yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Ace II General] zahirovic.safet:
Sorry for this post, but can someone tell me how to flash this with Odin, and if I flash with Odin will my app data be deleted?
[Galaxy Ace II General] Smokey Mc Pot:
@Up

This is the official firmware.

Is available using Kies.

But there is also a link on Sammobile for Odin but so far I was unable to download yet. As website keeps on showing "parsing error" message.

If you don't want to loose any data.

Than you better do a phone backup first.

Edited:

I just downloaded from Sammobile.

:D yuppie
[Galaxy Ace II General] WahyuGo:
This for you Kid...

Mediafire....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41971980
[Galaxy Ace II General] Smokey Mc Pot:
:D well done child. (NOT) :thumbdown:

Any one following your instructions need to be mad...

That must be your master piece to brick other people phones...

I done my update using Kies.

And this firmware is official doh
[Galaxy Ace II General] speckyteye:
ACE 2

Hello guys, i recently purchased ace 2 i8160 locked. i later unlocked it so i can use another network. i came with Gingerbread 2.3.6 and i got it rooted. now i want to know whether if i update to the latest jelly bean, i will have to unlock the phone since the ROM is for TMN. thanks iin adcvance.
[Galaxy Ace II General] Smokey Mc Pot:
If your phone is unlocked now?

Than you don't need to unlock it again.

The TMN Rom is branded only, not locked.

But if you going to flash JB ?

You should flash MC8 BTU because that Rom is unbranded.

Just download it from Sammobile.

Sent from my GT-I8160
[Galaxy Ace II General] speckyteye:
how do i get 624mb of ram after update?
[Galaxy Ace II General] dlsygaco:
U need to flash mb2/4 first to get 624mb ram. Then if u flash mc8 the ram remains.
[Galaxy Ace II General] magnoza@live.ru:
Sent from my GT-S5830i
[Galaxy Ace II General] bomikar:
Can I format /preload with CWM in order to ged rid of bloatware? I don't want to delete all the TMN stuff every time I make a factory reset.
[Galaxy Ace II General] Adriangbba6:
Preload folder contains system apps too, so if you format /preload folder, you miss some system apps
[Galaxy Ace II General] Fzee:
What's the difference between /system/apps and /preload/symlink/system/apps?

Sent from my Ace 2 running 4.1.2 JB
[Galaxy Ace II General] Rox:
in preload are real system files and in system/apps are just shorcuts to them or symlinks

preload is used on roms (kyrilos, italian, itchi..) to save storage on phone system memory but in stock there are no apps in preload
[Galaxy Ace II General] judas1977:
I think you can. Installation script will put needed files (content of symlink folder is deleted by script anyway) and beside of symlinked files there is only "common apps" (the ones that install after factory reset) and some media junk from Samsung...

But I didn't try, so proceed with caution:)

Or You can just delete that "common apps" folder..

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[Galaxy Ace II General] bomikar:
What system apps does it contain? In IJ system apps are symlinked there, but stock only contains samsung pictures + TMN bloatware.
[Galaxy Ace II General] judas1977:
No, on stock there is about 30+ system apps there, afair

Update! I was referring to situation before flashing new custom Rom two posts above. You cannot format preload if you don't intend to flash custom Rom:h)

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[Galaxy Ace II General] Metalcookie:
So I still have the stock GB ROM.

If I want to update to JB without waiting for my provider, do I just have to flash the XXMC8 BTU ROM?

Will my data/system/whatever (have to) be wiped?

I just want to get those things straight before tinkering with this phone.
[Galaxy Ace II General] icephatom:
Flashing in asia

Wondering whether it is able to flash MC8 in southeast asia? Or will there be additional bug other than the bugs that are already present?
[Galaxy Ace II General] ddikodroid:
Yes, you can. I'm from Indonesia and now I'm using Jelly Bean. without additional bug :good:
[Galaxy Ace II General] Fzee:
Yes.I'm from SG.No problems so far

Sent from my Ace 2 running 4.1.2 JB
[Galaxy Ace II General] bomikar:
I am on custom rom.

