**The Official Samsung Galaxy S II Thread*

RSR · 25 Jul 2011 at 08:49

I am running the new firmware KG3 modem, its greatly improved signal and WiFi stability over KG2.

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Drake5 · 25 Jul 2011 at 09:24

Really not liking this new ROM, just doesn't feel right.

Matteysan · 25 Jul 2011 at 09:46

Tom_D said:
Really not liking this new ROM, just doesn't feel right.

Thats the beauty of Android, go through all the ROMs till you find one you like. Took me a while but settled on Exynos Extreme.

Drake5 · 25 Jul 2011 at 09:50

I'm just trying to find the stock ROM thread now, how would I go about freezing the apps that are not needed in the stock ROM?

Thanks

Matteysan · 25 Jul 2011 at 10:03

Tom_D said:
I'm just trying to find the stock ROM thread now, how would I go about freezing the apps that are not needed in the stock ROM?

Thanks

I use an app called Bloat Freezer, Most other people recommend titanium backup though.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928

That is where I got my stock rom from.

Drake5 · 25 Jul 2011 at 10:08

Mattey1 said:
I use an app called Bloat Freezer, Most other people recommend titanium backup though.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928

That is where I got my stock rom from.

Cheers mate, as I changed the Kernel version from stock to put a custom ROM on, do I need to put the stock Kernel version on first before I flash the firmware?

Cheers

Matteysan · 25 Jul 2011 at 10:22

Yes, But if you want root again follow the steps that Dangerous put.

Drake5 · 25 Jul 2011 at 10:26

What does rooting actually mean - Putting a custom firmware on?

Robbo · 25 Jul 2011 at 10:37

Tom_D said:
What does rooting actually mean - Putting a custom firmware on?

Not really.

It basically means you have SuperUser access to the phone, which means you can do all sorts of fancy things (like putting custom ROMs on in some cases), and installing root-specific apps, such as Titanium Backup, Chainfire 3D, etc.

Drake5 · 25 Jul 2011 at 10:46

Robbo said:
Not really.

It basically means you have SuperUser access to the phone, which means you can do all sorts of fancy things (like putting custom ROMs on in some cases), and installing root-specific apps, such as Titanium Backup, Chainfire 3D, etc.

Understood, thanks.

Just installed the stock Kernel using Odin now I'm just trying to figure out how to install the stock ROM.

I extracted the contents of the stock ROM file at first but their aren't any of the PDA/Modem/Phone files so I thought I might have needed to do it in Clockwork, booted down into clockwork but realised it had changed since putting the stock Kernel on. It now appears to be a blue color with not as many settings.

I tried to install it with Clockwork but when I browse to the directory of the folder I saved the ROM to, no files appear.

No doubt I'm doing something stupid again, but I can't figure it out.

Cheers

Robbo · 25 Jul 2011 at 10:51

The blue screen is the default Samsung one, you need to put Clockwork on again the same way you did originally.

After that, just follow the instructions for your chosen ROM, you'll probably be told to put the ROM file on the phone and flash it via Clockwork.

Make sure you put the whole ROM file on too, just as you downloaded it.

Drake5 · 25 Jul 2011 at 11:02

Thanks, clockwork is up and running again as normal. For installing the stock ROM their was no guide with it, clockwork still isn't showing the ROM file up for some reason. I am copying it exactly as I downloaded it.

mrk · 25 Jul 2011 at 11:02

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179814

The first few posts :eek:

Matteysan · 25 Jul 2011 at 11:06

Tom_D said:
Thanks, clockwork is up and running again as normal. For installing the stock ROM their was no guide with it, clockwork still isn't showing the ROM file up for some reason. I am copying it exactly as I downloaded it.

I just used Odin & Flash Stock kernel, then flash firmware with PDA.

Drake5 · 25 Jul 2011 at 11:08

Christ sake, I know what I've done wrong now. After installing clockwork again and rebooting my phone is just stuck on the Galaxy s II splash screen, tried going back into clockwork to clear data/cache and it's not solving it.

Phone is now bricked?

Drake5 · 25 Jul 2011 at 11:11

Finally got the stock rom installing. Phew. Why do I even bother with technology! Hopefully I've got it this time.

Matteysan · 25 Jul 2011 at 11:14

Tom_D said:
Finally got the stock rom installing. Phew. Why do I even bother with technology! Hopefully I've got it this time.

Take your time with it read through the posts more

You don't want to brick that lovely piece of tech. I would buy a USB Jig if you plan to mess around with it more in future just incase

Drake5 · 25 Jul 2011 at 11:15

I installed the stock ROM using Odin but the phone is still getting stuck on the Samsung splash screen and just keeps looping. Christ sake

Drake5 · 25 Jul 2011 at 11:23

Had to boot back into recovery (clockwork seems to have dissapeared again...) wiped data/cache in their and now everything appears to be working again.

Now I just need to root it.... :eek:

This seems like the easiest way to root it following this guide:
http://samsunggalaxysforums.com/showthread.php/4563-root-the-Galaxy-S-II-via-SuperOneClick

But I'm wondering will the XWKDD kernel used in that guide work for my phone even though my Kernel version is BOKF3? I think this is the issue I had yesterday, couldn't root it because their didn't seem to be a BOKF3 kernel.

Cheers

Matteysan · 25 Jul 2011 at 11:36

Tom_D said:
Had to boot back into recovery (clockwork seems to have dissapeared again...) wiped data/cache in their and now everything appears to be working again.

Now I just need to root it....

This seems like the easiest way to root it following this guide:
http://samsunggalaxysforums.com/showthread.php/4563-root-the-Galaxy-S-II-via-SuperOneClick

But I'm wondering will the XWKDD kernel used in that guide work for my phone even though my Kernel version is BOKF3? I think this is the issue I had yesterday, couldn't root it because their didn't seem to be a BOKF3 kernel.

Cheers

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