yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faiz5200:
Hi S2 user, :angel:

I will buy a new S2 phone soon. I need a little help from you guys. I need to know something about S2 :laugh:

My old phone is Xperia Arc S. This phone need following step to flash kernel and rom.

Kernel:

For flash a new kernel, I need to unlocked the bootloader first. Then this phone can flash any kernel anytime. But unlocking the bootloader will void the warranty.

Rom:

For flash a new rom, as long as the rom does not need to have specific kernel, in other word, stock based rom, no unlocked bootloader required. Just install the CWM and flash the rom.

How about S2 guys? Do I need to unlock something before flash kernel and rom? Can someone explain clearly or likes how I explain my old phone. :confused:

p/s- i read in some thread, doing a factory reset in cwm will make S2 brick? hard brick? can't even power on the phone. OMG is it true?

its very scary because in Xperia Arc S, i always flash a new rom. flasholic :D

I don't want my new S2 brick :mad:

I hope you guys can help me. Thanks :cowboy:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] preseodymium:
You don't have to unlock. Just download Odin and flash all the ROMs/kernels you want. As for the cwm brick bug, your phone will only brick if you factory reset through CWM in 4.0.4. In other versions you should be fine.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smooth 123:
S2 is the best phone to flash :D No problem with bootloader lock, you download Odin und happy flashing :p

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9100 mit Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faiz5200:
Thanks for your reply. For the brick bug, how come I want to factory reset when flashing new rom? And I think latest firmware for S2 is 4.0.4. Correct me if im wrong.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xReal:
I am currently installing 4.1.2, unofficial of course
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smooth 123:
The brick Bug problem by 4.0.4 only with Stock Kernel ! when you have 4.0.4 on your phone you flash a save Kernel (Siyah, Dorimanax .....) with Odin (only Odin not Cwm )

and it was save .After you can flash wath you want :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faiz5200:
I see. So the brick bug actually come from the kernel inside firmware 4.0.4. Not the entire 4.0.4 firmware. Is other custom kernel likes you mention (Siyah, ..) is 100% safe?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vitanet:
enjoy ur s2, i just got the s2 and flash over 20 roms like crazy!! jajaja is very good phone :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smooth 123:
100% safe! Her is ohter 100% safe Kernel http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1877270

for 4.0.4 Stock :D In this thread you found more to the theme brick bug.

I flash my S2 i don t know:victory: 100× no Problem S2 likes flashing:D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] preseodymium:
You factory reset when installing ROMs to make sure there are no errors. Plus with siyah kernels, you can't be 100% sure your phone won't brick when factory reset in CWM. Best is to flash 4.0.3 before doing anything else.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faiz5200:
Rooting

Guys.. 1 more question. :)

When I get my S2, I plan to flash custom rom like aosp or aokp but not stock rom. :D

Do I need to root my S2 first before flash any rom? Because my Xperia Arc S, I do not need to root because root come inside with the custom rom zip. So when I flash a new rom, my Xperia automatically root. No need to do other step. :)

I'm curious about this because I see in some thread, talking about cf root or something like that. The thread is very updated. Looks like it very necessary to do it at least once to have root before flash any custom rom. :eek:

Please explain for me about this root. Thanks guys. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] preseodymium:
I'm not sure about CF root though. Although the ROM I am in now has built in kernels, I still think its best to root first as some ROMs may not have the built in kernel (never searched other ROMs not entirely sure). I might recomment siyah kernel though
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faiz5200:
uhh.. So root is come from kernel? Ermm.. so it different than xperia. So if I flash siyah kernel, I do not need to root?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HAXTREME:
Some people want to simple root their phone and don't care too much for custom roms and stuff. So for such people, they can simply root their phone using one of the many rooting methods mentioned.

