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[Galaxy S II General] whiskerp:
Bluetooth problem on XWLPO/XWLPT

Hi

I've tried both XWLPO and XWLPT (coming from XWLPI) and there seems to be a Bluetooth problem in the 4.0.4 ROMs. When I connect my car to the phone (Seat 2011 year), it causes Bluetooth Share to FC every time I try to download the phone book. it worked fine on XWLPI and earlier.

Apart from the dangers of 4.0.4 (I have an bad emmc chip) this is another good reason for not using 4.0.4. I'm restoring XWLPI yet again. (Yes I did remember to flash CF-Root XWLPI 4.0.3 kernel before attempting the restore! ;) ).

Regards

Peter
[Galaxy S II General] cpl.Bower:
I9100XWLPT United Kingdom

1. safe? yes or not?. I dont wanna brick my phone, AGAIN. I already paid 100 for a new mb...

2. whats the serial number?. Still 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000?
[Galaxy S II General] Gillion:
If you replaced your main board... you should get a new chip that wont brick.

Run eMMC check (get it on google play)
[Galaxy S II General] Stileth:
So the emmc erase enabled in 4.0.4 ROMS combined with wipe/reset using CWM affects only those with bad chip or everyone?

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[Galaxy S II General] tylerdurden83:
The main board replacement might be from an old stock. My mate got a galaxy s2 from H3G yesterday (contract ofc) and it has an insane chip. I'd still run the gotbrickbug app before feeling safe to flash insecure kernels if I were you.

---------- Post added at 06:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:13 PM ----------

Only bad chips, which sadly is the vast majority of us...
[Galaxy S II General] Sharkssbm:
Hi can I flash this without Kernel & Modem via CWM second rom on Siyah's latest kernel 3.5.2. Please advise.

Cheers
[Galaxy S II General] manjbc:
Same Problem but my car is a Citroen C4. Any kernel suggeted to flash via mobile odin to fix the bluettoth problem? :(
[Galaxy S II General] Tungstwenty:
The normal installation process of a stock samsung ROM involves using the /hidden partition on the 1st boot (to install Swype, etc.) and that's the area where /system of the secondary ROM is stored.

I'd recommend:

- Make a nandroid of your current rom

- Install the new one normally; make sure to boot it once or twice so it's properly set up and doesn't require the hidden data any more

- Clone 1st rom to secondary one

- Restore nandroid back as 1st ROM
[Galaxy S II General] Donaghy:
Thanks for that confirmation. I had a hunch, but wasn't 110% sure.

I agree. I have little problem with Samsung's approach, as I am a stock-rom flasher. I do think that it's a bit of an 'oops-situation', this CWM/eMMC bug situation, but I don't use CWM personally, so I don't really mind. Just thought that the other poster should tone his barking down a bit and understand the frustration for those that are bothered by the problem.
[Galaxy S II General] AaronUK:
OK.....so I am confused.

Can I update to official XEU 4.04 using over the air update then root without bricking? I have Uk XEU unbranded with CWM installed but I have an 'insane chip' apparently.
[Galaxy S II General] samgu:
Works fine on my C4. I never got a problem connecting it. I am using XPO and will try with LPT later.
[Galaxy S II General] Brotuck:
Also had the bluetooth FC, but after a factory reset no more FC on bluetooth here.

I have a toyota.
[Galaxy S II General] killerdude7777:
how is the battery on 4.0.4 .... i am on LPM + siyah...and i have really bad battery compared to 4.0.3 LPG ...is it just me or same with all of you??
[Galaxy S II General] Tungstwenty:
You did a factory reset to your car? :laugh:
[Galaxy S II General] darkcossack:
LOL!!!

