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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] yaseenarafath:
instead of candy5, you can flash candy6 its pretty stable by same developer [MENTION=4435460]NoSpamDan[/MENTION]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] evil_cherokee:
I know, I tried flashing Candy6, but as I mentioned before, I had a really bad time while trying to do the repartition to the internal memory, never got it to work, always failed with an "Invalid Partition Selection" error, and that's why I decided to try Candy5.

Maybe I'll do stock with Odin, and then try again to Candy6, but for now, I'll stay 5.

Thanks for your reply.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
You likely had MTP mode turned on/mounted...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] evil_cherokee:
Hi, thank you for taking time to reply on this thread, if I could make a video I would and show you I do not have MTP enabled (Mount menu shows Enable MTP) and I have unchecked all boxes from the Mount Menu, re-checked them, reboot recovery, tried all over again, but whenever I select internal storage and try to Repair or Change File System, it shows the "Invalid partition selection" error, no matter what I do.

Or am I doing something wrong here?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
If you are formatting internal for the first time, you want to do the Format Data or whatever... the one where it asks you to type "yes" to confirm. This will wipe the entire /data partition. Internal SD becomes /data/media/0 or whatever. Normal /data wipes (clean flash) will not touch the /data/media/0 part unless you do this.

If you want to try this on CandySiX, please post in the CandySiX Hercules thread with any further questions or comments. Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ultratt:
Anyone know if the TK PIco GApps listed here includes google play? I installed this rom with that gapps but there is no google play store.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ultratt:
Apparently, the default data partition (2GB) is not big enough. repartition to 8GB works.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Frank_C:
I installed this ROM and the pico GApps package, with the intent of using some of the lollipop user features to restrict access to some system features and apps for one of my younger children. Unfortunately, when I try to create a new user, the phone reboots. After the phone restarts, I see that a new user account has been created, but it's a full access user account and not a restricted account. Any ideas why this is happening?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] annaaya quratulain:
ha so far a bad experience.i did every thing as described here and get candy and g apps but an error continuously pops up of email stops:crying: and to top it all it hang like horribly:rolleyes:.any ideas
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
Use my a CandySiX celox unified build, it's much better. But you need the special recovery that is for repartitioning, and follow all wiping and formatting instructions carefully.

Candy5 is way outdated, and DISCONTINUED.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] donjuanelguapo:
Gapps--Please Help!

I've had a terrible time trying to get Gapps to work on any ROM. I've tried multiple Gapps. I was so glad once I ran your OS ROM and it seemed so stable. I was even happier when I saw the option for CandyOTA and there it was, Gapps. So, I've downloaded it several times, I've rebooted several times and I still don't see any Google Play, etc.. What do I do? I can't get Gapps to work at all on ANY ROM!! Ughhh....this is SO frustrating. I really just want to use google play and download a few apps. That's it but I can't seem to get it to work at all. Suggestions?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] thanhtai123:
can I use CWM for this
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] arusiasotto:
Many Lolipop roms have issues with Data, SultanX had to hammer at it quite while. Could be related.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
I don't have this device, but there was a period early on in LP where data wasn't working (but Wi-Fi was) for both the Skyrocket and Hercules. It was fixed in the kernel, which is used for both devices, on both SlimLP and Candy5..

On my SlimLP builds, both devices have working Wi-Fi and mobile data. The Skyrocket Candy5 build seems OK, so it's likely to be fine also on the Herc.

That said, who is using this ROM and can confirm? One report is not enough data and often is related to user error. I'm not saying the problem doesn't exist; it needs confirmation. And I need logs to be able to fix it. :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tekkieg:
Candy5 is up and running!

erased everything and started over...

installed rom and let it boot up and get settled....

then went back and installed nano gapps....let things settle....

wifi connected ok....data took a while though.....but connected finally....

it seems to halt some on installing apps....see what happens with that....

i keep minimal apps on phone....just necessary ones.....

thanks...will wait for more reviews and infos to follow......definitely a great rom so far today tho!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
Make sure your APN settings are correct... ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tekkieg:
APN setting question

How do I know what they are sposed to be?

I just have the default ones in the data which the Rom set..... it is set to fast.t-mobile.com

is there something else I need to look at?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
I'm not that familiar with T-Mobile. Whatever APN your data plan calls for is what you need (Smart Talk, etc.). The default may be fine, idk.

Maybe someone with the device can better help you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] eliimart:
I want to download this rom

But i'm not sure, 'cause there is not screenshots, and I don't wanna have any fail or brick. I wanna be sure, so please, put screencaptures of the rom. Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
Candy 5 has the CM Theme Engine, so you can theme it how you want, dude. I'm not seeing the connection between appearance and bricking here, but whatever...

