yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] h0ruza:
A little caution is needed but I found it pain free.

http://galaxys2root.com/ has root instructions for all I9100's although the I9100p is new to me.

Honestly my phone run amazingly and feels like I've been given some area 51 advanced alien technology.

Early rr roms were great but a little bit glitch riddled. My move to CM10 nightly's has been and still is fantastic.

I'm in no rush to change my phone. That said my speaker is damaged and now runs quiet so I'm contemplating getting it changed by orange which opens up a whole new world of rooted issues...

** Most truths were once deemed blasphemy **
[Galaxy S II General] shaunnicho:
The thread died RIP
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Too many guys moving on :(
[Galaxy S II General] shaunnicho:
It looks that way... I'm still very happy with my s2 its blazing fast
[Galaxy S II General] ghost64:
I still love my Galaxy S2 but the Nexus 4 looks rather tasty
[Galaxy S II General] timleewm:
I've just joined the SGSII gang (this weekend!) from an old cr*ppy HTC single core phone... Oh the difference an additional processor does. :good:

I was contemplating the Nexus 4 but being a lazy old git, opted for the SGSII because of the microSD storage and normal SIM size - which means I got the phone set up in 30 seconds pronto.

Also 4.7" screen is a tad too big in my opinion... but then again I'm 5'8! :laugh:
[Galaxy S II General] countryboy2005:
I got rid of my pants HTC Sensation and moved across to the SII and not looked back since, so much better. I do however prefer Sense to touchwiz but a sacrifice I was willing to make to have a usable phone.
[Galaxy S II General] timleewm:
Agreed... TouchWiz is not great. I've installed Apex Launcher so I could tweak everything to my own liking.
[Galaxy S II General] r4ttyuk:
Two main reasons I couldn't go for a phone like the N4.

No SD slot and no removable battery.

Getting 2 extra batteries and a charger for under a tenner has transformed the way I use my phone. No longer have to worry about if it'll last a day of heavy use and finding somewhere to charge it. . . I just carry a spare with me and within 60 seconds it's swapped over and back to 100%.

Very handy for example if I use GPS while cycling.
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
Anyone tried the jelly bean leak? (XXLSJ), I'm scared to flash it to be honest, don't want to brick my baby.
[Galaxy S II General] 22sl22:
I've tried it and it's amazing. Smooth, fast and loads of new features such as smart stay and other stuff from S3. There's loads of threads about it and its easy to flash
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
Don't really want to risk it though, I9100XXLSL is coming soon, final JB version I think? We can see from the leak that Samsung is nearly finished with JB.

Smooth fast and lots of features but is it battery friendly?
[Galaxy S II General] KidCarter93:
I think we're still a little while away from a final product yet.

Take the S3 on the 4.1.1 update for example, that had loads of leaked versions before it was eventually finalized.

I hope I'm wrong but I doubt I am.
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
I still hope they release it soon, tired of AOKP and CM10. I'm really happy by Samsung's support though, didn't think we were gonna get 4.0.4, but here we are, 4.1.2!

Definetly sticking with Samsung. Hope to get an S4 next year!
[Galaxy S II General] KidCarter93:
I'm actually thinking about flashing back to AOKP because the only features which this leak added, I don't use anyway.

As you say though, it is great to still see Samsung showing support to us. Especially with this phone being over a year and a half old. Most OEMs have lost interest in updating long before this.
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
Are you able to OC/UV using an app like stweaks with a kernel that supports this leak?

Great support from Samsung. I'm really surprised! With JB this phone will still be a beast. Proud S2 owner. Hate the S3 rounded corners shape.
[Galaxy S II General] shaunnicho:
For anyone wondering if it's worth flashing the jb leak I'd say go for it. I'm loving it at the minute. It's like getting a new phone, loads of new features and project butter... happy days!:D:D:D:D:D

Sent from my I9100 using the latest cm10 nightly
[Galaxy S II General] superleeds27:
What about the XXLSJ Modem
[Galaxy S II General] jowett69:
works ok for me am on O2 in Yorkshire

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] MacPad:
EE not Showing on T-Mobile or Orange

Hi all,

I am currently on CM10 nightlys (10-20121119) with XXKH3 modem, 3.0.15-CM-g39df795inky-ghost~@cyanogenmod#1 Kernel.

My question is why do I only get Orange or T-mobile as my network provider when on a friends S2 on stock ICS he gets EE and also on my defy with my Sim I get EE.

