Does anyone know when this update will begin in the U.S.?
Knowing samsung and tmobile I'll say 3 to 4 months. Let's hope I'm wrong. Since the update just started rolling in europe yesterday for public testing
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seriously, I'm guessing 2012.
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I'm so excited for this!!
It shouldn't take them long to just port the rom eh?
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Yeah I was thinking they could just port it over? Like they did 2.2 roms
the leak was already ported... just as this will be. i wouldn't expect gps, but hopefully we can get an actual recovery...
So when it is official could we just Odin back to stock and upgrade legitimately through kies?
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Does anyone know when this update will begin in the U.S.?
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No one will know until Samsung or T-Mobile says so.
As a guess, given how the Froyo rollout went, I'd guess that we're in for several months of waiting for this officially.
pretty sure i'm getting gingerbread via kies mini as we speak. ill let you know
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pretty sure i'm getting gingerbread via kies mini as we speak. ill let you know
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Is this real life?
yea. i plugged my phone into my computer and it said there was an update available
might've ****ed up though. forgot i had voodoo enabled. now my phone aint working. oops
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yea. i plugged my phone into my computer and it said there was an update available
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that's KB5.
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that's KB5.
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ohh, sorry to get anyones hopes up. i just assumed.
lol..thanks for the chuckle
Lets not start a steady stream of these threads AGAIN (Froyo).
OP, if you want GB, Try CM7. Otherwise... patiently wait till you see something in the development section.
The i9000 JVK ginger along with the KB1 Vibrant modem running very smooth here with no issues yet. I mod my own rom
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Lol, CM7 is a joke on the Vibrant. CyanogenMod is always a step ahead of the drivers available for Samsung devices, so it will *never* work properly on a Samsung. By the time they have what they need to make it work, they're already pushing out a new "no wifi no gps no nothing useful" version. Nothing against CyanogenMod, but... Try CM7 (or any version) is never much of an answer on the Vibrant and recommending it to anyone is pointless.
That said...
Every time anyone posts a thread asking when, T-Mobile kills a kitten, Baby Jesus cries, and another week will go by before the update.
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Lol, CM7 is a joke on the Vibrant. CyanogenMod is always a step ahead of the drivers available for Samsung devices, so it will *never* work properly on a Samsung. By the time they have what they need to make it work, they're already pushing out a new "no wifi no gps no nothing useful" version. Nothing against CyanogenMod, but... Try CM7 (or any version) is never much of an answer on the Vibrant and recommending it to anyone is pointless.
That said...
Every time anyone posts a thread asking when, T-Mobile kills a kitten, Baby Jesus cries, and another week will go by before the update.
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you obviously haven't tried cm7. it is hands down, by far, the best gb for the vibrant. pretty much the ONLY problem is gps doesn't work.
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you obviously haven't tried cm7. it is hands down, by far, the best gb for the vibrant. pretty much the ONLY problem is gps doesn't work.
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From the thread on CM7 for the Vibrant:
Known bugs:
You can't get into recovery/download without the 3 buttons combo. (You can't from inside the ROM, so do NOT flash if you can't use the 3 button combo.)
Problems switching between 2G and 3G when data is connected. (You may get un-reliable data.)
Compass. (works not at 100%)
Video playback may be choppy with some formats.
GPS is broken.
May have many other bugs that are unlisted.
Polling problem on RIL (Works after you lock and unlock your phone.)
USB Tethering is currently broken
Battery life has significantly improved with latest unofficial nightly (3/31) and the latest Additional kernel. See below. However, it is still not as good as stock.
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Related
http://www.mobilewhack.com/t-mobile...ibrant-delay-says-its-coming-at-a-later-date/
By the time it does come I'm sure ill be on another carrier or at least a different phone. But in the off chance the vibrant gets froyo in the next 10 years I want to be ready. I got ji6 ota so I don't really know what kies is. Will I need to be kies-ready for froyo or will it just be an ota like it should be? If I have to use kies, where did other people learn about it? I'm not at all interested in it but I don't want to miss the main reason I paid $600 for this stupid phone (froyo). So basically, what is kies and how do I use it?
go and try our custom Froyo Roms. you might love your vibrant more.
