yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] paudition:
Worked perfectly! Thank you :) I was a bit skeptical of using FAT instead of vFAT, as well as mixing FAT and EXT4 paritions, but it all works.

So when I'm ready to come back to the Celox ROM, can I just follow the original partitioning instructions on the first page again? Or would you say I have to do anything differently now, as a result of the above steps taken?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
No prob! :)

They are pretty much the same thing.

Yep. That is all you have to do.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] daman261:
I too experiencing this problem. What is the solution to this. I only reboot the phone when I experience this problem.

[MENTION=5589343]Easy_as_Pi_3.14[/MENTION] [MENTION=2107489]bryan2894[/MENTION] Any idea on what is causing all the app crashes on 12/17 build? Is it possible flashing the db wipe would help? Let me know what I can provide as every app crashes on the open and each log looks the same regarding the crash
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bryan2894:
I couldn't see much from the previous log. Try posting a full logcat by just saving the via Catlog. I think the previous log was filtered down.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ar_156:
I feel newer Androids versions make this old cellphone work slower, I notice it since 4.4 to 5.1 then 6.01. How slow is 7.11? is there light version?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] daman261:
In 6.01 and 7.1.1 we have experience a 'faster' phone when F2FS is the storage format for 'System' and 'Cache' partitions. NOTE : This is when Skyrocket memory is Virtually Partitioned, see OP for explanation on how to do so. (I have not seen nor experienced what formatting the aforementioned partitions to F2FS in a non-virtually partitioned Skyrocket [ie 5.0 before [MENTION=4800121]Sultanxda[/MENTION] started implementing it] would be like.)

[MENTION=2107489]bryan2894[/MENTION] working on reproducing the crash, restarts seem to restart/reset phone (never would have guessed) but I think issue is related to Bluetooth. [MENTION=5972238]Oluseun[/MENTION] have you used BT at all with this phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
What do you expect?

This phone is a flagship from late 2011. Five and a half years old. A good way to show how a smartphone will perform is that smartphones age twice as fast as desktops and laptops.

So putting Android 7.1.1 on a Skyrocket/Hercules is the equivalent of putting Windows 10 on a 2005 flagship computer. Will it run? Yes. Will it be blazing fast? No.

I have a 2005 flagship Dell XPS gaming laptop (with the best damn 17" screen you have ever seen). It can run Lubuntu (the fastest modern OS out there) but it freezes if you try to do too much. I gave up on it and mainly use my MacBook or my desktop. But in its day, it was the fastest XP laptop out there, just like the Skyrocket/Hercules were the fastest Gingerbread phone.

Though 7.1.1 is slightly faster than 6.0.

And about F2FS, you want data and cache, not system and cache.

F2FS is a trade. It slightly increases performance and is safer than EXT4 (a battery pull or a random reboot is less likely to mess up your phone), but the downside is that it takes a LOT longer to boot.

Formatting /system as F2FS is redundant, because F2FS only affects write speed, and the system partition is not only read-only, but is reformatted to EXT4 each time you update.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ar_156:
So if I need a fast Hercules I should install Android 2.3 (Gingerbread); if I want updated features Hercules I should install the latest available, right?

What about the newer apps? they state they are for Androids 4.0 and upper, won´t they run in Gingerbread at all?

I want to give this still-alive cellphone to my daughter, she only need a fast response ROM to switch between Skype, Whatsapp, Face book, photos and texting. Which ROM could be a good one?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sythlord66:
Every time I try to use my phone to make or pick up calls my phone reboots, any fix for this? I would try to get a logcat but would that work since it reboots?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Bcoates84:
I have a skyrocket s2 I would not know what would be best. They are similar but not the same I think Bryan the developer has a Hercules phone best to ask some one with that phone. I am on 6.0 at the moment seems to be fast there is a few builds/roms available for these phones and if you are looking for a fast stable no issue rom don't install these tester builds unless you are helping the developers test and debug these, because they are unofficial builds not stable builds meaning possible bugs and software reboots ect. I would suggest you try ASOP or 6.0. try them and if they don't work for you then try a different one. Try a Hercules build prob be wise. Best luck to you. I know it sounds like common scence on what I said to you but sometimes we just don't know. Now you know. Cheers.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
Nonononono!

