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Hey fellow member. I don't know if this has been covered already but, has there been any solution to the broken Motorola Photon Links? I know i should of downloaded the ROM when the phone was new. Sadly i just got my photon 3 weeks ago and now all the ROM to my leisure are all gone. If anyone has a solution to this it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again.
It would help if you were more specific.. Are you looking for an unlocked ROM like CM9/MIUI? OR a .sbf of the stock ROM to restore phone to..?
Please, be specific and you will get an answer
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OMG finally I'm sorry for the late response but, I'm talking about unlocked ROMS like CM7 and all those other goodies you can boot with CWM. I been trying to get these ROMs and Kernels lately but since multi upload and megaupload are down the links are down which mean no ROM. Plz reply asap thx
Motorola Photon 4G
Unlocked and Rooted
Heres the cm7 link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1456298
I mean more than just CM7 i mean all the ROMs and Kernals you can load by CWM cause all links are down especially the ones with multi or mega upload
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CoogiMane1996 said:
I mean more than just CM7 i mean all the ROMs and Kernals you can load by CWM cause all links are down especially the ones with multi or mega upload
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Imperium Initiative
CM9
CM7
MIUI
2.3.5 Hybrid
Rocko
AOKP Milestone4 Photon/Electrify
TurlCM9_V10_Photon
EVERY Stock SBF
(missed a couple but these are ALL on the first page in the dev section and live when checked two days ago)
Almost all other releases are old code or abandon.
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So there all gone?
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Lokifish Marz said:
Imperium Initiative
CM9
CM7
MIUI
2.3.5 Hybrid
Rocko
AOKP Milestone4 Photon/Electrify
TurlCM9_V10_Photon
EVERY Stock SBF
(missed a couple but these are ALL on the first page in the dev section and live when checked two days ago)
Almost all other releases are old code or abandon.
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If you do need any other rom not on this list I have alien rom and homebase rom + the themes that go with them. they are on the older side but from what i have tried work great. hit me up if you need any of those two and ill try to find a link or upload what i have.
ill take any ROMs and Kernals anyone can give me for the Photon. But if anyone have the ROM and Kernal set that can allow me to OverClock 1.5 Ghz or more it would be GREATLY appriciated thanks again fellow members.
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ill take any ROMs and Kernals anyone can give me for the Photon. But if anyone have the ROM and Kernal set that can allow me to OverClock 1.5 Ghz or more it would be GREATLY appriciated thanks again fellow members.
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Ummm, I think loki has just about all there is for the photon listed. The highest oc I've seen for the photon is 1.4, with a couple of jokers kernels for stock or cm. So I'm sorry if s don't have a lot of options /sarcasm
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Only ROM I remember being able to do that was was i *think* Cybiks CM7 that I thought I used to run at 1.5 Ghz.. You don't need anywhere near that kind of OC speeds anyways it just kills battery. CM9 is still lightning fast clocked at 1 Ghz. All the ROMS are posted in dev section and all of the newer roms CM9/MIUI/AOKP all have working links... And so do most of older ROMS too..
Can you guys post the links of the available working ROM/Kernal atm because i checked all the forums and they rom or kernals are either Multi or Mega Upload and there gone D:
To make it easier for you wonderful/helpful people if you can provide the following it would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!
ACS Magnifier 1.0
Motorola Stock 2.3.4
HomeBase Photon
STAR WARS 2.8
Alien Build #1
Photon Laser v1.1
CM7
CM9
ICS
and last Any extra Kernal or ROMS i missed
I'm sorry if i asked so much but if i do receive a lot of ROM and Kernels i will make a new post regarding these ROM and Kernels so no one will have to struggle with this and ill give credit to the makes of the ROM/Kernels along with you Guys who made it possible to keep these ROM and Kernels Alive
THANKS AGAIN!
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Can you guys post the links of the available working ROM/Kernal atm because i checked all the forums and they rom or kernals are either Multi or Mega Upload and there gone D:
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I'm finding it difficult to be civil at this point.
There is no way that you could have checked all the forums and ROM threads. Every ROM I listed IS NOT hosted on multi or mega. Every ROM I listed is hosted on private servers. I strongly suggest that you go by the list I posted as I know for a fact that those are available as I personally host Imperium and the stock SBF's at personal expense.
As far as not finding ROM's this does not seem to be a common issue as not only is there a sticky with ROM links (need to update BTW), almost every live/current ROM is in the first page of the Dev forum.
