yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
Well you've posted a link to ONE of the threads explaining how to install it, so you need to show some initiative, and if you had could have this figured out already.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Silentbob78:
Thank you for being a jerk about it.

I posted a link to guide showing how to install it. It seems it is already installed on my phone. So with my minimal knowledge of android phones, it seemed to me that it was an entirely different situation. That is why I asked.

If I had the time, I would not even have posted in the Q & A section in the first place. I would have figured it out by myself. As I prefer to do it on my own. However, as my time is very limited, I thought my problem fitted the criteria of the Q & A section. Compared to a lot of the other posts, I don´t think my request is especially outrageous.

However you seem to think I´m asking for to much. Why I have no idea. Maybe you just like being an elitist jerk. Nobody forced you to answer. If you thought me being to demanding, you could just have ignored my post.

I will withdraw my question and leave the Q & A to more apparently suited questions.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
YAWN. :rolleyes:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1045941
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saywhatt:
Here is a thread dedicated to all PA Users with a lot of questions on their mind ;)

Through this thread (and of course searching), we can actually

avoid posting redundant questions at the dev thread

..

also, if we can avoid (or atleast lessen) redundant questions at the dev thread,

we can easily scan through updates D4rKn3sSyS posted.

ADDITIONAL INFO:

DEVELOPMENT THREAD is found here [original thread]

ParanoidAndroid WEBPAGE is found here

THEMES & GOODIES is found here
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saywhatt:
So guys, here are some of the questions i found in the thread that might help everyone else..

click on the "problem" and it will link you to the "solution"..

all questions i linked below along with their solutions are found within this thread.. maybe when i get enough time, i will update the next post to get a more general view of some PA problems from the dev thread.

DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK! WE WON'T BITE ;)

-When you say wiping ExTweaks data what do you mean exactly?

- i dont go to tablet mode cause the fonts are darn tiny

- Every time I go to apply a theme it says not compiled correctly.. {Ive tried this many times and it still doesnt work}

- i went into theme chooser it says 1/1 i pressed apply and the home screen apps all went how do i reverse it back please?

- Ive actually seen that my batteri loss is way more now then it was on PA 1.99

-be more specific of what you mean about your "amazing battery life"

-How to fix theme compile error, the easiest way:

-On the play store I want to download a tablet app. But cannot download because it says 'your device is not compatible' or go here

-Message in notification says: "Service not activated on network" but the service is actually activated as I was able to send MMS in the past

-The battery is going up even if I'm not even charging my phone. I have calibrated and deleted my battery stats through cwm but this still shows up

-I lost the toggles and I don't find from where i can activate them no ROM control
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saywhatt:
Let's make sure :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saywhatt:
Last one :P
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Omaxe:
PA?

Peace

Hit Thanks & It will Disappear

Sent from S II Running Official ICS 4.0.4 with Siyah 4.1 [/size]
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Great work brother.

I think it will be better if the title of this thread is changed to "ParanoidAndroid Q & A". I believe it will be clearer and will cause less confusion.

Keep up the good work.

Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Omaxe:
Yeah.. It won't confuse Stock Roms Geek like me

Peace

Hit Thanks & It will Disappear

Sent from S II Running Official ICS 4.0.4 with Siyah 4.1 [/size]
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saywhatt:
Woops. Sorry :) i changed the thread name now
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Seriously, why do you like stock ROM that much when you taste the FUTURE with ParanoidAndroid!

Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saywhatt:
PA is like the best ROM i've ever flashed. *hands down :p
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Omaxe:
I Don't know... I really dont know...

Peace

Hit Thanks & It will Disappear

Sent from S II Running Official ICS 4.0.4 with Siyah 4.1 [/size]
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saywhatt:
Well, i have to say, stock roms sometimes gets cool when you're bored flashing custom roms.. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nehalem176:
anyone got 'No Service' in data mode and 'No Internet Connection' in wifi mode shown at status bar instead showing carrier name??

Edit: my data and internet working fine and imei still intact
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Sofos_:
So it's a visual matter, your phone does have Internet through wifi or data right?

If so, are you using any theme?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nehalem176:
the same thing happen even in system default theme. dont think it's modem issue since kh3, ki4, nelp2, nelp3, lp7, lpx, lp9, lpa. all same thing shown at status bar. nothing critical, just curious. is it cm10 visual bug? yours how is it?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saywhatt:
that's weird.. i haven't experienced that kind of bug.. did you apply themes? it could be a bug on the theme you are using..

well, i suggest you wipe cache/ dalvik cache.. it might help you out,

cheers ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OrrPenn18:
Nice thread ... will help in less cluttering of the Dev Thread ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Sofos_:
Mine seems to be working fine. When I have wifi on, it shows Gr Cosmote. No idea what might have gone wrong there. Have you tried another sim (another carrier) just to get sure?

