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[Galaxy S II General] pelpa87:
Root phone

Place the rom/firmware you want to install in your sdcard

Enter recovery

Do factory resets

Wipe cache

Wipe dalvik cache

Format /system

Install zip from sdcard

And choose the rom that you downloaded to it

Vuola! ;)
[Galaxy S II General] rucxy:
Why ruin a perfectly good phone booting windows
[Galaxy S II General] rucxy:
Thanks for all the links. Have found them to be useful so far.
[Galaxy S II General] tdunham:
I am looking for a howto for the Long Press volume music skip for ICS 4.0.4. The howto really isn't very necessary if someone could set me up with a stock android.policy.jar and a modified one, I can always pull the diff from those. Tnx - TD
[Galaxy S II General] Mirko ddd:
i think this thread is pretty outdated :D miss a lot of how to, but a lot a lot! :silly:
[Galaxy S II General] tdunham:
Is there a thread that you do not subscribe to Mirko, LOL? :p

I did not want to burden you too much with this. I am releasing new update to E4GT ROM and was hoping to be the first to have this MOD for our phone. But like you say, many of the threads are outdated. Matching code for my android.policy.jar is very difficult for this modification but I am still hoping. ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Mirko ddd:
No i m not subscribed. U can find that mid looking for kahvitahra member, but i don t want to use other people s source.
[Galaxy S II General] pelpa87:
I m updating it tomorrow in the afternoon
[Galaxy S II General] tdunham:
No problem. His code is a little difficult because he does a file check to SD before the mod will run so I put it aside for now.

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Thank you. Every little bit helps.
[Galaxy S II General] muratturatci:
these tutorials are very good for a noob thank you so much
[Galaxy S II General] pelpa87:
i'd been pretty bussy this last 2 month...job interviews, exams, my work and so on...so that's why the thread is so outdated. i'll be trying to update it in this days...as soon as i can find meanninfull space of time so i can dedicate some time to it. its takes some time to be searching for each post, and deciding if it worth, of if any older is better and stuff...

so please be pattient and spect new updates in (i hope) short time :)
[Galaxy S II General] dalya:
nice.. great work..:)
[Galaxy S II General] DryGoldfish:
Couldn't agree more, great to have all this info in one place. Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] KillersoapXX:
Screen shot

May I ask when I upgrade to 4.1.2, how to screen capture?
[Galaxy S II General] KidCarter93:
Press and hold HOME + POWER button.
[Galaxy S II General] KillersoapXX:
I can do it when I am 2.3.6 but I can't in 4.1.2...

Is there any other method or settings I needed?
[Galaxy S II General] KidCarter93:
Are you on a custom ROM or on the official leaked 4.1.2?

You could try volume down + power button.
[Galaxy S II General] KillersoapXX:
yes. I am flash a custom rom called omega 16.2 with 4.1.2

I ve try your mathod but seems doesn't work

anyway, thanks for you reply
[Galaxy S II General] KillersoapXX:
Thanks, I try sometimes and I got the trick of pressing those two buttons.:laugh:
[Galaxy S II General] mindeboy:
Well done

Great job! People like you make learning interesting for older people :)))))
[Galaxy S II General] KillersoapXX:
thanks. I really love my S2 and don't want to change the phone right now.

Flash the custom rom makes funs and feeling of new and flesh:D
[Galaxy S II General] dpcdpc11:
nice info... thanks for sharing!
[Galaxy S II General] graczu:
Yep good information
[Galaxy S II General] Androidio:
Guides&Tutorial | Compilation

Excellent work.

Thank you - so much - for the useful compilation! :good:

Cheers
[Galaxy S II General] RadeonXTX:
JiangYi's

[TUTORIAL] Root access for ICS on I9100G

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1679778&highlight=temporary
[Galaxy S II General] masood5019:
i have problem i install the omega v16.2 but gallery isn't work please help me
[Galaxy S II General] Incyter:
Thanks

I really appreciate all the effort you guys put in here.

remarkable community
[Galaxy S II General] krayndr:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2041021
[Galaxy S II General] moffa89:
@ pelpa87,

thanks for the tutorials, really love them ;)
[Galaxy S II General] dwurkx:
Great stuff, all the guides in one place. Good work!
[Galaxy S II General] iowntheworld:
Thanks

Awesome effort!
[Galaxy S II General] fits79:
Some questions of a newbie

01. How i can install one complete root(not only kernel) .tar file to any samsung like i9100 WITHOUT loosing any data/programs/contacts/settings e.t.c.

