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[Android General] charmthief88:
Could be, but I think sammy was trying to gain a different spect of Apple.

I think the comparison of minor upgrade parallel that of the iPhone 4s is because people were expecting massive things from both phones. However the backlash I feel is an overreaction. People thought Sammy was gonna hand them the moon, much like they thought Apple might when released its then new iPhone. Given Sammy was hoping for Apple like hype, Sammy should expect to take the good with the bad to some degree as Apple did.

That said, while I would like some of the hyped features in those rumours, to call this phone akin to a Galaxy s2 quad version is over the top. You get a better battery, better GPU, larger screen with 720p, better CPU (excellent exynos quad or very refined s4 with LTE)that's more power effiecient, OS upgrade, broader ranger of internal memory and different design that's still thin and durable. All this without ditching classic android features like removable battery or Micro SD card something you can't say of HTC or Sony. Yet all those improvements warrants a minor upgrade???? Even though on top of that Sammy tried to expand its software portfolio, feeling like its done quite well hardware wise. Yes touchwiz is cursed by many here in XDA, keep in mind we are a minority in a commercial sense. Plus it would have made mocking this GS3 as "a Galaxy Nexus 2" if it came with stock ICS a fair bit easier. Yes, I would have preferred stock too but I wasn't expecting it. I believe Sammy is trying to be better know for software prowess as well. I can't say they've failed until I see it in real life.

I don't think the parallel to Apple's minor 4s upgrade is comparable. Those improvements were far less. New Dual core processor, small design mod to fix antenna issue, new beta program feature virtual voice assistant, new OS (that many hold to be a minor upgrade itself.)

With the iPhone 4s there was no new design (not even colour), No LTE, no screen size increase, the dual core processor was under clocked. Apple was catching up with the majority of the hardware at the time, not excelling it. The Galaxy S3 does excel most, if not all, of its rivals with the only potential debate being the One XL.
[Android General] icatt24:
Also Samsung has brand recognition. They have been around for a long time so people know the name which will make it easier to sell devices
[Android General] MikeyMike01:
Fine, then it's a duopoly. And that's only really a problem if they collude with one another, I don't think that's about to happen between Samsung and Apple.

Sent from my SGH-I777
[Android General] FinancialWar:
Nokia is the only monopoly.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] thenrz:
Anyone else experience this? It is a fast side to side oscillation.

I notice the most in games like Temple run and f18 lander, and of course sky map. Its worse at times, better at others. The calibrated tilt is also to the right and away (tab in home, landscape position). Other than gps, my only gripe!
[LG Optimus 2x] kaspar737:
So the title pretty much says it, what is the best kernel except etana because draw something is crashing with it.
[LG Optimus 2x] Durio:
I tried ironkernel but it came with the same result. so I turned back to stock ROM (DjangoManouche). no compatibility problem so far :)
[LG Optimus 2x] kaspar737:
Nah, I would not really want a new rom, just some kernel that is compatible with temasek kang cm7 except for etana.
[LG Optimus 2x] mrgian:
Try temasek's snappy, voodoo version. Checkout his files in his sig.
[LG Optimus 2x] rktdi:
What he said. Works great.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Slusho:
Hi, I'm sorry to bring this up again, but I could find no clear answer.

My phone broke so I got a replacement. I rooted and updated it (to 2.3.6) and installed ROM Manager. I copied over an old backup to the Clockwork Mod folder on the phone, gave ROM Manager Super User access, and chose to restore the backup. Rebooting into recover gives me this:

-- Installing package...

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Verifying update package...

E:failed to verify whole-file signature

E:signature verification failed

Installation aborted.

From what I've read online, the problem is that, even though I flashed ClockworkMod Recovery, I might be using 3e and not 2e, and rooting again with cf-root will install something that allows ROM Manager to work properly. So can anyone give me clear instructions on how to recover my backup? Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] karate104:
Read stickies. Flash back to stock, start over, don't use ROM manager. If you have your backup saved to your computer you'll be able to restore when you properly install cwm. Again, read the stickies.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
What he said^

Once you get to ics you can use rom manager to flash things but it won't work on gingerbread
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] karate104:
I was under the impression that ROM manager does not work in any circumstance and that it should be avoided like the plague
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
It'll work if you're running CM9 and flashing gapps - but I'd avoid it for anything else.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
I also works on AOKP if you're on the stock cm9 kernel
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Slusho:
First of all, I did look at the stickies and it made no mention of cwm. Are you saying that any of those methods will make it work? I used ROM manager before on rooted stock so it must have been working before. It wouldn't make sense to update to ics when I'm just going to flash an earlier version from my backup.

Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] karate104:
Read the stickies more thoroughly then. If you had, you would know that this post (stickied at the top of this forum) references this guide which walks you through how to install CWM. The sticky also references this faq which has in big, bolded, capitalized red letters "DO NOT USE ROM MANAGER" at the top.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Slusho:
Thank you for responding with such a helpful post. The reason I didn't think to go into that guide was because the link made no mention of CWM. I'm going through it now, and I'm stuck at the part where you choose a kernel from that forum. How do I know which one to use? I just want a stock kernel to use CWM, not ICS as many are. Is there a recommended, regularly used one?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Winklie:
If I am not mistaken you are returning to stock with CWM, correct?

See:

2c.) How to root by flashing Entropy512's Return/Unbrick to Stock, Kernel + Rooted System Package with Modem using Odin3 One-Click Downloader

Once you get to ICS, the big Kernels are Siyah, NEAK and Entropy's, all can be found in the development section.

Wink
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] karate104:
Kernels with CWM aren't really stock; after all, CWM is a custom recovery menu. For Gingerbread ROMs, there's either Entropy's Daily Driver or SiyahKernel. List of ROMs, Kernels, and other useful flashable things can be found here.

Do hit my thanks button please. Many others probably wouldn't have bothered to be so nice as to post links like I do.

EDIT:

I believe he's trying to install a kernel with CWM, so he can use it to restore a Nandroid of his old phone. Of course, when you use Mobile Odin, you can even flash an ICS kernel even though you're on a Gingerbread ROM. The ROM won't load of course, but you'll be able to boot into CWM recovery, where you can restore your Nandroid or flash a different ROM/Kernel/what have you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Slusho:
I'll try flashing one of those kernels. I'm curious, though. ROM Manager, although it might not work, has a method to just flash CWM Recovery onto the device. Why must a new kernel be flashed instead of just the recovery?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] karate104:
I was always under the impression that recovery is only included on the kernel, i.e. flashing CWM recovery IS flashing a kernel. It may be different for other phones. Anyone else know the answer to this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Slusho:
Okay, I was able to get it working! I followed 3a on the guide and used Entropy's Daily Driver. Then I booted into recovery and restored my backup. Thanks for the links, karate!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
For most samsung phones recovery is a part of the kernel and most other devices it isn't done that way, there are some exceptions like I think the skyrocket. Don't quote me on that though
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] reymysterio7:
Hello guys,

My SGR screen is suddenly showing different color pixels near the bottom and egdes of the screen.. It doesn even appear on the screenshot.. I was on Lidroid ROM, then I reset and flashed Titanium v2.1 and finally now I'm on the stock ROM. Yet its still there.

It is NOT dead pixels. Its as if the LCD screen is corrupted and there is even random blackout from around the same time this pixel discoloration happened.

I think its a LCD issue but wanted to know if u guys think its a software issue by any chance? Else i have to take it to SSC again - 3rd time!

TIA
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] sarun_biotech:
Same issue on all ROMs, Screen shots are perfect...

definitely HW issue...
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] xlm13x:
Have u dropped ur phone or any accident which can cause impact to phone?
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] reymysterio7:
Yeah thats what even i thought.. Now I did a factory reset including USB format and flashed Titanium again.. So far so good... It seems to hv gone off.. :confused:

Never dropped it bro..
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] 'cooleagle':
Its gone for good ?

Use it for a couple of days, check how it does & update us here. :)
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] reymysterio7:
Yeah its not there anymore.. I hope its gone for good :)

Will observe for couple of days and let know!
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] reymysterio7:
Damn I got a totally new issue now. As soon as I connect my headphones to my SGR, there is a blackout. It doesnt switch off coz the touch key light remains on. I have to re-insert the battery to switch it on.

