[Q] After previewing galaxy s II lol - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello guys , after reviewing galaxy s II i feel like my galaxy S i9000 is soooooo outdated and slow lol , i mean like..seriously i have stock everything except launcher i have launcher pro and iam TOTALLY BORED from my device i want to transform it to the coolest android phone ever , i have a bunch of apps like wifi widget , beautiful weather , battery status and a bunch of fail games
if any one could help me transform my device i would be extremely happy too bad i can't do it wit out experienced people because iam afraid of bricking phone , i wont be able to fix it because i don't have 3 bot-recovery , i never flashed my device or installed any custom ROMS ( btw i don't even know what ROMs are ) lol ! :$
Frimwar version 2.1 Update 1
Basband version : I9000jxjG2
kernel version : 2.6.29 [email protected]#2
build number: ECLAIR.JPJG8
any kind of help is heavily appreciated
Thanks
Egypt, land of revolution

enigma575 said:
Hello guys , after reviewing galaxy s II i feel like my galaxy S i9000 is soooooo outdated and slow lol , i mean like..seriously i have stock everything except launcher i have launcher pro and iam TOTALLY BORED from my device i want to transform it to the coolest android phone ever , i have a bunch of apps like wifi widget , beautiful weather , battery status and a bunch of fail games
if any one could help me transform my device i would be extremely happy too bad i can't do it wit out experienced people because iam afraid of bricking phone , i wont be able to fix it because i don't have 3 bot-recovery , i never flashed my device or installed any custom ROMS ( btw i don't even know what ROMs are ) lol ! :$
Frimwar version 2.1 Update 1
Basband version : I9000jxjG2
kernel version : 2.6.29 [email protected]#2
build number: ECLAIR.JPJG8
any kind of help is heavily appreciated
Thanks
Egypt, land of revolution
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Well first advice is to read read read these forums, lots of information.
Your phone has a quite old version of android so updating that would be a good start. Froyo 2.2.1 is the latest official which should be available in Kies for you. Gingerbread 2.3.3 is expected to be officially released for the SGS within the next 2 weeks. You can also flash custom ROMs and newer ROMs then Kies offers you yourself, but without 3-button recovery thats tricky. Atleast make/buy and test a recovery JIG before going there.
Then maybe slap on a theme of your liking and get some good apps (dont be afraid to pay a few bucks for good apps either)
Being bored of phone usually means youre not doing anything interesting or fun with it a phone in itself is only so exciting

enigma575 said:
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well, there's your problem
I don't know how much you already know but I advise you to read as much stickies and rom threads as you can. After that you will probably come to the conclusion that you want to install a custom ROM. Do so and your life will change forever
If you need any help, don't hesitate to consult the search function (or ask here^^)

Have a look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814091

This is the place to start.
After you have read everything there, this would be some steps to follow:
1.Install ADB on your computer
2.Download Odin 1.7
3.Repair your 3-button recovery/download problem with Richtofen's guide (after this you can do whaterver u want with your phone, as long as you stay away from firmwares with bootloaders included)
4.Flash a 2.2.1 or 2.3.3 firmware using Odin (i recommend one of the deodexed firmwares from Ramad's thread)
5.Apply what ever theme you want
Maybe this instruction seem a little hard to understand now but after you've finished reading the wiki from the link i've posted, it will be more clearer.

thanks for all the replies I will start reading about what you guys have posted in the morning iam on my mobile now and it is late please stay in touch with me I will be replying activly and frequently thx again ! I will Risk my phone as long as you guys are here to back me up , I was afraid of applying the first 3 bottom fix as most users cried about their phones getting broken.

enigma575 said:
thanks for all the replies I will start reading about what you guys have posted in the morning iam on my mobile now and it is late please stay in touch with me I will be replying activly and frequently thx again ! I will Risk my phone as long as you guys are here to back me up , I was afraid of applying the first 3 bottom fix as most users cried about their phones getting broken.
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Being afraid in starting is normal .... but the golden rule is to read and understand several times what procedure u have to follow...and second imp thing is read n follow instructions provided in specific post.
As different rom needs different technique and different procedure.
Another thing is search youtube for videos on how to's.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA

@ phalanger , thank you so much , would you please put me on the right track by giving me the link for the FIRST thing i need to do ??? thx
@ 4Iltair , can you please put a link on a working SAFE 3 bottom combo fix ??? or any one can share it here ? would be nice
@ rons_sacramental , if you have a perfect link for installing gingerbread on galaxy s , please share it here

enigma575 said:
@ phalanger , thank you so much , would you please put me on the right track by giving me the link for the FIRST thing i need to do ??? thx
@ 4Iltair , can you please put a link on a working SAFE 3 bottom combo fix ??? or any one can share it here ? would be nice
@ rons_sacramental , if you have a perfect link for installing gingerbread on galaxy s , please share it here
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Here is a link to custom rom MIUI 2.3.3. (I am not telling u to install it on ur device this is just for reference n learning purpose). It has all the instructions and also a video on how to install the rom. I would suggest just read the whole thing and try to understand what is involved in the process.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=992251
Once you done with it then find another thread of custom rom and read through it.
And even read the comments on different pages it is very useful and most of the questions are also.answered. Thats how i learned .
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

wow guys look at this 1 any info how to transform it to be like that ? or even better if u have alternatives ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_LLaS7i7ZM&feature=related

Three button combo fix :-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=785201
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

i will read it thx again, any links for the start ? maybe a working fix for 3 bottom combo ? which will NOT brick my phone while applying it ?

rons_sacramental said:
Three button combo fix :-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=785201
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
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thx 4 the link are you 100% sure it wont brick my STOCK samsung galaxy S I9000 international ???
as i can see some people crying of their bricked and "simi- bricked" phones

That's Darky's Rom. I'm using that actually
more info and howto here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814091

i will first try install the 3 bottom fix and post a reply for some guidance to go to latest 2.2 available , am i missing something ?
btw is there any one interested in step by step taking me from the most outdated galaxy S to the most resent one , by online chat using msn or facebook or skype ? that would rock my world cause i know if i panic i will f*ck up my phone lol , that would be very awesome private message me if any one interested !

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[Q] What rom can i install on my p1000 gsm . plz help a noob. .