The new firmware works great on my car - no FCs, even the FM radio and headlights work :laugh:
[Galaxy S II General] Brotuck:
lol i had to wipe the coffee of my screen.. :laugh:
[Galaxy S II General] maxiordoqui:
XWLPT Firmware

Does anyone knows if the new XWLPT Firmware has a Safe Kernel for WIPE? Or this is still having the Brick Bug ? How can i check that? If it does, is difficult to modify the Line that cause Hard Bricks after wipe? Thanks!!!
[Galaxy S II General] Tungstwenty:
Same issue, the CAP_ERASE is still enabled.

I hope I can write a short guide on how to check it and how to patch.
[Galaxy S II General] Krizp0:
Same here on stock 4.0.4 LPO. Seems like battery life is just getting worse and worse :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] Brotuck:
Or just flash a "safe" kernel like speedmod K3-30. Really good batterylife with that kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] Lukiqq:
You can't patch it without recompile kernel. You may wan't to use Galaxian kernel based on 4.0.4 sources or Speedmod for example.
[Galaxy S II General] Shahrokh.KING:
Direct & High-Speed Link:

" http://www.filegir.com/files/shahrokh.king/I9100XWLPT_I9100XEULPA_XEU.zip "
[Galaxy S II General] cruz007:
Flashing 4.0.4

Hello again..

Q1:Can I flash firmware XWLPT over XWLPO?

Q2:Does firmware XWLPT have local search..i mean can you search installed apps?

Q3:I have weird bug on XWLPT...while charging...when i press and hold my finger on the screen...screen keep tilting.

Q4:Is firmware XWLPO non wipe?

Any other bugs...?

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S II General] lufcmattylad:
Hi

Im on LPO & siyah 3.4.1

Can I update to LPT and then flash with siyah 3.5.2?? everything sounds ok yes?

Many thanks for this thread and to all the helpers

oh, and is LPT non-wipe?

cheers

luf
[Galaxy S II General] maortrol:
Yes, that's the way to go... :good:

LPT is 1 file rom and NO-WIPE. I installed it today and I keep all my data and apps.
[Galaxy S II General] afiqsabri:
Again,

Im on LPO with siyah 3.4.1, already installed exTweaks, but MTP still not working, any chance to fix it guys? :(
[Galaxy S II General] cpl.Bower:
Suggest/Recommend

I suggest/recommend to all of you ppl to run the Detection of stock kernel safety script BEFORE flash any ROM. This excellent script by Tungstwenty detect if the ROM has the eMMC bug and tells you how to patch it. If you are not sure how to patch the ROM just check if the rom is safe.

You can find this script here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1807995

So, after this new UK rom, probably I can assure that ANY 4.0.4 and futher will have this eMMC bug. Its clear that samsung wont solve this problem, so, the only thing we have by now is this script and Siyah Kernel (or any other). With Siyah you will need to solve some stuff, like the camera or MTP problem.
[Galaxy S II General] leolysenko:
Show me the posts where the bricks are caused by stock recovery. This is a myth and you are one of those who continues sustaining this myth without proof.

Stock is safe.

People who have bricks on "stock recovery" simply cannot tell the difference between stock recovery and cwm. They bricked there phones with recovery -modified recovery - cwm.
[Galaxy S II General] woebetide:
Nordic out now (shows in check fus)

I9100XWLPT/I9100NEELP4/I9100XXLQ6
[Galaxy S II General] Donaghy:
Cool. Time to see if the disappearing act means that they fixed the bug.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Seems to be the same ROM as the UK/Ireland XWLPT - only with a different CSC.
[Galaxy S II General] SoLoR1:
it is... also does not have any additional programs and games...
[Galaxy S II General] ricnar456:
yes they fixed the bug of lost of local search.

the new NEE has local search again.

ricnar
[Galaxy S II General] Tungstwenty:
I have a different position :p (I've mentioned it several times now).

But still, I'm also curious to see an actual link of such a report.

If anyone wants to read even more technical details about this issue, this thread has very good info.

Apart from CWM, it mentions 2 reports of bricks, one of them in stock recovery and the other in the settings menu doing a factory reset. There's no link to the reports, though, but the people posting it are definitely into the subject.

