This is a Heimdall/Odin flashable pre-rooted stock UCLL6. This is the exact version that was released over Kies, and contains the bone stock kernel, plus rooted system, modem, cache.img and hidden.img. There are no bootloaders in this package. With this package, you can root stock ICS without incrementing the flash counter.
If flashing this from another base, you should perform a wipe data/factory reset before flashing this, or the phone may hang on the Rethink Possible screen during boot.
This Rooted package does not include busybox. If you need busybox, you can install it from the Google Play Store.
Kernel + Modem + Cache + Rooted UCLL6 System Odin One-click Downloader (Windows only): Hotfile | Dev-Host 288.1 MB (288.10 MB - 302093604 bytes)
(md5: f58fd040a7f38746c8e72a1bdf929bb5)
Download and extract the exe package using 7-Zip, which can be downloaded from http://www.7-zip.org/download.html. Open I777UCLL6 OCD Root No BL.exe on your desktop. Connect your phone to your computer in download mode. When the downloader recognizes the phone, press start.
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Kernel + Modem + Cache + Rooted UCLL6 System Tar Package: Hotfile | Dev-Host 287.7 MB (287.68 MB - 301654790 bytes)
(md5: db4f040a1cb531df203088d5796e33cd)
Download and extract the tar package using 7-Zip. Put UCLL6_Stock_Rooted.tar in the PDA slot in Odin.
Download the Odin3 v1.85 package from MediaFire or xda-developers, or another source of your choice. Odin3 v1.82 will also work.
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To flash with Heimdall command line, extract the individual files from the tar and flash the components with heimdall from the commandline as follows:
Code:
heimdall flash --kernel zImage --factoryfs factoryfs.img --modem modem.bin --cache cache.img --hidden hidden.img
Download and install the latest version of Heimdall Command Line for your operating system from here. (Latest version 1.3.2 at this writing.)
It is unknown whether the kernel in this firmware distribution contains the eMMC cap erase bug. We can only speculate. There were many reports of damage from the leaks that led up to the first ICS release, UCLE5, but the UCLE5 kernel itself did not produce very many reports of damage. I only saw two reports that could have been memory damage due to the cap erase bug, and only one of those seemed to be even half way conclusive. So it is possible it was even fixed in that release. UCLL6 appearantly fixes some of the other kernel problems that were present in UCLC3 such as the sleep of death, so it may very well be a clean kernel with regard to the cap erase bug, but this can not be verified by the developers on xda without original source, which is not available.
If you are at all worried about this, it certainly would be the safest route to use a custom safe kernel. And as a bonus, the custom kernels are likely to perform much better than stock.
Three different ways to install a customized kernel containing ClockworkMod Recovery onto your Rooted phone without incrementing the flash counter.
You must use an ICS kernel if you want the system to boot up, and it must work with Samsung firmware, and be the no-mic-swap version. If you install a Gingerbread kernel the phone will not boot.
The main Kernel options are: Siyah v4.3.3 by Ktoonsez | Siyah v5.1.1 by AJ Newkirk (use the one without mic swap)
How to Install a customized kernel containing ClockworkMod Recovery onto your Rooted phone from your phone, using Mobile Odin Lite or Mobile Odin Pro
This is the preferred method to install a customized kernel onto your phone. In addition, Mobile Odin is a very useful tool that will allow you to install custom software directly on your phone without using a computer.
Mobile Odin Lite (free) can be downloaded and installed directly on your phone, or it can be downloaded to your computer and installed with adb. Alternatively, you can purchase Mobile Odin Pro for under $5.00 and install it directly from the Google Play Store. It's easier, and you'll support the developer!
To use Mobile Odin Lite, download the file attached to the OP of this thread. You may need to be a registerd member of xda forums to download this file. Download directly on your phone, or to your computer and move or copy it to your phones sdcard. Using any file manager such as MyFiles or Root Explorer, select the file and install it. You can also install it from your computer using the following adb command:
Code:
adb install MobileODINLite-v2.45.apk
Download the file containing the kernel you want to flash, and extract from it the zImage, which contains the actual kernel.
Transfer the zImage to the root of your phone's internal or external sdcard, using a usb cable or another method such as dropbox.
On your phone, open the Mobile Odin program. If you installed Mobile Odin Lite, when it prompts you to install the add-in, click cancel. If you installed Mobile Odin Pro, you will have already downloaded and installed the add-in to activate all the features in the program. With Mobile Odin Lite, you will still be able to install the kernel.
In Mobile Odin, click on Kernel or Install Kernel, find and select the zImage on your internal or external SD card, and then click on Flash Firmware.
Mobile Odin will flash the kernel and then reboot the phone. You have now installed a custom kernel containing clockworkMod Recovery without changing the flash counter.
If you want to confirm installation of the new kernel, reboot into recovery to verify that you now have ClockworkMod Recovery. (The stock kernel has 3e recovery.) Or install CPU Spy from the Google Play Store (before you root) and compare the Kernel Info it displays with the same info from the stock kernel.
To reboot into recovery on the SGH-I777: With the phone powered off, hold down the vol up + vol down + power buttons continuously until the initial boot screen appears a second time.
If you installed Mobile Odin Lite, and you don't want to keep it, you can uninstall it now. If you want to keep it and activate all its features, download the add-on MobileODIN_FlashKernel_I777-v1.0.apk from here and install it on your phone with adb using the instructions above.
How to Install a customized kernel containing ClockworkMod Recovery onto your Rooted phone from a pc, using Android Debug Bridge (Windows, Linux and Mac OS)
Download and install the Android Software Developer Kit (SDK) from here. You may need to run SDK Manager with administrator privledges.
You need to have the USB drivers for SGH-I777 installed on your computer. (It will be "Samsung USB Driver for Mobile Phones" in Control Panel\Uninstall Programs.) Download and install the latest drivers from this thread. (x86 and x64)
You will need busybox. If not already installed, download and install busybox from the Google Play Store.
Download the file containing the kernel you want to flash, and extract from it the zImage, which contains the actual kernel.
Move or copy the zImage into the platform-tools directory (on older installations it is the tools directory) where adb.exe resides. This will be something like (on Windows) c:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools.
On your phone, first enable USB Debugging (Menu\Settings\Applications\Development\USB Debugging) and then plug in your USB cable, connecting your phone to your computer.
Open a command prompt. Change directory to the tools directory, then enter the following at the command line:
Code:
adb push zImage /sdcard/zImage
adb shell
$ su
# dd if=/sdcard/zImage of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5
# exit
$ exit
The dd command requires superuser permission on the phone represented by a # prompt. After you type su and hit enter, look for a superuser window on your phone and give the permission. If the permission request doesn't pop up, open superuser on your phone to force the phone to prompt for superuser permission. After approval, the adb session will be listed as Unknown in superuser.
After you've finished, the code in the Command prompt window will look something like this (your command prompt and some numbers will be different):
Code:
C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb push zImage /sdcard/zImage
4279 KB/s <4776784 bytes in 1.090s>
C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb shell
$ su
su
# dd if=/sdcard/zImage of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5
dd if=/sdcard/zImage of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5
10153+1 records in
10153+1 records out
5198492 bytes transferred in 2.558 secs <2032248 bytes/sec>
# exit
exit
$ exit
exit
Reboot the phone. You have now installed a custom kernel containing clockworkMod Recovery without changing the flash counter.
If you want to confirm installation of the new kernel, reboot into recovery to verify that you now have ClockworkMod Recovery. (The stock kernel has 3e recovery.) Or install CPU Spy from the Google Play Store (before you root) and compare the Kernel Info it displays with the same info from the stock kernel.
To reboot into recovery on the SGH-I777: With the phone powered off, hold down the vol up + vol down + power buttons continuously until the initial boot screen appears a second time.
How to Install a customized kernel containing ClockworkMod Recovery onto your Rooted phone from your phone, using Android Terminal Emulator
Download and Install Android Terminal Emulator onto your phone from the Google Play Store.
You will need busybox. If not already installed, download and install busybox from the Google Play Store.
Download (onto your PC) the file containing the kernel you want to flash, and extract from it the zImage, which contains the actual kernel.
Transfer the zImage to the root of your phone's sdcard, using a usb cable or another method such as dropbox.
On the phone, open a terminal session with Android Terminal Emulator.
A few points to be aware of:
Android is a version of linux so you are using linux commands. Linux commands are case sensitive, so you must for instance type "zImage" and not "zimage", if that is the way the file is spelled on the sd card.
Since this will be the first time you have used superuser.apk with the terminal, you may need to approve it on you phone. After that, superuser permission will be remembered.
When you first open a terminal session, you will be at the root of the phone, or essentially "/". The $ prompt means shell access, the # prompt means root file access.
You need a # prompt to complete this Step.
If your keyboard goes away, use the menu button options to get it back.
In the terminal session, type su and then enter. You will get a superuser request. Once you approve it, you will get the # prompt.
Then type the following:
Code:
dd if=/sdcard/zImage of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5
Press enter, wait till the zImage is copied over to the named block. (takes about 2 or 3 seconds)
To close the root session, type "exit" and enter. Use the back button to close Android Terminal Emulator.
