yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] monkeybuttons:
I actually tried to adb push a modded build.prop from my sd card (the only thing changed was density) using some commands I found through google. The file pushed fine and I checked using a text editor to see if it actually pushed correctly and it looked like it did. I tried to reboot but it soft-bricked. Couldn't even get to the boot animation, but recovery was still accessible. At that point it was late and I just wanted my phone to work the next day so I clean flashed another ROM I always wanted to try.

Funny thing is that ROM had the same issue (PA). I'm now on Carbon and it finally worked using the built-in file manager. It wouldn't get past the boot animation at first, but after I dirty flashed the rom and gapps again it finally booted up and kept the modded build.prop (dirty flashing didn't work for Alpine or PA for some reason; factory reset was the only fix).

What happened to the ubiquitous lcd density changer in settings that all roms used to have? Not complaining, but it was so much simpler.

I might come back to Alpine in the future, but I can't stand the 240 dpi setting. It seems especially large on KitKat which I believe was designed with HD phones in mind. Things just don't fit well on the screen at that dpi. I tried using Xposed Appsettings to change the reported dpi for every app (took a while) but for some reason only the stock keyboard would work after that. Swiftkey and Swype would be partly off screen and I couldn't correct them.

Sorry for the novel.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] adrscu:
Very weird behavior if you ask me. I've never ran into any of the problems described by you. Good thing you finally managed to get your DPI right. I, as yourself, cannot stand the 240 dpi, which imho makes the screen look even smaller that it actually is. I am running 190 DPI atm.

As for our devices and the custom ROMs designed for them, i can understand the lack of support from the developers. It IS an old device. I browsed the GS3 and GS4 development sections the other day, and I cannot wait to change my current device to a newer one.

I'm going to visit the US this summer again, and hopefully I'll get a good deal on a GS3 or 4. The prices here in the Euro zone are ludicrous. The trusty Herc has done an awesome job til now, but I feel it's time to move on.

Also, TL;DR.

Joking, of course :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] monkeybuttons:
Yeah, it's pretty crazy. I've never had these sorts of problems until recently. The fact that it won't boot after replacing or modifying the build.prop makes me wonder if the permissions are getting screwed up. But I'm no dev, so I'm just guessing here.

Anyway, thanks for all your help. And agreed, the Herc has been a great phone. Had is a little more than 2 years now and been flashing the whole time. There's been some awesome development done for this phone. In the process of trying to convince the wife we can afford the Xperia Z2, if the phone ever hits the market that is.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Almite:
I believe it was a permissions problem you experienced, or maybe the way you edited the build.prop file (if in windows - notepad is bad).

I just tested editing the build.prop in linux, then copying the file to /system using either Simple Explorer in anrdoid or in TWRP recovery's file explorer - I tested both ways, note it won't actually replace the file if you try to do it within android and Simple Explorer (and it don't even tell you the copy failed) you must delete the /system/build.prop first then place the edited file there. The last thing you MUST do is, reboot into recovery (touch Mount and put a check on System) then if you changed the build.prop in android Simple Explorer or if already in recovery using the TWRP file explorer select the build.prop and touch 'chmod 755' then reboot and you will be all set.

I'll attach a build.prop that is zipped - set to 190 if you want to test with it - also, you should be able to add edited build.prop to the alpine-4.4*.zip rom file and just flash it with it modified, just place it in the /sytem folder within the zip.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] monkeybuttons:
Never thought about replacing it in the flashable zip. I'll have to try that next time i flash a rom.

I edited the build.prop using es file explorer editor after making a copy on my SD card. The file never left my device. I used adb to push it from SD card to /system.

Also thanks for the info on changing permissions in twrp.

The big thing i still don't understand is why rom toolbox and es file explorer couldn't mount system rw. Any ideas?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cricketAC:
Did you choose the root option in the es file Explorer? It won't mount two system files unless you toggle the option.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] monkeybuttons:
Yes, that's the first thing I do when I do a fresh install and launch ES.

Rom Toolbox Pro also failed to mount /system r/w. Never had that problem before.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] adrscu:
Anyone else experiencing the softkeys not deactivating during a call?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ricthot:
I like the ROM, it's very battery effective, but two bugs makes it unusable to me unfortunately:

1) Cannot get a GPS lock - not having this issue with my other 2 prefered ROMs

2) While using any music app (Poweramp, Apollo....) and headphones, whenever I press the home button, sound stops in headphones and starts playing in phone speaker... as soon as I change page from the launcher, it starts back in the headphones, very weird... only does this when pressing home and staying on the homepage....

Cheers!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] goeland:
lag

来自我的 SAMSUNG-SGH-T989 上的 Tapatalk
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Almite:
You might want to try aGPS if you haven't already or install GPS Status & Toolbox to check/reset etc.