And btw does Nandroid backup preload? I think it doesn't but...
[Galaxy Ace II General] judas1977:
@up

No, it doesn't...

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[Galaxy Ace II General] mkel91:
No, in stock rom there are several apps in /preload and several odexed files, so don't format /preload if you want a working phone..

Inviato dal mio GT-I8160 con Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Ace II General] judas1977:
I thought he want to format it before applying Rom

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[Galaxy Ace II General] michal89chz:
is here in this thread only xxmc8 kernel to download? (tmn)
[Galaxy Ace II General] samer menla:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2000417&page=118
[Galaxy Ace II General] michal89chz:
wheare you have here xxmc8 kernel....man
[Galaxy Ace II General] Rox:
Go to page 118 on q&a thread ;)

Sent from my GT-I8160
[Galaxy Ace II General] krasouc:
Don't even need to play with cwm here,just flash the UK version of mc8-it does't have the blotware like tmns' one (you find it on sammobile unders firmware),after you just dnt wipe data from recovery-i tried,havent found any uletrior lags(but i wiped it after anyway),so all your apps will be there.. :)

Sent from my GT-I8160
[Galaxy Ace II General] Shadowcareful:
There is now 4.1.2 update for czech republic for P Version without branding
[Galaxy Ace II General] HAAAAAATIUUUU:
Cant detect sim card after 4.1.2 update need some help here
[Galaxy Ace II General] mkel91:
I8160p version?
[Galaxy Ace II General] Shadowcareful:
P Version includes NFC
[Galaxy Ace II General] grrigor:
Odp: [OFFICIAL] I8160XXMC8 - 4.1.2 Firmware - It's here!

There is simple explanation for so small amount of free RAM. This soft has got a lot of bloatware already installed and this creepy software needs memory to run.
[Galaxy Ace II General] psychoo83:
Strange. I have 422/482

I flashed the tar file with odin but before i had gingerbread so i ever used pit file. Is this why i have so little RAM?
[Galaxy Ace II General] grrigor:
Odp: [OFFICIAL] I8160XXMC8 - 4.1.2 Firmware - It's here!

I think, that this can be the reason, but I can't confirm it 100%.
[Galaxy Ace II General] sab742:
Yes you've flashed without re-partitoning...not quite sure why this affects RAM but I recommend you first flash MB2/4 (with PIT), then flash MB8.
[Galaxy Ace II General] asdfzz:
R: [OFFICIAL] I8160XXMC8 - 4.1.2 Firmware - It's here!

Just remove operator apps..and its like non branded version.
[Galaxy Ace II General] grrigor:
Odp: [OFFICIAL] I8160XXMC8 - 4.1.2 Firmware - It's here!

Yeah, I know, but the performance of branded and non-branded version is different.
[Galaxy Ace II General] asdfzz:
tell me differences (except bloatware apps,wallpaper,bootanimation)

thanks
[Galaxy Ace II General] grrigor:
Odp: [OFFICIAL] I8160XXMC8 - 4.1.2 Firmware - It's here!

Very often branded versions have different modems and are modified especially for certain carriers.
[Galaxy Ace II General] xXfreshXx:
AW: [OFFICIAL] I8160XXMC8 - 4.1.2 Firmware - It's here!

Rom toolbox pro

Root needed
[Galaxy Ace II General] from18to15:
just tell us what apps/bloatware you remove?

:good:

and are you using D kernel v2 ? you got great performance?. just want to know :)
[Galaxy Ace II General] fauzanskywalker:
same question can. maybe with d kernel this rom can more smooth
[Galaxy Ace II General] asdfzz:
R: [OFFICIAL] I8160XXMC8 - 4.1.2 Firmware - It's here!

I removed all tmn apps and some Samsung app like all clock widget ecc..

Im using stock kernel and performance are great!
[Galaxy Ace II General] grrigor:
Odp: [OFFICIAL] I8160XXMC8 - 4.1.2 Firmware - It's here!

