****The Official Samsung Galaxy S II Thread***

Danger Phoenix said:
Or if you are using Widget Locker, use Minimalistic Text to put some text on the screen :)
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I like widget locker, but I want to retain the lock pattern. It'd be nice to have a smaller version of the lock pattern at the top with the other widgets at the bottom but nevermind. :(
 
BlackDragon said:
Thanks for your advice fornowagain.

Up until the point of rooting resetting my phone, everything was working fine.

Would you be able to provide a download link to the low level firmware that I need to install? I'm assuming that once I've downloaded it, I unzip it and make the same selections as you have in your screenshot then just whack start?

Apologies for the questions, this is unfamiliar territory for me :)
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Go here > http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-i9100.htm

You'll need to register. Follow the instructions specific to each firmware, re partitioning. Btw make sure you're using the proper Samsung cable.
 
PianoBasher said:
I like widget locker, but I want to retain the lock pattern. It'd be nice to have a smaller version of the lock pattern at the top with the other widgets at the bottom but nevermind. :(
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I use both although you have to unlock the phone twice which is a pita. i miss the timeout option from the desire, so you could set it to 10 minutes and then you'd be asked for the lock pattern
 
Jabbs said:
have you tried going into boot menu volume up + power+ home, try a factory reset, wipe cache and wipe dalveric cache.

I only suggest this as I had similiar issues with a custom rom and this sorted it for me I then reflashed and it worked for me.
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Thanks, I'll give that a try to see if I can get it to boot.

fornowagain said:
Go here > http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-i9100.htm

You'll need to register. Follow the instructions specific to each firmware, re partitioning. Btw make sure you're using the proper Samsung cable.
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Thanks, I'll give it a go later if the above doesn't fix it for me. How does this differ from flashing the firmware + kernel using the guide here?
 
BlackDragon said:
How does this differ from flashing the firmware + kernel using the guide
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The flashing is all very similar, other than selecting the individual items and a repartition. Main difference is its a low level firmware, unlike the KE2/KE7 which are just rips from the FUS server intended for Kies. It will rewrite bootloader areas that the Kies rips won't (efs+data). So will wipe the phone data, but more likely to fix boot issues.
 
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fornowagain said:
The flashing is all very similar, other than selecting the individual items and a repartition. Main difference is its a low level firmware, unlike the KE2/KE7 which are just rips from the FUS server intended for Kies. It will rewrite bootloader areas that the Kies rips won't (efs+data).
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How risky is rewriting the bootloader? I'm anxious to not make my problem worse :p
 
_Jimlad_ said:
anyone got a spare battery yet? i need one for this weekend
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Download?

I'm going to Download this weekend (though my exams both start and finish between now and then!). I've kept my old Hero rather than selling it straight away, for this purpose - I'm going to take that up instead of the S II; a) it's less to worry about in terms of loss/damage and b) I have two extended batteries for it.

I don't think anywhere is selling spare batteries yet _Jimlad_ - think about taking a different phone, or a charger? I built an AA powered charger for my Hero: http://twitpic.com/52xa3u
 
BlackDragon said:
How risky is rewriting the bootloader? I'm anxious to not make my problem worse :p
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Very slightly, I've flashed them loads of times. As have many others. It's not really an issue, same as any flash. If Odin freezes you may have a problem, but if it's semi-bricked stuck in a loop it won't get worse. Sometimes updates write bootloaders, usually with a major update e.g. 2.3.3>2.3.4. Just the bog standard Kies updates usually don't. Use as a last resort, usually clearing/reset sorts it out.
 
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Mr. Brightside said:
Download?

I'm going to Download this weekend (though my exams both start and finish between now and then!). I've kept my old Hero rather than selling it straight away, for this purpose - I'm going to take that up instead of the S II; a) it's less to worry about in terms of loss/damage and b) I have two extended batteries for it.

I don't think anywhere is selling spare batteries yet _Jimlad_ - think about taking a different phone, or a charger? I built an AA powered charger for my Hero: http://twitpic.com/52xa3u
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IOW fest for me :D

i may just take a spare one as i was worried i would lose it. Saying that i have insurance so nout to worry about. I will have my car near by as im taking over and staying in the disabled site due to my friend so i guess we will have power of some sort
 
It will blow up and turn in to a Blackberry!







I use mine exclusively on the phone and it's fine. Any MicroUSB source is fine for charging.
 
There was a thread on it on XDA.

I expect devs will adjust this in time but maybe Samsung put it there for a reason I didn't read too much into it as the charge times have not been an issue for me.
 
Ahh right fair enough, the only reason I wonder is it does charge seemingly very slow for the battery, tho I usually charge over night anyways.
 
Khaaan! said:
There was a thread on it on XDA.

I expect devs will adjust this in time but maybe Samsung put it there for a reason I didn't read too much into it as the charge times have not been an issue for me.
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Perhaps it's to stop exploding batteries of death from melting your face while you sleep! :eek:
 
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