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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] UltimaniumX:
I have to agree with Steve about GoLauncher. I used to love Theme'ing my s2 with all kinds of designs, but after I found out about how much RAM it uses I just got rid of it completely. I love having more battery life than performance, especially when it comes to large touchscreen phones such as the s2.

When I flashed my first rom I think I bricked my phone, lol. Even after all the reading I did, there was just too much information that I read up on, and I think that actually confused me as to exactly how I should go about rooting and flashing my first rom.

In the end it turned out all right, and now I use the latest Jedi Knight rom from ptmr3. I found that this one gives me the minimalistic theme that I've always wanted and the essential apps that don't take up a lot of memory.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] randy_c:
After update to 105, I have another notice software update to 6.1.C.1.107 and updating right now :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] iviichaelworrell:
how are you getting these notifications. I'm not getting anything!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] drogers81:
Yeah, I am getting no update notifications. Everything I try says I'm already up-to-date.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ninja08:
Im not getting any notifications either. When i check for and update it says i cant check for one until 24 hours has passed -.-
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 722ish:
I tried to upgrade my girlfriends ion and it said the same as many of you, that it was up to date and there was no update. I used the Sony support chat line and asked what was up, I was told I wasn't really supposed to be aware of the upgrade as it had not officially been released yet, and that it would be official and ready at 9:30AM tomorrow. I was not told if that was EST or what time zone also, in case anyone is wondering.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bimbipbungbu:
Ics my xperia ion

I just check software update on xperia ion i28at but not new update , i connect to pc companion and notification say " your phone has last update " . Firmware my phone is 2.3.7 , xperia ion i28at
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Yeh I flashed back to stock GB then updated via SUS. Once I booted up and connected to wifi I got the update notification on the phone to .107 even though SUS said I had the latest version. 107 was only about 23mb.

Sent from my Sony Xperia S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] vboyz103:
I'm getting a loop between .05and 07. Updated to version on SuS and booted up got a notification for .05 wth--
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
No loop for me. Once i got the notification for .107 on the phone and updated that was it. Can't check for updates manually on the phone more than once a day.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] asengupt:
Clearing data for update center, then turning off automatic notifications will temporarily stop the update loop cycle. At least that has worked for me - no notification for the past 18 hours. So far the new ROM looks solid, rooted very easily with the new quick root method in this forum.

The best part is, the Cell standby battery use seems to have been fixed - YAY - so hoping to get a full day of use easily on this ROM. A few small quirks - maybe with individual apps (did not wipe data between my updates) - could be the reason. For example, Gemini app manager no longer can identify the permissions for each app - that was something I used heavily to keep my apps under control. Memory use is higher as some users pointed out, but I would expect it with a newer OS - does not seem to affect performance much, although my home launcher has been restarting every now and then (I use Holo Launcher HD).

So far so good - lets see how battery and performance work out for the next few days - but the Ion feels like a solid performer now with ICS - if we could get JB on it someday... but I guess I am being greedy :)

Cheers - thanks Spectre51 for yet another accurate prediction on the update.

J
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thanitos:
I got bootlooped and went from 107 to flashing a framework from 106 and now i lost root and cannot re root lol

Shell gets root but nothing else will be granted root not even superuser its permissions are stuck at -r-

Actually according to root explorer Superuser has read write for Owner, but not execute, it has read and exacute for others and group, hum
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] raven4757:
I flashed. 105 but now I can't download. 107 any have a clue why????
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thanitos:
Have you been checking the server all day? I have and now I cannot get 107 back ATM, maybe 107 wasn't even suppose to be out, I really think 107 had a security flaw I rooted that sooooo easy, but im having a hell of a time on 105 for some reason,

Speaking of which I fixed it, If you have Flash tool and got Superuser installed but didn't acttualy get root, install a fresh FtF then in Flash took click the lock Icon after you do the FtF flash and it roots with SuperSU not Superuser, hate superuser.......
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] raven4757:
Yeah iv been checking all day I got the update notice but it won't download its really frustrateing
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thanitos:
Try sus

