yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] chandalf:
Have Samsung shot themselves in the foot?

I've been patiently waiting for the update for my S2 since JB was announced. The rumours of when have gone from November through to the latest, end of February. But still I wait. :( Plenty other markets have got it, but not the UK. Yes, I know I could root etc. but I'm not comfortable doing that; I expect the manufacturer to keep my system up-to-date.

I have been thinking about changing my phone for something more recent, but decided that with JB the S2 would/should be pretty good, so I've hung on. And on. And on…

Now, with MWC underway and all the next-gen models being announced, I really do think that I will get something new. So, bad luck Sammy, it won't be one of yours. If you'd released JB to UK before MWC then I might have stayed a loyal customer. But you didn't, and I won't be.

End of rant!
[Galaxy S II General] KOkan3:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

You do not need to root your device to get Jelly Bean. You just have to flash it through odin and not through Kies. Which (Odin) is way faster and better then Kies. Search for a YouTube tutorial and you will see that is nothing difficult.

Regards!
[Galaxy S II General] rozel:
As the previous poster said, use Odin. I downloaded the Stock Nordic Rom via sammobile - no need to wipe (although back up your data first, just in case) - it will knock out Kies but as plenty of people have said "who cares"? I am in the UK and everything is working great. I will flash the CPW Stock Rom, once that has been launched.

Good luck!
[Galaxy S II General] hamacting:
Embarrassingly newbie question, but would I be correct in assuming that the "wipe user data" at the end of the process will wipe things like photographs from the phone?
[Galaxy S II General] ludorexmundi:
no it won't
[Galaxy S II General] MomsDear:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Exactly the same problem here as yours :(

Still no dates for jellybean release in UK. So i am thinking of using Odin method but i don't know how to do that..and all kind of this stuff..

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Can someone plz post an easy and step by step complete method for updating JB in S2 via Odin.

It would be a great help.
[Galaxy S II General] Nolia:
I am not sure if I am permitted to provide links of sites I have seen by using Google, it is pretty straight forward though. I am enjoying using JB. Its very straight forward. I am glad I came back to Samsung after been with the Sensation XE.
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Get mobile odin.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] dimbo33:
I completely agree with you. I was in the same boat with a UK unlocked S2. First it was going to be November, then December and now it's 1 day before March and still nothing.

I ran out of patience in January and installed LSJ, then LS8 and finally LSD. I rooted first and have used mobile odin since (I have never used PC odin to date). I am so glad I did it and it's so liberating that you can simply download any official ROM you want and have it up and running in under 5 minutes.

I like you thought about buying another handset, but ultimately concluded that S3 owners will be in exactly the same boat as S2 owners are now when the S4 is released. I can't keep coughing up hundreds of pounds every time a new model is released just to get the latest software. The only way to be one of the first to consistently get timely updates is to get a Nexus 4 - which I may well do in the future.

But for now, mobile odin pro (which keeps you rooted every time you flash a new firmware) has ultimately relieved me of the need to rely on Samsung to wake up and release the update for the UK.

My only regret is that I didn't do this back in November when LSJ was leaked and I spent the two months utterly frustrated on 4.0.4 waiting in vain for a UK JB release.
[Galaxy S II General] appagom:
You two should have been born about 3 or 4 months later. Then you wouldn't have had to wait as long to replace the latest stock launcher with your favorite custom launcher ( I bet I waited longer). I'm more worried about carriers and manufacturers working together with android to fix bugs like the media server bug that eats battery if you have a funny mp3 file lying around somewhere. How long does it take an iphone to get updates? Answer, as long as it takes. The end. The only real difference is if someone else across the world has it before you. I don't find a few months from a multi-platform buggy android version to customized ROM that bad IF they get the bugs out, especially the ones that are found in the mean time. Of course probably they won't, they're just finalizing contracts with bloatware providers. BTW JB doesn't have tractor beam support.
[Galaxy S II General] dimbo33:
I'm not so sure. I've been pretty much stuck to my S2 since installing JB!
[Galaxy S II General] Nyssa1104:
Why search youtube when there many first class tutorial here.
[Galaxy S II General] jezebabe:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Hmmm, I seem to have missed where this thread went from LSD to LSE. I'm currently using LSD in the UK and very happy with it so is there any good reason to switch to LSE? Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II General] bubb_rubb:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