Is it a modem thing?

Phone does switch from one to the other just never showns EE as provider, not sure if it makes a difference...

Any ideas or is this normal with Jellybean?
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
It's not the modem or the rom. It has to be where you are, you can't get EE everywhere. Anyway even with or without EE, you'll still get the same speeds.
[Galaxy S II General] MacPad:
Even in the same room my phone will only say Orange or T-Mobile, where as my Moto Defy or a stock ICS S2 will say EE, like I say I am not overly concerned, just wondering why...
[Galaxy S II General] ItsHumf:
Thanks for the awesome links dude
[Galaxy S II General] DryGoldfish:
Great links and detail
[Galaxy S II General] stevendeb25:
I not been able to get a signal with orange since they changed to EE

My phone number shows up in about phone/status and emergency calls only. Using o2 at mo
[Galaxy S II General] theunderling:
I think its the rom.On stock,you would get 3 network choices

Orange

T-mobile

T-mobile orange

But on custom roms like rootbox/vanilla rootbox,you dont get the tmobileorange option.

If I was using stock GB(sitting in my armchair),I could select the EE network.If I restored my rootbox nand,their is no option to select EE network.

I dont know why this happens,but since it only happens when using custom stuff.....then it must be that.
[Galaxy S II General] Wam7:
I'm just about to update from Resurrection Remix JB 3.1.0 to 3.1.2 and I have the list of Modems to choose from. The default is LPX Modem, but also listed is LPW, LPS, K14.

I'm wondering if it's worth trying one of the others ones. I'm on EE (T-Mobile)

The SII will last easily until the S4 launches. I just hope it doesn't have sealed battery or no MicroSD card. These are major deal breakers for me.
[Galaxy S II General] MacPad:
Hi all who have replied about the EE issue, so I guess no one using a custom rom on an S2 is getting the EE option.

I now have an issue in that my phone will switch to t-mobile over orange even if the t-mobile signal is very week which is truely a pain as there is a good orange signal where I live, but also a very weak t-mobile signal so it drop call city when I am at home :(

My defy has a custom rom so it not all custom roms equals no EE. If anyone has a custom S2 rom with EE working please let us know.
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
You can get EE signal with any Samsung based rom. Doesn't matter if it's custom. EE signal won't work on AOSP/AOKP/CM/MIUI
[Galaxy S II General] MacPad:
Thanks for clearing that up, just out of interest do you know why?
[Galaxy S II General] r4ttyuk:
I ran that leaked version of JB for a while, it's good.

Very stable but had an issue with wifi not turning off so it drained battery quicker than normal. Solved with a tasker action that turned off wifi / data when my screen goes off.

But running the Disaster rom now and it's wonderful!

Multi-screen function works great, can't see me upgrading until it physically breaks.
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
No idea.

Maybe its a ROM issue? I've never experienced this.
[Galaxy S II General] r4ttyuk:
It's a strange one.

If I turned wifi off with the toggle buttons it wouldn't drain, but if I had wifi on and in the settings had "keep wifi on during sleep" turn off, it'd still be running.

When I turn the phone on, the wifi icon wouldn't be there then it'd connect, so it was disconnecting from the network, but not fully turning off (unless I'm not understanding BBS correctly) but better battery stats showed wifi was on all the time.
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
It's definitely your rom. I've never experienced this, have used Wanamlite and currently using NeatROM
[Galaxy S II General] r4ttyuk:
It's happened with both JB roms.

I had a search around and it's not just the S2 that's effected.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1968353

It's not that much of an issue since I can just manually turn it off, but it's something that needs sorting out. Might try a few different kernels see if it's any better.

Although I like the look of Neat so I'll give that a try too.
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
LSJ leak kernel is only Philz, the rest are not supported
[Galaxy S II General] KidCarter93:
Does anyone know a rough price of how much it would cost to replace the screen?
[Galaxy S II General] SPBoss:
Flash the modem for orange, I believe it is bvlpe. Did it for my bros phone who in the same situation as you. He gets no signal problems. Make sure u match RIL with getril app as well :)

---------- Post added at 02:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:51 PM ----------

Siyah 6 b4 supports lsj leak. I am using it on chameleon ROM and it is beyond perfect!
[Galaxy S II General] Wam7:
I've been testing a few modems (LPW, LPH etc) and I've found that XXLS6 to be the best for me.