Or the update center app we have
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] raven4757:
Checked on the pc says my phone is up todate and when I try via the phone it says can't download so I'm stumped does anyone have the 107 file?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
I think AT&T pulled the update back. I flashed back to GB today and then couldn't update via SUS or PC Companion. Flashed the .105 ftf and get no update notification to .107. Guess we will have to wait to see what they release. Just a note .107 isn't listed as certified on ptcrb.com and one thing I did notice about .107 was that you could go to landscape mode even on the home screen which was nice. Can't in .105.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] raven4757:
Ok thanks for the info
[Samsung Infuse 4G] zackdjones:
I can't really take credit for this, but I just restored my IMEI without a backup of the efs folder. Keep in mind that I actually deleted my efs folder by accident, so I didn't even have the original efs folder.

The original thread I referenced is here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=31771228#post31771228

FYI, this method will restore your phone to stock Gingerbread.

Here is what you do:

1.)

A) Download and unzip the Gingerbread unbrick package here from (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=27286083#post27286083):

w/ root - http://d-h.st/ewu

w/o root - http://d-h.st/G6g

B)

Download and unzip the efs zip here:

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1152914&d=1340558510

2.) Place phone in download mode.

3.) If needed, install latest Samsung USB drivers by installing Samsung Kies from HERE.

4.) Open the included Odin exe.

5.) If phone is detected, the window under ID:COM will turn yellow.

6.) Click on "PIT" to browse to and select infuse_gb.pit. Make sure that Re-Partition is selected.

7.) Click on "PDA" to browse to and select PDA_UCLB3.tar.md5.

8.) Click on "PHONE" to browse to and select PHONE_UCLB3.tar.md5.

9.) Click on "CSC" to browse to the efs.tar

10.) Click the Phone EFS Clear checkbox

11.) Click on "Start", and allow Odin to flash the phone. Do not unplug or power off the phone until Odin is finished.

12.) When the Odin dialogue reads "PASS!", the phone should reboot into the stock UCLB3 Setup Wizard. For me this step just proceeded to install an update and the reboot the phone.

Once the phone reboots, if your SIM card is installed you should be good to go, otherwise you will get an alert about your SIM card which means you need to power off and pop in the SIM card.

Thanks to the original thread author for this one.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] codetvirus:
It works perfect for me even without the .nv_data file. Before this i only get simbols instead the imei number. You save my phone!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] amatchlesslyric:
recovered IMEI by just flashing the CM10 base

I dunno if it's just me or what. I lost my IMEI on Slim Bean.. so I had this thought. I hadn't had this issue with the CM10 rom, so I decided to do the standard flashing procedure. Once CM10 was installed my IMEI came back. I had full signal and all is good. I decided to go back to Slim Bean to see if it would fix the IMEI issue. I flashed it just like the OP stated and walah! I had my IMEI back and everything worked without having to go back to GB, ICS and then JB again. :) I don't know if this will help anyone, but just wanted to note other people about it. Why did this work for me?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] mikied12:
will this mess up my phone more?

I am running froyo 2.2.1 ,I guess it is stock, as I pick this phone up in pawn shop, and it was already rooted. I was doing the command line argument dd and a bunch of stuff, to get some file to get my unlock code. I didn't get no bak file copy, gave up put my sim card back in and that's when I noticed my imei was gone, then I had go launcher installed, so my screen goes blank I end up having to do the three finger data wipe, then I see I got no wifi either. Then I get this phone, DL some apk files, try to reinstall busy box, no go, teller me it don't think it has su permission after I gave it through that super user program, then it say it cant install into /dev/sh/ what ever, so all I got is a really nice looking video player.

So now that I got all that out of me.

2 questions, will flashing gingerbread overtop of froyo, will not make it worse?

Why do one have to flash in the first place, why can't one just copy over the old-time files, or someone find which file goods the imei number then just to in isinglass a file manager open that file, as it should be just what is caller a flat file, meaning no special formating like a Word file.

