yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] AZZAfrmOZ:
ICS to GB

Hi All.

Upgraded to LP7 and dont really think to much for it. Had to many problems. Im new at all this and would like to go back to GB. Can anybody recommend a stable ROM and where to get it from. Also is it safe to flash back to GB via ODIN? Is there anything I should do before it apart from backing up?

Thanks in advance.

Aaron
[Galaxy S II General] slugger09:
Nothing gonna be pushed today either by the look of it.:(
[Galaxy S II General] ZonyX:
ive given up, packing my tent up

just gonna be around for moral support from now on
[Galaxy S II General] superleeds27:
I expect the UK release to be poor to. Just how things are these days!
[Galaxy S II General] slugger09:
Yeah might do the same, this camp site sucks anyway.:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] Shiroken84:
Sorry to hear some of you guys still haven't got your updates yet. Let's hope they get it out before it becomes an Ice Cream Sunday
[Galaxy S II General] @home:
Is the UK Retail Update available via Kies yet?
[Galaxy S II General] slugger09:
Nope. Only Three is available in the UK at the moment
[Galaxy S II General] gunny2k9:
THanks for Info yesterday,

Flashed my S2 with 3 UK ICS, it did a non wipe upgrade .

My complaints with ICS ...

CONS:

i do see Lag Spikes/Scoll Lag ..

run angry birds and i can see it juddering every so often ...

i ve had a few apps just lock the whole phone and have to wait for force close

it does use more RAM then GB 2.3.4, as seems more hidden process's run in the back ground

i can feel the phone get hot on things where GB didnt.

some settings are missing ... in GB you had option in Display to turn off animations and guess what you cant with ICS

as due to the listed above arguements ... Battery life suffers .. def chews power more then GB and dont think the default samsung power saving settings do much - that looks broken, in 2.2 it was broken and didnt do,much, in 2.3.4 you could see the difference it slowed the phone right down and again in 4.0.3 it doesnt slow the phone so = broken

PROS:

Data Usage is a bloody good idea added in finaly :)

new GMAIL is much better for email

Prefer lock screen in ICS build to GB

TalkBack much improved (use it with Clock Alarms ;) )

like the storage calculation whre it breaks down APPS/DATA/SYSTEM etc on all storage memory

i could add loads more but this just a quick post ;P
[Galaxy S II General] batibot:
do you tun.ko for their kernel? thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] ZonyX:
O2 have just tweeted me saying that rollout for ICS will be beginning of April
[Galaxy S II General] Deeco7:
Samsung, Y U LEAVE UK USERS HANGING LIKE THIS?
[Galaxy S II General] ZonyX:
battery graph on LP7

-- note that wifi has pretty much been on the WHOLE time
[Galaxy S II General] Faryaab:
I9100XWLP2 Download (Thanks To SamMobile!)

Base Firmware: I9100XWLP2 (4.0.3)

Region Russia (SER)

Build Date: 16th March 2012

Modem: XXLPQ

CSC: OXELP4

Change List: 258785

Kernel Version: 3.0.15

Languages Included:

Deutsch

English UK and US

Espanol

Francais

Irisg

Italiano

Nederlands

Polski

Protugues

Svenska

Romana

Irish*

Chinese
[Galaxy S II General] gunny2k9:
its not Samsung

its your Network Provider !!!

all uk networks have ICS just that there doing there own testing and seem like they dont care and will release in ther own sweet time

£ is the only UK provider who released Samsungs ICS out the door with only like 4 things changed ... added branding and there apps and like 3 crappy games
[Galaxy S II General] ZonyX:
sorry, but im on an unbranded SGS2 so, the network doesnt have control over MY sgs2 - and yet we still wait
[Galaxy S II General] dr.ketan:
Sorry if updated elsewhere(M Note user)

I was surfing some site, n find Indian official 4.0.3 for SGS2

http://hotfile.com/dl/149988418/1ccb0cb/GT-I9100_INU_I9100XXLPQ_I9100ODDLP7_I9100DDLP8.rar.html