Gingerbread is literally the worst thing to do:

Newer versions of Android are more complex, and do run a bit slower as-is. But many, many, many performance improvements have also been added to minimize this burden as much as possible. But unless you want to be running old versions of apps intentionally, you are going to have newer apps, which are more complex, to strain the now primitive Android core.

Your compatible web browser is the laughably slow built in browser that is about as modern as Internet Explorer 8.

You will find yourself frantically searching APKMirror more often than the Play Store. Because only a handful of developers keep older versions of apps or maintain compatibility.

You are forced to go back to the dreaded 2GB for apps. Which is getting even smaller because apps are getting more complex. *shudder*

You get no security updates. StageFright, WebView, Trojan SMS, and hundreds, if not thousands more; you are literally telling the world, "Hack my phone, please!"

Do you really want to go back to the Menu button? Bright yellow-orange or green on black? No swipe away notifications or recent apps? No emoji? Apps on the SD card that limit performance and functionality?

If you want "fast Hercules", get yourself a time machine and travel back to 2011. Before the security vulnerabilities were found. Before the apps were so bloated. Before your OS was so old that developers gave up on it.

Be realistic. Flash (or stay on) 7.1.1. It is the best option. You are incredibly lucky to have access to the latest version.

Or maybe 6.0.1 if you really want to.

At five and a half years old, any Android version is going to be slow. So you are best with the latest version…

…or getting a new phone…
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
Overnight drain...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
Additional screenshot about battery
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ar_156:
Help! just installed this ROM from CandySix (another virtual partitioned ROM), but now Hercules is booting for ever, I did this:

1. Swipe restore to Factory

2. Install ROM

3. Install Open GApp nano

4. Swipe Devl cache

5. Reboot .... now it does not pass the booting image.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] osvaldo3091:
The best gapp for this roms:

Open_gapps-arm-7.1-aroma-20161129.

Specifically this date does not contain errors of any kind, you can install all the google applications that you want until the phone.

note.

You should not update google chrome or google webwie
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gregrwm:
launched waze at home (with wifi) to set destination, went out to car, waze couldn't see gsm data, neither could vx-connectbot. So (couple hours later) i started logcat to capture the problem, then (few more hours later) found phone off, plugged it in, still had 65% battery, fired it up, gsm data fine. Looking at the logcat, i'm guessing i invoked waze around 18:00, before the top of the log unfortunately, but it looks like the log could be useful to deduce why android crashed. attached.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] osvaldo3091:
ok

The most stable for me was the 20161111
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
Nano, bro.

Nano 11/29.

Or, I have created a config file for Gapps that automatically only installs the useful Gapps and leaves out all the other junk.

But you are still better off running to the Play Store. This is just a set-it-and-forget-it thing.

Put [URL="http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/586fcbd0e2722/gapps-config.txt]this file[/URL] in the following place on your phone:

/sdcard/Open-GApps/gapps-config.txt

It is case sensitive.

Now, flash Full. It is much larger than Nano, but still smaller than Aroma or Stock. You won't be installing nearly the entire thing, only what you need to survive and not have to worry about installing anything unless you want to.

This is basically the stuff I find myself running to the Play Store for.

What it does:

Installs everything from Nano, plus:

Gmail â€” You can also add corporate email accounts.

Google Now Launcher â€” When you start up the phone, it will ask you if you want to use Google Now Launcher or the CyanogenMod Trebuchet launcher.

YouTube â€” Because watching videos in the Browser app SUCKS and is laggy as hell.