There was a post a few pages back where someone did a full comparison of LSD and LSE. Bottom line: LSE is a repackaged LSD with CSC changes. No need to update. There is MS1 out though, don't know much about that though.
[Galaxy S II General] i_mendes:
New firmware on Sammobile:

GT-I9100

Netherlands

2013 February

4.1.2

I9100XWLSD

I9100XENLS1
[Galaxy S II General] bogdan1980:
crap, seems that xwlsd is our final. An buggy bootloop room, Thank Samsung.
[Galaxy S II General] Krizp0:
Nope, same changelist, so I don't see any reason to flash it.

No. You're doing it wrong.

Having no issues after full wipe.
[Galaxy S II General] MomsDear:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Actually u r right. I completely agree with your opinion but as Youtube is blocked here in Pak. I thought i can understand better by watching a video...
[Galaxy S II General] aramil:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

You tube? There is a tutorial in the general section of xda which tells you how to flash your Samsung phone via odin.......
[Galaxy S II General] distilicious:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Official 4.1.2 XEN (NL) available now
[Galaxy S II General] MomsDear:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

I got it....

ThnX
[Galaxy S II General] alextzef:
Dtm galaxy s2 btanded-unlocked

Hallo,my question is:

I have a GS2 DTM(T-mobile Germany) branded but sold unlocked in Greece by Mediamarkt.How should i do the upgrade with odin.I have read a lot of your answers and some said that their mobiles got locked after the update.What is the right order to do things?Root-->change csc-->flash Rom? OR flash Rom-->unlock--->change csc.Am interasted in keeping my warranty,i ve still one year left.I just need to understand the general path to follow in my case.Thanks for any advice.
[Galaxy S II General] AsgharUK:
Moving apps to USB Memory.

Anyone know if it is possible to move apps from the internal memory to the USB memory (sdcard0).

The internal memory is getting very low and when I select an app and try move to sd card it just comes up with an memory is low error.

Is an external sd card the only solution, if so it seems a waste of the inbuilt external memory.
[Galaxy S II General] Sander M:
I'm confused:confused:

Today Samsung launched the official XWLSD in the Netherlands. The news article mentioned it will shrink the internal storage from 12 to 11 GB.

However, I grabbed it from Sammobile and the package doesn't contain a .pit file. This suggest it won't change anything at all. So why would an offcial Kies update take that 1 GB away from you? Or does an ODIN flash also takes away that Gig?

All the youtube vids I see from the first Spanish build show the 12 GB(actually 11.50 on screen) in the settings>storage menu.

Who can shed light on this?
[Galaxy S II General] gaosphappy:
There is no repartion file there is however a preload file which is sort of the same ishhh without bricking your phone. (WELL THATS HOW I UNDERSTAND IT) KEEP WELL WELL WELL AWAY FROM PIT FILES

*BEGGS LOUDLY*

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1768955&stc=1&d=1362080310
[Galaxy S II General] CRimsonEagle:
4.1jb

Hello, why would they not just ship out 4.2.2 or even 4.2? Also I don't think I'll get a tmobile phone again because of these slow updates... I will probrably get a nexus 4 just for the update support come next upgrade. What do u all think?
[Galaxy S II General] drksn:
AW: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Because there is also something like quality assurance and this isn't done in one day. They could also give you 4.2.2 and then you would complain about all the bugs and why they didn't test it enough...
[Galaxy S II General] KOkan3:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Just because, if you're a complete noob, it's just easier to learn(or to get balls to do it) if you actually see the process instead of reading the process.

