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im running 2.3.4 on standard rom updated on kies and it says it is current version. im not sure when the 2.3.5 update will be out for me.

i keep thinking about changing the rom.

have seen this guide from a link on this forum and i think one person from here has done it and used villainrom

http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-ro...oot-galaxy-s2/

anyone recomend anything else at all, im not the best at computers really, and dont wanna brick my phone.

thanks
ian

simple to do. have a look on xda developers section there with roms mods and guides

Not worth the hassle if you're only doing it to get 2.3.5. Most of the changes are in the background and not visual..

Thats half the fun of a new rom, the background tweaks make the foreground ones more fun :)



That said my origianl galaxy is just about to be flashed back to stock and sold


Mart

I've got the Google nexus s its running 2.3.6 don't really notice much with the updates

if i was going to do it, it would prob be villainrom, ive read some good reviews about it

I'm running villainrom 3 and very pleased with it.

i was giving a link to this guide

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1125282

i use http://www.cyanogenmod.com/ on my Nexus N1 :)

very simple for the N1 mind :)

Also use Rom manager etc to keep backups and etc
https://market.android.com/details?i...mmanager&hl=en

Cyanogenmod, was where it started to go wrong for me...

even flashing back to stock still has gremlins...

luckily its going shortly


Mart

Villainrom 3.0 for me, only one i have ran on the S2, and i`m leaving it put until somebody releases ICS :)

im going to do this soon (root) like in this vid

http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-ro...oot-galaxy-s2/

what would i need to do next to put the villainrom 3.0 on please?

now its rooted

backed up with the clockwork mod

im going to get the titanium app to back up apps etc

then get a new rom

one thing though, i still have the orange triangle on the start up,

if i flash the original kernel, the triangle goes and start up looks standard but i also lose the clockwork backup mod. i reinstall clockwork, the the triangle is back... hmmm

there are guides in the sites you have mentioned to get rid of the triangle :)

Worth buying a USB Jig off ebay to get rid of the triangle plus it also resets the counter that lets Samsung know you've flashed the rom. Only costs around £1.25 - and I bought it from this seller - came within the week.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-Jig-Do...#ht_2524wt_902

Also handy in case you brick the phone.

I done it like in the vid but it didn't work. and would not let me get into clock work mode, so had to put the hack version on.

that jig sound lik a good idea.but do you lose anything from using it?

Not that I'm aware of. Quite a few threads on the XDA forums about them.

cool, i have just ordered one, i think i read on xda that it doesnt work anymore to reset the counter though, but could be wrong.

as of now (rooted, standard rom) and later on (custom rom) will i need to use kies again? or would it mess things op?

any roms that you would recomend?

I'm using VillianRom 3.0 - very happy with it and not bothered with any others.

Just started using Dialer One - https://market.android.com/details?i...ialerOne&hl=en - which I prefer to the standard dialer.

I've not used Kies yet - flashed it all with Odin instead.

my android version is 2.3.4(stock rom) does this mean i can only get the villainrom 2.4, as is the villainrom 3.0 for the 2.3.5?

VallainRom 3.0 is all up and running woop

Nice :-)

it may be me but i have noticed that swype isnt as good and the battery isnt lasting as long. i think it was better on the rooted standard rom.

anyone else find this?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1124396

Cognition ROM for me, use 1.51 though:)

i have read somewhere it is down to the kernel about the battery?

on a rooted phone, is there much difference between the stock rooted rom and villainrom 3.0?

am trying Batista70 FOXHOUND EDITION 2.5 rom now

first impresionsare that it is very nice, think i like this abit more than the villainrom so far