Drive â€” The main reason we have to use Full. Drive covers opening files. You just open them. No need to download any viewer.

Keep â€” The best note taking app ever. Try it, seriously.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gregrwm:
is your partitioning as originally delivered? if not, restore that.

when i had a similar problem, what finally worked for me was to revert recovery to 2.8.4, reformat internal sdcard as ext4, upgrade recovery again (use 20161201), factory reset, and flash (eg this rom).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Oluseun:
Yes I've use BT very well,multiple times
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kered424:
I did a clean install today from scratch, and video recording is not working. Anyone else having this issue?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
The Great Beaver is most unpleased.

He said that you may redeem yourself by sending a log.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kered424:
Sorry to sound stupid, but how do create a log file? Or where would I find it? I tried googling, but was not able to find any answers...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sleepyg72786:
Basically you should provide a logcat of when the issue took/takes place. Check the Play Store for a logcat app (CatLog, LogcatX, etc). Have that app (the logcat app, pick one) running in the background and recording. Then reproduce the issue (make it happen again). Upload the contents of the file to PasteBin. Paste the PasteBin link in your next post with a summary of the issue, what you did to make it happen, and any other relevant info like apps installed that may conflict, Xposed modules, etc.

For more info search here on XDA something like "logcat how to".

Hope this helps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gregrwm:
when you start logcat (i speak for the commandline version, tho i'd expect the same from the apps) it'll pull log messages from at least an hour or more earlier (tho no earlier than when android most recently booted). So it generally works to capture logs for whatever "just happened".
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Bcoates84:
Neat

I got one of these a long time ago now I will be getting another just letting you know there is options out there close to 4000 mAh.

[IMG="Battery"]http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjUzWDcwMA==/$(KGrHqN,!k8FC3oO3w1gBQ4m7rc2pQ~~60_12.JPG[/IMG]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] M7mD.Sa3eD:
Thanks [MENTION=2107489]bryan2894[/MENTION]

Welcome LineageOS
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bryan2894:
LineageOS - 01-11-17

New update is up. The following build is a (preview) build of LineageOS. The transition from CyanogenMod to LineageOS is still in progress so a few things may be missing (ex. boot animation).

When the transitioning is complete, you may need to perform additional steps in order to flash Lineage over this build or any CyanogenMod build.

You can find LineageOS builds in the link below.

ROM: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=143785

Changelog: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bryan2894/CMUpdater-API/cm-14.1/celox/changelog.txt
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] osvaldo3091:
Bryan siempre me sorprende que rápido es este tipo en actualizaciones Dios mio

Bryan always amazes me how fast this guy is in updates Oh my God
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] osvaldo3091:
How does that battery work? All good

Como funciona esa bater
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Bcoates84:
4000mAh (Extended) - 1500mA ( OEM )= 2500mAh extra life.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Bcoates84:
Correction the largest is 5000 to 5500 excuse me for a moment while I order one. LoL. [emoji2]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
Is this stable?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] URD3:
I leave this link if someone is interested in the lineage bootanimation I tried it works

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/themes-apps/lineage-os-bootanimation-t3534331
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] osvaldo3091:
Yes is stable

Yes is stable
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
It is normal to have an oversized Android logo for the boot animation, right? Is that what bryan2894 meant by boot animation missing??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Seguraf13:
I tried out the latest lineage build and all works well except when i try to add a google account. As soon the usual screen to input account info comes up, instead of the text fields and such, I am greeted by a completely white screen and tapping around doesn't elicit a response. I can go back home and can repeat this issue.

logs (2 min): http://pastebin.com/LTa3ru9x
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] M7mD.Sa3eD:
This happens with Chrome and Google WebView version 56

Try to install previous version 55.

Or use stock browser(Gello) and AOSP webView by not flash Chrome and Google WebView
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Seguraf13:
Thanks, I got it working once I got rid of system view from my gapps setup.

