freelancer24

Hey Guys,

This is a great guide I stumbled upon! I received SGS2X from TELUS and got a SIM unlock from cellunlocker to use with Mobilicity and it worked fine - My question is will my phone/sim retain this unlock after a new ROM or a root?

If not will i be able to unlock again with same code? TIA Guys and Happy New Year!

Cheers!

Blue1k

Yup. Sim unlocks are permanent.

Glad my guide was of help. Cheers

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andruoid

I followed the instructions to a T ...and everything worked I'm probably going to try Mr. X's ROM as suggested but before I do can you recommend a stable ASOP ROM? I miss the simple look of ASOP more that I thought! Thanks

***edit;
BTW, in Step 12 when I flashed su-3.0.5-efgh-signed.zip I got the 'Install Aborted'. I rebooted anyway and found I was indeed rooted. Maybe it was trying to fake me out ;-)

Last edited by andruoid; January 3rd, 2012 at 10:36 PM.

creesh

How long did it take for you until u got the unlock code ? i sent over a request since yesterday and today i received an email that they need more information about my phone ? what was the website you ordered the code ? Does Samsung Galaxy s2x work on Mobilicity ? i was there and asked them if my phone would work with that carrier and they said that i won't work because they are built in different frequencies ??? no clue what he meant but anyways...

Blue1k

I use mobileincanada.com for my unlocking needs. They definitely unlock the Telus S2. You only need to provide the IMEI number.

LOL @ Mobilicity guy. The phone has AWS bands and will work on that network. They either lied to you to buy one of their phones or they had no clue.

creesh

He was Chinese..no offence but it was hard to understand him what he meant but what i understood was that it does not work so the telus phone will work on mobilicity ?

For the unlock code i will wait until tomorrow and if i dont get anything from cellunlockednow.com than i will try mobileincanada.com

How long does it take to get a code from mobileincanada ?

Blue1k

Yes it works. The guy must not know that the Telus variant is exactly the same as the T-Mobile version. T-mobile and Mobilicity both use AWS bands The telus S2 and tmobile s2 works on Wind and Mobilicity.

The only issue is selecting the network. Seems to be an issue with mobilicity. To help with this you can manually select which network you want by:

dial *#*#2263#*#*, select "WCDMA Band Preference", and then select "WCDMA 1700" so that the phone looks by default in the 1700 band (AWS)


Mobileincanada can take anywhere from 4hours to 24 hours. They have a current wait time on their site.

Cheers!

Last edited by Blue1k; January 5th, 2012 at 01:15 AM.

creesh

Thanks mate

slogged

I had this error:

E:Error in /sdcard/su-3.0.5-efgh-signed.zip
(Status 0)
Installation aborted.

I resolved it with CWM by doing Advanced-->Fix Permissions. After doing that I was able to install without error.

Blue1k

Thank you! I was wondering why sometimes there was issue after the odin flash. I will add this to my instructions.

creesh

Hey guys,

I was unable to unlock my phone..the guys from cellunlockednow.com were not able to and now i am waiting for the refund.
I ordered a code now from mobileincanada.com and still waiting for the code

Any ideas why it might be that it is giving them such a hard time to find my code ?
Is there any other website where i can try ?

Blue1k

I had the same issue with cellularunlocker. Mobileincanada is great. I usually wait about half a day with them depending on how busy the server is.

Haven't really tried any other sites as movileincanada always comes through for me.

slogged

Thanks for this, I made a small donation. Please keep updating this with what's possible on a rooted Telus S2 X!

Blue1k

Thanks so much! I'll update the thread this weekend with some newer roms and stuff I've tried.

creesh

Guesss whatt?? mobileincanada.com just came back at me with the code..yuhuuuu
i will try the code once i am done with work

andruoid

NM, morning brain failure.

Last edited by andruoid; January 7th, 2012 at 12:55 PM.

andruoid

Just to test the returning to stock method. After a successful stock flash via Odin I got caught in a boot-loop. The 'S' logo at boot runs for a few seconds, then returns to the 'Samsung Galaxy SII T989D' then back to the 'S' logo again, etc, etc. Any ideas why?

To add; I was able to reflash Mr. X's Telus ROM and have a working phone again so at least I don't have a brick.

I followed your instructions below:

Steps:

1. To install the stock rom file you will need to first extract it. Use the password above
2. Launch Odin. Press PDA and Select the stock recovery file (tar.md5 file) folder you extracted. Make sure re-partition is NOT selected (see the pic above).
3. Restart your phone in download mode as before (see above how to do this) and wait for the yellow com
4. Press Start and flash back the phone to original state

Blue1k

I think it is because the rom is not over writing the Mr.x ciq free kernel. I'll look into this. That, or a full wipe is needed before the odin flash back to stock.