I've posted some screen shots in Post #3.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Pollo Jack:
Was afraid I bricked my phone. The recovery for this phone is slightly different than my previous S2 wish it came up in results instead of these half assed youtube videos. Hold all three buttons, power and the two volume buttons, then release the power button when you feel vibration. It will show a new logo and then you can release the other two.

Phone looks nice but is a little sluggish. I may need to disable the privacy guard for some of my apps to speed it up. I also managed to lock it up by downloading all my podcasts at once. It reset on its own.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pharoah1974:
I would try this but I already tried this ROM for the Skyrocket GS2 which is almost an identical phone. After tricking my phone into believing it was a Skyrocket I was able to flash the Skyrocket Candy 5 ROM. I was NOT impressed with it. I went back to the latest Kitkat PA Rom.

I will keep an eye on this thread as updates to this Rom roll out and maybe I'll try it later as more bugs get straightened out.

Thank you NoSpamDan and everyone else involved in making this Rom for such a legacy device.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Lumamaster:
This rom is nomming on my power like crazy! Seriously, the power goes down about 1% per minute while the screen is on.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
I'm sharing here as a courtesy (with permission from the Candy team).

While you are certainly entitled to your opinion, I have to ask what specifically you weren't impressed with? Such constructive feedback is what helps improve the ROM, don't ya know... :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] R77:
Does it have volume keys wake up device?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] arusiasotto:
I too have to state that while all development is welcome, this rom needs some work. Battery life was such that I could not keep a charge for a day. Stability was also quite bad. Going from a clean install, where I wiped everything but my microSD, using PA Gapps, After about an hour of use, the device would begin to stutter and hang so badly I would be forced to restart. In one instance, it just decided to boot loop three times. afterwards, I could no longer get mobile data. Of the existing LP roms, I have tried this one, Validus, and SultanXs CM12. Of the three, Sultan's was the most stable, but the virtual partitioning is a hindrance to my flashoholism. I had to roll back to CM11 until after this weekend.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
That lag is also affecting the Skyrocket, although it seems to be hit or miss whether or not it will happen. I notice it most upon walking the device, when it does happen.

I applied a low memory patch to my Skyrocket and Hercules SlimLP builds that seemed to help, but not eliminate all of the lag. There might be other patches worth trying too. We're bringing up LP5.1 in our new Slim Gerrit; I'll see if I can improve the situation in the future.

Thanks for the feedback. Logs may help too. [emoji6]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] arusiasotto:
I'll look forward to the Slim5.1, I just can't stop flashing. Literally sold my iphone 5s just to use this device again. I'll try to grab logs next week. Running a con this weekend, so need stability.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Aahz Pervect:
I've found Candy to be quite stable and battery friendly BUT I have repartitioned and I also find that the settle-down period post-ROM/pre-GApps is important with all of the 5.x ROMs so far. (also, I've moved to Slim Mini GApps over PA)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pharoah1974:
For me it is like what a couple of the other people said. It was lagging very hard and eating up my battery. It would do a soft reboot all on its own.

Also I don't like the way the Settings and Status Bar Pulldown look anymore.. I know that is a Lollipop design that will be seen across the board but I don't have to like it.

Again, I thank you for your efforts. The rom looks nice for the most part. I just cannot find anything as good as PA Kitkat roms for me right now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chjcken12:
Hello guy

i 've just flashed Candy5 on my phone

and now my titanium backup app doesn't work anymore, it said that "Root access failed"

but other apps need root permission still work fine

Can you guide me to make this app work again?

thank you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] junio07:
just go to 'Developer Options' then look for "Root Access" then select "Apps Only" and that's it.

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just go to Setting -> Developer Options -> Root Access -> Apps Only.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chjcken12:
thank pal

but i tried your solution before i asked this.

when i open titanium, a prompt box showed and ask me for root permission, i click yes and then it said "root access: fail"

do you have any other solution?

sry, i am new member so i can't post scrrenshot
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] junio07:
try installing the SuperSu
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] aadi90:
Hey brother i know how to resolve it. you must have an older version of titanium backup, all you have to do is update it via play store and root permissions will be granted.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chjcken12:
i found your answers on google a few minutes ago, but before i do like you said @ junio07 told me to install superSU, and now my phone is unrooted =.=

i opened superSU app and it said that

other apps need root permission such as Root explorer is not worked too

so how do i have to do to re-root my phone?

guide me plz :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gimmeitorilltell:
Install the rom again & do NOT flash supersu or super user. Enable the settings for "root" and then install your apps. It sounds to me like your titanium backup was not given root perms when it was first opened. After you enabled root, all you had to do was reset that privilege for TiBu and it should have worked. Watch for the popup when you open TiBu so you can give that app root perms when it's first opened up.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chjcken12:
thanks bro,

i did like you said and my phone is back :D

lollipop is so amazing, but anyone know how to reduce the opacity of the app drawer page?

i prefer the app drawer to be crystal :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] OldeCrow:
woo hoo! runs nice pretty snappy for lolli on an s2 this will make a great daily driver!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
Wait till I get 5.1 finished. ;)

I'm still testing my Skyrocket build. When that's ready, the Herc will be soon after...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
New 5.1 build is UP!

