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[Galaxy S II General] ashokabs:
XXLS8

I was using the XXLSJ (stock leak) from almost the first day. With all the changes made by various developers it was quite. Can't say that it was causing trouble except for a higher power usage with W/L and 3G. I am now on XXLS8 using Odin3 3.04. Had a flawless flashing and after restart have put back all of my apps. Have not found any bug yet. Battery consumption is good and I can get through a full day with moderate phone usage, regular 3G and W/L during the office hours. I use the email quite a lot on Mobile data and at least 45 mins of surfing the net.

Ever since I got my phone and rooted it I have a problem while flashing a rom only when I did not do data wipe/factory reset. The phone would go into a loop. If you do a data wipe/factory reset before flashing a new ROM you should not have any problems with funny things happening like SIM getting locked. I would advise all those who are reasonably new to rooting and flashing new ROMs to take the trouble to read through as much as you can before experimenting. At the end of the day any new ROM is experimenting so be careful and learn as much as you can.

Best of luck to all those who are trying out the new Release.
[Galaxy S II General] NunoPitbull:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=37186300#post37186300

Check if you have Media using some battery, and here is the fix which will direct you to the link on this thread aswell.
[Galaxy S II General] Vazduh:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

Here is my little story. Have updated to LS8 through kies, from odined 4.0.3 spanish rom with full wipe. After the update to JB haven't touched samsungs optimisations. No root, no wipes whatsoever. Only what kies done for me. I stay in 2g, background data on, sync on, location on, google now on (not using it). Disabled though lots of apps, including maps (to reenable when need it). Have some music and apps installled by myself. I have a very lite usage as seen from the screenshots. My point is that all the batt and usage isues that i'm keep reading here are due to the upgrade process. Wipes, maybe root, modem, tweeks, maybe odin, dont know. What i know is that this rom is beautifully made, optimised, no lag, no freeze, no issues whatsoever. This is my battery consumption after the third night. I never been more content. Maybe there are some people here that can learn something from this. Potentially, this rom is very well made.
[Galaxy S II General] nad253:
Just installed the official release :cool: .... everything works fine here so far and it's pretty smooth as well, so i'm really happy about this firmware!! :)

btw i will tell you guys if i find any bugs :p
[Galaxy S II General] wsjunior:
I also have battery drain problem, BUT mine doesn't have Media as top battery usage guilt, it have Screen at the top with almost 50%, even without brightness. =/
[Galaxy S II General] AtomicRad:
:o I'm a total n00b to this so I would appreciate your kind help:

I have S2 with ICS 4.0.3, My kernel version says: UHLPE

I want to flash Samsung's official 4.1.2 release, but I don't know if it's safe for me. I see many people talking about getting their device SIM locked, or worse.

Also I have no recovery, and I'm not sure how to install one, if I understand correctly on this device, to install recovery I need both to root the device, and install a new kernel, is that correct? I read a thread about Philz kernel, but I couldn't find my own version there.

To be specific:

1. How do I find and install a recovery on my device (which is safe for my version)?

2. Is falshing the official 4.1.2 to my device on this version safe? And which backups should I make before I flash?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] janezzz:
Which apps are safe to disable? Can it be done without root?
[Galaxy S II General] DobermanS:
how ?
[Galaxy S II General] shindatuin:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

XXLS8 AND 4.0.3 ROMS are safe from brick bug..

You can flash it directly through odin. PDA method.

And for rooting and recovery.Click my signature. Or simply flash latest philz kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] DobermanS:
how ? :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] NunoPitbull:
Settings-> manage aplications -> Swipe left untill you see "All" then click the app and click on disable. Without root ;) you can disable some..:) This feature is around since 4.0.4 or since 4.0 no idea ;)
[Galaxy S II General] AtomicRad:
cupboard mmaanki

Thanks, just to clarify a couple of things:

1. I looked at the Philz thread and it has break down to versions, I couldn't find UHLPE (which is my version), which version can I use?