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go and try our custom Froyo Roms. you might love your vibrant more.
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I was just about to say the same thing. Although I'm patiently waiting before I root. I'm running JK6 stock.
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www.goteamfriday.com
I couldn't care less. Been running Froyo for weeks now.
Anyone know exactly how many official dates Samsung/T-Mobile have now officially failed to do this simple task that so many xda devs did long ago? Since it is clearly ready (available to rooted SGS phones) does that mean the culprit here is T-Mobile? They already have awful service and only 1 good phone. This failure seems like their death wish.
I wouldnt go so far as to say it is ready. The recent 2.2 roms are really good but they still have some minor issues like the headphone jack problem.
On twitter, all Samsung/TMO say is by the end of the year so lets just leave it at that.
BTW, that is for Galaxy UK
tmobile announces yet another froyo delay.....Developers announce another new ROM!
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tmobile announces yet another froyo delay.....Developers announce another new ROM!
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Now that's classy been on 2.2 for a while now I'm not going back to 2.1 not even if theres a fire!!
to odin and back again
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Anyone know exactly how many official dates Samsung/T-Mobile have now officially failed to do this simple task that so many xda devs did long ago? Since it is clearly ready (available to rooted SGS phones) does that mean the culprit here is T-Mobile? They already have awful service and only 1 good phone. This failure seems like their death wish.
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The leak builds still have issues so I guess they're really working hard on fixing the software almost to perfection since a lot of you have been waiting for a while for the official Froyo.
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http://www.mobilewhack.com/t-mobile...ibrant-delay-says-its-coming-at-a-later-date/
By the time it does come I'm sure ill be on another carrier or at least a different phone. But in the off chance the vibrant gets froyo in the next 10 years I want to be ready. I got ji6 ota so I don't really know what kies is. Will I need to be kies-ready for froyo or will it just be an ota like it should be? If I have to use kies, where did other people learn about it? I'm not at all interested in it but I don't want to miss the main reason I paid $600 for this stupid phone (froyo). So basically, what is kies and how do I use it?
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Coming from the GSM HTC Hero it's now my understanding that the carriers and manufacturers have ZERO incentive to rush out any update to your phone. I bought the Hero because HTC said Éclair was just around the corner, well not so fast. It didn't come all that quickly after many excuses. It took them a month of Sunday's to finally release it when their EVO was running Froyo.
This time I didn't buy the Vibrant expecting an update anytime soon so I'm not disappointed. BTW, don't expect an official Gingerbread release from Samsung.
Say what you will about Apple but at least they update the phones.
Thats why i jumped ship from tmo because they did the same thing with the original mytouch witch i haD they said we would get froyo way back in febuary then they said march tgen april and so on so back in september i finally terminated my contract then a month later they roled it out of no were i was pretty pissed lmao
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So I've been holding out on CM7 because I've been very happy with Bionix 1.3.1..phone has been perfect, but I'm looking for something new...I know how to use Odin no problem, but I like to avoid it because CWM is safer...what I'm asking is some opinions on CM7 and compared to Bionix, would I be underwhelmed with CM7? Keep in mind, I use GPS probably once or twice weekly.
What are your thoughts on these two ROMs? Should I hold off on CM7?
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So I've been holding out on CM7 because I've been very happy with Bionix 1.3.1..phone has been perfect, but I'm looking for something new...I know how to use Odin no problem, but I like to avoid it because CWM is safer...what I'm asking is some opinions on CM7 and compared to Bionix, would I be underwhelmed with CM7? Keep in mind, I use GPS probably once or twice weekly.
What are your thoughts on these two ROMs? Should I hold off on CM7?
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im really waiting for it man....but as you know, theres alot coming out so ill try them all.. maybe team wishkey comes out with something
Yea same exact scenario. I want to try CM7 badly but i need my phone to be fully functional with gps and everything working. Anyone know when the estimated time of a fully stable CM7 release will be?
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Yea same exact scenario. I want to try CM7 badly but i need my phone to be fully functional with gps and everything working. Anyone know when the estimated time of a fully stable CM7 release will be?