Mod please kill this thread
Just give me a little more time i really got my photon WAY LATE so a majority of the good ROM/ Kernel are gone. Ill drop this all ASAP
CoogiMane1996 said:
Just give me a little more time i really got my photon WAY LATE so a majority of the good ROM/ Kernel are gone. Ill drop this all ASAP
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In my sig is this;
Photon:[Guide] Motorola Photon Compendium a.k.a. all things MoPho
At the top of the Development thread is this;
!!!LOOK HERE FIRST!!! Motorola Photon Compendium a.k.a. all things MoPho
Almost every ROM on the first page of the development forum is current
I am baffled as to how you cannot find a single ROM. As far as kernels, all the current ROMs, except for one, are running the latest kernels so there is really no need to go hunting for different kernels. Older ROMs and kernels means no support so that is the worst place to start.
Lokifish Marz THANK YOU A BILLION!!!! I found a S*** LOAD OF ROMS!!!! YOU ARE A HERO!!!!! I'm done now im just downloading the ROM/Kernel ATM!!! But before i stop reply i need you to to help me on this and this will be the last
Full ROM Download Links v1.0.4
Getting there
i got this from your site but no link? Is it in progress? THANKS AGAIN!!!! If i could i would give you 1,000,000,000 THanks but no i cant Take care thanks again!
Photon Laser ROM?
I wanted to try out the Photon Laser v1.1 ROM, but when I click on the large link that says "Click here for downloads" in the first post of the Photon Laser thread by kennethpenn, it takes me to another webpage where there is a link that says "Download v1.1" and it gives me a 404 error message. I've tried looking to see if this ROM is hosted anywhere else but can't seem to find it. Can someone post a fresh link to this ROM?
I ran CM7 nightlies on my DInc2 and updated to the stable version the day it came out. Technically, I am a noob so I really don't know what I am doing, I just know what I like and I can follow directions. (Except for Matt's ICS update when I forgot to protect the root and had to start over with .181, doh!)
Why is it that CyanogenMod is unavailable for one of the hottest phones on the market? Is it because of the locked boot loader? (which I will have to look up cause I don't even know what the heck a boot loader is anyway)
It's not über important, I just really miss my CM7 and was wondering if anyone knew the answer.
Locked bootloader= no custom kernals also there is cm9 but not cm7 nobody wants cm7 anymore ....
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You don't need custom kernels to have official CM.
That being said, our devs are hard at work on making a fully functional CM ROM - thing is though, since we have to work around the kernel that our devices are working using a process called "2nd-init", since we have locked bootloaders, everything is taking a lot longer and is a lot harder.
We have a partially working CM9 ROM over at http://droidhive.com. We also have AOKP.
Would you recommend a partially working version for noob who really loves CM?
jdadad23 said:
Would you recommend a partially working version for noob who really loves CM?
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Get the fist leaked ICS. It is cool.
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I am running 4.0.3. I agree, it is cool. I still think I prefer CM.
CM isn't necessary at this point in time.
hy,
i am quite sure this questions wer answered x-times, but i didn´t find the answer in the forum, so i will ask:
1) Can we expect that the Bootloader will ever be UNLOCKED?
2) Are some DEV´s (and who?) working on it? Do they inform the folk on ex. twitter or so, like the iPhone guys (musclenerd, pod2g, ionic,...)
3) I already updated to ICS-TMobile-Leak, is my bootloader now different to the one in GB?
somehow i thought, i shoud write a NEW post, but i hope its okay to ask here, coz +1(wanna hav CM9 toooo)
greets
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hy,
i am quite sure this questions wer answered x-times, but i didn´t find the answer in the forum, so i will ask:
1) Can we expect that the Bootloader will ever be UNLOCKED?
2) Are some DEV´s (and who?) working on it? Do they inform the folk on ex. twitter or so, like the iPhone guys (musclenerd, pod2g, ionic,...)
3) I already updated to ICS-TMobile-Leak, is my bootloader now different to the one in GB?
somehow i thought, i shoud write a NEW post, but i hope its okay to ask here, coz +1(wanna hav CM9 toooo)
greets
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1. I think only Moto can unlock the bootloader, cause someone else told me it's an hard work because of 3 layers of encrypted code (I don't know what it means!)...it requires a lot of time and a powerfull machine
2. see n°1, Eternity project team are working on a bypass for bootloader (kexec)
3. ICS Bootloader is different from GB one, I guess.
draga277 said:
1. I think only Moto can unlock the bootloader, cause someone else told me it's an hard work because of 3 layers of encrypted code (I don't know what it means!)...it requires a lot of time and a powerfull machine
2. see n°1, Eternity project team are working on a bypass for bootloader (kexec)
3. ICS Bootloader is different from GB one, I guess.
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and if this kexec is developed, we can flash costum kernels and so CM9 too???
yes.
lordvampire said:
and if this kexec is developed, we can flash costum kernels and so CM9 too???