2. Do I have to worry about SIM lock, and if so, how do I prepare for it in advance so I can fix it.

Thanks again!
[Galaxy S II General] shindatuin:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

Flash latest philz kernel. For better battery stats
[Galaxy S II General] Vazduh:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

I made some screenshots with mine, but it depens on what you use. And NunoPitbill told you how. +1 and thanks
[Galaxy S II General] shafez:
Media Server does not seem to be the cause of battery drain, My boy was playing games on my phone and below is the status of the battery.
[Galaxy S II General] janezzz:
Many thanks to both of you!
[Galaxy S II General] NunoPitbull:
To be honest, I have not yet tested any games, since im gonna trade my SGSII today for a new one again(since it had a problem, which i think upgrading to JB fixed it - though i'll still trade it) so I didnt install nothing much, just tried to figure out somethings about this ROM if I think on flashing it on the new SGSII, which I'll probably will, but wanted to wait a bit to see if the official would be given to Portugal...but 5 day only 2 countries..

Depending on the game, its normal to waste some battery. Especially the Screen. The Screen will always (or should) be the source that waste more battery.. I think that if u have a average of 4-5h screen time/80%-90% of battery its actually pretty good.. You can check your screen time on Settings-> Battery -> And clicking on Screen :)

EDIT: Actually doing the maths, ~2hours screen u got 56% + (if you play another 2) = 4h screen time + 24% of the game + (another 24% if u lpay the another 2 hours) = 48%

So you got 4h screen time without counting the extra 48% that the game used..
[Galaxy S II General] zubinbm:
Can I upgrade from Gingerbread to jellybean directly...?

Hi all,

First of all, sorry for being a noob. My S2 is currently having Gingerbread. Is it possible to upgrade from Gingerbread to jellybean directly without first upgrading to ICS....? Another thing..... can I update my phone using the update which was released in Spain...? I am a user in South Africa....

zBn
[Galaxy S II General] mtimofeev:
Guys, I want to upgrade my firmware via kies, I have an international unlocked i9100. My country isnt on the sammobile's list at all (Austria). There only some entries for different austrian carriers, but no entry for unlocked devices. How do I know, if the upgrade is there?

Of course i can just plug-in my phone and wait, wait, wait, but well, i have unrooted my phone recently so i dont know, if kies can sort it out anyway.
[Galaxy S II General] gabboman:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

You can use odin without making a wipe. I made it to a friend

Enviado desde mi GT-I9100 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] robertogl:
R: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

For now there isn't jelly bean on kies for Austria.
[Galaxy S II General] mtimofeev:
the question was how to know that.

i want to update it via kies.
[Galaxy S II General] pixelhub:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

Yes you can. As long as your phone is an i9100 international. You can flash if with odin.
[Galaxy S II General] robertogl:
R: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

You will receive a notification on your phone when jelly bean will be available.
[Galaxy S II General] gevans35:
My battery problems were cured by charging to 100% and then removing the battery for an hour before reinserting. Battery life seems normal now and phone is no longer running hot whilst charging.

Problem with losing Samsung Weather Widget also solved by installing the much better Palmary Weather app.

This is now seems to be a good stable ROM without a full wipe being necessary.
[Galaxy S II General] XSCounter:
Think First post needs a revamp.. Some screens, feature list or smth would be appreciated. Right now it feels like some ordinary mod namely "jelly bean". Should be awesome cool long waited update "JELLY BEAN" :D
[Galaxy S II General] DD-Ripper:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

Anybody facing huge wifi bugs..? Im facing hell loads of em..my wifi goes to sleep permenantly after 10-20 seconds of usage and only works if I reconnect again....and same thing happens again..had no problems when I was in ICS though...:eek:
[Galaxy S II General] acid74:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

I am not facing any problems with wifi. In fact it got much better since upgrade.
[Galaxy S II General] AtomicRad:
What's i9100 international? Is it possible that my device GT-I9100 is NOT international??
[Galaxy S II General] Thialala:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

Yes it's possible. You have various versions of S2: Go to Parameters->About phone and then Model number.

Envoyé depuis mon GT-I9100 avec Tapatalk
[Galaxy S II General] tr1cky1:
Just wanted to warn you:

I had XWLS8 running fine for a day, at low battery I rebooted the phone, but it only showed me the Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100 screen and did nothing, I then charged it overnight to try again today, it was the same problem.

I had to do a factory reset in stock recovery and it worked again, however WiFi was terribly broken (disconnected every minute and connected again 5 minutes later) and my device was not recognized by my PC anymore, I had to download another Rom thorugh mobile internet to fix my device.

