I have an ATT I777 on the UCKK6 base. Id like to root it. Its obviously still running GB and that base I listed. I know they sometime lock stuff down further with different update. So the question is, would there be any issue with updating the phone to ICS through KIES and then rooting? Or should I root it before? If I root it before will I lose root if I try to update it then, I would think so at a minimum.
does anyone know the most current base, or what it would be that I came out with after the KIES update?
loki993 said:
I have an ATT I777 on the UCKK6 base. Id like to root it. Its obviously still running GB and that base I listed. I know they sometime lock stuff down further with different update. So the question is, would there be any issue with updating the phone to ICS through KIES and then rooting? Or should I root it before? If I root it before will I lose root if I try to update it then, I would think so at a minimum.
does anyone know the most current base, or what it would be that I came out with after the KIES update?
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Before or after it doesn't matter, our latest base (ics) is UCLE5 which is the official update.
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loki993 said:
I have an ATT I777 on the UCKK6 base. Id like to root it. Its obviously still running GB and that base I listed. I know they sometime lock stuff down further with different update. So the question is, would there be any issue with updating the phone to ICS through KIES and then rooting? Or should I root it before? If I root it before will I lose root if I try to update it then, I would think so at a minimum.
does anyone know the most current base, or what it would be that I came out with after the KIES update?
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WARNING: DON'T FLASH THE AT&T ICS ROM.... You are much safer flashing this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1650948
Or any other custom ICS ROM from the DEV section...
snipe2nite said:
WARNING: DON'T FLASH THE AT&T ICS ROM.... You are much safer flashing this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1650948
Or any other custom ICS ROM from the DEV section...
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Ok, so then go through the process to root UCKK6 and then just flash that? Id assume the other available ROMs have the kernel checked for the EMMC bug?
Im new to this phone ans Samsung in general, is this phone basically unbrickable? I see unbricking flashes and things like that
loki993 said:
Ok, so then go through the process to root UCKK6 and then just flash that? Id assume the other available ROMs have the kernel checked for the EMMC bug?
Im new to this phone ans Samsung in general, is this phone basically unbrickable? I see unbricking flashes and things like that
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No. This phone is definitely *not* unbrickable if, by unbrickable you mean not capable of being bricked. If you mean can it be brought back from a brick, then it depends on the type of brick we're talking. If you're talking the hard brick caused by the eMMC bug, then no. You won't be bringing it back from the dead.
If you have not already, I would advise reading the post at the following link, then reading the thread related to the mentioned app:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/determine-your-devices-hard-brick-risk-with-got-brickbug/
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No. This phone is definitely *not* unbrickable if, by unbrickable you mean not capable of being bricked. If you mean can it be brought back from a brick, then it depends on the type of brick we're talking. If you're talking the hard brick caused by the eMMC bug, then no. You won't be bringing it back from the dead.
If you have not already, I would advise reading the post at the following link, then reading the thread related to the mentioned app:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/determine-your-devices-hard-brick-risk-with-got-brickbug/
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I got the brickbug lol. Thats interesting. So basically though as long as I'm on a fixed kernel I'm ok, just check the kernel thread to make sure its fixed and avoid stock sammy kernels at all costs lol.
loki993 said:
I got the brickbug lol. Thats interesting. So basically though as long as I'm on a fixed kernel I'm ok, just check the kernel thread to make sure its fixed and avoid stock sammy kernels at all costs lol.
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All the kernels here are okay, just not the stock sammy ones
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Nick281051 said:
All the kernels here are okay, just not the stock sammy ones
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Nicks right. But you'll be fine if u wanna try out stock ics. Just remember not to wipe data / factory reset with that kernel and.you're ggood to go. I installed it two days ago and ran it for a while. It worked fine but the battery drain was killing me. So I switched. Good luck, happy flashing.
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If you will root your phone, suggest to use ShishiROM ICS. It has a great battery life.
Im a great fan of task ROM, and then I try ShishiROM. Im using it for 3days now, no regrets. Its a great ROM.