Reboot the phone. You have now installed a custom kernel containing clockworkMod Recovery without changing the flash counter.
If you want to confirm installation of the new kernel, reboot into recovery to verify that you now have ClockworkMod Recovery. (The stock kernel has 3e recovery.) Or install CPU Spy from the Google Play Store (before you root) and compare the Kernel Info it displays with the same info from the stock kernel.
To reboot into recovery on the SGH-I777: With the phone powered off, hold down the vol up + vol down + power buttons continuously until the initial boot screen appears a second time.
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BIG THX for ur continued contributions to the i777 community !!
Much appreciated !! :thumbup: :beer:
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BIG THX for ur continued contributions to the i777 community !!
Much appreciated !! :thumbup: :beer:
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+1. Hats off to creepyncrawly :good:
But, quick question, Isn't Kernel link pointing to here for ICS
I have a question.
My unlocked i777 did not like UCLK3 (sammobile) ROM, after flashing I was being asked for sim unlock codes. Which is weird, because I had my phone for over a year flashing from rom to rom (custom roms) before I decided to try a stock rom again and found out that it can lock my phone.
So my question is, would this stock rom lock my phone? Is there a way to prevent this? I don't want to rely on unlock apps because last time it took a great deal of time to get it unlocked.
As to why would I want to go back to stock? I'm thinking of selling this phone and would like to give it away with a stock (but rooted) rom.
Thanks!
mikeflash said:
I have a question.
My unlocked i777 did not like UCLK3 (sammobile) ROM, after flashing I was being asked for sim unlock codes. Which is weird, because I had my phone for over a year flashing from rom to rom (custom roms) before I decided to try a stock rom again and found out that it can lock my phone.
So my question is, would this stock rom lock my phone? Is there a way to prevent this? I don't want to rely on unlock apps because last time it took a great deal of time to get it unlocked.
As to why would I want to go back to stock? I'm thinking of selling this phone and would like to give it away with a stock (but rooted) rom.
Thanks!
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It could be that sim unlock is in newer samsung ROM's code, It happened to me flashing a custom ROM's new version (SuperNexus build 4) updated with the lates samsung code. Unlocking the phone is fast and easy with the free app in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846451
Give it a try and if the phone gets relocked use the app in the thread, it's quick and easy
I wanted to say thanks for this it saved my phone..... thanks a lot.
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If flashing this from another base, you should perform a wipe data/factory reset before flashing this, or the phone may hang on the Rethink Possible screen during boot.
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Thanks so much creepyncrawly. I flashed with Odin yesterday and it worked great. So far I haven't gotten any SOD issues. :fingers-crossed:
For anyone else like me who was already running 4.0.4 rooted with exynos but on the old base, there's a workaround so you don't have to wipe your device just to get root back. First use Samsung Kies to update your firmware to the latest UCLL6 base. (Unlike the OTA update, the Kies update doesn't fail just because you have root.) Kies does remove root during the update, but it also inspects and updates all your apps automatically. No need to back them up and reinstall them. To regain root, you can flash this without having to wipe anything since its now the same base. Worked great!
Does AJK 1.25 work with this ROM?
First off, Thank you so much for providing this creepyncrawly!
I had my phone repaired by Samsung and they updated me to the latest ROM and this was the best option to obtain root for me.
I had a snag while trying to install a custom Kernel however.
I followed the link provided for AJK. I downloaded AJK v1.25-SS Samsung. I assumed that the JB kernels also worked with the UCLL6 build, because I didn't see any kernels labeled ICS. Did I miss them or was my assumption correct? I followed the instructions in this thread (Not AJK's) to the T. When I booted the phone the Samsung Logo displayed, then The AJK logo. Then....nothing. It didn't boot properly, I waited 15mins or so. When I touched the home key or others they lit up, but nothing showed on screen.
I rebooted, same thing. I then went into AJK's thread and read the install instructions. I was able to get into CWM and I followed the instructions on his thread to the T... Same result
I then Downloaded the Siyah kernel to my SD card and installed it with CWM, by following the instructions on that thread carefully. That has been working great so far.
So my question is, Did I do something wrong or does the AJK kernel not work with this stock build? Has anyone else had similar issues?
doggyollie said:
First off, Thank you so much for providing this creepyncrawly!
I had my phone repaired by Samsung and they updated me to the latest ROM and this was the best option to obtain root for me.
I had a snag while trying to install a custom Kernel however.
I followed the link provided for AJK. I downloaded AJK v1.25-SS Samsung. I assumed that the JB kernels also worked with the UCLL6 build, because I didn't see any kernels labeled ICS. Did I miss them or was my assumption correct? I followed the instructions in this thread (Not AJK's) to the T. When I booted the phone the Samsung Logo displayed, then The AJK logo. Then....nothing. It didn't boot properly, I waited 15mins or so. When I touched the home key or others they lit up, but nothing showed on screen.
I rebooted, same thing. I then went into AJK's thread and read the install instructions. I was able to get into CWM and I followed the instructions on his thread to the T... Same result
I then Downloaded the Siyah kernel to my SD card and installed it with CWM, by following the instructions on that thread carefully. That has been working great so far.
So my question is, Did I do something wrong or does the AJK kernel not work with this stock build? Has anyone else had similar issues?
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Try my ICS kernel (be sure to grab the no-swap version) instead of AJK. It should work fine, and is highly tuned for ICS.
That makes more sense.
i think I was confused because your JB thread was linked in this thread and the title of your thread also says ICS.
Thanks for the clarification.
Is this something suggested? I sold an s2 to a guy at work and might try to hook him up with this
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Is this something suggested? I sold an s2 to a guy at work and might try to hook him up with this
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This is the latest (ICS) stock release, with root. If he wants something really fine in a Samsung based Jelly Bean rom, you could suggest he load SHOstock3.
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This is a Heimdall/Odin flashable pre-rooted stock UCLL6. This is the exact version that was released over Kies, and contains the bone stock kernel, plus rooted system, modem, cache.img and hidden.img. There are no bootloaders in this package. With this package, you can root stock ICS without incrementing the flash counter.
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@creepy
Any chance of reupping the files from OP. Both Hotfile links appear to be dead and I have tried Chrome, Firefox, Opera and IE.
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@creepy
Any chance of reupping the files from OP. Both Hotfile links appear to be dead and I have tried Chrome, Firefox, Opera and IE.
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I'll create Dev-Host links for them as soon as I can get my Dev-Host account reactivated. It will probably be sometime tomorrow at the earliest.
By the way, I tried the second link, and it started downloading right away. I use IE10. I didn't let the download go to completion though. Was your problem not being able to start the download, or the download crapping out?
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I'll create Dev-Host links for them as soon as I can get my Dev-Host account reactivated. It will probably be sometime tomorrow at the earliest.
By the way, I tried the second link, and it started downloading right away. I use IE10. I didn't let the download go to completion though. Was your problem not being able to start the download, or the download crapping out?
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That is very gracious of you to re-up them. Do them whenever you can as there is no hurry. I used your UCLE5 Stock ICS 4.0.3 ODIN package from Dev-Host to root. I was on UCLK3 4.0.4.
I cannot get any browser to connect to hotfile. Checked if hotfile was down and it was not. Used a proxy to try the download from three different IP addresses. Still no go.
Thank you again.
In getting ready to sell this phone, I did this after performing a factory reset.
However coming from ShoStock 3 it was getting stuck on the ATT logo screen.
To fix this after running the one-click process, I had to go into recovery and do another factory reset. Then if booted up just fine.
Thanks!
Just got a text from AT&T that Jellybean was released for this phone.
Any chance of an ODIN with Root injected being uploaded for the new Jelly bean build?
I am not trying to be a troll just trying to see if it is just me and if I can find out how to fix it. After I bricked my phone and I fixed it following the steps provided I can flash any Rom but a Samsung based Rom. After I flash one the internal memory gets locked. I can't erase any files and the gallery can not show any pictures. It will say memory full. Erase some pictures or videos. But my memory has internal memory is at least 5 gigs. Has anyone had this happen or know what to do. I am open to suggestions.
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creepyncrawly said:
I'll create Dev-Host links for them as soon as I can get my Dev-Host account reactivated. It will probably be sometime tomorrow at the earliest.
By the way, I tried the second link, and it started downloading right away. I use IE10. I didn't let the download go to completion though. Was your problem not being able to start the download, or the download crapping out?
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hi. sorry for my question but i was wondering if u can help. i did flash/ download this on my phone but stupid enough i forgot to do factory reset. now the phone just blinks with a battery symbol and will not go in recovery mode. can go in download mode but flashing again doesnt help. how can i recover the phone and make it to boot? thanks.
grigoriisi said:
hi. sorry for my question but i was wondering if u can help. i did flash/ download this on my phone but stupid enough i forgot to do factory reset. now the phone just blinks with a battery symbol and will not go in recovery mode. can go in download mode but flashing again doesnt help. how can i recover the phone and make it to boot? thanks.
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You have SGH-I777? If yes...
I can't think of any reason you would get that result. Perhaps you should say exactly what you had on the phone, the reason for flashing, and the exact procedure/sequence you followed. Give as much information as you can think of, even if you don't think it is relevant.
