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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wezi:
1) Yes you can install Polands firmwares, or any for that matter

2) Depends what you want ultimately, as close to Google Android or remain with Stock Samsung Base? For a beginer i'd recommend staying close to stock. If you want to remian on Gingerbread, try Checkrom v6, if you want to move to ICS try WanamLite, there are many others, you'll just have to try and see.

3) You'll need to root your phone before you can begin doing anything. Simplest solution is to do this using Odin software with your phone connected in download mode. Flash one of ChainFires kernels corresponding to your Rom. One you've flashed a new kernel, you'll be able to backup your current rom with CWM in recovery, this will back your apps up also. If you want to restore your apps only later after installing a new rom, then use Titantium backup, after rooting and before backing up your rom in CWM. After using Odin for the first time, you only need to use CWM Recovery to flash future kernels or firmwares. If you want to use an official firmware thats not rooted, but want to retain root, usind ChainFires Modile Odin app

4) Before flashing a new firmware, make sure you have atleast 50% charge, preferrably connected to a charger. ALWAYS do a backup of your current ROM. Then depending on which Rom you're about to flash you may need to wipe, or not wipe, read the instructions on the roms forum. Personally i always do a factory reset, wipe cache, dalvik cache, install rom, wipe cache and dalvik cache again, boot up (first boot takes a long time), then restore settings etc using titanium backup.

5) Just visit your roms forum frequently to stay up to date with the latest versions.

If someone doesn't post it before, i'll update this post with links to relevent articles to help you out. But it will only take a little effort searching the forums for S2 to find all the answers to above in explicit detail ;)

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New Here? Read this first

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1134290

Flash a rooted kernel

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drahy:
Thanks for all your help.

So with this I will be able to update most recent versions officially with Kies?

What about compatibility? When I use some "custom" rom from here Do applications and android market know that I have ICS and will not show just "unknown" version etc? I am worried about this one to not work correctly afer doing custom rom. So What is the most trustful custom rom here? There are many of them.

I already know that facotry reset can be done with holding some combinations of buttons on my phone but I do not know what is (or how to do) wipe cache or "dalvik" cache? what the hell is that? :)

Thank you again.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wezi:
When you intall a custom rom, you won't be able to update with KIES, like i said, stay tuned on the forum you've installled your rom from for any updates. When an update does come out, simply boot into recovery (restart your phone, hold the power key, menu button and up volume)

On another note, don't have keis upon when flashing your new kernel. Have you read those link ive sent?

Cache and dalvik cache are simply data for recently accessed programs by your current rom stored somewhere to make running those recently accessed programs faster. If you're flashing a new rom, it makes sense to wipe this as it can cause conflictions.

Make sure you've done your homework. Read those links i've posted. Don't do anything unless you're 100% sure

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Also read this,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1615058

Some of these peeps with bricked phones may well have been seasonsed rom flashers, it happens.

There is a very real risk (all be it rare if you do things by the book), but things do go wrong. I'd recommend flashing your first kernels using Chain Fires Rooted Kernels, links i've posted above. They're based on stock kernels which will match your current firmware.

Read things twice and be doubly sure.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drahy:
OK I have successfully flashed my ROM and backed up all my data I hope with CWM and also with Titanium backup.

Everything works well but I have again some questions:

1) Is there any way how to get list of all installed applications? And after clean added ROM install them manually again maybe? Or maybe saved data will also be cleared right?

2) What is your best advice for ROM? I know everyone has different choice But I am searching for most fast and clean ROM like Nexus has :) Friend of mine said he has on his Samsung Galaxy I some "*something*something*MOD" it ended with word mod - said it is the quickiest ROM ever and i saw it with my own eyes :)

3) When I backed up all my aplication data and others - when I change my ROM wll these backups be there after flashing? I thought it wipes all mobile ...
[HTC One X] shankhar:
Any one got Software Update for One X?

I am from Sydney and just now got software update, downloaded and installation is in Progress. Not sure what the update is about, the size is around 25MB.