Edit 1 : Known Camera bug. If you have your Gallery2.apk at 126dpi - 640 and then choose the front camera you won't be able to change back.

Edit2 : if either your home button or default browser bugs and doesn't work right, press the security toggle on (cm10 bug).

Btw congrats for the thread, really great idea :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Osyx:
I have a problem that the day, month and date part after the clock in notification bar(expanded) are making itself vertical so you only see the first three letters, look at screenshot, how to fix this?

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatal2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Sofos_:
You seem to have a theme on, check if you have the same issues with the default theme. If not, you have to contact the Themer.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KidCarter93:
Go to Settings > Display > Rotation > then tick "Include lock screen"
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Schmeu:
Hello,

First, sorry for my english, i'm french. :p

I've juste flash PA v2.15, and I have a problem with the lockscreen. I can't config shortcut, when i want to enter in config menu, it nothing happens :silly:

I don't need for it for the moment, i just report it.

Thanks for this great Rom :good:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Sofos_:
As it seems Push does work indeed but only with sync on (i didn't have to toggle sync back with ics).

Anyway, solution found..

Thank you for reporting, as it seems several users are facing the same issue and it will probably get fixed soon.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Larpsis:
Hi!

Just flashed latest PA. After that I noticed red light near front camera. What is that? Something to do with PA?

Sent from my GT-I9100

ROM: Paranoidandroid

KERNEL: Dorimanx
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mike Da Spike:
Dark uploaded a new file. Just flash this and settings for lockscreen works
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] curodot:
Have you recently updated Viber?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Larpsis:
Yes i have. Something to do with that?

Sent from my GT-I9100

ROM: Paranoidandroid

KERNEL: Dorimanx
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lyndonguti:
Downgrade it ...viber bug! :)

It let your approximity sensor on all the time
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charsta:
Hi!

For the previous updates of PA I was following this:

Wipe Cache

Wipe Dalvik

Flash Rom

Flash Gapps

Wipe Cache

Wipe Dalvik

Fix Permissions

So far I didn't have any problems. Just want to know if the above steps are right!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
- Wipe Cache

- Wipe Dalvik

- Format /system (under mounts and storage)

- Flash Rom

- Flash Gapps

-Fix Permissions
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charsta:
But I format system isn't like I'm deleting all my data (apps, games, messages, contacts, ...)

What if I just want to only update to the latest version?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
NO. It will not touch your data. Your data and settings are stored in /data, so formatting /system will never touch them.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charsta:
Oh! I see!

So when we say "full wipe" is when we format /data ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Yes
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charsta:
Ok, Thank you! :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mike Da Spike:
I've been using Darks rom sinds april. But I want the original stock rom as dual boot. I can't find the rom for cwm only for odin. But if I flash it with odin, all data is deleted.

How can I have Pa as primary and stock as secundairy rom ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maxari:
When I don't delete all Data and I fix permissions, I have to wait very long. Is this ok? I habe around 140 user apps :p

Via SII

ParanoidAndroid

Dorimanx Kernel
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pro.aggro:
Give it a try. But if it won't work, you'll have to wipe.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Yes, it's ok.

---------- Post added at 12:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:13 PM ----------

If the stock ROM you flashed is ICS firmware then it's possible.

Follow these steps:

1. Download and flash Siyah /Dorimanx /dream kernel .tar Odin version via Odin

# you also need to download .zip CWM version of the kernel you chose in 1. You will need this .zip version in step 3.

2. Reboot to CWM recovery

- select dual boot options

- select clone primary ROM as secondary ROM

# wait for the process to complete.

# test if the process is successful by booting your phone and select to boot into secondary ROM. All should be fine and you should now are the stock ROM as the secondary ROM

3. Boot to CWM recovery

- make a Nandroid backup (just to be on a safer side.

- wipe data/factory reset

- format /system (under mounts and storage)

- flash paranoid

- flash Gapps

- fix permissions (under Advanced)

- reboot recovery (under Advanced)

- flash Siyah / Dorimanx / dream kernel .zip

- reboot phone

Done

Now you should have Paranoid Android as primary ROM and your stock ROM as secondary ROM.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mike Da Spike:
Right now I'm using pa 2.16 with dorimax and want to have stock ics installed(it's not on the phone right now). Must I make a full nandroid, go to stock ics, flash multiboat kernel, clone to second rom and on the first rom restore my nand backup ?

Or can I also flash stock ics the same as pa (as a zip file)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronald dip:
Hi i just instaled PA 2.16 and it almost perfect i think and i see lot of People use dorimank kernel than siyah so i try to flash latest dorimank my question is. 1.i lost cmw in my app how can i. get back? Could anyone help to guide me this dorimank kernel setting to get good battery life?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Dorimanx kernel does not come with CWM app. Only Siyah and CF-ROOT come with the app.