Either way, I'll find a solution.
Thanks for the feedback

andruoid

I'll try a full wipe in CWM myself if you like, I should have thought of that as well! I'll report back sometime after dinner tonight

andruoid

Beautiful. Thanks BlueK1 for the wipe suggestion. What I had to do to get stock recovery:

1. Boot into CWM and wipe everything (I did, just to be sure):
/cache
/data
/system
/emmc
&
/dalvik

2. on phone: power off from within CWM
3. on computer: start Odin, click on and check PDA, load the MD5 file (don't hit Start yet)
4. on phone: volume down + power on phone to get to the download screen, once at that screen, volume up to confirm. Plug in phone to computer.
5. on computer: click Start in Odin
6. on chair: sit back ...or in kitchen (preferred): grab a bevy of your choice and wait for the flashing to complete.
7. (optional and recommended) re-root cause you'll miss certain apps that require it ;-)

Last edited by andruoid; January 7th, 2012 at 07:55 PM.

Blue1k

Thanks man! Glad it worked out. I'll add this to my guide.

andruoid

Another quick note about the Stock ROM restore. If you intend on keeping the stock ROM delete the USB drivers and Samsung Kies, reboot your computer and reinstall Samsung Kies.

Before I did the above Samsung Kies reported that I can not do firmware updates.

Everything else seems good to go now. I myself will re-root now that I know everything to unroot is all good.

troymc8

I just wanted to say thank you Blue1k. I just bought the Samsung phone from Telus, and I will be rooting it this weekend!
Thanks!

ent007

Hey Blue1K, thanks! I just made a donation from Nick Bains.

Cheers

ent007

Hey all, is there any other apps that I should freeze that are bloatware?

Blue1k

Much appreciated thanks!

Blue1k

It depends on which rom you are running. On the telus rom I froze social hub (since I don't use it) and wifi sharing and wifi sharing manager (not wifi app). You could freeze any other samsung application you are not using but I would not delete them (just to be safe)

The other thing I noticed on both my S2 phones is that the damn facebook app keeps running in background even without sync enabled. I find the battery life better without it installed (I use the browser for facebook).

moodyksam

I was trying to follow the steps that you have mentioned but instead of clicking on PDA i accidentally clicked on PIT and there was a file in odin folder ( I have downloaded odin using the link that you have mentioned in your thread) and after that I had a yellow light in odin and when I unplugged my phone and tried to go into further recovery mode I just cant do anything with the phone. Its just a black screen

I would really appreciate if you can help me solve this issue.

Oldschoolwax

man, have you tried pulling out the battery for a bit? Maybe someone around you has a download jig, that might help. Blue1K checks in a lot, I'm sure he knows. You might just be able to claim ignorance and get the carrier to swap it out or fix it for you.

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Blue1k

Aggh. That sucks. Sorry, I was away in Seattle so just checking in now.

Ok. Loading the pit has possibly ruined your partition tables. Let's try this:

1. Can you boot in to download mode? Not recovery mode.

DOWNLOAD MODE:
POWER OFF. Then HOLD VOLUME DOWN and keep pressing it and then press power. It will boot you into the following screen. Press UP to confirm you want to flash
*This is different for us Telus users. T-Mobile have to press both buttons and then connect

2. If you can, then launch odin, connect your phone and flash the stock Telus rom listed on the front page.

IF NO. Then I will need to see if we can use fastboot. Hopefully the above works.

troymc8

Thanks so much for everything. I successfully unlocked my phone and installed Mr. X's Rooted Telus Rom with CIQ removed. I wanted to install that Ice Cream theme. I am slightly confussed on how to do it, and the telus dialer. Do you have a link with installation of themes on the phone?

Thanks again mate, will donate.

Cheers,

Blue1k

No worries. I can guide you through it. I'll post up a quick step guide (with links) on flashing this theme tomorrow later in the day. Been swamped with marking and school crap.

Blue1k

Ok, I just looked quasi's thread on XDA and he deleted his old themes

Lucky for you I still had them on my computer

The theme works fine except for one thing: the dialer will force close if you go into an area with no reception.

The other option is to flash Juggernaut 4.1 and then install Quasi's theme from XDA for this rom. My experience was I found the Mr. X rom to have better battery but the downside is there are less themes compatible with it.

Here is how to flash it:

Quasi's XDA ICS Theme for Mr. X Telus Rom:

1. Download these 2 files and copy them to a folder on your phone. Remember which folder this is.
ICS Theme
Dialer Fix for Mr. X Telus

2. Reboot your phone into recovery (see front page on how to do this).

3. Do a nandroid backup by selecting backup in the main recovery menu

4. In the main recovery menu, select WIPE CACHE. Then go to advanced and select WIPE DALVIK.

5. In the main recovery menu, select INSTALL ZIP. On your recovery you may have more than one option: Install Zip from SDCARD or Install ZIP from Internal. Choose the one that will let you navigate to the folder you saved the 2 zip files in to (either on your phone or external sd card).

6. Install the ICS Complete zip first. Then install the dialer fix zip.

7. Then wipe cache and dalvik again to be sure of a clean install. Then go to advanced from the main recovery menu and select FIX PERMISSIONS.

Then reboot and enjoy.

*A usual rule of thumb is to always wipe dalvik cache and cache before and after installing a theme. Then fix permissions.

If your phone bootloops for whatever reason, don't panic. Just turn it off, boot into recovery and go into backups/restore and restore your nandroid backup.

xluthor

Hello,

I know this forum is mostly rom based questions. I am using the modified Telus rom.

I'm just curious - Has anyone been successful using Viber with this rom?

It installs fine for me and connects without issue but I can't hear any audio and the other caller can't hear me. The viber support page lists all models of working phones and the GS2x is listed but it also notes that custom roms can break the functionality.

Another non-related question is about the bluetooth. I find I need to reboot my phone every couple of days to keep it working with my Jabra cruiser (If not I loose the audio from calls / music even though it's connected). Any thoughts? / Does the BT work better with Mr.X's rom?

Thanks in advance to anyone who has any thoughts on the above two issues.

Cheers,

xluthor

Blue1k

Never used Viber so can't comment. Maybe another user has advice?

Bluetooth was never an issue with me on Mr. X or Juggernaut roms. I have both a BluAnt and Jawbone and both worked perfectly fine for me.

xluthor

Thanks for your quick response and comments.

You should check Viber out - lol.

It seems to work really well for everyone else that I have talked to and it would be nice to get a confirmation. Are you using the Mr. X or Juggernaut rom?

Looking forward to a tweaked ICS - Any idea when it's coming out? The last I heard was the official rom was coming in Feb / March and it will probably take a few more weeks to get it cooked up to tasty perfection :-)

Cheers for a starting a very helpful thread.

Blue1k

No one knows for sure. But I would think in about a month.

I don't have the S2X anymore but I liked Mr.X's rom better when I had the phone. Seemed more stable and battery life was much better.

creesh

Viber works on mine phone perfectly fine and i do have Mr.X rom. I did not have any issues even before with it. But what i could suggest you to do is to restore your phone to factory settings or try one of the Roms bluek1 posted: Mr.X or Juggernaut.
I cant see or tell any defects on the phone right know because everything seems to be working well and i hope you will find a solution to yours xluthor.

@Bluek1 what phone do you have now ?

Blue1k

I bought a white Galaxy S2 i9100 but was really hoping to get a Galaxy Note.

I ended up getting "permission" to buy the Note and instead sold my white S2 for a the same amount I paid for it. If you are married, you know how you may have to give the sales presentation speech...

I teach math so the idea of having a device that can be used for online help and tutoring is perfect for me

That and apparently I have "issues" with getting new phones all the time lol

Hopefully my phone arrives in the next day or so. Using a Nokia and I'm ready to microwave it.

Last edited by Blue1k; January 25th, 2012 at 09:18 PM.

creesh

LOL i know what you mean...same situation here -- i was looking to get the Nexus but after few discussion i decided not to do so -- because me speech was not as good as yours i believe

rymanh

hey I was wondering if any of the t-mobile ROMS work for the Telus T989D? I know you shouldn't use a t-mobile modem.

fideli

T-Mobile ROMs for T989 work without a problem. I've tried a number of them off XDA and settled on Juggernaut with the Faux kernel. The modem/radio doesn't change when you flash a ROM so it's convenient. Enjoy!

Blue1k

Just make sure to disable to Wifi calling in settings as this doesn't work for us.

Cabanon

hey guys. im rooted my phones no problems. before i flash to a new rom, i need to backup my device, especially my Angry Birds save file. the problem is, everywhere i look on google, it says the save file are located in "/data/data/com.rovio.angrybirds (use corresponding names for seasons and rio)/files" but on my evice, there's no "data" folder in "data". i do have titanium backup installed (not the pro) but once i click backup, does it backup the save files as well ? or just the app ?

thanks from a newbie.

EDIT: found out that ES File Explorer was the problem, i tried Root Explorer and it worked 1st try. thanks.

Last edited by Cabanon; January 29th, 2012 at 07:46 PM.

Cabanon

i had the same problems, what i did was just re-try the installation and it worked. great guide btw !

MenaceInc

Great guide. Thanks OP.

The rooting worked first attempt. Smooth as Molson Golden

creesh

Does anyone know how to change the wallpaper when you boot up your phone ? Not the one of Samsung but the one of your carrier for example, mine is the Telus 4G picture that comes up after the samsung galaxy picture? Any idea blue1k

fideli

Those are the first few frames of the stock boot animation. Switching to a custom ROM will likely replace the boot animation and therefore will change that Telus 4G picture.

creesh

i got the Mr.x Telus rom -- whats the custom rom i do have to flash in order to get rid of it ?

Cabanon

how do i install the ICS theme ? the xda thread doesnt help very much with 250+ pages.