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CM7 is remarkably stable. For me, the only bug has been the phone rebooting if its charging, but other than that my GPS works and all. Data wifi calling everything. Heck, can't even tell im on an beta rom.
Lol GPS working how did u do that
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Why not give the gingerbread one by WhiteHawkx a try i've been using it for awhile and everything but GPS works perfect for me. Stable and battery life is very good on it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=976318
Sorry friend, cm7 is not for you as of this time. The main issues I have seen people talk about are: NO gps, no WiFi calling and low battery life ( I've personally get 12-14 hours max). Other then that I'm a happy camper .
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if you use gps don't bother cause it doesn't work. otherwise battery life has been fixed. external sd mounting hasn't been fixed. also, if you want swype you need to get on the beta through swype and you have to reinstall it every time you update to a new cm version (don't know if titanium will fix this yet) everything else is great (on the 02/25/11 update calls were fine, but the 03/04/11 update people have said i sound weird but a mute/unmute fixes it).
i won't go back from cm7 to anything that isn't 2.3.x.
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So I've been holding out on CM7 because I've been very happy with Bionix 1.3.1..phone has been perfect, but I'm looking for something new...I know how to use Odin no problem, but I like to avoid it because CWM is safer...what I'm asking is some opinions on CM7 and compared to Bionix, would I be underwhelmed with CM7? Keep in mind, I use GPS probably once or twice weekly.
What are your thoughts on these two ROMs? Should I hold off on CM7?
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I have been holding off until the next release/update........ Odin is Way safer then CWM............your statement doesn't make sense to me........
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Love it!!!!!! At that exact minute cm7 will also magically appear on all our vibrants without us having to flash it.
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nomadrider123 said:
April 14 at 12:59 pm
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You forgot the year man. 2012......
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nomadrider123 said:
April 14 at 12:59 pm
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ROFLMFAO
oka1 said:
I have been holding off until the next release/update........ Odin is Way safer then CWM............your statement doesn't make sense to me........
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Most pbl corruption is due to bad odin flashes...
I'm aware that there are TONS of Gingerbread roms. But the thing that has been keeping me back from flashing is that GPS is broken. Does anyone know of any ROM that has working GPS in GB??
If there was a working GPS for TB,all but the CM7 builds would have GPS in the list of working features.
Short answer, no.
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I'm aware that there are TONS of Gingerbread roms. But the thing that has been keeping me back from flashing is that GPS is broken. Does anyone know of any ROM that has working GPS in GB??
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Without working GPS drivers for GB, this will never happen. Eugene claims to have done it, but he's disassociated himself with XDA. Personally I've never seen any proof of that claim.
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Without working GPS drivers for GB, this will never happen. Eugene claims to have done it, but he's disassociated himself with XDA. Personally I've never seen any proof of that claim.
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Yup Neither have I........... GB is missing the drivers the wierd thing is the map still works though move by move gps does not.........
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Without working GPS drivers for GB, this will never happen. Eugene claims to have done it, but he's disassociated himself with XDA. Personally I've never seen any proof of that claim.
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Ugh, he never claimed tohave. He he talked about a method to get it working. Someone jumped the gun and assumed he had it working.....
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Ugh, he never claimed tohave. He he talked about a method to get it working. Someone jumped the gun and assumed he had it working.....
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no, he actually did say he got it working.
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You need to fix it with the Correct Drivers & Correct initramfs, How do I know? I had GPS working last night!... Just move along Troll...
And for the Record, I just started dicking with GB only a few nights ago..
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1057816&page=4
Dang guys.. I really want GB haha
I hear you, if the GPS isn't working, never mind. Is there any other roms that are really nice for the SGH-T959?
I like the rotation of the icons on the G2, I would like to add that feature to my SGH-T959.
I am also waiting for GPS working on Gingerbread. However, I might try CM7 this week. If map is working, it still can take me to the destination.
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I am also waiting for GPS working on Gingerbread. However, I might try CM7 this week. If map is working, it still can take me to the destination.
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I got impatient and installed CM7. It's very nice. I think I'll have to do without maps.
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Ugh, he never claimed tohave. He he talked about a method to get it working. Someone jumped the gun and assumed he had it working.....