Then just save it. I am not an expert at android wse (whatsoever) but I have played with copying over top of files, or deleting the old-time one then replacing it with a new one. Why Doesn't that work, has anyone player around just opening there files to see what they look like and figure out where they stick the imei number?

Seems to me should be an easy manner of doing, but now that I don't have an individual showing I am not even sure which file I should try to type that number in to to see what will happen as I don't want to make this phone completely useless.

Any commentary, ideas, anything?

Thanks

MikieD
[Samsung Infuse 4G] zackdjones:
This is either a joke or a joke.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] A J Kidd:
Many Thanks

I just wanted to thank all of you who have contributed your brain power to the xda forums. This advise worked great and after a lot of self doubt I now consider myself a semi-noob. Thanks again.

A J
[Samsung Infuse 4G] pickupman66:
Thanks on this. I had a backup of my EFS folder, but the tool I used to create it made a .img file and once I got it into JB, the tool didnt work. UGH.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] g_schrage52:
Just want to say thank you for posting this. I have a friend who had her Infuse stop getting calls, texts, etc. Turns out her IMEI was all question marks and other invalid characters. ATT wouldn't help her at all and either did a full reset.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Rockman EXE:
thank you, this method really works!! finally my imei is back...no more symbols, now is time for a efs back up :)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] sholsten:
Since when do phones lose their imei's? That's a new one on me.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] zackdjones:
It happened for me twice on two separate phones when using MIUI. Basically the ROM managed to corrupt the system partition, specifically the efs folder.

I don't know the specifics of why, but it happens to a lot of people. That's why I always now make sure I have a backup of the efs just in case.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] lemonz23:
This method didn't work for me :\ Any other ways to solve this issue?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Hien.gfan:
Thank you very much. This is what I need
[Samsung Infuse 4G] wbbjason:
worked great. thank you.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Punnyabrata:
1stly thanks a lot for this thread. Really millions of thanks.

Now one silly question:- I unzipped the efs file attached and it says "efs.rfs" but your instructions above says "efs.tar" needs to be selected under CSC option. Am I missing something?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Punnyabrata:
Strange things are happening to me.

About 2 weeks back this problem started and today when I reconnected the SIM and restarted the phone everything was back to normal. Phone is picking up signal/3G etc.

Surprised is the word. Leads me to believe some app must be responsible for all of this.

Thanks,

PC
[Samsung Infuse 4G] sachinppatel16:
It is showing invalid mds sum...what I do?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] sachinppatel16:
At the end of the task odin shows blue screen and show fail.

Now my phone doesnt get start..what I do?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Brawooo:
Have you tried Odin as administrator ? that's might be the problem :)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ocarela:
screen is fuzzy or crazy

I did all steps and imei was repaired succesfuly but now my screen is getting fuzzy or crazy a lot of colored lines, (happens when booting and so often) this is not normal, what should i do to fix this new issue?

NEVERMIND! got it fixed with bootloaders :) thx
[Samsung Infuse 4G] farid.saiyed:
I did All this Steps but Result null/null in IMEI. Any suggetion ?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jaya525:
My imei is back

Hi Million thanks for u guys, posting this thread.

My Infuse is back with signals.

My problem was imei was corrupted with some symbols. I have followed all the above process , it worked like charm for me.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tonyd371:
how did you fix the bootloader when the recovery is fuzzy

it only gives me unknown imei
[Samsung Infuse 4G] chunter2:
Anyone able to get this to work with the Rogers Infuse i997r? I'm trying to figure out if I have a hardware issue with mine or if this method doesn't work with the Rogers version.

Thanks
[Samsung Infuse 4G] myungsooheartsme:
Help me please!!

I followed all of the steps above for my samsung galaxy SL i9003 and now it's stuck in reboot and it says "Galaxy S GT-i9000" on the screen. Please help me. I'm losing all hope. Please reply...
[Samsung Infuse 4G] OfficerJimLahey:
So the Infuse (i997) is closely related to the i9000. Doesn't look like this is the case for the i9003.