It has been more than 15 mins :confused:

Hope this clears out some issues on this wonderful phone.
[HTC One X] xmoo:
Remove USB cable ;)
[HTC One X] shankhar:
Thanks, I was charging the phone. Thought that, it may be bcoz of cable. :D
[HTC One X] shankhar:
Got updated to 1.28.980.10
[HTC One X] shankhar:
After updating, I feel battery draining issue is solved. Not sure what others, where can we see the change log.
[HTC One X] seanxiaowu:
how to update to 1.28.980.10

hi, my software is only 1.28.709.9, when try to update from software update, it will show the saftware is latest. anywhere i can download it and update? my one is bought from Taiwan. thanks.
[HTC One X] jeyml:
Yeah there is a bit improved the battery life,i've also noticed that after the update.
[HTC One X] BenPope:
You only need to care about the 1.28, the rest of the numbers are for region and carrier specifics. You have the latest.
[HTC One X] forumhookersdotcom:
Nice to hear that. How much percent battery percent has increase according to you?
[HTC One X] georgemaier:
is it only me who is still on 26 with no updates showing up when I get my phone to check?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wth_is_life:
I like the Doomkernel but overclocking the GPU scares me somewhat (since you can't change the GPU clock rate)

If the GPU/CPU is broken I don't think I can afford a new one...

So like the title, what OC rate is safe to use ?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hayden18:
All phones behave differently so some phones will oc to 2 GHz with no side effects while some won't go past 1.4 GHz

So u should try it yourself
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
Oc above 1.4GHz without undervolt is dangerous

If you can undervolt 1.6GHz to 1250mV, 1.6GHz are safe, too

So just use 1.4GHz if you can't get a new phone in case you brick it
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slackd89:
Just like a Computer CPU...you should only overclock in small increments..then check for stability.

Personally, i would advice against overvolting the phone..

I keep my phone @ 1.2GHZ..I don't find the need to go beyond this. Then again, i dont play too many games on it ;)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Klingsor1980:
I have "DooMKernel v4" and "Extreme Voltage Control" in the Arc S but did not appear the options to change the voltages. Why?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mannok:
Nice to meet you all.

I am a CM9 rom user with SII phone

I love this rom but one thing I want to have is a real time screen capture key...

before i am using checkrom, i can print screen by home+power...

but it seems that CM9 does not provide me a screen capture key?

anyone tell me how to custom a screen capture key?

thx....
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bhavinpatel95:
Try VolDown + Home + Power

Works for me
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
You can also take one from the power menu (at your home screen hit the power button which brings up the power off/airplane mode/reboot/profile options).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chairmansaab:
Vol down + Power

Power + Home

Or you have to enable screen capture in settings then you will get screen capture option in power menu ;) ( by holding power button)

Press Thanks if my post if un-helpfull !! So i should know i am still NoOb ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mannok:
Oh!!! I have try before, but I didn't press long enough...

should be volDown + power...

thank you very very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] AliiYousuf:
Hey,, I have an Evo 3D GSM fully unlocked and S-Off. I installed Boot Manager Pro but it does not seem to work with ICS roms as far as I've tried. The only thing I can try is not installing a zip, but using a nandroid dump. I cant find any Nandroid dump for http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1512314 Virtuous Inquisition AOSP rom. So if anyone could provide me with it, I'd be really grateful. And also that if they can tell me if it would work. Or any other way to make it work by installing the zip file only.

Thank you. :)
[HTC EVO 3D] mnomaanw:
What issue are you facing with ICS ROMs ?

What error do you get with Boot manager ?

Every Rom (both ICS and Gingerbread) , that I've tried works with Boot manager without any problem.
[HTC EVO 3D] Atomix86:
Do what I did, install them normally then immediately make a nandroid backup, then restore your normal rom and run bmp.

Sent via carrier pigeon
[HTC EVO 3D] AliiYousuf:
The error I get is in the end when it's 'Editing boot.img' it then displays 'Error making boot.img'. I've tried a huge number of ROMs but it just wont work. :(

Can you tell me if there's something else you did after installing Bootmanager pro? Like I did try 'Force Large Boot Image'. No luck still.
[HTC EVO 3D] AliiYousuf:
I don't want to wipe my ROM that I have atm. As I've heard that Nandroid backups and restoring them always gives you bugs in the end. :/
[HTC EVO 3D] Atomix86:
No it doesn't, if it did then there would be no reason for it to exist.

