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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Redclient:
I have root access but no CWM. When I originally rooted the phone the sole reason was for droidwall.

Is it safe to install CWM and flash a custom kernel as long as I don't do any data wipes?

Can I install a custom kernel and have the phone as is (without noticeable differences) until I flash a custom ROM?

What happens to SuperSU and it's settings when I flash a custom kernel (and will I still have root access)?

Finally, if anything screws up what is the recovery procedure? I don't have a copy of this kernel/firmware as I installed it as an OTA update.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HAXTREME:
you can download cwm or temporary CWM. Just have a look around for the links.

yeah it is. Even wiping data won't cause problems. Siyah isn't affected by the emmc bug.

yea your phone will still look the same. A custom kernel doesn't change your ROM or data.

yes, you'll still have root.

You can make a nandroid backup with cwm. That will create an image of the current state of your phone to restore incase necessary. Just make sure u have a custom kernel and follow steps mentioned in the guides on this site and you shouldn't need to worry :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Redclient:
Thanks for all the help so far.

I've installed Mobile Odin (v3.35)

I've installed FlashKernel (v2), there was a v1 higher up the page but I'm going to assume that v2 has some bug fixes or other updates (please correct me if I should be using FlashKernel-I9100-v1 rather than v2.

Now, I'm not sure where to go: Should I install CWM or flash straight to Siyah kernel. CWM seems safer since I can do a backup and hopefully have some access if anything goes wrong.

How do I flash CWM with Mobile Odin? Which flash (mode? partition? not sure about terminology here) do I choose (Kernel, ..., etc) and probably importantly: which version of CWM should I be using? I've seen many threads talking about CWM4/5/6. Are they simply updated versions? designed for different kernels/android versions? Are there any specific versions which try to mitigate the superbrick bug?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Flash Siyah kernel straight using mobile Odin. It comes with a permanent CWM recovery too.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JISIK:
Todays almost all kenels are safe

so resure yourself:D

And be careful, when you flash rom in recoverymod

if. battery is off when flash rom, your device have hard brick

so you must have change your main board

I'm korean.:D. so my english speak is not so good.:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Redclient:
Siyah kernel flashed and working perfectly. Didn't realise how instant it would be. Thanks again to everyone, this community is friendly and helpful.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wmichael10:
I'm just wondering as I'm in the same boat as the OP was once in.

When it comes to choosing the Kernel does it matter if its JB based or ICS because I'm on the stock ICS rom.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Donnie Sins:
You don't have root access, right? Flash a custom kernel with Odin (like Siyah), but make sure it's compatible with your firmware. So if you're flashing Siyah, flash the version (v4 and/or v5 is what I thought) that's meant for ICS, otherwise your phone won't work.

Sent from the Matrix
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wmichael10:
Actually I used another method that allowed me to gain root access, but I'm on stock kernel and rom. I kind of feel safer when flashing a kernel and rom from recovery.

So say I use Siyah ICS for my Stock ICS rom, If I wanted to flash a JB rom like the one leaked from samsung would I need to also flash the Siyah kernel for JB too?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahrozeumar:
I have I9100T as well and 4.0.4 on it, what do I do? Will Siyah work for me?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wayne_derby:
I can't get the Android File Transfer Application to recognise my S3.... I have connected my S3 via the usb cable to my mac in both camera and media modes...

What shall i do?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madhatter2426:
Are you running Mountain Lion by any chance. Its not compatible. Just as the latest version of kies does not work either. We will have to wait for an update sorry cant be of any more help.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Redtail:
Hi,

For a year now I have a desire. I recently moved to South Sudan and unfortunately, my Desire doesn't like the climate here. He keeps on overheating and rebooting. I tried some different ROM's but that didn't change much.

Any suggestion on which phone can cope with the climate here?