i need a rom based on 2.3.3 but should be a simple intallation , with theme feature built in. plz help me , btw my phone is rooted . . . .
here is a attached image of my phone info
Hi
I have a gsm p1000 and use the overcome 4.0 gingerbread rom by alterbridge86 on xda developers site. It's quite stable, smooth and fast. No problems after a month of use.
Site is down atm but the alternridge forum has mirror sites with the appropriate files.
Good luck
Jb
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App
Hello you didnt tell how to flash the rom
And please can u tell me that y in SGT we use odin to flash the rom y cant we flash directly from recovery like we do in other andtoid phones. Using odin is too complex for me.
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@dhruv2coool
you surely can install rom from CWM Recovery just head to overcome thread in dev section or any gsm rom thread in dev section and read in.
if you already have CWM then its easy.
happy flashing
I think i have cwm i have rooted my tab and when i restart my phone i press some key and several options comes like reboot flash advanced and all that is it CWM????
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dhruv2coool said:
I think i have cwm i have rooted my tab and when i restart my phone i press some key and several options comes like reboot flash advanced and all that is it CWM????
Sent from my GT-P1000 using xda premium
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Overcome is down for now. Here's a mirror = guide... In the event of preferring zips to install ; take a look at AF974's recent ROM.
As for theming, use the Kitchen and build a theme to measure.
hey i know im asking a very big favour , but can u detail it step by steo , my rom is DDJpa , rooted by odin 3 , nd im a big noob , plzz help me in this
Calyptus_ViVa said:
hey i know im asking a very big favour , but can u detail it step by steo , my rom is DDJpa , rooted by odin 3 , nd im a big noob , plzz help me in this
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The step-by-step install is in the mirror-guide I posted earlier....
thanx man, will try it for sure, but will I loose my touchwiz? and man thanx a lot, if u need any gamea or apps for ur tab I can send u some links for ur help. . . just private message me. . . btw thanx. . . .
You can do this for GB stock'ish or just go with full_overcome4.0 rom which is an all in one rom+kernel
Go here and download gbsafe_v5. Zip. It has everything you need including drivers and odin files
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1317384
Also download overcome-kernel_4. 0.tar file as well.
Once you downloaded these two files plug in your tab to usb and wait for that phone and pc screen or download mode screen.
Go here and follow steps up to 10.
magrathearoms.weebly.com/install.html
Your phone is now stock'ish GB with OC'ed kernel including custom clockwork recovery. This version also comes with phone capabilities unlocked so you can use it like a real phone. All you have to do is load tmobile. Modem file. If not then use as wifi only.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
Calyptus_ViVa said:
thanx man, will try it for sure, but will I loose my touchwiz? and man thanx a lot, if u need any gamea or apps for ur tab I can send u some links for ur help. . . just private message me. . . btw thanx. . . .
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Hi,
Loosing the TouchWiz depends on the ROM you choose to flash, most (if not all) custom Rom's don't include it and stay as close as possible to stock/AOSP...
Cheers
not sure if anybody know what could've caused my P1000 to
reboot whenever i turn off Flight Mode with sim card inserted.
i'm a proud OverCome user since OverCome 3.1.
wiped off my tab after system slowed down cos i wrongly forced
move app to SD.
i install it 100% using the guide with wipe option,
my tab got rebooted whenever phone calls coming in or after phone calls.
flashed with stock rom from samfirmware, tried DXJPC, JPJPC.. all same results.
pit file is gt-p1000_mr.pit
not sure what problem..
i'm using P1000, Malaysia (GSM)
thank you in advanced for any advices
Not a hundred percent sure but I think the device needs the reboot to register the sim.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App
thanx Derrian,
i've got it reboot for a few times with sim card inserted.
not sure if i got the PIT file or data correct?
another annoying question , my phone has calling feature , 3g 2g nd wifi i have image attached at first page for device information you need but plz tell me what is the difference in my stock rooted rom and overcome 4.0 . and whats the deal about modems ? i dont know about mine ..... i would really appreciate a simple asnwer man ...... thanx btw ....
Calyptus_ViVa said:
another annoying question , my phone has calling feature , 3g 2g nd wifi i have image attached at first page for device information you need but plz tell me what is the difference in my stock rooted rom and overcome 4.0 . and whats the deal about modems ? i dont know about mine ..... i would really appreciate a simple asnwer man ...... thanx btw ....
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The deal about modems is the differences in supported bands. You seem to be originally on modem DDJPA (baseband) If you flashed the OC 4 you should still be on it as OC doesn't include modems. Your best guess is to take a look at the modem thread and pick JPZ or JQ2, as I did
BTW, OC 4.1 is out with a more up to date kernel based on GB 2.3.6...
Cheers
dirlan2001 said:
The deal about modems is the differences in supported bands. You seem to be originally on modem DDJPA (baseband) If you flashed the OC 4 you should still be on it as OC doesn't include modems. Your best guess is to take a look at the modem thread and pick JPZ or JQ2, as I did
BTW, OC 4.1 is out with a more up to date kernel based on GB 2.3.6...
Cheers
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thanks dirlan 2001 , i thaught it had something to do with my country carrier or something like that stuff ...... you helped me a lot here ......
Calyptus_ViVa said:
thanks dirlan 2001 , i thaught it had something to do with my country carrier or something like that stuff ...... you helped me a lot here ......
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You're welcome
dirlan2001 said:
You're welcome
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as you are helping me too much , its bad too ask more but m gonna ask a last favour , i want my old music player ( the one with notification bar control and inbuilt equilizer . ) could you please post me . . . plz. . .
Calyptus_ViVa said:
as you are helping me too much , its bad too ask more but m gonna ask a last favour , i want my old music player ( the one with notification bar control and inbuilt equilizer . ) could you please post me . . . plz. . .
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Hi,
You might want to check the Overcome 4.1.0 thread... they have several packages of 'removed' apps, you may get lucky there.