As for the music/sound issue i was unable to reproduce the issue, are you using Google Now Launcher?, if so it might be google's hotword detect that is causing the issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ricthot:
CHECK for GPS Status, I tried it and it wouldn't lock, wasn't even detecting satellites prior to connecting - I'll re-install and try again tonight.

As for the sound, yeah, I was using Google now launcher, good catch, I'll try switching to Trebuchet and see what happens.

Thanks, great ROM, awesome battery life!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Almite:
New build

New build, OP updated with links and info.

Has lastest CM merges including Lockscreen Wallpaper options +

- Few minor fixes.

- Changed some Lock screen Notification settings to off by default, mainly being Pocket Mode which should improve battery consumption for some that didn't bother to check how it affects battery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] adrscu:
EDIT: Just updated Xposed and everything is fine. Version 2.5.1 brings a fix to my issue:

So it seems CM11's New Theming engine was the culprit.

Just flashed. Xposed says it's not active, even though I've installed the patch and rebooted. Maybe a new cm bug?

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] theneedhamwrath:
Best 4.4 I have tried yet ..I get a couple RR s after phone calls are dismissed. Issue initially installing with play store not connecting... Rewiped and reflashed and that fixes that. I'd imagine GPS is iffy. S5 is in the mail. So this will probably be my last post on the herc thread... Thanks almite for still maintaining this device.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Almite:
Question about the RR you had - did you dismiss phone call with the Power button?

As for the gapps play store, that might be a bug with my gapps package. :(

If others are experiencing an issue with Google play store after flashing, please post to let me know, I might need to pull down that lastest gapps package and redo it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] theneedhamwrath:
I would have users try advanced wiping all with twrp instead of just factory reset... Of course excluding micro SD then try reflashing. Worked for me... I just tested dismissing with both and couldn't replicate... I'll keep testing till I get my S5... Not sure if it's the gapps package.. I tried dirty flashing another art compatible gapps package over it and did the same thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] adrscu:
Dirty flashed every Alpine build, and the gapps, and play store worked every time.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Almite:
It appears the Google Play install issue is related to this merge - check comments near bottom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tronmech:
I installed the new build a couple of days ago and had to fall back. I got systemui has unexpectedly closed errors and the "preparing SD card" message wouldn't go away. I'll try a clean wipe later in case something went stupid the first time
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] adrscu:
I also reverted to the previous build. I was getting a lot of UI crashes and hangs. I had to remove the battery in order to restart. Phone was no longer usable as a daily driver..

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jondoe27:
Latest build works great. No FC or smth like that. Have the same problem with a browser like in all KitKat. There is no working back/forward function. Useless for our phone. The reason is OS doesn't recognized hard key "back/return" button to work within/with applications.There is a pic.

The ROM is very good otherwise.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jondoe27:
Well, the phone worked well until today but now it's overheating badly after gapps has been installed . I've notice only one core actually turned on and the other one stays offline. Changing Governer and I/O setting doesn't bring the second core up. There is no more "bqw" in I/O which usually works.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nashy10:
This happened to me (problem #2) on a previous and I found it was die too the Google launcher. Try trebuchet or go in the Google launchers settings and disable audio Que's and such
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] adrscu:
This morning when I woke up, I realized that something g drained my battery overnight. According to battery monitor widget, it was KSMD. Now, ksmd in Linux means kernel same page merging. The last D stands for daemon (process or service). I'm not sure if ksmd is the same thing in Android, but until I gather further info with GSam battery, I believe was the culprit.

LE: info from gsam battery monitor
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rsx7:
Any solutions?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] adrscu:
I did a a bunch of stuff since then, to no avail.

Last night I disabled kernel samepage merging, under advanced performance settings, and it seemed to fix it.

Don't forget to reboot your device

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rsx7:
kernel samepage merging is disable by default on my phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cgibbons51:
Could you add the slide to unlock before entering the pattern? :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rsx7:
My Sony Xperia can do this. Not sure how to do this on Samsung.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Almite:
New build, OP updated with links and info.

Has lastest CM merges - fully working video recording/playback.

Note if any of you using this or even other roms that are CM based are experiencing FC of apps, I highly suggest doing a advanced full wipe (except internal/external sd) - I have seen it posted on some of the other rom threads that some are having this issue, it's because of the major changes to the theme engine that CM has done, a clean install is required. I had been running my b.08-04162014 build for over 2 weeks straight without a single FC or any issues for that matter, I always clean flash..

Enjoy!.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
Do the new gapps have the new play services.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Almite:
No, unfortunately the new play services appeared shortly after I had updated the package and uploaded.