It also has an explanation (post #4) about why is the probability so low if CWM is not used. The /data partition is the most frequently accessed one (and the stock recovery does not erase it, unlike cache). So, the probability is *said* to be much lower, although it's there.

Well, I can also say for sure that even if you have a bug-free kernel, there's a tiny probability that you might be run over by a bus when carrying this phone :laugh:
[Galaxy S II General] fayezkhan555:
Just flashed the UK rom and play store not downloading anything just keep saying downloading......

I am using siyah 3.4.1 kernel and already did wipe cache,delvik cache and fix permission but nothing happened still having the same prob...
[Galaxy S II General] leolysenko:
Of course I am not a specialist in this matter as you are ;). But I try to think logically: samsung are not complete idiots who will make an update which will brick their devices. They make devices for profit, dont they XD
[Galaxy S II General] Shiroken84:
Just wondering, for those of you on stock 4.0.4, has exfat support for microsd been added in? Clutching at straws since the S3 has 4.0.4 and exfat support...
[Galaxy S II General] fayezkhan555:
Anyone PLEASE!!
[Galaxy S II General] mcnets:
Which permissions have you fix for play market?
[Galaxy S II General] Stileth:
Try to flash stock kernel if it works.

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[Galaxy S II General] fayezkhan555:
Permission from CWM. I also reflash the rom(the whole thing with default unrooted STOCKED) but again the downloading....and nothing happend

Tried that(CF-Root,Siyah,Stock kernels) but as i said above nothing is helping

Now i am going back to my previous rom may be some problem from google store server in my country....DUNNO
[Galaxy S II General] yamen.meddeb:
Settings - more - usb ..... - mass storage.

That's all.

U can force mass storage in extweaks. (misc menu)
[Galaxy S II General] :
LPT-UK --> mmc cap erase = yes/no?
[Galaxy S II General] fayezkhan555:
Ah.... And i got the same problem in my previous rom tooo....

WHAT IS THAT?????
[Galaxy S II General] benveq:
still exist

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[Galaxy S II General] kranti2064:
Yes..
[Galaxy S II General] Tungstwenty:
Did you try (after creating a backup) going to the apps list, Play app, force stop, delete data, uninstall? Then open the old Market app, update it and enter like it's the first time.

If that doesn't help (and having a backup of course), try a full data wipe to see if it's something related with the overall settings you're using. I'm guessing you flashed the ROM without wiping previous settings.
[Galaxy S II General] :
So why in hell Samsung keep releasing this shi* as official ROM? Many people will be very very fuct up with the surprise after wiping data. That should be banned from XDA.
[Galaxy S II General] kicksilver:
Just flashed this UK rom.

All smooth.
[Galaxy S II General] gabriellazinho:
There's one thing i couldnt understand... I've read that ppl got system bricked with CMW, yes i got it in my phone two days ago. But my question is what if i do a factory reset by the phone settings? Is it possible to brick again?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] :
Yes. If you do this, the phone will go to recovery and automatically will wipe. Simple solution: don't ever use those 4.0.4 again. Only use one with no mmc cap erase, which we may have in a few weeks or a few months, depending on how many devices get bricked...
[Galaxy S II General] jgcaap:
dont we already have that?
[Galaxy S II General] gabriellazinho:
Funny thing, i had my phone bricked and samsung changed the main board and display... I flashed this new 4.0.4, with full wipe and didn't brick the system, before i do it i checked with emmc to do a full wipe.

BUT !!!!

