yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] mehmehmen:
oh dont you worry, there will be a post as soon as anything significant occurs. my main motivation is the fact as it stands there is like 3 viable roms to choose from for this phone, and although not that powerful the device is incredibly robust as a smart phone/ phone for day to day activities that other smart phones would not be usefull to have on you (like going for a swim :laugh:)

one of my main concerns is going to be seeing if there is a way to get around the radio issue as that really will stuff a lot of people trying roms out, it happened to me when i got the phone in norway and basically didnt have a fix for the radio at the time that was known so i just got another phone and didnt touch this one for like a year nearly two, then found it had a workaround and saw how little love the device had since i started messing originally. with any luck this could be the kick up the ass needed to get more ports and variety available
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] maurensen:
Thanx, i Hope so!

Yes this device is really robust, survived to many crashes in mtb and running! :o

Sent from my xcover2 Miui powered
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Kiil:
Sounds good, keep us posted. Guiding with the right baseband installation or including it in the CWM package might be enough.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] mikemsc13:
Finally a great news on this day.

I also confirm this phone is very robust and after 2 years of daily use it still rocks.

I never had signal problems and yes I used TheBoegl's rooted version before installing vanir.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] mehmehmen:
not sure including it is enough, that would be nice though. Im not sure what reason makes it required to be that that baseband is needed on these roms. because on the other stock roms iv tried, they all have signal functionality for my phone regardless of baseband, its only when flashing to custom from basebands outside of amb6 that seems to bork.

i think flxo maybe mentioned something about the issue being because he initially built his roms using the rooted amb6 rom so i will look into possible causes and solutions and if needs be contact him for a brainstorm on the issue

side note :::

thinking of trying to port a linux ubuntu touch port if things go well once my build environments set up and progress is made on the android roms front :D
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Kiil:
[MENTION=1373594]mehmehmen[/MENTION] Yeah adding it to CWM is not really the most user-oriantated approach, but it's still something :D I wish I could help with the rom, but my programming skills are limited. However, I will follow the thread and try to give some usable feedback – you should probably start a new thread after some progress.

Ubuntu touch would be a great, probably more challenging to port though.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] mehmehmen:
requesting help

Ok so over the last week iv wrestled with a few issues in getting linux installed and running correctly on my desktop managed to get everything functioning as best as possible (some of my hardware is so recent its requiring me to use some of the more bleeding edge distros of linux to get functioning without issues which in turn is leading me into buggier territory than on the more stable releases)

Now i have my android build environment set up and am in the process of trying to get a build to create without errors, but its been a long time since i did all this before and i am restricted in the time i can spend on any porting due to college and leading up to the end of year with lots of assignments.

Is there anyone here who is good with debugging errors in android source builds as iv hit a bit of a brick wall and cannot just harass the guys that have been helping me so far as these guys are busy and working on many projects of their own for other devices too.

im hitting some really basic build errors currently in my compile and i can see from the outputs there are probably relatively simple fixes, but i do not know enough to actually know what to do to FIX the said issues. any help would be massively appreciated, reply to me here or message me if you have time and knowledge that could help in porting newer android versions.

im uk based so my time zone is gmt

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] AmbientBenji:
Which errors do you get? I don't have that much Android exp, but I do have some exp fixing errors in Linux.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] mehmehmen:
Well as far as we got so far we got a lollipop based ROM to boot up until its finishes installing the apps. When we run logcat of the process we see that some libs or .so files aren't correct causing the ROM to not boot past that. Its probably because we are trying to port from an older Rom base and its causing incompatibility between what we are trying to build and the sources were trying to build from. Bit hard to explain really. Easier to use hangout screen shares and irc to make things clearer.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Taxidriver05:
Tried Vanir ROM...

But after Flashing my IMEI was gone, although I made a Backup of EFS pratition... :(
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] marle.m:
Stagefright Bug Patch

Hello

Can anybuddy make the last working 4.4.4 Kit Kat version make new with out the stagefright Bug.

I use this one: vanir_skomer_4.4.4.112414 and it works fine.

Please Unjustified Dev make the vanir_skomer_4.4.4.112414 new witheout the stagefright Bug this is the best Rom for Xcover2 and i whant to use this in future to.

Thanks for your work.

