[Q] 7 MAJOR ISSUES WITH SGS II.....Does anyone know? - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have a few points to discuss here:
1. The phone is not connecting with Kies on my laptop via Bluetooth. It is connecting only via USB Cable. Why so?
2. The phone is not pairing with my Dell BH200 Bluetooth headset. It just doesn't find it when Bluetooth is turned on.....why so?
3. The Phone ringer is erratic when you use custom ringtones (mp3 files which you copied to the phone from the laptop). When I get a call, sometimes the phone rings and sometimes it doesn't. I'm sure that there is no problem with the hardware of the phone, but this is a software issue. Maybe the phone sometimes fails to load the mp3 files from the media folder (where I copied my mp3 songs) OR maybe some app installed on the phone is interfering with the ringer......any ideas? I am getting this notification a number of times : "FAIL TO ADD MEDIA TRANSPORT" and "FAIL TO CREATE TRANSPORT". Usually when someone calls me for the first time, the phone ringer does not ring (is muted)....then only on second try it rings.
4. Is there any firewall app which can block internet connections of apps which I don't wan't to get connected to the internet without my permission? The apps that I know of require Rooting. Is there an app for unrooted phones?
5. If we Root our phone, will we get future Updates from Samsung (via the phone internet and via Kies) or will they block future updates to our phone? And will the warranty become void if we root our phone???
6. I tried to root today, but when I connect the phone (in download mode) to the laptop via USB, Odin fails to show the connection (the box meant to turn yellow on connecting, does not do so). Any ideas why?
7. Can somebody who successfully rooted their phone with KE8 kernel, post a STEP BY STEP ROOTING GUIDE specially for all the INDIAN OWNERS OF SGS II???
Will appreciate if I get point wise answers to all my questions. Thanks in advance.

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TheMegastar said:
7. Can somebody who successfully rooted their phone with KE8 kernel, post a STEP BY STEP ROOTING GUIDE specially for all the INDIAN OWNERS OF SGS II???
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126522
But you'll have to solve your Odin issues first.

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STOP those eye-catching titles for getting attention !
No firewall for unrooted phones, to take one, IS NOT A MAJOR ISSUE.
And 5 is a question, WTF has it to do with being an issue.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App

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@B3311: Thanks for your reply. Yes, I am trying to solve my Odin not working issue with Intratech right now.
@Electrox666: Thanks for your reply. Yes, I agree #5 is a question........do you have the answer? Any answer/solution for the other issues posted in my list of issues? Any genuine solution/help will be appreciated.
Other than these issues, I am very happy with my SGS II and can proudly say that I own the best phone in the world (at present).
Cheers!

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And will the warranty become void if we root our phone???
Yes as per Samsungs letter .
jje

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@JJEgan: Ok, thanks for letting me know that the warranty will become void after rooting as per the official notification from Samsung. That's a downer indeed! Does it also mean that Samsung will not Update any phone software/firmware after rooting? I think under normal circumstances, Samsung updates the phone automatically via the phone internet or via Kies, whenever an update is available....am I right?

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TheMegastar said:
@JJEgan: Ok, thanks for letting me know that the warranty will become void after rooting as per the official notification from Samsung. That's a downer indeed! Does it also mean that Samsung will not Update any phone software/firmware after rooting? I think under normal circumstances, Samsung updates the phone automatically via the phone internet or via Kies, whenever an update is available....am I right?
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Update is via product code on Kies some update some do not i have never been able to update a custom rom .
jje

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lol I had/have NONE of those issues.
All the Issues are your own fault.. because you don't know how to handle it.
check out my signature about the firewall question!

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@JJEgan: Ok, so it's safe to presume that I won't get updates from Kies after flashing a custom rom? But my purpose is only to get root access so that I can run apps like Droidwall and Titanium Backup. I want to be as close to my original stock rom as possible. Also, I believe, if I want to get rid of that yellow triangle on boot, I will have to re-flash the original rom thru Odin? So my question is will I get updates from Kies (say for example, updates for Gingerbread future versions) after I re-flash the Original Kernel? Pls advise.

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If you flash the original full firmware that came with the phone then yes Kies updates that when their is an update for it but that can be many weeks after stock firmware released .
jje

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By stock firmware, do you mean the stock rom? One stock rom (file size 557 MB) is available at samfirmware website....is that it?
I've downloaded two files from XDA-developers :
GT-I9100_XWKE8_insecure.tar (insecure kernel) and
KERNEL_I9100XWKE8_CL214845_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5 (Original file)
Do I have to flash the Insecure file when I use Odin & Super One Click for the first time to root? And then to remove the yellow triangle, I have repeat the same procedure to flash the Original file? But I am confused about the second (original) file which I've download coz it has the extension .md5 ...... is that the correct file type?

