yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
Right now for stability sake alone that is the best option. I think what is really going to hurt any further development for LP on this device is the fact that most people have moved on to another device and there is very little feedback to be had around here anymore. You can count the number of users left here on one hand and when the few developers that are left don't even own the phone that is a recipe for EOL. I at least appreciate the fact we did finally get a STABLE version of KK for the Hercules thanks to Sultan. It is going to be highly unlikely we will be that lucky with LP. Many of the other phones of the same age aren't even getting unofficial builds, least we got that far.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JukiCro:
be optimistic;) I think a lot of users are lazy to test it or like me just don't have time right now to flash lp or even the lastest version of kk
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cpnfantstk:
Sultan did post that we should expect bugs and it's a work in progress. What he did with the Kitkat ROM is nothing short of amazing. I feel like I have a new phone. He'd probably want a certain level of stability for this Rom before he moves on to other things. That's my guess. We're lucky to have him.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
May be partially true, but there is a HUGE difference in the number of people around here from just a year ago. Sometimes it's almost 24 hours between posts in any of the ROM threads, whereas before it might be 24 minutes. That's a bit of a stretch but you know what I mean. We are also down to about 3 or 4 developers (and about 3 or 4 users for that matter!), none of which own our phone. Although I think both Sultan and NoSpamDan have a Skyrocket. Add that in to basically little to no feedback it's hard for them to do very much. Not a complaint as much as an observation.

Our phone is over 3 years old now, which is about 30 years smartphone wise. I just wouldn't be surprised if development is winding down here. If LP gets to the stable phase we will be very lucky.

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Totally agree. His version of CM11 basically made this a usable device again. Every ROM I tried before that was a big cluster f*** sans Beanstalk & PA to some degree.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bombo72:
Very satisfied

because in my opinion I am very satisfied with the results they are giving me my phone with this versio 5.0 lollipop is really very good the only problem I've had is to connect to wifi but only happened to me once after it connects there is no problem I have installed several versions of other developers but this is what has given me better results, thanks guys for making my old hercules something useful.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JukiCro:
Sultan will make this rom full stable like he did everything else:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] danrodz:
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II Hercules

As far as I'm concerned he already has. I have virtually no issues outside of the mobile banking app being a black screen. No WiFi issues, no Bluetooth issues, no mobile data issues, no camera issues, no phone call issues. Everything works and works well, smoothly and with minimal lag. And this is with the ROM as is, no scripts, no mods, no xposed etc. Just the ROM as linked in the OP and the gapps from the same spot.

I suspect there are plenty more who have few to no issues since these tend to be the quietest folks. YMMV of course, but those are my two cents :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] erik yescas:
data not work

data still not work for me :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Dankscalibur:
Works Wonderfully

This is by far the most stable my phone could possibly be considering this phone is so dated and I still have not made any partition changes I am amazed at the continued ability to keep the T989 running. I don't know if the person talking about their banking app being blank and I have the same issue at hand, but hulu also does the same thing. I can hear audio but see no video. Lucky for me I use chromecast 99% of time which this phone works great for. I also wanted to say thank you for including the "audio.r_submix.default.so" file in your rom, so many people forget about this which enables full screen casting, unless cyanogen is baking it into CM 12 I can say it was definitely not supported via the official CM 11 nightlies.

Excellent work Sultan and I am very impressed with your work. I hope more people come to appreciate the work you put in to keep this phone the awesome workhorse that it is. I have been running lollipop since you announced you fixed data on the 13th and it has been stable ever since. :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sultanxda:
Regarding the limited internal storage,

Screenshot:

I have thought about what to do for quite a bit of time, and I couldn't think of a solution that doesn't require you to completely wipe the internal sdcard. The screenshot I posted above is not the result of any dangerous repartitioning with Odin; instead, I've modified the way that the ROM interprets the internal partition layout, transforming the internal sdcard into the /data partition (so it is very safe, as long as you back up your data prior to the "repartitioning"). This change would require a new recovery and for you to back up and migrate your internal sdcard's data, almost exactly the same as the process required when switching from EXT4 to F2FS.

Also, the 2GB internal /data partition would be transformed into the /system partition, giving you 1.5GB of more /system space to flash any size gapps package.

Thoughts on this? If the vast majority of you are opposed to this then I will not make any other attempts to increase internal storage space, as this is the best and most viable solution I could come up with (using the external SD card as a /data partition is out of the question as it is much slower than internal storage and because it is possible to remove it while the phone is turned on).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] .moidjem:
Phone process issues

Hello, Sultan and fellow t989 users.