If you think that this version will be the same, wait for non-branded version and compare the smoothness or better compare smoothness of MB4 and MC8.
[Galaxy Ace II General] mojito0:
I am on mc8 with d2 kernel, works fine.
[Galaxy Ace II General] from18to15:
okay, then this is stil odex right?

i'm waiting 'till deodexed :D
[Galaxy Ace II General] psychoo83:
So i reflashed MC8 using PIT file this time but to my disappointment the result is the same. See attached picture.

Does anybody have any idea how to get more RAM?
[Galaxy Ace II General] :
Somehow, I flashed D-kernel V2 and I got stuck in a bootloop. I might have done something wrong, I don't know. I will try again after I reflash my stock XXMC8 rom.

But for now, time to re-uninstall the bloatware >.>

Edit: By the way, can someone explain to me the differences between odexed roms and deodexed roms?
[Galaxy Ace II General] grrigor:
Odp: [OFFICIAL] I8160XXMC8 - 4.1.2 Firmware - It's here!

I don't understand. How do you want to repartition using one file system? First you need to install one of the previous leaks and then update to MC8 using one file system.
[Galaxy Ace II General] from18to15:
do you flash directly from GB, don't you?

you can't. flash to MB2 or MB4 whose got PIT file first, and the PIT will repartition your memory.

try to flash MB4. then to MC8 again.
[Galaxy Ace II General] ichiyamato:
can i install this xxmc8 when my ace 2 is on KYRILLOSV7B ??
[Galaxy Ace II General] grrigor:
Odp: [OFFICIAL] I8160XXMC8 - 4.1.2 Firmware - It's here!

This is exactly what I wrote above ;)

---------- Post added at 01:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:25 PM ----------

Of course you can. Standard Odin procedure.
[Galaxy Ace II General] ichiyamato:
downloading xxmc8 :)
[Galaxy Ace II General] psychoo83:
I don't understand, sorry.

If i select in ODIN the PIT file that means that i have a partition information regardless of what app i choose to install (MB2,MB4 orMC8)

Is this correct?

If so, then why do I have to install test builds like mb2 or mb4? I am really confused...
[Galaxy Ace II General] Ace_2:
Ace 2 for Storage SS please
[Galaxy Ace II General] mkulik91:
Does the ambient light sensor work?
[Galaxy Ace II General] :
Flashed D-Kernel V2, now just to wait for KyrillosV8 xD
[Galaxy Ace II General] fauzanskywalker:
i flashed d kernel v3 tester and everything works fine
[Galaxy Ace II General] ichiyamato:
where can i download kernel v3??
[Galaxy Ace II General] Ace_2:
Does ace 2s memory problem still carrys on ?
[Galaxy Ace II General] Rox:
don't download it, v2 iz more stable. v3 is still in beta and have some bugs.

just wait official v3 from HD
[Galaxy Ace II General] fauzanskywalker:
check this post http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39660019&postcount=151
[Galaxy Ace II General] ichiyamato:
ah i see...thanks for info
[Galaxy Ace II General] bogii4:
Is this a OFFICIAL and STABLE release and does it work with every region?
[Galaxy Ace II General] grrigor:
Odp: [OFFICIAL] I8160XXMC8 - 4.1.2 Firmware - It's here!

Should it work?
[Galaxy Ace II General] michal89chz:
XXMC8

HELP! I have flash that official rom and I dont have 3G! i can call and other,all is ok but is no data transfer...( phone from UK with no sim lock, network is Gif Gaf ( o2) HELP. How I can get message with configuration from gif gaf? Or mayby is another problem?
[Galaxy Ace II General] tnhh:
What ambient light sensor? The Ace 2 doesn't have one.
[Galaxy Ace II General] RandalI:
There is no ambient light sensor, so how can it work?
[Galaxy Ace II General] fauzanskywalker:
will ripple effect work in mc8?
[Galaxy Ace II General] b0g:
info

... OTG is working
[Galaxy Ace II General] Rasheed96:
Battery life is improved too
[Galaxy Ace II General] Kosutka:
I have 250-310/624 RAM all the time.
[Galaxy Ace II General] iSNoW_HD:
Ripple Effect for MC8
[Galaxy Ace II General] uchihakurtz:
OTG works too? What peripherals have you tested so far? Oh, Ace II doesn't have a light sensor.
[Galaxy Ace II General] AdriSarria:
The firmware is official.