I haven't received the update OTA yet, sometime after I do I'll most likely update/upload new gapps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
On G+ they released it there.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kroniq:
liking this rom. glad PA isn't the only rom with working camera. what happened to haptic feedback? is there a way to enable it? and also I cannot install any gapps, whether its a minimal or full module. hoping its something I can fix myself, because i'd love to keep this as a dd
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Almite:
You could try a reboot to fix that - according to the official CM11 thread that is a known issue, I haven't experienced it myself.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Almite:
One thing I should mention and will add to the OP as well, is do NOT flash another kernel such as Uber etc until it's been updated to the latest CM code - if you do, you will have problems (5 sec delay) with video recording and possibly other issues.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raptor170:
Quick question here, about to flash this and was wondering what the max oc is on this, also is their a performance tab to adjust min and max processor clock speed, or do you need a CPU tuner (trickster, etc.) Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] BlakeLCooper:
I also clean flash every new ROM.

That being said, I've been having some issues getting this ROM fully working. It seems the gapps aren't properly signed, file verification fails, and with file verification off, TWRP says that the file was successfully installed but no gapps (or initial setup) once boot completes. With the provided kernel, I get no vibration control. period, not even options in "Sound".

After attempting to install the two files provided, I tried Banks 1/10/2014 - 4.4.2 minimal gapps, and Chet's latest SaberMod Kernel, which does not have the latest cm commits. Everything runs smoothly. It's not until I restore apps, messages and the like that I start to get fc's and deep sleep of death. When I get home later I was going to try again with Banks and Chet's additions, let things settle and after restoring everything I'll wipe delv, and cache, and fix permissions.

I realize Chet's kernel doesn't have the latest cm comments, but until he updates the kernel, which I'm sure will be soon, I'll have to try what works best.

If anyone else is having the same issues as me, please let the devs know, so they can look into it.

P.S The Rom with the latest linaro is SUPER SEXY SMOOTH! Thanks to the devs for your hard work..

Suggestions: Battery Bar, Double-tap to sleep, custom battery warning, and custom progress bar.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Almite:
The vibration issue I linked to official CM thread just a couple posts above this one (reboot should fix it, still hasn't happen to me), as for the gapps - I'll have to test my signing tool, I've had no issue with installing gapps using the latest TWRP 2.7.0.0, which version are you using?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] BlakeLCooper:
These threads can get so disorganized. I'll try to reboot after flashing Banks gapps.

I'm using TWRP 2.7.0.0...its the only one that will format android secure and preload.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jondoe27:
I thought there is no "preload" on KityKat? :eek:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] BlakeLCooper:
I always full wipe! Just to be safe.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tronmech:
The preload partition comes along with the jellybean ODIN update. On the one hand, it lets you uninstall preloaded apps. On the other hand, they come back on factory reset.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] BlakeLCooper:
I can confirm Netflix does work on the latest build.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jondoe27:
Is there any chance to get a more customization for this ROM like change a battery/clock color and icons in a status bar?

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This is exactly what I meant. TWPR doesn't allowed to format/wipe "preload" for KItKat even if it was "tick on" because the partition doesn't exist unless the original one has been created by JB.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kroniq:
thanks for the advice man but there is no vibration feature in the latest nightly, or at least no option to enable it in settings

edit: nevermind, disregrard that. i'm an idiot haha I completely overlooked the ring mode
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tronmech:
Downloaded the latest build and clean flashed. I got a random reboot, followed by my friend "com.android.systemui has stopped." About a half dozen times before I gave up and rebooted again. Got it once again before the lock screen loaded. Well see how things progress. Unfortunately, the second reboot essentially erased the last_kmsg file, so other than reporting it, I can't provide many details.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] FCORivers:
Downloaded The Rom and it rebooted while trying to record a video, on a clean flash, everything else is working fine. But I haven't tried much of it. Seems pretty good, thanks Almite.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wvuravens-fan:
Same here, all the symptoms of a memory leak.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] BlakeLCooper:
Updated Kernel

Yeah I attempted the restart after clean install, but still no vibration, here is Chets latest kernel with the new GPU commits, runs super smooth, and no fc's or memory leaks as of yet. (InteractiveX/Fifo)

If the kernel works for you, please show your support for this awesome dev, join the herc google community, and send him a beer.

( he doesn't even have our device anymore, and still pushes out ROMS and kernels, like clockwork.)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] adrscu:
I am also getting recurring problems with vibration. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sam.balia1012:
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intermittent
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] adrscu:
I have not explained properly, but they are recurrent, not intermittent.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] FCORivers:
I installed newest uber and haven't lost vibration since. Don't really know if that fixed it but its working awesome for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wvuravens-fan:
Tried the new uber and still had the ui freeze. I will wait for cm to fix memory leak.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] x.0ni.x:
Have you tried flashing without any GApps? It seems to not force close with a couple of different Hercules ROMs I've tried. No more force closures. Not everyone but a couple.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wvuravens-fan:
I kind of need gapps, at least the play store
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sardanadixit:
no vibration options

Hi, just installed this ROM and was surprised to find that the option "Vibrate with ring" is unavailable????
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] FCORivers:
Known issue, read the thread. Its the kernel changes i believe.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] adrscu:
My phone is almost unusable with the latest build. UI crashes every 10 or so minutes of use, apps hang and crash, Incoming sms messages don't get any notification.