And I agree with you, there are plenty of very good tutorials. Didn't check them all to see if there are some with embedded videos. The first thing that crossed my mind to suggest for a video tutorial was Youtube. Stone me for that :D!
[Galaxy S II General] rakeshishere:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Slow updates is a common problem across all non nexus phones. Samsung is slow in updates and rest are slower/slowest so if you need updates right away, go get a Nexus

Sent from the Matrix
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Will people on XWLSD (e.g - Spain version) get the XWLSE update via OTA?
[Galaxy S II General] bombaybadboy:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Also you can untick network location and switch to gps
[Galaxy S II General] Denny966:
I'm on stock XWLSD, what is the best root atm? Could I use SiyahKernel S2-v5.0.1 for it?
[Galaxy S II General] bombaybadboy:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

No you will have to use siyah v6.0 and 6.0b5 is the newest but I think most use philz which is stock with philz recovery. In my sig if you cant find it
[Galaxy S II General] Denny966:
I guess I'll wait for a stable version of siyah
[Galaxy S II General] appagom:
The Korean rom took 1 gig away jumping to JB. My understanding is most international roms had a 512 system partition and 512 hidden. the korean GB rom only had the 512 system. They increased that to 1024 and added a 512 "hidden". I hijacked the ROM file from KIES and in that form it had a new pit file that did the trick to repartition it just fine.. and yes I said heck with it and just did it straight from 4.0.4. If there have been any stock bricks it's darn few and I can always use an old phone until GS4 or something comes out :P. I could have downgrade to a GB kernel first and probably should have. Also though afterservice here in Korea is pretty good usually.

quoting gaosphappy:

I don't know about that use of the word preload (might be right I guess). What I do know is that our hidden partition gets mounted in /preload.

Thus we had a hidden.img. I could easily see this being named preload.img, (it even makes more sense) but that would certainly NOT be the same as a PIT. It's easy to tell. If it's the hidden partition it's a couple of hundred Mb's probably. Anything containing only partition information should be tiny. Could easily be well under 1MB.

And by the way, what I say isn't just speculating. I mounted image files on a PC and checked their contents.

Anyway I'm guessing no pit means no repartition. Did your internal storage actually get smaller?
[Galaxy S II General] kt-Froggy:
If you only want to root, you don't even have to use any custom kernel... Just flash SuperSU zip from stock recovery, and you are good. You will keep a pure unmodded stock, but rooted (if that's what you need).
[Galaxy S II General] agustin.farias:
When the icons are being loaded into the laucher the SD card has not been initialized, so any app moved to the SD card would dissapear.

I have not moved any apps to the SD card and the icons that dissapears are all in the last drawer.

¿Android moves the last apps you install to the SD card on itself?

I have not checked where are these apps.
[Galaxy S II General] gaosphappy:
Light were it was once dark, Thank you for clearing that one up. Knowledge enhanced. :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] burninghouse:
clear this out to me pls.....

i am using XWLSD now...is XWLSE is better than XWLSD??????
[Galaxy S II General] minidou-77:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

No they are all almost the same

There is just a few changes, not a big deal
[Galaxy S II General] Denny966:
Yes just root, do i flash it with odin? And where can i find the superSU zip file?
[Galaxy S II General] Dirk:
See Method 1 from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Flash it thru recovery, along with cwm.

You can find it here, in this thread.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] kt-Froggy:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

No, not with Odin - just use stock recovery. Read the first post in the thread linked by DirkGently, you will find instructions and the files to flash. You need a signed zip with SuperSU (either with or without BusyBox - your choice).
[Galaxy S II General] bubb_rubb:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Have you tried the Tmobile SII forum? Have they not released a JB ROM for your device? Also Jelly Bean is still in its early stages, so 4.2 is theoretically more buggy than 4.1.2 for the SII.
[Galaxy S II General] Sander M:
Thank you very much for clearing that one up :good:

I just dove in, factory reset, and flashed the file trough ODIN.

Nothing was changed in my partitions 1.97GB system/11.50GB USB storage, just like it was.

Just to be save I made a backup from the most important files from my USB storage and formatted it.

It was about time I did that, it's incredible how much junk you collect on your storage over a year :D
[Galaxy S II General] MomsDear:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

I've flashed JB official firmware in my s2 via Odin. Update was successful but my phone got locked.

Now it is asking for Network unlock Code..:(

Anyone please help...
[Galaxy S II General] bogdan1980:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

You bought the phone unlocked? Or from telecom provider?