I had the motherboard replaced 10 days back coz of random shutdowns. Since I got it, I noticed that I could not change songs in any of the music players using the headset controls. I just ignored it. And now as soon as I connect the headphones it just goes black!..

Taking it to the SSC right away.. :mad:
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] xlm13x:
I think its probably a hardware issue. Do update what resolution u get.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] reymysterio7:
They took an hour to check it and finally decided that the motherboard has to be replaced again. Yes AGAIN!. No wonder there is a shortage of Galaxy R motherboards elsewhere. This will be my third - and hopefully the last one for years.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] CallMeVentus:
Might be a problem with the internal wirings or that a part is being overloaded (most probably connects to the screen)

The iPad 2. Revolutionary. (jk)

No I don't care if you're anti-Apple.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] bhargav143:
bad luck... probably you would have to take it to SSC....

Even my device had a spot little brighter... I was thinking I should not claim... becoz the service people here are not that well trained....

But, eventually... my soft keys stopped working and.. I was bound to go there... and they will replace it in 4 days...(as they are saying now).... I hope the best.... Jai Shri Ram....:cool:
[HTC One X] mzaza:
I had some scratches on my screen which isn't visible except under sunlight. I put my phone in my pockets alone. My keys are in a seperaate pocket. And I as far as I know gorilla glass is suposed to be anti-scratch. And I remmember that I read somewhere that I can ask for a replacement if I had a scratch on the gorilla glass. So anyone haf similar issue and managed to get a replaceme?
[HTC One X] hello00:
you got any pics?
[HTC One X] mzaza:
Can't manage to get it viewable on camera, it can't be seen except from proper lightning angle.
[HTC One X] hello00:
that's weird..i put my phone in my pockets all the time..buy a protector screen next time, lesson learned :rolleyes:
[HTC One X] mzaza:
There is no screen protectors available for the One X yet in Egypt :S
[HTC One X] hello00:
get one from here
[HTC One X] mzaza:
Thanks!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AngelsNecropolis:
I've just begun installing new ROMS/Kernals and coming from galaxys2roms.com I realized the links to the roms take me to this forum. However, there is a separate forum for SGH-I777. Will the ROMS listed in this forum work on my phone or will I need to stick to ROMS listed specifically in the SGH-I777 forums?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atifsh:
should ask in i777 forum....... though they have similar internals
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UpInTheAir:
Flash only ROMs and kernels specific to your build. Otherwise you'll probably end up with a soft brick at best. :eek:

Follow the guides, faq, stickies and read the relevant threads before posting there. ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyawthettun:
I am very new about Android. I Just buy Samsung galaxy Note N700.

Please help me how to root my device. I saw many thread to root N7000.

But i don't know which one is suitable for my device.

My device detail are following,

Kernal Version - N7000DXCL2

Build Number - GINGERBREAD.XCLC2

ႊThanks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhisahara:
Follow the one in my signature by Dr. Ketan. Read it thoroughly. Reading will help you greatly to understand things even in future !! :)

Cheers!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyawthettun:
Thanks for quick reply,friend.

I will read and try . Cheers
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhisahara:
Yeah try and if you still not able to comprehend something then the community is here for you :) But we always urge to have a first look yourself. Makes things to understand much easier! :)
[HTC One X] Nubzori:
Is it a good plan to get the X now? It seems many people are having problems with the X atm. Was the tegra failure? I really want to use Android revolution HD so One S is out of the question.

Sent from my Desire HD

EDIT: Thanks for all replies, I now realised that this is very good phone and will go for it very soon :)
[HTC One X] hello00:
my phone is running just great..can't tell you any problems as i don't have any!
[HTC One X] techmatlock:
Most of the complaints you're seeing right now about the phone are the people itself. I haven't had any problems with my phone, absolutely love it and running ARHD on it.
[HTC One X] Nubzori:
Yes, I think that most off people don't have problems :)
[HTC One X] vegetaleb:
And don't forget that a couple of samsung spies are among us, let you think they changed 6 or 8 times their One X because always faulty.