- It needs to be at least as fast as the Desire

- preferably has a LED flash that can be used as a torch

- decent batterylife (not so many power outlets here that I come across during the day)

All help is greatly appreciated.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colin_404:
What phone is anyone else using in South Sudan
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cronus101:
Get a Samsung galaxy s2. Is faster than the desire and has a good battery life. It's much better against the heat .
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mancuk29:
I have attatched my note 2 this morning to kies to see if samsung had updated to the latest firmware for the note 2

I havent rooted or changed my csc and kies advises it cant be upgraded via the program ?

any idea why ?

I know kies is a nightmare but I do like upgrading this way

Strange has samsung gone to ota only for the note 2 ?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] vanja_z:
Oh dear, I just realised this might be better in the Q&A section as an answer. Is it possible for a mod to move it and prepend [A] to the title?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PurpleFries:
You may want to be a little more specific as to what we're supposed to edit in thermald.conf, cause I just opened it and decided not to do this mod because I'm not sure what I'm editing and I'm not messing my thermal stuff without knowing for sure.

it seems like you want us to change the 1512000 under [tsens_tz_sensor0] to our desired max frequency, correct?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Mister J:
Can I overlock my hosts file as well?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Skizzy034:
So the thermal warning and subsequent clicking to 1.5 would only happen if the phone was at 50 deg celcius?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Chrysis:
It shouldn't happen too often though then right? I've had mine on 1.998 GHz for awhile now and rarely goes above 45 with moderate use. Unless it's holding it at 1.5 prematurely.

EDIT: Actually I think it's just less than 50 C, I just notice is CPU Monitor that it wasn't going past 1.5, and sure enough in No-Frills the max was reset to 1.5 even though hadn't done a dirty reboot or anything. TempMonitor says CPU is 44 celcius.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] vanja_z:
yep, that number is the first thermal alarm, ie at around 45 to 50 deg C your CPU will be set to that value if it is lower than the current speed.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] DvineLord:
i haven't seen this happen lately. is this still a problem for anyone with new cm10 builds?
[General Questions and Answers] Silverwolfs:
Hi all,

I am an Android developer currently and am working on quite a large 2D game.

I however would like the game on other platforms too so:

I just installed the Microsoft visual studio express 2010 for windows phone development which I surprisingly did and got working very quick, it seems a very easy install compared to Android.

I noticed that there is a place to load resources on starting the app and dispose them of ending the app.

However my game has levels that are large enough and numerous enough that I am going to need to be able to load and dispose of images between levels or the memory of just about any portable phone will likely run out. On my android dev I can do this. How is this done using the windows phone development? I am using C# Windows phone game template to start with.

Also if I develop in windows phone 7 C# is that likely to be much compatible with windows phone 8 C# ?
[Galaxy Note II General] saldawop:
Brand new Note 2 .Not rooted. When I connect to Kies I get the above message.

Wont be such a problem I guess as I will just download from Sammobile and flash with Odin. Just curious as to why I get that message.

The phone is a EU Spec model (French) and I am in UK. That would have no bearing on it would it?
[Galaxy Note II General] NikolaMBC01:
Try reinstalling kies, i had same with SGS3, just reinstalled kies and after that worked without any problems.
[Galaxy Note II General] moom999:
The same here even after clean installation of the new kies
[Galaxy Note II General] saldawop:
Only updated Kies this morning as I wanted to flash latest official update on my S3 in preparation for selling it. Like I said it probably won't be a problem as it willmore than likely be rooted before an update is released. I just like things to work as they should.
[Galaxy Note II General] Lennyuk:
Kies will work when there are roms on kies, at the moment the samsung kies servers have no N7100 roms at all.
[Galaxy Note II General] afilopou:
Thank you for confirming my initial thought.Makes sense :)
[Galaxy Note II General] CreepyDroid:


---------- Post added at 03:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:07 PM ----------

