yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jason4962:
I have no issue with wifi tether. I had my mom tether off me to skype and she used about 100 mb in half hour. If tmobile found out it should been me since i wasted 100mb under 30 minutes. Im on the built where you had the email problem. Everything is working so there no need to flash new builts unless something big
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mavblues:
Confused...

I'm on 999 Stock. Does that mean my Wifi tethering is going to be detected? I don't use it frequently, but I do need it to work the few times a year that I travel.

TIA
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jason4962:
If you get detected just download foxfi . its works without doing anything.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kallen:
Shadow Beast??

In the middle of this thread, Rusher mentioned Shadow Beast, but I can't find any threads on it.

Is this another of his ROMs? Is it for T989? How does it compare to MC6 Shadow, from this thread?

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I'm seeing conflicting advice...

Odin?

or TWRP?

App2Zip?

or Titanium Backup?

Infamous Super Wipe?

or Darkside Superwipe?

Kernel that's included in Shadow ROM?

or Tiberius?

For Nandroid backup...

ClockworkMod?

or other?

Also, what advice for radio?

Thanks all!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
Here study this guide then this guide. ask questions in the Q and A .. Substitute User is not for the unknowing and or unread user.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kallen:
Thanks, Rushing, for the resources. I'll definitely go through them.

The Complete Guide To Flashing is from 2011. It's still current and valid? No modifications for 2013?

Can you also answer the question about Shadow Beast?

Also, I didn't understand you statement about Substitute User not being for the unknowing or unread user. Could it be you meant to say Substitute ROM is not for the unknowing or unread user?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
Okay after looking at the rom flashing guide again just google how to flash roms. Its noy so good get a rom flashing guide off of xda.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
The latest rom is #666

Read about substitute user. Linux... odin. Have fun
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kallen:
I thought I saw a #999. No?

AHH, this is where we replace the standard (locked) user with a super user?

And it sounds like you still prefer odin over twrp? Or, are they two separate animals?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
They're 2 very different things. Again....read up....people bricking their phone is inevitable if they don't clearly understand what it is they are doing.

For serious! ;)

Sent from my cellular telephone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Negrin82:
Rushing I tried the #666 and my tethering still being detected, what is the last time you test tethering and it worked, I really need it this time my house internet connection is down and it will for a while so I'll really appreciate yor help...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kallen:
Thanks for the answer. I AM reading up. And, when I find stuff that confuses me, I'm asking questions. I will not be flashing until I feel confident I understand what's going on. I spent ALL day, yesterday going through threads and guides and I'm still confused. There's a lot of old info. There's a lot of bad info.

Seriously, do you think I could have asked that question if I hadn't done any reading?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bikeryder007:
Last year, I was in the same position as you, and honestly at first xda can be confusing because most all talk in here is techy and if you do not know the terms already then you will look like the average american looks when trying to understand obamacare. Reading up and FOLLOWING the OP directions is the most important part.

Last year I used the guide below (which is for our phone BTW) to walk me through rooting and flashing my first rom, and then I came here and learned a helluva lot more.

Good luck.

http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-t-mobile-all-things-root/627099-guide-root-rom-sgh-t989.html
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MATHReX:
Odex ROMs have their main files moved to another area for faster booting while when you deodex the ROM these files are compiled back inside the APK....

To know weather your phone is Deodexed or Odex, just open Root Explorer app and navigate to "/system/app" and check if there files with ".odex" extension....

If yes then your ROM is Odex

Otherwise, your ROM is Deodexed....

The benefits of having a Odex ROM :

1. More space in "/data" partition.

2. First boot is faster.

The benefits of having a Deodex ROM :

1. You can customize the ROM the way you want without worrying about odexes....

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Thanks Rushing For Such A Great Build Of TW Rom !! I'm Looking Forward For The Updates !!

Please Check About That Contacts Thing If Possible And..

Can We Get Radio Integrated With The Rom In Update ?

Thanks A Lot 4 Yur Hard Work ! :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
new build is up SHADOW 1.1

fixed the force close on change of font in settings

stock colors are back
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jason4962:
Sorry . Does anyone know if this rom have volume rocker wake. If not could we just gone into keyframe or something and change the setring to get the volume wake?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MATHReX:
No Volume Rocker Wake ! Because It's Odexed Rom , So The Volume Rocked Wave Won't Work ! :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] strtkempo:
Thanks Dev! I love Roms that have the tracking and spy crap removed flashing now!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MATHReX:
Bug

[MENTION=4436616]Rushing[/MENTION]

I Seriously Loved Your Rom !!

But There Is Just 1 Thing Which Is Creating A Issue For Me !!

