I want CyanogenMod on my SGS2. - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi
I am a noob.
I want CM on my S II.
I probably posted this in the wrong section.
I have no experience with this. Can somebody help me doing this?
Thanks

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u are well acquainted with urself
read here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2036229
edit - link is for 9100 version not the other variants like 9100g/t/p

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jhsevs said:
Hi
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Hi.
jhsevs said:
I want CM on my S II.
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Cool.
jhsevs said:
I probably posted this in the wrong section.
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Yep, you did.
jhsevs said:
I have no experience with this. Can somebody help me doing this?
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Help yourself and read. Everything's explained.
- experience7

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experience7 said:
Hi.
Help yourself and read. Everything's explained.
- experience7
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I'm always getting stuck.
Which to download? get dot cm/?device=i9100

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doctor_droid said:
u are well acquainted with urself
read here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2036229
edit - link is for 9100 version not the other variants like 9100g/t/p
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Thanks... I guess...
But
- Copy GApps and CM10.1 ZIPs to your internal SDCard
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Where do i get these?

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jhsevs said:
Thanks... I guess...
But
Where do i get these?
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i suggest u to plz read atleast the first post of the link i send u
it has everything u need

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doctor_droid said:
i suggest u to plz read atleast the first post of the link i send u
it has everything u need
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What version of GApps do I need?

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jhsevs said:
What version of GApps do I need?
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the ones that are compatible wid 4.2.2

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doctor_droid said:
the ones that are compatible wid 4.2.2
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Ok
What CM ver to get?
What does Experimental mean?

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jhsevs said:
Ok
What CM ver to get?
What does Experimental mean?
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use cm10.1 (android 4.2.2)
its updated everyday as nightlies.
and if u want extreme battery life (like me) use cm9 stable
link i gave u is for cm10.1
experimental as the name suggests is just for experimenting to know if its booting or what all hardware is working..

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doctor_droid said:
use cm10.1 (android 4.2.2)
its updated everyday as nightlies.
and if u want extreme battery life (like me) use cm9 stable
link i gave u is for cm10.1
experimental as the name suggests is just for experimenting to know if its booting or what all hardware is working..
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But there's 9 versions to choose from!
edit: trying cm-10.1-20130804-NIGHTLY-i9100

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doctor_droid said:
use cm10.1 (android 4.2.2)
its updated everyday as nightlies.
and if u want extreme battery life (like me) use cm9 stable
link i gave u is for cm10.1
experimental as the name suggests is just for experimenting to know if its booting or what all hardware is working..
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Extreme battery life?
Can you tell us how that is done and confirm somehow that it´s not placebo plz?
There are so many roms and kernels to choose from, what make this so good with battery?

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You need to do more reading & less posting.

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MistahBungle said:
You need to do more reading & less posting.
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Yes of course. I sometimes forget that xda is a library. Not a forum. Silly me.

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Not you, the OP. If he can't manage to flash CM/GApps/etc with the simple instructions provided/without people holding his hand to the point of even choosing which version to flash for him, he's going to bust his phone at some point in the very near future. Time and again on here we see people like him do this.
Tesla said:
Yes of course. I sometimes forget that xda is a library. Not a forum. Silly me.
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MistahBungle said:
Not you, the OP. If he can't manage to flash CM/GApps/etc with the simple instructions provided/without people holding his hand to the point of even choosing which version to flash for him, he's going to bust his phone at some point in the very near future. Time and again on here we see people like him do this.
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Ah, yes. I agree. It´s not easy to learn all you need to know as a complete noob here. What to do, understand the terminology and all.
But in this case doctor_droid did the OP a solid with answers and links. The OP got answers and should be able to take it home from there.

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Hi
Haven't been on this forum since yesterday.
CM works fine.
The tutorials here for installing CM are REALLY bad if you haven't flashed before.
I wish I could make them a bit more noob-friendly.
I understood everything, but the tutorials made me unsure.

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Tesla said:
Extreme battery life?
Can you tell us how that is done and confirm somehow that it´s not placebo plz?
There are so many roms and kernels to choose from, what make this so good with battery?
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no its not a placebo effect..
there is only one reason m running cm9 and thats bcoz of the battery life..
we have 4.3 builds bt i still luv cm9 and thats bcoz i dun like to charge much (no i cant afford a 3000mah battery worth 5000INR )
if u dun trust me u can try by urself...
i use cm9.0 stable not 9.1
battery life is thrice better than 10.1

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doctor_droid said:
thrice​
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