Strange.. - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Could someone possibly help with a small problem... I cant seem to get the home button to work anymore instead i have to press to the right similar to how the new Nexus works. I would prefer pressing the button but cant see any settings for it. Hope this description is reasonably clear
Thanks
sr

Did you flash something right before this started happening?

if it was after a flash.... try reinstalling from your back up.... could be a bad flash or an incompatible rom?

BobPowers said:
if it was after a flash.... try reinstalling from your back up.... could be a bad flash or an incompatible rom?
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That's my guess, and what I'm trying to determine with my above question. If he did flash something, I'm guessing he flashed an I777 ROM to his I9100, or he actually has an I777, and flashed an I9100 ROM.

Right...
Yep, i flashed the Resurrection Remix ics v1.1 PRO[XXLPE] rom but as I was getting a few problems I flashed the Turkbey V5 back. I was getting the same problem with Resurrection Remix as well as some fc ?
Thanks
sr

steve16 said:
Yep, i flashed the Resurrection Remix ics v1.1 PRO[XXLPE] rom but as I was getting a few problems I flashed the Turkbey V5 back. I was getting the same problem with Resurrection Remix as well as some fc ?
Thanks
sr
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Usual answer is factory reset, see if that helps. If not, re-flash your ROM. If that doesn't help, re-flash back to stock.

Did you follow the steps for installing RR 1.1 fully, wipe dalvic, apply after boot fixes etc? There is a good walkthrough somewhere on this forum, check it out.

I made a more detailed walkthrough for Remix (in my sig) but v1.2 will be out any moment which will be more "n00b" proof with less steps. I'd wait for it, if you are considering to try it again.

Here it was this one I meant...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1587495

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Kernel problem? Any help?

Hi guys i have a little dout about it
i've been flashing a few roms lately like the RESURRECTION and the FOXHOUND
my first room was the resurrection 9.5 an it was perfect but when i flash the 9.7 been havin kernel panic message and a few problems when typing messages in programs like Whatsapp where the background of the typing box shows Gray and all the hold press in here the menu shows BLACK and the letters black too, i have to guess whats the option i'm lookin for, (like the attached screenshoots)
then i though it was the rom so i flash another one that i hate it, then i flash FOXHOUND 0.5 and it runs well but have the same trouble with tex box and popup messages also some crashing promblems like the RESURRECTION, so by discarting it cant be the roms.
now thats the question it is the KERNEL?
my phone says i have
[email protected] #3
im not sure what kernel i installed it when i first install the stock ICS LPB to root the phone.
Any ideas? and what can i do?
MANY THANKS!!
Did you wipe before flashing? And if the problem occurred after some time then it's not kernel. If it happened after a kernel flash then it's kernel (although I doubt it).
You can always flash another kernel.
bpivk said:
Did you wipe before flashing? And if the problem occurred after some time then it's not kernel. If it happened after a kernel flash then it's kernel (although I doubt it).
You can always flash another kernel.
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I wipe everything before every flash including dalvik cache thats what bothers me
and I've already flashed the latest Chainfire 5.4 kernel through CWM and the problem still there with my current ROM (foxhound)
the problem happens when i flash the RESURRECTION 9.7 and still there so thats why i think it wasn't the rom because it can be three roms in row with the problem.
getabu said:
I wipe everything before every flash including dalvik cache thats what bothers me
and I've already flashed the latest Chainfire 5.4 kernel through CWM and the problem still there with my current ROM (foxhound)
the problem happens when i flash the RESURRECTION 9.7 and still there so thats why i think it wasn't the rom because it can be three roms in row with the problem.
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If you at the moment Remix 9.7 and from screen shoots I can see it`s theme bug. This version came with Vertumus theme build in. Change you rom or wait a Remix update. West was promise today will update.
078gregory said:
If you at the moment Remix 9.7 and from screen shoots I can see it`s theme bug. This version came with Vertumus theme build in. Change you rom or wait a Remix update. West was promise today will update.
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But thats the strange thing because in the Foxhound also its happening and what about the KERNEL error messages some times in the remix 9.7, do far in Fox hound it havent happens since i flash it yesterday.
and just in case i have the international version of galaxy s2 i9000
I really hope so! i really love the Resurrection remix roms, and this FoxHound its very good too and its just BETA
here is a screenshot of the typebox bug.
Even with the new RESURRECTION 1.0 the problem insist on my phone, i even wipe all my data SD FORMAT, and before install WIPE DATA, CACHE, DALVIK, even BATERY STATS, and still the the bug insist i dont know what else to do! please help!!
it's starting to anoy me a lot!!
Flash a stock rom after a full wipe .
Test phone .
my phone says i have
[email protected] #3
It says SIYAH LPQ kernel
jje
JJEgan said:
Flash a stock rom after a full wipe .
Test phone .
my phone says i have
[email protected] #3
It says SIYAH LPQ kernel
jje
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I flash the stock rom and it works great, son i flash the Resurrection and the same problem!!! almost cry!!
any ideas?