Contacts Error !!

All The Time !!

Actually When We Import A Vcf File It Goes Till 60 And Then Force Closes !!

Error - com.android.acore Process Has Stopped !

1st I Thought It's Vcf File Problem !

But Then I Flashed JMT 6 And Vcf Worked Perfectly In It !!

There Is An Issue Or Bug While Importing Contacts !! Please Look Into It ! :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
hey thanks for the feed back. I am going to google it and find out what it is lol then maybe Ill get to the bottom of it...

and I take back the thought of this being more stable than any unsaid ROM lol didn't really think it would have any problems... problems which may have been fixed in build 1.2 so if you're down to try the vcards on the next build then cool I don't have any to test with so I need a tester for that.... also a logcat would be cool to look at. i just might see the problem in one..,, lolcat guide lolcat = logcat apparently developers have a sense of humor which I've yet to find elsewhere =]

new build up soon just getting it as best I can first 1.2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MATHReX:
Thanks Rushing !! And I Can Surely Help You As A Tester !

And Will Upload A Logcat As Soon As Possible ! :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] a93hunt:
Just to clarify, 1.2 is deodexed?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JesusWazBlack:
read op
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
1.3 is odexed with the weather and all share added.

1.4 is deodexed with vol wake four way reboot.

1.4 is a shadow of jellybest. Much lighter and put together better AFAIK

Results of space used for Shadow 1.4 as follows..

217 mb free in system folder ~good~

Preload folder 42 mb free ~good~

Deodexed fully customizable.

Stock colored settings.

lol MB not mg

I'll be uploading these soon after more strong coffee and some mild testing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dawgdoc96:
Can 1.4 be dirty flashed over 1.0? Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tribalartgod:
Will you be making a 4.2.2 ROM?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
a titanium backup may be best. you can try it and i bet it will do fine. I never dirty flash cause I want to know for sure what a problem might be.

that said make a back up and try it it cant hurt . but I do recommend a clean flash anytime one flashes a new build of anything....

so I dont know man.

with the large differences in preload folder [yeah it changed =]] I would go clean.

the preload folder has been reconfigured so that system folder space to allow the butter effect that JB promised and nobody talked about after it came to us... well the butter effect was eaten up by the overuse of spy apps and tracking apps and serial number apps and test mode apps.. all removed so we get that buttery flavor like we are supposed to have
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
well there are some really good choices right now we have our best devs doing all that porting...

I never have messed with anything other than TW which is why its kinda my specialty

however I may get bored and bring us 4.3 if I was going to try =]

but not soon if ever just saying Id go latest and best if I did

new build 1.3 up now
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tribalartgod:
Ah ok. I'm having issues in my area with the UVMC6 radio, and no others seem to work well at all. I'm really stuck on the 4.2.2 settings menu. As dumb and basic as that sounds... I really hate the nav bar in the pulldown menu. (And I don't know how to remove it.)

Thanks for this ROM, btw. Very fast and smooth.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
what version are you on cause things got fxd in 1.3? wait a minute and 1.4 is coming with more features

the nav bar on the pull down toggles. its likely stock?? I didnt change it. but there may be a way to disable ..

really not sure what you are referring to btw but I would reflash the radio tmo or telus for your area

if any issues are arising from that.

I am wondering if I should include the radio so that it is freshly flashed...

it makes the zip larger and of course is the same size on device.. if you know what I mean.

4.2.2 is CM is feature rich if you like that and dont need wifi calling then yo CM is way cool.

also if you are just looking at my SS then you dont have to use the included toggles apk totally optional though they are very good and very customizable

and btw 1.4 is going to be different startup and shut down sounds which is going to take a while... I want something different
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MATHReX:
Issue Solved

Rushing

Problem Is Solved In 1.2 And 1.3 Builds !!

Now Vcards Are Successfully Imported !!

And Eagerly Waiting For V 1.4 To Be My DD !! :)

Thanks For Such A Great Series Of Rom !!

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Which Kernel And Settings Are You Using ??

Such A Great Score !
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
I have the new deodexed build... SHADOW_BEAST

Thanks for helping me test and troubleshoot to those that found problems and posted back...

SHADOW_BEAST will be appearing under a new thread to keep the odexed and deodexed versions

separable.

It really is a new Beast... Coming on the thirteenth
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] faruk06:
Call recording

Hi Rushing

Would it be possible to implement call recording in this ROM?

Also is there Bluetooth tethering in this ROM?