My system is weird, when i hold the power button, it turns off my phone and don't show the settings like, turn off, reboot, turn 3g off, also when i try to set a password or pattern it's not working, seems like the settings are not getting saved. Any ideas ???
[Galaxy S II General] lyriquidperfection:
Mmmm! ICS Goodness! :)

Stock Pre-Rooted Odin Flashable Packages:

Firmware: I9100XXLQ7 (4.0.4) (Unbranded Poland)

PDA: XXLQ7

PHONE: XXLQ6

CSC: OXALQ7

Link: Direct Download (Hotfile) / Mirror: Download (Dev-Host)

Firmware: I9100XWLPT (4.0.4) (Unbranded UK)

PDA: XWLPT

PHONE: XXLQ6

CSC: XEULPA

Link: Direct Download (Hotfile) / Mirror: Download (Dev-Host)

Pre-Rooted ROM Thread can be found HERE!

Insecure / Original Kernels can be found HERE!

Enjoy! :)
[Galaxy S II General] iNeri:
Your efs folder is corrupt.

Type this with terminal emulator:

su

echo -n ON > /efs/imei/keystr

sync

reboot
[Galaxy S II General] mcnets:
So its seems.

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/hard-brick-bug-on-galaxy-s-ii-and-note-leaked-ics-kernels/
[Galaxy S II General] tipu2185:
How about providing patched stock kernels based on http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1807995
[Galaxy S II General] lyriquidperfection:
I would but im upto my eyeballs with other projects at the moment. I also dont see a problem with the stock 4.0.4 kernels unless you are using cwm recovery instead of stock.

I use my device for development and testing on a daily basis and from flashing different 4.0.4 roms, I performed a full wipe from stock recovery after every flash and had no problems whatsoever. I would also like to state that my device has the eMMC bug.

So unless you want to use cwm to format your partitions, theres no point touching a stock kernel just to alter the MMC_CAP_ERASE flag.

This is just my opinion from first hand experience.
[Galaxy S II General] Shiroken84:
Has anyone found whether Samsung included exfat support in 4.0.4 stock firmware?
[Galaxy S II General] tipu2185:
Thats good to hear in some other thread I read according to them even any application can trigger it or even stock recovery or stock reset can cause it so thats why I asked.
[Galaxy S II General] benveq:
So,If I upgrade from stock 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 and after I upgrade to 4.0.4 and if I use stock recovery to reset my phone will be any problem like brick?
[Galaxy S II General] lyriquidperfection:
Dont get me wrong, any application can trigger it if it uses the wrong command which is why I would only reccommend wiping from the stock recovery and nothing else. :)
[Galaxy S II General] gabriellazinho:
Thanks dude, it worked like a charm for me. But i forgot to say one thing that is annoying, theres a box in all of my screens with system information like HD, PDA, PHONE, etc... Any ideas?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] dr.ketan:
Wipe cache and delvic cache with safe kernel recovery.
[Galaxy S II General] vipul261:
I read about Briciking issues!!?? I was not even aware of this issue when i flashed this ROM

-I Downloaded and Flashed this ROM over my 4.0.3 XXLPS

-on next boot i flaSHED the KErnel with CF Root XXLQ5 5.4 CWM

My phone is running perfectly since last 6 days... No problem!!

Is there something i should take care of??
[Galaxy S II General] gabriellazinho:
Who? Me?
[Galaxy S II General] dr.ketan:
Yes, hope it shud solve.
[Galaxy S II General] qwerty_7564:
It could be because your efs has been corrupted, there might be an option within the efs which enables debug info
[Galaxy S II General] gabriellazinho:
I tried it before and didnt work.

I guess that it was corrupted. What if i flash the rom again? If you guys have any other tips let me know! :victory:
[Galaxy S II General] dr.ketan:
Go clean install

Make full wipe then only reflash ics
[Galaxy S II General] Shiroken84:
For the third time...

