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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] emmdub:
WiFi won't turn on

Hey Guys,

Hoping I'll be able to get some help with a long standing issue I've been having.

WiFi will not turn on for me, I turn the slider on and nothing ever happens.

Here's what I've been able to figure out on this:

Logcat:

dmesg:

I've come across other posts for other devices that indicate that wifi drivers reside in /persist that get copied to /system/* when a rom is installed. I've checked my /persist, and sure enough, it's empty.

Anybody have any ideas on how to fix this?

Thanks!

-m
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
One Last Time

Just thought I'd resurrect this thread one last time to mention after a week of running this with [MENTION=4193353]Emmanuel U[/MENTION] Wild! kernel things are still running great with the 7/12 nightly (http://www.cmxlog.com/11/hercules/). The only hiccup I had was last night when I had to use the tethering feature the phone crashed about 30 minutes later, possibly overheated as the phone was very warm when I picked it up. I have had no RRs and all my apps work fine, and as a bonus the Multi-mount app works with this ROM so I can have UMS instead of MTP which is always buggy no matter the ROM. Overall I think this ROM/kernel combo is a great option for those who just want a simple, stable ROM that offers the essentials and none of the grief.

It's a bit ironic I will probably end my run with this device with the very ROM I swore off a year ago!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Edvon:
Thank you for the post. I still use this great phone! If it wasn't for LTE, I wouldn't have a new Huawei-
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Caveman_eh:
I am also running the 7/12 nightly and my camcorder doesn't work and GPS never locks on. I've heard other people had these problems on previous nightlies. However, it sounds like nobody else is having these problems anymore.

a) Did you ever have these problems with previous nighties?

b) Could this Kernel you speak of help with these issues?

c) Even if it won't, do you recommend it? If so, where can I find it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
GPS, recording and everything else works just fine for me. Did I have those problems with other nightlies? Not those in particular, but OMG you don't even want to go there. Last year I tried several builds, and each time it ended in disaster. This latest nightly is such a HUGE improvement from one year ago. I am very happy with this setup,and it's very rare when I've said that about this device.

The Wild! kernel thread is here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2765196 I make no promises, but works great for this user.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Caveman_eh:
I guess half the questions I previously asked were redundant considering I found it and flashed it already. Thanks a lot though, it's working great so far. Which CPU governor and I/O scheduler would you suggest? Also, how far can I safely overclock?

I flashed the first experimental cm11 rom for this phone and it was nearly unusable (as expected). I flashed a few more nightlies, went back to cm10 for a while, and when I came back to cm11 a while ago I was thoroughly impressed. Still need to figure out the camcorder and GPS thing though. I've tried everything I know to my skill level (which is low), so now I'm just searching for someone that's got the answer.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
You can safely use Ondemand or Hyper governors, 96 min 1674 max and Noop scheduler. BTW try alternative camera apps and see if any of them work for you. I use the stock camera myself.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Caveman_eh:
Thanks. I wiped, formatted, and reflashed everything earlier today and recording has begun to work. However, it only works on 720p. At 1080p I just get a bunch of green lines. I have done this more than once already, and each time, after some unknown period of time, recording just up and stops working. Usually takes a few weeks to a month to fail. I've tried lots of apps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
Just to make sure I just tried 1080p recording just now, worked fine. So not sure what is going on with your device, because the issue you describe is old. Did you use the latest TWRP 2.8.7.0 to flash everything?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Caveman_eh:
I'm using CWM. I used to be using TWRP until I checked of the "keep recovery up to date" option. I can't remember for the life of me where this option was located and I can't find it now, but it switched me over to CWM and I just kind of went with it.

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Found it under developer options. Apparently it became unchecked at some point, so I'm probably running a slightly older CWM
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
Yeah you definitely need to ditch that and install this recovery: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347766809 Hate to say it but I advise you start all over again afterwards. That's the only way to be sure things are getting installed properly. Many users here have jacked themselves up too many times because they didn't take the simple step of updating their recovery. As the ROMs get updated, so do the recoveries too. Sad thing is it only takes seconds to update the recovery too.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Caveman_eh:
Thanks, you've been very helpful. I might not get around to doing this for a couple days. When I do, I'll report back.