Just try it. :highfive:
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Nicks right. But you'll be fine if u wanna try out stock ics. Just remember not to wipe data / factory reset with that kernel and.you're ggood to go. I installed it two days ago and ran it for a while. It worked fine but the battery drain was killing me. So I switched. Good luck, happy flashing.
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No need really, I'm so used to running ASOP like ROMS on my other phones I probably wouldn't like it anyway. I was mostly just curious as it seems that with the base I'm currently on rooting is a little more involved. I was also wondering if Sammy had maybe patched something in the new build.
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Ok, so then go through the process to root UCKK6 and then just flash that? Id assume the other available ROMs have the kernel checked for the EMMC bug?
Im new to this phone ans Samsung in general, is this phone basically unbrickable? I see unbricking flashes and things like that
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Here is what I would do if I were you. When I rooted mine I was on KH7 so I used DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit then installed Mobile Odin to flash Entropy512's DD 3-7 GB kernel to get CWM then flashed a custom ICS ROM. I went back to look over creepys guide "How to Flash Custom Binaries Without Ever Incrementing the Flash Counter" I have read it 100 times I just want to make I got you the best info I could.... Give a BIG shout out to creepyncrawly for putting that guide out!!! Make sure you read that guide lots of great info... I did see a KK6 stock rooted package on here 1a. just read up see what is best then just follow the steps..... If you have any more questions just post them in this thread.
1. If you flash the 2c. "Odin3 One-Click Downloader Stock I-777 UCKH7 with Root no BL" link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311081
1a. Kernel + cache + rooted UCKK6 system package
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
2. Then install Mobile Odin link (You will need this to flash Entropy512 GB kernel just extract the zImage from the zip file and load it in the kernel slot in Mobile Odin)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
3. Then flash Entropy512 GB kernel to get CWM link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1289460
4. Then you can flash any custom ROM you want!! AOKP is a great choice Task650 is VERY solid.... GL link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574718
loki993 said:
No need really, I'm so used to running ASOP like ROMS on my other phones I probably wouldn't like it anyway. I was mostly just curious as it seems that with the base I'm currently on rooting is a little more involved. I was also wondering if Sammy had maybe patched something in the new build.
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Samsung and patched? Those two words should not be mentioned together, lol
Ok so I can just flash KH7 then. Is there any reason I would want to stay on KK6? If not im just going to flash KH7
I just flashed KH7
loki993 said:
Ok so I can just flash KH7 then. Is there any reason I would want to stay on KK6? If not im just going to flash KH7
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Nope.
loki993 said:
I just flashed KH7
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Cool, you flashed Gingerbread. wanna cookie?
Im on ICS.
patiently waiting jellybean.
MotoMudder77 said:
Cool, you flashed Gingerbread. wanna cookie?
Im on ICS.
patiently waiting jellybean.
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Wait wait wait remember what happens if u give a mouse a cookie...
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Phalanx7621 said:
Nicks right. But you'll be fine if u wanna try out stock ics. Just remember not to wipe data / factory reset with that kernel and.you're ggood to go. I installed it two days ago and ran it for a while. It worked fine but the battery drain was killing me. So I switched. Good luck, happy flashing.
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Speaking of battery which gives the best battery? I'm currently on siyah
MotoMudder77 said:
Cool, you flashed Gingerbread. wanna cookie?
Im on ICS.
patiently waiting jellybean.
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brandonarev said:
Wait wait wait remember what happens if u give a mouse a cookie...
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I just flashed it to get it rooted. Im on ICS now.
j510 said:
Speaking of battery which gives the best battery? I'm currently on siyah
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I personally love siyah kernel and think it gives excellent battery life with all the tweaks and the EXtweaks app. But I'm sure others would say fluxxi, and still others would say neak.
