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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] chompy630:
I just installed nexusmod ICS zero today its running smoothly and the interface is quite nice.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] smartnphone:
yeah Seanzscreams's roms are pretty popular I would say.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] hollywood74:
Seanzscreams ROM's have always been rock solid for me. Buttery smooth, great battery life and the customizations are endless. You can really make it your own. It acts as my nandroid when I want to try out new stuff.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] deezhemi:
NexusMod ICS Zero for me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sKiNz-PouNdeR:
NexusMod ICS Zero is where it's at! Been running the Beta 7 for several days and it is smooth as silk, beautiful and amazing battery life compared to stock.

I am now getting about 32 hours with moderate use. I was lucky if I had 6 hours on the I727 stock Rom!

Do yourself a favour and test it out! You WILL NOT be disappointed!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] boobah204:
I've been running sky ics ucld2 build since it came out. It has great battery life and has a lot of options and will make a flash junkie out of you if you aren't already. But I was using mod1441's nexusmod gb before ics leaked and found it suitably stable and I trust his ics rom is just as satisfying. I'd say if you're down for messing around a lot and seeing what you can get your skyrocket to do (which may require a few broken eggs here and there but some really good f'ing omelets) then try sky ics. But keep current with the thread because people are finding new stuff to mess with every day. I've not used the latest nexusmod so I really have no ground to call it "the more conservative choice" but I'd imagine that's the way to go if you want a very nice stable quality rom that is more or less worry free. I've also heard nice things of embryo and alien has it's own very devoted following.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] noobtesting:
I am using Alien 7.2 and am having no problems at all. It is very fast, great battery life and all the bloatware is gone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ganja_guru:
I haven't come across a more stable ICS rom than embryo 2.1. mohan_kr clearly cares about quality. Not a single fc. Interestingly, he says not to fix permissions on his roms cause he's done it already :)

Sent via carrier pigeon.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] scott14719:
Alien is always a good bet. It all depends on what you are looking for. A ROM like Sky ICS offers heavier theming and add-ons while a ROM like Alien offers a solid and dependable optimized Base with a few upgrades and extras.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mrpickem:
+1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] chappatti:
Lol !!!

What happened to the OP? Has he/she decided?

Would interesting to see that input.....!!:D Looks like he forgot about his thread?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] phordych05:
WhAt do you mean most kernels cant handle most new stuff(ROMS I'm guessing)...?...thhis phone is nice why would people want to down grade...?...thanks for the help and advice...;-)

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What do you mean most kernels cant handle most new stuff(ROMS I'm guessing)...?...this phone is nice why would people want to down grade...?...im just like you always changing and trying new stuff...lol...just cant even keep the same wallpaper for more then a day or 2...lol...thanks for the help and advice...;-)

edit...i don't know how i got to the at&t galaxy's...i have t mobile...but i guess it still applies...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] natexy:
Agreed. Currently running

Embryo

2.3 by mohan_kr. It has what I need. Native tethering without carrier restriction and awesome battery life among others.

But I have tried:

SKYICS - Seanz

Smooth Ice -remf4i

NexusMod - M0D1441

Alien ICS - romracer

Team Perfection - appdroid

Superlite 5.1 - mhx

They were all great[thank you for your work], but one would lack something another had, especially with clutter and batter life. It's really what you prefer in a ROM but I've settled on mohan's rom after trying out the competition ever since playin4sheezy went absent.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] pingfl00d:
I'm rocking miui from the tmo section
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] pingfl00d:
Damn build.prop says I'm on a diff phone but its a sr
[Legend Themes and Apps] smithchipz:
I have discovered some ways on how to make my Legend look like it's running ICS without being on an ICS ROM and thought I would share them here if anyone was interested.

PLEASE NOTE: I am not responsible for anything that happens to your phone during this process. All linked content belongs to their respective owners. I just made this guide so all the information was in one place.

Requirements:

-A CyanogenMod based ROM with the Theme Chooser app. Other steps can be used on other ROM's though.