It is much faster, but the first time you start going a bit slow.

I flash with odin and I not lost any application, however I made a wipe factory reset.

After having wipe the ROM goes much faster.

Operator applications are not installed as system applications, so no need root to remove it.

The way to do root still works.

And finally, it seems that spends less battery, but with the wifi on seem to spend enough

And this I just try and work
[Galaxy Ace II General] fauzanskywalker:
the otg doesn't work on my phone, but i've changed the kernel to d-kernel
[Galaxy Ace II General] from18to15:
@agan fauzan

try to revert to mc8 kernel, then tell us if OTG's working...
[Galaxy Ace II General] Rox:
i got blackscreen on MC8 :( I am really unlucky.

can somebody post stock MC8 kernel to see it that kernel fault.
[Galaxy Ace II General] giuseppejb:
how to install xxmc8 to ace 2?
[Galaxy Ace II General] from18to15:
same with the others JB rom.

what ROM do you have now? GB or JB?

nah ~ better you read this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2139448
[Galaxy Ace II General] Villeness:
Anyone tried install MC8 on P version?
[Galaxy Ace II General] giuseppejb:
i have XXMB2
[Galaxy Ace II General] fifo171:
Nope, it's safer to wait until samsung releases official version for P. I once flashed non-P firmware to my phone and it hardbricked it. :)
[Galaxy Ace II General] Villeness:
I have now MB4 on my P version and i only dont have NFC
[Galaxy Ace II General] from18to15:
then you just have to put PDA file.
[Galaxy Ace II General] danik7272:
Maybe someone said about it before. You can delete tmn's apps. Root is not need
[Galaxy Ace II General] fauzanskywalker:
how can i do that? reflash with odin?
[Galaxy Ace II General] from18to15:
Just flash the kernel. Like you do when you flash D-kernel.

Sent From my RETARD phone.
[Galaxy Ace II General] fifo171:
Well, then MC8 should work, too. You can try it, but I'll better wait just to be sure. :)
[Galaxy Ace II General] sdke:
Does bluetooth works smooth?
[Galaxy Ace II General] Villeness:
CM8 work on P version great ;)
[Galaxy Ace II General] veaceslav:
Flashed MC8 ... seems pretty nice, also I expected more bloatware, but it was ok :D

But, what annoyed me the most was that they added their cool phone numbers to my contact book and I had a hard time cleaning it up.

It lags when installing a lot of apps, but it's ok, I won't install tens of them everyday.

Scrolling isn't smooth enough, hope things will get better after few days.

Successfully rooted with MB4 method and deleted all Samsung crap.

For the one who asked about slow status bar with lots of notifications: After I re-downloaded all my app, I have about 20+ notifications and it's smooth enough. The only thing that slow down the phone is installing lots of apps.

BAD: Still have a looooot of noise while recording video... :((((
[Galaxy Ace II General] rimsilva:
Do you know that in Portugal we speak Portuguese? :)
[Galaxy Ace II General] sdke:
It's working really fine! Sadly, it can't find my bluetooth headset. MC2 could find it, but it had lots of noise..

I'm using MC8 with HD kernel v2
[Galaxy Ace II General] ramanmono:
Low Total Memory

So is there any other solution then to flash leaked JB first to fix the low total memory problem.

How does it work for the official users from Portugal? I really don"t think they too tell their customers to flash leak first.

The reason I ask this is because I have the L version and when JB gets released for this version we are not able to flash the the MB2/MB4 leaks first.

Will OTA do the repartitioning as I guess that that is the way the Portugal users officially get it.
[Galaxy Ace II General] android2013:
question

question for anyone has install this rom :

does it support the arabic language (العربية) for the interface ?
[Galaxy Ace II General] Rasheed96:
It can read arabic. But the interface is in english.
[Galaxy Ace II General] mojito0:
I don't see arabic language on my phone runnin mc8 :/
[Galaxy Ace II General] veaceslav:
Nop... I can't see any language with you symbols :)
[Galaxy Ace II General] sab742:
I'm guessing this MB8 is for testers to update their phones from MB2/4/? to build 8. It's certainly not for bringing Ace II straight from Gingerbread. There's no PIT.
[Galaxy Ace II General] android2013:
thanks for the information, guys .
[Galaxy Ace II General] mischa_martin:
Really nice,

now we need some Devs who make some nice Custom Roms. :D
[Galaxy Ace II General] sab742:
CSC selector not working here. Preconfig.com missing

Got a TMN CSC now.
[Galaxy Ace II General] judas1977:
Odp: [OFFICIAL] I8160XXMC8 - 4.1.2 Firmware - It's here!