Regards marle.m
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] AmbientBenji:
Don't expect much. There aren't any vanir updates for de xcover 2. Also today IBM announced that an App from android 4.3 trough Android M can get all privileges through a bug in OpenSSL. So if you want a secure OS, buy a new phone. Or maybe samsung is going to patch the old xcover 4.1 ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] brisac:
anyone mind sharing latest stable build with no signal problems? thanks:)

---------- Post added at 08:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:11 PM ----------

yo pajdo aj pomozi hahah isntaliral san vaniron rom, al sve radi osim signala. da pratin ove upute za signal ili?
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] drdivan55:
Video Calls on 3G-324m standard

Hi, I would like to ask if someone can confirm the possibility to use the native video calling feature on the last Vanir KitKat ROM-either through the ROM's dialer or through a ported Samsung one.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] AmbientBenji:
New Vanir update 4.4.4.102115

Today my phone gives my a notification that there is a new update: 4.4.4.102115. First I thought wtf.... After checking the source: http://www.emccann.net/nuclearmistake/VanirAOSPNightlies/skomer/ and the changelog I got a more positive feeling. So I downloaded it and tried to install it. First time it gave me an error while rebooting in recovery mode (probable not enough free space). Second time I had more success. And the installation went perfect.

Issues after update

As expected all the link2sd apps needed a relink. Because of this, all the shortcuts and widgets on the desktops where removed. This is because the launcher removes automatically all links when there the directory is not found.

Memory is really full (<50MB), this is because of the relink issues when using Link2SD. Also the installation file is still on the intern memory.

Stuff that isn't changed

The death space when not turning on and off the navbar, still exists.

Updating apps doesn't give errors. I tested this, because relinking apps, moving to a bigger SD-card or backup apps using Titanium backup can cause permission issies.

Device is still vulnerable for the Stagefright bug

Changes

So far no big changes found. Also the changelog found at the source isn't mentioning anything about the Skomer. If someone found some changes I am really interested which one. At least the update is working.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] csip:
Hi

I gave couple week to this build.

The most annoying problem is the clock and deep sleep.

Every app using daily timers hangs when the clock sleeping.

Since my watch was ruinded I used the xcover as alarm clock too. But with this build that's impossible.

So I must reflash de official rom and rooting it.

I hope Vanir builder guys will solve this problem soon!
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Cronogr:
Probably they don't even care about this phone any more...
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] bestouff:
Nobody cares about this phone. Mine is in a state where it's permanently out of storage space, applications regularly fail because of that. I'm gonna replace it with someting else, and this time it will be a Nexus because I want my phone to be supported for *years*.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Cronogr:
Indeed no support from samsung to begin with, developers on xda don't even touch this phone, storage problems, and lastly a freaking usb cover that needs to be replaced all the time due to bad quality .... already replaced mine 3 times pfff. This phone is junk
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] mikemsc13:
Hold on guys!

Xcover2 it's my only phone since 2013 and all I can say is that it's pretty strong, had no problem with the USB cover, as long as you are careful when using it.

To gain more internal space I use Link2SD and FolderMount.

This Vanir Rom is a much better alternative to the Samsung crap installed from factory.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Cronogr:
Sluggish smartphone which requires immediate rooting/flashing just to be usable, samsung never updated it, vanir development stopped 1+ year ago they never got around to resolve the huge bugs, i believe that you just used by now to live with it's limitations and bugs, yes it might be fine if you use it for calls and casual browsing but for heavy usage it doesn't cut it, my old nexus s is faster than the s7710 mostly due to developers here on xda
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] mikemsc13:
Your right, I am a casual user (calls, browsing, emails, music) by now I'm used to it's limitations: a good drop resistant phone, waterproof, perfect for outdoor activities (I go mountain biking and hiking) and the battery life is ok, lasts 1 day if I don't watch too many youtube videos.

For the price paid, I have no complain.

Maybe in the future I will buy a more powerful phone, but for now, I'll keep the Xcover2.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] kadooosh:
For those trying to install this or another rom and having the no signal(no smallband) problem. This worked for me on 2 xcovers.

Install cmw: http://theunlockr.com/2014/02/27/install-clockworkmod-recovery-samsung-galaxy-xcover-2-gt-s7710/

Root it: http://theunlockr.com/2014/02/27/root-samsung-galaxy-xcover-2-gt-s7710/

Now normally you can install the custom rom now(vanir). If you do you probably get no signal.

Start odin and flash this file : S7710XXAMB6_S7710OXEAMB3-20130713.tar.md5

I found it on this site: http://www.ulozto.cz/xHADj5PD/samsung-7z

If its dead you can pm me and I can send it.

After I flashed this the phone would just go in a bootloop.

Don't be afraid this is normal.

Now install the vanir rom in the cmw recover mode.

After this it should work fine.

Add a microsd card with 2 partitions and install mount2sd and you have a fully working phone with(almost) unlimited space.

I'm using if for an year now and it works great.