-LauncherPro

-Icons and Dock Pictures for LauncherPro

-Internet Connection

1. Download the ICS MDPI theme made by Sonny Sekhon from the Market/Play Store and install it using the Theme Chooser App included with CM ROM's

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonny.theme.icsmdpi&hl=en

2. Theme LauncherPro by following this guide. Be sure to use the icons in the MDPI folder.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1306594

3. Download ROM Toolbox Lite. Go to the Interface tab. Select Font Installer and then install the font Roboto. Once done go into ROM Manager by ClockworkMod and Fix Permissions. Reboot. Note: You may get bootloops. Just wait a bit and phone should eventually start.

Once done then you should be good to go. Here's some screenshots of what my phone looks like.
[Legend Themes and Apps] zpccool:
what's the home?
[Legend Themes and Apps] smithchipz:
What do you mean?
[Legend Themes and Apps] zpccool:
I mean what is the launcher?
[Legend Themes and Apps] smithchipz:
It's LauncherPro
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] royalbloodvi:
Many of you are having the problem where the back, home or menu buttons are insensitive and don't respond very well.

After some tests and confirmations, it is believed to be what is called 'hard capacitive buttons'.

What does hard capacitive mean? It means you have to press with a bit more force like the galaxy nexus.

Reason for hard capacitive buttons?

To prevent accidental pressing of them, thus requiring to use a bit more pressure. I makes sense now doesn't it? :)

please feel free to test and confirm for your own confirmations, hope this closes all the cases regarding the capacitive buttons issue!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] vitorugo-8:
true story!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
Well, just to let you know people will have their issues regarding this problems forever. I have gone though two Xperia S and quality of buttons differ in one another. But either way never had to push too hard to activate it. Has been pretty good but this clarify things for people with questions again.

Thanks
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kitsVA:
I tried this method and i still couldn't get it all the time. The sliding worked better but why should it be that way? As an SE fan from W910, i wanted to love it but couldn't mainly for this reason.

I think overtime time people can get it right but SE did screw it up. Just like iPhone antenna issue:-) there is way to not let it bother you. But there are just too many design flaws with this phone for my liking.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ssj_jaypee:
sliding my finger over the capacitive buttons works 100% of the time, so I prefer this method.

also this doesn't require a "hard press" I can just lightly slide my finger and it will register. :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] awf:
Noticed the difference myself going through the second Xperia experience...

Both phones are a bit different but the pressure used is the same.

Only the size of the capacitive buttons is different :-/
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] shmoejoe:
I wasn't aware there was a pressure activation?

I always swipe from the transparent bar up, works 100% no "pressure" or unresponsive problems at all. I use it just as swiping in an app :P

I don't consider this an -issue- its more of a learning curve ;).
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] 3Shirts:
I'm not convinced by this. I can activate them with an extremely light touch (I just tested this) but only if I do a slight swiping action.

Even a touch as light as I can use on the screen works on the buttons as long as I am in the right place.

A hard press probably just spreads your finger pad out more so you get the right area more easily
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Lord Takyon:
Within minutes of getting my XS I naturally started using the slide technique. Can't see an issue with the buttons myself. I get the occasional miss but nothing that causes an issue.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] jimi83:
agree with slide on them . It works perfectly :)

The totally active space is above the dots ,between screen and dots .
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] laziepig:
I'm with slide since I got the phone. Works better.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] xavez:
I've had my XS for 2 weeks now and from day 1 I didn't have problems using the capacitive buttons. I miss occasionally but that happened also with other devices.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] cihanleanne:
no the buttons has an issue,when you press softly it work sometimes sometimes dont same swiping and pressing hard so no one please try to fool your self here it just doesnt work like others do
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gm007:
Ok you are right,you feel happy now :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] cihanleanne:
its not about hapiness its about paying something and not working properly. we have to find a workaround device paying a lot money
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gm007:
Believe me if you use your phone for 2-3 weeks you will get used to it.

Now I don't miss any button.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sessel:
Hy, the 3 sensitives buttons don't work if you slide your finger down ( screen to led bar ), but if you slide up ( led bar to the screen ) he respond immediatly.

If you come by the screen, you did to go up when you arrived on the level of the sensitives buttons.

If you just slide down buttons stay inactive.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gtrab:
My first day was annoying and frustrating, but

after 24-48 hours of use I never missed a hit again.