Resurection Remix 3.0.5 [Button problem]

I just updated to Resurrection Remix 3.0.5 after updating everything works fine except the buttons.
The back button and search buttons do not respond to anything.
The home button is acting as the back button.
So essentially I don not have the search and home button. But the home button is working as the back button.
Can someone help me with this problem?
I'm on CM10 kernel, I tried Syiah 4.1 and the same problem persists.
** Side Note: When i first installed Resurrection Remix 3.0.1 the same problem occurred until I installed Fluxi kernel. After installing Fluxi Kernel all the buttons worked perfectly. But if I try to install Fluxi Kernel on version 3.0.5 I get stuck on the Bootlogo.
You dont know how to search, or freaking read anything about your phone.
You flashed a i9100 kernel.
wait, no you flashed a i9100 ROM, we dont have 3.0.5 yet.
read around about your device before playing with it.
mazarin, demaject
MotoMudder77 said:
You dont know how to search, or freaking read anything about your phone.
You flashed a i9100 kernel.
wait, no you flashed a i9100 ROM, we dont have 3.0.5 yet.
read around about your device before playing with it.
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Sorry my mistake, I actually just updated the rom, because the phone kept showing a notification about updating to the new Rom.
Regardless I'll just stick with 3.0.5 i900 version. The back and search key are a minimal loss to the 3.0.5 features.
Thanks for the Reply
Wow, good luck man. Glad you like the fact you made an error... Long as it does what you want when you want, how you want... I can't hate!
Happy flashing!
Clay
Team Pirate
Sent from my PINK SGH-I777
conflict0102 said:
I just updated to Resurrection Remix 3.0.5 after updating everything works fine except the buttons.
The back button and search buttons do not respond to anything.
The home button is acting as the back button.
So essentially I don not have the search and home button. But the home button is working as the back button.
Can someone help me with this problem?
I'm on CM10 kernel, I tried Syiah 4.1 and the same problem persists.
** Side Note: When i first installed Resurrection Remix 3.0.1 the same problem occurred until I installed Fluxi kernel. After installing Fluxi Kernel all the buttons worked perfectly. But if I try to install Fluxi Kernel on version 3.0.5 I get stuck on the Bootlogo.
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stanley08 said:
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What?
your worse for feeding false info. gapps dont do anything except install system apps.
correct answer is already posted.
MotoMudder77 said:
What?
your worse for feeding false info. gapps dont do anything except install system apps.
correct answer is already posted.
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Yes, i acknowledge this. Made a terrible mistake
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium.
Stock ICS 4.0.3
CF Root Kernel v5.3- LPQ
Thank you for deleting the misinformation and admitting the confusion add being a mistake. Good guy
Clay
Team Pirate
Sent from my PINK SGH-I777
stanley08 said:
Yes, i acknowledge this. Made a terrible mistake
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium.
Stock ICS 4.0.3
CF Root Kernel v5.3- LPQ
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Thanks man, My harshness wasnt that bad tho as stated in your PM.
Nor was your mistake "terrible" It wouldnt have broke anything, was just a far off from correct.
Just make sure to do some research. and feel comfortable with stuff.