However, if your primary aim is to install a custom rom/ kernel, you can use Odin to flash a custom kernel on your phone. (like siyah, dorimanx, Philz, the list goes on..) and you'll have root. Thereafter you can install a custom rom compatible with the kernel. Earlier on it was simple. Flash siyah or dorimanx and any custom rom will work on it. Kinda like a 'one size fits all' deal. However, right now with new mali drivers etc, some versions of a kernel are reqd based on which rom you plan to install. (JB with new mali drivers or JB without those new mali drivers/ICS)

CF-Root is the method I'd used..but right now it's not recommended, since if you're on certain 4.0.4 firmware, that is susceptible to the emmc brickbug I'm sure you've read about. Siyah, dori, etc kernels are safe.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faiz5200:
I see. Thanks. Flash kernel using odin. I see in this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1125282 , he said flashing a kernel is same like flashing a custom rom which is in CWM. Flash kernel in CWM? I thought the only way is using odin.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] preseodymium:
For S2 we can. Because it won't increase your flash counter. But I never tried flashing through CWM.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HAXTREME:
There are two ways of flashing a kernel.

1. Use the .tar version of the kernel and flash via Odin

(the same way you'd flash the cf-root kernel you'd mentioned in a post above. I'll assume you know the steps as they're mentioned in chainfire's post. Or there are many posts on that topic)

Advantages: tried and tested route, simple one step method. You're rooted and have a custom kernel in about 30 secs.

Disadvantage: You rely on Odin and the connection to your computer which some don't trust. Increases flash counter.

2. Use the .zip version of the kernel and flash via CWM.

Since in this case you need CWM to start off with, you can use Rachmat3's method described HERE to get temporary CWM first.

Advantages: No computer needed. Everything happens through your phone. Flash counter isnt increased.

Disadvantages: Can be a little finicky at times..but you'll get there eventually. Involves 2 steps. First get temporary CWM, then install custom kernel via cwm.

You can start off with a very popular kernel. Gokhanmoral's siyah kernel.Both the zip and tar versions are available downloadable from HERE
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
Another disadvantage of "not using" odin is when you cant enter cwm.

I use cwm and mobile odin.I flashed a kernel and couldnt access cwm nor phone would boot.

So I had to fix it using my pc via odin.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lemonspeakers:
My issue.

1. Via Voice, I say "Send text to Mike, 'Hey what time are you going to be here?'"

2. JB ask using which app, I select Google Voice (Always)

3. I am prompted with sending a text to a GROUP instead without a body message.

WTF is going on?!

I'm using AOKP JB Milestone 1 (It never worked even on stock OTA jellybean)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cdexsw:
I send texts all the time doing that without issues. Check your setup....and voice recognition software settings

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lemonspeakers:
problem is, i want to send a text to ONE person. NOT a group.

@cdexsw, are you on jellybean or ICS?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GuestK007:
American English Pronunciation Practice (For ESL/EFL)

http://www.manythings.org/pp/

(had to for the lol)

seriously though

when you are saying "to mike" if you don't have a long enough gap it sounds like toumike, when it then tries to translate, the ike will likely get dropped off and it is left with toum which will sound more like group. Try different ways of saying it slower and clearly while having the headpiece close to your mouth but not letting air blow across the mic.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cdexsw:
using JB.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

---------- Post added at 01:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:49 PM ----------

I just tried it using Google Now to send a Text message to my wife.....

I said " Send text msg to Wife", How are the kids"

It asked me to choose messaging app.

I chose Google voice. The app never opened but the msg was sent. A few seconds later my wife responded back "they're doing good why?"

Pretty simple.......

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ithamatam:
I may be late on this one.. but why does my Gnex only connect at 65Mbps on wireless-n?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djquick:
It only connects at 65Mbps for you because you posted in the wrong section.

If you post this question in the right section, it will connect at 300Mbps; trust me!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ithamatam:
Thanks "Quick," which section would you advise I post in?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dadoc04:
q&a would be my guess

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Citizen_Snips:
Yeah I think questions go in the questions & answers section :p:rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cdexsw:
This is the 3rd post about this.....

