[Q] Rooting caused voice command to stop... - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

After I rooted my UK S2, I found 3 things have stopped working:
1. Bluetooth
2. Voice control (causes the phone to freeze for about 8 seconds)
3. The home button (now does nothing)
I attempted to install (correct term?) android 4.2.2 and seemed to all go well, however, when I had finished flashing it, the phone booted, with the new startup screen, which just stayed there for 30 minutes. So I had to restore the phone to a backup from months ago.
The 3 broken things still don't work.
Help...

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Tell me how u rooted, on which firmware u are now, which rom did u flash (correct term)?
U have the I9100 right?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II

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Yes I have a I9100 - UK version.
How rooted: I used Odin3v185 and the cable, connected to my Windows 7 PC..
The first file I used to root:
"CF-Root-SGS2_XX_XEO_LPQ-v5.3-CWM5.tar " - this failed. So I used
"Siyah-s2-v6.0b4.tar" - which worked.
My current "about phone" screen screenshot attached as an image. I am back on 4.0.4 as I restored a backup (with CWM) to get my phone to even start. But the other problems from my OP still exist.
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"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
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Which rom I flashed might be a moot point, because I am pretty sure I had these problems since I rooted the phone.
I am also not sure how to find which rom is on my phone. I assume the info in the screenshot is helpful, if not I will follow any instructions.
Hope someone can help. Thank you so much...
PS. One thing. I just remembered, before flashing the new rom, I backed up all the phone and SD card files to my PC HD, and then wiped both SD card and the phone memory.

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You have 4.0.4 now, with Siyah v6 (according to your screen shot). That kernel should be ur problem.
Siyah v6 is for 4.1.2 JB ROMs.
Please flash Siyah v5.0.1 and see if the issues persist.
A word of advice:
Avoid doing factory reset or restoring nandroid backup while you're on 4.0.4. You're safe with the Siyah kernel, but I wouldn't take my chances with the eMMC Brickbug.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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UK_techhead said:
After I rooted my UK S2, I found 3 things have stopped working:
1. Bluetooth
2. Voice control (causes the phone to freeze for about 8 seconds)
3. The home button (now does nothing)
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For your information, rooting is not responsible for this. Its the kernel u used to root that is responsible.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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UK_techhead said:
I attempted to install (correct term?) android 4.2.2 and seemed to all go well, however, when I had finished flashing it, the phone booted, with the new startup screen, which just stayed there for 30 minutes.
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That is known as a 'bootloop'. It is quite common when upgrading from ICS to JB. A simple factory reset would have solved that bootloop.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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UK_techhead said:
I am back on 4.0.4 as I restored a backup (with CWM) to get my phone to even start
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I suggest you move far away from ICS 4.0.4. You can either upgrade to JB 4.1.2, or use ICS 4.0.3.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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UK_techhead said:
I am also not sure how to find which rom is on my phone
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Just check the Build Version to see which rom u currently have.
In ur case, u have XWLPT build, which is the stock 4.0.4 rom.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II

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All these rom version numbers are a bit of a headache.
Where should I get the roms from? Is there a site with a list of the roms?
Edit:
I got the Siyah v5.0.1 kernel here
http://www.gokhanmoral.com/?p=1536
Took 2 minutes to solve the problem.

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UK_techhead said:
All these rom version numbers are a bit of a headache.
Where should I get the roms from? Is there a site with a list of the roms?
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I agree.

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I just flashed Siyah v5.0.1 - It fixed the problem. I don't know how or why. Can you please explain?
Also, it didn't delete anything off the phone. But whatever I did before, deleted everything from my phone.
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Anyway who cares about that, the main thing for now is I want to get Jellybean onto my handset. What zip file should I get that will not cause my phone problems?

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Its up to u mate wot u wnt if u wnt stock (4.1.2) its few out there like wanam,neat rom etc. or if u wnt cm10.1 (4.2.2) i prefer rootbox but u have to just read and make decision.
Best wot u can do before u flash rom download "rom nuke script" it will format all old rubish then u can flash. With stock i think u just download zip and flash a with cm 1st flash rom 2nd gapps and enjoy . but before that read read read good luck mate
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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A will be good if u get gs2kernel nuke script its for kernel beford u flash new use script to clean old crap
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium

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Best wot u can do before u flash rom download "rom nuke script" it will format all old rubish then u can flash.
Thanks. What is the advantage of using that? Or what does it prevent?

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UK_techhead said:
Best wot u can do before u flash rom download "rom nuke script" it will format all old rubish then u can flash.
Thanks. What is the advantage of using that? Or what does it prevent?
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You start with a clean slate. No probability of errors due to old junk. Simple.
In my opinion, since u have 4.0.4, I would avoid that just to be extra safe.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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UK_techhead said:
I just flashed Siyah v5.0.1 - It fixed the problem. I don't know how or why. Can you please explain?
Also, it didn't delete anything off the phone. But whatever I did before, deleted everything from my phone.
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Again simple explanation:
Kernels control the hardware like bluetooth, wifi etc. They are different for different android versions. You used a kernel for Jellybean and so some hardware functionality was lost.
Flashing a kernel means replacing the previous kernel code with a new one. So it doesn't delete anything from ur phone.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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UK_techhead said:
the main thing for now is I want to get Jellybean onto my handset. What zip file should I get that will not cause my phone problems?
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Since u asked for a zip file, u are planning to flash JB via recovery, right?
Like stopro said, you must FIRST CHOOSE what type of a rom u want:
1. Stock firmware (with or without root)
2. Custom rom based on stock
3. Custom AOSP/AOKP rom
Once you decide on that, we can guide you better.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II

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So when I flash a new kernel, I have to root it again? Or my handset will stay rooted?
As for Jelly bean... I just want to start with the stock rom and stock kernel. Can you please tell me what to get.

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UK_techhead said:
So when I flash a new kernel, I have to root it again? Or my handset will stay rooted?
As for Jelly bean... I just want to start with the stock rom and stock kernel. Can you please tell me what to get.
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No, once you root, flashing a kernel will not unroot you. You need to flash a stock firmware to unroot.
You get all stock firmwares from sammobile.com.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II

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Oh. I want to stay rooted. I guess I just want the stock jellybean. and a jellybean, rooted kernel.
sammobile needs me to be registered. worth it? Anywhere else I can get what I need?
Would you help me pick a guide for flashing my phone to jellybean?

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UK_techhead said:
Oh. I want to stay rooted. I guess I just want the stock jellybean. and a jellybean, rooted kernel.
sammobile needs me to be registered. worth it? Anywhere else I can get what I need?
Would you help me pick a guide for flashing my phone to jellybean?
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Ur right.. u got the basic idea! :thumbup:
Registration is free mate! Worth it too! Because you can search for the exact firmware for ur region and carrier!
But if you don't want to register, find all generic stock firmwares here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23562820
Guide to flash is included in above thread.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II

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How do I flash the 564mb zip file I downloaded from sammobile.com ?

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UK_techhead said:
How do I flash the 564mb zip file I downloaded from sammobile.com ?
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How to flash stock firmwares using Odin
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II