Regards,

tr1cky
[Galaxy S II General] Nicko80:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

When you instaled the rom did you made wipe data and wipe Dalvik cache?
[Galaxy S II General] eBreu:
Is the Direct Call function working? Have anyone extracted it alredy?
[Galaxy S II General] tr1cky1:
AW: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

Yes, I wiped data, cache and dalvik cache. I am now running jellybam until there's a release that works without problems for me.

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9100 mit Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] Codrea:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

How about project butter?
[Galaxy S II General] rakeshishere:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

Both Direct Call and project butter works on both the leaked and official JB ROM
[Galaxy S II General] williamtavares:
In ICS some wallpapers with high resolution were bad when you put as wallpaper, in JB they are perfect, optimal resolution!

The icons are sharper! very smooth! just the battery life that bug's me
[Galaxy S II General] NunoPitbull:
Whats wrong with it?
[Galaxy S II General] Nicko80:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

This is my 4 day with this rom...

Batery as 1day and 5h usage and as 15%....to me its very good...
[Galaxy S II General] williamtavares:
that was the max that i get (I almost didn't use)
[Galaxy S II General] Spartan199:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

Is it worth updating from the leak. Any improvements?
[Galaxy S II General] Kaldius:
Wow this is the best ROM ever I so happy everything is fast and perfect OHHH YEAAA MAMAAAAA!!!
[Galaxy S II General] nfribeiro:
Used Mobile ODIN to update from 4.0.3. LPD to this new 4.1.2 LS8. No issues so far.

It is very similar to the S3, which is amazing.

Just one question: do you know where I can find the transparent accuweather widget for this odexed rom. I can't find it here in XDA.:(

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II General] NunoPitbull:
Can you click on the graphic? Did you wipe or antyhing? It depends alot if something its running on the background :) 1day its good if u have like 3h screen time..
[Galaxy S II General] yahyoh:
yep

its smoother - battery is better - its more stable - screen looks better ( maybe its just me :D )
[Galaxy S II General] Agnil:
I did not unlock my phone previously because the phone wasn't locked in the first place. I bought a brand new factory unlocked phone :)

Well it never occurred to me to do a backup coz i did not think the official firmware would be as buggy as a leaked prebuild!!

Anyhows, i rooted it and used a free app called "galaxy Sim unlock" and now it works fine.

Thank you all for your suggestions :)
[Galaxy S II General] sirkula:
I just downloaded zip file from Sammobile and there are 2 files in the archive. What should I do with the .dll file, just ignore it or...? And can I flash with Odin while I have rooted 4.0.4 stock ROM?
[Galaxy S II General] Agnil:
Rooted and unlocked!!!

I fixed it. Thank you all for your help :)

I rooted the phone using CWM-SuperSU-v0.97 and got the SIM network pin using a free app "GalaxySim unlock". Both these were provided by XDA members on other threads, the links to which i'm unable to add here since i'm a junior member. I had to install "busy box" app to get the "GalaxySim unlock.apk" to work properly.

However, I'm loving the firmware coz it's as amazing as it was advertised, although it's missing a few features which were announced. I heard that the firmware released for Spain is the problem. Hopefully somebody will figure how the official firmware network locks factory unlocked phones.
[Galaxy S II General] yahyoh:
ignore it
[Galaxy S II General] leoni1980:
Change CSC to BTU?

Hi,

This ROM works fine for me, but I really would like my CSC to be BTU as it was before installing this ROM. The Play Store apps just come up with an error message and take me to the dialler screen. Can anyone help me with this or send me a link to a safe CSC file? I thought of finding a CSC from these forums and flashing it but I'm a bit wary of winging it as I have only recently received my device back from the repair centre having broken it completely within half an hour of receiving it last week!

Thanks guys.
[Galaxy S II General] thiagobs:
Hey there!

It's my first post here, I just registered, although I've been following xda-developers for about 2 years now :D

Just wanted to include my experience with XWLS8, to add to the statistics..

