yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heinrich:
Thanks man ... especially thanks for using Google Docs for your repository, it is SO MUCH nicer to get stuf off there than some friggin download site which always tries to instal crap additionally. I had 2.3.6 already so I just Odined the new modem and rebooted and all is well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] arcticrobot:
I was on rooted stock before. So i cleared dalvik and cache and did kies update. Everything went smooth and I for some reason got cool transparent lock screen.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xxjrsmith3xx:
Hey I'm very glad i can help you guys. An request to do other things that's what I'm here for guys. :cool:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heinrich:
After following this guide, everything works. I did still have the annoying Samsung updte notification. So I allowd it to run and it rebooted and the only thing I see is it unrooted me. I don't btw see any differences in UI, lockscreen or otherwise... and yes I am now definitely UVLDE.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bikrame:
I need to move to stock rom to unlock my phone but on first post i saw two stock roms (ULKL1 and UVLDE). do i need to install old one (ULKL1) and move to new one (UVLDE) or i can just directly switch to new one (UVLDE)?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Atmazzz:
I've seen people just do UVLDE and no problem. One person got stuck at the boot logo but did a factory reset and solved the problem.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bikrame:
When i unzip that UVLDE file i found another file with extension dll. what is that for ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Atmazzz:
I don't really know, but you just need to Odin the tar.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xxjrsmith3xx:
Wow, um never really notice that :confused: but i believe its nothing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] aranurea:
+1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jrude2262:
i just want to know will instagram work with this update
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xxjrsmith3xx:
Yes it will :cool:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] blackangst:
dll's are never "nothing". I dare ya to remove the DLL and then try to Odin the update ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xxjrsmith3xx:
I did nothing happen :confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bikrame:
+1

I just did today without dll nothing happened. Flashed well.

I remember when i used to flash my galaxy tab 7" i used that file extention .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hamdroid94:
i lost signal after flashing this!

please help me it keeps saying "searching" after i flashed this and never picks up signal.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bikrame:
Wipe data factory reset. Should work i did use it yesterday
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hamdroid94:
soim in recovery but it wont let me click on anything. i can only move up and down

:(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
TYpo in the OP

Thanks for this guide. btw he just reminded me of the typo on Requirement #4.

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being indecisive and all of a sudden CWM wont let me select anything... Just power off battery pull and go back into CWM again and complete your tasks

Question?? Is stock recovery necessary for the reception of kies updates? Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] FarReach:
I tried this method for a little bit last night but got interrupted and couldn't update kies.I got that notification a few days ago and paniced, so I flashed a nandroid I made a week earlier. Got rid of the notification and flashed a stock rom, but unfortunately that unrooted my phone. Now the update is still gone for UVLDE. My friends who I'm staying with won't let me download what I need in order to do it manually; kies, odin, etc... Any ideas?

I just got off the phone with Samsung and they told me the UVLDE update was necessary and a requirement for ICS. I've been reading in this thread people saying no it's not, and yes it is. I have everything I need on another computer but I won't be around that until next weekend and this is big! I don't know if I can last without trying. Any advice or feedback would be greatly appreciated.

I apologize if I got off topic
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bikrame:
Use home button to enter
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PJcastaldo:
Thank you for making the guide since this will really help people.

But it should be pointed out that T-Mobile has said its OK to be on the last 2 firmwares for the update. The reason is because kies will automatically give you what you need. They even state depending on what your on will determine your update file size.

The "maintenance " update IMO was to pass time or help abolish the frustrated customer feelings.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] genericusername#999:
Did you upgrade to ICS without the UVLDE update? I can't get the UVLDE update from Kies anymore and was wondering if it was really necessary and wanted to know how the ICS update works out without it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] defconoi:
wonder if I can kang the libs from this and throw it in aokp
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PJcastaldo:
You won't find the update previous. That's the point. Kies will automatically download and install them in order, or at least the part of the updates that maybe necessary to the upgrade.