[Q] Help please, S2 cant load roms as usual

Hi there,
Can you please help me, I am a NOOB and I been looking and trying to fix my phone for a week and I cant work it out, therefore I come here seeking your help, I would very much value ideas or solutions you could provide.
I will be as brief as possible.
When I try to flash a new Rom, my phone gets stuck on the boot screen, there are only two roms that load, one freezes, the others roms wont boot.
All started like this:
I originally had RR JB V3.1.3 AOKP 4.2.1 I9100
Then changed to
AllianceROM_I9100_XWLSS_V8, look good but thought of trying the aokp i9100 jb-mr1 milestone-1, when trying to swap I made the mistake of doing a factory reset to find out that I could not access the roms on my sdcard.
so I then installed (I9100_CODE_I9100XXLP2_CL57619_REV02_user_low_ship.tar) it all worked as it went to stock. I rooted the phone again, tried installing the AllianceRom, but it didnt want to load, tried the Aokp again it did work, but then once the screen turns off it wont respond...
tried super nexus, did not want to work. tried updating CMW, it doesnt want to... Tried Jellybam, did not load...
So I tried and reloaded RR JB V 3.1.3 as I already have and it works, it is the only rom that works successfully, But if I try to go on to CMW, it doesnt work anymore, and it seems that once I try to use CMW it makes the rom unstable... So it seems that I can only use one Rom at the moment. Clearly I must of done something wrong at some point but I dont know what. I dont even know what to search for to fix it.
I tried different tools to see if they would help and no luck, such as, GS2ROMNuke, Romreset and Romwipe, Darkside cache and superwipe.
I hope someone can help me out in working out what I did wrong or what is happening.
Thank you so much for your time and help.
Bump, Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thnaks
Bumping inside 24 hrs is not permitted.
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Bumping inside 24 hrs is not permitted.
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Thanks for letting me know... Will keep that in mind next time.
Try kernel nuke then flash another kernel say siyah as its got cwm. Should be good then mate. Then install alliance rom. Also when you installed and booted for first time on these roms did you try wipe cache and dalv cache fix Permission ??
sent from my I9100 Alliance v8
andrewwright said:
Try kernel nuke then flash another kernel say siyah as its got cwm. Should be good then mate. Then install alliance rom. Also when you installed and booted for first time on these roms did you try wipe cache and dalv cache fix Permission ??
sent from my I9100 Alliance v8
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Thanks for the tip... I did try however I dont have access to cwm anymore once I install RR.
The only way I can get CWM to work again, is installing speedmod-kernel-s2-k2-21- through Odin but then the rom doesnt work anymore.
I tried the kernel nuke, I have tried installing siyah kernel with RR, but no luck it doesnt go into cmw. keep getting a message Kernel Panic...
anymore suggestions?
Could I have done something on the mounts? I dont know, but I cant think of what is going on.
Could it be that my phone has emmc brick?
I came across two apps
Got Brickbug?
Verdict
Danger! This eMMC chip is known to have the brick bug!
and
eMMC check
Brick Bug?
Yes. Insane chip....
Could someone please give me an indication what this means for me? Thanks
Yes, it's sticked in the general forum.
Sent from the little guy
gastonw said:
Yes, it's sticked in the general forum.
Sent from the little guy
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Thanks mate!!!
One final question, why is it that the RR Rom is the only one to work rather well? (CMW does not work once the rom is intalled)
Thanks heaps!
Where did you hear that?
Sent from the little guy
gastonw said:
Where did you hear that?
Sent from the little guy
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RR is runing rather well,I have tried it... I have currently stock installed and it is working just fine....
Any ideas? Thanks
swifteagle said:
RR is runing rather well,I have tried it... I have currently stock installed and it is working just fine....
Any ideas? Thanks
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"Serenity now, insanity later"
gastonw said:
"Serenity now, insanity later"
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hahahaha, so is my s2's chip insane?
Thanks
swifteagle said:
hahahaha, so is my s2's chip insane?
Thanks
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Yes, but you don't need to worry (as long as you're not on 4.0.4), and that's that.
gastonw said:
Yes, but you don't need to worry (as long as you're not on 4.0.4), and that's that.
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Thanks...Fantastic!!!

