yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NICROID:
Just flashed and didn't do the trick. The capacitive/soft key lights still behave randomly. Sometimes working and other times not. Going to try and get some help from the creator of the fix, MS_Guru, for some input. Hopefully I can get this working.

- NICROID
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RikkKeith:
Finally getting around to flashing 7/4 tonight (currently on 7/1), but I'm curious and have a question. I was using navigation today; had it running about 25 minutes, and when I went to expand the screen, I noticed how hot my device felt, and I wasn't charging at the time either. I hurried and checked the device temperature and it was at 124 degrees (F). Later in the day when I was driving around, I had the device charging and was listening to a podcast for about an hour. Wanted to check the temp again and it was at 117 degrees (F). My question is, I know when running stock and the temp gets to high the device will shut down. Does this hold true with CM9? I would think so but I couldn't find any info pertaining to this.

I found some threads that talked about how hot some devices get, but couldn't really find anything regarding what's "too hot", or if CM9 will shut down if the device starts to over heat. Any body know; and have you checked your device temp when using navigation with CM9?

Other than that, the CM9 builds have been running great.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NICROID:
I'm not too sure about how hot a phone needs to be to be unsafe and what not. But I personally haven't had any sort of heat issues with any cm9 builds. 6/30 - 7/4.

Oh and just a question, do your capacitive/soft key buttons (menu, home, back, search) light functionally properly? As in actually turns on as soon the screen is on and turns off when it's off? Mine have never been working properly and trying to fix it at the moment.

- NICROID
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RikkKeith:
My soft key lights seem to work fine, not perfect though. There are a few times I notice when unlocking my device they won't come on until I use one of them, but as soon as I use one they operate normally, and work until I lock my device again. Only a few times when unlocking, do I notice they don't come on. If fact they work most of the time as they should, so it's something I hardly notice.

And per my previous post; I haven't noticed my device getting hot when using it normally through-out the day. And I can easily have 4 plus hours of on screen time and never notice it getting too hot. That's why it surprised me when using navigation, because I don't use it a lot and was curious if CM9 would shut down my device before it got too hot to cause damage. If it has that same safety feature built in as stock? Maybe it's a hardware feature...I don't know?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NICROID:
Yeah my soft key/capacitive key lights acted the same. For me it was pretty annoying, decided to just turn them off. For me it's not an issue for them to be off, I guess if I was to let my friend or someone else use my phone real quick they would have an issue. Oh well. =P Plus I have a white GS2 and the buttons have a light leak. Looks fine in daylight but doesn't look so clean and sharp at night/in the dark. Other than that though 7.4.12 runs perfectly. Waiting a few hours for 7.5.12 build though, then setting up my phone one last time for a long time. Been flashing CM9 builds for the last few days. Just want my phone set and good to go now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wondercoolguy:
Any word on the blacklist returning to Cyanogen?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jim93:
RC version is supposed to hit soon where did you hear that?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] syntaxerr0r:
I'm on 07/04, battery drain is bad (just like 07/01) and there's stuff constantly running in the background. Battery meter shows the phone is almost constantly in use even though real usage is light.

I'm also having bluetooth pairing (unpaired device and now can't see it) and handsfree issues (call button on device redials last number instead of opening Voice Dialer). I haven't found a way to change the BT command properties. I installed Vlingo but haven't found a way to make it work with my BT handsfree device.

My softkeys backlight only works when I'm actually using them, probably because I use them for notifications. I kinda like it that way. :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Vlad83:
There have been multiple reports of the phone app going crazy. Can you pull a logcat?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hiz99:
My phone app also spazzed out

Sent from my 4.5 inch galaxy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mxwllmcly:
When I try and open a notification from xda it just hangs on loading. I have to close it and open it to actually view it. Anyone else have this? I've wiped cache/ds super and cache/format cache/uninstall reinstall and nothing fixes it. Plus instagram you can't use the blur feature causes a crazy screen pixelization to happen.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hiz99:
Does anyone else have issues sending mms? I can't do it at all

Sent from my 4.5 inch galaxy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sp__Ork:
I can only do it if I don't have Wi-Fi on. It does fail quite often though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] CottonCreeper:
Anyone else's phone screen becomes unresponsive 5 - 10 Times a day on the nightlies or is it just me?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RushAOZ:
Can't remember last time it happened to me. But 5-10 times a day seems Iike waay too much.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dcsparky:
If you put all your fingers on the screen and move around it makes it respond again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] syntaxerr0r:
Would love to help but have no idea how to pull a logcat. I tried pulling on a cat and it clawed me, so I probably got it wrong.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ayysir:
Google how to
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sp__Ork:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1726238
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tony5593:
I'm on 07/04 and It's great. The only problem I had was that it rebooted once. But Data works, no FCs, Battery life is GREAT. I flashed A kernel compatible with CM9 that has a light fix for the soft key lights. I can overclock. I also flashed AwesomeBeats :D Seriously, im doing a nandroid of this Rom/setup. Its the best.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] punchemcface:
Did you flash Eugene's latest kernel? If not, can you post what you're running? I'm having god awful battery life on 7/04. Not seeing the phone app draining like most are reporting though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RikkKeith:
I flashed 7/4 last night, and charged over night so I will have a better feel of what battery life is like a little later in the day. If I could get what I had on 6/20, I'd be very happy.