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Wait a moment...kexec is not necessary for CM9 flashing...you can flash modded rom, yet.
kexec (or unlocked bootloader) is required for mod kernels!
I am on icsleak, means i cannot flash costum rom as long as devs are not developing roms for my existing kernel right?
So i need to have kexec to bypass the kernel flashing to flash a costum rom...
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lordvampire said:
I am on icsleak, means i cannot flash costum rom as long as devs are not developing roms for my existing kernel right?
So i need to have kexec to bypass the kernel flashing to flash a costum rom...
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First phrase. Yes, I think so, if you can't downgrade to GB, as I guess
Second hrare. I don't know if kexec gives you this opportunity. You have always to flash a compatible kernel with a custom rom, its or others. This is my guess, someone else can confirm or not?
Ok just got a vibrant from a friend at work and it was stuck with a phone to pc icon, think he uplugged it while trying to update it, anyway I put it in download mode and used odin to flash it back to stock 2.1 eclair, rooted it and put recovery on it. My question is can I flash a ics rom right from 2.1 or is there a step I need to do in between, dont have experience with flashing roms on this phone, I dont want to get stuck in a bootloop and start all over.
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Ok just got a vibrant from a friend at work and it was stuck with a phone to pc icon, think he uplugged it while trying to update it, anyway I put it in download mode and used odin to flash it back to stock 2.1 eclair, rooted it and put recovery on it. My question is can I flash a ics rom right from 2.1 or is there a step I need to do in between, dont have experience with flashing roms on this phone, I dont want to get stuck in a bootloop and start all over.
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Woodrube has a guide up (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1464423), and there are a few other threads on it.
Quick synopsis is to flash the Gingerbread bootloaders, ensure voodoo is disabled (shouldn't be there from what you've said you've done) but read through the guide. It's a lot easier than it used to be, but since you're significantly changing the filesystem it's better to be safe than sorry.
Thanks for the nod Kaiser.
Rob, if you have any questions, please ask. Best not to have a borked phone.
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Woodrube has a guide up....
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+1, Listen to Woody's advice in his guide, he's smart, he's my hero! :victory:
Thanks guys especially woodrub your guides really helped out, I installed the gingerbread
bootloaders, then cm7 which was tricky at first cause it was bootlooping but your guide told me it was normal to just reflash in blue recovery, then I flashed ics passion Rom, all is running great thanks again
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Not Knockin It, Not Knocking It at all....
but Passion is a little outdated. There's more up to date options out there, CM9, SlimICS, (ahem) ICZen, all more up to date and running off android 4.0.4, passion is on 4.0.3, there were a lot of source patches from google, bugfixes, in 4.0.4.
At any rate, glad you got 'er up without issue.
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Not Knockin It, Not Knocking It at all....
but Passion is a little outdated. There's more up to date options out there, CM9, SlimICS, (ahem) ICZen, all more up to date and running off android 4.0.4, passion is on 4.0.3, there were a lot of source patches from google, bugfixes, in 4.0.4.
At any rate, glad you got 'er up without issue.
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cool thanks I'll check those out, I just flashed passion to get an ice Rom booted didn't really research, I'm reading up on them now
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rob1216 said:
cool thanks I'll check those out, I just flashed passion to get an ice Rom booted didn't really research, I'm reading up on them now
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Really give a look at ICZen. I'm sure if you read enough around here you'll find that most people default to that when they aren't trying a new release.
Also keep in mind that kernels play a big role in the performance of ICS ROMs; a whole lot more than they did with Froyo, in my opinion. Devil and Sub-Zero are probably the best ones out from my experience.
Hi there
-I'm on AT&T using a SGH-i777
Right now, the Android version is 2.3.4
Kernel Version is 2.6.35.7
Not sure if all of that stuff is relevant, but hopefully it helps.
I'm very new to flashing, rooting, and all that good stuff in general, but today I attempted to follow a guide in attempt to put CWM on my phone, and then I would use CWM to flash Cyanogenmod 9 on it next. Being the complete noob that I am, I only realized too late that the Kernel provided in the guide was for the GT-i9100, and not the SGH-i777. Right now, the phone will boot up into Android, but displays the GT-i9100 and a yellow warning sign at the boot loader before launching into android. So far, I've not noticed any adverse side effects due to mis-flash, other than it being, you know, the wrong kernel. I've rebooted into CWM, and so far I believe that works, but I'm honestly not sure where to go from here.