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Hey guys, I saw someone asking in an old thread I made if it was possible to go back to full stock ROM with stock recovery and 0 on the flash counter. Having done this myself last week, and having to grab info from multiple sources to accomplish it, I figured I would throw together a simple guide to help others (and myself in the future).
Things you will need to download:
Da_G's stock system, kernel and recovery. File can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330
braway's latest Odin flashable clockwork recovery found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1584576
braway's Odin flashable flash counter reset found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569206
and of course Odin found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=581913&d=1304094576
Ok, so now we have everything we need. This guide assumes you have drivers installed and have adb working. If not, google is your friend.
Fire up Odin and boot your phone into download mode. This is done by simultaneously holding the power button and volume down until the screen goes black, then release the power button while still holding volume down. When prompted press volume up to enter download mode.
Extract Da_G's pda-odin-att-stock.rar. We now have pda-odin-att-stock.tar.
Now in Odin, make sure the only thing checked is Auto Reboot. Click the PDA button and select pda-odin-att-stock.tar. Click the start button.
Once phone has rebooted, let the phone settle for a couple minutes then reboot it back into download mode. (volume down + power). Now click the PDA button again and this time select the Odin flashable clockwork recovery file (ex. cwm-touch-i717-120414.tar.md5). Click start.
Once the phone has rebooted and stabilized, drop the flash counter reset file onto your sd-card, then reboot into recovery by holding volume up + volume down + power. When screen goes black, release power button and wait for clockwork to show. Flash the flash counter reset, then reboot the phone.
Now for the hard (and risky, SO READ CARFULLY) part, we have to get stock recovery back on our phones without tripping the flash counter. (thanks again to braway)
Take the stock tar we flashed earlier (pda-odin-att-stock.tar) and extract that file. Take recovery.img and put it on your sd-card (I put it on the internal and external sd-card just to be sure). Reboot the phone into recovery (volume up+down+power). Go to mounts and storage, then mount the sd-card.
Issue the following adb command. I SUGGEST YOU COPY AND PASTE IT, IF YOU TYPE IT WRONG YOU WILL HARD BRICK YOUR PHONE.
Code:
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22
And that's it folks. We now have a fully stock ROM, kernel, and recovery with 0 on the flash counter. If anyone has any comments or a way to further simplify this process please comment below and I will incorporate it into the guide. Good luck and always read the instructions twice.
This guide was made possible by people much smarter than I am, namely braway and Da_G. If you want to properly thank these guys I suggest dropping a couple bucks in their donation boxes:
Da_G donation link.
braway donation link.
Does this preserve the unlock
Does doing this remove my carrier unlock?
Thanks so much for this useful info
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You don't need to ADB recovery, you can flash this from CWR and it will set your recovery back to stock without tripping your counter.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25671063&postcount=139
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Take the stock tar we flashed earlier (pda-odin-att-stock.tar) and extract that file. Take recovery.img and put it on your sd-card (I put it on the internal and external sd-card just to be sure). Reboot the phone into recovery (volume up+down+power). Go to mounts and storage, then mount the sd-card.
Issue the following adb command. I SUGGEST YOU COPY AND PASTE IT, IF YOU TYPE IT WRONG YOU WILL HARD BRICK YOUR PHONE.
Code:
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22
And that's it folks. We now have a fully stock ROM, kernel, and recovery with 0 on the flash counter. If anyone has any comments or a way to further simplify this process please comment below and I will incorporate it into the guide. Good luck and always read the instructions twice.
This guide was made possible by people much smarter than I am, namely braway and Da_G. If you want to properly thank these guys I suggest dropping a couple bucks in their donation boxes:
Da_G donation link.
braway donation link.
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Umm.... How do u issue the adp command? i mounted the sd card, but no idea how i would copy the code or where to even enter it
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FML, i did all this but the last step and everything is constantly crashing. it was crashing way before i even got to that step.
I cant dl ICS via Kies either, im f'd right now. HELP
You don't need to use the adb command. Just flash stock via Odin again in download mode then flash the counter reset.
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Their is an easier way to do this with Kies.
Someone posted a thread in here with the method, when I get home, I will post the process, as another way if you do not want to use ODIN.
Followed everything to the T. Was able to use ADB to send the command successfully at the end of the instructions. Every step worked and went flawlessly. Yet, still cannot update to ics via kies or OTA. Get the message "your device cannot update via kies". I guess there is just no way of bringing these back to out of the box brand new straight from the factory?
does this work for uk tmobile users
I think you left out the Radio.
When I did this, it still had UCLF6 Baseband.
After flashing stock rom via Odin, you need to Odin the stock Radio (baseband).
Then Odin CWM.
Then flash the counter reset (via CWM).
Then and only then will it be completely stock and update-ready for Kies.
Finagle69 said:
I think you left out the Radio.
When I did this, it still had UCLF6 Baseband.
After flashing stock rom via Odin, you need to Odin the stock Radio (baseband).
Then Odin CWM.
Then flash the counter reset (via CWM).
Then and only then will it be completely stock and update-ready for Kies.
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All I did was flashed stock rom and CWM in Odin. I flashed the stock radio UCLA1 and the counter reset in CWM.
How do you flash the stock radio in Odin?
I have the AT&T Note UCLA1 radio zip from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1597052
hashbrown said:
All I did was flashed stock rom and CWM in Odin. I flashed the stock radio UCLA1 and the counter reset in CWM.
How do you flash the stock radio in Odin?
I have the AT&T Note UCLA1 radio zip from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1597052
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Either way is fine. As long as you get back to the stock radio. I found an Odin'able UCLA1 somewhere in the forums here.
I remember seeing a step by step on how to return to stock and resetting counter to 0 (zero)... It was going from a custom ROM via CWM and returning to stock via Odin with the recovery being last to be reflashed. Anyone know where this is. I've been browsing a whack of threads on this and can't find it.
Thanks in advance.
irshanuddin said:
Does doing this remove my carrier unlock?
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no, carrier unlock won't be remove
Noob needs help with last few steps to return to full stock
Following the guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634087 to return my Galaxy Note i717 to full stock after it was bricked due to a botched root attempt. I've been able to get to step 5 Ok but I'm stuck at this point. Step 5 calls out for droping the flash counter reset file onto your sd-card. Not sure of the right way to go about this. I don't have an external SD card and can't seem to access internal SD card. Only option on phone is to format usb storage.
Just download the reset zip using the phone.
It goes to the browser internal storage anyway ...g
gregsarg said:
Just download the reset zip using the phone.
It goes to the browser internal storage anyway ...g
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Thanks for your reply, I was able to place the zip file on the phone in the USB storage folder using samsung Kies. I've completed step five, now I've run into a problem with the final two steps. I've placed the recovery.img file onto the USB storage folder on the phone and deleted all other files in that folder. I've used USB storage because I don't have an SD card. When I go into recovery mode and go to mounts and storage and try to mount SD card I get an error. I saw the option to mount the USB storage so I tried that but to no avial. I just get the option to unmount the USB storage by going back the phone says. No ADB commands come up if that's right again I'm totally green here. I'm I forced here to have to get an SD card to continue? Need help again, all this stuff takes some getting use to.
kinghorsey said:
You don't need to use the adb command. Just flash stock via Odin again in download mode then flash the counter reset.
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I tried this but when I flashed the counter reset zip file the program failed signature verification. When I tried to copy and paste the adb command using adb the response was "could not find file,directory did not exist. followed instructions to the T. Just need to complete the last step to get the phone back to stock with 0 on the counter. Need help
I just want to revert to stock. Do I need to worry about the counter etc...not taking the phone back. Just havent ever tried the stock with all the fancy tricks using the little fancy pen thingy LOL.
Is there a flashable ROM I can use for stock that I can flash from CWM perhaps?
mahgninnuc93 said:
I just want to revert to stock. Do I need to worry about the counter etc...not taking the phone back. Just havent ever tried the stock with all the fancy tricks using the little fancy pen thingy LOL.
Is there a flashable ROM I can use for stock that I can flash from CWM perhaps?
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You can either go stock rooted or Odin stock completely.
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A friend linked me superoneclick and CM9 to root my phone.
Basically, he said to:
1. Back up contacts
2. Boot into recovery,wipe data/factory reset
3. Use superoneclick to install drivers and root
4. Load CM9 zip into internal memory (onto the ~16 GB of internal my S2 has)
5. Boot into revoery
6. Install Zip
7.Reboot
I am a tad congfused though. do i connect my phone via USB, open superoneclick on my computer, and use it to load the CM9 zip onto my phone?
How do i install zip once im back in recovery?
thanks!
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A friend linked me superoneclick and CM9 to root my phone.
Basically, he said to:
1. Back up contacts
2. Boot into recovery,wipe data/factory reset
3. Use superoneclick to install drivers and root
4. Load CM9 zip into internal memory (onto the ~16 GB of internal my S2 has)
5. Boot into revoery
6. Install Zip
7.Reboot
I am a tad congfused though. do i connect my phone via USB, open superoneclick on my computer, and use it to load the CM9 zip onto my phone?
How do i install zip once im back in recovery?
thanks!
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Read the stickies, none of that info was right.
Sent from my Zanpakuto using Getsuga Tensho!