It was after 6/20 they disabled BLN because of a said battery drain (I know they re-enabled it due to demand), but even with it enabled in 6/20 it was my best experience so far.

Besides that, everything has been running pretty good. It's been a while since I've done a full wipe, so being off today I'm thinking I'll do a full wipe and flash 7/5 and see how it feels. One thing I just noticed; in CpuSpy I'm getting a step in the 'Time in State' lines. Never had that before, just noticed it in 7/4.

I've also been using the modded LE1 radio found in one of TDJ's threads. I think I'm going to flash the one found on the CM9 thread. I'm not even sure if there's anything different between them, they could be one in the same? I just notice when using the radio, the phone runs a little warm. Warmer than when using WiFi.

Anybody flash 7/5 this morning?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tony5593:
@punchemcface, i used this kernel with 07/04: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=231705.

No Battery Life problems and OC'ing works.

AND im actually having an issue with 07/04. My data keeps junping from H to 3G. Speedtest keeps maxing out at 4.75. It wont go any higher. Its weird but I least I have data this time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] syntaxerr0r:
Running 0704 my battery was down to 40% after 5 hours and only 25 minutes on screen. Reverting to stock until it's fixed...

Edit: Giving Eugene's kernel a try. At first glance the CPU is working a lot less.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] stephen31686:
http://tinyurl.com/797zyf5

Not exactly device specific but was interesting.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ShaPrince:
Is there any way to change fonts on cm9 Roms?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hiz99:
ROM toolbox

Sent from my 4.5 inch galaxy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] linye:
Any Talkatone users on CM9?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] boomerxyz:
Anyone able to get Ivona TTS working?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] vicvon:
Have not been able to get it to work. It is much better than the built in one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] boomerxyz:
Much, much better. :-( Hope they improve the tts in jelly bean.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] showbo:
+1 for eugenes kernel. Saw instant improvements in battery life. Phone just all around feels better. Flashed it with 85% battery life and over 7/4. I highly recommend this kernel!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] syntaxerr0r:
I wasn't so lucky with 7/4 and Eugene's kernel, and battery life was awful, phone app was eating lots of juice. Back on stock as I can't recharge 3 times/day.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Vlad83:
Yeah the phone app gets wonky sometimes, nothing to do with Eugene's kernel. Reflashing CM normally fixes it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] boomerxyz:
Got CM9 installed and having bad battery life too. Darkside Evolution gives me about 14 hours. I think I got 8 with CM9 with little use. Does the Eugene kernel help? Looks like conflicting results.

I tried to flash the newest nightly over the previous night's and when I reboot, it just hangs on the warping android. Also, it seems I can't install CM9 with just a standard data/factory reset wipe (cache and dalvic also) with clockwork mod. I need to do the darkside super wipe before it will reboot properly. Otherwise it just hangs on the warping android. Not sure what is happening here. Any insight on this issue?

Aside from the internal/external ram issue, occasional gps lock issues, and ivona tts not working, everything seems good. Got great benchmark results.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] draggerlane:
I'm running 7/04. Everything works great not a problem with the rom except my battery life which I see some people are also having. Now I tried and searched for a kernal to help with the battery life but I'm just not that familiar installing just a kernal can someone link me to a kernal that would help fix this battery life issue this is the only major downer for me. also don't know how to flash this is it just flash right over the rom install it from zip file in cwm. any help would be great thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RikkKeith:
My battery life on 6/5 hasn't been too bad. I get about 10-12 hours with moderate use.

For those wanting to flash over; all I do is flash CM9, flash TDJ'S Cache wipe and reboot. I don't wipe anything before and only use the cache wipe after. I've been doing this since 6/20 and haven't had any issues. And I never use CWR to wipe, that will cause issues for me

I've been reading the AOKP threads too, and yesterday there were a few that were having issues with the phone app going wonky. So its not limited to CM9. And I would say if your having any crazy issues then you would probably want to do a full wipe. There's also a few having issues with media/camera. They're finding formatting both sd cards resolves that issue to.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] syntaxerr0r:
Here's my laundry list of things that didn't work well for me:

- awful battery life

- bluetooth pairing issue (unable to re-pair)

- slow USB file transfer speed

- camera preview cropped for video and weird for pics

Eugene's kernel made it a bit faster and seemed to be better on battery at first but then the phone app went wonky and ate 25% of the battery with a 10 mins call and kept pumping juice after that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RikkKeith:
I noticed transfer speeds are a lot slower on CM9 too, and some have said it's slow on AOKP as well. If I remember right, I believe Vlad83 said they lowered the transfer speeds on CM9, so it's by design.