[Q] Iam New here pls help

hello every one iam just got my S I9000 ( not plus ) i want links for tutorials about how to root my phone and get the newest baseband and i want link for the best kernel and rom ( best rom in graphics/speed/games )
thanks in advance
First of all, there's no such thing as the best rom - it's like trying to compare apple and oranges and saying one's better than the other. I usually recommend people to start with stock-based roms (so no AOKP or cyanogen mods) simply because it's closer to the stock rom and usually to flash.
As for rooting your phone, if you are already planning to flash a new rom, there's not much point in rooting it now. All custom roms are rooted. If still want to learn to root (which might actually be a good starting point), you need to tell us what firmware you are currently on.
thx for replay and my firmware 2.2.1
and my baseband t959uvka7
smashpower said:
thx for replay and my firmware 2.2.1
and my baseband t959uvka7
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thats not an i9000 thats a tmobile vibrant...
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm goood
Trying to flash a I9000 rom on a Vibrant will most likely brick the thing. Better to start looking in the Vibrant section instead. Good thing Paul spotted it.
his mob is tegra ?? he have the same mob like mine and i dunno where's my section !!! should i just search for any vibrant t-mobile section ??
Here u go m8
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=708

[Q] Can someone PLEASE help me ???

I posted this yesterday
NicoleAngelique said:
Thank you so very much for the " overcome " link - I accidently soft bricked my GT-P1000 and after days of searching the web for a solution I found this post .... and I've just finished downloading and installing - and YES my TAB is alive again !!!!!!
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But I do not like the overcome rom as many things do not work and I'm used to my old one ...... so my question is can I re-install my old Gingerbread - using your [stock rom][2.3.3] p1000xxjq1 p1000xxjq1 p1000xxjpz ?
And then use your [11.05.2011][CF-Root v3.3] JJ*, JM*, KA*, JQ1 - su+busybox+CWM3/RFS to root ..... as I did before ??
Hope I make sense and that someone can advise me ..... soon !! Thanx
May I know what are the many things that do not work in Overcome 4.1?
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA
Thank you Priyana
Hi Priyana, thank you for your reply. Please do not get me wrong, I'm eternally grateful to the Overcome team for helping me to bring my tab " back to life " and have thanked them on their forum for this. The problem lies mainly with me - I was so used to and very happy with my 'old' look Gingerbread and not used to the 'new' look Overcome which made me confused. But I was so happy to have my tab back - so I decided to give it a go - the 1st app I loaded was Chrome to Phone (which I use all the time) and it did not work at all ; the 2nd app was Google Earth ( which I also use on a daily basis) and it was extremely poor performance compared to before ; and the final thing was that I had backed-up all my data with CWM before I ' soft bricked' my tab and when I wanted to restore the file could not be found. So therefore the main reasons for wanting to return to my 'old' Gingerbread firmware - again I stress nothing but extreme thanks to the Overcome team for their help !
Thank you Chainfire
NicoleAngelique said:
I posted this yesterday
But I do not like the overcome rom as many things do not work and I'm used to my old one ...... so my question is can I re-install my old Gingerbread - using your [stock rom][2.3.3] p1000xxjq1 p1000xxjq1 p1000xxjpz ?
And then use your [11.05.2011][CF-Root v3.3] JJ*, JM*, KA*, JQ1 - su+busybox+CWM3/RFS to root ..... as I did before ??
Hope I make sense and that someone can advise me ..... soon !! Thanx
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A huge thank you to Chainfire Just to let you all know I used and followed both of his above threads and instructions ..... and my Samsung GT-P1000 is back to as it was and is working perfectly !