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dark_Soul06:
Is there a way to disable notifications playing through the speaker when I'm listening to music
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soap:
Turn you ringer volume to vibrate or silent and only have media volume up.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] uoY_redruM:
Was hoping someone could provide a STOCK system dump for me, please.

Don't want to post in Development, obviously, so hopefully this will be an appropriate place. Would like to attempt to port this over to the T-Mobile SGS3, if someone could kindly provide the stock system.img for me :)

Thanks in advance for any help.

(PS- I already checked the development section and saw nothing except one by cme but it says it is NOT from the official firmware)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] uoY_redruM:
Never mind, a mod can close this.

Wildchld is sending me it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nightfox11:
send it to me if u can plz
[General Questions and Answers] starty_9:
Hi there. I want to download liquidsmooth rom but the links are broken ￼. Does anyone know from where i can download it thanks.￼

Sent from my GT-I9300
[General Questions and Answers] Valium10:
Same problem, Hosting site have removed links or user who uploaded have removed all links. I wanted to try this ROM. Thanks for any info.
[General Questions and Answers] Vx7:
I9305

Same here.. Except, I'm looking for the i9305 version.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3rdcoasttx:
i am trying to get miui v4 2.8.10 by darklichny working on my epic. in the op it says flash 2.3.23 and wait for data connection before flashing 2.8.10.. i can not get service/signal for the life of me.. i have tried flashing ns4g-radio-KL2 afterwards, tried flashing nyan_CM9-CrpMdm afterwards,.. i cant figure out what else i need to do to get signal on this rom..huge fan of miui.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frostedunit:
Go here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30433583

If you want the ns4g modem, you need to grab the AIO package for your ROM.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3rdcoasttx:
still a no go., wiped everything, flashed miui 2.3 , then flashed a various ones from that website trying to find a working one.. no signal still.. right now i am using miui v4 from another developer but i wanted to try miui.us version since i used them before on my evo
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frostedunit:
After you flashed the all in one, did your baseband show up as unknown? If so you may need to flash it, reboot, then go back to cwm and flash again. Sometimes it takes 2 flashes for me to get it to stick.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3rdcoasttx:
ill give it a shot in a day or so.. so much trouble i have to take a break from it.. thank you though.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3rdcoasttx:
ok heres what worked for me incase anyway anyone else has the same problem..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30433583 (thanks frostedunit)

downloaded nexusmodempatchcm9.1_w_Phone-Settings_build.prop.zip (cm9 roaming fix)

flash miui 2.3.23

then flash nexusmodempatch , wipe cache, wipe dalvik, reboot recovery, wipe nexusmodempatch again and reboot system

let miui 2.3.23 load up, and if you have signal, great, wait five minutes then reboot into recovery and flash 2.8.10 over it, no wipe needed..

then when miui 2.8.10 boots up, you may have to flash nexusmodempatch again.. check settings and about phone to see if baseband says unknown..

thanks frostedunit for the guidance.

edit: lol spoke too soon, miui 2.8.10 boots up, got data and text, try to dial a number, voice calling not supported...ehh
[HTC One X] Rittzy:
Just wondering if taking your phone in and out of a car dock with a usb charger on it would damage it? I will need a phone holder for my job to use as a satnav but am concerned if i take the phone in and out of the dock 3 or 4 times a day would it not wear out the usb port?

Example of type of car dock.

Thanks
[HTC One X] BenPope:
Wikipedia says designed for up to 10000 insertions for micro usb.
[HTC One X] CPA Poke:
That's what she said?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grown ups:
i rooted my phone earlier today now i was on recoevry mod i was going to instal pacman mod i go to backup and restore as i was told but now its about 10 min when i hit the power button to select the back and restore there is only on logo of black hat over round arrow is it ok its my first time i am freaking out please help me

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1550088&page=60

post 600
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ian1:
Sorry can't search on mobile can someone give me a link to the newest superuser zip I can flash to get root.

