[Q] so overwhelmed, please help - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

Ok I just got my new t-mobile galaxy s2 on they're sale yesterday. I haven't hadan Android phone in like a year.so I have some general questions.
What are some of the more popular roms for this phone?
Are there any issues I should be aware of when rooting and installing cwm and a ROM?
Are there any general problems I should be aware of with this phone overall?
Thank you very much for the help.

Juggernaut and Macnut are great roms, I prefer stock though. You should give those a try.. As far as issues, the only thing is the vertical lines and blobs on the display when you turn the brightness all the way down. You can see it on most Grey backgrounds in a low light environment.
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Your problem can be silved by reading, kthanks.
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Silved? if your not gonna help the guy help the rest of us by using spell check.
Welcome! most of the guys are on here are really helpful this will get you started
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1324517
there is a ton of info in the index and its a good place to start. If you have a specific question search for it. chances are someone has asked it before.
My favorite rom is digital warfare. but check them all out and happy flashing!

blkbltwrestler said:
Silved? if your not gonna help the guy help the rest of us by using spell check.
Welcome! most of the guys are on here are really helpful this will get you started
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1324517
there is a ton of info in the index and its a good place to start. If you have a specific question search for it. chances are someone has asked it before.
My favorite rom is digital warfare. but check them all out and happy flashing!
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preferred rom?

I see the bonsai and the viper are the 2 most common ones? (I based it off the replies to the threads lol)
just a new rooter looking for a good rom.
anyone have any advantages over another?
one thing I'd like is speed, battery life and a gps fix. obviously stable is good too
thanks!
oh, and ease of install is a big plus too
i just loaded up clockwork now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=714
try this rom, its the fastest
Is there any way to put up like a warning screen that only DEVELOPERS should be posting new threads in the development forum? Like when you click new topic something pops up and makes you do something annoying that forces the user to actually read that their inane question does not belong in the development section?
ericizzy1 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=714
try this rom, its the fastest
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you got me
muyoso said:
Is there any way to put up like a warning screen that only DEVELOPERS should be posting new threads in the development forum? Like when you click new topic something pops up and makes you do something annoying that forces the user to actually read that their inane question does not belong in the development section?
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well I was directed here for root related questions so...
you realize it's probably setup like this, because it wasn't intended for developers to post new threads only right?
razorseal said:
well I was directed here for root related questions so...
you realize it's probably setup like this, because it wasn't intended for developers to post new threads only right?
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hey op, look at this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771590
and this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?f=716
razorseal said:
well I was directed here for root related questions so...
you realize it's probably setup like this, because it wasn't intended for developers to post new threads only right?
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NO you are WRONG! Seriously this is getting old! Read the forum rules before you post! Post in the GENERAL section!
Mods please get rid of this!
so where should I post my root questions? in general?
I understand I shouldn't start threads here, so a place to ask my questions would be nice. I was told general is not for root questions
thanks
Y e s, g e n e r a l
razorseal said:
so where should I post my root questions? in general?
I understand I shouldn't start threads here, so a place to ask my questions would be nice. I was told general is not for root questions
thanks
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Unlike android central, root questions go in general here.
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razorseal said:
I see the bonsai and the viper are the 2 most common ones? (I based it off the replies to the threads lol)
just a new rooter looking for a good rom.
anyone have any advantages over another?
one thing I'd like is speed, battery life and a gps fix. obviously stable is good too
thanks!
oh, and ease of install is a big plus too
i just loaded up clockwork now.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=904787
Please post questions in Q&A section.
Viper is horrid. The Devs think that they are sooooo smart and try to do crazy things that cause major issues.
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marcusant said:
Viper is horrid. The Devs think that they are sooooo smart and try to do crazy things that cause major issues.
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Dont say that... we try to help everyone we can, and we try to make the Rom better for YOU. I normally keep my nose out of things but this is going to far. Say what you want about the Rom or me, but our team tries really hard for YOU. They're good guys.
BThomas22x said:
Dont say that... we try to help everyone we can, and we try to make the Rom better for YOU. I normally keep my nose out of things but this is going to far. Say what you want about the Rom or me, but our team tries really hard for YOU. They're good guys.
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Agreed, your ROM is amazing. The ONLY thing I don't like about it is the design of the user interface and notification bar...the gradients are too harsh and it doesn't blend well. Keep up the awesome work, just please try to improve that a little bit
Also if you're ever in need of someone to help out with designing the UI, I'm down.
marcusant said:
Viper is horrid. The Devs think that they are sooooo smart and try to do crazy things that cause major issues.
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Are you serious?
What are you referring to? The whole EXT4 dealie?
Last time I checked there's a few other ROMs with EXT4.
br//0k3/n said:
Agreed, your ROM is amazing. The ONLY thing I don't like about it is the design of the user interface and notification bar...the gradients are too harsh and it doesn't blend well. Keep up the awesome work, just please try to improve that a little bit
Also if you're ever in need of someone to help out with designing the UI, I'm down.
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Surely... go to http://02.chat.mibbit.com then select efnet and the Chanel is #viper. Come in, meet the guys and let's see what you got... we need another themer.
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I have the fastest ROM out right now,Frankenstein FROYO EXT4,I fel like Im going aroung advertising this thing,but its true.
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ecooce said:
I have the fastest ROM out right now,Frankenstein FROYO EXT4,I fel like Im going aroung advertising this thing,but its true.
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And your proof is? ...people want results, not just someone's word.
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I have Cmod and while it has a bug or two, is definitely the "fastest"