No I have not updated to the Official ICS since I see absolutely no reason to go from an awesome and fast custom ICS rom to a bloated nasty carrier release. Especially since we all know what it is.. seems so crazy everyone doing all this crazy unrooting and blah blah for this.. its crazy...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] djtheraven:
will this change the baseband back from LE1 to LDE...i did the update to ics then screwed something up and then went back to gb nand backup i did...but when i try to redo the update it says my phone is not supported now....and i noticed my baseband stayed at LE1....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Palmiye:
This process does not work on a (soft bricked during updating from UVLDE to ICS via Kies) SGH-T989 which was connected Macbook Pro with Windows 7 within Parallels Desktop.

I wonder, I have never had any problem flashing or unbricking Blackberries before.

This is my first Android phone (T-Mo S2) and I am really frustrated, because I have been spending hours since last night trying to get out of this "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue" mode.

I am able to get the download menu but does not make any difference.

Already tried every possible variation with Kies (on Mac) and Kies (on Parallels Windows), Heimdall (for Mac but they don't have a reliable and recent package anyways) and Odin v4.03 on Parallels (when I try Odin there is always "missing firmware xml" error.

Bottom line is, I am not a developer and I am not making my living by spending hours and hours on this crap.

Therefore, I just ordered a new handset from t-mobile and hoping that ICS will be already installed on that one.

I wonder, why all these things are too time consuming and why the developers do not develop some programs that will install the recent operating system files with one click only (like upgrading the OS in Blackberry)?

I know Android OS is much more complicated than Blackberry OS, but things should be easier to install and upgrade, just by executing one single file.

I know you guys gonna laugh and make fun of me, but it's okay. I just wanted to share my feelings about my frustration, that's all.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] inslee:
These instructions didn't work for me. I ODINed UVKL1 and it brought me to gingerbread (which is normal I believe) but I started getting some force closes before I even touched anything after it rebooted the first time around.

I then ODINed the UVLDE and it brought me back to the Gingerbread welcome screen with even more force closes and it was displaying notifications from apps I use in the top drawer (and I hadn't even gone through the welcome wizard to enter my google info)

How do I wipe this thing? When I reboot by holding down Vol-up and Vol-down, I only have the option to enter download mode, not CWM like I had before where I could wipe.

Help a new guy out? (I'm coming from Darkside B6 btw)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] FarReach:
Flash stock. It will unroot you but don't trip. Then download ics through kies. Root again, if you want. This is what I did and it worked for me
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] inslee:
That's what I was missing, I thought the second step was adding ics without kies...allright time to do it the kies way
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] aranurea:
If you still get FCs, then you didn't wipe. Go into download mode and flash CWM. Then DISCONNECT your microusb cable and then hold vol up and down when you power. You should be in CWM and wipe.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Openskill:
I went back to stock UVLDE, updates kies, uninstalled and re-installed all drivers. factory reset the phone. Kies asks me if I want to upgrade the firmware but then doesn't do anything after I click update. No matter what I do kies doesn't actually start the update. any suggestions?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jlamour4:
I did everything this thing told me to do and I still ended up with force closes. I wiped and fixed permissions so many times, but when my phone boots up, it's stuck on the Welcome screen. I'm not sure whether updating without even booting in stock is necessary, but if it is, I'll try it. Any other suggestions?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] corwest:
Odin back to kl1, boot to welcome screen and power off. Then boot into stock recovery and hit wipe cache. Then reboot and the FC's should be gone. Now you can hook up to Kies and update to ICS. Funny but mine went straight from KL1 to LE1 (ICS). It didn't have me install LDE first.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xsteven77x:
That's what I figured. And all the people with issues trying to get kies to update them to ics need to just Odin the ics.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] primus123:
Ok, i cannot get the drivers to install, odin never recognizes my phone. Somebody help, is there a cwm way that will do this? I have been to 5 different threads, but none of them have woking links, they are outdated. If I knew it was this hard to UNROOT i would have never ROOTed.