Source :

http://androidadvices.com/samsung-g...ps-update-official-indian-ics-403-firmware/2/
[Galaxy S II General] ZonyX:
will have this mirrored with odin on my Minus account soon
[Galaxy S II General] Faryaab:
Well, The thing is that i only post the firmwares which have an updated build. The Indian firmware has nothing in it special its just pure LPQ build just the CSC is changed so it doesn't matter which firmware you flash as the the build is the same.
[Galaxy S II General] ZonyX:
Will be flashing the Russian version v.soon

doubt it will change much
[Galaxy S II General] drewbuk:
DarkyROM, Resurrection9.6 and Stock ROM no GPS!

Hi,

Sorry if this should be posted elsewhere but I've tried flashing a couple of ROMS over past couple of days and I can't get any GPS Lock on my S2.

'GPS Status' app is detecting max 9 satellites with No Lock. I've also tried with Co-Pilot and RunKeeper and neither can obtain a GPS Lock despite covering a 2 mile distance on several occasions.

Baseband:

I9100XXLPQ

Kernel:

3.0.15-I9100XXLPQ-CL223505

se.infra@SEP-94x3

Build Number:

DarkyROM-HD_BASE.XXLPQ

I also tried Resurrection 9.6 with XXLPH but no GPS. Can anyone offer any suggestions on what I might have done wrong?
[Galaxy S II General] Shiroken84:
To turn off animations you have to go into the developer menu. Also I think the power saving does work, just it doesn't slow down the phone as much as it used to. I noticed the transitions werent as smooth when using power saving and a slight change in the screen brightness/saturation (I have mine on lowest brightness with standard setting, looks like power saving sets it to movie setting which has the least saturated colours).

Well we made the leap to V4, now we just have to hope that Samsung or google will continue with it and make some bugfixes along the way. Remember that GB had a lot of revisions
[Galaxy S II General] nalab1:
Hi!

Dont know wether this has been answered but...

Can I use the CF-Root v5.4 LPQ download to root the I9100XWLP2 rom?

Regards,

Alan
[Galaxy S II General] Faryaab:
You can use LP7 CF-Root.
[Galaxy S II General] nalab1:
Hi Faryaab,

Thanks for the quick reply... I gues thats the same one as in the I9100DXLP7 section in the original post then? Can you update the OP to include this as I dare say that many people may ask this!

Regards,

Alan
[Galaxy S II General] ZonyX:
LPQ also works on LP7

so surely LPQ will also work with LP2
[Galaxy S II General] gianprint:
Ics 4.03 sgs2

Hello good day I need the 3.4 firmware for my SGS2 ICS I9100XWKI4/I9100OXFKE1/I9100XXKI1 need your urgent help to download it and update it. Thanks, Giuseppe
[Galaxy S II General] Donaghy:
I have to say: purchasing Odin Mobile Pro has made my life infinitely easier in this regard. No more worries about what files to download for a root and what to do; OMP does everything for me.

I flashed LPQ using Odin Mobile Pro and had it root the phone through EverRoot. It's been running like a young Carl Lewis ever since.

But, as always, newer builds intrigue me. Can't wait to hear people's experiences with it.
[Galaxy S II General] A22AC:
good day sir,may i know what is 3.4 firmware :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] slugger09:
Thats the standard response everyone says, Its not Samsung its the operator, but once you say your unbranded they don't have an answer.

I am a bit fed up with this to be honest, and even when it does get released we know it'll be full of bugs anyway.
[Galaxy S II General] Toxic17:
if any scrolling issues are seen try the following:

Settings, Developer options:

set the animations to off or select a faster scale
[Galaxy S II General] slugger09:
Are there any decent ROMs out yet based on these official releases with the bugs ironed out?
[Galaxy S II General] rmaiod:
I'm still on 2.3.4 UNBRANDED here in Spain so ... what can i say about Samsung, even Morocco or Kenya are getting ICS and we don't even smell 2.3.5 or 2.3.6

Hell i miss my Iphone 3GS, at least Apple send updates to ALL at the same time even with different models (3GS, 4, 4S) and Samsung is unable to get a proper update WITHOUT BUGS to a single model i9100.