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So.. forgive my ignorance, but I installed the leaked update for the skyrocket last night and was able to just flash a cwm tar with only recovery in it and then superuser to root. I take it thats impossible with the i777?
sulpher said:
So.. forgive my ignorance, but I installed the leaked update for the skyrocket last night and was able to just flash a cwm tar with only recovery in it and then superuser to root. I take it thats impossible with the i777?
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Give it a little time. Should be soon.
It hasn't been posted, but it has been.
No not me, I am sticking with my base, too lazy to restart and haven't found a reason why to change.
Hmm worked for the skyrocket ics leak... cant be including a GB kernel with it or id bootloop? And skyrocket has no cwm with ics kernel...
sulpher said:
Hmm worked for the skyrocket ics leak... cant be including a GB kernel with it or id bootloop? And skyrocket has no cwm with ics kernel...
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skyrocket has separate recovery partition.....their CWM isnt injected into kernel....
Pirateghost said:
skyrocket has separate recovery partition.....their CWM isnt injected into kernel....
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Ah okay, what i was wondering. Thank you.
sulpher said:
So.. forgive my ignorance, but I installed the leaked update for the skyrocket last night and was able to just flash a cwm tar with only recovery in it and then superuser to root. I take it thats impossible with the i777?
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A few people have been able to root it with odin mobile. The question is how to get CWM recovery into that new leak.
sam1forever said:
A few people have been able to root it with odin mobile. The question is how to get CWM recovery into that new leak.
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Install Entropy's kernel with Odin, or Mobile Odin. He's posted his updates several times, but I don't remember where I saw them. You could just extract them from one of the Samsung ICS roms around here.
EDIT: Looks like recovery isn't possible with the leak, due to Entropy getting call audio to work before the leak. You'd have to stay with the stock leak kernel, which means Odin'ing back to stock, then cwm kernel, then nandroid restore if you want to get back. You could probably use Mobile Odin to load the back-to-stock + root package, and load a CWM kernel all in one flash . See the below, quoted post from him.
Entropy512 said:
Source doesn't really matter - I9100 trees basically fully support I777 at this point, there is almost no difference. There's a good chance it'll mostly work, just like a single kernel worked for I777 and I9100 bases in the Gingerbread days.
However, call audio won't work though due to the libaudio workaround. I have no intention of turning this off or doing dual-builds with two different defconfigs for a leak. When official ICS comes around I'll look into other options.
Firmware developers could do a "reverse Hellraiser" with libaudio, but since there's no NFC I have no interest in the leak. UC bases suck - when ICS came out I was damn close to declaring UC bases supported for my Gingerbread kernel because only those on UC bases seemed to have stability problems starting with the I9100 update3 source merge (which made I9100 bases awesome.)
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Man this sucks. I am now stuck with UCLC2. So there is no way for now that we can root this version of ICS and have a CWM?
brokebackamigo said:
Man this sucks. I am now stuck with UCLC2. So there is no way for now that we can root this version of ICS and have a CWM?
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WOW.
So you bring up a two day old thread...then assume the information in it is current...and decide not to read ANY of the more up-to-date threads in these forums that have to do with rooted ICS? Go read.
mattdm said:
WOW.
So you bring up a two day old thread...then assume the information in it is current...and decide not to read ANY of the more up-to-date threads in these forums that have to do with rooted ICS? Go read.
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Your comment did not really help me, but yeah I found my answer hiding in this clutter of useless comments. The answer to my question was NO.
brokebackamigo said:
Your comment did not really help me, but yeah I found my answer hiding in this clutter of useless comments. The answer to my question was NO.
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Just odin a kernel with CWM and then flash the rom task posted. It has both root and CWM. If you read up you would know this.
brokebackamigo said:
Your comment did not really help me, but yeah I found my answer hiding in this clutter of useless comments. The answer to my question was NO.
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Ok, if you want to have a rooted version of the UCLC2 leak, here are the steps:
1. Download Odin on your PC.
2. Use it to flash back to stock. This will reset your bootloaders to the old ones.
3. If you use the ROM in that thread, it will already have root access. Download Mobile Odin from the Market.
4. Use Mobile Odin to flash a CWM enabled kernel.
5. Use CWM Recovery to flash the rooted UCLC2 leak.
Done. All this information was already posted before you posted in this thread; all you had to do was go find it.