My poll showed 1/3 of One X have flickering bug, and many people with non-flickering screens are not voting, so let say you have 20% chance of having a flickering on grey screen and 10% of having flex (the other poll)

Just try the phone before buying
[HTC One X] Ripley:
100% of people with a faulty phone will join a forum to research and complain about it.

1% of people without faults will join a forum to tell everyone how good their phone is.
[HTC One X] lawrence750:
lol i find this samsung spy thing really funny.

I'm on the 4th device now, still got that damn flickering, wouldn't mind being a 'spy' as i'd probably make a lot better wage than i'm on now.

however I'm just a perfectionist, and i'm not going to accept a device that isn't 100% (hardware-wise) working perfectly.
[HTC One X] Nubzori:
Yes of course, people who have no problems won't post on every topic but those with problems will :) Thanks for replies, I will get the One X :)
[HTC One X] vegetaleb:
Yes me too, just have to get rid of Sensation before
[HTC One X] tadas_max:
just bought this piece of art about 2hrs ago :) love it!
[HTC One X] Nubzori:
I have possible buyer for my Desire HD, soon One X is mine!! :D:D
[HTC One X] Ripley:
I came from a Desire HD also. Natural progression :)
[HTC One X] mertzi:
the samsung spies theory is ridiculous. I'm awaiting my second device and if it has screen backlight flickering I WILL write that it has backlight flickering and I WILL change it again. Most people don't even look for flaws as they love to spend money for the sake of spending money just to show off that they have a new expensive gadget or like apple fans or religious people they wouldn't dare to criticize their deity. I don't care about status at all, I'm only interested in having a 100% flawless phone and I am fully allowed to expect that with a phone at this price.
[HTC One X] Duckers McQuack:
My only problem with HOX is the darn battery witch drops by several % every minutes when in use.

(Got it on monday)
[HTC One X] vegetaleb:
Don't worry dude!

It's same with all the HTC I had (Nexus1,DHD and Sensation)

Playing games or watching videos will deplete battery in no time, the screen is a power monster
[HTC One X] monkeyphonix:
They may not work for Samsung but people will come on other brand forums to give the other product a bad name. I used to use a PC forum and any thread about AMD always got derailed by people going on about how you should use Intel instead or Apple if you used Windows.
[HTC One X] bala.ep:
Samsung phones are not trouble free..

+1

I don't think Samsung phones quality is better than HTC. STOP boasting about Samsung guys..

Go to Samsung service center ad you will come to know how many hardware issues, screen issues and heating issues Samsung customers are facing. People are spending their hard earned money on their favorite gadgets.. don't missguide them just to prove your brand loyalty..

Human himself is not 100% perfect, how can you expect the things made by him to be 100% perfect.. WAKE UP..:cool:
[HTC One X] vegetaleb:
I am getting the One X today or max saturday,depends on how serious the sensation buyers are ;)
[HTC One X] Nubzori:
Okay, I have ordered one x :) Gonna unlock the bootloader asap

Sent from my Desire HD
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] marcyspark:
New Gapps is out for ICS and I haven't found a link to it on the forum so here it is for those who want to give it a go.

Best regards,

Flash with CWM as usual.

http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-ics-20120422-signed.zip
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ricardowec:
A mirror please- GOO is GONE.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] MakanGuru:
Download link works fine for me
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] afilopou:
And newest gapps 29 april.

http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] r3dcruz:
Came through my goo.im app.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JuliancitoD:
Do you think those apps will be available at some point on Google Play?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] blud7:
They may or may not. Depends on your location (among other things?)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Jesse Jackson:
Fyi. If you use the 4/22 gapps on a clean install auto restoring apps is broken.
[Galaxy S II General] Timbop37:
Firstly, what a great forum. I have dabbled with my phone purely on what I have gleaned from here, so keep up the great work.

I have viewed for quite a time but it is a pleasure to make my first post, so go easy on me.