To get a custom recovery and be able to flash custom roms (cm obviously included), all u need to do is flash a kernel for our phone model as all our kernels have recovery built in. Just find a siyah.tar file (gokhanmoral has some on his site in .Tar format), download it to your computer, then find a rom you want to flash and download it to your phone. Make sure you have Odin installed on your computer, and the correct drivers installed for your phone. Also make sure usb debugging is turned on on the phone. Put the phone into download mode, open Odin on pc, plug phone into pc, open the pda link in Odin, select the siyah file, and flash that puppy. Then when done, disconnect from pc, reboot phone to your new recovery, and wipe data / factory reset. Then flash your rom!
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To get a custom recovery and be able to flash custom roms (cm obviously included), all u need to do is flash a kernel for our phone model as all our kernels have recovery built in. Just find a siyah.tar file (gokhanmoral has some on his site in .Tar format), download it to your computer, then find a rom you want to flash and download it to your phone. Make sure you have Odin installed on your computer, and the correct drivers installed for your phone. Also make sure usb debugging is turned on on the phone. Put the phone into download mode, open Odin on pc, plug phone into pc, open the pda link in Odin, select the siyah file, and flash that puppy. Then when done, disconnect from pc, reboot phone to your new recovery, and wipe data / factory reset. Then flash your rom!
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I do not understand some of this, does odin work for Macs? Also, when you say "download (the ROM (in my case CM9)) it to your phone" do you mean use the phone browser to find and download it? Or what?
GPS_Music said:
I do not understand some of this, does odin work for Macs? Also, when you say "download (the ROM (in my case CM9)) it to your phone" do you mean use the phone browser to find and download it? Or what?
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Read this thread [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311081], which is what I used a long time ago.
GPS_Music said:
I do not understand some of this, does odin work for Macs? Also, when you say "download (the ROM (in my case CM9)) it to your phone" do you mean use the phone browser to find and download it? Or what?
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Odin only works with Windows pc's, so on Mac you'll need to use Heimdall. Probably the Heimdall command line version is best. You can download the firmware of choice to your computer, and then transfer it to the phone over USB, or use dropbox and wifi, or something like that. You can download it directly to the phone if you prefer.
The guide referenced by Vpr2006 has instructions for using Heimdall as well as Odin. It give you the basics. In general you should 1) root 2) install custom kernel 3) use ClockworkMod Recovery to install your firmware of choice.
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Odin only works with Windows pc's, so on Mac you'll need to use Heimdall. Probably the Heimdall command line version is best. You can download the firmware of choice to your computer, and then transfer it to the phone over USB, or use dropbox and wifi, or something like that. You can download it directly to the phone if you prefer.
The guide referenced by Vpr2006 has instructions for using Heimdall as well as Odin. It give you the basics. In general you should 1) root 2) install custom kernel 3) use ClockworkMod Recovery to install your firmware of choice.
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I am quite unfamiliar with what to do on a step by step basis.
I looked at the thread Vpr2006 posted an saw this:
creepyncrawly said:
This approach to customizing your phone involves the following steps:
JANUARY 2013 ROOTING UPDATE: In mid December of 2012, Samsung released an over-the-air update for the SGH-I777UCLK3, taking the operating system to version 4.0.4. Around the same time, XDA developer Chainfire released an application called ExynosAbuse APK which can be used to root the SGH-I777 with SuperSU, without the need to use a PC. ExynosAbuse APK is the best, and probably the only practical method for rooting UCLK3 without flashing some other distribution. In addition, it seems that this application is a good way to root any phone running 4.x operating systems, and possibly phones running 2.x operating systems as well. Be aware, there are possible risks involved with using this application. Please thoroughly read and understand Chainfire's thread linked above before using his application.
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My S2 Is currently on UCLK3 so i clicked the link there (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35512626).
I do not seem to see specific instructions as to how to go about this though, and I don't think it specifies how to install CM9 specifically.
Also, I have a mac, but I can access a PC if need be.
Thanks
GPS_Music said:
I am quite unfamiliar with what to do on a step by step basis.
I looked at the thread Vpr2006 posted an saw this:
My S2 Is currently on UCLK3 so i clicked the link there (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35512626).
I do not seem to see specific instructions as to how to go about this though, and I don't think it specifies how to install CM9 specifically.
Also, I have a mac, but I can access a PC if need be.
Thanks
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If you don't feel comfortable using the ExynosAbuse Exploit by Chainfire to get root access on your existing firmware, then flash the [Heimdall][Odin][Stock][Root]UCLE5 Stock ICS with Root which is 4.0.3 ICS with root included.
Once you have root, use the instructions in that thread to install a custom kernel which contains ClockworkMod Recovery, preferably by installing Mobile Odin Lite or Mobile Odin Pro. I would suggest you use the "AJ Newkirk/Siyah v3.3.3d ICS" kernel, which is somewhat old but will only be on there long enough for you to flash your firmware of choice. Then enter recovery and flash your firmware, following the instructions in the OP of the firmware thread. As previously stated, you will need to use Heimdall on the Mac, or borrow a Windows PC and use Odin.
Hello all. I have had Shostock3 for a while now and read that if you use the Siyah Kernel with it then it is an awesome combo. Well I downloaded the kernel and went to install it through CWM and now I have a big problem. I chose to reboot and install the kernel and when I did I am now STUCK at the screen that says "Samsung Galaxy S II GT-i9100" with the yellow triangle. I have let it just sit and see what it does but it goes no where. WHAT DO I DO?!?!?! HELP! Thanks all!
Samsung Galaxy S II i777
Running Shostock3
WAS running with default kernel that comes with Shostock3
EDIT: It doesn't seem that I can get into the recovery mode either. I am trying the volume button + power button combination and having no luck....
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Hello all. I have had Shostock3 for a while now and read that if you use the Siyah Kernel with it then it is an awesome combo. Well I downloaded the kernel and went to install it through CWM and now I have a big problem. I chose to reboot and install the kernel and when I did I am now STUCK at the screen that says "Samsung Galaxy S II GT-i9100" with the yellow triangle. I have let it just sit and see what it does but it goes no where. WHAT DO I DO?!?!?! HELP! Thanks all!
Samsung Galaxy S II i777
Running Shostock3
WAS running with default kernel that comes with Shostock3
EDIT: It doesn't seem that I can get into the recovery mode either. I am trying the volume button + power button combination and having no luck....
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Which siyah did you flash. The one you want is called AJK now
122ninjas said:
Which siyah did you flash. The one you want is called AJK now
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/Siyah-I777-v7.9b-S.zip
Is the name of the file that I tried to put on. Should I try to get the one that you stated and put it on via download mode? Because it seems that I can get into download mode but that's about it. I can't get into recovery.
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/Siyah-I777-v7.9b-S.zip
Is the name of the file that I tried to put on. Should I try to get the one that you stated and put it on via download mode? Because it seems that I can get into download mode but that's about it. I can't get into recovery.
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Hold power button plus volume up and volume down, keep it held in until you boot into recovery. Recovery won't just disappear, normally people just aren't holding them in long enough or are using the wrong button combo. Let us know if you get back up and running. Also make sure when installing the siyah kernel you're following the OP directions to the letter.
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Hold power button plus volume up and volume down, keep it held in until you boot into recovery. Recovery won't just disappear, normally people just aren't holding them in long enough or are using the wrong button combo. Let us know if you get back up and running. Also make sure when installing the siyah kernel you're following the OP directions to the letter.
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I can't get into recovery. I simply cant. I hold the buttons, correctly might I add, and then the logo appears, then goes away and I am left with nothing but a blank, black screen. The bottom buttons aren't even lit.
Possible hardware failure on your power button or one of your volume buttons I supposed. Have you tried flashing a siyah.tar file in odin to get a.different usable recovery?
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Possible hardware failure on your power button or one of your volume buttons I supposed. Have you tried flashing a siyah.tar file in odin to get a.different usable recovery?
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If you could link me a Siyah kernel that is in a .tar format I would be appreciative.
Dude do as Phalanx says. Vol up+Vol down+ Power and even after the logo goes away dont release the buttons. Recovery will show up.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium
Either that or if you get adb up an running on your computer, hook up your phone via usb and type (this is for mac, may be slightly different for other os's):
adb root
adb reboot recovery
and voila! your phone boots up in recovery!
can't get past boot screen on siyah 5.0.1
I spent all the time I could thinking I had this but apparently I don't!
Have AT&T Samsung i777 running the latest stock 4.1.2 that I got from Kies.
Wanted to try my hand at custom roms.
Was able to root phone using flamaroot which gave me SU ability
Bought Mobile Odin pro, downloaded Siyah .tar file and put it on SD.
Flashed it with mobile Odin.
Because I'm an idiot, I was hoping to make a rom backup after flashing.
Now, it boots "Samsung" then the Siyah screen, then goes blank.
I can get into CWM recovery but without a backup rom to restore to I'm not sure what to do.
Also, can get into Download mode which reads:
ODIN MODE
Product Name: SGH-I777
Custom Binary Download: NO
Current Binary: Samsung Official
However, it reads downloading, but I do not believe there's anything to download and it's been like this for 20 minutes
ANY ideas on what I could or should do would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!