Heh, I think the same way: how could be this firmware official if you cannot go from gingerbread with this package, and other jb firmwares not exist (because it was leaks:)). There should be pit file in this official package...

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[Galaxy Ace II General] loof13:
I completely agree with you!!
[Galaxy Ace II General] Rox:
it was built to update with kies. Maybe there is something.
[Galaxy Ace II General] b0g:
bulangii

... :)) ... au dat drumul la un firmware branded ... bulangii
[Galaxy Ace II General] JR.Moraes:
Can someone give me a voidfile which is needed to swipe memory data(usb to go on the place of MicroSD) ?
[Galaxy Ace II General] veaceslav:
How about talking in English, "bulagiule" ^_^
[Galaxy Ace II General] aumast:
Hello can i apgrad from gb to jb weth thes rom thank

Envoyé depuis mon GT-I8160 avec Tapatalk
[Galaxy Ace II General] veaceslav:
You can only if you have pure GT-I8160(without P or L) and you should first install leaked rom(MB2/MB4) and after that install this one.

I see you are new here, someone already answered to this question in this thread. Please read before posting ;)
[Galaxy Ace II General] stripeqn:
how about bugs? is there any bug on XXMC8? is the UI smooth ?
[Galaxy Ace II General] veaceslav:
So far I only have a lot of noise when recording a video. Everything else works fine.

Sent from my GT-I8160
[Galaxy Ace II General] psychoo83:
As far as i tested it there are no bugs, everything seems to be working fine.

There are slight freezes if you try multitasking and very quick app switching and window changing but it's incomparably better than GB.
[Galaxy Ace II General] sab742:
Wifi is NOT preventing deep sleep like in MB2. Bluetooth bug is also gone and is not preventing deep sleep.

Battery life seems good. Temple Run 2 is also running without lag or freezes.

Looks like we have a good build here. Probably the final build, since it has been released for carrier branding.
[Galaxy Ace II General] psychoo83:
I think i found a bug.

There is an option to not disconnect wifi when in sleep.

I managed to catch my phone after waking up reconnecting to wifi network. Apparently that option doesn't wrk as it should or i am not understanding the way it should work...
[Galaxy Ace II General] grrigor:
Odp: [OFFICIAL] I8160XXMC8 - 4.1.2 Firmware - It's here!

Are you sure, that you were connected to WiFi before deep sleep?

Did you noticed that during this reconnection to WiFi, system was using mobile data transmission or was it continously attached to wireless access point and you just get info "connected to xxxxx"?
[Galaxy Ace II General] vacziferi:
You can try to flash a branded gingerbread from this operator and try to update via ota or kies. In this case you dont need pit or anything else. And you will see if it is "official" (if update, it means:yes)
[Galaxy Ace II General] grrigor:
Odp: [OFFICIAL] I8160XXMC8 - 4.1.2 Firmware - It's here!

Ok, but how do you explain the fact, that you have got more RAM only when you are flashing from previous JB leaks? In my opinion you need correct PIT, when flashing from GB, to have correct amount of RAM memory. It is something missing in this archive.
[Galaxy Ace II General] ddikodroid:
How about the RAM? 624 MB? Please tell me :)
[Galaxy Ace II General] AdriSarria:
Yes

Enviado desde mi GT-I8160 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Ace II General] ichiyamato:
is it work the Clockworkmod 6, Ripple Effect, Aosp Lockscreen and BatteryMod in XXMC8???
[Galaxy Ace II General] AdriSarria:
I test the CWM recovery.

You can test the other things.