Thanks for the tip. I had already tried those steps. The only thing I was doing wrong was that I wasn't wiping anything before I flashed thru odin. I was stuck with the Google app framework error. Thanks again.
Cheers.
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skyrocket has separate recovery partition.....their CWM isnt injected into kernel....
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Thanks for that nuggit of info you just saved me some time.
Are you a Skyrocket user?
Im currently trying to service ICS leak on both varriants
Phatboyj420 said:
Thanks for that nuggit of info you just saved me some time.
Are you a Skyrocket user?
Im currently trying to service ICS leak on both varriants
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i had a skyrocket for a bit, but found little time to maintain a rom for it, so i sold it.
brokebackamigo said:
Thanks for the tip. I had already tried those steps. The only thing I was doing wrong was that I wasn't wiping anything before I flashed thru odin. I was stuck with the Google app framework error. Thanks again.
Cheers.
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I have the same error when i try and flash back to stock, i cant get past the activation screen. Please help me im stuck on sgh i777 uclc2 leak and cant get off cause i dont have root.
If you follow the instructions in the back to stock thread exactly, you should be able to do it.
Looking to try out the newest leak. I'm looking for it in cwm form. Would like completely stock other than root.
Does this exist?
EvoXOhio said:
Looking to try out the newest leak. I'm looking for it in cwm form. Would like completely stock other than root.
Does this exist?
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I have the latest 4.0.4 leak Rooted and stock...I have not flashed any custom ROM at all yet. What would you like to know?
brandon440 said:
I have the latest 4.0.4 leak Rooted and stock...I have not flashed any custom ROM at all yet. What would you like to know?
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I want to be able to download it and install it. I used the previous 2 leaks and didn't care for them but I wanted to try the new one since its supposed to be more stable and has the premium suite.
EvoXOhio said:
I want to be able to download it and install it. I used the previous 2 leaks and didn't care for them but I wanted to try the new one since its supposed to be more stable and has the premium suite.
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It is Extremely stable. Why not just download it, use Odin to put it on your Note, then use Odin to Root your Note? That is what I did and things work fine. Just be sure to save anything you would like to keep because it will be gone afterwards. It is recommended to remove the memory card but it didn't delete anything off mine.
brandon440 said:
It is Extremely stable. Why not just download it, use Odin to put it on your Note, then use Odin to Root your Note? That is what I did and things work fine. Just be sure to save anything you would like to keep because it will be gone afterwards. It is recommended to remove the memory card but it didn't delete anything off mine.
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My PC is down that's why I'm looking for a CWM version.
EvoXOhio said:
My PC is down that's why I'm looking for a CWM version.
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Sorry I wasn't following that part of the situation. I would say either look up on Google for a way to do it, or use someone else's computer. I live in Ohio haha you could use mine if you were not far from Ashtabula lmao
The safest and most stable way is to download the .exe on the computer and run it. Download the cwm .tar file. Then use odin to run the .tar file to get cwm. Download the superuser .zip file and drag it into your microSD card. Then get in to recovery and do a backup to see if it works. If so, from recovery menu, flash the superuser .zip file from your microSD. Bam, ICS UCLE2 stock rooted. Remove bloat and get Apex launcher and its smoot sailing and stable.
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
I'm just surprised nobody has made a cwm version yet. Ever other leak had one.
If your looking for a stock feel then check these out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1630746
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1664980
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froidroid said:
If your looking for a stock feel then check these out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1630746
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1664980
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Thanks but way too customized. However FJ mentioned that the base in the third post of his thread is basically stock so I'm trying to download now but it keeps crashing.
What makes you think they're way to customized? Just flash his 1st release without the fj mod.
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froidroid said:
What makes you think they're way to customized? Just flash his 1st release without the fj mod.