The current build looks good in stabilty in my testing thus far and looking forward to what linage has to bring in the future.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kered424:
http://pastebin.com/14ptmLt6

It's pretty much a fresh install and there are barely any apps on there. Not xposed, no busybox, no magisk. Only app that I can think of that can interfere with the video camera is dailyroads, a dash cam app, but unlikely.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nero50:
before nougat was stable i tried the experimental build on my skyrocket but flashed back to cm 13 from backup. when you got nougat stable i flashed it again. everything work but google maps. i noticed error opening: data/data/com.google_android.apps.maps/files/users/search/101423194727950677842/places/data I/O error. me being a noob i need the experts for this, what happened and can it be fixed? big thanks for keeping this phone alive.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
Try clearing data for Google Maps.

Sometimes, things get corrupted
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nero50:
tried clearing data, maps still crashing. i get that message in twrp recovery when i try to backup nougat. can i delete that file or do i need clear out system clean and start over?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] osvaldo3091:
Who has had trouble with the wifi?

In my case is disconnected alone and I have to wait u minutes to be able to reconnect it because I get tired and it does not connect or I have to restart the mobile
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Ludacrisvp:
I've had no issues with wifi on 2.4 or 5ghz ... my Hercules has no SIM card installed as it is the wife's old phone from when she upgraded to an iPhone a few years back. It has had no issues that I've seen unless you are in Dev options and you set web view to run in multiple processes it kills your ability to add a google account.

The other oddity is when you are adding accounts the list is not populated correctly. Google is way down in the list and there are like 12 account types that make no sense.

I couldn't believe it when I saw that 6.0 was available a while back and then when I saw 7.1.1 too I was shocked that someone did it.

Honestly it seems to run better on 7.1.1 vs 6.0.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] huangshihao:
Recocery Problem

It's me Oluseun. I'm using somebody account because I'm using another phone to type. I'm having serious problem with my phone.All applications crashed yesterday and I reboot it. After rebooting it writes escription unsuccessful and that I should reset the phone. I did that it said in the recovery "could not mount /data & unable to find crypto footer" "failed to mount /data (I/O error)" "unable to recreate /data/media folder".My recovery cannot detect /data partition.It's writing 0mb I borrow this to download the official recovery TWRP 3.0 .After flashing that recovery I reboot only for the phone to keep rebooting on and off to recovery. If I put charger the phone will go on and off to recovery. If I on the phone it will go on and off to recovery. The phone doesn't stay permanently on recovery.What can I do to restore my phone to normal?

---------- Post added at 05:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:12 PM ----------

I forget to include my phone is on the latest OS 7.1.1 . I flashedthe latest OS on Sunday
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] M7mD.Sa3eD:
Lineage bootanimation

Preview : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B86aZgYAkIBlUlQ3ZTJ2a1NCSXM

Flashable file : http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/587e9684c6ceb/Lineage BootAni.zip
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
Well, I have to be politically correct! The female member of XDA will be offended!

[font="Fira Sans,Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"]Sent fr​om my SGH-I727 using AWESOME COLORS!!![/font]

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Edit: [MENTION=2107489]bryan2894[/MENTION] here is a logcat, 20 seconds about, of the radio buffer. It puts up a red flag on its repetitiveness. Attached.

sec-ril battery drain seems to be a common complaint, especially from the S3 LTE dept. Which is pretty much this device's younger sibling.

I wonder, are we using proprietary RIL blobs or the open source ones? Maybe we should make a build with the other one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
Yup. Look in top right corner. What's on top? Sec-ril.exec.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
No. That's nothing.

This.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
...OK...good luck
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
LOL. I will def. need it.

I take the city bus to college. Basically, I take my laptop out of my backpack, open the lid, plug the phone in, close it, put it in my backpack, then feed the cord out through the top. Win.