It's also the first build I've clean flashed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tronmech:
When I used the latest, more or less the same thing happened. It also happens on the later cm11 nightlies, so I think a lot of it's upstream problems.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] adrscu:
I wonder if any fixes are coming soon, I have no time to downgrade atm..

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989
[General Questions and Answers] kazzxtrismus:
Anyone know of any rom level kernel level modders able to help all our friends anywhere in the world sick of the govts getting in our phones?.. Even a crumb to stsrt me in the right direction?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danmenes:
I am looking for someone to develop a simple RSS reader for me. I want it to be able to fetch information from my RSS feed and make it into something like a timeline. The idea is for me to be able to post schedules on the RSS feed and the app just presents it in timeline form.

I'd appreciate the help very much. I would like also to help with the design of the app because I am a graphic artist. I'm willing to pay for the development of the app.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dzumper:
Hi. When I flashed stock ROM and Kyrillosv9 my mobile got crazy. When I go to landscape mode it gets to crazy portrait mode and when I return to portrait, landscape get normal for 1 sec. I will upload photos soon.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dokotrs:
It's rotation glitch, but idk why it's on Kyrillos rom for you. Seek in Kyrillos rom thread for more info
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tofueatsbread:
doesnt sound like rotation glitch. when you rotate landscape its still landscape. and kyrillos thread is a dev thread. you ask in q and a forums.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiningarmor:
i installed arhd 51.0 , wiped data and cache , and booted. all is well. so after a couple of reboots to settle the rom down, i installed faux 009u gpe/sense kernel but when i boot into the rom, the battery indicator seems to be stuck at 1%.

gave it a couple of reboots but its still the same. twrp is reporting the correct battery percentage though, in twrp it's 98% while inside the rom, it's 1%.

any idea?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] little123:
its a kernel bug as far as i know.

try different kernel
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kamilmirza:
yes its because of the kernel

I think faux haven't updated his kernel to support 4.4.2, so you should try flar's or tbalden's kernel
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiningarmor:
yeah, i flashed tbalden's kernel. all is well now. thanks guys!
[Samsung Galaxy Core.] adjumde:
Dream Bean Status Bar

Flash Through CWM

Screen Shots

Thanks -

Omkar$ (Thanks For Fixing y mod)

joehanh88 (Original Creator Of This Theme)

Download Link

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1bfsxmx0igay8x0/Dream bean.zip

Plz Report If Not Working
[Samsung Galaxy Core.] Omkar$:
Upload tat statusbar which u want 2 port

Ill try to port it
[Samsung Galaxy Core.] adjumde:
Dream Bean.zip

Plz Port This Status Bar To Our Core :o

Dream Bean Zip below

http://d-h.st/kd9

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2203166
[Samsung Galaxy Core.] Omkar$:
Here u go

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1bfsxmx0igay8x0/Dream bean.zip
[Samsung Galaxy Core.] Martin Ebenezer:
Bro.. When will you port 4.2 style Quick Setting Tiles to our Core..??
[Samsung Galaxy Core.] Omkar$:
Yes but after march
[Samsung Galaxy Core.] Martin Ebenezer:
Ok Bro..!!! Thank Uuuuuuu..!!:)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] krisater:
I want to downgrade my Samsung Galaxy S3 w/ the AOKP (jb-mr2) 4.3.1 ROM installed back to the AOKP (jb-mr1) 4.3 ROM. Is this possible? If so, do I have to do anything different other than wiping my cache, dalvik cache, and data before flashing the AOKP jb-mr1 4.3 using CWRecovery? Thanks!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
Nope, just wipe system, cache and dalvik cache, flash ROM and reboot :D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] vhfw:
I think I read somewhere that it's usually ok to just do a wipe cache, dalvik, and system when doing updates or downgrades to an existing ROM on the phone.

You want to do a complete wipe, including the above wipes when changing ROMs (CM to Stock or vice versa) for example. :)

No matter what though, always do a Nandroid backup or Titanium before you do anything. You never know what can happen with that pesky Android!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jancsessz:
Install:

Flash cwm

My edited icons. Use photoshop ;)

Screenshot:

Download:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/g0no4o17g85xhmd/sony 4.4 icons.zip
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xperia_ion:
works on cm11 ion ?