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he said he made it work, read more
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I hear you, if the GPS isn't working, never mind. Is there any other roms that are really nice for the SGH-T959?
I like the rotation of the icons on the G2, I would like to add that feature to my SGH-T959.
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What's a rom? I wish there were a place that had stuff about do-dads that make my phone do fancy things. Do such websites exist?
bosina said:
he said he made it work, read more
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You didn't have to point it out AGAIN that I was wrong, especially when someone posted the actual reply link showing where he said he got it working.
If you're going to tell someone that someone else said a specific thing, don't just tell them, show them. Because telling them doesn't do anything.
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Doesn't it work in cm7? CM7 issues doesn't have GPS listed in it.
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Doesn't it work in cm7? CM7 issues doesn't have GPS listed in it.
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No doesn't work in CM7 either
Until we have a gingerbread leak or an ota for the vibrant, GPS will not work. It doesn't work on any 2.3 rom that runs on the vibrant.
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Dan Brutally crushed our hopes.
then how Eugene got it to work?
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then how Eugene got it to work?
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He got it to work because he is a wizard. I would ask, but he doesn't answer pm's. I imagine we will have a leak soon. I hope.
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He got it to work because he is a wizard. I would ask, but he doesn't answer pm's. I imagine we will have a leak soon. I hope.
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He is a busy man, hard to get hold of
Any Eugene's friends may want to try asking him on twitter ?
Im wondering if this will ever be possible, with the different frameworks and the nonsamsung air...
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Probably not until Samsung gives us a proper Gingerbread build.
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That sucks -_-
you think when we get a proper samsung build, well get wifi calling on CM7 too???
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That sucks -_-
you think when we get a proper samsung build, well get wifi calling on CM7 too???
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More than likely no, since wifi calling also relies on proprietary stuff.in the Samsung frameworks.
Also, more than likely a definite no until someone who owns a vibrant starts deving for CM7.
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Dunno if this helps, but I had the same question and just happened to stumble across this thread <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1147477>. Seems to me like we may have made some progress on this front!!!
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Dunno if this helps, but I had the same question and just happened to stumble across this thread <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1147477>. Seems to me like we may have made some progress on this front!!!
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That thread's dealing with the GT-I9000. Not sure how much help it would be for us T-Mo Vibrant owners. Seems all the ROMs have a problem with this. Even some that say they've got it working have taken it out because of FC issues. If anyone gets it right, I may have to switch from CM7. Used wi-fi calling a lot since T-Mo made it a free feature that DIDN'T eat package minutes!
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That thread's dealing with the GT-I9000. Not sure how much help it would be for us T-Mo Vibrant owners. Seems all the ROMs have a problem with this. Even some that say they've got it working have taken it out because of FC issues. If anyone gets it right, I may have to switch from CM7. Used wi-fi calling a lot since T-Mo made it a free feature that DIDN'T eat package minutes!
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That may be the case, but I suggest you check out at least these two roms. Both are running on our Vibrants and both feature working wifi calling (I've used both in the past week and can personally attest to this fact).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169800
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1021383
Sure it isn't CM, but it is honeycomb and it does work!
Hope this helps
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it isn't CM, but it is honeycomb and it does work!
Hope this helps
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I think you meant gingerbread, not honeycomb
Also, those are jvp or jvq... i had bad experiences with both of those and ended up on cm7 and am happy as can be... except for gps and wifi calling... but theyre not critical selling points for me.
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My i777 is coming in the mail tomorrow. I'm very excited, its my first Android. I've been researching custom firmware and stuff like that for about a month around the web. I just have no idea where to start. I believe my phone still has some form of 2.3 on it, but it could be the current 4.0.4 ICS.
From what I understand, I update the drivers on my computer with Kies, download Odin to root the device and then what? Or superoneclick? I'm interested in CM10 but I know the bugs are still being worked out. I need my camera, MMS, bluetooth, 3g data, at&t radios, mhl, Touchwiz toggles, all the functionality with no soft keys at the bottom. JB would be great if its possible. Other wise I might as well just update the phone to stock ICS and root it for other stuff I want like sixaxis and over/underclocking apps.