The app is useless anyway, except you are a bit lazy.

To get better battery with Dorimanx,

- boot to CWM recovery,

- kernel specific options

- set battery profile for Extweaks

- reboot phone

---------- Post added at 01:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:16 PM ----------

which ICS ROM do you want to flash?

Custom ICS ROM (via CWM recovery) or unmodified firmware (via Odin)?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronald dip:
Ok i'll try Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mike Da Spike:
What do you mean with 'The app is useless anyway, except you are a bit lazy.' ?

Dorimanx isn't a app but a kernel based on siyah.

I've got mutch beter battery stats with dori.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
CWM app

That was the only app we were taking about, LOL!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mike Da Spike:
Like I said :

Now I got pa with dorimanx kernel.

I want to have stock (original samsung firmware) as second boot.

Only stock ics formware are tar files with img in it, and not zip files that cwm can extract and install.

So what will be the best way to add stock ocs as second boot ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Hey Mikey,

Sorry about my previous post, the discussion about CWM app was for Ronald. You got me totally confused with your previous question.

Back to your question:

You haven't answered my previous question. You only thanked the post, but didn't answer my question.

I asked you the type of stock ROM you want to make your second Rom, but you haven't answered the question
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mike Da Spike:
Lol. My answer is just above your poat
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Hahaha!

Ok.

1.

There are unmodified Original firmware you LPT (ICS 4.0.4) that are flashable via CWM recovery.

If that's what you are looking for then i can provide you the link. You only need to tell me the firmware version and details you want.

2. Alternatively, you can flash your desired firmware .tar via Odin, then follow my instructions in post 199, to set up your dual boot system.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mike Da Spike:
If you have a link for option 1.

I've searched for that but couldn't find it.

Thank you !
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Download here: xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1292825
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maxari:
Wifi-direct doesn't work, does it??

Via SII

ParanoidAndroid

Dorimanx Kernel
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
It does not work. CM issue, i think.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mike Da Spike:
Thanks mate !

This was exactly what I needed!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ii7Stryker:
I have a cwm backup of cm 9.1, I wanted to extract contacts and sms from it but app extractor did nothing :( .

So my question is, is there any other method to extract messages from the backup ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
I have a little trick./advise.

1. Flash a multi boot kernel e.g Siyah, Dorimanx or Dream kernel

2. - Boot to CWM recovery

- dual boot options

- Restore your CM9 as 2nd ROM

3. Boot to your 2nd ROM

4. Download Sms backup and restore, use it to backup your sms

5 For your contacts,

a.) Download contacts backup and restore, and use it to backup your Contacts

OR

b.) Export your contacts to your SD, from the People app.

Or

c.) Sync your contacts with your Google account.

6. Reboot to your 1st ROM (Paranoid) , when done with the backing ups.

7. Download same apps from market, to your 1st ROM

8. Restore your contacts and sms now.

9. To remove the 2nd ROM,

- boot to CWM recovery

- dual boot options

- remove 2nd ROM

Done.

Note:

You need at least 2.1G of free space on your Internal storage.

Happy Independence Day!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ii7Stryker:
Wow kool solution will try it thanks .
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] o0boiboi0o:
It has been awhile since I cant capture screenshots. Suddenly now when I wanna take screenshots, error appeared (Cant capture screenshot. Storage may be full or sth like tis)

Anyone encountered this?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HHubs:
status bar clock alignment

Hello :)

I'm running PA 2.16 on Tablet mode and I noticed that the status bar clock is a bit bigger and lower than the other elements like in this picture

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd....20x720/555696_481409788555720_987090951_n.jpg

I tried changing DPIs (Status Bar and System apps) and Font sizes (under settings - system) but the issue persists even after restart.

Is there a way to fix this? :(

EDIT:

Applied a different theme and the issue was gone. :)

I wish I didn't have to switch from stock. :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Osyx:
You have checked the memory of internal storage so it's not full? The screen shots are saved in internal storage/pictures/screenshot and if you're out of memory they can't save:/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Use "Rescan Media Root" to enable the media scanner process.

Problem solved!

Happy Independence Day!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wayneyw:
hi

any way to change the nar bar button in table mode:confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] o0boiboi0o:
Nope. Not full at all. In fact plenty of space. Haha

Whats the diff between format cache and clear cache under CMW Recovery? I did both. Was wondering is it necessary / different?

---------- Post added at 09:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:00 AM ----------

Hmm, so its cos i disabled Media Scan? Any other problem related to this? in fact after i disabled, seem like some Camera apps like Camera360 and PicsPro cannot work properly ie encountering FCs.