[Must read] broken forum

Devs, n00bs, seniors, everyone. Please calm down.
N00bs..read before you post. This is a big cause to recent drama. I read a thread today and the same question was asked and answered on like3 straight pages... this is not called for.
Devs please consider the level of readiness before posting a Rom. My fav developer makes his Rom as close to bug free by having about 10 guys test the Rom before he releases it. Doing this would cut back on n00b questions and stupid posts. I love all you work this is just an idea.
Everyone else please don't fight and make things worse. Help the n00bs with links to forum rules and such.
I make all these mistakes too. But we need to fix it. We are losing our community.
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I'll add to this a bit if you don't mind. Any noobs feel free to pm me whatever the question may be and I will try to help. There is no sense starting a new thread because 99%of the time the question has been answered and i honestly I like to help. I don't have time to develop so this is my attempt to give back to a community I got a lot out of. I may not have your answer but will most likely be able to send you in the right direction and knipp is extremely helpful and knowledgeable as well. I personally don't care but don't post a thread like help plz I bricked my phone in the dev section unless you have a pair of flame retardant pants. Look bottom line is I'm here to help if anyone needs it
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Also knipp what do you think about starting a kind of all in one place thread similar to what's stickied in the dev section only a little more recent and updated with an faq? I don't know how many times I posted the gingerbread ruu for people recently. If you don't have the time I can do it or certainly help at the very least. Just wanted to get your opinion on this matter
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knipp21 said:
Devs please consider the level of readiness before posting a Rom. My fav developer makes his Rom as close to bug free by having about 10 guys test the Rom before he releases it. Doing this would cut back on n00b questions and stupid posts. I love all you work this is just an idea.
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This. It's extremely refreshing when a dev spends good time creating a ROM for a phone. It's nice to be handed a ROM that has been tested and is essentially bug free. I praise the guys that do that, and the guys that stick to their work. Doing it for fun rather than for money.
Of course I'm not expecting a good ROM to fall into our laps, I do like to follow projects from start to finish just as long as the dev(s) are working solely on that project - Like Cyanogen.
I agree about posting ROMs that are fully tested.. but then only 10 or so get to enjoy the ROM until it's stable. It's nice having everyone give feedback because 100 testers is better than 10. But I 100% agree with you, we need to get this community back on track, and we as users can help indefinitely.
We need to remember, not too long ago we we n00bs. I didn't even know what an .apk was. Now I know how to edit and decompile .apks.
Let's help to make this a fun and sharing community again.
oxlong27 said:
Also knipp what do you think about starting a kind of all in one place thread similar to what's stickied in the dev section only a little more recent and updated with an faq? I don't know how many times I posted the gingerbread ruu for people recently. If you don't have the time I can do it or certainly help at the very least. Just wanted to get your opinion on this matter
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Great idea. I'm in a radar class all week so I can't do it but if anyone wants to that would be awesome. I hope our mod will sticky it.
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Ill start work on it tonight when the kids are in bed. If anyone has any useful links or anything in general you think should be there feel free to pm me
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oxlong27 said:
Ill start work on it tonight when the kids are in bed. If anyone has any useful links or anything in general you think should be there feel free to pm me
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Include the fact you can't use sense programs on aosp roms. And other stuff lol
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Haha ill put that in bold. Hlp plzzz flashed tiamat on skyraider and i can haz no wifi. Hahahahahahah
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Yes, you have to wipe.
Hey guys im not gonna get to starr the all in one thread tonight my son is crazy sick and cant sleep. Ill start tomorrow night, meanwhile shoot me some suggestions on what you think should be included
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New to the T999 community!