SHAME.
[Galaxy S II General] slugger09:
Yeah well that is also true, they only have 1 model. I'm also on 2.3.4, we missed 2.3.5 and 2.3.6
[Galaxy S II General] AZZAfrmOZ:
ICS to GB

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi All.

Upgraded to LP7 and dont really think to much for it. Had to many problems. Im new at all this and would like to go back to GB. Can anybody recommend a stable ROM and where to get it from. Also is it safe to flash back to GB via ODIN? Is there anything I should do before it apart from backing up?

Thanks in advance.

Aaron
[Galaxy S II General] Simonetti2011:
What is your original CSC? ZTA, ZTO, ZTV, ZTM, ZVV or one of the MW* ?

what ROM did you flash and what languages do you get with it?
[Galaxy S II General] porkus:
how long do you have to wait on reboot?? my phone appeared to be stuck on boot screen :-S:confused:
[Galaxy S II General] Celadur:
Urgh, CF-root is broken. Wifi down, internal SD card buggered. Any other options than the CF?
[Galaxy S II General] Faryaab:
Siyah Kernel
[Galaxy S II General] tezoide:
Hi Aaron, I was exactly in the same situation. Yes, you can go back to GB, but it's a good idea to do a factory reset before. You can get official roms from here (you have to register first to be able to download):

http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=GT-I9100&r=-1#modelsa

Select your region and then a suitable stock Gingerbread rom. Flash with Odin.

If your phone behaves erratically after the downgrade, switch it of and turn it back on while pressing the "Home" + "Volume Up" + "power" buttons and do a factory reset and clean the cache.

That worked for me and now I'm back to stock Gingerbread, 2.3.4.

Good luck!
[Galaxy S II General] Karpfenhai:
Not sure whether this has been answered before, but just search for h3llstorm gps fix in the forum, there is an improved gps.conf which will help you!
[Galaxy S II General] philz03:
Bluetooth related reboots - ICS I9100DXLP7

Hi,

I have BT problems. While connected to my car stereo (Sony MEX-BT3900U) for a while, the phone reboots itself. After reboot the phone doesn't automatically connects to car stereo, I have to manually reconnect. I'm using the Official ICS rom (I9100DXLP7).

This occurs during audio stream & call.

I only flashed the ROM, I did not root.

Someone advised "Root you phone and change you kernel'

What does this mean? Should I root using CF-Root-SGS

_XX... in Odin PDA Section, and the load KERNEL_XXLPQ in Odin PDA Section?

Tnx for any sugestions.

Phil
[Galaxy S II General] ZonyX:
how stable is that kernal, ive only be vaguely following the progress...

understand its only beta atm

---------- Post added at 04:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:47 PM ----------

if you want to root and flash cf root - you can get a cf_root for lp7 and that is a modified kernel, its worth a shot.

if you need it i can provide a link

---------- Post added at 05:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:48 PM ----------

an interesting bug i found today,

when i charge my phone,

looking in battery monitor, it still says discharging,

in fact is says

Discharging AC Connected

and then appears like my phone doest charge...i have to reset my phone to get this back to a "charging" state
[Galaxy S II General] danmullen:
Has anyone else had problems with their phone overheating and rebooting/shutting down? Sometimes I go to use my phone and find it's really hot and it won't turn on. Occasionally I have to pull the battery. This has happened multiple times since switching to ICS.

I'm on LPQ with LP6 modem and CF-Root 5.4.
[Galaxy S II General] philz03:
Hi, Thanks fot the quick reply, do you mean CF-Root v5.4 LP7 that is listed on the 1st page / thread?
[Galaxy S II General] porkus:
right so ive flashed many a rom! but WTF am i missing?? go into odin fone to download mode, choose he file in pda section run......................wont boot past boot screen???
[Galaxy S II General] drewbuk:
GPS Now Working!