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] demoncamber:
Be careful Kallen, because you're about to enter a world you may not be prepared for. After you do that first flash, you will be addicted for life on virtual heroin and will never be able to stop yourself. Godspeed Kallen, godspeed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kallen:
Hah! I can absolutely see the danger of that. In fact, I'm already exhibiting signs of addiction and I haven't even taken my first HIT! I totally blew off an the entire day, yesterday, to research all this. I'd say I lost at least $700 in billable hours -- and I've got clients waiting for delivery. Not good, actually.

But, it really is exciting to think about having a souped up, custom phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jason4962:
666 is themed where 999 is complete stock themed. Both are same.builts i think. And when.you do flash backup first incase you mess up and had to go back
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
About tethering.. tmo is on the ball that little hack may no longer work. Honestly you might review that hack by clicking next to jovy23 on the op and see about any new tips.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] demoncamber:
the best advice I can give you is do full nandroid backups before you make any changes. but don't stop there, then use nandroid manager found in app store to verify the md5 of the backup before you make any changes. both cwm and twrp have had md5 issues for me and it will save you a headache if you run into trouble.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cchriss:
GPS not working at all for me on the latest version (often had them on previous versions too). Tried the standard GPS fixes and it would get it to work previously, not as well as stock but it would eventually lock.

Anybody else (other Canadians) having this problem? Fix?

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] demoncamber:
I'm in the US and just tried GPS for the first time while on the latest version, works fine for me.

diord ym morf tneS
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kallen:
That's well written, understandable guide. Thank you for sharing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cchriss:
FWIW, reflashed using infamous wipes instead of just TWRP (am using suggested 2.6) and GPS works great now
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
There are no suggestions anymore, I realize everyone is on their own to make anything work. Good job on troubleshooting that is all I can say
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Negrin82:
BTW I got my tether to work, I used HotSpot Shield and Wifi Tether-TrevE Mod and wala!!!!!!!!!!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kallen:
What do you mean by this, Rushing? Have you stopped supporting this ROM, altogether? Or, just don't have more suggestions about tethering?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] demoncamber:
Love this ROM... So stable and light
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kallen:
Can anyone describe the primary differences of this rom over Jedi Mind Tricks 7? What benefits might one receive by installing this one over that?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Flash both and decide yourself ! ;)

Sent from my cellular telephone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kallen:
Yeah, I can do that. It just seems worth asking, here, to see if anyone's already done that and can offer their own experience.

I understand we shouldn't be lazy and ask others to do something we're not willing to do, ourselves. But, that doesn't mean that every single person should be expected to test every single thing.

In my opinion, the biggest value of forums like this is to share experiences.

Please note: I think there's a BIG difference between...

1) Would somebody please install these two ROMS and tell me what the differences are?

and

2) Has anybody played with both ROMs and can share their opinions of their differences?

The first is lazy and uncool and deserving of a reply like yours. The second (which is what I did, essentially) is asking for people to share their experiences and doesn't deserve snark, imo.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bikeryder007:
Actually man, it is frowned upon here to compare roms. It's all personal preference, and is disrespectful to the hard working devs.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Well....a couple things about xda. Its considered poor taste to compare roms here by name. In fact, bringing up other roms in another roms thread at all is frowned upon. Unless its by the same dev. What's best threads get closed as quick as they're started....and the moderator usually leaves the comment....flash them and see. Roms are all preference, another persons opinion is pointless as we all have different tastes and needs.

So no, you have the wrong idea about this particular forum. It's a development forum. Its purpose is to share work, and troubleshoot and improve it. Its for people to help each other work out issues and find solutions to them. Its in no way a comparison or review forum. Not this section anyway. Maybe in the general android forum. And its not a what should I buy, flash or install forum. Again.....everyone is different. Go ahead....start a thread asking what rom works best or something......you'll get 10 different answers before a moderator closes it. :)

And yes....flash every single rom that appeals to you. That is what people are told daily. Its all about what rom is best for you....not anyone else.

Sorry, but this is how it is here. ;)

Sent from my cellular telephone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kallen:
That's a good point about talking about other roms in a different developer's thread. I had not considered that, so thanks for pointing it out. I also did not think about the fact that this is a dev section not open discussion, so I apologize.

That said, a great answer to my post would have been to simply explain that instead of, "go do it yourself".

True, but a person could ask, "what's are the primary differences between a Mercedes Benz and a Kia?"

Bad answer: "It's all a matter of opinion"

Good answer: The Benz is a high end, expensive car. It's comfortable and classy but costly to run and maintain. The Kia is bare bones. It will get you to where you need to go. It gets good gas mileage. But, other than that, it's really just transportation."

See how helpful that kind of answer is? What's "best"? Well, it depends on if I want a high end, expensive car or an inexpensive one with good mileage.. But, knowing which was which is very helpful.