02. What is exactly do the chouce "f. reset time" at odin?

03. What is the last version of odin program?

A lot of thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] s3k0:
very usefull
[Galaxy S II General] suhag:
Need Different link

hello sir i want to install ics 4.0.4 for samsung galaxy sii .....i got this file I9100XWLPW_I9100ODDLPC_NPL.zip for my country .....but it is from hotfile.com which is a protected site ........ so i want a resumable download link for the file mention above ......i hope u don't mind providing the link....thank you
[Galaxy S II General] darko sax:
4.0.4

hy.i em from serbia.oner of s2.lock on telenor serbian network.no root.on 4.0.3.stock.is it safe to fllash via odin for example nordik 4.0.4.without bricking divaice.sory for my bad english.thnks.
[Galaxy S II General] suhag:
yes you can flash via odin it doesn't brick your .......but as it is flashing better be careful for the prerequisites before doing anything like flashing and back up your phone
[Galaxy S II General] darko sax:
4.0.4

i didn t want flash.i want to update on 4.0.4.isn t dat "flashing".i em biginer so please help.i dont want to brick my phone.thnks.also i read it that the some firmwares of 4.0.4 bricking s2????

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.i want to update on 4.0.4.isn t dat "flashing".i em biginer so please help.i dont want to brick my phone.thnks.also i read it that the some firmwares of 4.0.4 bricking s2????i em curently on oficial stock.4.0.3.lock on serbian telenor network.no rot.i em ascking simple question.is it posible to upgrade S2.via odin to 4.0.4 withaute posible shanse to brick phone.simple as theat.best regardes.
[Galaxy S II General] nchk:
Just tried a rom of 4.2.1, looks nice but seems some app are not supporting jellybean ....

Like NBA game time, when i try to watch games with my leaguepass, it only gave me sound without picture

And LINE keep FC when i open it

so ... i have to go back to my oringial 4.0.4 ...

Is that normal?? Or i've missed something so made such "error"?
[Galaxy S II General] pelpa87:
Guys please...this is not a support forum..this is an index forum....stop postting this things...ask this in q forum...not here..

Beside most of the question that u r asking are beeing answered in the tutorial listed here....just read people!
[Galaxy S II General] mauro79:
very usefull ;)
[Galaxy S II General] :
very comprehensive, thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] wyndcryst25:
Great job!

Thanks man, appreciate the efforts. :D
[Galaxy S II General] j5br:
Hi! how can i check the changelog between versions?

I'm on XXLS8
[Galaxy S II General] Rila:
Re: [INDEX of GUIDES/TUTORIALS] SGS2 GT-I9100 [Updated: 06/09/2012]

Don't flash a 4.0.4 rom. The 4.0.4 kernel is bad (have the brick bug), all 4.0.4 stock kernel have that brick i guess.

If I were you I would flash 4.1.2 or the new 4.2.1:)

Read before doing anything. :p
[Galaxy S II General] Stileth:
You can't, it's not public.
[Galaxy S II General] Mettafox:
What is the best and secure guide to root / unroot for international Galaxy S II GT-I9100 with stock JB 4.1.2?

And, if not too much to ask, what the best method to install the ClockworkMod Recovery?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] Stileth:
Re: [INDEX of GUIDES/TUTORIALS] SGS2 GT-I9100 [Updated: 06/09/2012]

Refer to 1st guide in my signature for root/unroot info and look for PhilZ kernel for permanent CWM.

Odoslané z GT-I9100 cez Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] tmrasdf:
thank you for the guide
[Galaxy S II General] hacknbird:
Thanks for the list.

I did try to root my SGS2 I9100 using the oneclick root software and didn't work.