I am a total newbie when it comes to phones although I have a lot of experience building PCs for many years. I have an unbranded S2 (prev XEU) which I updated with ICS OTA a few days ago. I am now on LPS. I then successfully rooted using Rachmat’s work [GUIDE] ROOT/UNROOT Stock ICS Firmware without flashing unsecure kernel), which was a breeze to do (apart from initially putting it in download mode instead of recovery and wondering why I couldn’t get any further!!).

I have since installed Titanium Backup and frozen a number of apps.

I want to share some of the problems which I have experienced after updating to ICS:

- I get the wifi problem where connectivity is suddenly lost and necessitates a reboot. After a reboot the battery level dramatically drops. I checked the router (VM Superhub) and strangely it had defaulted to factory settings. I have a LAN which runs well with 2 wired PCs, 2 laptops on wifi, 2 iPod Touch and a BB Playbook – I had to set them up again after reconfiguring the router. Needless to say, the wifi problem still exists and I have to reboot the phone every now and again.

- A strange problem with my internal SD storage – before updating I had about 9gb full which included a number of videos, etc. Following the update it still showed 9gb but my videos were gone and the USB storage folder showed 0kb. Adding up what I actually had only amounted to about 4gb and I had to erase the internal SD to get my space back.

- Battery consumption is still very poor – I had not noticed any difference using ICS. I still only get about 10 hours from a full charge if I am lucky, with a moderate amount of use. I have stopped auto-sync for everything, dimmed the display as much as possible and various other tips and I hope there will be an improvement. I have started using Juice Defender again although I am not convinced on that one.

Rooting has made no difference to the wifi issue and I will reset the router and start again when I get time tomorrow.

Thanks again

Tim
[Galaxy S II General] davidwilson83:
I too used Rachmat's quick and easy guide on how to root & unroot ICS firmware and found it so simple and great to use. I have flashed a number of different custom ICS roms since rooting XWLP8 and my counter has not gone up at all and there is no yellow triangle. I recommend this method for anyone using ICS. :D:D:D

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
[Galaxy S II General] luizlee86:
Did you wipe everything after updating to ICS?

About battery dropping after reboot, it's normal (at least I didn't find a fix).. I mean, it's normal that the battery indicator shows a wrong information.. if you just let your phone, you will notice the indicator going up without charge.. after reboot sometimes the battery indicator doesn't show the real battery level.

And about your battery lofe, you should be more specific.. like how many time of screen on, calls, if you are using 2G, 3G or wifi, if you are playing games or videos etc.
[Galaxy S II General] ras123ras2003:
I had WIFI problem with the LPQ and LPS update (last saturday OTA) fixed it.
[Galaxy S II General] Timbop37:
After updating to ICS I erased my internal USB data which solved the problem where my free space was reported inaccurately.

I didn't do a factory reset.

With regard to phone/battery usage, I tend to use it for browsing, email and occasionally music. Don't play many games on it, especially CPU/graphic intensive games. Very occasionally I will watch a video but not many and I fully expect the battery to discahrge quickly.

To give an example, this morning at 09:00 my battery was at 83%. It is now at 41% some 5.5hrs later. Screen is 0% display and has been during this time, all syncing is off, wifi has been on perhaps 10-15 minutes max, no GPS or bluetooth. I have browsed the web, checked emails, etc - used the phone for approximately 30 minutes in 5.5hrs. by the way, JD is showing x2.17.

Thank you

Tim
[Galaxy S II General] luizlee86:
Are you with CWM recovery? If so, do a nandroid backup first and then wioe everything. Wipe data, cache and dalvik cache.. this won't affect your sd card (both internal and external), but will set the system as default, with no apps or data (such as google accounts).

When you change your system (specially in your case, when you moved from a GB to iCS rom) you should wipe everything.

Also, about battery life, only after 3/4 full cycles you will be able to see how it really is.

But since I've never used stock kernel, can't say much about it, but Abyss is being a great kernel for me.
[Galaxy S II General] Timbop37:
Do you refer to the CWM.zip file I put on the external SD card from Rachmat's tutorial?

If so, I still have it there. Do you mean go into recovery, install CWM.zip from external SD, and Nandroid backup will be an option?

thanks

Tim
[Galaxy S II General] luizlee86:
Hm.. I think so.. can you give me a link to this tutorial so I can confirm?