I use Bluetooth everyday in my car and haven't had any issues. I can only use it for calls, so I don't know about music. Are you able to re-pair after a reboot? I had an issue on the ICS leaks, where every time I would reboot I would lose my paring, but was always able to re-pair my device.

As far as battery goes, I've been using 7/5 for a few days and been getting around 12 hours....not great, but not awful either.

I'm flashing off 7/5 today. Anybody using the latest nightly? Thoughts...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JmanGTA:
Does *#*#2263#*#* work on this rom? I can only use 4636 and the phone takes much longer to register network when I reboot.

When it does, it shows 302320 instead of "Mobilicity"
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Vlad83:
I believe the issue is the read ahead cache, it has been reduced from 1024kb to 128kb. Not sure if it's by design or an oversight. You can adjust it through system tuner and Rom toolbox. Test it out and let me know if I'm off...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Vlad83:
No, only in Samsung roms.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kabuk1:
I've had no issues with mine.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hiz99:
Will it jack up my phone if I try it

Sent from my 4.5 inch galaxy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Vlad83:
Not at all, just unsure how much throughout can be gained... experiment with the settings, either 1024kb or 2048kb are recommended
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hiz99:
Where do I change it at

Sent from my 4.5 inch galaxy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] playya:
there you go!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hiz99:
No I know that but like where. Is it the build prop or what

Sent from my 4.5 inch galaxy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Vlad83:
In Rom toolbox go to performance then sd boost
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RikkKeith:
Awfully quite...everybody over on IRC? I gotta figure out how to use that. I've gone over a couple times and can't find anybody or I'm doing it wrong...lol.

I'm currently running 7/7 and its running great. Haven't had any screen lock-ups or anything really buggy. It seems very stable. I try to run them for a few days, but it's hard not flashing the next nightly when they come out. Anybody on 7/8?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] casonswag:
I dont think 7/8 is out
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Zachariah_Apo:
Is anybody always getting only 3 bars of service everywhere especially in places you know you should be getting 4 bars? I don't remember when this started to happen probably when I flashed the July cm9 roms. I have tried the radios lc8 le1 and lle4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RikkKeith:
Your right, there wasn't one. Looks like a few changes coming up in the next nightly, doesn't look like anything major though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] phrix626:
This should be fixed in the next nightly.

http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#/c/18220/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JmanGTA:
I was getting horrible power drain today on 7/7. I was doing nothing and it was literally 1-2% per min all the way down to 14%.

Edit: Charged it just before going to bed. I wake up and its at 68%! Something definitely wrong with this build.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zpn1aen3bcza0kw/2012-07-09 10.17.36.png
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] punchemcface:
The fix is in the 709 nightly.

Source: I'm running it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Vlad83:
Guys don't pay too much attention to bars. Different versions of software detect and display it differently. GB differs from ICS and AOSP differs from Samsung twiz. While there was a patch merged last night that fixes Samsung's calculation, it doesn't translate to one having better reception, just more bars are displayed. Likewise, some that just came from GB should not compare their bars to ICS, it doesn't constitute in a drop/increase in reception...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] punchemcface:
Correct.

Purely aesthetic. Just makes the rom feel more "complete" I guess.

On that note, this nightly is great. Aside from meh battery life and the touch to focus/blurry camcorder, it's awesome.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Zachariah_Apo:
Thanks to everyone for the explanation of the reception bars.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Zachariah_Apo:
I can't get this link to open and frankly I have no idea where to get kernels or how to flash them. I've been doing Google searches but nothing seems to point me in the T989 direction.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] punchemcface:
Yeah, that link doesn't open now.

Flashing a kernel is as simple as a rom. Just put it where you can find it on your SD card, and flash the kernel like any other zip in cwm.

Full wipe isn't required, but a cache wipe won't hurt.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Zachariah_Apo:
Thank you I figured as much but didn't want to figure it out the hard way. Now where do I find T989 specific kernels?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Vlad83:
They're in development section. Currently there is only one for AOSP, others are for twiz.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1555534
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Zachariah_Apo:
Thank you so if I'm understanding you correctly there aren't any kernels for cm9 currently or that work with cm9?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Vlad83:
No it works. He has 3 versions; CM, AOKP, and twiz. Keep in mind that some patches that were merged into the CM kernel such as charging while off and screen freeze have not yet made it into Eugene's kernel, it's a week old or so...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Zachariah_Apo:
Okay perfect now I have a much better understanding of how kernels work and where to get them. Thank you.