+1

And that's why samfirmware doesn't have anything for the note 2
[Galaxy Note II General] mancuk29:
Ah thanks never thought of that !
[Galaxy Note II General] samuelchua:
Mine has the same problem and i know there is a new fw out..currently running N7105XXALIJ :confused:
[Galaxy Note II General] joshua:
Mine current also same as u leh..think for singapore this is the latest ba
[Galaxy Note II General] samuelchua:
oh i thought there is a new FW for telco set?
[Galaxy Note II General] bernard134:
Yes correct! The latest firmware for Singapore Note II LTE N7105 is XXALJ3.
[Galaxy Note II General] samuelchua:
Thanks, so i need to re-install KIES or re-initialise my phone in download mode or when the FW is ready to be downloaded from KIES, it will change the status? Right now it is showing not supported for upgrade via kies...hmm but irrc my previous S3 (telco set) will show " your phone is running the latest firmware" in KIES rather than showing not supported (when there is no new FW). :(:(
[Galaxy Note II General] dibyajyoti:
A day back I had done a nandroid backup of my phone using CWM and flashed a custom rom, the the very same day i restored the nandroid backup because i didn't like the custom rom, now there is JB update available for my region ad whenever i connect my phone to kies it says "Your device does not support software upgrading via Kies" ... I tried reinstalling kies but it didn't help. Help! :(:(
[Galaxy Note II General] bonoventura:
I have the same problem. Installed ICS from odin and its over, kies wont recognise it anymore. I have tab 7.7 P6800 and its for a birthday gift so rofl. It would be great if someone have any sugestions. Thanks to all.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Alaris:
Basically I know it's a quad core but would I really see that huge of a difference to take a hit cost wise to upgrade?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Aridon:
Do you want the bigger screen? That is the only reason I'd think about switching.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Alaris:
I just got the s3 love it but I wanna know if I'm better of waiting for the note 2. And no screen size doesn't matter to me. Basically would it be a noticeable performance difference from my s4 chip to the quad? Would I actually notice a huge speed difference in games and in day to day use?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dave1977nj:
If you do a lot of hardcore gaming on your phone probably but for day to day use not at all.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cheetablaze:
It all depends on your personal needs. S3 for my phone and an IPad for my tablet. My current wardrobe doesn't have enough pocket room for the note 2. No way in hell I'm going to put it in my back pocket either... CRUNCH! I'd also have to use a Bluetooth, holding that whopper phone to your face would be weird. The Quad core would be nice, however I will wait for the S4 for quad core. 1. Screen size 2. Quad core 3. How deep are your pockets

Sell your S3 on XDA or Amazon and buy it out right, forget going the contract route. Good luck and god bless!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Alaris:
Yeah it is a huge phone and I do already have a nexus 7. So maybe I am good with my current setup. Also am I correct in assuming the mod community is better with the s3 then with the note?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bravomail:
Note2 will be better for gaming because of GPU. And since it's international it will have more ROMs, devs, MODs etc.

Remember: there is always next big thing. SGS4 coming. Start saving. etc
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Alaris:
So if you had to pick what would you go with?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MdX MaxX:
The Note II's screen is not only bigger, but is much higher quality because it has the standard RGB subpixel layout as opposed to the PenTile layout on the SIII.

And the Note II's battery is a massive 3100 mAh, so it's like an SIII battery and a half.

But I've also heard that though the Exynos is faster, devs have had a hard time with it because of Samsung holding back information.

I mean it's really up to you to weigh the pros and cons. I personally wouldn't want to use a Note II as a primary phone; even with my big hands I feel it would be too much. I think the SIII is my upper limit for screen size.

lol If you always wait for the next big thing you'll be waiting forever.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Alaris:
Okay thanks everyone for the help. I to agree that even for me the note seems big. I guess I was just looking to see as a first time android buyer that I made the right choice for a first phone.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] demandarin:
Sg3 is a great choice. Ive been contimplating new note 2 also.if it releases for at&t before my 30days up, I might return sg3 and get new note. I like the bigger screen. Plus I hsve the note 10.1 tablet. So they would go great together.