Sent via carrier pigeon
[HTC EVO 3D] AliiYousuf:
And what about my messages and contacts? Would all those be still backed up?
[HTC EVO 3D] AliiYousuf:
And sorry I'm a complete noob. So basically I make a backup of my rom. Then install ics. Then make a backup of ics immediately. And then restore my backup. Then come on boot manager and install the backup for ics?
[HTC EVO 3D] AliiYousuf:
Lastly, are my applications backed up with the nandroid backup?
[HTC EVO 3D] Atomix86:
Precisely, that's the exact method I used, and yes your apps will be backed up if you do a full nandroid backup (eg don't select advanced backup).

Sent via carrier pigeon
[HTC EVO 3D] AliiYousuf:
Thanks, that helped. I'm able to dualboot now. :D
[HTC EVO 3D] Atomix86:
Glad to hear you got it working :).

Sent via carrier pigeon
[HTC EVO 3D] AFschizoid:
Also turn off superuser logging, that's what screws up the rom installing.

Open superuser

Press menu then preferences or the wrench in the upper right corner of the screen

Uncheck enable logging

Try installing a rom with boot mgr
[HTC EVO 3D] kevoriole:
My experience is Virtuous Inquisition is made for two different phones. Sensation AND EVO! I couldnt dual boot with it. I even emailed the boys from boot manager. They tweaked a version of BM(excuse the pun) I still had problems with Virtouos. Try other ROMs. I'm installing cm9 ICS for Sensation now
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deadman3000:
I have an Xperia Arc S with original GB firmware. Every time I copy something onto the SD card using some file manager or network share it does not show the files in any apps. I have to reboot the phone. Is there any way to force a refresh without a reboot?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zolaisugly:
Have you tried un mounting card then re mount it.

It is in settings think it is in storage
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danahue:
Please remount the SD.

It could be okied!

LOL
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deadman3000:
Thanks. I forgot about the unmount command. I will try that next time I copy stuff over.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nardagus:
Hello,

I want to buy a couple of android devices for use by our sales representatives. However I want to put some files (powerpoint presentation, pdf or photos) on those devices which I want to lock against deletion by a user.

Is there a software which will help me to achive it?

Protection can be secured with a password, pin or whatever.

I tried to find such a program but no luck.

Regards

Nard
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkhShadow:
Well as long as a app has permission to access they SD card you can't stop them getting deleted

Plus they could always be deleted with a PC

Sent from my ice cream powered Nexus S
[Nook Touch General] mwx17:
del all partitions --- Only this: Removable Disk.....

I del all partitions of my nook simple touch with <<DiskGenius>>.

Write my old backup(Nook2BackUp.img_1,912,832KB) to it with <<Roadkil's Disk Image>>.

And I want to root my NST, plugin the TF card of <<noogie.img>>.

When "Rooted Forever" show, usb connected with computer of windowsXP.

?? I can't see partition "boot". Only "Removeble Disk" . click it , show :"refers to a location that is unavailable. ..............."

It can start up and read . but i want to root i , can use my computer to copy books into my NST.

__________________

Now , when this show , though <<DiskGenius>> i can see all the partitions and check files. though <<Roadkil's Disk Image>> can write the backup in to NST.

But I can't root my NST with my TF card. The NST show "Rooted Forever", but windowsXP show "Removeble Disk".

How can I root my NST?

__________________

any advise would be thankful.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] sagarwadhwa1:
can any1 please upload the fonts available in the Titanium 'S' Rom v2.1 as i replaced mine with the stock ones to get the indian fonts :/

It's available in /system/fonts...
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] akshatsourav:
will upload at night...

i m not on my pc now !! :(
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] 'cooleagle':
Which fonts do you want ?