I'm on EE (T-Mobile) in the Birmingham area. I used the Namesco sever in London for the tests.
[Galaxy S II General] r4ttyuk:
Looking forward to the new official UK release.

Although if there's battery drain issues this will be the last samsung phone I buy.

Huge multinational companies, you get one chance, then I'd rather cut my nose off to spite my face than support you again.
[Galaxy S II General] SPBoss:
Most other android based phones dont even get two updates let alone three. Its been out for over two years now hasn't it? Im glad they even consider the s2
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
Hello everyone. I am currently I9100 with UK as country career. Its just to confirm two things. My phone code i.e. XW suggests UK/Ireland as my country career. I may be wrong please correct me as I have no idea which firmware to choose. Second is that my network supports this although I live in Pakistan, I bought it from UK. If the JB update for UK comes out then can I flash that safely? I mean are there any regional restrictions? If yes then in which case?

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
You can flash any country firmware. No restrictions. Just make sure it's the right model eg i9100 or i9100p etc
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
I was on an unbranded UK ROM ICS from CPW. I flashed Spain JB over my data and it worked fine.

If there is a new update that comes out for the Spain can I download directly from OTA? Will I still get the OTA notification?
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
Yes you can and yes you will
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Thanks!

Say if the UK version comes up, can I flash it over my existing Spain JB ROM, and will it still work?
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
Any firmware will work, but it has to be for the exact model. Eg Flashing i9100g firmware on i9100 will hardbrick my device.
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Thanks once again!

Final question, like the ICS update, there will be other smaller minor updates to come down the line to fix bugs etc.

Since Spain was the first to get the first JB rollout, does that mean I can expect the next updaye to roll out to Spain first?

So would it be best to stay on the Spain ROM?

Cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
I've never experienced it like that, it's always random, so sorry I don't really have an answer for that question
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Okay, no worries, thanks for the other answers, appreciated!
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
Hello guys, I am currently in Pakistan and I checked on sammobile website that my current stock is of UK/Ireland and unbranded too. Can I flash I9100XXLPQ using mobile Odin pro? Will it work on my network? I want to sell my phone and planning to buy Nexus 4. Please guide how will I know that which firmware is suitable for my region?
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
Install Jelly Bean, I9100XWLS8. It's much better. You can install it wih Odin.
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
Will I lose my efs folder? And moreover I have no intentions to root that Jellybean version. So I will not be able to use EFS pro or hc ktool to backup efs folder.
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
No you will not lose your EFS
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
Can I use mobile Odin pro for Jellybean??
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
Yes you can.
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
The default language is Spanish. How will I change it? Lol
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
Default isn't spanish. This firmware is used in UK and other countries too

http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=8&view=10785
[Galaxy S II General] Ashan85:
Hi fellow Uk owners, I want to put PDA: I9100XWLS8

CSC: I9100FOPLS3

Version: 4.1.2 on my phone but better safe than sorry thought I should ask here what to do.

I am not a fan of custom roms, so for me stock is the way to go.

Currently I have: PDA: I9100XWLPT (stock UK)

PHONE:I9100XXLQ6

CSC: I9100XEULPA

ICS 4.0.4

Network 3 UK

Siyah kernel

I don't want to mess around a lot, for me it's either the latest sim free stock ics (probably the one from first page) and the one from spain. I also think I will unroot afterwards, but not sure.

Also would want to put NELP3 modem, is that done by flashing in recovery?

Also worth mentioning, would like to get further updates. So, where do I start?
[Galaxy S II General] HANDSY:
Just download chosen firmware from samfirmware and flsh via odin. If you do upgrade to JB then I'm not sure you can use NELP3. I only use matching modems and RILS of which LS8 and LSW work on JB. This can be flashed via CWM. As for updates just repeat above steps as when they are released.
[Galaxy S II General] Invincible29:
What is the difference in signal strength and Internet speed between

Nelp2 vs nelp3 vs nelp4

I am going to try all three tonight and will post here but would be nice to compare if someone has already done so.

I am on 3 UK in London.

I

code encode decode
[Galaxy S II General] hrcoprco:
GT-I9100P what modem version?

Anybody know what modem version has got GT-I9100P????

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] Invincible29:
So my tests results are below in order of good to bad

Nelp4

Nelp3

Nelp2 - major disconnection issues.

Hope this helps someone.

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Xparent ICS Blue Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] mad2fly:
I don't know if this is old news but I received a JB over the air update this morning.