Thanks for the advice. I managed to locate the h3llstorm gps fix and used that along with FasterFix to get my GPS working on XXLPQ Official after flashing it onto my S2. Just in two minds whether to flash Darky or Resurrection again.....!:confused:
[Galaxy S II General] Sizuke:
Hey guys not all is bad, at least Samsung has been named official mobile partner for the new Angry Birds Space!
[Galaxy S II General] Won Helder:
I'm waiting the brazil's release :D
[Galaxy S II General] arbitarytwist:
So i have upgraded to ICS, and everything has been running well. Have to test out the battery, but so far its holding well i think. Will update.

I have a question about the CSC file. What does this file do? I just used LP7, and my phone and data works just fine. Do i need to intall the CSC file from Bell (for canada).

Just curious as to what this CSC file contains. I tried searching, but nothing explains it well.
[Galaxy S II General] ZonyX:
well, this is new,

my phone no longer charges - im back on lpq which was working fine before

now doesnt charge...lucky me
[Galaxy S II General] fidorulz:
For those trying I9100XWLP2 can you advise on the following

1-Is sms double sending bug also resolved on this rom?

2-Are there any noticeable differencing in terms of issues or performance from previous versions

Thanks for any info
[Galaxy S II General] ZonyX:
you might want to look at the latest go sms - it appears samsung has changed the way sms is handled which results in double sending.

GoSMS have reported to fix this issue with there sms client.
[Galaxy S II General] toinktoink:
problem is the sendTextMessage method used by 3rd party apps, i wrote an app which basically send a certain syntax to my server, and in LPQ it also sends twice, moved to LP7 and it's fixed
[Galaxy S II General] Huck33:
i'm using LPQ and i have issues using connecting to wifi at work but not at home

i saw that some of you gave issues with wifi too, does someone found a solution?
[Galaxy S II General] fidorulz:
Issue was only present on LPQ LP7 fixed this sms issue without needing to change 3rd party applications.

Can people test it anyways please?

This issue wasnt only with SMS sending but seems the timing between API and phone was off.

Even SMS blocking 3rd party apps where not working on LPQ but work fine on LP7
[Galaxy S II General] andreasS2:
Hey guys,

Is XWLP2 wipe or non-wipe?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] coversnail:
The double sending sms bug IS present in XWLP2 only LP7 doesn't have it atm
[Galaxy S II General] 3tybagig:
Would love to see file download available in torrent format if at all possible in future.

Keep up the great work.
[Galaxy S II General] fidorulz:
That's really screwed up.
[Galaxy S II General] nalab1:
Hi!

Has anyone rooted I9100XWLP2 and if so, did they use the CF-Root v5.4 LP7?

Regards,

Alan
[Galaxy S II General] ZonyX:
i have it under good authority you can use the lp7 on lp2
[Galaxy S II General] coversnail:
wasn't one of the early ics leaks called LP2 as well? Might be a bit confusing for people looking for a cf-root kernel as there already is one called LP2 in chainfire's thread.
[Galaxy S II General] arthurd123:
Flashed my SG2 with the Polish XXPLQ

Feels scorlling through the menus very laggy comparing to GB, CoPilot comes on but crashes when trying to exit the app. Gallery works ok for me so no issues there Exchange synch works good as well have not tried sms yet.

To be honest not sure what all this wait is for as it certainly will need to be improved a great deal. :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] ZonyX:
yea i used that lp2 - didnt work... at which point i went back to lpq
[Galaxy S II General] arthurd123:
Can I just reflash back to GB without wiping the device?
[Galaxy S II General] ZonyX:
anyone using a custom rom based on lpq or lp7 that is working well?
[Galaxy S II General] slugger09:
Yes would also be interested in this.
[Galaxy S II General] dishco:
This is working smoothly for me so far, based on LP7

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1482574
[Galaxy S II General] Crustyloaf:
Yeh, I agree with you GB LA4 is much nicer to use than ICS as it currently is.