Aroma Installer problem @ Resurrection Remix v4.0.7

Hi everyone,
I have a Galaxy S2 i9100.
I just came from a RootBox (forgot which version - one the newest anyway). Did not suit me. I went to install the Resurrection Remix ROM from here.
I do all the right steps in the guidelines, but I don't encounter the AROMA installer. It just flashes the ROM. It work, but I can't apply any customizations.
Any ideas why it goes wrong?
Other people with same problem here: here but I don't have write permissions there yet.
Thanks!
stairCase said:
Hi everyone,
I have a Galaxy S2 i9100.
I just came from a RootBox (forgot which version - one the newest anyway). Did not suit me. I went to install the Resurrection Remix ROM from here.
I do all the right steps in the guidelines, but I don't encounter the AROMA installer. It just flashes the ROM. It work, but I can't apply any customizations.
Any ideas why it goes wrong?
Other people with same problem here: here but I don't have write permissions there yet.
Thanks!
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I think it's a ROM problem if other people experience this too.Try flashing DorimanX 9.38 kernel,then reflash ROM.
GamingDj said:
I think it's a ROM problem if other people experience this too.Try flashing DorimanX 9.38 kernel,then reflash ROM.
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Weird. Did what you said. Flashed the new kernel (after cleaning the old one). Then flashed the ROM.
Same effect. No AROMA installer.
So, any idea for other kernels?
Anyone? --^
Maybe the ROM file's corrupted or broken? Try redownloading it, or do a checksum test.
Same problem for me aswell. I took the last .zip from here: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=6564 but no Aroma for me aswell.
Hi Guys,
even i faced the same proble while installing KitKat on my SII.
it works fine but not satisfied after flashing ROM..
Kindly hepl me...
There is nothing wrong with your device/download: Aroma is just not used anymore.
So if you want to flash a different kernel, you'll have to do it manually.

Recovered S2 from looping ! BUT ???

Finally managed to get my phone working again...But can someone tell me what went wrong?
I was running JB NEATROM with SIYAH 4.1.5 Kernel. Strde I flashed GS2Wiper and then Dorimanx 9.42 kernel, then flashed CM 10.2. Booted and found all normal. went back and flashed Gapps system showing google maps , playstore error . Unable to use phone. Tried back flashing CM 10.2 and Slimbeam Rom working fine, but when flashing Gapps system gets stuck in booting logo.
Finally flashed old siyah kernel 4.1.5 and flashed NEATROM and to my big relief system operational. I want to update to JB 4.3 .Can someone please advice
are you doing a wipe and factory reset after all the different roms you are trying?
You can often avoid bootloops by following the developers ibstructions to the letter.
Then again, if certain ROM-Kernel combo is known for having this issue you could check that same custom ROM thread for support/fix.
That's pretty much how all of these flashing works.
Sent from the little guy
gastonw said:
You can often avoid bootloops by following the developers ibstructions to the letter.
Then again, if certain ROM-Kernel combo is known for having this issue you could check that same custom ROM thread for support/fix.
That's pretty much how all of these flashing works.
Sent from the little guy
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Gaston, good to see you mate! Been stuck in another book for a few weeks?
@ OP: Beautiful summary by gastonw right here. Read the OP of the thread 2-3 times before flashing. You want to make sure it's compatible with your device, other mods/firmware, and that you know what you're doing during the install process.
Hey hopper, no, it's the UFC era now
Sent from the little guy

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