Side note, the link for the recovery in your last reply is for the galaxy skyrocket. Is that correct?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
Sorry dude it should be this one, I was copying the link posted by someone in another thread here. Apparently they didn't check what they posted first, and I guess I didn't either: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347766812
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Caveman_eh:
I can flash that TWRP.zip using my current CWM recovery? I've always done it through Odin using .tar

Also, I've updated to the latest CWM and my video recording works perfectly, still no GPS though. I've heard that reverting back to the factory ROM will get the GPS working again, then work your way back up to 4.4.4 and apparently it will continue to work. I want to try this, but I can't find a copy of the KOODO factory ROM to save my life.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
Yes you can install TWRP using your CWM recovery, just install like you would any flashable zip and reboot your recovery. On GPS, I assume you already did try the GPS mod in this forum? I really would not want to do the steps you're talking about. IDK if you used a pit file like many others, but so many people that did that now have so much trouble reverting. Just really not worth the hassle for some of these modifications.

BTW thought I'd mention I noticed OKJ scripts are back & being updated in full force. Fly On Mod dev may be moving on so it was a good time to try it again for the first time in about a year. Really helps with battery drain especially with SOT, [MENTION=4741717]Exit_Only[/MENTION] has done a great job. Comparatively speaking in instances where I would have 14% battery after 2 hours SOT, now I have 40%. You can find it here (please read OP carefully before using): http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2411161 If you have any questions about it, post them in that thread so we don't get a hand slap here. Although really, I don't think even the mods are monitoring what's going on here anymore!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Caveman_eh:
Haha, ya. I was wondering about us having this lengthy back and forth here, but I guess it is on topic. I took a peek at OKJ and I will definitely be trying that out after some more thorough reading, thanks again. Regarding GPS, I have not tried said GPS mod. I tried searching for it and can't seem to find it. Where about should I be searching for it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
Here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1476962
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] crazydude10:
Any one using the 09 Aug nightly? I am getting lots of lag with this build + wild kernel 13 :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
That's odd because only change made was adding an additional APN for Philippines. Were you using the 7/12 previously to compare?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] crazydude10:
Yes I was using 7/12 which was a clean install while I dirty flashed the latest nightly
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Caveman_eh:
GPS is working, used method 2 to install that mod. I really can't thank you enough. You've single handedly pointed me in the right direction with every issue I had.

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I wiped everything and flashed it last night along with wild kernel. Running smooth
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] crazydude10:
Thanks... Are you using the latest recovery just linked a few posts back? I had upgraded the recovery before installing latest nightly... So I'm wondering if it could be the problem
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
After you dirty flashed you did reinstall Wild! right? I know that might be an obvious question but just thought I'd throw that out there. If so, well glad I didn't update then.

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No problem man, glad everything is working. I still don't mind helping people every now & then if I feel like they are helping themselves too. I started shying away from that when I started see questions like "how do I install this ROM" over & over & over again. That and other questions asked repeatedly that have been answered repeatedly.

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I'm using TWRP 2.7.1.0
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Caveman_eh:
Well, that was short lived. GPS still works, but all video recording has stopped working. Everything appears normal until I press the record button. Google camera says, "unable to connect to camera", stock camera simple does nothing. Also, I have a notification, "unknown issue with Google play services". I guess I'm wiping and flashing again in the near future.

It was sooo close ?

Also, you say there is TWRP 2.7.1 now? I'm on 2.7.0, so I shall upgrade.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
I'm really wondering at this point if you are starting to experience hardware failure. The camera issues you are having are not normal at this point. Only thing left to do is try an old JB ROM just to be sure, and if it's still happening, you need to replace your phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Caveman_eh:
Well, I'll flash CM10.2 and see how long I can go with the camera. Maybe the GPS will work again too. If it ends up working well, is there a kernel you'd suggest?

I've been dealing with these minor issues for many months now, so I'm not about to run out and get a new device right away if the problems persist. However, I am most likely going to get a Oneplus 2. Hopefully our dollar gets better before I get an invite ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] crazydude10:
Yes I did flash wild kernel after dirty flashing the latest rom.

I went back to 2.8.3 recovery and the rom + wild kernel is smooth again :)

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Any idea how to enable swipe to wake with this kernel? Do I have to edit any build.prop file?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
I am not a fan of the JB ROMs for this phone to be honest, had freezing and crashing with every one of them. If you use CM 10.2 just use the built-in kernel.