Enlighten me pls!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ii7Stryker:
Hey mate how do I boot in 2nd rom ? :o
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Osyx:
Press volume down when it says where do you want to boot :P ain't that hard... (you got to have boot menu enabled)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ii7Stryker:
Oh I had it disabled. Now my contacts are back . :victory:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butcherman99:
I have rooted my s2 it still running the sts ics 4.0.3

Can I just flash the latest pa2.16
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lyndonguti:
Yup just wipe data ,cache and dalvik then install rom then gapps..youll be fine
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butcherman99:
Can I use titanium back up or is cwm backup advised
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panagiotis4te:
Titanium back-up is for user apps and system apps/data. Nandroid back-up is for the whole system. Do both of them.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] o0boiboi0o:
Whats the diff between format cache and clear cache under CMW Recovery? I did both. Was wondering is it necessary / different?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
they are basically the same thing. So, you only have to use of the two methods to wipe cache.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butcherman99:
what gapps version should i flash with PA 2.16? im running a stock rooted S2 ics4.0.3
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lyndonguti:
The 26
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butcherman99:
Thanks to everyone that gave me advice on loading paranoid.

I have falshed 2.16 and everything seems to be working all my apps are back except for CWM.

how do i get the CWM app back?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maxari:
Hey guys!

I have a noobish question: what is this memory leak and what is its result? How do I realize it?

Via SII

ParanoidAndroid

Dorimanx Kernel
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mike Da Spike:
A memory leak is a bug that can be in the operating system or in a app.

Cm 10 had a memory leak in the os so your memory will be filled and could causes slow performing of your os (android interface) or even freezes of your phone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Sofos_:
You will notice that your free ram will be getting less and less very fast and you will be able to restore it only by rebooting your device. Less free ram = Phone lags.

It is fixed though in the latest version of PA 2.17.

Remember you cannot use though any other kernel except the Official cm10 one until siyah and dori import the new mali code into their kernels.

So if you are planning to install 2.17 do not change kernel.. At least for now.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maxari:
Thank you guys :) perfect explanation!

Via SII

ParanoidAndroid

Dorimanx Kernel
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] o0boiboi0o:
Hmm, after flashing 2.17 (full wipe), the setting on my paranoid setting app (where u change the dpi and stuff) can no longer slide ie i cant increase or decrease the figure by sliding (is that called smooth spinner?). i have to tap slowly to make changes. Anyone experience this?

How does PDroid works? If use it to change permissions, wont it disrupt the function of an apk? I thou for an apk to work, whatever permissions it require must be allowed else it wont work? Enlighten me! :o
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lyndonguti:
It is really not neccesary for me i never use it hehe but some app developers use extra permissions which allow them to discreetly serve sms/cell from your device..You wouldn't know where your money is going mate..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akbaroid:
Confused

Hey, I want to know if the firmware of any region works anywhere...i mean im in Pakistan and i wanted to update my GSII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KidCarter93:
As long as you read the first post of a firmware thread, you'll be able to make sure that it's compatible for you or not.

Also, this thread is for questions about the ParanoidAndroid ROM and not general sgs2 questions.

''Evil corrupts the mind of the weak but fails to feed off the mind of the strong''
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butcherman99:
when I upgrade from one version to the next ie 2.17 to 2.18. Do I clear the data every time?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paulius7:
Here guide from jokesy:

To update paranoid,

- boot to CWM recovery

- format /system (under mounts and storage)

- flash paranoid update

- flash Gapps

- wipe cache partition

- wipe dalvik cache

- fix permissions (under Advanced)

- reboot phone

Send form Galaxy S2. Using XDA Premium
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rinkoui:
it's always recommended to do so, but i haven't wiped data since the earliest JB ver of PA and have not encountered any problems yet.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saywhatt:
It's okay if you don't.. but it would be better if you clear data
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KidCarter93:
I seen someone else mention the following problem in the dev thread but they had no response to it, so I'm posting it here aswell.

Normally, when your looking at the recent apps only the other open apps will show up. Whereas now the app I'm currently in shows up aswell. This isn't exactly a useful feature because if we want to close all other apps so our current app will run better, we'll have to close them one by one other our current app will close.

Screenshot provided :cool:

''Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver''
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acekay:
This was added in 2.16

<<

Front activity is not hidden from recents anymore. That means you can close the currently running app by swiping the thumbnail away. Also pretty neat for accessing hybrid props fast.

>>

So listing of running app in recent list is in a way beneficial but this feature in addition to clear all button can be an off for some users.

Also D4rk mentioned he was working on something related to how recent apps are listed but not sure if he is considering reverting back this change. But yeah I have read many users are not too comfortable with this feature.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vorakwadh:
No Mobile Data

Hi!

I just flashed my Galaxy S2 with Paranoid Android 1.99

It seems as if I cannot connect to the internet through mobile data. Not even EDGE.

Is there any known issue?

Thank you!