First off, all the work done on this rom is highly valuable and appreciated! Great many thanks to you, Sultan!

I'm pretty new to debugging and getting logs from phones, but I'd like to be as helpful as I can be in my situation:confused:. I've been having issues like randrom rebooting, and more recently, when I try to call somebody, the other party doesn't hear me, because I go blank for about half a second in 3-5 second intervals. It's weird. During calls, my phone seems like it's overloaded, and sometimes, I get a message that the process Phone has stopped working.

Please help me to resolve the issue and for those of you who are patient enough - do teach me what I need to do to provide all information that will be needed.

Thanks ahead for all your help
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tronmech:
One word... YES! Moving /data to /sdcard would solve a lot of annoyances on installing apps. I guess this would be a combined partition where /sdcard is actually /data/media/emulated/0 (or some such)?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sultanxda:
Exactly. Sdcard0 will become emulated storage, exactly the same way it is on newer devices (like Nexus devices for example).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] darcys:
I say go for it. It would definitely help.

Thanks for all the hard work you have put into this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] FCORivers:
I'm running it on my klte sm900t after waiting for months for KitKat, lollipop got to it just two months after it.

I really thought I was going to flash cm12 on my t989 today, lol.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cthulhus:
Cm12 is rolling out for a lot of devices, stable builds to.

Because our device is old we wont get it for a while :'( but hopefully they get to us !
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tronmech:
Any new updates?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Biggie_still:
Hmm

this is taking too long Sultan... I need this ROM on my device please.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jrc2:
Please re-read the XDA rules.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] roblou56:
This is a joke, right....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] junio07:
my Avira deleted the rom from my phone. avira detected this rom as a virus...:(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] developer209:
I feel you. I'm the same way. I'm on XDA constantly on the look out for a lollipop ROM for our device. But hey we don't pay the developers so we can't be annoyed by them because of a lack of a lollipop ROM. Of course maybe if you did offer some payment to him, it might urge him to roll a ROM out very quickly. Offer a million dollars to have it rolled put by this Friday and I bet someone will take up the offer. Hell i might even learn to build roms for a million dollars. LMAO
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sultanxda:
If you need it on your device then download it and install it. Problem solved.

Meanwhile at Avira...

/* mark all .zip files larger than 100MB as viruses */
if (!strncmp(file_extension, ".zip", 4) && filesize_mb > 100)
is_virus = true;
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Atari-San:
Well, from what he already said, he's young, so he might be in an exam rush at school, giving him 2-3 more week and he will be done with those exam, so you might get it before new year eve or maybe before Christmas if we are lucky. We cannot expect high speed delivery for an old almost unmaintained 3 years old device. Someone need to do the first step and he's first to make it. Have faint, he will be done when it will be done.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] eric93se:
Maybe a MOD should close this thread.... :cyclops:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
Ditto.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sultanxda:
In that case...

CLOSED! Until my final exams are over.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sultanxda:
First CM12 build for the Hercules uploaded :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] developer209:
Holly effin poop.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DarthRyu:
So does the Cell(Internet) and Phone Calling works? and man, you are a god lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cthulhus:
Daaam, Sultan is the MAAAN, you the real MVP :p

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Thanks a lot Sultan! Your the best developer out there. Giving us old devices the latest android platform!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] eric93se:
Read the first post.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JukiCro:
<3 nice work , but is it possible to make that basic things (data,camera,...) work?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Krebs830:
I like that idea. My main gripe about the Hercules is the lack of space in the /data partition. For my own part, I'm not one that always needs the new and hottest stuff, and I'm perfectly happy to use this phone until it dies for good. Your ROMs have made the experience infinitely better! :beer::thumbup::D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] alfranz3:
Sultan, glad you figured this out. Go for it, this is good. :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] danrodz:
I'd like to give the repartitioning a shot. Thanks for working on this irritation.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II Hercules
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JukiCro:
I dont use a lot of apps, but repartitioning...why not? I did it on older phones and it's good thing :):good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DarkAdonis:
I'm terribly sorry for this noob inquiry. I have been out of the loop since 2012.