You get used to it pretty fast once you find the "g spot" and your brain learns to automate the task.

(hint: side dots upper medial, home dot slighty up)

Now it's piece of cake :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kaizokan:
I agree, i'm not sure about the pressure difference it might be possible, but i can also activate it with a light touch. And hard pressing results in touching with more surface, just like you said.

It also looks like the sensitive part is just a little above the dot.

The buttons do not always work, and we should not have to swipe.

Did Sony mention these buttons somewhere? manybe in the manual? lol

Maybe it is a problem just like the yellow screen is, but no one knows :p
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] akdenizx:
come on guyz, this phone has same unwelcomed problems like yellow thins, capacitive home button sensitivity etc.

we paid enough money for it but could't get what we expected. totaly disappointment for me.

we are just pretending to ignoring this problems :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] shmoejoe:
I say, if it disappoints you, get rid of it. No point in keeping something you don't like :).

I have 100% accuracy with my capacitive buttons, no hard pressing or missing at all...they function 100% of the time. I think the "unresponsive" buttons is just human error (seeing silver dot, aiming for silver dot), because the buttons aren't on the dots. I'm a swiper, with no issues at all.

Yes, it may be a design flaw to have them not on the silver dots...but to me it works out better. I actually prefer swiping over the "hunt and peck" method, which is sort of hit-and-miss.

Who knows...maybe it was Sony's intention to swipe the buttons, it's not written anywhere, but it seems to be the most accurate way to do it.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] adiktz:
Works perfect...!!! I only miss the hit when I'm away in my thoughts and I accidentally try to touch anything...!!! It works great rest of the times...!!!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] a4rocks:
Yellow tint is only for some people and not for everybody. It is probably the glue that is causing the problems and only a select few are having problems with a replacement.

Regarding the capacitive buttons, these are so much better. For one, on my dad's Galaxy S II when I am playing Angry Birds, I keep on hitting them and thus causing me unlimited irritation. If as a replacement, I can actually get a button grid that works almost as an ICS action bar without touching my screen, I am pretty happy. It's what works for one.

Reviewers specifically like The Verge (previously: Engadget people) are too critical because they hardly use it for a few days and come to a conclusion not fair to the device and thus spread a bad reputation. Sometimes you don't love a song immediately, it grows into you. A phone also needs to grow into you and invoke a feeling. A find a Galaxy S II or a Note or HTC One X as simply super gadgets but without a soul. The Sony Xperia S (and the Ray & Arc S) give me a sense of pride to own them. If showing off or benchmarks are what you like, you should get the One X or S III. If love and practicality is what you like, you will not look back on the Xperia S. With this message, peace out bro :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kitsVA:
In my case I didn't ignore the problem I just got rid of the phone:D. The thing that frustrates me is why I am not able to appreciate Samsung or HTC phones that have fool proof specs for couple of Android upgrades!!!!!!!

Look at Arc S which is a flagship less than a year back. People have to fine tune the ICS upgrade minimize apps they install to make ICS run smooth.

I think Sony should learn from these mistakes and at least not be cheap on RAM. Had Arc and Arc S had 1GB RAM, they would have taken ICS upgrade easily.

I have the phone upgrade itch so bad but none of the Android phones look half as attractive as Sony's. I tried HTC One X and sold it in 2-weeks for a huge loss. I am glad i did because I can get it for much cheaper now. Now, thinking if I should give Samsung GS III a shot but the phone looks a biggie Palm Pre with no keyboard.

Xperia P is the only one appealing to me but smaller screen and weaker battery are worrying me:mad:.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] a4rocks:
Yes, the Arc S does have lesser RAM but it used to run ICS so well without doing much with apps. Of course I had unlocked the bootloader but there was some amazing ROMs which made the phone as fast as the Galaxy Nexus running stock ICS. It depends from person to person but the S doesn't nag you unless you really want it to. Though again, this is my personal opinion
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] zhuozhi211:
Tested on the Xperia P, pressing on the transaprent strip itself actually works. Button pressing experience is much better than the Xperia S.