The guide I followed was: *Can't post links as this is my first post, but it was on the cyanogenmod wiki, titled as, "Samsung Galaxy S II (AT&T): Full Update Guide"*
The kernel I installed was named: "codeworkx's Kernel with the ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.3"
So essentially what I'm wondering here, is where should I go from here? I was thinking I could flash a new kernel on my phone, but I think I only got lucky here and didn't brick it, so I'm hesitant to follow random guides I get from Googling without someone with experience thumbs-upping it for me. I'd still like to put Cyanogen on my phone, as the official ROM(Right terminology?) that was pushed from AT&T sucks and lags while opening messaging and the like, and unless anyone would be willing to recommend another, better ROM, then I'll probably go with it once I get this worked out.
Thanks in advanced
Ibemi said:
Hi there
-I'm on AT&T using a SGH-i777
Right now, the Android version is 2.3.4
Kernel Version is 2.6.35.7
Not sure if all of that stuff is relevant, but hopefully it helps.
I'm very new to flashing, rooting, and all that good stuff in general, but today I attempted to follow a guide in attempt to put CWM on my phone, and then I would use CWM to flash Cyanogenmod 9 on it next. Being the complete noob that I am, I only realized too late that the Kernel provided in the guide was for the GT-i9100, and not the SGH-i777. Right now, the phone will boot up into Android, but displays the GT-i9100 and a yellow warning sign at the boot loader before launching into android. So far, I've not noticed any adverse side effects due to mis-flash, other than it being, you know, the wrong kernel. I've rebooted into CWM, and so far I believe that works, but I'm honestly not sure where to go from here.
The guide I followed was: *Can't post links as this is my first post, but it was on the cyanogenmod wiki, titled as, "Samsung Galaxy S II (AT&T): Full Update Guide"*
The kernel I installed was named: "codeworkx's Kernel with the ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.3"
So essentially what I'm wondering here, is where should I go from here? I was thinking I could flash a new kernel on my phone, but I think I only got lucky here and didn't brick it, so I'm hesitant to follow random guides I get from Googling without someone with experience thumbs-upping it for me. I'd still like to put Cyanogen on my phone, as the official ROM(Right terminology?) that was pushed from AT&T sucks and lags while opening messaging and the like, and unless anyone would be willing to recommend another, better ROM, then I'll probably go with it once I get this worked out.
Thanks in advanced
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yes your lucky u didnt brick as far as i know that would usually do the trick....the only thing i can think of is starting from scratch. go into the development forums for our phone and there is a simple process to restore to stock and start over but someone here might know a little more but thats what i would do honestly
What makes you think it was a GT-I9100 kernel? From the name, I'm pretty sure what you flashed is the codeworkx CWM kernel for the I777. The boot screen that says GT-I9100 and has the yellow warning triangle would appear any time you flash a custom kernel using Odin or Heimdall. If you had installed a kernel which is actually for the I9100, you would not be able to use all of your capacitive buttons. You should be able to flash the firmware of your choice using recovery from your current setup.
Oh man, do I feel dumb or what?
Thanks for the quick help, I really wasn't lying when I said I was a noob at this!
Ibemi said:
Oh man, do I feel dumb or what?
Thanks for the quick help, I really wasn't lying when I said I was a noob at this!
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Everyone is a noob at some point. You'll learn!! Don't let yourself get discouraged.
Go to the main SGH-I777 forum and check out the stickied threads to get a good baseline of knowledge.
Sent from my smooth as butter SGH-I777.
You can remove the gt-i9100 and yellow triangle with triangle away found in forums ( would post link but not sure where it is all you have to do is search) but be warned this can have adverse effects I never experienced any but that doesn't mean you wont .
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You can remove the gt-i9100 and yellow triangle with triangle away found in forums ( would post link but not sure where it is all you have to do is search) but be warned this can have adverse effects I never experienced any but that doesn't mean you wont .
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Only on ics (rooted)
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u trip the counter! on GB u need a jig to reset that counter for ICS theres an app for that.
anyway since u already got CWM then u can start flashing ROMs & afaik CM9 is still in nightlies or not as stable yet for our device. u can try other ICS ROMs which are more stable, like SHOstock or Semi, its your choice.