Need some serious help please.

I am used to HTC devices, which is alot easier, and simple. This seems to be alot more complicated, and more of a programing base.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xsteven77x:
Your just having issues. Our phone is a million times easier than HTC to do all these things. Most of which is cause we dont have to unlock and relock a bootloader.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] primus123:
I haven't found one easy task for this
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xsteven77x:
Sorry to hear that but your the rare minority.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] primus123:
Is there anyone who may be able to point me in the right direction. Is there a on click unroot process. I have used my nandroid backup to get back to stock. But is still rooted.

I have been reading for hours. And clicking on broken links.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] itsdamage:
MAJOR n00b here when it comes to using Odin and flashing and all that (things i've NEVER done or even would try), but after reading through most of this thread, following the directions from the first post will get me back to fully stock, unrooted, UVLDE GB correct? I want to make sure because i'm honestly not digging the new ICS update, its made my phone super laggy and unresponsive tons of times. and ive done countless resets and wiped the cache as well.

I just want to go back to the stock gb.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xxjrsmith3xx:
Yes you will get this update unrooted with out one problem. :cool:

Hey just follow my guide and you'll be fine trust me. ;)!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] itsdamage:
alright cool, thanks! :D i'm going to try odin for the first time and see if i can successfully flash the update. but again, can i flash the UVLDE directly? and do i have to do the ULKL first?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xxjrsmith3xx:
To be honest im not sure but i will got with ULKL first.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] primus123:
I have tried.

Odin does not recognize my phone.

The drivers will not install in my computer.

I have the latest version of kies installed. Thats pretty much the only thing that did work correctly.are these the same drivers from the samsung website?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xxjrsmith3xx:
Yes they are, ok try this uninstall everything I mean everything no kies all the Samsung drivers you can find. then download kies mini yes mini when you install it there an option install driver while your phone is plugged in. After that try and see if Odin can read your phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] primus123:
I will try that and see what happens. I actually already have both kies installed. But will uninstall both. And start fresh.

I will update after.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Indian9990:
What's the difference between requirement 4 & 5?

If I'm on ICS I can just download NEW STOCK 2.3.6 UVLDE and flash via ODIN to return me to the latest version of GB before ICS correct?

EDIT: I'm assuming UVLDE1 is the update that was released?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] itsdamage:
Can't thank you enough for this guide. I took the attempt in using Odin for the first time ever and flashing as well and it worked flawlessly and now im back to my favorite firmware, gingerbread. My phone is back to running smoother than ever and no hiccups. thanks! :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] primus123:
After completly uninstalling all drivers. And kies. Then reinstalling all drivers and kies. I was able to get it to work.

My next question is? This can be used as a downgrading method? If i am not happy with the stock ICS build?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xxjrsmith3xx:
Hey I'm here to help :D

Yes you can use this as a downgrade method :D

Yes UVLDE is the newer update.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] vlad2277:
Odin stuck

How long Odin should take?

Think mine gor stuch on mdm.bin

What should I do?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jimmy67:
Thanks for this. This helped very much and enabled me to finally get where I wanted to be, with a Samsung released ICS for my SGS2 T989.:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] winged_light_carrier:
What i don't understand is if we are using custom ics roms why do this at all? I am running infamous ics so why do i need to do this at all...what's the benefit?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xsteven77x:
There isn't one.
[EVO Shift 4G General] baconspaceman:
I been haveing my htc speedy for bout 5mo now and the screen is a bit small i cant really go on the web or watch youtbe videos or really read texts on some sites thats why am geting a nexus soon cuz i want a core google phone with wimax but what do u think leave ur interesting response below
[EVO Shift 4G General] YoungCorruptionV2.0:
Would dpi changer makes things bigger?