Better then most €500 phones which break after 1 fall :D.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] lukas.trop:
i've found this guide how to discard the 1gb internal memory and to swap it with the ext card partion (i can't copy links atm) just google rickvanderzwet xcover2

Can someone help me, and this community with a step by step guide? or maybe just a flashable odin file?

And btw, do any tutorials from XDA about swapping ext with int storage work on xcover 2 kitkat? i've been struggling for quite some time to increase the storage, but none of the classic methods work
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] kadooosh:
That looks like a lot of work :P.

Just use mount2sd. Use aparted to create to partitions on your sd.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] mikemsc13:
another great app that I use on this phone is FolderMount

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount

together with link2sd plus I manage to install pretty much any app I want
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Huaway:
Hi i have done all the fixes for the signal but it still dosent work does someone have a solotion for my problem? no baseband and no signal (sorry for my bad english)
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] kadooosh:
Did you first install the other rom?
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] quubee:
I dropped my smartphone, and its screen crashed badly. I got another Xcover and could not get it work. I tried all the known solutions, but not solved network issue. So I changed the motherboard of my broken smartphone into a new body. That's how I restored it to work and got rid of TouchWiz.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] lukas.trop:
i've got it working with the folder mount app. Thanks :)

are there any news about upgrading to a working lollipop version?
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] the_unlord:
I finally got seriously fed up with the lack off storage with the stock Samsung ROM, so started looking for a custom ROM. I ended up trying this ROM and it seems to work brilliantly!

I generally followed the links kadooosh posted to install cwm and root it, then installed vanir_skomer_4.4.4.102115 and the pico Gapps for 4.4.4 I found via the 'Download PA Gapps Mirror!' thread in General.

Everything works as it should, only twice as fast, and I still got plenty of room left for apps to install (thanks to the 'make system app' feature of Titanium backup).

I have the S7710XXAMC1 version, BTW.

Thanks a bunch!
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Kisiek153:
Can't make a call after install Vanir

Hi. When I made room and installed Vanir's rom I can't make phone calls. If I make it I can't hear second caller and he can't hear me. I've a problem with my mobile internet too. Sorry for my bad english.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Aweelx:
Sim card not recognized and navigation buttons don't work most of the time.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Kosh_swe:
Suggestions

Hi, need some help / bug reporting.

I'm using vanir_skomer_4.4.4.102115.zip and it works pretty good (i've used earlier vanir versions before aswell, so i know some of the well known bugs already...),

but i have some annoyances i need/want to adress!

1. With this rom (only with this rom, i came from a rooted stock 4.1.2 before, where there was NO issue) the far bottom of the screen is NOT CLICKABLE, when you have the keyboard up and typing u miss the SPACE/./, etc buttons ALOT, u need to focus and click EXACTLY on thoose buttons to make them usable.

This is really really really annoying...and makes u have words togheter when you type sms etc.

Any solution for this?

Anyone else recognize themself in this bug?

Could it be a ppi setting issue?

Expand screen issue? (ive tested expand on and off and still the bug persist for me)

2. Some apps and some places in menu (settings) do NOT show the whole sentances, they words are cut of, you have to guess whats written.

3. Launcher Settings: Show search bar does NOT show the search bar. (for me this is good i hate it and dont use it anyways), BUT if the option is not enabled the REMOVE cross (x) dissapers from homescreen when moving/deleting widgets aswell the uninstall and app info when moving from app drawer.

4. Launcher Settings : Rows / columns with more then 5 (6) makes the text vanish from widgets and aswell "merge" on top of each other!

(5 x 5 works good for me).

5. Auto Brightness still not working (i know this is a old bug).

6.Big Annoyance I do not have SuperSU on my app drawer, i do not have it on Settings Menu either... but i DO have it installed and "working", my apps can ask for SU and they use SU properly when allowed.

I can get into SU via Phone and *#*#1234#*#* and the app opens. I'm using SuperSU-v2.76-20160630 along with eu.chainfire.supersu.

EVERY time i'm leaving CWM (6.0.4.7) i get the: Root acces possible lost. FIX? Y/N (it doesn't matter what you click, its back the next time you are in recovery and you still have root and su inside android).

I have reflashed latest SU (zip) via CWM.

I have re installed the latest ApK of SU.

I have updated the binary.

I have tested to flash it via flashfire.

I have done every possible solution from within SU apk app, (example. reinstalled).

(Root is working).
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] lukas.trop:
i have a vr box joystick from china http://srv-live-03.lazada.com.ph/p/...6aefb2923c151e338b685282889b4-catalog_233.jpg

it pairs with the device, but the light is still blinking, its like the joystick doesnt see my phone, although it shows that it paired via bluetooth.