Regards
[Galaxy S II General] fieslayer:
really useful all in one thread thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] ciyrus:
test

Thx guys
[Galaxy S II General] ChemoNL:
Thnx for the guide :)
[Galaxy S II General] Not_Now:
Re: [INDEX of GUIDES/TUTORIALS] SGS2 GT-I9100 [Updated: 06/09/2012]

Very usefull mate .. Thnx:thumbup:
[Galaxy S II General] Bamsens:
thumbs up

thanks for the excellent guide :D
[Galaxy S II General] Indio Tiki:
great
[Galaxy S II General] Mo4H:
Nice INDEX!:good:
[Galaxy S II General] maltepeli:
good post thanks..
[Galaxy S II General] SunshineCat:
Wow, thanks for this post! Very useful information for newbie Android users or people new to the world of rooting and ROMs. Thumbs up for you!
[Galaxy S II General] palestine2020:
Thanks.. great guide
[Galaxy S II General] FbxFbx:
kernel MACKEY for 9100G?

Hello,

(I'm new on this forum)

Before I had a I9000 and I used to install the kernel MACKEY. I just get a 9100G and after some research, I have not found a version for I9100G. Can you confirm that it does not exist.

(With my status of "new member", I not allowed to ask the question in the right section section 9100G rom/kernel:o)

Thank you in advance for your reply.
[Galaxy S II General] citymen34:
thank you for this guide
[Galaxy S II General] jyanta:
Thanks for the guide :)
[Galaxy S II General] ginzon:
I have an SII Lite n its good...
[Galaxy S II General] kajakexp:
Useful crossroad. Thanks :good:
[Galaxy S II General] Denizzz4Android:
great index ! Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] greg.stephen:
Thanks for All ! :D
[Galaxy S II General] Artick96:
Thanks !! : Vittoria:
[Galaxy S II General] immortalneo:
Here are a few guides you may find worth adding to this excellent thread:

Guide to Dual booting Samsung JB with AOSP based roms

How to Root stock JB 4.1.2 using Stock Recovery

How to make a USB Jig

List of Samsung Secret Codes

Solution for Missing Photos and Videos after flashing new ROM

Sim Unlock using 'GalaxSim unlock app'

Get maximum battery out of stock JB ROMs

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

Sent from my SGS II
[Galaxy S II General] pelpa87:
Nice...I'll see if today I have some time at work to update it
[Galaxy S II General] NexeR18:
Great thread!! :)

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] dante_67:
Great thread, thank you

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] Maitre Yoda:
Nice thanks for guide
[Galaxy S II General] bhargi:
Excellent

Great Work !!!
[Galaxy S II General] travellinground:
Thanks a lot!
[Galaxy S II General] Kazucha:
Thanks for the guide :good:
[Galaxy S II General] Lartsch:
Great!

Daaamn, this index is great! Good work bro! :)
[Galaxy S II General] demonish:
Great index. Nice work! Thanks. :)

Skickat från min GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] ArchTrivium:
Great work! Now every one who has doubts can come here and (maybe) he'll find it! :good:
[Galaxy S II General] immortalneo:
Suggestion

This guide might be a good addition to your index:

[GUIDE][Troubleshoot a failed Odin flash]

Failed Odin flash is a very common issue that many members (both new and old) complain about in the Q & A thread. Adding this guide to your index would be very helpful.

Thanks for your concern!
[Galaxy S II General] pelpa87:
Added!! Thx!

This and the other suggestions

Guys i dont want to sound greedy...but hitting thanks button is much better than postting a "thanks" message
[Galaxy S II General] pulak.bhatnagar:
Thanks a lot for the awesome guide!
[Galaxy S II General] mammarf:
k, so i've checked this forum and a lot of xda

but is there a new updated guide of backing up and restoring data after flashing new roms?

i want to do a complete wipe and restore everything. Any links?
[Galaxy S II General] pelpa87:
There are 2 ways of makeing a back up. One is to manually make a back up of your contacts to your sd and a back up of your apps with "titanium back up app". Then, when you ve made a full wipe, restore contacts from your sd (thats an option in contacts option menu) and install again titanium and restore your apps. Other things will be restored when you sync up your phone with samsung and google account. But u r at risk of loosing some data, cause that on line back up could not be updated

The other is a nandroid back up. You can make it from recovery or from online nandroid app. This kind of back up makes an image of your phone. Is the more complete back up. When you restore it everything will be the same way u left it at the moment u made de back up. I really mean everything.