I get the exit crash on Coplilot 8.2 as well. I'm sure I remember reading somewhere, possibly the Copilot website or forums, that Copilot 8 is not compatible with Android 4.

As you say it wasn't really worth all the hysteria surrounding it's release. To be honest I just intall the latest ISC versions out of curiosity and then after a quick play to satify myself that it isn't really getting any better I restore my GB backup and am happy again.
[Galaxy S II General] soyef:
Why don't people use this method to root? It's safer and easier than flashing a kernel ain't it?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1501719

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] ggravier:
I updated with the Polish (OXA) MultiCSC version (my phone is DBT) so that I didn't have to wipe from my LA4 DBT... and I'm very happy with it. In fact, I can't wait for the official DBT version to be made available so that I can have my SG2 finally in an "official" 4.0.3 version that Kies will again recognize and for which OTA updates will work. :)

I love 4.0.3.

Gilles.
[Galaxy S II General] Drutt:
One question.

If you flash Lpq or one of these others from another country, would you be able to update to say, 4.04 if it is released through Kies? Or will Kies only accept region specific ROMS?
[Galaxy S II General] Rawand Kurdy:
can any one upload the Russian one to Google Docs, ? :confused: (other links not working for me )
[Galaxy S II General] ggravier:
Kies needs the region to be compatible with your phones country. If that is not the case, then Kies will say that updating isn't supported. You will need to use ODIN.

If phone country and CSC match, then Kies will allow updates... and also OTA updates as well.

Changing the CSC will wipe your phone. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but needs to be kept in mind. :)

Gilles.
[Galaxy S II General] JaboJG:
I updated my UK S2 with the LPQ version without wipe and don't notice any lag.

It's looks mostly just a GUI update with a few little addons. Didn't deserve the hype and the long wait but I'm glad it's here.
[Galaxy S II General] ggravier:
Bunch of add-ons. :) New lock screen. New "web cam user authentication". New phone dialing / contacts application. New settings application. New GMail. New GMaps. New data useage monitor with automatic data limit. All apps now use the universal ICS look (i.e. same on tablet and phone, layout permitting).

Gilles.
[Galaxy S II General] asapreta:
This SMS bug is really annoying.

Hope it get fixed soon.

Still on LP7.
[Galaxy S II General] ggravier:
What SMS bug?
[Galaxy S II General] beston94:
Could anyone by any chance confirm that the scrolling has been improved from XXPL7 (or whatever its name was) and this new one?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] djules75:
Any body with screen sensitivity issues?

I'm talking about this problem:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1546782

(using XXLPQ, tried both LPQ and LP7 kernels)
[Galaxy S II General] kezgez:
has anyone heard any news whether the unbranded uk are gunna still get the update tomorrow? I sent severel tweets to samsung UK asking them but have not had an answer:confused:
[Galaxy S II General] ggravier:
I do not see this in the XXLPQ kernel on my SGS2.
[Galaxy S II General] mozzer2k4:
yeah i heard someone mention on these forums the update would be out tomorrow (23rd) for xeu unbranded, I reckon over the weekend if not and we will get the latest build because otherwise why would they still be testing it but that is just what I reckon lol :D
[Galaxy S II General] mikejt2000:
Sygic works fine on LPQ polish rom
[Galaxy S II General] kezgez:
I hope so lets keep our fingers crossed for tomorrow
[Galaxy S II General] El Salvador:
This whole ICS update thing is just one big farce. I can imagine this can't be done for all countries at the same time, but it's now over a week and still most countries didn't get the update.

It's just a f*cked up situation Sammy. Why does it have to be like this?