Either choice would be good.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drakeymcmb:
Im getting right when its released
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Alaris:
Yeah it just bought my s3 and also am still in the 30 day window. What will you do if it released after you return period?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ryandelman:
short answer: no.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] crawlgsx:
I bought my S3 just as a holdover for the Note II (from the Note N7000). Personally the screen on the S3 is still too small for my taste. (Not saying I think its too small, its great, I just personally like bigger).

If you don't think you'll use the S-Pen, and you don't feel the need for a bigger screen, then swapping to the Note II is silly from an S3.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Alaris:
Yeah the only reason I was thinking about it was for the cpu. But from what I have ever been reading the s3 appears to be able to handle everything. Just want to make sure it will hold me over for at least a year (I upgrade at least once a year).
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] zmore:
I was mulling upgrading my S3 to the Note2, but decided to hold out another year for the Note3, since it should be a bigger feature bump, with:

1) 1080p (720p hdmi output looks a little crappy upscaled to 1080p)

2) The new "unbreakable" flexible display tech

3) The new & faster samsung flashstorage, with 32/64/128GB internal as the new standard

4) 12MP camera

5) WiDi (wireless HDMI output so you don't need MHL)

6) A 5.65" display with a commensurate 0.1" reduction in bezel. (Made this one up :))
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] G-Man.:
If its a year away for a Note 3 - where are you getting this spec list?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] zmore:
My ass.

(But seriously, these are all mostly-expected features, except for #5 & #6)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] G-Man.:
I just LOL'd - haha
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Bigjim1488:
It's too big for me. I could never hold that thing up to my head and I do not use a blue tooth. From a bunch of reviews I have seen putting the dual cores against the quad core phones it seems that day to day activities show no noticeable difference. If you run heavy games then that's where the quad core shines. I am not a gamer so I will not be switching
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] KLLSWITCH:
I'm getting the note 2 the day it launches for att. The screen size the better faster processor S pen and apps are enough for me to upgrade.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ewingr:
Regarding the size: it is a bit narrower than the Note, but noticeably taller. I think being too wide is more the issue with size, and given that it is a bit narrower than the original, maybe size is good.

For me, I find I do a lot of browsing, and would appreciate a larger screen.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] demandarin:
Anyone know a release date for at&t?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Uncle Irish:
Rumor has it on 10/24

Recent rumor has it on 10/21

I tend to believe 10/21 since AT&T usually releases on Sunday but I really have no concrete info on a release date. Its all rumor at this point

*edit*

and yes, I'm getting it for damn sure.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] waiters:
I use my phone a lot for rdp/remote desktop, accessing servers and workstations remotely.

While I'm connected I have sometimes thought it would be nice to have a larger screen...

But I feel the sgs3 is the perfect compromise. I'm sticking with the sgs3.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] amgpower63:
I love how the note 2 no longer uses pentile screen and has better processor than the GS3

But as a daily driver, I'd prefer GS3 over Note 2
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] adi_scorpios:
I have used note though it's fun to use it for reading and other stuff but using it with one hand is hassle.

After note I switched to gs3 and it feels perfect for everyday use. I don't play game just reading of blogs, YouTube, and now I can write with one hand lol.

galaxy s phones and galaxy note are two different line up for phones and they are aimed with users with different kind of uses.

So it all comes to u that how u use ur phone and what better fit for ur daily use.

Both are great devices but with different user experience.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] FirstNoobToBrickHisPhone:
I used to have the Note 1.

I liked it for a while and I was impressed with it. But at the end of the day it was too big for me. I wanted a phone, not a tablet.

I traded it for an S3.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Uncle Irish:
I do this daily for my job as well. Having the extra screen size with the note will help me a lot. I'm not as young as most people on here and my eyes ain't what they used to be, lol
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kgbkny:
I love my GS3, but it's already on the verge of being too large to be practical. I will not be getting the Note 2, or, for that matter, any other mobile device whose display exceeds 4.8". I have a tablet for my big screen needs.