This being said, there's no point to make a full wipe if u r going to restore from a nandroid backup. Cause everything will be the exact same way before you full wiped.

Soo...to sum up...the guide you r asking for, doesnt exist...and this kinds of back ups are mentioned in almost every single thread in this entire forum....

I wont spoonfeed you more about it....some simple google search should help you with this...
[Galaxy S II General] immortalneo:
Suggestion

Please add this guide to your thread. I think it would be helpful for newbies:

[GUIDE][ICS/JB] 22/08 -Guide For Noobs- Flash stock Samsung firmware!
[Galaxy S II General] Lupin The Third:
Hi pelpa87

If you find it worthy you may add my thread to the mods section or where you think it's more appropriate :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=44608766

Thanks for considering.
[Galaxy S II General] P41g3:
Dual boot guide

Found another great dual boot thread here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2399193:)
[Galaxy S II General] Downisthenewup:
these are great.

thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] schubeir:
New section needed

Hi,

Thanks for the excellent guide. But now that JB is released the world over, can we have a separate section, only for JB?

like rooting JB, Kernels for JB, ROMs for JB etc?

I am new to SGS2, hence the question.

Thanks

schubeir
[Galaxy S II General] suspect008:
Great

Great List, Thanks Helped me for lot of modifications
[Galaxy S II General] garrax:
Thanks for the excellent works linked
[Galaxy S II General] sergio114:
Thanks for excellent guide and support.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] prachall:
Hi, guys, I have the flashing of custom roms down to an art now, but I'm trying to return to stock and now i have bootloops. I wiped the cache and dalvik cache, and wiped user data. I then selected to restore my nandroid backup, which was successful, but now I'm stuck in a bootloop when attempting to power on. It still shows my custom splash screen for a second then switches to stock splash screen and continues with the boot. Once it fully boots then it will reset. When I changed the splash screen I did use the p32img.zip method, but before I did the restore I renamed it so it wouldn't load it. Any ideas why it still shows my custom splash, and more importantly, what am I doing wrong to create the bootloops. I've considered just flashing a stock rom to replace my nandroid just in case I backed it up incorrectly (which is possible since this is my first phone I've done this on). Any suggestions or help would be much appreciated.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] prototype7:
What ROM was your backup? Restoring a nandroid won't change the splash.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] prachall:
it was the just the stock rom. 2.3.4 gingerbread. strange thing i just noticed is that if i boot into bootloader then connect to pc and reboot, then it won't bootloop....why is that? should i just flash a different stock rom and set that as my backup or are there things in the original nandroid that are specific to my phone? thanks for the reply by the way.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] prototype7:
Did you downgrade with tacoroot? Try flashing the .0312 radio.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arafat_mw:
The GB launchers are very slow..I want to revert back to froyo..plz help
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] upndwn4par:
Try searching before you post.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1813888
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arafat_mw:
I have unlocked bootloader..Will this cause booloop ? & I can't seem to find a working 2.2.2 Fruitcake.. Tried flashing Greyblur 2.0, its not booting up either !
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Horak:
I have tried a few Jelly Bean ROMs and have yet to find one that fixes my issue. I am looking for an updated Google Now app that correctly adds punctuation into text messages when you compose one through it. When I say "Send text to (contact) message how are you question mark" I get the message, but how is not capitalized and there is no question mark. There is no punctuation at all. The text body doesn't say "question mark" either. I know this was a GSM issue that Google fixed. How can we get this fix?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Its not a network issue and nothing GSM specific would fix it.

Where do you see that GSM has this fixed?

My Nexus 7 doesn't even work with that.