I update note to new android 2.3.6 and it is usless now !

Hi there. I was using galaxy note without any problems till I updated it 3 months ago to new version 2.3.6 and from that moment phone is just a junk ! It turns off and on several times during the day or several times during 1 hour if i use it heavily ! I knoow it is from new uptate of android because before it was ok and worked fine ! Please help me, I'd like to update to older version, is it possible ? And how ? I'll be appreciate for any advices ! Thank you very much.
galaxy note user said:
Hi there. I was using galaxy note without any problems till I updated it 3 months ago to new version 2.3.6 and from that moment phone is just a junk ! It turns off and on several times during the day or several times during 1 hour if i use it heavily ! I knoow it is from new uptate of android because before it was ok and worked fine ! Please help me, I'd like to update to older version, is it possible ? And how ? I'll be appreciate for any advices ! Thank you very much.
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Yes you can. There are lots of useful posts here guiding you through and holding your hand, but *you* need to spend 5 minutes looking for them, OK?
I don't know which ROM you are on, but generally GB has been very reliable. You might wish to reflash the rom or flash another version.
As a start, look at this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
Thank you very much for your help
Thank you very much for your help. I forgot to write that I don't know how to flash phone via PC. I never did it with galaxy note. I don't know which rom I have, is any link to video or info for a people which are not familiar with such things ? Thank you. All about this root-ing looks wrong for me, I need just to update to older version from uk, I don't see any uk update, and all it looks difficult for me ! I need to update do 2.3.5 without brick effect...
galaxy note user said:
Thank you very much for your help. I forgot to write that I don't know how to flash phone via PC. I never did it with galaxy note. I don't know which rom I have, is any link to video or info for a people which are not familiar with such things ? Thank you.
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Just read. You will find the information how to flash in the very thread joe2316 gave you the link. There it's explained how to flash a rom using pc odin.
Sent from my Galaxy Note running ICS
galaxy note user said:
Thank you very much for your help. I forgot to write that I don't know how to flash phone via PC. I never did it with galaxy note. I don't know which rom I have, is any link to video or info for a people which are not familiar with such things ? Thank you. All about this root-ing looks wrong for me, I need just to update to older version from uk, I don't see any uk update, and all it looks difficult for me ! I need to update do 2.3.5 without brick effect...
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Your request does require you to take time reading and trying out. Probably 2 hours of reading/learning time, 1 hour installation of software and trying out.
If you are at all unsure about any of this or if it's simply too much hard work, take your phone back to a Samsung Care Point and explain your problem. They will reflash it for you.

[Q] Hav Anyone tried that ROM?