Enviado desde mi GT-I8160 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Ace II General] d-beat:
Cwm 6 temporary » ok

Ripple effeck » ok

Note ll popup browser » ok

Original bootanimation » ok

AOSP & Battery mod idk, need test

Sent from my GT-I8160
[Galaxy Ace II General] bagnz0r:
Well now we can finally get to work... Full review on my YouTube channel tomorrow:

http://youtube.com/bagnohax
[Galaxy Ace II General] raansu16:
can anyone give me a link and instruction on how to flash the dkernel with odin?i am afraid to use the terminal app method. i might brick my phone. thanks in advance. :D
[Galaxy Ace II General] d-beat:
Try this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2210610

Sent from my GT-I8160
[Galaxy Ace II General] raansu16:
thanks! should i unzip the md5 file or flash the zip file right away??
[Galaxy Ace II General] loof13:
I shall ask this again. Since this is an official firmware, the people in Portugal wouldn't have been told to flash the MB2/4 leak. So there must be a way to flash this from GB. The question is how.?
[Galaxy Ace II General] psychoo83:
Bugs found in MC8

Yes, that's why i was bothered with this.

It also stayed connected to 3g untill i went into wifi settings and manually connect to the network. When i got there there was an error about authentification error or something like it.

Also, last night someone tried to call me (hidden number) and the phone only started to vibrate, then after about 10-15 seconds the ringtone could be heard but the phone was unresponsive. I only managed to turn on the screen by pressing power button but then i couldn`t answer the phone, it just hang like that.

Last, this morning the alarm clock started 1 minute later than the settings and when the ringtone started the screen remained black. I had to turn on the screen by pressing power button to be able to turn of the alarm clock.

I have to mention that during this strange behavior phone was plugged into the laptop to charge overnight.

Another strange thing i found is that after phone tells me that it`s fully charged and to remove my charger, after i unplug the device in about 5 minutes the battery drops to 97-96%. What the hell...

My JB was installed prior to MB4 so i could benefit the increase in RAM but i'm really thinking about going back to GB.

These kind of bugs are the reason i bought this stupid phone in the first place :(
[Galaxy Ace II General] forbidden8:
Did you guys are able to see running aplications, bcoz when i try my settings go force close?
[Galaxy Ace II General] from18to15:
Yes.

Sent From my RETARD phone.
[Galaxy Ace II General] payer:
Maybe Kies or OTA manage this otherwise? I think the Odin-method writes the system not into the normal partition and so it remains only 482 MB.
[Galaxy Ace II General] asdfzz:
R: [OFFICIAL] I8160XXMC8 - 4.1.2 Firmware - It's here!

It work..i use always that option!

Deep sleep work and WiFi disconnect after few minute with screen off.

If u want WiFi set it to always
[Galaxy Ace II General] borkins:
About the problem with the "cutted" RAM memory, we need to test the installation with Kies. If that is possible.
[Galaxy Ace II General] psychoo83:
The problem is that i don't want it to disconnect from wifi and it still disconnects...
[Galaxy Ace II General] mirek2243:
It's OTG working?? Someone can test it ??
[Galaxy Ace II General] payer:
User b0g asserted it but it doesn't work.
[Galaxy Ace II General] kilodash:
Torrent link please!
[Galaxy Ace II General] mkel91:
OTG is not working
[Galaxy Ace II General] fauzanskywalker:
are you flash the mc8 over Gingerbread?
[Galaxy Ace II General] carlospintod:
Overclock Ace II with JB flashed in

Hi guys,

I flashed the "leaked" JB ROM into my Ace II i1860, everything went well. I found in a different thread how to root it with JB and everything was fine.

But now, I'm trying to overclock, and I can only find methods for the previous (stock) firmware.

Anyone knows how to solve this?

Cheers!
[Galaxy Ace II General] grrigor:
Odp: [OFFICIAL] I8160XXMC8 - 4.1.2 Firmware - It's here!

If you want full available amount of memory, first flash from GB to one of the leaks and repartition, after that install MC8.
[Galaxy Ace II General] loof13:
There is no way to overclock our CPU without the information for st erricson!