Kurt
kurtisherzog88 said:
I spent all the time I could thinking I had this but apparently I don't!
Have AT&T Samsung i777 running the latest stock 4.1.2 that I got from Kies.
Wanted to try my hand at custom roms.
Was able to root phone using flamaroot which gave me SU ability
Bought Mobile Odin pro, downloaded Siyah .tar file and put it on SD.
Flashed it with mobile Odin.
Because I'm an idiot, I was hoping to make a rom backup after flashing.
Now, it boots "Samsung" then the Siyah screen, then goes blank.
I can get into CWM recovery but without a backup rom to restore to I'm not sure what to do.
Also, can get into Download mode which reads:
ODIN MODE
Product Name: SGH-I777
Custom Binary Download: NO
Current Binary: Samsung Official
However, it reads downloading, but I do not believe there's anything to download and it's been like this for 20 minutes
ANY ideas on what I could or should do would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!
Kurt
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Where did you get the Siyah 5.0.1 in tar format? It sounds like you tried to flash a kernel that is not compiled for your phone. You need a kernel that is compiled specifically for the SGH-I777.
If that is the case, then you should be able to recover by flashing a good kernel using Odin, if you can find a tar version, or just flash the 4.1.2 stock firmware with Odin, which you can get from the Download Repository or from sammobile.com/firmware or Samsung-updates.com.
But first, since you can get into recovery, try performing a wipe data/factory reset to see what happens.
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Where did you get the Siyah 5.0.1 in tar format? It sounds like you tried to flash a kernel that is not compiled for your phone. You need a kernel that is compiled specifically for the SGH-I777.
If that is the case, then you should be able to recover by flashing a good kernel using Odin, if you can find a tar version, or just flash the 4.1.2 stock firmware with Odin, which you can get from the Download Repository or from sammobile.com/firmware or Samsung-updates.com.
But first, since you can get into recovery, try performing a wipe data/factory reset to see what happens.
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Thank you so much for helping me! First of all, I used your post, "Odin3 One-click Downloaders for Stock and Stock + Root" and was able to follow those steps to get me back to 2.3 and then I connected back to Kies to get back to stock 4.1.2. SO, I am completely back where I started a week ago, but I have a phone that works thanks to you!!
To answer your question: because I was using Mobile Odin, it only recognized .tar files and I found one on Siyah's blog (gokhanmoral) which was categorized under "sgs2 kernel".
So I'm back to the start (actually did the unrooted one so I don't even have it rooted currently). However, with all the reading I've been doing on this forum, I can't shake the desire to use a custom rom. I know I'm very much a noob and probably should make myself happy with my phone, but I wanna give it another try. I understand with my following questions if I'm posting in the wrong area and cannot have my questions answered.
Here's where I'm stuck. I know I need to make a custom recovery (cwm or twrp I'm not totally sure) before flashing a custom kernel and then rom. But I just can't figure out how to do it. When I go into recovery (holding volume buttons and power), there is not option for "backup and restore". How can I get a backup of my current rom so I can start with the other stuff?
The order as I understand it:
1. root phone
2. install cwm or twrp in order to create a backup of current rom
3. flash a custom kernel
4. flash a custom rom (that is compatible with kernel)
Thanks so much again for all your help!!
Kurt
kurtisherzog88 said:
Thank you so much for helping me! First of all, I used your post, "Odin3 One-click Downloaders for Stock and Stock + Root" and was able to follow those steps to get me back to 2.3 and then I connected back to Kies to get back to stock 4.1.2. SO, I am completely back where I started a week ago, but I have a phone that works thanks to you!!
To answer your question: because I was using Mobile Odin, it only recognized .tar files and I found one on Siyah's blog (gokhanmoral) which was categorized under "sgs2 kernel".
So I'm back to the start (actually did the unrooted one so I don't even have it rooted currently). However, with all the reading I've been doing on this forum, I can't shake the desire to use a custom rom. I know I'm very much a noob and probably should make myself happy with my phone, but I wanna give it another try. I understand with my following questions if I'm posting in the wrong area and cannot have my questions answered.
Here's where I'm stuck. I know I need to make a custom recovery (cwm or twrp I'm not totally sure) before flashing a custom kernel and then rom. But I just can't figure out how to do it. When I go into recovery (holding volume buttons and power), there is not option for "backup and restore". How can I get a backup of my current rom so I can start with the other stuff?
The order as I understand it:
1. root phone
2. install cwm or twrp in order to create a backup of current rom
3. flash a custom kernel
4. flash a custom rom (that is compatible with kernel)
Thanks so much again for all your help!!
Kurt
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OK, glad your're back to working. The Siyah kernel you flashed is for the GT-I9100, the international version of the Galaxy s2. As I said, you will need a kernel that is compiled specifically for the SGH-I777, so get your kernel from the I777 Android Development Forum.
Next, you can also use a straight zImage file with Mobile Odin. You don't have to have a tar. You can even download a ClockworkMod flashable zip file and use an archiving tool such a Win Zip or 7Zip to open it and extract the zImage from it. Then use that to flash through Mobile Odin.
You currently have the stock 3e Recovery, which does not have a backup facility, nor the ability to flash custom firmware (unless it is signed by Samsung.) So you need to install a custom kernel with ClockworkMod Recovery (or TWRP Recovery will also work.) By the way, those are just different developers versions of almost exactly the same recovery functions, so it doesn't really matter which you use.
For a kernel, go to this post in the development section and download the third of four which is titled "AJK v2.0.5 NO-SWAP Samsung." As I said above, extract the zImage from the zip and use that to flash in Mobile Odin.
Also on this phone, recovery and the kernel are not separate, they are one unit, so you install the kernel to get the custom recovery. Your steps 2 and 3 are incorrect. Remove step 2 entirely. Step 3 will install both the kernel and the custom recovery. In step 4, you can flash any custom firmware you want. They all come with an included kernel, so it doesn't matter what kernel you start with because after you flash you will have a different kernel anyway.
And finally, don't worry about backing up the stock firmware. If you mess up the flash, or soft brick the phone, you can just reinstall stock as you did before. After you have a custom firmware installed, and have your phone configured exactly the way you want it, then is the time to make a backup, because you can flash to a different custom firmware to try it out, and if you don't like it, you can restore your backup and be back to exactly where you were.
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OK, glad your're back to working. The Siyah kernel you flashed is for the GT-I9100, the international version of the Galaxy s2. As I said, you will need a kernel that is compiled specifically for the SGH-I777, so get your kernel from the I777 Android Development Forum.
Next, you can also use a straight zImage file with Mobile Odin. You don't have to have a tar. You can even download a ClockworkMod flashable zip file and use an archiving tool such a Win Zip or 7Zip to open it and extract the zImage from it. Then use that to flash through Mobile Odin.
You currently have the stock 3e Recovery, which does not have a backup facility, nor the ability to flash custom firmware (unless it is signed by Samsung.) So you need to install a custom kernel with ClockworkMod Recovery (or TWRP Recovery will also work.) By the way, those are just different developers versions of almost exactly the same recovery functions, so it doesn't really matter which you use.
For a kernel, go to this post in the development section and download the third of four which is titled "AJK v2.0.5 NO-SWAP Samsung." As I said above, extract the zImage from the zip and use that to flash in Mobile Odin.
Also on this phone, recovery and the kernel are not separate, they are one unit, so you install the kernel to get the custom recovery. Your steps 2 and 3 are incorrect. Remove step 2 entirely. Step 3 will install both the kernel and the custom recovery. In step 4, you can flash any custom firmware you want. They all come with an included kernel, so it doesn't matter what kernel you start with because after you flash you will have a different kernel anyway.
And finally, don't worry about backing up the stock firmware. If you mess up the flash, or soft brick the phone, you can just reinstall stock as you did before. After you have a custom firmware installed, and have your phone configured exactly the way you want it, then is the time to make a backup, because you can flash to a different custom firmware to try it out, and if you don't like it, you can restore your backup and be back to exactly where you were.
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Wow, excellent information and I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to help me out. My last question hopefully, and I don't mean to try your patience but what is the best way, would you recommend, to root my phone? I did it with flamaroot previously but it was temporary? Thanks!
Kurt
I have no experience with 4.1.2 and framaroot since I'm running Shostock3. No one who has used that method has said anything about it not being a permanent root. Why do you think it's not permanent?
I think it will be fine. Anyway after you root you're going to install a custom kernel followed immediately by a custom firmware which will be rooted. So even if it wasn't permanent it wouldn't matter.
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I have no experience with 4.1.2 and framaroot since I'm running Shostock3. No one who has used that method has said anything about it not being a permanent root. Why do you think it's not permanent?
I think it will be fine. Anyway after you root you're going to install a custom kernel followed immediately by a custom firmware which will be rooted. So even if it wasn't permanent it wouldn't matter.
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Yeah, I read somewhere that flamaroot was not permanent. Anyway, did exactly as you said and everything is working perfectly!! I seriously can't thank you enough for working with me. Trying SuperNexus to start but this is amazing!!