I have an unbranded UK version that I use in Guernsey.
[Galaxy S II General] restyPL:
is samsung planning to give 4.2 for sgs2?
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
I have heard that SII will get 4.2.2 as well...
[Galaxy S II General] Zenzic:
It is getting Jelly Bean but the camera doesn't have photosphere which is a major feature of JB. I'd look into rooting.
[Galaxy S II General] andrewwright:
What a nice thread. I'm from uk on three network and I use nels1. And I have good sig good download/upload speeds. Better now three has upgraded sig. Cambridgeshire area. :thumbup:

neat lsw + philz
[Galaxy S II General] Invincible29:
I have gone back to nelp4 after few months on nels1. Nelp4 still beats them all for me on 3 in london.
[Galaxy S II General] celderic:
i dont know if this will help anybody but,

i have been on GiffGaff for years, it uses the O2 signal masts, and by far the best modem i have found is the ics UHLPH modem.
[Galaxy S II General] JustExtreme:
help

I just got this phone and I didn't see this in the CF-Root post until I'd already followed through the instructions as I was rushing when I shouldn't have been.

I have a Jelly Bean variant 4.1.2 but no way of getting back in to check for "KG1" or whatever because I can't boot, just stuck on Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I1900 screen.

The phone I have is from UK and is on Vodafone but came unlocked.

I think I used the wrong file and have now tried all the XEU variants with none of them resulting in being able to boot.

Any idea what I should do?
[Galaxy S II General] tigerphil:
1st off I'd suggest go into recovery and wipe data and cache then try rebooting. If that still fails to load then probably use samfirmware to go back to stock and start again. Other people in the forum may have other ideas though but bootloops are usually a simple fix. Or theres a post here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2326181
[Galaxy S II General] JustExtreme:
Thanks a lot for that. Wiping things as mentioned in that other thread didn't seem to work so I'm using samfirmware.com to get a stock rom and start again, as far as I can tell it will install using Kies

I don't plan on keeping the stock rom in the long run, would flashing a new rom using CWM be a workable possibility in my scenario or are there more things that I would need to do in order to prepare for doing that?
[Galaxy S II General] tigerphil:
I was lookig at kies last night but its been a while since using it ( my 3 tr old owns my s2 now as a toy for youtube etc) peesonally I always used odin bit I did notice kies had a firmware recovery option while checking for an s4 update. I'd say get the firmware and use odin instead of kies, that program can flash firmware, kernels etc and seems alot easier but get a backup before making changes saved to a computer, I had many mistakes when I 1st started on the s2
[Galaxy S II General] andrewwright:
Time to read mate. Plenty of ways to sort this. Just don't rush. Read :thumbup:

neat lsw + philz
[Galaxy S II General] tigerphil:
This may be a stupid question but I'll explain why I've asked.

Is the official jelly bean firmware available on the XEU code? Also does anyone know if it has the secret jelly bean game hidden away?

The reasons I've asked is I remember reading about the emmc bug so dont know if the versions I've seen on here are leaked or offical. I've given my s2 to my 3 year old son when I upgraded to the s4 but the s2 is completly rooted running a custom rom so I'm planning on putting it back to stock as it is basically a toy and used for youtube and childrens apps but my son has noticed the s4 has the jellybean game hidden on my s4 so hoping that the s2 has an official xeu release and the hidden game before I do flash back to stock
[Galaxy S II General] andrewwright:
Brick bug is only on ics 4.0.4

Also for lsw look at sammobile mate
[Galaxy S II General] tigerphil:
Dont suppose if you know if that hidden jellybean game is also on it before I download? Thats the main reason I want it so I can keep my son off my s4 to save him downloading unwanted apps etc to my phone
[Galaxy S II General] andrewwright:
Don't no mate. Sorry
[Galaxy S II General] theunderling:
Lol tigerphil.....the guy you helped said he "tried all the xeu variants",so that means they are available.