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Have you read the feature list? Hell one of them has the SGS3 launcher and apps instead of the ones from the Note.
I'm downloading the one from the third post which is what I think you're talking about.
Lol. I think that's the only one rom. Apex launcher is by default, but you can use the stock touchwiz. Its as close as you're gonna get if you want a cwm zip. Can't hurt to try it out. Just make a backup of your stock rom and give it a try. You won't regret it. Any ics rom blows gb out of the water. If you don't like it, you can be back to stock in 10 minutes.
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Well I flashed it but it's missing Touchwiz Launcher which I actually wanted since I like it's widgets. Sigh. Time to borrow a friend's computer and get the ODIN leak.
You have to either flash it seperately or use tools in settings to install it. Tools are there only if you flashed the latest rom or flashed fj mod. If you flashed the 1st le2 rom then just flash the fj mod. It doesn't change anything. It just gives you the ability to add a few things....including touchwiz.
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does this leak fix all the bugs that exist in all the ics roms ive tried? im still on gingerbread (seraphim) because of that. since the word leak and not official, or ota, is part of the equation, im tending towards the latter
thanks
serialteg said:
does this leak fix all the bugs that exist in all the ics roms ive tried? im still on gingerbread (seraphim) because of that. since the word leak and not official, or ota, is part of the equation, im tending towards the latter
thanks
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Yes it does or at least it doesn't have any. Also, I was a big touchwiz fan on gb and I have to say, apex is my launcher of choice on ics.
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serialteg said:
does this leak fix all the bugs that exist in all the ics roms ive tried? im still on gingerbread (seraphim) because of that. since the word leak and not official, or ota, is part of the equation, im tending towards the latter
thanks
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The leak is supposed to be the official version. From what I've read it is as stable as the stock GB rom.
alright once again i'll bite
I ended up getting access to a PC and using Odin.
Hello I'm basically trying to find android 2.3.6 for att galaxy s 2 pure stock not looking to flash any custom stuff as for me seems to make my phone worse my opinion. Also I do not like android 4 ics I have had to pull my battery out all week since I've updated, if u can please direct me to the 2.3.6 update that would be great. thank you
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/
That's the link. On the top of the page in the search bar just type sgh-i777 and the stock down load will be at the bottom just flash it via Odin good luck
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benp02740 said:
Hello I'm basically trying to find android 2.3.6 for att galaxy s 2 pure stock not looking to flash any custom stuff as for me seems to make my phone worse my opinion. Also I do not like android 4 ics I have had to pull my battery out all week since I've updated, if u can please direct me to the 2.3.6 update that would be great. thank you
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There is no stock UCKK6 (2.3.6) but you can download and flash a Stock plus root version of UCKK6. See Entropy512's thread which is a sticky in the development forum.
...Or you can flash fully stock UCKH7 (2.3.4). See the link in my signature for the return to the store guide.
benp02740 said:
Hello I'm basically trying to find android 2.3.6 for att galaxy s 2 pure stock not looking to flash any custom stuff as for me seems to make my phone worse my opinion. Also I do not like android 4 ics I have had to pull my battery out all week since I've updated, if u can please direct me to the 2.3.6 update that would be great. thank you
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I will add this if you flashed UCLE5 via kies or any other method to get your ICS besides AJ's thread you have an unsafe kernel and possible eMMC SUPERBRICK BUG make sure you DON'T wipe data/factory reset before you flash this package do it after you flashed a safe GB kernel... If it were me knowing KK6 2.3.6 has battery drain issues I would flash KH7 2.3.4..... Just use creeys thread to get the files here is the link... GL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18859438&postcount=199 For KH7 stock or rooted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746181 Some info on the eMMC bug
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i flashed on of those and for some reason all i get is samsung galaxy s 2 screen i tryed getting into the stock recovery but it wont do anything just sits there tryed again with odin doing the samething any ideas.? thanks for the replies
Please post detailed information about what you have done so far. Need more info before we can help.
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Please post detailed information about what you have done so far. Need more info before we can help.