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] bzzybfrm313:
Here ya go
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Winesnob:
All advertised/published WiFi speeds are theoretical, and possible under ideal conditions. 65 Mbps is far more than you need, unless of course you are on a WiFi network that has a back end that can supply more than 65Mbps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] slimdizzy:
I think you're on 2.4 WiFi n and not 5 GHz WiFi n which would give you the higher speeds.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shilent:
I own a Netgear N900 router capable of 450mbps on both 2.4 and 5GHz bands. My Nexus also maxes out at 65mbps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mach3.2:
Because the gnex only have 1 antenna for WiFi. Need 2 for 150Mbps.

Beamed from my Grouper.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cdexsw:
Winner winner........

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KennyG123:
Please search before posting

Here is just one of the threads about this already:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1962966
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] zedomax:
Here's how to root and install TWRP Recovery on your Sprint Galaxy Note 2, video tutorial for noobs.

[YOUTUBE]hLkw8QEXoD8[/YOUTUBE]

Rooting file you need:

http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/GalaxyNote2/rooting/GalaxyNote2RootSprint.zip

and Samsung USB drivers for Windows:

http://stockroms.net/file/Drivers/Samsung/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Compnetbobby:
Will this method wipe the phone, or will it boot with everything I have done saved?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] smark72:
No, you are just flashing the recovery and a zip file for root. Does not wipe data.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] dallastx:
His apps will be lost. He will have to resetup all apps
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Compnetbobby:
Not ture, I just flashed and it saved everything but I have root.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] dallastx:
Oh ok cool
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] sling:
Sweet will be rooting mine Friday
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jreuschl:
Would it be wise waiting until an OTA update comes? You would think there would be one just for misc bugs, as well as hopefully multi window support.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] dallastx:
Sure if you have about 6 months of patience.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] onebelo:
there'll be stock-based roms for rooted devices anyways if and when they release updates
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] monkey3ddd:
thanks man, done and done!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] BDR456:
Amazingly easy and worked flawless. Used your technique on my S3 also, many Thanx!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] b8ascrub:
ota not working

So I just have twrp installed so i could use wifi tether. I just got the OTA last night for the security update. I knew it would fail after the reboot. I went into TWRP selected install, from /cache were the ota was sitting. It appeared to be working but failed at the end.

error message: assert failed getprop ro.secure =1

Is there anyway around this?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Quis89:
So as of right now there is now way to root with the latest OTA installed correct? I just got my Note II yesterday and the OTA came through this morning and I, without thought, accepted and installed it. Is there a way to root or need I wait until a method releases with the latest OTA?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] KEYofR:
You can root using odin or cf auto root or twrp or cwm etc. No more exonys abuse.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] musclehead84:
You can still root using any method other than the exynos abuse app. Just flash a custom recovery In odin and then flash a root.zip
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] yankees45us:
No way around that. Easy way to explain, need to reset your binary counter using triangle away. Must be run as many times as you need to get it down to 1, then you must unroot using su preferably so it can cleanly do it. Then you must install the stock recovery then you can update. Hope that helps. I just did all this today, hence that's why I'm posting this late. Took me a while to figure out why it kept failing. Triangle away is a must if you want to do it without installing a rooted rom with update built in.

Sent from my Amazing Galaxy Note 2!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] t4d73:
Ok I got my note today and want to root. It looks like I'm still on 4.1.1 .So will this method work for me? Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] b8ascrub:
Thank you! maybe you can post some steps and the links for stock sprint recovery.:good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] yankees45us:
Try this, this is how I did it:

http://galaxynote2root.com/galaxy-note-2-tutorials/how-to-install-stock-recovery-on-galaxy-note-2/

Sent from my Amazing Galaxy Note 2!
[TouchPad Accessories] bob5731:
How do I make the http://www.harborfreight.com/1-watt-solar-power-pack-68691.html Charger my hp touchpad and iPad by the sun?