See post #2 for details.

You need a newer 5.1-compatible recovery (TWRP 2.8.6.0 is), and 5.1 GApps.

The button key mappings may not work as expected. Of course the 1080p video recording bug is still there.

Any other issues please clean flash only the ROM and provide a logcat or last_kmsg on Pastebin and link it here.

ENJOY!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] YeshuaGnR:
Downloading, Thanks! :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] aloknand:
Installing. Thanks for the update. :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] syrho:
installation

can i install the rom if previously re-partitioned? :confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wvuravens-fan:
Did you repartition for sultans ROM or modding the pit file?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] syrho:
installation

I did it for sultans ROM and really don't want a brick :S
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
I haven't tried Sultan's ROM since before he did the repartitioning. I believe you need his recovery to install his ROM. So I would check his thread and ask him if you're not sure.

Make a nandroid backup, flash the newer TWRP, format the partitions, and try it out... I don't have the Herc, but besides myself, I'm sure there are others here who would be interested in your findings.

Worst case I think is you end up flashing an official stock ROM with Odin. Do you have a copy and also Odin?

I would like to try the repartitioning at some point, but my concern atm is losing support for official TWRP releases. I haven't researched it enough yet.

I do know that in TWRP 2.8.6.0 there are fixes specific to Lollipop 5.1.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wvuravens-fan:
Yeah sultan has instructions to roll back his virtual partition. I did it a while ago, but I believe I ended up using oden and going back to stock to clean it up.

The pit partition works, I am using it now.

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Running great, nice work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] syrho:
Thanks for the info, I will try with a clean installation and pit file for partition :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] aloknand:
Is everything fine with 5.1 update? My network is not getting detected.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
Do you have a mobile signal icon showing up in the status bar? Go to Settings > About phone > Status and verify your SIM status, IMEI Information, etc.

Is your APN set correctly under Settings > Mobile networks > Access Point Names? Sometimes that gets set to a non-applicable one, or even disappears, although I haven't see that happen since the late JellyBean/early KitKat days.

What data plan are you on?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] aloknand:
I have the mobile signal icon. But it says emergency calls only. I'm on prepaid. On searching the mobile networks and selecting the operator it says successfully registered but no network. I followed all the installation instructions and I'm on TWRP 2.8.6.0.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] aloknand:
HI. As you mentioned I went to Settings > About phone > Status to verify your SIM status and IMEI Information. It was strange that in SIM Status it displayed as Not Available for everything. However IMEI number was there.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] aadi90:
Im having issue with mobile network as well, i get no signals at all. Please help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LimeliME:
Can someone tell me what kind of bugs or issues that are in this Rom?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] YeshuaGnR:
Same problem here, the ROM works good, but no signal... I tried reinstalling a Radio but it stills with no signal :confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
Put a logcat on Pastebin and link it here if you want me (or others) to troubleshoot this.

Does it fail with just the ROM and no gapps?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wvuravens-fan:
To get the network working I hade to manual add an APN. I used these instructions. http://highonandroid.com/android-howtos/how-to-fix-3g4g-lte-data-by-manually-setting-apn/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
That's what I was thinking too. A user in the Skyrocket thread said a reboot fixed his.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mickeymichael:
now downloding will let you know, thx

:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hamzahazam123:
Google play is not there or google play services.

I got a gapps from the slimgapps website, i installed the rom and the gapps but play store was not there, nor was there google play services. i tried installing an apk of play store, it installed but did not work. Also the browser was really buggy, like all the text would overlap, is that because of no play services? Help. Also keyboard doesnt work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] YeshuaGnR:
Install PA Gapps, be sure to install 5.1.X Gaps ;)

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I tried reinstalling the ROM and now I got signal, data is working fine too, I will use it as my dailly ROM, Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mickeymichael:
no radio at just rom install no internet, then installed full gapps, ?

rebooting at the moment....... 82/87and....

optimizing nowww lol, 20 min....