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i flashed I777UCKH7-REV02-home-low-CL503881.tar
that i had got from sammobile i didn't see the other post till now and i also upgraded to ics from kies i can get into download mode but when i try recovery i held power and volume rockers and it's suppose to flicker once it does not do this it just stays there
You can upgrade to the stock 2.3.6 by downloading the stock 2.3.4 firmware from the download repository here in our forums, then after you are booted into the operating system, go to settings, scroll all the way to the bottom to software update, and it will download and install 2.3.6. I wouldn't suggest it , just because I don't like it or think it runs well, but try it out. Good luck, happy flashing.
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im just gunna return it and get a new one with gingerbread i only had it for 14 days ,thanks for the help every one
sorry to bug yall again but they wouldn't take it back i was just wondering does cyanogen mod 7 have hardware acceleration srry im a bit weird and dont like ics lol
benp02740 said:
im just gunna return it and get a new one with gingerbread i only had it for 14 days ,thanks for the help every one
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Why didnt they take the phone back
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slim1991 said:
Why didnt they take the phone back
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I'm gonna guess they booted into download mode and checked the flash counter...
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benp02740 said:
sorry to bug yall again but they wouldn't take it back i was just wondering does cyanogen mod 7 have hardware acceleration srry im a bit weird and dont like ics lol
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Why would they not take it back?? You never flashed any custom ROMS from here right? All you did was flash the AT&T ICS update via kies and it gave you problems right? Knowing all that = true I will do all I can to help you (the only problem is I don't know anything) If you don't respond back in about an hour it's 6:30am now on the West coast I have to roll out for awhile. There are some cool people here that will help you. Just make sure you cross reference EVERYTHING...... Do all the reading you can, nobody can keep your phone safe but YOU. Here is a link to one of the best guides on here via the man Creepy <~~~ Koolest dude much respect!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18630030#post18630030 read it so you can understand a little better..... Don't do ANYTHING till you understand EVERYTHING
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18576627#post18576627 Some more good info just read all you can.
1. What is the status of the phone now? (can it boot recovery or go in to download mode)
I've got the day off and nothings really going on so I'm looking to root my SGS III. Still in the preparation phase but I'm basically looking to find the quickest, easiest way to obtain root.
What I've come across is the tool kit and CF-Root methods of doing this. Basically what's the difference between these? I'm also reading about flash counter? And triangle away gets rid of it? I'm not too sure on that really..
Ideally I think I'd prefer using Odin but I cant seem to extract the CF-Root file to get the .Tar PDA file. This is why I've stopped and decided to post before proceeding to **** it all up, as I once did with my SGS...
Any help would be appreciated thanks all
..... Should also say I'm running stock with the latest OTA update if that's any worth
I did it via CF-Root and Odin. Quick and easy
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JATCHUHAN said:
I did it via CF-Root and Odin. Quick and easy
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The issue I'm having with that is I cant seem to get the .tar file when I extract the files. I only seem to get the .img files, what extraction program do you use may I ask?
Dave759 said:
The issue I'm having with that is I cant seem to get the .tar file when I extract the files. I only seem to get the .img files, what extraction program do you use may I ask?
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Used WinZip here
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As it turns out using 7 zip was messing my extraction up so got rid of that and job done got the .tar file I needed, literally took 10 seconds..
Cf-root because I didn't want insecure boot image thing. Also like SuperSU
Another quick one, any one have recommended roms, I've just installed JB on my S1 and it looks good, but do I install it on my S3? Or pick something else?
Dave759 said:
Another quick one, any one have recommended roms, I've just installed JB on my S1 and it looks good, but do I install it on my S3? Or pick something else?
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Ssssssh........best Rom threads are banned.
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Dave759 said:
Another quick one, any one have recommended roms, I've just installed JB on my S1 and it looks good, but do I install it on my S3? Or pick something else?
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Can't really comment on "best"
But I've had good experience with AHD, WanamLite (2.0) and Omega. All with stock kernels. But Siyaah 1.4 is a good kernel to start with if you want a custom kernel.