Now I do have a question about the radios is it the same concept as the kernels? Meaning people create modified radios so the T989 may receive better reception depending on your area?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Vlad83:
No the actual radios are not edited. Modified means rils were removed which are libraries for radio interface layer (ril). If they they overwrite the ones in your Rom you can break things so they are removed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Zachariah_Apo:
Interesting so without the editing part was I half correct? Meaning each radio works differently depending on the area you're in?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Chisle31:
Had a Training for work far away from 9am-3:30pm used google nav to get there and my phone die only after 3 hours wouldn't charge with my car charger like usual and got lost on the way home hate this battery life!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Vlad83:
Well I'm not sure if area has as much to do with it as the carrier. Samsung tailors each radio for a specific carrier, there is really no way to quantify which radio is better except for experimenting for your self. Everyone's experience differs and there is no consensus.

Keep in mind that if you wish to use Wi-Fi calling (on a Samsung Rom only currently) you need the T-Mo radio.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Zachariah_Apo:
You've been extremely helpful and very knowledgeable thanks again for walking me through all this.

As far as wifi calling you're referring to the ICS rom that T-Mobile put out for the T989 I'd need to be running that and the T-Mobile LE1 radio correct?

So far I've read that wifi calling is dead in the water for custom roms on the T989.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Vlad83:
Wi-Fi calling works on stock or any custom Rom based off Samsung's T-Mo ICS Rom. AOSP based roms such as CM, AOKP, etc have not implemented it yet. AOKP doesn't want to do it and I think they just haven't gotten around to it in CM. A couple of other phones have it working or in the process of implementing it on CM9... We just need a developer that has enough desire so to speak...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Zachariah_Apo:
Okay that makes perfect sense now. Once again thanks for all the explaining. It's nice to know how things work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mista513:
I saw a post on G+ CM page that Jellybean is being merged into some builds. I assume none for us for awhile since we aren't on stable enough builds yet? Also github has a app in the Play store now also.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Zachariah_Apo:
So I flashed the kernel in the link you sent me so far so good, but how do I get back to the kernel I previously had?

EDIT:

I figured it out see my post below.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] playya:
worst case scenario or actually pretty easy scenario is just flash the rom over again
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ShaPrince:
Is there a way to turn the sound on in the camera? I haven't had sound since like 702. I'm current running the latest nightly.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tdizzle404:
7/10 is up hope its as nice as 7/9.

Did anyone ever figure out who has an accurate change log for these nightlies?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gkaradag11:
Everything is working flawlessly here. No echo, no feedback. I did not test Instagram yet since I do not use it often. It seems like I found my DD for a while.

Edit : Installation for who wonders

Darkside Super Wipe x2

UVLE1 ICS Radio

CM9 Nightly ROM

GAPPS (04/29 Release)

Darkside Cache Wipe

let it sit for 10 mins

Reboot and voila!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] daveid:
You are confused, Team Chopsticks ARE the official CM for our device (and the Skyrocket), any CM9 you see is their work, nothing to do with an official vs. unofficial build, they are all unofficial till the team deems them worthy of official status, probably when they drop the Alpha tag.

Also, this thread is probably counterproductive, unless TC requested this, it just makes it harder to track issues, imo.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ShermCraig:
Apologies - I thought it was official since it was hosted on CM's site. My misunderstanding.

Edit: Now I see that I was correct. Either way, it's a solid build! :-)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gkaradag11:
When they announced that our phone will get the CM9, did they mean a rom from TC or Cyan team?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lawalty:
I believe TC will be the maintainers for CM9 on our most righteous glorious SGS2.

HAIL TO THE MAINTAINERS!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tdizzle404:
So can anyone confirm better call quality on any of the new cm9 builds I tested alpha 5 and its still low.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] -Mr. X-:
you are correct, myself and mikeyman77 are the herc maintainers and topprospectdferg and darchstar are the sr maintainers. the official nightly is still teamchopsticks we're still working on this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RushAOZ:
Well I just learned something new. I thought you guys were porting. Had no idea you were on the official cyanogenmod team. Either ways. Best rom I've flashed on this phone. Sweeeeet work.

Cyanogenmod 9 official nightly.. LOVING IT!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] yoft1:
You speak from your experience. I speak from established findings. Why do you think tdj created the cache wipe? Because non touch wasn't wiping correctly. Read the first page of posts from the CM9 thread. A poster asks why touch cwm is required. Because boot loops result from using non touch that does not wipe correctly. No offense. As it stands it might no longer hold true (I don't know why it wouldn't since it was/is a recovery issue not a ROM issue) but it was established fact not that long ago.