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no access or internet, or phone ...

radio has problem , it reboots by itself , 4 times now,
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hamzahazam123:
Ok thanks

does your browser glitch out too? like overlap text when scrolling? also why does mine safe mode on the bottome left?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] aloknand:
OK. I'll do it once free. For now back on Candy5 5.0.2.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] YeshuaGnR:
Yes, it also closes like every 5 min, Im actually using Opera Mini and it works perfectly :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
Check your APN settings in Settings > Mobile networks > Access Provider Names. Who is your data provider? If it's T-Mobile, you need to confirm that your APN settings match what is required by them.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] aeriolewinters:
There's a real problem, I am just using an open line T989 here in the Philippines, using the Smart network and it doesn't use APN for the signal
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
OK, I managed to get a SIM in my Skyrocket and I have no baseband either. I can go in the APN list (none show up) and select Menu > Reset to default and they show up, but they do not stick. A reboot isn't bringing them back either.

Seems like a true RIL problem...

Reflashing the radio does not help. We'll have to be patient until it's sorted out (if the Skyrocket and Hercules can be fixed).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] aeriolewinters:
So basically any 5.1 build will have a busted signal?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wvuravens-fan:
Add one apn manually, and the rest will show up.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hamzahazam123:
Hmmmm..

It seems that a lot of my apps seem to just close on their own..... its a shame this is actuaally decent ROM. DEVELOPER PLEASE FIX BROWSER ISSUE!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] josepr2012:
Aroma Gaaps

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=58373397
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
Did they remain when you left the config page and came back? Which ROM version, 5.0 or 5.1?

Did you get mobile data working this way?

Do not shout in my thread, especially at me... Using ALL CAPITALS is shouting.

There are plenty of browsers out there besides stock. Chrome, Opera, Dolphin... be resourceful. One user already said that Opera was working better. What exactly is your browser issue, because you didn't exactly say?

Where's your logcat showing the apps closing? Read the thread - I've already asked for this information, and it is typically how you contribute to a development thread. What version of the ROM are you using?

Version 2.X.X is an ALPHA ROM, complete with the latest and greatest bugs. Issues are to be expected. If you need total stability, then you should look elsewhere.

Things are being worked on, but I have a life too... I am happy to provide this ROM as a courtesy to the community, and spend what time I can on development. If I keep getting complaints with no logs, I might just ask to have the thread closed.

It is a common problem, across many devices right now.

Anyone who can link to CM's Gerrit or Github commits which fix this RIL problem, please do so!

Issues?

Post a logcat on Pastebin, link to it here, and provide as many details as possible, such as ROM version, GApps used, radio/modem, cell provider, or anything relevant to the problem or how to duplicate the issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wvuravens-fan:
Yes works perfectly for me. 5.1.0
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
What radio, data plan, etc?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
Strange. I had shut off my Skyrocket for a few hours. I just got it out, put my SIM card in, and booted up to working mobile data. All APNs showing in the list as usual!

I did have WiFi on and it had connected when I noticed the mobile signal. Turned off WiFi, and the data is still working, even after toggling airplane mode. Clear as mud, right?

I'm going to reboot shortly with WiFi off to test.

Those having data issues, your help testing is appreciated. Can you try the following steps, in order, and report what worked or not? Maybe we can sort this out. :good:

First, turn off your WiFi, and leave it of until step 4.

Turn the phone off for 2 minutes, then power back on. Check APNs and mobile data.

Turn the phone off and remove the battery for 2 minutes. Replace the battery and power back on. Check APNs and mobile data.

Turn the phone off and remove the SIM card for 2 minutes, then re-insert it and power back on. Check APNs and mobile data.

Connect to WiFi and see if mobile data starts working.

Try step 1 with WiFi connected at power off. Check APNs and mobile data.

Try step 2 with WiFi connected at power off. Check APNs and mobile data.

Try step 3 with WiFi connected at power off. Check APNs and mobile data.

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] aadi90:
Everything is perfect now except random reboots, overall rom is smooth and stable for an alpha build.

I have noticed for those who are facing no signal issue that you have to wait 5 minutes and then you will get signals. Sometimes it lags when you unlock the device from deep sleep state.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wvuravens-fan:
T-Mobile stock jellybean radio. Standard post pay plan. I am running validus now, but it had the same connection issues. Only reason for the change was the uber kernel, helped with the lag.

I think the data issues must be upstream.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
On the 5.1 build? For me, wake up on 5.1 was night and day faster than 5.0 on the Skyrocket.

I think you are correct with the upstream issues. I have a RIL commit I'm going to try to see if it helps in the next builds... and maybe a memory management commit too. Have some homework to do on it beforehand...