Volume Up & Volume Down keys at the same time

Insert the battery

See if that can get you into the normal download mode screen.

taking the battery out, leave it out for a few minutes, plug into the
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
Just to be clear, you know what image I am talking about right? I get that when its not even connected which is why its confusing.

I've been hearing a lot about these "USB Jig"? where can I find one?

I just purchased one that is apparently compatible for my phone, really high rating on the seller.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
I believe you're talking about this screen:

Is that right? Also, another thought...what cable are you using? I've seen where some cables don't work well. Make sure it's not a long cable (6' cables are troublesome and will only charge) and, preferably, a Samsung cable.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
Yes this screen, I'm using the cable which came with my phone. I just purchased a USB Jig from eBay and well, not sure if I should let it sit until it gets here or what.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] D12005:
ive had my phone go to this screen a couple times, usually when i flashed back to the stock rom and i forgot to disable lag fix first. it would not go into download mode either but odin still recognised it and i was able to odin a stock rom and reflash. I just kept tring to get it into download mode and it showed up in odin.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
Can you link me a stock rom to flash with odin then?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] D12005:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1353176
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
Here is RaverX3X's ROM-ODIN-2.3.6-Gingerbread Offical .

The previous poster made a good point & one I didn't think about. If you had voodoo lagfix enabled and forgot to disable it, it can cause problems when flashing sometimes.

If that is the case with you, you'll need to get a good ROM on the phone but you'll probably get stuck in a boot loop. If that is the case, you'll need to flash a kernel that has CWM & voodoo lagfix in it, then go into recovery mode to disable it. Then reflash to be safe.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
I'm using what he linked to me, its flashing now. Oh my god thank you. I will be rooting/flashing right. No skipping steps. And I will be keeping the jig though, that thing seems really useful incase I do brick again and start panicking.

Android is back up and running, thank the lord above.....
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
Awesome. Glad you got it working again.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
yea, I'm re-rooting it with SOC. I don't care for the fact SOC Stops responding while rooting, I know its working but that isn't something I care for. Then I think I will flash BH's Kernel, backup my rom then flash Octane. Sounds good on paper.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
If you flash Bryan's kernel then you don't need to root it with SoC. The kernel has root, CWM, and voodoo lagfix cooked into it :)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
I already did, what type of effects would I have if I were to flash his Kernel, its the one with Heimdall right?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
It won't matter if you're already rooted. I was just trying to help you skip a step :-)

Yeah, the bhundven kernel is flashed via Heimdall (you have to extract the zImage out of it) or via CWM.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
What do you mean I gotta extract it? D: I'm gonna go into download and flash his kernel real fast. Any steps besides the obvious? I just flashed it once. Now should I reflash with "flash bootloaders" ticked ?

EDIT: on reboot after flashing. My phone talked to me....Couldn't hear what it said...

doesn't matter I suppose. Backing up the stock ROM. I just place the .zip of the ROM straight on my SDcard, wipe my cache I suppose? then install the .zip correct? all in CWM.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
That was "Linda" talking, more than likely converting some of the partitions to the ext4 file system. That's the voodoo lagfix. You might want to reboot into CWM, go into the voodoo menu, and make sure voodoo lagfix is enabled as well as /system lagfix. It'll make your phone run a bit faster.

What zip are you referring to, exactly? If it's Octane or bhndven's updated kernel then yes, you save it on the sdcard and use CWM to flash it.

Best of luck, have fun, and enjoy the phone!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
I installed the .zip I put on there for octane....and its still the same...This is something wrong here...lol or I might be a dumbass. AFAIK this version of octane has no visual mods...so that could be a explanation.

I jump to conclusions way to fast, anyways. I'm actually running Black Edition right now, I have but one complaint. Why is some of the text in Japanese?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
Yeah, the latest version of Octane was not themed. I think you'd have to grab a different version.

As for the Japanese text man, I dunno. You might want to read/search through the ROM's thread to see if it's mentioned.

Good luck :)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
No worry's. Decided to go with Valhalla final. Best ROM available at this point. But I finally got the hang of this. It gets easier as you do it more and more huh?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
Yeah, it does. Once you start getting the lingo down and go through it a few times (learning from your mistakes...I made TONS) it gets easier. Fortunately it's allowed me to pay the forums back by trying to help others.

Enjoy & good luck!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
Thanks a ton, life saver really. I know Quadrant scores mean nothing but with Valhalla it outscores everything :D. Can't stand touchwiz's launcher but there aren't to many good ones on the market that I can be bothered to download. Well, letting this thread die, going to study up on the linux kernel a bit.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
Enjoy that. Building Linux kernels is fun when you get it going. Take it easy :)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AJTeamkiller:
Mostly into it to start at custom ROMs but I know its a huge endeavor, but if I can learn PHP/CSS (mind numbing ****) I can do this.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
Congrats for getting your phone back the way you want it. And yes it gets way easier the more you try stuff like this.