Flashed LS8 through Odin 1.85, coming from ICS stock 4.0.3 UHLPE (TTT) - Trindad and Tobago (I have an international I9100, no carrier lock)

I did a full wipe and factory reset (by choice, since I was testing a lot of apps on ICS)

So far, I've had no problems or bugs with JB LS8

Rooted using Method 1 from this post on Galaxy S II Original Android Development forums (can't post links yet) and works like a charm:

[04.12.2012][ICS/JB]Universal Rooting for most phones, Any ROM, now with CWM6

Interface is smoother than ICS

No Media battery hogging issues here

Factory Mode does shows up as running, but searching on SGS3 forums, seems that they have this process running as well on their JB. Lots of posts claiming it's safe to freeze this app, but I haven't done so yet.

No Wifi disconnecting issues either.

And for those who are in Brazil, modem seems to work quite well, no call drops.

Photo quality seems to have been improved for low light conditions, less degradation from Auto ISO option, but I still have to test it further.

I've disabled some apps using Titanium Backup, using this document on S3 forums to guide me on what's safe to remove:

Galaxy S III Themes and Apps section on SGS3 forums

Topic 'Applications Safe To Remove'

I can't comment on battery drain however, as I've been testing a lot, far heavier usage than I'm used to, so no base for comparison.

As for the scrollable wallpaper from ICS, not present on JB, I'm using an Google Play app called Landscape Wallpaper, from Andronymus. It's a Live Wallpaper that simulates the scrolling effect from ICS. It's not perfect, but its close enough :)

Cheers!
[Galaxy S II General] jgcaap:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

Is there anywhere a zip of the odex version? :)
[Galaxy S II General] :
Your Keystr and mps_dat in /efs/IMEI/ is gone :highfive:

---------- Post added at 09:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:31 PM ----------

same as guy above, your files in /efs/imei/

is gone

there should be 2 or 3 files (mps_dat keystr and a bt file) (saw it on my brothers brand new SGS II)

---------- Post added at 09:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:36 PM ----------

it can be deleted ^^ but for being on the safe side freeze it

---------- Post added at 10:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:58 PM ----------

they are safe to delete as well ,

anyone tried to disable system ui :D *joke*
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
OMG, just froze all processed selected by TiBu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Galaxy S II General] gabboman:
it could be better, but hey! It's a lot better than ICS
[Galaxy S II General] Maliasbaggio:
Hot-Hot While using Wi-Fi??

Hello everybody, 2 days ago i dowloaded & flashed the latest official Leak of JB rom (Spain, stock Kernel, everything), did a wipe, cache, Dalvik etc, so evething when well, but i noticed something very strange:

when i use the Wi-Fi the S2 gets very-very Hot near the camera area in the back!!

Did anybody else noticed that? Is there a general issue or is it just me? Apart from that everything else looks GREAT!!! Smooth, Fasttttt Buttery :p :good:

Have a Good Night!!
[Galaxy S II General] Spartan199:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

Ignore the .dll. Yes you can flash from 4.0.4 rooted. I did that. :)
[Galaxy S II General] dimbo33:
Regarding FACTORY MODE - from what I can tell, this appears when I type some of the phone key commands on the phone dialler to access certain android information/options.

For me it has appeared after I typed *#1234# to get my firmware information (I wanted to double check that different modem flashes had worked as expected).

I think this may be a storm in a tea cup.
[Galaxy S II General] Critica:
First, can you please elaborate on how you rooted exactly? That was exactly the version I came from as well (read on)

Ironic... I've been looking for this information for a couple of days now, about moving from stock 4.0.3 UHLPE (TTT), couldn't find anything, there wasn't even a safe way to root it, since no one bothered creating a proper kernel/root for it, so I finally decided to just go for it...

For those who have stock 4.0.3 UHLPE (TTT), I can confirm the flashing method to stock 4.1.2 (LS8 Spain) worked like this guy said - just install via Odin 1.85. All worked well for me. Network is up, GPS is good, WiFi good, battery seems to be doing ok, SMS ok, etc.

- It has Hebrew keyboard built-in (no menus in Hebrew though)

- Checked 2 Israeli carriers - Pelephone and Orange, both work good

- If you have Pelephone SIM, take the SIM out before you start the flashing process, and put it back in when you are done. It will take the device a few minutes to find the network on first boot (after you insert the SIM), so don't panic, and it will tell you to download a couple of updates for MMS and another thing to function - you'll get the link in the notification bar, just click install, and you're set.