There is a reason we have stickies
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There's things like KK 2.3.6, is that custom GB firmware? I know there is lots of information but no where to start.
pretty sure it would make more sense once you actually have the device in hand....seems pointless to create a new thread asking how to get started when you dont even have the device yet.
use it for at least a day or 2 before you start messing with custom ANYTHING
hell, dont even root it right away. just use it as is to get a feel for it, and verify there is nothing wrong with the hardware....if you just jump in and flash custom firmware, how will you ever know if an issue was hardware or firmware related?
Interesting, good point Pirateghost. I was wanting to put custom stuff on there while I had access to a computer this weekend. Might as well wait though. I'll have a laptop to mess with everything at my own pace by Black Friday anyway.
If it is still running GB, should I upgrade it to ICS, or would that hinder the root process when I want to do that?
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pretty sure it would make more sense once you actually have the device in hand....seems pointless to create a new thread asking how to get started when you dont even have the device yet.
use it for at least a day or 2 before you start messing with custom ANYTHING
hell, dont even root it right away. just use it as is to get a feel for it, and verify there is nothing wrong with the hardware....if you just jump in and flash custom firmware, how will you ever know if an issue was hardware or firmware related?
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The second part of your reply is absolutely spot on.
The first part i dont agree with a 100%.
I too plan to purchase the i777 model in the not too distant future, and its always a good thing to start reading early. Just like getting a feel of the stock rom/hardware is essential.. its always a good thing to read up well in advance. By the time a person is analyzing the h/w.. he is in a position to relate with other user's experiences.
I too was reading up all the stickies and really did got stuck up with the KK6 2.3.6 thing mentioned right at the start and no clue/legend being mentioned as to what it was. I googled a lot and many results had the same thing.. simply started using the terms w.o any hints.
It does gets confusing tbh you know
The thing is, I understand and know the stock hardware and firmware very well already. I have been using my girlfriend's GS2 from Sprint, the "Epic 4g Touch" since she got it in May. I've used it with GB and then ICS in August (I had to tell her to stop ignoring the notification, the update was a good thing!), but it will be good to evaluate the item to fully determine that everything is good with it.
It seems like in your first post, you steered yourself away from CM10, but everything you listed works except mhl I believe. And if you really want that, you will be able to dualboot into shostock once Siyah kernel gets updated.
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Looking forward to purchase a Samsung galaxy i777 (gsm) soon now.
Will be purchasing the unlocked version, Just have a little query..
Do the ROMS come out favouring any particular carrier?
spacescreamer said:
Looking forward to purchase a Samsung galaxy i777 (gsm) soon now.
Will be purchasing the unlocked version, Just have a little query..
Do the ROMS come out favouring any particular carrier?
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What do you mean by favoring a carrier, I mean it is an at&t specific phone after all.
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err.. so T mobile/sprint etc havent got the i777 model with them at all ??
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err.. so T mobile/sprint etc havent got the i777 model with them at all ??
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No... Sprint has the epic touch and t mobiles gs2 is the same as the skyrocket
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Okay.. that solves my problem decent bit..
Thanks a bunch nick.
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Okay.. that solves my problem decent bit..
Thanks a bunch nick.
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dont go throwin' just any s2 rom on yer phone there, buddy.
(at&t SGH-I777, sprint SPH-D710, tmobile SGH-T989, etc)
So CM10 is good for everything except mhl...what about stock ics from kies and rooting it after that. Is that simple to do?
I'm interested in project butter and all but even ics would be great as long as its not a CPU hog and laggy. I know it runs fine on the epic 4g touch.
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I'm just going to use Kies to get ICS, then find an easy root method
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Would actually be easier to root and flash a custom ICS ROM...
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Would it? I was looking at galaxys2root and the root method with the siyah (sp?) kernel is designed for 2.3.4 and messes up wifi on 2.3.6.
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Would it? I was looking at galaxys2root and the root method with the siyah (sp?) kernel is designed for 2.3.4 and messes up wifi on 2.3.6.
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Stay on this website stay away from there
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Also, breaking Wi-Fi is nothing. Flash a kernel to obtain cwm and you've got Wi-Fi back and you're ready to flash a ROM.
Clay
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