Currently my daily driver is Faryaab's AOSP JB Build 3. Loving it!
Sorry, poorly phrased.. should have said, what rom do you use and why?
I confess at the moment I have gone back to a stock de-odexed Rom just to see what Samsung is like after 2 years of being on aosp/cm9 roms, just running siyah kernel over it and removed a bit of bloat.....quite enjoying it
slaphead20 said:
I confess at the moment I have gone back to a stock de-odexed Rom just to see what Samsung is like after 2 years of being on aosp/cm9 roms, just running siyah kernel over it and removed a bit of bloat.....quite enjoying it
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I have done the exact same thing as of this morning!
I enjoyed my journey through cm9/10 and aosp JB but I have to say I'm liking the latest Sammy FW, its a lot smoother than it was when I left it to flash CM9 back around when I got the phone.
So ya, I'm gone back to the darkside, not-as-crap-as-before-wiz.
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nodstuff said:
I have done the exact same thing as of this morning!
I enjoyed my journey through cm9/10 and aosp JB but I have to say I'm liking the latest Sammy FW, its a lot smoother than it was when I left it to flash CM9 back around when I got the phone.
So ya, I'm gone back to the darkside, not-as-crap-as-before-wiz.
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It's quite nice having everything working as it should for once....and can't really finds any faults so far, just a matter of nailing all the bloat to the wall and all seems good
Cf-root - odin , use winrar
Thanks for the thoughts and help everyone, much appreciated, will comment back again if I screw up, expect something by 10pm knowing my luck
Dave759 said:
Thanks for the thoughts and help everyone, much appreciated, will comment back again if I screw up, expect something by 10pm knowing my luck
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Flash then do a nandroid, can't really go wrong them!
Bought a used i777 with Shostock2 on it. I like Shostock2 but think I want to go back to Gingerbread, which is what I had on my old phone. I'm assuming I will have to odin back to stock but would love to avoid it if I can.
If anyone can tell me how to go from ICS to Gingerbread or point me to a tutorial I'd very much appreciate it.
Thanks!
PS: Yes I did a search. Found threads on this--but not for the i777.
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Bought a used i777 with Shostock2 on it. I like Shostock2 but think I want to go back to Gingerbread, which is what I had on my old phone. I'm assuming I will have to odin back to stock but would love to avoid it if I can.
If anyone can tell me how to go from ICS to Gingerbread or point me to a tutorial I'd very much appreciate it.
Thanks!
PS: Yes I did a search. Found threads on this--but not for the i777.
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GB roms or odin. Quite obvious.
There are some gingerbread roms available in the development section. For straight stock you'd have to use Odin or mobile Odin
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But why would you want to go back to GB? Otherwise just flash a GB rom, you have a rooted kernal if your on shostock. My advice is dl the latest show stock...so smooth so great!
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GB roms or odin. Quite obvious.
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So you are saying I can just flash a zipped GB rom right over ICS? That's awesome.
I didn't know it was obvious because with my Galaxy S, I remember reading that flashing some roms over others could potentially brick your phone and that you had to go about it in a certain way. I'm happy to know that isn't the case here.
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There are some gingerbread roms available in the development section. For straight stock you'd have to use Odin or mobile Odin
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I definitely want a rom, not stock. I'll check out the development section. Thanks!
blaker13 said:
But why would you want to go back to GB? Otherwise just flash a GB rom, you have a rooted kernal if your on shostock. My advice is dl the latest show stock...so smooth so great!
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I love Shostock2 and I think I have the latest version. Very smooth, you are absolutely right. But I play a lot of games on my phone and some of them don't work at all with ICS. I'm hoping I can find something like Shostock2 in a gingerbread form. Thanks for weighing in!
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So you are saying I can just flash a zipped GB rom right over ICS? That's awesome.
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You will be fine in every case. It is necessary to perform a wipe data/factory reset in recovery before flashing a new base.