Sent from my PG06100 using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[EVO Shift 4G General] Dread 7us:
It would and spare parts can make the font bigger.
[EVO Shift 4G General] trsix:
Get some glasses
[HTC Amaze 4G] Mr.Moo52:
Hi guys. So here's my problem. I recently tried to update my phone to the latest version of NRG's Energy Rom using CWM. In the process I did a factory data wipe, and wiped the dalvik cache. I then flashed the rom as normal, but when I rebooted all I got was the white screen with the green HTC logo. It refuses to go any further. I can still get into recovery if needed, and I've tried a ton of different things, but to no avail. Anybody have any ideas as to what I need to do or is this thing hosed?

The phone is S-ON at the moment with an unlocked bootloader.

Any help is appreciated.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Dark Nightmare:
Flash the wipe script, flash the rom you wanted, when the phone boots up, let it sit for a few minutes, like 10 should be good.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Mr.Moo52:
Well I'll be damned. I could have sworn I tried that, but there we go. Thank you so much for the help.
[HTC Amaze 4G] glacierguy:
Also, get rid of CWM and use 4ext recovery. It's in the dev section... And its the preferred recovery by most amaze users. I have a thread in Dev section

It allows you to flash kernel automatically when flashing ROM, that way you don't have to use a kernel flasher. Plus many other features.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Mr.Moo52:
Thanks for the info. I've been looking at recent posts and it seems I'm behind on a few things, including getting s-off.
[HTC Amaze 4G] blakesurf:
Weird Problem

I had the same problem but I don't want to lock and re-unlock my bootloader. And this has never happened but my CWM Recovery isn't working. I didn't use 4ext bc this happened last time with that recovery. Is there any way to find the wipe script to use it from fastboot?

Tried kernel flashing; re-flashing recovery...second time this happened with s-on on speed rom

Had to re-wipe phone and re-flash everything...Got it working again! Weird problem though?!?!
[General Questions and Answers] Xplria:
hey all, I'm new here. Please bear with me, I'm a bit of a noob.

I hope I posted this in the right place.

I have a little problem with my xperia play r800I. I'm in Ireland. I had cyanogenmod 7 on my play but I restored my backed up Rom from my micro sd. All seems well except I can't turn on my wifi. When I press to turn it on it just does nothing and says error. What can I do to get my wifi up and running again?

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] Xplria:
Bump

Anyone? I'm really stuck
[Captivate General] shaolin95:
Sup guys!

Well after a long time with my Captivate and tweaking it to the max, I sent it today to its new owner.

I now have an international Galaxy Note still running GB but at 1.6Ghz and 400Mhz GPU is a monster.

Cant wait for a "safe" ICS to move to it or for CM9 to get some of the missing features.

Anyways, the Captivate was surely one amazing phone and if I can get my hands on a cheap one later on I might do so as a second phone :D

Have fun !
[Captivate General] b-eock:
Gonna miss you,

YOU WILL BUY AN SGS III SO WE CAN KEEP TESTING TOGETHER FOR TK XD
[Captivate General] shaolin95:
Very likely I will for sure bro! :)
[Captivate General] b-eock:
Good! :D I can't wait to get that phone. I am going to pre-order it from Expansys USA
[Captivate General] shaolin95:
Looks like most of us are going international :D I know Coreym did too, and I for sure dont want to be left behind :D
[Captivate General] bravomail:
Hey Shaolin

I've seen another phone with similar specs in action (Pantech Burst $200), it just no contest to Cappy, it is so much faster, main difference being time to load apps. Once app is loaded Cappy is pretty good with ICS etc. But any I/O, like switching from big game (Air Attack 1.3) to home screen and back takes forever.

I wonder how S4 fares in this matter. But Note is a good phone. Although, HOX is so close in price. Oh well.