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TheMegastar said:
By stock firmware, do you mean the stock rom? One stock rom (file size 557 MB) is available at samfirmware website....is that it?
I've downloaded two files from XDA-developers :
GT-I9100_XWKE8_insecure.tar (insecure kernel) and
KERNEL_I9100XWKE8_CL214845_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5 (Original file)
Do I have to flash the Insecure file when I use Odin & Super One Click for the first time to root? And then to remove the yellow triangle, I have repeat the same procedure to flash the Original file? But I am confused about the second (original) file which I've download coz it has the extension .md5 ...... is that the correct file type?
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why not follow the instructions on the thread that you downloaded the files from?
the extension md5 means that the file will just perform an integrity check to make sure it is a 'good' download, i.e. nothing missing,etc. just use it as normal.

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Thanks for your reply, Stoney73........ am going to do just that, that is follow the steps given in the thread from where I downloaded those two files from. Just got doubtful because of the different file extensions of the INSECURE (.TAR) file and the ORIGINAL (.MD5) file. Asked the same question in another forum (androidforums) and someone replied that the .md5 file is not a correct file and something bad will happen if I flash it with Odin. That's why wanted to make sure before I root my phone. So you are saying that Odin will flash both the files (.tar and .md5) in the same way and I should go ahead with rooting my phone?

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@JJEgan: Ok, so I rooted my phone following the instructions given here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126522 using Chainfire's method.
Now to remove the yellow triangle, the instructions say I have to extract the zImage file from the CF-Root-SGS2_XW_ODD_KE8-v4.0-CWM4.tar file and paste this zImage file to the SD Card of the phone. But how to do that? I am now unable to view the files on the phone when connected to the laptop via USB cable. When I connect now, My Computer doesn't show the GTi9100 like it used to show earlier. I am seeing the SAMSUNG_android under Devices and Printers and can only see the properties. I cannot open it or view the files on it. Now what to do? Pls help.

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Mate, you've had a lot of help here, but now it's time to stand on your own two feet. Search! Do the research! If you don't, you'll get no help.
You know how to extract a file. Do it.
Buy Root Explorer on the market. Keep reading.

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B3311 said:
Mate, you've had a lot of help here, but now it's time to stand on your own two feet. Search! Do the research! If you don't, you'll get no help.
You know how to extract a file. Do it.
Buy Root Explorer on the market. Keep reading.
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I got no help from you, all right! And did u even read what I wrote before shooting off your mouth! I have already extracted the zImage file from the CF-Root-SGS2_XW_ODD_KE8-v4.0-CWM4.tar file .... what I don't know is where to paste it in the phone COZ the Phone is not showing up on My Computer like it used to earlier when connected via USB cable. Now all I am seeing in My Computer is two new "Removable Disks" which I cannot open. The phone is now showing as SAMSUNG_android in the Devices & Printers of my laptop, but I am unable to open it. So if I am unable to open it, then how to paste the zImage file in the phone!
And I didn't address my question to you, so please don't bother to answer. Thanks but no thanks!

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I actually see no reason in rooting and keeping the original rom. Battery life is incredible on certain custom roms!
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SII with XDA Premium

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prodygee said:
I actually see no reason in rooting and keeping the original rom. Battery life is incredible on certain custom roms!
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SII with XDA Premium
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Like many others, I also want to remove that yellow triangle from my boot up screen. That is the reason Chainfire has given instructions on how to do it. But if somebody tells me what are the benefits of keeping the custom rom which I just flashed, then I might keep it. But the issue at hand is that after rooting, how to connect the phone to the laptop (for file transfer etc.) via USB cable. At present, when I connect the phone to the laptop, it is not showing up as it used to earlier. Now all I am seeing in My Computer is two new "Removable Disks" which I cannot open. The phone is now showing as SAMSUNG_android in the Devices & Printers of my laptop, but I am unable to open it. So if I am unable to open it, then how to paste the zImage file in the phone!
Kies is also no longer connecting to the phone. So how to manage the files on the phone via the computer? That is the question.

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is your phone set on usb debugging?
if not go to settings->Applications->Development and switch usb debugging on.
you should be able view your file in windows then

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TheMegastar said:
I got no help from you, all right! And did u even read what I wrote before shooting off your mouth! I have already extracted the zImage file from the CF-Root-SGS2_XW_ODD_KE8-v4.0-CWM4.tar file .... what I don't know is where to paste it in the phone COZ the Phone is not showing up on My Computer like it used to earlier when connected via USB cable. Now all I am seeing in My Computer is two new "Removable Disks" which I cannot open. The phone is now showing as SAMSUNG_android in the Devices & Printers of my laptop, but I am unable to open it. So if I am unable to open it, then how to paste the zImage file in the phone!
And I didn't address my question to you, so please don't bother to answer. Thanks but no thanks!
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I gave you the step-by-step root guide earlier - you thanked me for that.
I told you that you had to solve your Odin issues first, which, after you telling Intratech that his "guide doesn't work", proved to be nothing more than you being incapable of reading instructions and thus couldn't put your phone into download mode. Hilarious.
I'll "bother to answer" whenever I feel like it sunshine.
I know exactly how to solve your current problem. But I'm not going to tell you.
Your thanks but no thanks in return - to a dark place where you can't extract.