Hello guys! My name's Jose and I came over from the galaxy s 4g forums. I finally decided that I needed something better
So, I was wondering if yall could give me some of your opinions on some ROMs to check out? I Havent rooted this bad boy yet but ill read up on that later. Thanks guys and I hope I can bring some help to this awesome phone's community!
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You can help this community by not opening threads that already are opened. The search button does wonders
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lazarat said:
You can help this community by not opening threads that already are opened. The search button does wonders
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Agreed, there are at least 4 threads on this matter and all you have to look at is the amount of support (change log) and look to see what you like after 2 hours max of reading you will find what vest suits you. At least do some research (state the rom and the features you want, need, and questions you have about each rom) and then you'll get some responses that aren't derived from frustration at laziness.
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Sorry about that mate. If a mod could please close the thread.
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Or after reading you can just post any further questions here as it may be helpful toward the community. I'll probably see it updated and I'll give you personal feedback. I've flashed them all and tested for at least two days even took notes down at one point lol.
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[Q] Bug free roms

Can you guys please help me find a ROM (4.x.x) that is completely bug free? I had to ask this question because I wanted to upgrade from a long time ( I am on 2.3.3 phantom rom) to ICS or JB but all I could find is either alpha or beta version of roms. Most other are direct derivatives of these buggy versions. Something does not work or something is broken in most of them from what I read. So if you can help me by suggesting some roms that I can upgrade to with out experiencing bugs that would help me. Thanks!
Seriously? In before the lock...
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Mattix724 said:
Seriously? In before the lock...
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I am sorry but I did not get that... Are you suggesting that this is not a good question? Well can you suggest me some rom with minimum bugs at least? Thanks.
Simple and straightforward answer. There's NONE. With less bugs you should ask.
Try some, if you like keep it, if not keep trying. Doesn't hurt to do some tries and research.
But seriously: In Before The Lock. :beer:
Would like to add: wrong section.
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IB4L :thumbup:
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sandred said:
Can you guys please help me find a ROM (4.x.x) that is completely bug free? I had to ask this question because I wanted to upgrade from a long time ( I am on 2.3.3 phantom rom) to ICS or JB but all I could find is either alpha or beta version of roms. Most other are direct derivatives of these buggy versions. Something does not work or something is broken in most of them from what I read. So if you can help me by suggesting some roms that I can upgrade to with out experiencing bugs that would help me. Thanks!
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Lightweight.
Edit:- I just got upset PMs from rest of developers. See why this threads are no good?
BluesRulez said:
Lightweight.
Edit:- I just got upset PMs from rest of developers. See why this threads are no good?
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Very mature indeed. I am sorry for bringing this up and posting it here. Thanks for all the help.
sandred said:
Very mature indeed. I am sorry for bringing this up and posting it here. Thanks for all the help.
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If you want a stable and full functional JB flash FL16 o GA10
If lyou like AOSP flash a CM or AOKP flavor there are other (note there are various bugs nothing big if you can deal with it.
If you like Stock modified too many to mention one but a heard a kuban named rom is awesome.
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Wow.. I'm pretty disappointed at the negative comments here.
Don't flame it is against XDA rules, no matter what the question is.
Thread moved to Q&A.
Any of the new jb leaks fk23 thru ga10 are pretty good dd if your looking for something along the lines of touchwiz based roms if you like something different then you can try out cm10.1 which Im reading has very good feed back its all about your preferences on what you do with your phone if you like playing with tweaks or if your just someone that wants a simple phone to make calls on ect ect. Theres alot of roms out there that have minimum issues my suggestion is look thru the threads check out the screenshots if it looks like something you may want to run do some light reading thru the thread and see what people are reporting as far as issues.
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The-Captain said:
Wow.. I'm pretty disappointed at the negative comments here.
Don't flame it is against XDA rules, no matter what the question is.
Thread moved to Q&A.
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Sorry you feel that way.
But in the history of the e4gt forums, such threads have not been very fruitful.
Few reasons..
-A bug I experience with a particular ROM, may not be experienced by someone else.
-Something not working on a ROM such as MHL on a rom may not be a big deal for me but may be a "major" bug for someone else.
-Lastly not all developers think alike and some may not be happy when their ROM is not mentioned in such threads..
Thats why such threads are always closed by Mods in this forum. Thus all the negative comments.
Im pretty happy with the one click oden FL16, i might try out the new version. If you want working wimax stick with stock/ touchwiz roms. All ASOP, AKOP, CM10, CM10.1 roms say there 4g works. but really all it does is turn on and look like it works. You will only experience blazing speeds of 750k.
BluesRulez said:
Sorry you feel that way.
But in the history of the e4gt forums, such threads have not been very fruitful.
Few reasons..
-A bug I experience with a particular ROM, may not be experienced by someone else.
-Something not working on a ROM such as MHL on a rom may not be a big deal for me but may be a "major" bug for someone else.
-Lastly not all developers think alike and some may not be happy when their ROM is not mentioned in such threads..
Thats why such threads are always closed by Mods in this forum. Thus all the negative comments.
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While I understand that, the better way instead of filling this thread with negative comments is to explain that. Then after that, you could report it and link to a thread discussing it :good:
I like cm10.1 right now. If you want something pretty bug free and easy to install get the fk23 or ga10 one clicks. They are pretty much test otas from what I can tell and work well. They are tw based but they got a lot of the ICS and Jb features.
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[Q] Just got a new Note II