I didn't see Super SU on my phone. I downloaded it, but the binary won't update. Does anyone know a workaround for this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] obscuresword:
This phone doesn't need superuser because it already has it preinstalled. First, go to about phone and enable development settings by tapping on build number until it says that development settings are enable. Next scroll down to root access and select apps only. You're done after that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DarkAdonis:
Thank you so much
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kulkat:
[MENTION=4800121]Sultanxda[/MENTION] for what it is worth, the "repartitioning" would be a welcomed fix.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Krebs830:
Since then, I've dirty-flashed the 02/13 build and everything continues to work fine. No clue what caused the calling issues before. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] obscuresword:
You're welcome.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tekkieg:
Running smoothly on the Feb 4th build still

Love this rom--it is the best one of them all...still using Feb 4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JukiCro:
Don't ask that
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cpnfantstk:
I find that Sultan's Roms definitely gives us a lot of free ram vs stock jb. I am trying this script you suggested here though. What benefit are you seeing with it? and do I just delete it from the folder to revert back if I want. Thank you for this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Paradoxal Dream:
LastPass problem

Any idea why LastPass app shows me a blackscreen on this rom? It used to run fine on the first few builds...

Its the only reason I've been using ParanoidAndroid for the past few weeks instead of this one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] EvilNCarnate:
I would love that, the issue even plagues you (me) on application updates. I often have to uninstall applications, then install the updated one, just because the phone doesn't see enough space to install it. If you fix that I see no reason to ever get rid of this phone.

Love your work on the platform, very happy to have a stable CM port running on my phone. :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ayr0:
So, I am discovering a major issue with the Feb 13 build and kernel. I am wondering if anyone else is experiencing this as I am.

Issue: If the device is on for more than a day or two, it slows down to an almost unusable state. I have to reboot the device about every day to get a smooth experience. I'm usually plagued with apps force closing, black screens, and lags of 15 seconds or more. Upon reboot, the device is quick and smooth again.

I tried downgrading the kernel to 1.7 (from 1.8), but the device enters a bootloop. I'm a little more hesitant to downgrade the rom the Feb 4th version (though I'm not sure that will fix the issue I'm having).

I've been reading on internet about a confirmed memory leak in Android 5.0 (that many say is also present in 5.0.2).

[MENTION=4800121]Sultanxda[/MENTION], I'm wondering if you were aware of this memory leak. The following pages I've found helpful in learning about it.

https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=79729

http://www.xda-developers.com/lollipop-memory-leak-fixed/

Seems unreleated, but might be of interest:

http://www.phonearena.com/news/How-...sibly-speed-up-your-devices-boot-time_id66233
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] obscuresword:
In some of the logs I posted I saw that it did say something about a memory leak. When it happens again reboot the device and get the last ksmg by using something like fx file explore (with the root add on), Also if you can try and get a logcat too using log cat extreme or similar
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
I have reverted back to CM11 and it works nicely on that ROM, I know for sure. It automatically calculates the nominal RAM minfrees for you. You can check the minfree settings in Trickster to make sure it works. And yes, if you don't like it, you can delete it with no ill effects. My minfrees now are 8, 14, 142, 159, 176 and 193. If you try to manually enter those in Trickster they won't stick on CM12, but will in CM11.

On this ROM I was never sure it worked or not, as I could never get minfree readings with Trickster or another app. Fly On Mod helped with a LOT of lag for this ROM, which put to rest whether or not the scripts were placebo for me. The combo of both make CM11 a perfect performer for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] endimon:
maybe it's off topic, but i'm using this phone for about two and a half years, most stable and fluid version with this slimkat 4.4.4 build 9.0 official 8296 version and with 3.0.101 wild kernel v013, some tweaks using Tame by Emmanuel Utomi and customizations for processor policies, I/0 control etc...

about minfree settings, i'm using kernel tweaker with very light preset: 512, 1024, 1280, 2048, 3072, 4096 running very smooth and clean, with no lags... exceptional work, somethin'like sultan's works on his custom ROM+kernel for this device...

it's great for us for being able to try this cm12 and i'm hoping for stable version of lollipop for this device, thank u sultan for u'r work one more time :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cristi99:
help

it shuts down and cant turn on. when i plug it on pc it asks for qhsusb_driver. help me please
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jrc2:
If you can't get it into download mode or recovery, it unfortunately sounds like it is bricked. :(

Is there any message on the screen or vibrations?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cristi99:
i dont see anything on screen and no vibrations

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and how i install qhsusb_dload driver? i have it but i dont know where to put that files
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Krebs830:
Check this thread. We've had some success in de-bricking this phone in Linux, using Brixfix by darkspr1te. I've restored my phone twice by this method, and submitted it at post #172.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2646310
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ayr0:
In regards to my last post, I think some of my issues were related to an app that ran in the background as a service. I've disabled it and my phone runs _much_ smoother, though there are still occasional quirks.