Kurt
phone completely frozen
hey guys
recently i've just got a 4.4 kitkat rom for my gt-s5300 and it worked preety well.
but i've downloaded a kernel rom(NeohmKernel_v1_s5301_OhmPsy.zip) that i didn't know that it wasn't compatible with my phone and now it stucked in boot screen. i've turned it on and wait for 2 hours if maybe it will work, but the phone still stucked in boot screen.
i've tried to fix this by pressing power+up vol but didn't work
pls help. it's my only phone i've got(but i know this phone is sh*tty)
-Mamelic
try to hard reset your phone... pressing volume up+power+home buttons together... nd let me knw if it works
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gaurav gaba said:
try to hard reset your phone... pressing volume up+power+home buttons together... nd let me knw if it works
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yeah i've tried but it's still stuck
it only shows the logo"GT-S5300 (SAMSUNG on bottom)" only and it's now booting
i've been stupidly downloading rom patches before(i've got android jellybean, android ICS, and android kitkat custom rom)
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Kotkot_Mamelic15 said:
yeah i've tried but it's still stuck
it only shows the logo"GT-S5300 (SAMSUNG on bottom)" only and it's now booting
i've been stupidly downloading rom patches before(i've got android jellybean, android ICS, and android kitkat custom rom)
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adn yea i've forgot that i've found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1921421
fortunately i've tried to press power+down vol.+home btn and i've got this message"warning!! a custom os can cause critical problems in your phone and installed applications. if u want to download a custom os, press vol up key. otherwise, press the vol down key to cancel." and got odin3 v1.87 cuz it says that this thing will help me. but unfortunately i don't know how to use it
Kotkot_Mamelic15 said:
adn yea i've forgot that i've found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1921421
fortunately i've tried to press power+down vol.+home btn and i've got this message"warning!! a custom os can cause critical problems in your phone and installed applications. if u want to download a custom os, press vol up key. otherwise, press the vol down key to cancel." and got odin3 v1.87 cuz it says that this thing will help me. but unfortunately i don't know how to use it
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First off, this forum is not for your phone, it is for the SGH-I777 AT&T Galaxy SII, so we don't know the specifics of your phone.
Following the above procedure will put your phone into download mode, where you can flash the firmware you linked.
Since you say you don't know how to use it, I am going to post a complete set of instructions for using Odin that I wrote some time ago. Bear in mind that this is for the I777, and you will have to adjust some things to make it work for your phone. Refer to the flashing instructions in the thread you linked.
How to use stand-alone Odin3 to flash firmware:
Follow and recheck each of the following steps. Do them in order listed, as some steps are dependent on previous steps. Instructions are for Odin3 v1.85. It should work with any version of Odin, but some details, like color of items, may be different.
1.) Open Odin on the Windows Desktop.
2.) 3.) 4.) Put your phone into download mode.
5.) In Odin, you should get the yellow box under where it says ID:COM with the text 0:[COMx], and in the Message area, <ID:0/00x> Added!! where x is some number, usually 1-8.
6.) In Odin, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and all other items are not checked.
7.) Click on the PDA button. Browse to the tar file you want to install and select it so its path appears in the text edit box next to the button.
8.) Make sure the check box next to the PDA button is checked.
9.) Click the Start button.
10.) You should see the green progress bar advancing.
11.) When complete, you will get a PASS (or FAIL if unsuccessful).
If after the successful flash your phone does not boot into the firmware, then perform a hard reset. I don't know your phone, but normally you would boot into recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset.
Hi community,
I recently got a samsung galaxy s2 i777 at&t , everything was working just fine until i installed oneplus mod!
I dunno that a rom could turn my i777 in a i9100 when I tried to flash any other i777 rom I get the magic message, this it's not a i777 complatible rom use a i9100 one or something like that.
model number
gt i9100
baseband
i777ucmd8
Is that a reason I can't answer phone calls?
BTW my intention is to turn it back to be a i777 model how it is supposed to be
I strongly recommend that you avoid that site. We have had many, many reports of serious issues, and some even catastrophic, on the I777 from flashing things from that site.
The latest stock distribution for this phone is I777UCMD8 (the same as your baseband / modem). I would suggest that you flash the full version of that stock firmware, which you can get from the Download Repository.
After returning the phone to stock, if you want to customize it, I recommend that you stick with firmware that you can obtain on this forum in the development section. If you are interested in customizing the phone, you can root with framaroot using the Aragorn exploit. You can use Mobile Odin free or Mobile Odin Pro to install a custom kernel with custom recovery, and then flash the custom firmware of your choice from your recovery. You should be able to find plenty of information in the forums here.
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I strongly recommend that you avoid that site. We have had many, many reports of serious issues, and some even catastrophic, on the I777 from flashing things from that site.
The latest stock distribution for this phone is I777UCMD8 (the same as your baseband / modem). I would suggest that you flash the full version of that stock firmware, which you can get from the Download Repository.
After returning the phone to stock, if you want to customize it, I recommend that you stick with firmware that you can obtain on this forum in the development section. If you are interested in customizing the phone, you can root with framaroot using the Aragorn exploit. You can use Mobile Odin free or Mobile Odin Pro to install a custom kernel with custom recovery, and then flash the custom firmware of your choice from your recovery. You should be able to find plenty of information in the forums here.
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Never flashed firmware before. Should I go with the "I777UCMD8 Stock Binaries (Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean):" firmware cuz I have that modem already?
You should use the I777UCMD8 firmware because it is the latest version of the operating system available for this phone.
Since you don't have experience flashing, here are detailed instructions.
Download the 7zip file archive and extract the contents. You will have a file ending in .tar.md5. That is the file you will select in the pda slot in Odin.
How to use stand-alone Odin3 to flash firmware:
Follow and recheck each of the following steps. Do them in order listed, as some steps are dependent on previous steps. Instructions are for Odin3 v1.85. (Recommended for this phone. There is a link in the Download Repository.) It should work with any version of Odin, but some details, like color of items, may be different.
1.) Open Odin on the Windows Desktop.
2.) Have the USB cable plugged into USB port on the computer, but *Not* plugged in to the phone.
3.) Shut the phone off.
4.) While holding down the vol+ & vol- keys, plug micro-usb plug into phone.
5.) In Odin, you should get the yellow box under where it says ID:COM with the text 0:[COMx], and in the Message area, <ID:0/00x> Added!! where x is some number, usually 1-8.
6.) In Odin, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and all other items are not checked.
7.) Click on the PDA button. Browse to the tar file you want to install and select it so its path appears in the text edit box next to the button.
8.) Make sure the check box next to the PDA button is checked.
9.) Click the Start button.
10.) You should see the green progress bar advancing.
11.) When complete, you will get a PASS (or FAIL if unsuccessful).
creepyncrawly said:
You should use the I777UCMD8 firmware because it is the latest version of the operating system available for this phone.
Since you don't have experience flashing, here are detailed instructions.
Download the 7zip file archive and extract the contents. You will have a file ending in .tar.md5. That is the file you will select in the pda slot in Odin.
How to use stand-alone Odin3 to flash firmware:
Follow and recheck each of the following steps. Do them in order listed, as some steps are dependent on previous steps. Instructions are for Odin3 v1.85. (Recommended for this phone. There is a link in the Download Repository.) It should work with any version of Odin, but some details, like color of items, may be different.
1.) Open Odin on the Windows Desktop.
2.) Have the USB cable plugged into USB port on the computer, but *Not* plugged in to the phone.
3.) Shut the phone off.
4.) While holding down the vol+ & vol- keys, plug micro-usb plug into phone.
5.) In Odin, you should get the yellow box under where it says ID:COM with the text 0:[COMx], and in the Message area, <ID:0/00x> Added!! where x is some number, usually 1-8.
6.) In Odin, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and all other items are not checked.
7.) Click on the PDA button. Browse to the tar file you want to install and select it so its path appears in the text edit box next to the button.
8.) Make sure the check box next to the PDA button is checked.
9.) Click the Start button.
10.) You should see the green progress bar advancing.
11.) When complete, you will get a PASS (or FAIL if unsuccessful).
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Nice walkthrough, Now when it PASS and it says REMOVED, what is next?
- unplug the phone?
- Flash a new rom? or will it have new one ready to use?
- will it be rooted already?
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Nice walkthrough, Now when it PASS and it says REMOVED, what is next?
- unplug the phone?
- Flash a new rom? or will it have new one ready to use?
- will it be rooted already?
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Will be stock, just like it came out of the box, only Jelly Bean operating system instead of Ice Cream Sandwich. Not rooted, fully stock.
You can use the phone without further customization, the same way you would if you picked it up new.
If you want to flash custom firmware onto the phone, you will need to root using Framaroot with the Aragorn exploit, which you can find on XDA Developers forums, and then use Mobile Odin free or Mobile Odin Pro to install a custom kernel with Clockwork Mod recovery. Then you can flash the custom firmware of your choice.
If you want to customize and need detailed instructions, I'll be happy to help. However, I am going out of town for a few days. The next time I will be checking the forums is next Monday.
For what it's worth I'll be around and can help if need be.
creepyncrawly said:
You should use the I777UCMD8 firmware because it is the latest version of the operating system available for this phone.
Since you don't have experience flashing, here are detailed instructions.