Screw you and your stupid 60% charge pocket power packs (although these Pokémon Go-themed ones are pretty cool). My Mid-2009 MacBook can charge

2

Skyrockets. Ironically, it has terrible battery life when you are actually using the thing. I had to get a WiFi adapter (with the worst slapped-together drivers on Earth) because the built in WiFi eats the battery like crazy.

However, as you probably know already, my battery is roasted. Since it is my new DD, I am going to order a new OEM battery and a power skin.

I need the case because the screen is cracked (not smashed like my S3, though. RIP)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
Beautiful. Just beautiful.

That is it just sitting there. No background apps.

I'm underclocking to 810MHz. It doesn't matter, because either way, CPU usage is always above 80%.

Actually, I'm restoring to javelinanddart's CM13 build. Screen on + charging is impossible, it still drains. Though, I will still be testing the next build when it comes out, and, of course, I am still here. :)

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Also, I noticed that when touch vibration is on, occasionally, especially when underclocked, it will occasionally go full vibration, like when you turn it on. Weird.

On the home screen, just spam the back button with vibration on and you will eventually see.

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[MENTION=2107489]bryan2894[/MENTION] Not related to CM14, but anyone else get, in TWRP, where the virtual buttons stop working and you have to use hardware softkeys? A minor annoyance. 3.0.2-0, Skyrocket.

[font="Fira Sans,Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"]Sent fr​om my SGH-I727 using AWESOME COLORS!!![/font]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
By the way, here is javelinanddart's CM13 for comparison.

That spike near the end was me turning off WiFi.

And here is Android's CPU usage thing. (Yes, I like to emulate Pokémon).

Tapatalk won't let me post the full size, and the compressed one was unreadable. So look here.

http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/57f7b03cba528/Screenshot_20161007-102218.png?

[font="Fira Sans,Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"]Sent fr​om my SGH-I727 using AWESOME COLORS!!![/font]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
Celox App Alternatives​

I would like to introduce a made-by-me list of bloated app alternatives for the Celox in Google Docs.

I linked it in my sig under Useful Links, or you could click on the title above.

Comments about your favorite app replacements are welcome. Google Docs comments, just click on and reply to the comments on the side for suggestions. Or, you can PM me.

However, please don't just type in the Doc, it makes things messy.

Please be respectful, I didn't go through the effort of making this to get spammed.

And I styled it (manually) like XDA…because I wanted to. :p
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
Nice styling

Nice job.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
For those of you who want to try theming, you can TRY substratum (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=projekt.substratum), which isn't very stable. I'm factory-resetting the phone right now because of substratum(I installed a theme, and tried to disable it after I found problems with it, and now Substratum restarts my phone every time I open it. The theme is still not disabled.) Try at your own risk.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
[font=""Titillium Web","Hind",Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"]

I also want to let everyone know that [MENTION=2107489]bryan2894[/MENTION] is TRYing to find a solution to sec-ril.exec, according to GitHub. Thank God.

I can't wait to get back on CM14! :D

By the way, if you notice a different font, I found out how to use the other font in XDA: FORUMS ANALYSIS NOTIFICATIONS

[PLAIN][font=""Titillium Web","Hind",sans-serif"]put text here, yes, that's double double quotes.[/font][/PLAIN]

[/font]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
I want to use the hard soft navigation bar keys(the ones below the screen) but the backlight is annoying, yet I can't turn it off! In the keys setting, I uncheck illuminate backlights and then hit ok, but the backlights are still on! I go in to the setting again, and the illuminate backlights setting is checked. !?!?!?!?!! Right now I am using the software keys, but I want to see if there is a way to use the hard soft navigation keys so that I can get more screen real estate.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] googlephone:
T-mobile galaxy S2 T989 doesn't have LTE at all. Even the t-mobile galaxy S3 T999 doesn't support LTE (a revised version T999L was released in the end of 2012). T-mobile started selling LTE devices in late 2012.

Why are you guys talking about LTE? Must be about the ATT version, not the t-mobile version.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
The ATT galaxy s2 skyrocket i727 has LTE.