I do agree that one will very soon get used to it. Mostly within a day or two. Personally I don't think it is material enough to be classified as "issue".
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] nikolaseac:
The capacitive home, back & menu button issue

I have the same issue with my Xperia Sola. The capacitive buttons are not working as they should. I return it to service twice as I have it for only two months. The first time they upgrade it to the latest firmware. The problem didn't solved but it was reduced. The second time they told me there was no broblem and returned it to me. It's random the problem and not after a specific task and it's deficult to find the cause. It's realy very frastrating when you are in the menu and you cannot exit or return to previus screen, especially when you are in a hury to make a call. I looks like a software bug and not hardware. I notice that after couple of hours the buttons are back to working state. Otherewise, you have to restart the phone. I'm waiting for the ICS to see if the problem persist.

In the brackets of this thread says [solved] who solved it, when and how?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scoobiesnacks:
I have the white model.

Can you buy a white spare stylus and white stylus holder?

I only seem able to find black ones in the UK

Thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LordManhattan:
Can't find a white holder, but here's a white S-Pen:

Clicky
[Galaxy S II General] JAMIE1000UK:
So... Tonught I was happily having a game on draw something with the mrs.. Then noticed a no entry looking sign where my signal was.. Took the sim out wiped it put it back in.. Same again.. Thort strange.. Must of crashed or something..

Anyways..

Did a factory reset. ( settings - privacy - factory reset)

This didnt work either nor did hard reset using the code..

Anyways.. Looked all over the internet and most forums said basically.. Warranty.. Send it back..

As i baught it second hand wasnt sure of wether i could so kept looking....

I then found this.. And my god it was a godsend. I was convinced my phone was dead..

If you have similar issues then follow this..

"Re: Samsung Galaxy S2 ( Baseband Unknown ) help!!!! 1 week, 3 days ago #5921 ABRAHAM

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Droid Recruit

Posts: 1

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HEY GUYS , i've created an account here just to address this problem :

( only for SAMSUNG GALAXY SII )

Solution 100% solved and WOrking ( BY ME )

1st step , download any compatible android firmware available in your hands. ( if your phone isin't stuck in a boot loop , skip this step, or if u can use everything but GSM cellular network, or any other connection provided by your sim card provider )

2nd : root your mobile using this toolkit here's the link

www.ngopdul.com/en/androids/root-your-an...rooting-toolkit.html

3rd: step : search in the market for GSII_repair app ( needs root aka superuser access )

4rth step : repair your efs files using this app . ( it's obvious when u look at it )

5th step : search in the market for galaxy s unlock ( follow steps , easy ones )

6th step : ENJOY having your phone back from the dead

PS : this is addressed to all of the guys with the unsolved baseband issues ( unknown baseband)

no imei , imei sv wifi adddress , bluetooth address in a (unavailable) state , will 100 work , hope u enjoy , i blogged for the 1st time in my life to try to help out ppl :_) , try it and reply to me if it did work ( of course it's gonna work"

The 1st 2 steps got my phone working again..

Thanks goes to droid recruit for this!

Original thread:

www.androidmobile.co.nz/forum/8-tec...-s2--baseband-unknown--help?limit=10&start=10
[Galaxy S II General] androidfanboy93:
thanks.. it works.. having the same prob here.. :)
[Galaxy S II General] g_albin:
Tried GSII_Reapir . But is showing Busy Box Error in Step 1 . Any Suggestions.
[Galaxy S II General] OrrPenn18:
I always get no IMEI, BASEBAND or anything in the status section when i connect my phone for charging and reboot ...
[Galaxy S II General] Litago:
Are you sure busybox is installed/updated?
[Galaxy S II General] JAMIE1000UK:
As someone said make sure your busybox is installed correctly.

My phone was as stange as hell.. I set up a lock screen before it all happened.. For some reason after a factory reset.. my lock screen showed up. But for some reason o could draw any dots and it would unlock it..

Also i had no imei.. No baseband. No bluetooth.. Wifi would work. But anything tondo with my gsm sim care would not work..

When using GS11_repair.. Skip the first tab and goto the repair tab. Do everything in order on that page.. The unlock part i didnt do as my phones the unlockes debranded firmware so didnt need it. I only did the first 2 steps and magically everything just came right..