When a foreigner comes to your home for dinner and burps loudly, after, because that's considered polite in his country, you can treat him like a barbarian (the first answer I got) or you can take him aside and kindly explain the different customs (like your most recent answer -- thank you, btw).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bikeryder007:
Honestly man, like a fat kid on the monkey bars, you are going to have a hard time here. He just nicely explained to you how things work here. For the record, never compare someones rom to a kia. ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kallen:
Yep. And, I thanked him for it. But, he also bashed me first, so I called him out, too.

Kia? Nah, I was comparing it to the Benz! :)

Fat kid? Well, I AM fat. But, I'm old. And, I DO have a hard time on the monkey bars. So, thanks for that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rabbit505:
Having a problem with the stock messaging app it dowsnt want to clear the unread notification it keeps showing 1 new message even after reading all messages the only way it goes away is of I delete all messages

Edit...

Well it fixed itself so now everything is fine
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Yup. Some people just do things how they want, no matter what anyone says.

Problem is....we're not a huge community anymore for the t989....so people just gonna see the name and be reluctant to help.

Oh well....I tried to help....but yet another one that just gets their back up if you say anything. I'm just gonna eat popcorn and enjoy the show that follows them now. ;)

Sent from my cellular telephone

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People are going to ignore you if you don't follow the rules....so keep it up.

I'm done helping when you call it bashing. Good luck to you here. Gonna get bumpy for you i think. Tho from what I've seen.....you're a likely brick candidate ....so maybe you'll take criticism a wee bit better on your next phone.

Bye. ;)

Sent from my cellular telephone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mon5trum:
Alright let's get back to the subject! My wife has been on shadow 1.5 since release and I just downloaded #1000 but she does not want me to update if there is not much difference. I keep telling her that there is a great difference but she is skeptical. My question is has anyone noticed better performance between the two?

Sent with the power of AOSPA 3+! now Free
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rudytheinvisible:
I actually flashed back to1.5 because I thought it may have been faster. But now think they are all the same. By the way, the new version of Firefox browser is the fastest browser I have used.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Yes...my apologies Rushing for cluttering the thread. No more! :)

Battery problems? No matter the rom or android version.... >>>> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2461864
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kallen:
Well, first of all, I didn't know the rules and I thanked you for pointing them out and I intend to follow them from this point on.

I didn't call the HELP bashing. I THANKED you for the help. I called the bashing bashing. And, I think that's fair.

Yeah, looks like we both have a bit of a problem with criticism.

I hope not. Sincerely.But, if I've truly offended you so deeply that you no longer want to even talk with me, I can live with that. I'll be sad. But, I can live with it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mon5trum:
Drop it! Move on! please stay on topic! PM me I will help you with your question!

Sent with the power of AOSPA 3+! now Free
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jason4962:
I have flashed jmt4.5.6 and all versions of shadow i can say shadow is more snappier and more battery friendy. Jedi have alot of tweaks like beats audio. Sony bravia engine . Now everyone is different on what apps you install and how you use ypur phone. Just flash both of them and choose. Stay atlease a week before flashing others. They say takes a day or two to get settle down. But it really takes a week before battery is good

Choose what you need . And tweak your own phone

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
rudy is right.. the performance should be identical. it is just the looks that are different.

add a new kernel like Tiberius.. new found performance on an ultra light ROM
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] razielpr:
My phone has two partitions when I go to storage I have one of 1.89gb and one 10.12gb but everything I install goes to the 1.8gb partition and the phone gets full with just one game I can't use the 10gb partition when I was on GB and ICS I had one partition of 12gb how can I fix this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hatememarkz:
There's a zip floating around somewhere that will switch ur internal n external sd's around if that helps

GS2 T989

REVOLTED GS²™ 4.3

OKJ/UBER
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] razielpr:
Thanks I will check it out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Only the play store download portion of the game goes on the smaller partition. The part where large games download more when you first click on them goes on the large partition. I'm pretty sure there are no games on the play store that would eat up your 1.89 gb. Usually about the largest play store download I've ever seen is around 50mb.

Hope that helps. My phone has avengers game, nfs, Madden, asphalt 8, reckless racing and a few others....plus about 80 other downloaded apps......and at the moment I have 523mb still free. ;)

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Sent from my cellular telephone. Battery problems? >>>> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2461864
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] razielpr:
I can't download wild blood because it gives me insufficient space and if I download NFS I get only 258mb left of storage and 10.25gb on the other partition.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jeremykersh:
some people having issues w/ storage had large files in the lost.dir use a file explorer and delete it see if that helps