This version is MUCH faster and smoother than the previous one, looks a lot better, it's almost identical to S3 now.
[Galaxy S II General] DD-Ripper:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

Yes..! I too faced that issue. It just showed Galaxy S2 logo and did nothing..I got it fixed by pulling out the battery and re inserted it and it worked fine.

Wifi is horrible though..every jelly bean rom has this issue...ICS had no problems..:/
[Galaxy S II General] suki300me:
Woah.. Be careful when you do that man. My bro's S2 just got bricked when he pulled the battery when booting. Doesn't even go in to download mode
[Galaxy S II General] rakeshishere:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

For people having issues(Wifi, heating etc) after installing new LS8 f/w, I got something to say - "You're flashing it wrong!!"
[Galaxy S II General] DD-Ripper:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

I flashed the deodexed XWLS8 ROM (cwm flashable zip). So that cant go wrong...:3

---------- Post added at 05:43 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:42 AM ----------

He pulled out the battery in the first boot..? My first boot went fine...this thing happened on 3rd boot...
[Galaxy S II General] Jeremy:
Does anyone have a list of bloatware than can be safely frozen?
[Galaxy S II General] cetu5:
check the previous 2 pages ... screen shots with the apps save to disable
[Galaxy S II General] AtomicRad:
What's deodexed ? Is it better than the stock version?
[Galaxy S II General] lasic.2000:
Odp: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

It's better for mods

TeamXD: Official Beta Tester

Phone: Samsung Galaxy S II

Rom: XWLS8 Deodexed

Kernel: PhilZ

Battery: Stock 1650

Send via: Tapatalk
[Galaxy S II General] ali744:
Hello ,

I updated my S2 from GB 2.3.5 to this Rom.(Thanks for some advices from xda members).

It seems works and I haven't any issue. But I heard that after update to any rom you SHOULD do full wipe factory reset via Power+Home+Volume up?

Is it mandotary? :confused: may it useful for me (performace ,Ram usage,..).?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] gevans35:
Some say it is but I never do, too much hassle and you never get everything back as it was.
[Galaxy S II General] bubu_bubu:
Hey! I have a s2 with baseband version I9100BULP8 from vodafone romania. Could someone tell me pls if it's safe to flash the spain version? Or do I need to wait for a vodafone version? If it is do I need to do something beforehand or do I just use odin?
[Galaxy S II General] thiagobs:
I've followed "Method 1" of this topic:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1746794

and used these files:

recovery-clockwork-4.0.1.5-galaxys2.zip

to get to clockwork recovery and then applied this zip:

Root_SuperSU.0.96-Busybox.1.20.2-S2-signed.zip

It will root and install SuperSU and done, you're rooted :)

No need to flash another kernel, I'm using the stock kernel
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
Hello,

I'm thinking to flash XWLS8.I'm using XXLSJ with philz kernel right now.Is it worth to flash or wait for some other rom to release.If it is worth to flash.Do you guys think it is better to do a reset or not and Which is better to flash with Odin or Mobile Odin

Does XWLS8 have any bugs/problems?
[Galaxy S II General] GoNz0:
you have a test rom so a final would be the better choice.
[Galaxy S II General] dneill2006:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

Does anyone else have the problem of the accuweather widget not auto updating?
[Galaxy S II General] KeePeeR26:
R: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

Use Mobile Odin is better ;) u don't have to reset , but is better to do it if u have problems.
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
Thanks...What about brick bug? Does XWLS8 have it like XXLSJ ?? and I have seen few saying it has some Wifi problem.What is that?
[Galaxy S II General] gabboman:
Spanish version isn't a leak, it's the official JB (the first that has been released). About the thing of getting hot in the camera zone happends when the phone's CPU or GPU are intensively working. The wifi chip is at the bottom (I think so, i saw it at the SAT).

I don't have that problem, but if someone else have it, I think that it may cause a battery drain.
[Galaxy S II General] robertogl:
R: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLS8]***

No brick bug.
[Galaxy S II General] Tzira:
I also have a S2 from Vodafone Romania and I flashed the Spain version 3 days ago. No problems yet