Clearly Google Now needs an update but I've seen no fix for GSM users, so if you would be so kind, point the way :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Horak:
Wow, I did not know that it didn't work on the 7. I will try to find an actual link for proof, but I called Google about it, and they told me to check the app for an update, because they fixed the issue. Its only the GSM cause Google doesn't sell CDMA. I know it isn't network related, but I thought it may have been 'Official Google Support OTA' related (I made that phrase up, haha).

Let me see if I can get an actual link.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
I tried the Xoom version too, which is likely newer. Same result :(

Now I believe it does use punctuation in searches.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Horak:
I know that it definitely adds punctuation in when you do a search. I have always been able to get it to do that. This is actually proving to be really beneficial! I thought this was a fixed issue and couldn't understand why the ROMs didn't put it in. Does anyone have a was of testing a Galaxy Nexus straight from Google?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
I don't, but hopefully someone here sees it :)

I am curious myself.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Horak:
Okay, so I found the link I was talking about. I was wrong. The link was talking about the voice commands app for Builds like Gingerbread. I can't believe the OS has been out this long and it still has this issue! But I wonder why Google was so quick to tell me that I just needed to update my phone... They really made it sound like there was a fix for this problem.

So I guess this is a universal issue?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
As far as I know. I wasn't aware of it until you posted. Its definitely a glaring error on their part. It recognizes the punctuation, but when it converts to text, it omits it before it ever is sent out.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Horak:
GSM Owners please chime in!

So do we know if this is an issue on ALL Galaxy Nexus devices?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tinfox:
Bump

Sent via tapatalk with my JellyBean EVO 4g LTE.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Horak:
So, now that Verizon has put out a leak/test Jelly Bean OTA, are we seeing a fix to this issue? I'm running Bugless Beast and don't want to do a full wipe to find out that nothing has changed...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note] Scath:
So my buddy got a note from T-Mobile and I wanted to know,after viewing specs, won't the ATT roms and root methods work seamless since they seem to be the same exact phone?

We are not first time rooters or ROM users. But, how big of a risk would it be to try and use the ATT root method on T-Mobile Note?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note] audscott:
My guess...strictly a mildly informed guess is, that is you rooted the phone, did a nandroid backup and flashed a rom, everything would work except data, as they have different radios.

Don't try it because I said so, try it in the name of science. LOL (actually, I wouldn't do it)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note] easyguy:
Well I flashed the t-mo rom onto my att note and it works. also the data works too as it was using another t-mo radio i flashed in there before the flashed the rom, so it should work. but who knows.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note] Scath:
But are they not the same phone with different radios? I mean theoretically same buttons and hardware means same "id's" for those buttons in the ROM for ATT. Like how Keys on a keyboard have special numbering, etc. How all hardware buttons function, really.

So why would an ATT ROM and root brick the phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note] rotohammer:
Actually, the T-mobile rom runs fine on the AT&T Note, but CM9/CM10 does not run on the T-Mobile Note. Theres a difference in the displays, it's all corrupted during boot and then it finally reboots into a loop. I almost got CM9 to boot, saw it updating apps, but then it crashed.

The hardware is different!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note] Scath:
Ahh so the site I used was right they are different
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note] isikh:
I think we can flash touch wiz based ROMs on our T-Mobile notes, can we not?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note] Thejayrob:
T-mobile Note Roms

I'm not about to try to flash a ATT ROM on my new phone. So...where is a place to find ROMS for the T-mobile Note? Anyone have any Ideas? I'm looking for the Newest Touch Wiz and S-Voice to put on my note. Any help would be welcomed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note] sashusmom:
Since this phone has only been out a week, you will have a little bit of a wait. ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note] javip:
from what i've seen it is safe to flash ATT roms they just don't boot.

I flashed about 3 different roms from the i717 threads using twrp 2.2.1 and they all boot loop at the samsung logo.

restoring my t-mo backup worked fine. so there really is no danger, just a boot looping issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note] tomin.fhl:
You need to flash the T-mobile boot.img to get other roms to work on the T879. Check the "Goodies" dev thread made an odin flashable tarball that you make it easy to get up and running.

May post a guide later.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note] matthewm223:
What about the root method? Can I use the i717's root method for the T879?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note] tomin.fhl:
Check the dev section.