Galaxy powered by GM @ Dorimanx
[Galaxy S II General] MomsDear:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

It was from H3G UK.
[Galaxy S II General] bogdan1980:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

It's locked, then. Use galaxys unlock tool, there are 3 of them, google it, googleplay, etc, try them all. I get this on n7000,i forgot it was unlocked by imei, install a new rom, lost unlock code, and use that tools. One of them work ok.

Galaxy powered by GM @ Dorimanx
[Galaxy S II General] MomsDear:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Do these tools require the phone to be rooted?
[Galaxy S II General] igorazevedo:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

I'm using LSE with jeboo kernel and after 1 day my gs2 restart and stuck in boot logo. After wipe all, my gs2 back again. Any solutions? With stock kernel same problem.

Enviado de meu GT-I9100 usando o Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] pilotn:
R: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

You can use philz kernel fixed for boot loop
[Galaxy S II General] bogdan1980:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Dont remember

Galaxy powered by GM @ Dorimanx
[Galaxy S II General] ymmelo:
I use the Jeboo kernel 2.1 and dont have any problemas with loops!
[Galaxy S II General] jebuchanan:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

You need to use GalaxSim Unlock with JB rom.

Available from the Play Store, or can be found on these Forums.

Signature

Sent from my Samsung GT-i9100M

ROM NeatRom Lite 4.3 XWLSD

Kernel Philz 4.64 XWLSD (fixed)

Mods:

23 Fancy Toggles blue w/rt clock

Automatic Call Recorder

NeatRom Boot Animation

NeatRom Lockscreen button

Fixes

MW & Ripple Lockscreen On/Off fix
[Galaxy S II General] alextzef:
Nothing?Nobody knows?
[Galaxy S II General] bogdan1980:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Mobile odin, rom, galaxy sim unlock.

Galaxy powered by GM @ Dorimanx
[Galaxy S II General] bkraptor:
Running XWLSD and have just noticed that disabling "Auto adjust screen tone" under screen settings does nothing. I tried closing the screen and even rebooting - the setting is always on, even though the checkbox is empty.
[Galaxy S II General] AndroidAli98:
4.2.2 SuperNexus Build 3

Hi all!

My first post here on XDA!

Just a quick one to say that if anybody is looking for a stable Jelly Bean 4.2.2 ROM for their Galaxy S2 I9100 I recommend the SuperNexus Build 3. I've been running it for a few hours and I'm thrilled with it :)
[Galaxy S II General] Denny966:
Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] Donaghy:
Slower Wi-fi since upgrade

I flashed the Dutch (XEN) firmware yesterday (Mobile Odin Pro, Everroot, full wipe by both Odin and via recovery), and it seems my wifi is slower than it ever was on ICS. Speedtest tells me 3.5 Mb/s tops (and I have a 60+ Mb/s internet connection at home). Heck, my upload speed AND my 3G data speed (download) are twice as high as my standard wifi connection, which it clearly should not be.

Is this a known issue? Would re-flashing the modem be of any use? Am I paranoid?

Also, the battery drained about 50% overnight (with Google Now turned off). I haven't yet installed BetterBatteryStats again (will do so shortly), but anyone got any tips on how to remedy that for now? The Android graph showed just short bursts of 'Awakeness' during the night. Thanks guys.

Oh, for the record: it's a great piece of firmware. Very excited about it, very happy with it.
[Galaxy S II General] codin:
Any mirror list for the new JB roms apart from the Shi*** hotfile site?

I have been trying so many times to download the new JB roms but have always been unsuccessful because of Hotfile site. IDM doesnt work too there because it doesnt have a resume capability. Have asked earlier too if there are any mirror sites but have not gotten any reply. Dunno why any xda members arent uploading a mirror link or even a torrent link?!

Someone please post the mirror links for the official new JB firmwares, instead of the the really sad Hotfile link! Torrent links would be Godsent!! ;)
[Galaxy S II General] ata1918:
Modems do not effect WiFi, perhaps use the Kernel Wiper script and re flash stock kernel or another kernel.