Download the 7zip file archive and extract the contents. You will have a file ending in .tar.md5. That is the file you will select in the pda slot in Odin.
How to use stand-alone Odin3 to flash firmware:
Follow and recheck each of the following steps. Do them in order listed, as some steps are dependent on previous steps. Instructions are for Odin3 v1.85. (Recommended for this phone. There is a link in the Download Repository.) It should work with any version of Odin, but some details, like color of items, may be different.
1.) Open Odin on the Windows Desktop.
2.) Have the USB cable plugged into USB port on the computer, but *Not* plugged in to the phone.
3.) Shut the phone off.
4.) While holding down the vol+ & vol- keys, plug micro-usb plug into phone.
5.) In Odin, you should get the yellow box under where it says ID:COM with the text 0:[COMx], and in the Message area, <ID:0/00x> Added!! where x is some number, usually 1-8.
6.) In Odin, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and all other items are not checked.
7.) Click on the PDA button. Browse to the tar file you want to install and select it so its path appears in the text edit box next to the button.
8.) Make sure the check box next to the PDA button is checked.
9.) Click the Start button.
10.) You should see the green progress bar advancing.
11.) When complete, you will get a PASS (or FAIL if unsuccessful).
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For what it's worth I'll be around and can help if need be.
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I went into ODIN MODE
but while plugging the USB to the phone where it supposed to show the yellow square under the ID:COM it never appears, should I proceed with the flashing process ?
XDA_Mod said:
I went into ODIN MODE
but while plugging the USB to the phone where it supposed to show the yellow square under the ID:COM it never appears, should I proceed with the flashing process ?
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If you don't get the yellow square, and "Added!!" in the message area, then Odin is not recognizing the phone. This may be because you do not have the Samsung USB driver for Mobile Phones installed on your computer, or it may be because you do not have a good connection between the phone and the PC.
Go to Control Panel | Uninstall or Change a Program (Windows 7 - or similar on other OS) and look to see if you have "SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones" in the list. If not, you need to install it. There is a link to an xdaDevelopers forum thread for the driver in the Download Repository, or you can download it directly from the Samsung site.
If the SAMSUNG USB Driver is already there, you should probably assume that you have a bad cable or bad connection. Try another cable, another port on the PC, especially one connected directly to the mother board if it is a desktop pc. Or even another PC.
In some extreme cases, you might have to uninstall the SAMSUNG USB Driver, reboot the PC, re-install the Driver, and reboot again.
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If you don't get the yellow square, and "Added!!" in the message area, then Odin is not recognizing the phone. This may be because you do not have the Samsung USB driver for Mobile Phones installed on your computer, or it may be because you do not have a good connection between the phone and the PC.
Go to Control Panel | Uninstall or Change a Program (Windows 7 - or similar on other OS) and look to see if you have "SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones" in the list. If not, you need to install it. There is a link to an xdaDevelopers forum thread for the driver in the Download Repository, or you can download it directly from the Samsung site.
If the SAMSUNG USB Driver is already there, you should probably assume that you have a bad cable or bad connection. Try another cable, another port on the PC, especially one connected directly to the mother board if it is a desktop pc. Or even another PC.
In some extreme cases, you might have to uninstall the SAMSUNG USB Driver, reboot the PC, re-install the Driver, and reboot again.
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I went through it, I flashed.
All completed (success 1 / failed 0 )
rebooting, I removed the usb cable.
And now it stays with the AT&T logo rolling over and over again, the screens turns off and the the logo again, the screen turns off AT&T logo, etc.
Any issue with that?
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I went through it, I flashed.
All completed (success 1 / failed 0 )
rebooting, I removed the usb cable.
And now it stays with the AT&T logo rolling over and over again, the screens turns off and the the logo again, the screen turns off AT&T logo, etc.
Any issue with that?
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Boot into stock recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset.
To boot recovery: with the phone off, hold down all three buttons vol- vol+ pwr, until the logo screen appears the second time, then release.
creepyncrawly said:
Boot into stock recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset.
To boot recovery: with the phone off, hold down all three buttons vol- vol+ pwr, until the logo screen appears the second time, then release.
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Awesome, reset factory worked like charm. It boot and the buttons are fixed
Now, should I be able to install CM 10.1.3 from the scratch? Cuz I got my phone rooted from before this AT&T flash.
I was planning to use this version:
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=i777&type=stable
with the Gapps:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps
But I don't know if I need another CW recovery, or root it again (if I need root I'll look for the info on the forum, I won't keep bothering with this noob questions anymore guys).
EDIT: I've check that my phone is not rooted, I checked downloading the TERMINAL and try it to use the $ su command and it didn't work, so I think it's not rooted.
Which will be the easiest way to root the phone?
from the ones listed on our forum, cuz there are a couple of links not working already.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301682
XDA_Mod said:
Awesome, reset factory worked like charm. It boot and the buttons are fixed
Now, should I be able to install CM 10.1.3 from the scratch? Cuz I got my phone rooted from before this AT&T flash.
I was planning to use this version:
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=i777&type=stable
with the Gapps:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps
But I don't know if I need another CW recovery, or root it again (if I need root I'll look for the info on the forum, I won't keep bothering with this noob questions anymore guys).
EDIT: I've check that my phone is not rooted, I checked downloading the TERMINAL and try it to use the $ su command and it didn't work, so I think it's not rooted.
Which will be the easiest way to root the phone?
from the ones listed on our forum, cuz there are a couple of links not working already.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301682
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Root the phone with Framaroot using the Aragorn exploit. You can find it on XDA. Link.
After rooting, use Mobile Odin (Pro from the play store, or the Lite version from the xda thread, Link) to install AJK v4.9 No Swap kernel. See post #5 in this thread for additional instructions.
creepyncrawly said:
Root the phone with Framaroot using the Aragorn exploit. You can find it on XDA. Link.
After rooting, use Mobile Odin (Pro from the play store, or the Lite version from the xda thread, Link) to install AJK v4.9 No Swap kernel. See post #5 in this thread for additional instructions.
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Just read the post on the #5 of the thread that u sent me but I didn't understand it very well.
Then, after rooting and installing Mobile Odin, you should flash the AJK v4.9 No Swap kernel. Download the CWM flashable .zip file, open it in an archiving program such as 7zip, and extract the boot.img. You can not flash the zip file with mobile odin, so you will need to flash the boot.img, which Mobile Odin will recognize. However, since you are not flashing the support files for the kernel, if you boot into the stock jellybean system at this point, the buttons will not work. So, after flashing the kernel with Mobile Odin, you should boot directly into recovery, and flash the full AJK v4.9 zip file to get the buttons working with the stock firmware. Or you can flash the custom firmware of your choice at this point and skip the above step.
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I installed mobile odin ready to flash, got the "AJK v4.9 NoSwap" cuz I have AT&T stock JB
but in the installations instructions they used the CWM to flash the kernel, I think, and I'll be using mobile odin, but reading ur post carefully I don't got what u mean from here "...Download the CWM flashable .zip file, open it in an archiving program such as 7zip, and extract the boot.img. You can not flash the zip file with mobile odin, so you will need to flash the boot.img, which Mobile Odin will recognize. However, since you are not flashing the support files for the kernel, if you boot into the stock jellybean system at this point, the buttons will not work. So, after flashing the kernel with Mobile Odin, you should boot directly into recovery, and flash the full AJK v4.9 zip file to get the buttons working with the stock firmware. Or you can flash the custom firmware of your choice at this point and skip the above step..."
Should I just need to use mobile odin flash the "AJK v4.9 NoSwap" then reboot and boot into CWM recovery to start to install the CM 10.1.3 and then the GAPPs, etc? or am I skipping some important part of the process?
He's saying you need to physically extract the boot.img from the zip file and flash that via Mobile Odin, then immediately reboot recovery and flash the entire zip file. This convoluted method is only because Mobile Odin can't flash zip files, hence the need to flash the boot.img.
I'll be out of town for the coming week, and won't be on the forums much if any. If you have additional questions, Steve can probably help you.
SteveMurphy said:
He's saying you need to physically extract the boot.img from the zip file and flash that via Mobile Odin, then immediately reboot recovery and flash the entire zip file. This convoluted method is only because Mobile Odin can't flash zip files, hence the need to flash the boot.img.
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Let me put it in my thoughts if I got the idea.
1- unzip the AJK v4.9 No Swap kernel and flash the boot.img
2- REBOOT the device into recovery mode (vol+ plus vol - plus power)
3- (no clean cache, no factory reset) select an unzip file and pick AGAIN the AJK v4.9 No Swap kernel.zip and flash it again.
4- then? should I reboot and start the clean CM installation? (clean cache, reset factory, select CM 10.1.3, clean cache, gapps, reboot?)
creepyncrawly said:
I'll be out of town for the coming week, and won't be on the forums much if any. If you have additional questions, Steve can probably help you.
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I appreciate every single minute that you took answering my noob questions.
The 4 steps you list are correct, but don't forget to wipe the /system partition before you flash CM. That's a big part of a "clean" flash.
SteveMurphy said:
The 4 steps you list are correct, but don't forget to wipe the /system partition before you flash CM. That's a big part of a "clean" flash.