From there, put the device back into Download Mode, and using ODIN flash the stock ROM for your device:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1004647

(or http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2340314)

Hope this helps.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] shivareddy1718:
note 3

pls give me links to my note 3 lollipo alsp

i have null imei baseband unknown and bt address unknonwn

thanks in advance
[Samsung Infuse 4G] CellTech03:
links are down

Hi, guys where else can I find these files? since the ones posted on post number 1 are invalid. Please let mek now since I need them.

Thanks
[Samsung Infuse 4G] OfficerJimLahey:
My mirror page should help out, since all that is missing on the OP is the Unbrick Package. Hope this helps. :cowboy:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fmmsf:
Hey galaxy s2'ers!!

I am the owner of a HTC HD2 that has been my pride and joy for a long time. However recently its mini-USB port and GPS broke/failed on me and I decided to move on.

I'm looking for a phone I can keep for a couple of years and it must have decent camera, battery life and good GPS reception. Games/3D performance tends to be rather secondary to me.

I checked with my carrier and I can get a brand new 16GB Galaxy S2 for about 200€. There is a more or less similar question to this one here in the forum but do tell me what you think: is the GS2 a good buy these days and for this price?

Thank you!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
Yes.Buy 10 of them,keep 1 and stick the other 9 on eBay-youll make a killing.Ones with broken screens sell for that!

Lol
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thedudejdog:
Just go for a galaxy nexus. That's what I'd do.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fmmsf:
Hmm.. doesn't sound like a bad idea ;)

I actually like Nexus' slight curvature on the frontal plane but the lack of expansion ports is a deal breaker..

Thanks for the input guys :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
But whats the total cost/contract.I only buy new unbranded ones and get a sim deal separately.It works out more but I can put it through my business.

Is your deal the phone and minutes etc for the 200 euros.

If it is then buy as much as you can,stick em on eBay and chuck the sims

Lol
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magnumheart:
You bet, it is! I just bought a SGS2 4 months for now, and I am completely satisfied and overwhelmed with it. It has the best package for an Android phone. Tons of modifications depending on your taste, and a very powerful hardware that can run almost every app & games. The only phone I would consider to replace my SGS2 is non other han its successor.

Reference: I've constantly checked other Android phones to compare, but nothing beats this beast from what I see. ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Omaxe:
Go for S III, or Nexus or S II,

If you want to fully Customise your device go for SII or SIII

If not, other variants of S II Like S II X or HD LTE SGH - I757M have greater Hardware 1.5 Ghz i think.

Peace

Hit Thanks & It will Disappear

Sent from S II Running Fully Modified Official ICS 4.0.4

Next Device: Upcoming Nexus
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saywhatt:
ehhh.. wait for S4, which is estimated to be released on Feb2013 :P a few months from now!!

*i'm even doubting why i upgraded to S3, cause 2 days after i bought it.. it was already in the media that S4 is on its way and will probably arrive on Feb 3013 -.-
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Omaxe:
Then waht about S II Plus? Or S II Advance? -.-

But if its really releasing in Q1 12 then its a Good Deal

Peace

Hit Thanks & It will Disappear

Sent from S II Running Fully Modified Official ICS 4.0.4

Next Device: Upcoming Nexus
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naturist:
Samsung already denied the rumors of S4. It's waste of time to wait for it, go for the Galaxy Nexus if you care for updates and wants to use stock rom.

You still reading this?

Than go for Galaxy SII. :good:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fmmsf:
That's a reaction I want to have when I get my new phone ;)

And yeah, I'm all for flashing new stuff (com'on, coming from a HTC HD2 what else is to be expected)

Hmm I don't know if I can hold out for much longer.. This baddass piece of equipment is my day-to-day phone since my HTC died.. and I find it somewhat lacking for my needs ehehe

