Samsung Galaxy SII I9100 SGS2 Modding Thread

http://www.freeyourandroid.com/inthenews/ics-source-released

Can't look past Cyanogen Mod really for performance, battery and feel. It's a class above the rest.

doodio wrote: »

Why am I roaming on 2g???

Whenever I switch to 2g, it shows as vodaphone network instead of 3 ire.

Never had this problem on the nexus s. tried my sim in other phones and roams 2g fine and gets edge data.

Can't get it on sg2. Tried stock 3 roms, currently on ICS MIUI.

I've tried various modem files too. Can someone help?

sorry can't help on the roaming but interested to hear how ICS MIUI is working out (other than this issue obivously!)

would you recommend it? didn't realise ICS was available on our S2

nedd wrote: »

i think the miui ics is just a themed rom, not an ics rom

It's a solid build. I think it uses ICS framework with MIUI overlay. It's not just a theme.

Everything works so far. I miss the launcher but it's very customizable. I've sorted all apps and games into folders and put on a skin that's unique. Using vortex live wallpaper, looks great. I might switch just to get a launcher back. Beware, it's meant to look like an iphone. Of course, I think the iphone gui is just gross, so use themes that move away from that if you're an android fan.

Hi All, This thread is pretty big so hoping someone who has already done it can give me a quick answer.

Can someone point me to a guide on how to Root the S2? Its not my phone (i have a HTC) so I haven't really been keeping up to date with this.

Thanks

doodio wrote: »

Why am I roaming on 2g???

Whenever I switch to 2g, it shows as vodaphone network instead of 3 ire.

Never had this problem on the nexus s. tried my sim in other phones and roams 2g fine and gets edge data.

Can't get it on sg2. Tried stock 3 roms, currently on ICS MIUI.

I've tried various modem files too. Can someone help?

Because you ARE roaming on vodafone. 3 is a 3G network only if you dont have coverage with three you fall back to vodafones gsm network. I had the sam on my xperia play with cyanogenmod

Can't be ars*d to look through all the pages - does anybody know how to unlock the S2?

ellinguistico wrote: »

LukeS_ wrote: »

Can't be ars*d to look through all the pages - does anybody know how to unlock the S2?

There's an app called unlocker i think in the market

Cheers. I'm in a bit of a pickle though, whenever I tilt my GS2 it goes sort of greenish/blueish tint. Is this normal? I bought it on adverts still sealed in the box so I don't think the guy knew it was faulty, but I have no receipt. Do you know if Samsung repair this with warranty from IMEI or will I just have to live with it? I need to know before I root my phone.

LukeS_ wrote: »

Cheers. I'm in a bit of a pickle though, whenever I tilt my GS2 it goes sort of greenish/blueish tint. Is this normal? I bought it on adverts still sealed in the box so I don't think the guy knew it was faulty, but I have no receipt. Do you know if Samsung repair this with warranty from IMEI or will I just have to live with it? I need to know before I root my phone.

No idea to be honest but that colouring doesn't sound good.

Zagato wrote: »

I'd go with KH1, to match the firmware, and it is for the 2.3.4 KH1 firmware, the baseband (radio/modem) doesn't matter.

It shouldn't really matter that much.

Thanks Zagato. I rooted it with the new way that has been knocking about on XDA (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321538) and it worked fine but does not give me CWM capabilities. I just want to put Villainrom on it so even though I am rooted I can just go through the normal procedure of using that insecure kernel and the normal Odin process?

LukeS_ wrote: »

This may seem a little stupid but how do I install CWM? BUKG1 is my baseband. I'm rooted and everything and have ROM Manager but when I try reboot into recovery it goes to the stock recovery instead of clockwork. I don't see what I'm doing wrong?

rom manager sometimes fail to install CWM correctly (or try it multiple times - install CWM is the option - pick SGS2 and try it more then once! if it fails then you have to do it manualy. or by flashing kernel.

are you running costum rom? if you are about to do so i will recommend you easy way. Flash litening rom with odin version 2.0 (old) that iclude root + cwm and tehn enter CWM manualy and you can flash anything you like. easy way.

LukeS_ wrote: »

Cheers. Do you have a link to where I can get the litening ROM? It's a .tar yeah so I can easily flash through ODIN?

yes i posted to you through pM - jsut download odin + litenning 2.0 and follow the pictured instruction on the thread i posted to you. and woalla you have it - then enter CWM manualy and flash whatever you wanna mate. easy as that.

2.0 version is flashable through odin and yes its TAR. make sure you follow the pictures guide and also kill all kies processes in backround. well i hope you are familiar with odin. let me know how you getting on.

For anyone interested you can install the ICS keyboard from here

http://www.techgom.com/2011/11/install-ics-keyboard-on-android-device.html

seems pretty nifty, faster and bigger buttons than what I was on!