Hope this mini guide helps.
[Galaxy S II General] JAMIE1000UK:
Apparently the problem is your nv_data file is corrupt. Which is in or around your efs folder which has all the information about your phone [imei baseband etc]

backing up and restoring your efs and deleting the old nv_data file fixes the problem for apparently 9/10 gs2's.

MAKE SURE YOU BACK UP YOUR EFS.. 2 FILES SHOULD BE BACKED UP IN THIS PROCEDURE. IF I WAS YOU.. UPLOAD THESE 2 VERY IMPORTANT FILES TO YOUR DROP BOX OR WHATEVER SO YOU ALWAYS HAVE THEM SHOULD YOU NEED THEM.
[Galaxy S II General] alibab4:
+1 Thanks

:)
[Galaxy S II General] Odia:
This only works in few cases and you should not use gs_repair because it creates the efs filesystem with the incorrect parameters.
[Galaxy S II General] JAMIE1000UK:
No idea mate.. All i know is it worked for me.. Device is fine now
[Galaxy S II General] lyriquidperfection:
See here for all your backing up and restoring needs. Everything EFS, and can also fix baseband and IMEI issues.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18524176
[Galaxy S II General] hotboy_ist:
does GSII_repair work on galaxy note with NO IMEI and No BASEBAND
[Galaxy S II General] JJEgan:
Galaxy SGS2 forum here try NOTE forum .

jje
[Galaxy S II General] aceofclubs:
Word on the street is you know how to fix this problem better than anyone. Would love to know your secret :)

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[Galaxy S II General] scaramonga:
GSII_repair was what screwed my EFS up months ago. Beware!
[Galaxy S II General] JAMIE1000UK:
Apparently theres other tools that do the same job. The info i posted was the only info i couls find when it happened to me so shared the info with anyone having the same issues.

I dont know what this software does. I didnt do all steps stated on GSII_Repair.. I backed up my efs then mounted it.. Didnt trust deleting anything and everthing was fine for me after a reboot. This was performed on GB stock 2.3.4rom

Actually did me a favour as was forced to root. Now running ICS so happy days lol
[Galaxy S II General] khans98:
BEST METHOD AND EASIEST GO ON PLAYSTORE AND DOWNLOAD GS2 REPAIR AND FOLLOW ITS STEPS AND WITHIN TWO MINUTES UR FNE IS FIXED
[Galaxy S II General] Odia:
I know how to fix it in some cases also but still researching a full solution, corrupt IMEI is no problem tho.
[Galaxy S II General] aceofclubs:
Thanks for confirming that :)

Is it ok to direct users to you if they have tried all other options and still not fixed?

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[Galaxy S II General] m2020eg:
and how did you fix it

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can you help me restore my mobile
[Galaxy S II General] Sumanthbaliga:
can u please tell me how can i solve same problem in samsung galaxy 5(i5500)???

thanks in advance.......
[Galaxy S II General] JJEgan:
Presume it would be the same restore your backed up EFS folder .

jje
[Galaxy S II General] JoJo2211:
Omfg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I litterally fixed my 'unknown baseband' in 2 mins!!!!!!!111

thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
[Galaxy S II General] dazzawul:
thanks for the guide bro
[Galaxy S II General] elegyh:
:D I made a backup of /efs with kTool. I lost IMEI once and then restore that backup, it worked.
[Galaxy S II General] sacmat:
not done man ...

nothing happen...

still facing the issue..

still my phone is showing no network, no imei,
[Galaxy S II General] pitum:
I have the same problem... no IMEI no baseband... already did everything... :S

Any help?
[Galaxy S II General] shopsdesire:
I've stopped having that isuue I swapped ROMs and it never lost signal again.

Omega 5 ROM inverted gapps.
[Galaxy S II General] pitum:
I already instaled many rom's... official..CM...wana..and nothing... :S

And now if I install offical 4.0.4 the launcher never start... to have again launcher I instaled CM10 4.1.1 and launcher works again... :S

Any help?!?!

note: I already wipe everything
[Galaxy S II General] shopsdesire:
How do you wipe?
[Galaxy S II General] pitum:
recovery mode... wipe data..wipe partition...wipe davlik... every wipe...