teamadreno.com/2012/05/sgsii-v81-patch.html
Have anybody tried this custom rom? I am sry that I cant post a full link as I am a newbie. I have a galaxy ace and I want to upgrade my. Android version. Currently, it runs on froyo. I tend to update it officially but custom roms are fine, too. I'm afraid for the camera and other hardwares may become unusable. Thats why I'm afraid to flash a custom rom. But does anybody know the perfect roms for galaxy ace, please tell me. I really need it. Thanks for any answer tht can help me out...
Alex.khine said:
teamadreno.com/2012/05/sgsii-v81-patch.html
Have anybody tried this custom rom? I am sry that I cant post a full link as I am a newbie. I have a galaxy ace and I want to upgrade my. Android version. Currently, it runs on froyo. I tend to update it officially but custom roms are fine, too. I'm afraid for the camera and other hardwares may become unusable. Thats why I'm afraid to flash a custom rom. But does anybody know the perfect roms for galaxy ace, please tell me. I really need it. Thanks for any answer tht can help me out...
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Helllloooo there i see u are really newbie here anyways
My advice to u is read and read and read a lot
flashing official and custom rom is easy as pie but ... u have to know what u are doing
i advise u to read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1034145
its a real help guide to all u need to know about our phone
anyways ... first use a software named odin to upgrade your phone to gingerbread ... its easy to use and some say even safer than official upgrade from kies
than flash that rom from a custom recovery!
you will have not hardware malfunctions
in time you know the difference in roms, what to do, how to do!
but until then ...
google
youtube
and that guide i gave u are your best friends!
keep up the good works anything ...
just ask
take care!
LEWA ROM suggestion
First advice as already given read a lot.. ..as informed first upgrade to ginger bread and then get a custom ROM for your phone.. I use LEWA ROM one of the best and stable..It has also got official support and every friday there is an update with improved features and bugs....
Dont be scared just be confident... on XDA we all are here to help!!!
Enjoy!!
SnowPluralism said:
Helllloooo there i see u are really newbie here anyways
My advice to u is read and read and read a lot
flashing official and custom rom is easy as pie but ... u have to know what u are doing
i advise u to read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1034145
its a real help guide to all u need to know about our phone
anyways ... first use a software named odin to upgrade your phone to gingerbread ... its easy to use and some say even safer than official upgrade from kies
than flash that rom from a custom recovery!
you will have not hardware malfunctions
in time you know the difference in roms, what to do, how to do!
but until then ...
google
youtube
and that guide i gave u are your best friends!
keep up the good works anything ...
just ask
take care!
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WOW..i doubt if your mouth is normal..what with all those smiles...
Alex.khine said:
But does anybody know the perfect roms for galaxy ace, please tell me. I really need it.
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there is no such thing.
And why don't you try it for yourself? you will get to experience it first hand. And if your scared then don't use odin or cwm or even rooting because there are always risks involved in these.
SnowPluralism said:
Helllloooo there i see u are really newbie here anyways
My advice to u is read and read and read a lot
flashing official and custom rom is easy as pie but ... u have to know what u are doing
i advise u to read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1034145
its a real help guide to all u need to know about our phone
anyways ... first use a software named odin to upgrade your phone to gingerbread ... its easy to use and some say even safer than official upgrade from kies
than flash that rom from a custom recovery!
you will have not hardware malfunctions
in time you know the difference in roms, what to do, how to do!
but until then ...
google
youtube
and that guide i gave u are your best friends!
keep up the good works anything ...
just ask
take care!
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Huh.....Are we playing pacman here?
Sent from my fingers to your face,take it or leave it.
Prawesome said:
Huh.....Are we playing pacman here?
Sent from my fingers to your face,take it or leave it.
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Nah...he just recently became Mr. Hasmukh...
K. A. S. E.© - THE TROLL MAFIA.
Seems like we are getting oftopic debating about smileys instead of helping the noobs.
@
Alex.khine said:
teamadreno.com/2012/05/sgsii-v81-patch.html
Have anybody tried this custom rom? I am sry that I cant post a full link as I am a newbie. I have a galaxy ace and I want to upgrade my. Android version. Currently, it runs on froyo. I tend to update it officially but custom roms are fine, too. I'm afraid for the camera and other hardwares may become unusable. Thats why I'm afraid to flash a custom rom. But does anybody know the perfect roms for galaxy ace, please tell me. I really need it. Thanks for any answer tht can help me out...
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The SGSII v8.1 patch u r talking about is jst a patch for the COmplete v8 ROM. it has recently been updated to v9 and it really is a gud ROM the Battery life is also better in the LAtest Release and it is almost stock based so u won't find A WHOLE LOT of UI changes on your ACe jst additions, and the PErformance is also gud.
other than this, you can try the MIracle ROM it is also a wonderful ROM bt as it is performance based, u can't expect a battery life of 1 day
As you roam around the forums you will learn slowly by trying and testing stuff.
Ohh and ACTUALLY, there is NO perfect ROM

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