You bet I'm still here: thanks for the input guys! I'm having a meeting with my carrier agent - or whatever you call it - to discuss what phone I'll be getting: I share a professional plan with other colleagues so I get to chose a new phone for a low cost from time to time.. hence the 200€ :victory:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattcfk:
don't worry about sgs2, it definitely worth the money since this great phone beat iphone 4s last year. if you are looking for more budget android smartphone, get sgs2 since the price drop a lot since the launch of sgs3. well, if you can afford sgs3, i will recommend it. :good:

i have been using my sgs2 for almost 6 months now, i wanna say that i am more happy to continue to be with my baby. sgs2 get most of the android update, and i just flash a jelly bean ROM. :D

sgs2 is more easier to root, to customize, to tweak compare to HTC (where you need the whatever S-OFF thing). i almost kill my friend HTC phone by just trying to S-OFF it. stupid bootloader.

conclusion, if you want cheaper, daily use phone, you can go for sgs2. if you want newer phone, get sgs3 or galaxy note 2.:good: just get samsung phone, you get tonnes of tutorials, guides here. ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saywhatt:
Whew! Thank God. Cause it's too soon for Samsung to release S4 xD lol
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Demikos89:
There has been 1 week since I bought my Galaxy S2 and I'm telling you. I love every bit of it. EVERYTHING. The camera, the screen, design, the UI and everything. Having said that, though the reason why I'm in love with it is maybe because my older phone was only a Samsung Galaxy Mini.

i don't know about you, but I think you can't get a better phone with that price (200€). I got mine for €220 and I don't regret any cent spent on it.

worth all that money and much more.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattcfk:
good for you ^^ enjoy every bit of it. like my s2. i am still not bored of it since JB is here for s2 as well ^^
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] qwahchees:
God F***ING DAMN. I hate this stupid modem switching. I know that in my basement, there's coverage for LTE, but my phone decides to take a sh** and go back to 3G H+, which lags like a mofo.

How the hell do I get this to stick, and never to change? I can root, build.prop, you name it. I just never want to see "4G" in the corner (Rogers sad lie of 3G H+) of my screen again.

I'm so fedup with it switching, cause my tether turns to 600KB instead of 2.8MB.

Thanks to whoever can solve this hell of a problem.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] g2tegg:
By the sounds of it your barely picking up LTE. Therefore you need to allow the phone to switch between the two otherwise you would constantly lose service.

I'm on CM10 and I don't even see an option to have only lte selected. You may be out of luck
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] egyptshun:
It all depends on your coverage, thats it, and btw, their 4g is legit, not h+. I know, im with rogers.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] The Archangel:
im locking this up. if you are going to open another thread, do it with better language!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Gluove:
any chance to remove iritanting beep when changing volume on stock
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] CandyIsYum:
So i have Calkulins 3.0 installed, and it was working fine, but now it's constantly asking me to upgrade. and on probably an unrelated note, the phone is just randomly rebooting now.

Can someone tell me what I can do to not lose any phone contact data, app data, etc. and get to stock ICS?

I have a 32GB mem card installed in the phone as well.

I really appreciate the help. Thanks.

Also.

kernal 2.6.35.14-rogue_ET-1.4.1+

EL29
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ty080279:
this is just my help. im no pro...if you lose app data im sorry

1. run titanium backup for your apps( for safety sake)

2. run oneclick fi03 nodata wipe version
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PanchoPlanet:
Try this before you do something drastic like flash ics.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30205683

Pp.

Sent from my ginger infused Mayan calculator.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
One click reset data
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
And the reboots could be related to the battery.

You need to learn how to backup and restore data anyway.

Titanium is a good tool. You need to use something to backup the apps.

Do a nandroid full backup of your current setup anyway (and then a restore to test it) so you can always go back too.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] CandyIsYum:
Thanks for the help! I used titanium backup and did a one click to the fi03 version of ics.

Everything went smooth.

Now the problem is that the phone still reboots randomly, I have taken out me sd card, thinking there could be an error, which was causing it to reboot. No resolution.

I have swapped the battery (third party), and still the same issue.

I think I need to get back to sprint to have the phone swapped out.

Is there a one click to do that?

Do I have to reset the odin? counter? to swap it out at sprint?

thanks again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] CandyIsYum:
Updated to FF18 UNROOTED.

Once I had the phone up, it told me to update to FH13.

Is there anything else I need to do before going to a sprint store for a swap?