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Use Trickster Mod to enable it, that app manages everything you need the kernel to do.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Caveman_eh:
Well, back on CM10.2, everything works. I'll try going back to CM11 in a while.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
Nightlies are no longer available on the official changelog link but can still be downloaded here: http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=hercules

Looks like this was done due to Stagefright vulnerability, new CM11 builds will be available later this month: http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/more-stagefright. I don't know if the 8/13 build patches this or not since no changelog is available.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JukiCro:
is it necessary to flash cyanogen recovery for installing latest rom updates which links are placed in second column next to the last builds?:confused: http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=hercules

I am using TWRP now
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PowSniffer0110:
I CANNOT for the life of me get this ROM or any other to boot CORRECTLY. I had CM11 boot fine and have evrrything work beside google play was messed up. I did a full wipe and clean install and have had trouble ever since. No matter what recovery (yes, the one requiered), or ROM I try, CM11, slim 4.4.4, PA 5.1.1 I cannot get them to run correctly. They eithert dont boot, or get to Setup Wizard and freeze completely and do not work. ANY HELP?!?! :( Please and thank you. I just changed back to 3.8.3 as mentioed above.

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Everytime I try flashing with this recovery it says error executing updater binary in zip :( whats the matter?? this is with flashing PA 4.4.4 or CM11

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Is it because my SD card is VFAT?? and not ext4?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mettafox:
Yes, you right.

I suspected immediately when he said that this ROM could be installed in any Galaxy S2 model, but asking never hurt anyone...

Thanks one more time.

PS: I already told to the people to not install this ROM on equipments that are not the T-Mobile version.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] monkeybuttons:
Wait, we got a working build of a new version of android before the international version? ? ?

That's a first. Good work Team Chopsticks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] astonmartin214:
her

WRONG you can install it on ALL S2 models see for yourself

just click the link
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mettafox:
Skyrocket, Exhilarate or Hercules, are US versions not Intl version. :)

What the other guy asked, is for International version (known only by Galaxy S2).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] astonmartin214:
O well I didn't know about the intl version so why is it that I can install alpha 2 on Herc.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mycars12:
Lol your good, and it works on only those 3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] FCORivers:
Seems you dont understand... keep complaining about the same thing a bunch of times, and then argue about something you clearly dont know. Please, keep it to yourself.

...and when the crap hit the fan I was the only one there...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Skywalker.00:
Galaxy S Blaze running Exhilarate build, and I have to say this is excellent. I got a little impatient :silly: For an Alpha I'm quite impressed. No major bugs making this ROM unusable, period. I've experienced no instability what so ever, not even an fc. So yes, excellent work cars, prospect and team chopsticks. Keep em coming ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] me_is_rushin:
Please educate yourself before spouting out things that can permanently damage people's $100+ devices. The Intl S2 has pretty much completely different hardware. It would bascially be like trying to install this on an HTC phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Koragg618:
Please keep the thread on topic guys...

ROM works well so far, only issue for not daily driver is camera otherwise best Alpha ROM released yet :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] autom8r:
Developer thread, they won't keep developing for us if they have to wade through a soap opera.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] atrix4g18:
I have applied a CM10.2 Compatible black theme. It works well but the text in the SMS app stays black so it's invisible.

If anyone knows a black theme that works with this ROM let me know. (Black themes save battery on amoled displays)

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If anyone is having issues installing apps from your SD card just copy them into /data/app/ and change the permissions.

AdAway works perfectly.

Edit: I have done this with a few more apps. Some force close, but I'm still getting a lot of apps installed this way.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] edwarddlr:
i cant restore my sms
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] shadabt:
I think you mean system/app to install the APKs from SD card

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JNMM:
You have to change the restoring app to the default SMS app. Restore, then change default to hangouts or messaging;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] atrix4g18:
I originally put them in system/app/ but it works fine in data/app/.

It's better putting them in data/app because you can uninstall the apps from your launcher or the settings app. No need to manually delete. And no reboot necessary.

For those who have Titanium Backup Pro, you can restore individual apps from a nandroid backup. I have a CM10.1 backup and I was able to restore multiple apps and their data.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] astonmartin214:
Will they be a build for Intl S2?

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no I have 2 T Mobile S2's a fresh out of the box & referb one & the referb one has issues when it comes to taken ROMS or not running smoothly like the gallery will reboot the phone

Out the box has no issues not at all
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] car vs driver:
There are some permissions problems on the storage volumes, we're looking into it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] edwarddlr:
and the video recording is not working
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] atrix4g18:
Check the release notes.

http://www.teamchopsticks.org/p/cm110-release-notes.html?m=1

"Known Issues That Will Be Fixed

In-call: mute button doesn't actually mute anything

Activating Google Keyboard makes the device unstable (e.g. Back, Search and Menu buttons don't work, Google Keyboard FC's) Use AOSP Keyboard for now!