Can anyone check if stock 4.0.4 has exfat support for the micro sd card please

I'm wondering if it will since the S3 has exfat support and shipped with 4.0.4

My posts keep getting put back pages and pages by people who keep bricking their phones or getting their data erased. Can't we save that for a support thread? Might be more useful to everyone if we just try to keep track of features here.
[Galaxy S II General] gabriellazinho:
I just did it last night. I flashed GB ROM with pit files, then flashed 4.0.4 and the rom was all bad, then flashed back to GB and reflashed a 4.0.3 rom and all this stuff still happening.
[Galaxy S II General] dr.ketan:
Make full wipe again (on safe kernel) and reflash rom, i think this shud gone with clean reflash.
[Galaxy S II General] khal_nayak:
im on the LPT firmware and i use siyah kernel and also use Noom CardioTrainer app but it seems it doent get a gps signal lock, also tried gps test app and it surely doesnt get a signal lock, am i the only 1 or r there others also with hte same and also can some1 confirm the same using the stock kernel?
[Galaxy S II General] qwerty_7564:
Flashing a rom won't help you would need to restore the efs from a backup.
[Galaxy S II General] gabriellazinho:
How do i do that? Im asking you it, cuz i did in terminal emulator(above) and fixed some problems.
[Galaxy S II General] dr.ketan:
Have you backup efs earlier?
[Galaxy S II General] doop:
Do you have a backup of your EFS folder ?
[Galaxy S II General] gabriellazinho:
No, cuz i had a system brick two days ago and had to take my phone to samsung fix it and they changed the main board and display, so i had no chance to backup it.

Could anyone backup it and host it somewhere?
[Galaxy S II General] doop:
Do you have anything backed up .

The EFS stores your SGS2`s important data like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth MAC address and IMEI (nv_data.bin). So you cant just restore anyone's.
[Galaxy S II General] gabriellazinho:
I have a clean rom backed up at my computer's home(im at work atm lol), i backed up with CMW before i get the system brick. With that files you think i could restore the EFS?
[Galaxy S II General] doop:
If it is from your new motherboard then it should contain It`s original EFS partition.
[Galaxy S II General] gabriellazinho:
So i have it backed up, what do i have to do now? I have no idea lol ...

Sorry for the dumb questions!

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] cpl.Bower:
MMC_CAP_ERASE flag on kernel

No, if you need to reinstall or do a wipe/factory reset, the bug still there and you will brick your phone. Would be great that you, if you can, add the kernel patch to avoid, once and for all, this damn bug.
[Galaxy S II General] qwerty_7564:
I would make a new backup of the corrupted efs and compare the differences with the original good efs backup using a tool like kdiff.
[Galaxy S II General] gabriellazinho:
Sorry I made a mistake, but the backup that i have is from the old motherboard. Do you think that i could do a advanced restore in CMW and try to restore system, data, cache or w/e would work?
[Galaxy S II General] qwerty_7564:
I've never used cwm and I've read that people have bricked there phones using cwm with a 4.0.4 kernel, so i wouldn't try it. If your efs has been corrupted then restoring the other partitions shouldn't change a thing.
[Galaxy S II General] levankd:
I had this issue few days ago and I've fixed it by dial *#87976633#, it will factory format your device and erase all data in your enternal storage so do a back up for your data which is placed on your internal storage, or you should try go to Setting, Backup and Reset, Factory format, tick on Format USB storage.

remember: DO ALL THIS ON YOUR STOCK 4.0.4 FIRMWARE AND STOCK RECOVERY!
[Galaxy S II General] 1981ts:
hey guys,

anyone who is using this LPT firmware, please tell me whether it has the customisable, navigation bar-- touch buttons at the bottom??

also, any other new useful features compared to 4.0.3?