I have over a hundred. :D

& I got them from this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=894397

Njoy. :D
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] sagarwadhwa1:
Well I want the original fonts that come with titanium ROM...
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] sagarwadhwa1:
Please upload asap, phone looks horrible :P
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] sagarwadhwa1:
I guess the roboto font is quite good so I got that 1...

Here is the link to it..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18948909

Roboto flipfont
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] reymysterio7:
You can download many different fonts by downloading an app called 'Fontomizer' from the google play store.. You can preview the fonts before downloading them.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] 'cooleagle':
As I said there are many on that thread just check out their previews and download & roboto is the font used in stock ICS. :)
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] sagarwadhwa1:
yea i knew about the font being used in ICS, that is why i tried it with my titanium rom to make it more "ICS"y :P
[HTC Sensation] throcker:
hey does usb host work on aosp based roms? I'm on aokp b34 now...
[General Questions and Answers] Mayank77:
Hi ,

I uploaded some pictures on my Gmail Drive yesterday via Laptop.

When I use the Android Google Drive Client on my Gingerbread , I have options of viewing it or making it offline.

Is there any way of downloading the pictures to my SD card ?

Making it offline doesn't help because once I remove the Google Drive App from my Droid , I will no longer be able to view that picture.

I want a permanent download so that my downloaded pictures appear in my gallery even after un-installation of Google Drive.
[General Questions and Answers] Supaiku:
The files seem to be in the google docs application folder, which on my system is found in /mnt/sdcard/Android/Data/com.google.android.apps.docs/files/pinned_docs_Files_do_not_edit/*CRAZY FOLDER NUMBER*

However, viewing the files does not work. It seems that this is a feature they have not included (for whatever reason).

Dropbox lets you export files.

You could also try another service called "Box".
[General Questions and Answers] RikkKeith:
KeePassDroid with Google Drive

I was going to create a new thread but in searching found this one. I'll use this one as maybe it applies with certain features not yet being implemented? Or am I overlooking or doing something wrong? I'll keep this simple. I use KeePass V1.x and KeepassDroid to keep my passwords in sync. It works great with DropBox. I have my database stored in the cloud and whenever I make a revision, it syncs across all my devices. Being the Google Whore I am, I was excited to try it with Google Drive. NO GO!

I can access the file and open the database with KeePassDroid without any issues. If I make a change and try to save it I get the following error. /data/data.com.google.android.apps.docs/cache/filecache2/123456789/databasename.kdb.tmp: open failed: EACESS (permissions denied). It won't let me write back to the database like DropBox will.

When I made the file available off-line, it would let me save the file, but it would not save that file back to the cloud. Do you think it's a permission issue on my side, or a limitation right now with Google Drive? Quick side note: I'm using a ported version of ICS but not really having any other issues. But if others are able to write back with a 3rd party app, then maybe it is something to do with the port....just a thought? If anybody has any ideas....Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] Supaiku:
It *seems* to me like a limitation with their software. The fact that you can't even use the files outside of google drive/docs despite them being there indicates that either the files are encrypted, or in some other non-standard format. Uploading probably doesn't work because the file you put there are in the wrong format for the software to use them.
[General Questions and Answers] BK553:
I switched back to Dropbox (which I never REALLY left) because of this. As a way to move files to your phone (like .zips to flash), Google drive falls short.
[General Questions and Answers] Supaiku:
Send them clear, direct feedback. Maybe they'll change it. After all, the product was just launched:)
[General Questions and Answers] bamx2:
Same here. I suspect G will change over time .
[General Questions and Answers] rootmepls:
Glad to see this thread. First thing I did was try to copy a file to my SD Card from Gdrive. Just keeps trying to open them. Only option I had was send to Dropbox from Gdrive and export from there. Kind of a waste of time.

Just wait and see what features they add on. Its still very early.
[General Questions and Answers] Cirkustanz:
Is your phone rooted? Using ES file explorer, and having the "up to root" toggle enabled, if I went to the root directory /mnt/sdcard/download directory all of the 4 files I synced with google drive were able to be copied using ES file explorer without any problem at all.