Of course, this is just an opinion based on personal preference. From what I've read, the Note 2 promises to be an excellent, albeit a niche, device.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] viny2cool:
Size is biggest factor for choosing it or not choosing it. I like big screens, but dislike too big screens. I used Note 1 for a while and even tho s pen is awesome, the size was a deal breaker. I am happy with S3. I would wait for S4 to change my phone...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] don2012:
Good choice
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ewingr:
I see comments often about using 1 hand. I"m curious: When is it necessary to use one hand, or preferable?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hbk19:
I'm extremely happy with GS3, and to be honest, while the Note 2 seems like an awesome phone, it also looks way too big to use comfortably. It's definitely a two hand phone.

I love the multi-window feature though. I wish someone could port that to the GS3.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MethodX:
The Note is huge. I came from an iphone. S3 is a great size.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Sir_Brizz:
I could stand a larger screen but they would need to cram it into the same shell size because the S3 is right around the width limit I can handle.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Alaris:
Yeah i also came from an iphone, how are you liking it so far?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gandalf21502:
I love my G3, but I am considering the Note 2. I actually would prefer the bigger screen. I like the idea of a 'phablet'. A 'all in one' device. I admit it may be a tad big for easy one handed use, but other than that I only see '+'s' for me. As someone said back a few posts, i am getting older and I do a good bit of reading on my phone (browsing, reading e-books, etc.). The larger screen when I played with the original note was much easier for me to see the text. The G3 is good for this, but I think the Note 2 will be even better...just IMOP.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Uncle Irish:
@gandalf

Was me that said that.

I had the first note and it was great to read on and do my work from. Got rid of it because it was .. well... slow and clunky. Just seemed rushed. The 2nd go around should be perfected and much more snappy.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gandalf21502:
I agree, the first note was not what it should of been. I had one for less than a month, I liked the screen size for what I use my phone for but it was 'sluggish'. The note 2 with the hardware it has, should run very nicely! Also the new screen on the note 2 is a step up from the SG3, so older eyes should like it a tad better!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] s1mpd1ddy:
Had the note, traded it for a HTC one X. Have an S3.

The note was an awesome phone. Had no problem with the form factor ... battery life was soso though, hopefully next one is better
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Please move this discussion to the new thread in the stickies

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1923402

for discussing devices other than the GS3 or comparing to

Thank you for your cooperation

Friendly Neighborhood Moderator
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] acervenky:
.

BE SURE TO KEEP A BACKUP.

Includes :

SystemUI from Vision Rom(With Working Quickpanel Settings)

eXperia Terminator

Google Now

Pre-Rooted

Galaxy SIII Launcher

AOSP Gallery

Play Music

Extremely Smooth

v2 Changelog :

*Root Fixed*

Mali 400 Tweaks

Android 4.2 Keyboard

S3 Lock,Unlock and Selection Sounds

New SystemUI

Smoothness Tweaks Added

More Battery Friendly

Latest Gmail(From Android 4.2)

New Sound Enhancements(With Bass Boost And 3D Effect Working )

DOWNLOAD v1

Download v2 : http://d-h.st/pLx

It Will Also Work With .54(Latest) Firmware

v2 Screens

Regards,

acervenky,

XPT
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] felipevsw:
Any more details? Like what it has, what it don't have? Root? Is it ISC or GB (silly, but necessary)?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] acervenky:
Its ICS.

Includes :

Pre-Rooted.

Galaxy SIII Launcher.

Google Now.

AOSP Gallery.

Play Music.

eXperia Terminator.

Regards,

acervenky,

XPT
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Elwino2.3:
Yay! More ROMs available for Xperia U. :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Amor Cbr:
how to flash, with flashtool or recovery :confused:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Ultracity:
Yeah!

Waiting for ROMs, thanks developers
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] micotine:
Would suggest you put in statusbar toggles, Here's a thread for that ;)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1918932