It works fine on other phones (lg g3, xiaomi redmi, even pc) but i cant get it to work with my xcover 2 vanir. can someone help?
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] 6n4_5l:
Work like a charm :)
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] metallforest:
Is this rom flasheable on a GT-S7710l? Are there any major bugs in it?
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Matej101:
I have been using the latest version for like 6 months now, but the bugs started being more and more annoying so I reverted back to cyanogenmod 10.2. Here is what i found:

1: just like the base cyanogenmod 11, auto brightness does not work.

2: on reboot, the bottom 2 mm of the screen do not recognize touch. Restored by going to settings and toggling software buttons on and off, later asigmed this function to a key to make it qicker.

3: random reboots during the day, found out because if the screen bug.

4: Takes like 5 minutes to boot up, occasional bootloop or boots again when you start doing stuff too qickly.

5: google play somethimes randomly stops (using dhos latest 4.4.4 gapps)

6: Lots of features in the interface menu appear to do nothing or the functions are broken. Mainly talking about paranoid android stuff - halo, hover, floating notifications.

7: the clock from qicksettings top left sometimes vanish, reappear after toggling custom clock color on and off.

8: the google auto sign in in apps like browser crashes, need to do it manually.

9: on the first install the signal might not be recieved, fixed by a shell command which will be added later.

10: nothing can be removed from the launcher desktop when the search bar is toggled off.

11: when using Omniswitch as a recents panel, sometimes com.systemui displays and can be closed, causing the system to crash.

12: google images in stock browser, opera mini and maybe firefox get ripped to pieces and pixelated when wifi is too slow.

Everything else works as it is supposed to.

EDIT: looks like random reboots, ultra long boot time and disappering clock were caused by the theme I was using, runnig without theme removes those ussues.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] mareks6:
Is there any solution for the not working HOME, MENU & BACK buttons??? I have instaled the last version from Vanir. At first startup averything was OK, but after reboot, this buttons don't work any more :( I have read somewhere else (by another phone) that the best way is install a another kernel via ODIN, but from where I can take it for this Phone and Android?

Sorry for my english - I speak only Polish & German good...
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] doctork:
When vibrating that short time ist has just rebooted or switched on. The screen is dark, short after that the samsung logo appears.

Same here, i switched (cwm backup) back to 2014-03-26. Not stable, but stabler.

Sometimes this reboots wont be recognized, because it boots fast.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] MDobak:
I tried latests nightly roms but phone reboots every 15-30 minutes :(. The most stable 4.4 ROM for me is nightly vanir_skomer_4.4.2.04032014
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] maurensen:
For everyone interested I've found in one of the latest nightlies a switch to disable navigation ring... now the keyboard seems more responsible not so fast but better than before! Thanx team vanir!
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] m@ttie:
And the random reboots when receiving a sms...? Are they still there?
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] maurensen:
Sorry I'm one of lucky guys that have zero random reboots..
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] m@ttie:
strange...
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Unjustified Dev:
Are you on the latest nightly?

I suggest wiping everything and don't restore
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] maurensen:
I've already downloaded nightlies but just an official statement that now it's safe to do ota updates...

Thanx for your work unjustified dev!
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] m@ttie:
I've just tested the leatest nightly and that one is constantly rebooting on my phone.

Then reverted to 03/04 build and that one is fine, the only rebooting thing in that build is when the alarm is going...
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] doctork:
I also tried the latest nightly 04/11. Complete Wipe, also formatted /system, set alarm in 2 Minutes, switched Display off. When alarm time comes the phone rebooted.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] phoenixg36:
I done the same.

I attached a logcat alarm.txt

I started the logcat befor I setup the alarm. Then I switched Display off and wait. When the alarm should ring, the phone reboots.

When the phone is up, the alarm rings...

I also attached the log.txt.

I hope this will help.

Sorry for my bad english.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] leech2:
oh boy...

im using the version form 03-27th , time displayed wrong - no clue about alarm clock working or not - dont care - but every now and then a reboot. like 1 a day when in normal use.

earlier today i did upgrade nightly 04-11th - baam hedshot, reboot every whatsapp msg i get o.O (timing fits - not sure if truly the case)

now back to 03-27th :) i hope all those bugs disappear some day - i hate the xcover2
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] tommies2:
Installed Today and no problem with alarm.

My only problem is with bottom of the screen seems less reactive.

Otherwise good rom. very happy for Bluetooth 4 support

Thanks a lot
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] maurensen:
Yes all OK but bottom of the screen is very unreactive