It's a bit annoying, but for now it works for me!
[General Questions and Answers] Supaiku:
I could copy them no problem. The problem is, copied or not, they're unviewable.
[General Questions and Answers] Cirkustanz:
Are you sure you are looking in the folder I mentioned, or are you looking in the folder that does not require root access? There is a link to those files in the directory that doesn't require root but even the thumbnail doesn't appear there.

Shrug, I pulled photos and a pc executable from that folder and copied it onto my SD card using the move option in ES file explorer which allowed me to email them to a friend.
[General Questions and Answers] xpdg1:
How to enable Google Driver on my phone ?, i have download from Google Play but it's display not available in my country, hmm
[General Questions and Answers] Cirkustanz:
When I went to the drive.google site after I installed the PC application it gave me a url to download the mobile app. I made sure "install non-market applications" was selected in my phone settings, opened up that site in my phone's browser, and installed it.
[General Questions and Answers] stevemacer:
So I seem to have managed to get files from google drive onto my phone and tablet. I use an app called officesuite pro. I've got it on my prim and sgs2. It is a paid app but it connects to remote servers, google docs(drive), dropbox etc. If you access your files through there, you can copy the file, doc, zip whatever is on your google drive, and paste it to a local drive. All intact and usable.
[General Questions and Answers] bobbyphoenix:
This is crazy. As soon as my Drive was ready I transferred all my DB files to it thinking I'm all Google, so lets use it! Yeah, I can't access any of my files. With DB I could just long press a name, and download. Guess it's back to DB until Drive can do it too. Nice otherwise.
[General Questions and Answers] Supaiku:
The folder you said was:

/mnt/sdcard/download , right?

I have the folder ( with a capital "D" though), except there are none of the files I made offline with drive in it.

Thanks for the tip. Still, might shame to have to jump through such hoops. The other question is: does it work with non-doc files?
[General Questions and Answers] arielxarg:
same here. disappointing. but i hope they will change it in the future.
[General Questions and Answers] stevemacer:
Yeah, it works with any type of file, I used it to download a zip. You can do it with jpegs too but you have to make it show unsupported files. Also, another way, probably easier is to log into google drive through your browser, you can download direct from there i've noticed. Just click on the file and it should give you the option to dl. Shame they haven't put this in the app.
[General Questions and Answers] bobbyphoenix:
Funny I was just trying this. It does work, but it renames the file to some long weird label. Have you found a way to keep it the same name?
[General Questions and Answers] stevemacer:
To be honest, i've not really tried it through the browser but when I download it through officesuite pro, it retains the original file name.
[General Questions and Answers] 85gallon:
Not likely. Google wants all of your files in the cloud. They want you to come to them. They don't want you too have local access.
[General Questions and Answers] mrhubris:
I don't know if my problem comes down to the same as in the start of the thread.

I use pushmail on my HTC Desire. For this the company forces me to install a .p12 certificate on my mobile.

When i make this file available via Gdrive i can't install it. I need to enter a password but it keeps saying i'm typing the wrong one.

Regards

Mr-h
[General Questions and Answers] tech338:
I have no problem using Google Drive to store files on my SD card (actually I have a Galaxy Nexus, so it stores it on phone as a virtual SD card). this works for zip files, google doc files, and several others I tried.

Firstly, you need to turn off Enable Encryption (encrypt offline documents) in the settings of the Google Drive app. Then find the file in your "my drive", select it, and make it available offline. This will cause Google Drive to download it to your phone.

As Supaiku mentioned, it saves it to a crazy folder located at /mnt/sdcard/Android/Data/com.google.android.apps.docs/files/pinned_docs_Files_do_not_edit/*CRAZY FOLDER NUMBER*. You have to use a file explorer (I use root explorer) to navigate there to see your files.

Hope this helps.
[General Questions and Answers] Supaiku:
Why isn't there a *duh* emoticon? Didn't even think to look - give it a whirl! :)

Success! (files "pinned" while encryption was enabled are still encrypted) (no need for root as far as I can tell)

Still, it would be nice if google made for a more friendly export method than navigating to individual directories in obscure program folders...