thank you.
[Galaxy S II General] gabriellazinho:
The annoying box still here, didnt change a thing! :(:crying::crying::crying:
[Galaxy S II General] levankd:
i recomment you flash any stock 2.3.x firmware -> format data -> flash 4.0.4 firmware -> format data by using *#87976633#, it took times, but I hope this could fix your issue.. I know how annoying to see that box appea on the screen, so good luck :good:
[Galaxy S II General] SaneinOne:
Sorry to break it to you but as far as I know, if you had time to flash the ROM but not time to backup your EFS directory, your phone is f#@%ed.
[Galaxy S II General] azulgranas:
Hello everyone. I've just flashed XWLPT firmware and now i get bootlop. This is the dangerous situation because this firmware had the emmc brick bug. Can anyone help me to get my device booting and working normally? Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II General] GoNz0:
boot into recovery and factory reset, its not an upgradable flash as things like bluetooth FC with out a factory restore.
[Galaxy S II General] azulgranas:
Thanks for your reply. But this rom has the brick emmc bug. So if i do factory reset my phone will be hard-bricked? Any other solutions please :((
[Galaxy S II General] whiskerp:
Just flash a 4.0.3 ROM like XWLPG on top. If you're not worried about keeping data you can then safely do a full wipe which should get you going again.
[Galaxy S II General] azulgranas:
Thank you. I will try your solution. But after flashing 4.0.3 ROM, Will my phone boot up normally or still get bootlop. I am downloading XWLPG now. Do u mean if after flashing XWLPG my phone still get bootlop then i can go to recovery and do full wipe safely?
[Galaxy S II General] mjeshurun:
Can anyone suggest the best CF-Root file to use with this FW?

A link to the URL will also be helpful :)
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
CF-Root v5.6 for XXLQ5 works fine to root XWLPT, here is CF-Root thread => http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399&highlight=CF+Root

You will find the latest CF-Root kernel versions in post #8.
[Galaxy S II General] cruz007:
screen bug

Hello,i have bug with screen...while charging...and inly when I charging my phone...when u scroll screen and if my finger stay on screen...screen keep tilting..if I put second finger...like he is trying to make pinch to zoom...and screen keep tilting anyone have thid bug???
[Galaxy S II General] Tungstwenty:
The 4.0.3 kernel is not vulnerable, so you can safely perform full wipe, factory reset, cache wipe, whatever...

If you want to keep the 4.0.4 rom you have, you can even flash only the 4.0.3 kernel and not overwrite the entire rom, just so you can safely boot in recovery and wipe things with no risk.

You can also flash any 4.0.3 CF-Root kernel, in that case you'll have the CWM recovery.

OR you can flash any 4.0.4 custom kernel that is known to have it fixed (most if not all of them are, but double check on its thread anyway). Then you can keep the 4.0.4 custom kernel, permanently have access to CWM, know for sure your kernel won't trigger the emmc error, and still run the 4.0.4 ROM.

At most you might need to install the camera fix in case you don't see the preview image (check my signature for the link) - some of the custom kernels aren't yet fully up-to-date with update7 and therefore the need for this temporary fix. I know the case of Siyah (since it's the one I use), in which GM mentioned he'd update it in the next few days and the fix will not be needed after that, so it can then be uninstalled.
[Galaxy S II General] vipul261:
what is size of system ROM in galaxy s2??

Mine is showing 528 MB.. i guess it has reduced after i flashed this firmware

or just my suspicion?
[Galaxy S II General] whiskerp:
This is mine (after flashing emmc-safe patched XWLPT and rooting)
[Galaxy S II General] Qwerty123 \m/:
Noob question but I9100XWLPT doesn't have that super brick bug thingy right ?

Just got my new S2 so im all lost x_X Came from an Xperia Arc S :P

What i plan on doing is - Update to 4.0 - Root - Backup EFS - Flash Siyah Kernel- then flash Resurrection remix

Correct Procedure ?

Currently running 2.3
[Galaxy S II General] mihaixp:
Yes, it does have the brick bug.

I suggest you an update to 4.0.3 LPG. I find it the most stable and without bugs. You can find it at the beginning of the thread and flash it with Odin, then root with CF-Root.
[Galaxy S II General] rockuman_ex:
Anyone? :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] whiskerp:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16980291&postcount=3 links to the modem which you can copy onto your SD card and flash with CWM or copy to your PC and flash with Odin (depending on which link you use).

Peter
[Galaxy S II General] rockuman_ex:
i don't have cwm, how do i flash it with odin? and will it brick or stuff up my phone?