[MENTION=4800121]Sultanxda[/MENTION], I'd love to see the new "partitioning" in the next ROM. I've been using Link2SD because I always use up my 2GB. Being able to use 11GB would be a dream :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] davevidduong:
Does this rom have the Snapchat muting calls bug?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] _Yago:
Hi. This ROM is great. I love your work [MENTION=4800121]Sultanxda[/MENTION].

The only issue I have is the CHASE bank app not working. Also, I'm guessing there is no wifi-calling right?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ivann23:
you always do excellent things for our phone and if you think its a good idea then go ahead we trust in you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sultanxda:
New build uploaded with the virtual repartitioning! Enjoy 11GB of internal storage space for apps, and 2GB of system space to install any Google Apps package that you want. Read the changelog and 3rd post for details and instructions on how to install the new update.

Let me know how the repartitioning process goes for you. I put it through 5 private testers and the overall sentiment was positive.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] arusiasotto:
So, as I understand this, if we want to use some other rom after this, it's going to be a major PITA? Is the only way to undo this via nandroid backup, or could we ODIN back to stock at the worst and work back up from there?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sultanxda:
Read the description. Your device is actually not modified at all, so ODIN back to stock would do literally nothing but waste your time (hence the "virtual" repartition; this is not real repartitioning). To undo this process (aka use some other ROM), you have to:

Make a nandroid of /data

Back up your internal SD card to your computer

Install the official TWRP recovery

Reboot back into the official TWRP recovery

Wipe your internal SD card

Copy back the data to your internal SD card

Restore your /data nandroid
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Charwinger21:
Would you recommend switching to F2FS while we're at it, or do you think it would be too much extra work?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sultanxda:
My kernel doesn't support F2FS and neither do I. F2FS is still considered a work-in-progress.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Charwinger21:
Well, it's always going to be considered a work in progress (kinda the nature of Open Source), but that's fair. Just wanted to get your opinion before I tried anything.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Krebs830:
After installing the partition conversion, TWRP now thinks it's a Skyrocket and throws an error when I try to install the ROM.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sultanxda:
EXT4 had its first officially stable release 7 years ago, while F2FS has not had any officially stable releases yet. Messing with filesystems is all fun and games until something goes wrong, or so I learned while doing dangerous filesystem experiments with my test device for the virtual repartitioning (I managed to corrupt my internal SD card partition probably 20 times).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rkwarner2:
Getting the same thing here..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sultanxda:
Sleepy dev is sleepy, here is a fixed recovery: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934534553
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Charwinger21:
Awesome :)

Do we flash both, or just this one?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bombo72:
I stay

I thank you friends effort but now my computer is working very well have had no problems of space and this new update is enfonca more space rather stay by the time my current rom so I hope to see something new for my old system of partition, thanks anyway.:D:o:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sultanxda:
You're not supposed to flash the partition conversion package twice (more specifically, it cannot be flashed from my special recovery), which is why I uploaded the recovery in its own package. If you've already flashed the conversion package and rebooted to the new recovery then just flash the recovery now.

I've also updated the link to the conversion package in the 3rd post to include the correct recovery. This issue only affected the 12 people who downloaded the buggy conversion package before I updated it. Back to sleep...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Charwinger21:
I flashed TWRP, but not the conversion package (albeit I am one of the downloads).

Do I just flash the new TWRP?

Do I flash the new TWRP and the original conversion package?

Do I flash the new TWRP and a new conversion package?

etc.

edit: It's telling me "invalid partition selection when I attempt the wipe in step 5.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Apeaksenuh:
Wheeew

this saved me thanks [MENTION=4800121]Sultanxda[/MENTION] thought i was done for. Thought my phone was bricked :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sultanxda:
Please follow the instructions next time... You flashed my recovery first. Flash the official TWRP recovery if you haven't flashed the conversion package, and start all over from the beginning.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] outlawz0084:
no root access

i did everything as described in your instructions and everything went through great and everything is working great as well. the only problem im having is that i dont have root access now for some reason. i tried uninstalling system bloatware and says i cant because my phone isnt rooted. i find this weird because how did i do all of this in the first place? any help or advice would be appreciated. thanks in advance
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RogueCoyote:
Thanks for the update [MENTION=4800121]Sultanxda[/MENTION]

Trying to update to the new build and got stuck on step 8. I flashed the partition conversion package and rebooted back in to recovery but now I don't have the mount USB option so I can't copy the ROM and GAPs package to flash it. Did I miss something?

Also, after selecting reboot to recovery and getting "No OS installed" it asked to install SU for root so i clicked yes...

Do we need to have an external SD card to finish the process?