You even quoted his post:D
[Galaxy S II General] tigerphil:
Lol heads been on a mad one today with work and my son running riot when I go t home, I didnt even realise until you mentioned it. Just waiting for a decent charge before flashing it and keeping fingers crossed for this jellybean thing to stop my son taken my phone lol
[Galaxy S II General] andrewwright:
Btw back on neat lsw. Jelly bean game is on this. :thumbup:
[Galaxy S II General] tigerphil:
Nice one! Thanks for confirming that although it looks like my son has screwed the usb, charges fine but keeps disconnecting from the computer and when I keep a stable connection odin fails even after trying several cables so just looking into that along with mobile odin to see if I can use that to return to stock without keeping root but wont be trying again til tomorrow now
[Galaxy S II General] tigerphil:
Turns out the usb was not screwed, the s2 doesn't like the cable from the s4, found the original s2 cable and odin flashed straight away so my son is back to stock with the jellybean game and my phone is safe! :D
[Galaxy S II General] andrewwright:
:thumbup::D
[Galaxy S II General] XDA_Mod:
I've read your post talking flawlessly about NELP3, I wanted to give it a try to my SGS2 i-777 (at&t) model with my 9.1 cm rom, would I be able to do it? what would I need to give it a success try? or actually there is a new NELP that is better than this one?
[Galaxy S II General] Invincible29:
Xxms3 is the best atm
[Galaxy S II General] h3dshot:
Hey I'm just wondering if someone can point me in the right direction, Im currently running slimsaber 4.3.1 and i'm on XXMS2.

I use a virgin mobile sim so according to this thread I should really be using DXLP7. As far as i'm aware the modem i'm using isn't specific to the rom/android version i'm using is it? so i should be able to just flash DXLP7 through CWM and have no issues whilst on 4.3.1, correct?

Thanks

EDIT: i thought i should specify that i've got an i9000p and not a variant made specifically for virgin mobile.
[Galaxy S II General] jj03:
i360. thanks for the tip on the rom you put up. seems to be givin a 'slot expired' message..was hoping to download it straight onto my gs2 then use mobile odin to flash it..will try again.

Edit: flashed recommended rom. Working great apart one thing. When i've taken a photo and it goes to the little window on the right, when i click on it, it force closes. Weird...
[Galaxy S II General] SPBoss:
Try using fix permissions

Sent from my Galaxy SII i9100
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
Recommended Deodexed Stock NeatROM I9100XWLPD Download

Base Firmware: I9100XWLPD (4.0.3)

Region Nordic

Carrier: Sim-Free

Build Date: 8th May 2012

Modem: XXLPW

CSC: NEELP4

Change List: 524746

Zipaligned

Rooted (CF SuperSU)

BusyBox

ClockworkMod Recovery 5

CF-Root XWLPD

Tested with Three, O2, Orange, Vodafone, T-Mobile.
[Galaxy S II General] JJEgan:
Likewise for the Neat Rom with NELP2 Modem good UK performance .

jje
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
I can't find that modem anywhere, do you have the .zip?

[Edit] Found it, flashing and testing right now
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
Use Siyah and NELP3 modem with the ROM i just posted

Just flash the .zip's in CMW recovery.

SiyahKernel v3.2.4

NELP3 Modem
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
For everyone worried about their binary counter and the yellow triangle after flashing any custom ROM, don't worry, just use this APK and it resets your binary counter.

READ THIS THREAD FIRST

CLICK HERE

Credits to chainfire for the apk.
[Galaxy S II General] mckeowngoo:
How about thanking chainfire for the app instead of just posting the link.

GTBH, I'm getting a bit nadded off with all the "[insert country]	SG2 owners" threads. Can we not be one community?
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
We are a community but not every ROM/Kernel/Modem work great in any country.
[Galaxy S II General] mckeowngoo:
If you want to look for a UK compatible ROM then it's easy enough to do with a forum search.

Don't get me wrong, it's not just this type of thread that gets on my tit end. Constant crap threads like this and "post your signal level", "post your current battery level" & "post your current screen brightness level" also annoy.

Besides, how is Triangle Away UK specific?
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
Yeah I know you can search the forums for it buts its all Europe this, Europe that, not every Rom/Kernel/Modem says its good for UK. All the things put here are tested and work best in UK. All the signal level ****, will not be posted here lol.

Triangle Away isnt UK specific, a lot of people in the UK don't flash using CMW because they're scared about the binary counter going up and losing warrant or whatever.

Lol true but this thread isn't like them all. And we didn't have an SGS2 UK thread
[Galaxy S II General] stubradley1:
Do you flash these before or after installing rom?
[Galaxy S II General] i360*:
Flash them

after

flashing the ROM.
[Galaxy S II General] JJEgan:
Agree i was meaning those that post hey i found a new rom .

Modem and CSC are the only UK specifics for any rom outside of that all roms are interchangeable providing its i9100 model .

jje

jje