Just roll out this update asap... is it that hard? :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] Ex()rcizm:
Leak was XXLP2 this is XWLP2 :)

---------- Post added at 07:41 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:35 AM ----------

I have a feeling this is going to turn out like the "Crysis 2" situation, where everyone waited and waited for the release (the good one we're all talking and waiting for) and it ends up still being a big flop, and not worth the wait (in this case Crysis 2's DX11 Add On, and Texture Pack, and none noticeable bug fixes) haha

But I guess I'll still wait and see if I'm wrong :)
[Galaxy S II General] mr sharpey:
Like your theory, hope you're right :-)
[Galaxy S II General] kezgez:
just out of interest im running XWKI4 2.3.4 GB I have rooted and got CWM i have made a backup of my rom, heres the question..... if i was to try one of these roms which is the best rom to try i have read every post but so many people say different things, also if i dont like it can I just restore my rom or do i have to flash 2.3.4. GB rom. I am in uk with a unlocked unbranded SGS II. many thanks
[Galaxy S II General] Guinhu:
I also hope so.
[Galaxy S II General] Pilatus47:
I hope you´re wrong xD

By the way I flashed the XWLP2 build and is very good. For me it´s much much better than the LPQ and LP7 roms.

Saludos
[Galaxy S II General] arthurd123:
To be honest with you I would wait for the official release. Will probably save you a bit of time.
[Galaxy S II General] nathsgames:
In further direct response to the OP's question, yes, if you have backed up your current ROM with CWM Recovery, then you can go back to that at any time by restoring and everything will be just as it was.

Take car.
[Galaxy S II General] Zelete:
Can you elaborate what has changed in a positive way since LP7?
[Galaxy S II General] nathsgames:
Read the changelog?
[Galaxy S II General] Pilatus47:
-It is smoother than lp7. LP7 was fine for me but this one is better.

-Scrolling seems to be better. With LP7 I noticed a little bit of lag when scrolling screens, in this one I don´t notice lag at all.

-In Lp7 I was having some issues with the Wi fi, with this rom seems to be ok but I have to test it more to be sure.

-Comparing with LP7 this rom has more lenguages.

-The only con is the apps that come with the rom but you can uninstall them.

About battery and other stuff I can´t tell you more because I have like an hour with this rom.

Hope I help you. (And sorry for my english :D)

Saludos
[Galaxy S II General] nathsgames:
Are there any mirrors? This is ridiculous!
[Galaxy S II General] Pilatus47:
Here is the torrent credits for Intratech.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23935098&postcount=9391
[Galaxy S II General] nathsgames:
Thanks mate!

I am getting Wanam's Deodexed Stock ROM for now, if that's no good, I will hit up the torrent thanks.

I don't know why more devs don't use torrents, it's so much more efficient that free hosts!
[Galaxy S II General] mr sharpey:
This is a day in the life of my LP7 ROM. Barely used it to be fair. 1 google email, and two Exchange on push. Two small phone calls, few texts.

Epic drain, or normal?
[Galaxy S II General] mr sharpey:
I agree totally.

Torrents FTW!
[Galaxy S II General] cyberon:
Does it still have "banding" on the top menu contacts app?
[Galaxy S II General] Zelete:
Am I allowed to post mirrors?

I have a payed webhost with 60 GB bandwidth and willing to upload the latest roms. It is based in the Netherlands.
[Galaxy S II General] mr sharpey:
I did, no one complained - but that doesn't mean it's ok :D
[Galaxy S II General] kezgez:
thankyou just what i needed if the official rom is not out tomorrow i will flash this one then
[Galaxy S II General] xZeDgEx:
Just flashed LP2 over of LP7.. Scrolling seems smoother. :cool:
[Galaxy S II General] cloneme:
I fixed problem by using cwm and booting into recovery mode and did a cache wipe and that fixed it.

Thanks for your guidance.
[Galaxy S II General] rAmO1984:
Unfortunately, yes
[Galaxy S II General] Willosy:
I'm trying to download this via Check FUS which I did for LPQ but after download I'm getting error:-

"Length of Hidswver is incorrect."

Any ideas why?

Just want a bog stock standard ROM.

Ta
[Galaxy S II General] eRPeeX:
You gonna need **TB bandwith.