Is there an app that I need to install. Homebrew or app catalog?
[TouchPad Accessories] Troute:
Read the reviews and don't waste your money on it. Reviewers say it can take 3 days to charge up the internal battery and there's no data on how big that battery is though some say 2700mAh then you use that to charge your device, that might give you a decent charge on your TP but one charge every three days is not much use. If you want a decent battery based charger try something like the Anker 3 10,000mAh lithium rechargeable battery pack which should cost about the same.
[TouchPad Accessories] bob5731:
Solar Charger
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] LearnEnglish:
hi everybody!

I'm just use android phone about 1 year,so i don't know much about it.I very like android os and usually want to learn everything about it...and in this topic I just want to learn how to add other language to android rom and add google app from .zip file to rom android

thanks for help!and sory for my bad english.I appreciate the help from you:D
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Somcom3X:
Easy. Using 7 zip or win rar move your app in the system/app section. I'm not sure about languages though. Ask pikachukaki

Sent from my u8800-51 using Frozen Pika v10-1.2 OTA
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] LearnEnglish:
oh!...I have done it ago,I moved google app from gapps.zip to rom but when I opened it was FC....I can't use google app:(

sory for my bad english
[Thunderbolt General] jimmyco2008:
Well, it's that time of year. That time where it's better to give than receive.... Alright I'll cut the bull**** and get to the point- Some of you already know I upgraded to the Galaxy Nexus (conveniently right before the Nexus 4 rumors surfaced, but that's a different story...) last month, and you probably noticed a correlating drop in Mecha Centre updates...

So take a swing at the poll, it won't bite, let's get this figured out!

If I were to "Open-Source" it, I would manage the site/page exclusively, but the community would be able to add their own mirrors to ROMs and such, ideally they could add stuff and instructions themselves, most likely this would be sharing the site with people who want shared control via Google Sites. I know this sounds awesome, but consider the cons- the community can make it great, but the community can also **** it up. Organization of the site would probably suffer.
[Thunderbolt General] RBarnett09:
I think making it open source would be a great idea.

If possible, to keep it operating how it should, maybe have moderators that can only add things through other users requests. Basically get a group of people who volunteer to keep things organized. Is letting specific people have full access to the site possible?
[Thunderbolt General] disconnecktie:
I was thinking eexactly the same thing. Let moderators decide.
[Thunderbolt General] jimmyco2008:
I can just give certain people full-access to the site, again it's Google Sites so anyone with a Gmail account (so anyone...) can be allowed to edit the site through Chrome.

As for file uploads, I'd leave that to the "mods", Mecha Centre's CX repo stays, and if a mod wants to mirror CM7 for example on their Dropbox and add a link to the site, they can do so.

Sounds like a plan, certainly seems like the best idea.

PM if you're interested, don't be down if you aren't picked, I'm not even sure who or how, or even how many people to select.

Thanks to all who voted and voiced!
[LG Optimus 2x] leroy_coco:
okay, lets make it shortly

i brick my optimus 2x while flashing the ICS debug rom, error appeapered and now phone dont boot, dot turn on, anything! its dead!

i wanna say too that i tried nVflash wich is not working, maybe because im using a p990h wich doesnt seem to have any kind of difference

well, i tried installing the APX driver, it worked but when i tried to open flash.bat it close quicly or the window just dont show anything new, its just stay at nvflash started and thats all, i dont know what else to do, i tried this to but doesnt work for me:

http://*******/2318722/http://uploa...-3D_Linux-Win_CWM_FD-Off_by_Homero.part1.rar/

if any one is able to help just try to give me a step by step guide or just pm me, i will thank you so much
[LG Optimus 2x] DrummerMuppet:
Did you press and hold both the Volume Up / Down buttons before executing the .bat file?

Also, check that Windows recognizes your phone as an APX device before trying to run the bat file.
[LG Optimus 2x] sharvan97:
Press vol down button when you insert the usb cable.

Then you get a s/w upgrade screen.

Open smartflash tool and just try to reflash
[LG Optimus 2x] SuperSkill:
Unless the H matters it's obviously caused by not following all instructions :)