Hi all! I'm new to this forum I'd like to ask for recommendations for ROMs to flash on my Note II.
I had a DHD before and mainly used AOKP ROMs on it, though I'd like to try touch wiz some more since it's not as much as a battery juice hog compared to SenseUI.
It all depends what you want. Do you want a samsungless rom in the sense that it is just android or would you like a samsung rom with a stock look
If you can be a little more specific i can be more specific.
Currently i am using dualnote 5.0 which is a debloated, samsung key apps featuring rom with a stock jelly bean theme
It has snote and scalender and it also look like jellybean the combonation i wanted
What combonation do you want
-looks
-battery
-speed
-nerve tingling
Hope to hear from you!
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hamzahqaisar1995 said:
It all depends what you want. Do you want a samsungless rom in the sense that it is just android or would you like a samsung rom with a stock look
If you can be a little more specific i can be more specific.
Currently i am using dualnote 5.0 which is a debloated, samsung key apps featuring rom with a stock jelly bean theme
It has snote and scalender and it also look like jellybean the combonation i wanted
What combonation do you want
-looks
-battery
-speed
-nerve tingling
Hope to hear from you!
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I think it'll be best for me to find out myself of what ROM will I be liking. Thanks a lot for the input, I appreciate it.
Maybe I'll try out a buffed/tweak version of the stock 4.2.1 ROM if there's any since I'm starting to like the Touch wiz dock
Looks like hamza got trolled. Lolz. Such fun at xda.
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plskillme said:
Hi all! I'm new to this forum I'd like to ask for recommendations for ROMs to flash on my Note II.
I had a DHD before and mainly used AOKP ROMs on it, though I'd like to try touch wiz some more since it's not as much as a battery juice hog compared to SenseUI.
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Why start a New thread on such a question that has been posted thousands of times and has a million different answers all over this forum? And then you come to a conclusion where the whole point of this thread is proven to be completely useless.
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jamesc760 said:
Looks like hamza got trolled. Lolz. Such fun at xda.
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I was not even trying to troll. Sorry to end your fun. Welcome to the internet where you thought people are not allowed to change their perspectives on things.
bushako said:
Why start a New thread on such a question that has been posted thousands of times and has a million different answers all over this forum? And then you come to a conclusion where the whole point of this thread is proven to be completely useless.
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Why comment on a thread which has been posted a thousands of times and has a million different answers all over this forum if it has been answered over this forum? Oh! I love the irony, that's just plain genius.
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Someone please close this thread before people of the likes of these two swarm and camp here.
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I was not even trying to troll. Sorry to end your fun. Welcome to the internet where you thought people are not allowed to change their perspectives on things.
Why comment on a thread which has been posted a thousands of times and has a million different answers all over this forum if it has been answered over this forum? Oh! I love the irony, that's just plain genius.
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Someone please close this thread before people of the likes of these two swarm and camp here.
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Because people like you make life harder for the people of our likes. People like you talk before thinking just like this thread you opened up. Enjoy your new note 2
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