gbinghan[dev-blog]

For those of you who are like me - too impatient to wait for Samsung Singapore to release ICS update for i9100 Galaxy S2, can follow the following steps to flash to ICS (and in addition, flash to CM9). Ice Cream Sandwich  Android I9100XWLP7 4.0.3 (United Kingdom / Ireland) 1. Download ICS firmware http://www.hotfile.com/dl/153177481/9861a3a/I9100XWLP7_I9100XEULP5_XEU.zip.html 2. Boot into Download Mode Turn off phone. Vol Down + Home + Power 3. Odin Flash Guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406664 ICS is cool, but... the official ROM is still laggy. So I decided to take further steps to mod it to CyanogenMod. So if you are like me, want a smooth UX, follow the following optional steps :) Root 3. CF-root by Chainfire . http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399 4. Remove Yellow Triangle during startup, using TriangleAway from Chainfire . htt...

New (Dec 2011) official firmware (South East Asia) for Samsung Galaxy S2. PDA: i9100DXKL3 PHONE: I9100DXKL1 CSC: I9100OLCKL2 Build Info: Thu Dec 15 18:59:02 KST 2011 Firmware Download : GT-I9100_XSP_I9100DXKL3_I9100OLCKL2_I9100DXKL1.zip FAQ: Q: How to check the  current  firmware version of  my phone? There are several ways: 1. Key in  *#1234#  in the dialer. You'll get the PDA, Phone, and CSC version of your firmware, or 2. Download  Z-Device Test  from Android Market.

During trip back at Malaysia, I realize the Galaxy S2 variant there is i9100T. Which makes me wonder what are the difference. [UPDATE, Jan 19] CyanogenMod wiki has a better list of SGS2 variants with support status comments. After Googling around, I came to conclusion that all the variants have: SAME  hardware Specifications and the  DIFFERENCES  are: The I9100 supports 3G 900/2100Mhz and the I9100T supports 3G 850/2100Mhz  The difference in SAR value, as shown in Samsung Website . GT-I9100P - 0.362 W/kg GT-I9100 - 0.338 W/kg GT-I9100M - 0.338 W/kg GT-I9100T - 0.285 W/kg GT-I9100G - 0.247 W/kg (different processor - OMAP SoC) Quote from Samsung Website : This phone meets European Union (EU) requirements concerning exposure to radio waves. Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured so as not to exceed the limits for exposure to radio-frequency (RF) energy, as recommended by the EU Council. These...