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Many thanks SteveMurphy it worked flawlessly
Behind the battery it says SGH-I777 Front is 4 button AT&T Samsung Galaxy S2 that has Been rooted before
My brother was playing around and playing with different roms and it has sat in a drawer and left alone - I want to get it working again to use for traveling when I go to Brazil for work.
When it boots up the SPLASH screen says GT-I9100 - I KNOW THIS IS WRONG before you make 100 comments - the It is a SGH-I777 phone - I get it. Save those comments and I dont know how this rom is on here or how it works.
I can go into Android system recovery <3e> if I hold power and volume up
and download mode if I hold power and volume down
in download mode it says Product name: GT-I9100
Custom Binary dopanload: yes (2 counts)
Current Binary: Samsung Official
Can someone tell me how to blow all of this away and to get it to a point where I can install a working semi updated rom?
Thanks. I have tried several threads and no luck.
Someone along the way installed an I9100 rom on it, and the install package they used included the I9100 secondary bootloader. The text that you read in download mode comes from the secondary bootloader, and that is why it says GT-I9100. Since you have 3e recovery, it now has the stock kernel, and maybe have been flashed back to stock, but without replacing the secondary bootloader. That is my best guess.
I would suggest that you flash the latest available full stock firmware including the secondary bootloader. That would be Jelly Bean, UCMD8, which you can get from the Download Repository. See the link in my signature. Once you flash that, you may still have the I9100 splash screen, but download mode should indicate I777 again.
After that, you can run stock JB, either with the stock kernel, or with the AJK v4.9 No Swap Kernel which will run stock JB just fine. Or you can install the custom firmware of your choice.
Either way, you should probably root using Framaroot with the Aragorn exploit, and then use Mobile Odin Pro or Mobile Odin Lite to install the boot.img extracted from the AJK zip file. Once the install is complete, boot into recovery and flash the AJK zip file because otherwise the buttons will not work. Then after that, you can either stay with AJK plus stock, or install a custom firmware.
Hope this helps, and if you have any questions, I usually check in here at least once every day or two.
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Someone along the way installed an I9100 rom on it, and the install package they used included the I9100 secondary bootloader. The text that you read in download mode comes from the secondary bootloader, and that is why it says GT-I9100. Since you have 3e recovery, it now has the stock kernel, and maybe have been flashed back to stock, but without replacing the secondary bootloader. That is my best guess.
I would suggest that you flash the latest available full stock firmware including the secondary bootloader. That would be Jelly Bean, UCMD8, which you can get from the Download Repository. See the link in my signature. Once you flash that, you may still have the I9100 splash screen, but download mode should indicate I777 again.
After that, you can run stock JB, either with the stock kernel, or with the AJK v4.9 No Swap Kernel which will run stock JB just fine. Or you can install the custom firmware of your choice.
Either way, you should probably root using Framaroot with the Aragorn exploit, and then use Mobile Odin Pro or Mobile Odin Lite to install the boot.img extracted from the AJK zip file. Once the install is complete, boot into recovery and flash the AJK zip file because otherwise the buttons will not work. Then after that, you can either stay with AJK plus stock, or install a custom firmware.
Hope this helps, and if you have any questions, I usually check in here at least once every day or two.
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Thanks. Ok - I downloaded I777UCMD8 Stock Binaries (Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean) from the download repository and installed it. Splash screen says samsung and then goes to ATT globe and then starts. Error right away says gmail something not working - Wifi doesn't work - about device Model Samsung - SGH-I777 Android 4.1.2 Broadband I777UCMD8 Build JZ054K.I777UCMD8 Kernal 3.0.31-1154545-user
To go into download mode I had to hold volume up and down and plug usb cable and it now was
product name SGH-I777
custom binary yes (3 counts)
current Samsung official
Power with volume up and down without SUB to get the android system recovery that shows <3e>
Do I need to install CWM or TWRP to install AJK v4.9 or do it via android system recovery?
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Thanks. Ok - I downloaded I777UCMD8 Stock Binaries (Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean) from the download repository and installed it. Splash screen says samsung and then goes to ATT globe and then starts. Error right away says gmail something not working - Wifi doesn't work - about device Model Samsung - SGH-I777 Android 4.1.2 Broadband I777UCMD8 Build JZ054K.I777UCMD8 Kernal 3.0.31-1154545-user
To go into download mode I had to hold volume up and down and plug usb cable and it now was
product name SGH-I777
custom binary yes (3 counts)
current Samsung official
Power with volume up and down without SUB to get the android system recovery that shows <3e>
Do I need to install CWM or TWRP to install AJK v4.9 or do it via android system recovery?
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You need to use Mobile Odin or Flashify in order to install the custom kernel/recovery. You will not be able to flash the AJK kernel in stock recovery, so go to the Play Store and get one of those apps (both have a free version). You must be rooted first, so make sure you followed creepy's steps above.
Once you install AJK you'll have not only the kernel but also a custom recovery (CWM).
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You need to use Mobile Odin or Flashify in order to install the custom kernel/recovery. You will not be able to flash the AJK kernel in stock recovery, so go to the Play Store and get one of those apps (both have a free version). You must be rooted first, so make sure you followed creepy's steps above.
Once you install AJK you'll have not only the kernel but also a custom recovery (CWM).
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Well I have superuser now - worked with no problems..
I installed Flashify it asked for superuser I said yes but when I select boot image it just hangs - I never get the option to select the image. I have uninstalled and reinstalled.
I have installed mobile odin but it needs internet access to add some odd-on APk and I dont have internet on this phone - BECAUSE WIFI wont work. I tried to download mobile odin add-on for flash but still doesnt give me that option. I looked and couldnt located the correct add-on for this phone to install firmware
mobile odin lilte is v4.20
Flashify is 1.9.2
Not sure what option I have
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Well I have superuser now - worked with no problems..
I installed Flashify it asked for superuser I said yes but when I select boot image it just hangs - I never get the option to select the image. I have uninstalled and reinstalled.
I have installed mobile odin but it needs internet access to add some odd-on APk and I dont have internet on this phone - BECAUSE WIFI wont work. I tried to download mobile odin add-on for flash but still doesnt give me that option. I looked and couldnt located the correct add-on for this phone to install firmware
mobile odin lilte is v4.20
Flashify is 1.9.2
Not sure what option I have
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Did you root using Framaroot as creepyncrawly suggested? Just installing SuperSU won't root your phone, so that's likely why you're having issues obtaining root. You must root first, then install SuperSU. Then you should then be able to use those apps that call upon root privileges.
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Did you root using Framaroot as creepyncrawly suggested? Just installing SuperSU won't root your phone, so that's likely why you're having issues obtaining root. You must root first, then install SuperSU. Then you should then be able to use those apps that call upon root privileges.
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yes, I install framaroot version 14.1 exploit results Success but I installed superuser and not supserSU - I have installed superSU now
I reinstalled mobile odin lite and mobile odin flashkernal and still no luck - still says that I need additional add-ons for this phone..
Installed Flashify and I granted root access via supser SU
In the flash menu zip file I get to choose and for recovery image I get a choice but if I select boot image it locks up and does nothing then says flashify isn't responding do you want to close it..
I just want a clean rom without all the bloat and working WIFI
So I installed the kernal via CWM following the instructions listed in for AJK v4.9
Kernal now says 3.10.0-R93.AJK_v4.9_NoSwap-root
So wifi still doesnt work - Buttons work now
How do I fix Wifi?
Was wifi working before you started this process, and you were able to use it? Because, after you flashed the UCMD8 stock, wifi should have been working, and you said it was not. That makes me think that you may have a hardware issue with the wifi.
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Was wifi working before you started this process, and you were able to use it? Because, after you flashed the UCMD8 stock, wifi should have been working, and you said it was not. That makes me think that you may have a hardware issue with the wifi.
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On an old ROM the wifi was working - I used this for phone for almost two years until I went to my Note 2 then to a Note 3 and it sat in a drawer. It had SHOstock on it before but my brother was mucking around with it to install Cyanogen and after I started this process.
I'm still not clear when the wifi was working. Was it before it sat in a drawer, or recently when your brother tried to install Cyanogen?
In my experience, wifi has always worked after a fresh install of any official stock firmware, and definitely after a fresh install of UCMD8, unless there was a hardware issue. So if wifi is not working, I would try another fresh install of UCMD8, and if wifi is not working there, I would try a fresh install of another stock firmware, perhaps UCLE5 or UCLL6 (4.0.x), or even the original UCKH7 (2.3.4), all of which are available in the Download Repository. This should give you a definitive answer whether it is hardware or firmware.
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I'm still not clear when the wifi was working. Was it before it sat in a drawer, or recently when your brother tried to install Cyanogen?
In my experience, wifi has always worked after a fresh install of any official stock firmware, and definitely after a fresh install of UCMD8, unless there was a hardware issue. So if wifi is not working, I would try another fresh install of UCMD8, and if wifi is not working there, I would try a fresh install of another stock firmware, perhaps UCLE5 or UCLL6 (4.0.x), or even the original UCKH7 (2.3.4), all of which are available in the Download Repository. This should give you a definitive answer whether it is hardware or firmware.
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It is strange to me as well - I will try that and let you know.