Camcorder preview is out of focus

[*]Camcorder doesn't actually record to storage

In Settings->About Phone->Status, "Battery Status" says "Not Charging" when plugged into USB. Don't worry, it is charging.

Making calls with wired earbuds is impossible due to really low volumes.

LPA audio is disabled SELinux is in Permissive mode

Moving apps to SD card does not survive reboot

With Settings->Audio->Screen lock sound checked, music playing when the device is locked and unlock will distort briefly.

IMPORTANT: Many CM10.2 features have not been ported forward to CM11.0!

...probably much more

I had no issue making phone calls with wired headphones. I did come from the PA 4.0 ROM, but I don't think that makes a difference. Others should test this and see if it works/doesn't work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] edwarddlr:
oh well... well i must say this rom is almost solid for me..but im going back to my previous driver..

pls update and fix the bugs.. i realy want this rom..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Andrw0830:
I had received a call from wired headphones and it works just fine too!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] demonr6:
How does it handle? I have it installed on the S4 and it feels more snappy and smooth over the stock ROM. The S2 is my wife's phone and I was looking to get something that runs more smoothly on that device.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] astonmartin214:
ready for more features to be added to ROM such as screen record that will be dope no more SCR Pro or Screencast

ready to see the added battery percentage but the numbers need to be black instead of white (Nexus 5) No Root

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...deal-but-heres-how-to-enable-it-without-root/

Yes another Dev has made Beanstalk ROM 4.4 haven't been given the download link (work in progress) Owner - Scotthartbti DEV -?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] me_is_rushin:
No. That is up to the i9100 maintainers. Team Chopsticks is not involved with that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] atrix4g18:
Good to know. It was like the dev's headphones at fault.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] megazeroxuxm:
hey guys, idk what happened, but for some reason, i was not able to get pass the welcome screen, the phone gets stuck and reboot after a few seconds. Do you guys think that a logcat is possible? because i dont know if debugging was on or not... Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mycars12:
did you dirty or clean flash and which one did you flash?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Skywalker.00:
And did you use the provided gapps?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] atrix4g18:
Battery life: Solid.

Keep in mind there is 18% left. That is at least another 30 minutes of screen on time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Johndoe9990:
Just to clarify, the recovery they provide is a .zip. Does that mean I can flash it with TWRP then once I reboot into recovery again it will be the CWM? Or do I need to use Odin?

Also, the link for the radio they provide is broken.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] megazeroxuxm:
I went from jedi so first flash the cwm in op, then I did the infamous wipes, then I followed the instruction at teamchopstick website and wiped /cach /system /data. Then I flash the gapp and rom at op. Like it goes in and everything, even gets recognized by computer for sd card and internal sd, but just freeze and reboot half a second after welcome screen comes on.

Thanks for the reply!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] atrix4g18:
Yes. You can flash the zip in twrp and reboot into CWM.

I used TWRP and it worked perfectly. I did use the second latest version though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] egalpr:
Any help please.

Hi thanks for the effort to brink kitkat I'm:crying: having trouble installing any apk that is not from play store its give me a parse error any help will be appreciated.:crying::confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mycars12:
maybe its a bad download, try to download it again, im not really sure at this point, but you dont really need to do infamous wipe, all you need to do is factory reset (if using twrp, and ive had no problems with twrp)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Johndoe9990:
Alright so I seem to have the Telus radio already installed, but I am on T-Mobile.

Will this be a problem once I flash CM11?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DaveT5M:
Stupid question, is it an absolute necessary to revert to cwm to move to CM 11?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] astonmartin214:
I didn't have that issue when I was on 4.4 most of the apks installed fine only one that keep disappearing was Combo Crew after I installed so I'm back on

PACMAN 4.3.1 Nightly 11/11/13

S2 T-Mobile

CWM 6.0.3.7
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Skywalker.00:
Try flashing ROM, rebooting, let it sit for a bit, then reboot into recovery and flash gapps. That will allow you to bypass the setup screen. Hope this helps!! :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mycars12:
im doing pretty good with twrp soo far

and it shouldnt be, as long as its a JB radio then you are good
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] megazeroxuxm:
yup, nothing, plus i dont think the lack of gapps really affect whether or not the phone boots correctly :s could be wrong tho... in that cause it'll be a whole different problem... :/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Skywalker.00:
Try the other method I provided. Flashing ROM, rebooting, then boot back into recovery and flash gapps. Worth a shot ;)