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I have absolutely no idea why people aren't using devhost or torrents, meanwhile you could wait until CheckFus is fixed, once it's fixed we could download straight from Samsung's servers, which is of course a lot faster. Also you could download nearly-stock ROMs like Wanamlite or NeatRom once they're updated to version X, hence they barely differ from stock ROMs
[Galaxy S II General] appagom:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Impossible to know from here but the usual jb battery problem is the mediascanner running constantly. Search for it. It's caused by iffy mp3 files on the storage combined with a bug in the media scanner. There are desktop apps that can find and remove the bad mp3s. I read it might also be related to cover art on the mp3s. The ones I had causing it did have cover art and were found as bad so whatever. It worked though.
[Galaxy S II General] bubu_bubu:
I have a S2 romanian vodafone 4.0.4(no root) and looking to flash JB. Could someone tell me pls which one of the released ones is considered the best(with less bugs)?
[Galaxy S II General] yahyoh:
IDK why some people have such weird problem :eek:

i've used LSJ - LS8 - LSD - MS1 with stock kernel - philz - Syiah - Jeboo and never had any bootloop :D:D
[Galaxy S II General] Unrealbr:
I got a quick question.

If I flash this zip with ODIN will it write a new kernel?

I'm asking that because I want to get rid of this CF-Root kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

I'm lost, what zip?

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] Unrealbr:
The one on the 1st post, the XWLSE 500mb file
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Oh, okay.

You need to unzip that and you'll get a .tar or md5 file.

That's odin/mobile odin flashable.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] eshansinharay:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Yes
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

I know ;)

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] Unrealbr:
So that will install a new Kernel that will not brick with my rooted one with CF-Root + CWM 5.5?

Btw, I'm on 4.0.3.

PS: I know I'll loose root unless I install it with Mobile ODIN PRO.
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

If you flash that ROM you'll get JB plaine and simple.

If you want root on jb you'll have to flash a JB kernel or cwm + SU.

You can also get mobile odin pro and it'll get you rooted WHILE it flashes any custom ROM (you'll never have to worry about rooting stock ROMs again).

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] jr866gooner:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Not to sound rude but you shouldn't ask this question- people try all sorts of roms and each one unique therefore no one is really any better than another
[Galaxy S II General] bubu_bubu:
huh? I'm talking about the official JB ones released by sumsung. I'm asking because from what I remember a lot of ppl had problems with the spanish one. Are the new ones better? ukraine for instance.
[Galaxy S II General] tomashokenberi:
Одг: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Maybe to wait for JB for Romanian Vodafone or open JB for region (Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, ...) is a best option if you are not in a hurry?

Послато са GT-I9100 користећи Тапаток 2
[Galaxy S II General] codin:
Finally Torrent Link for I9100XWLSD (4.1.2) !!

I finally managed to download the I9100XWLSD (4.1.2) rom through a mirror... Phewww!!!

Have always wondered why no one has uploaded a torrent until now...

So after I downloaded my ROM painstakingly...here's my contribution for XDA members... a TORRENT link for I9100XWLSD (4.1.2)

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:ZY4CVW7W73ZYES6TJVEZOE6NVOVZNZWG

Will seed for sometime... Please seed after you download!!

Please press thanks if you downloaded it ;)

---------- Post added at 04:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:52 PM ----------

Another One : I9100XXMS1 (4.1.2)

Torrent Link : magnet:?xt=urn:btih:ANNXRAWFRZFWPEZG2FW53SOGMIK7YW3X

Will keep adding more torrents as and when I manage to download them ;)

Please seed...and press THANKS :)

---------- Post added at 04:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:21 PM ----------

Anyone's got a mirror link for I9100XWLSE (4.1.2) - Russia (SER) [22-02-13] ?
[Galaxy S II General] clemes:
Those who have test LS8 and LSE, does the LSE have many differences compare to LS8 ? What about the battery ?
[Galaxy S II General] jr866gooner:
Re: ***[OFFICIAL] JellyBean 4.1 Discussion thread [XWLSE]***

Ah ok no problem :) i would imagine newer =better/less bugs but not sure tbh :confused: