i think theres a bug in 2.3.4 that i cant sort/arrange the apps...i arrange everything manually and trim to 5 pages but after reboot its goes back to same old stuff 9 page and the back to respective page....so some page got empty space/icon....

If you check repartition - your internal sd ( all of it the full 16 GB) will be repartition /formatted and all your apps/ data gone. You select repartition if you wish to start with a clean internal SD card. You need a PIT file to do this unless is already builtin the PDA file

Rom files ( depending on the rom developer or the source ) are usually 2 types. After you have extract the zip file :

1. One TAR file : No need select PIT as is builtin - flash it as PDA
2. Minimum 3 separate files : Recommended to select PIT but again sometimes the rom developer will advise not necessary

there is no one fast rule - that's why I always say please read the rom features that you wish to flash

+1 highly recommended to this ... or "new owners plz read page 1"

The SGS2 lockscreen is crappy, do you guys know how to any way can replace lockscreen with the standard Android lockscreen?

Use widget locker

Hi Sifus,
Need some help..Is there a way to flash CSC ( GT-I9100-MULTI-CSC-OLBKE5.tar.md5) through CWM?I've extracted the CSC from samfirmware for our region..apparently Odin doesn't work on my Parallels for MAC,and i'm outstation now...if not have to wait then..thanks.

widget locker quite buggy for SGS2 the home button always unlocks the screen no matter what and also custom sliders as well, looks nice but needs fixing

widget locker quite buggy for SGS2 the home button always unlocks the screen no matter what and also custom sliders as well, looks nice but needs fixing

widget locker quite buggy for SGS2 the home button always unlocks the screen no matter what and also custom sliders as well, looks nice but needs fixing

That because you set home button wrongly. same initially when started using it. if cannot lock is useless no purpose
do go thro all steps again as is user unfriendly.

I was waiting for the user to respond to me before I reply. He was making a generalized statement which is misleading. ANyway here is my understanding . First and foremost I am not an expert in such stuffs - this is based on my experience flashing the first Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab and present Galaxy S II.

PIT stands for PARTITION INFORMATION TABLE. The pit file basically tells Odin how to divide the partitions (for formating) and also where certain components ( PDA, PHONE, CSC ) to go when flashing them individually. PIT understanding is very crucial when you wish to flash roms from samfirmware.com , one place I always discourage new users from attempting as it is a trap to bricking a phone if you do not understand what you are doing

Cooked roms take cares of PIT ; you rarely see cooked roms asking you to choose PIT during flash thro Odin. Most cook roms, the developer has built in his rom the PIT instructions

For example, in the samfirmware.com Galaxy S site, you can even see different types of PIT listed and a warning that you choose the right PIT file. In its SGS II site, If you look at samfirmware.com - there is a default PIT file you can download at the top box just above the list of firmwares for different regions. If you download any of these official roms, you will see some roms comes with a PIT file and some does not. You asked a very good question, why is the PIT included if is of no use ?
My advise is simply this : If you see a PIT included in your rom, choose it during flashing as most probably the PIT is a changed version from default. You can only use this PIT to flash with the rom that comes with it. You cannot take this PIT and used it to flash another rom - this will brick your phone. When you use a wrong PIT - you have 2 possible scenarios :
- failed flash and phone cannot boot
- flash OK but the whole internal SD is formatted and cannot be detected at all by phone ( my experience with the Tab)

If the rom downloaded does not supplied a PIT file - than you just flash it without it or you choose the default PIT

As the PIT name implies, using PIT basically repartition /reformat your whole internal SD - once you select PIT, you will see repartition is auto selected. All your data in the internal SD will be wipe clean

You can choose NOT to select the PIT during flashing if you wish to have your internal SD intact. I cannot say whether you will have a successful flash. If is successful it just means your present rom PIT is similar to the rom you have downloaded. If is unsuccessful, just flash it again and select PIT

Read this post if you wish to know more. The writer similarly points out about the false/wrong understanding of many users about using PIT
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=999097

does it reduce the browser lag?

There you go. Gratz bro!
If you are talking about VR, VR always has those stock browser lag. Using Dolphin HD and seems....great. Not much of a problem. Gonna try Xscope later today...

Plus it likes to FC. Sticking with the less customizable, yet still functional Executive Assistant lock screen for now. No FCs yet.

+1 On the READ FIRST PAGE YA N00BS disclaimer on the thread.