G-luck and see you on the other side!
[Captivate General] shaolin95:
Indeed I/O has been one of the most shocking things for me. Even moving apps to SD I was used to that lag on the Cap but this thing flies and I am still on GB. I tried CM9 and it was better but it lacks some features at this moment that I need. :)

Still the Cap will never be forgotten :D
[Captivate General] garfunkel99:
Even though I've upgraded I haven't been willing to part with the cappy. It now serves as a psuedo-home phone running skype.

The downside is I have to make sure my kids never find out that it can still play games... it is rather depressing to have my 2-year old run over every time my cell phone rings asking for "Ang-we Brrs".
[Captivate General] shaolin95:
:DDDDDDDDDDD

Yeah I just needed to offset a bit of the cost of upgrading but it would have been a nice second phone thats why I am looking locally. I have seen some go dirty cheap :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nexus888:
Hi,

I bought a TF201 second hand and am unsure what the original SKU was.

Is there a way to find the original SKU somewhere? I got the box for the TF201 and there are some serial numbers, product specs on the back. Would it tell me somehow if say the SKU is WW or US?

Thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PinnerProxy:
I cracked my screen and the screen's gone black... It doesnt show any color any light nothing. I have no insurance and idk what to do lol. I went into the sprint store and they were no help they told me to buy an evo 4g lte or buy an iphone 4s. So i was hoping someone on the xda forums could help /: por favor lol. Is it possible to fix this or maybe resell?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] peanut1596:
Of course its possible to fix, but you gotta buy the parts. And of course you could resell it. If you won't fix it, somebody else will. If you do plan on selling it, I might be interested.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PinnerProxy:
I'm trying to sell it, but where would i get the parts to like fix it? I'd feel so bad selling it to you the way it is now
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Sunsparc:
Go to a different repair center and ask for a one time courtesy replacement. Don't be pushy about it, if they say no, just leave.

If someone comes into my store with a cracked screen no TEP, nice to me, and generally upset, I'll replace it. Only once though, gotta learn your lesson. :P
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Have him ship it your store. ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ajs2677:
Hahaha!!! That made my day. :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] peanut1596:
you can get a spare LCD replacement on eBay
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
And slip a couple of twenties in with it. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] *GalaxyDev*:
If youre willing to sell it im here...i have a bricked et4g so the internals would be great pm if youre going to
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PinnerProxy:
I sent you a pm
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] deedscreen:
Get TEP...

Case Closed.

Sent from my Samsung® Galaxy™ SII Epic™ Touch 4G running CyanogenMod9™ ICS!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] deedscreen:
Too late now though... I hope you get TEP after this though.

Sent from my Samsung® Galaxy™ SII Epic™ Touch 4G running CyanogenMod9™ ICS!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] *GalaxyDev*:
answered srry for the lateness ive been in exams
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] randy_c:
How do you make the tracing line on stock keyboard smaller?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelphos:
My droid razr is rooted, I have stock everything still, I have not messed with anything, I've downloaded drocap2 that's it. But when I first got the phone I deleted the bloatware you could delete...I think one was madden and something else, I was wondering if that matters if an OTA update comes through since they made two apps optional if to if you wanted to uninstall them or not? Also I will get the OTA right since I'm still on stock everything? Nothing will mess up? I just want to make sure. Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gplock:
Ull have no problems with the OTA. Enjoy
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] bbscal:
after hitting 1.4.2, i used magic sd card to revert to 1.4.0.

nook is in 1.4.0 but when i go to Amazon appstore i get " ! sorry"

The application Appstore (process com.amazom.venizia) has stopped unexpectedly. please try again. i have "unknown sources checked "

"

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[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] The Archangel:
Questions belong in Q&A.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] avvega:
I am on sky ics 4.2 update 5 and my 4g lte icon shifts to the left when I am receiving or sending data. Its a little annoying. Does this happen to anyone else?

Also when I am not sending or receiving data it shifts back to the right. It makes me think its something in the PNG like extra transparent pixels or something.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
Yeah that's how it is. I was also annoyed, and started that in the thread. I received no response