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u trip the counter! on GB u need a jig to reset that counter for ICS theres an app for that.
anyway since u already got CWM then u can start flashing ROMs & afaik CM9 is still in nightlies or not as stable yet for our device. u can try other ICS ROMs which are more stable, like SHOstock or Semi, its your choice.
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Cm9 is plenty stable
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Cm9 is plenty stable
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eventho it looks & feel stable as long as there no stable build out yet officially i wouldnt consider it "stable" hence it still in nightlies. is there even a RC yet?
lvlark02 said:
eventho it looks & feel stable as long as there no stable build out yet officially i wouldnt consider it "stable" hence it still in nightlies. is there even a RC yet?
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Learn before you speak. There are two of them
122ninjas said:
Learn before you speak. There are two of them
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umm its either CM's website outdated or u have inside scoop but i dnt see any official release yet, prove me wrong if u may. if yer talking bout RC1&RC2 its not specific for our devices but yes its for GS2 in general.
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umm its either CM's website outdated or u have inside scoop but i dnt see any official release yet, prove me wrong if u may. if yer talking bout RC1&RC2 its not specific for our devices but yes its for GS2 in general.
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http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=i777&type=RC
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http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=i777&type=RC
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wow that was just confusing, all this time there's two entries for at&t s2 & ive been looking at the wrong one which is this http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=galaxys2att&type=RC
thanks for pointing me to the right one
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wow that was just confusing, all this time there's two entries for at&t s2 & ive been looking at the wrong one which is this http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=galaxys2att&type=RC
thanks for pointing me to the right one
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They changed the name to I777 because there are two at& t galaxy s2's (one being the skyrocket) that's why it only shows cm7
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They changed the name to I777 because there are two at& t galaxy s2's (one being the skyrocket) that's why it only shows cm7
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that figures, they coulda made it more clear that the other is for that damn skyrocket or even have the model number in it. good thing i hold out on CM7 coz i wouldve flashed that wrong one & potentially brick my device. thanks for the clarification.
to the OP- sorry i kinda got out of topic here
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that figures, they coulda made it more clear that the other is for that damn skyrocket or even have the model number in it. good thing i hold out on CM7 coz i wouldve flashed that wrong one & potentially brick my device. thanks for the clarification.
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Yeah kind of weird
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Alright, I'm a noob...(loved the intro video!) and I've spent an hour or so searching for rooting info for my device. Did find a good thread that was over a year old about rooting SGH-i777 with older android versions, but was afraid to follow THOSE directions since mine has newer version (Android 4.0.4). And I find other threads about rooting other versions of GS2...not the AT&T.
So far I've learned NOT to use ROM Manager, and not to look to Galaxy2Root for help...so I guess there's that. I don't want to be stupid here, but can someone direct me to a thread with Rooting instructions for my phone with ICS already on it, and recommended ROMs. I'd like to have more control over my phone and take advantage of JB releases that seem to be out with good reliability. I'm used to doing this sort of thing on computers, but not with Android. Had my phone for about 15 mos....my first Android.
Suggestions?
TIA...
judib said:
Alright, I'm a noob...(loved the intro video!) and I've spent an hour or so searching for rooting info for my device. Did find a good thread that was over a year old about rooting SGH-i777 with older android versions, but was afraid to follow THOSE directions since mine has newer version (Android 4.0.4). And I find other threads about rooting other versions of GS2...not the AT&T.
So far I've learned NOT to use ROM Manager, and not to look to Galaxy2Root for help...so I guess there's that. I don't want to be stupid here, but can someone direct me to a thread with Rooting instructions for my phone with ICS already on it, and recommended ROMs. I'd like to have more control over my phone and take advantage of JB releases that seem to be out with good reliability. I'm used to doing this sort of thing on computers, but not with Android. Had my phone for about 15 mos....my first Android.
Suggestions?
TIA...
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Use exynos abuse and you're rooted
Sent from my GS4 running CM11 Kandy Kane
122ninjas said:
Use exynos abuse and you're rooted
Sent from my GS4 running CM11 Kandy Kane
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This is so far easiest thing to do, however be careful, DO NOT, DO NOT,
choose the "one click" patch option which come first, as that will patch
the system and you will NOT be able to root again. and there is NO way
to un-patch. I was not being careful and now trapped.
ExynosAbuse
122ninjas said:
Use exynos abuse and you're rooted
Sent from my GS4 running CM11 Kandy Kane
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Appreciate the suggesting. Been researching ExynosAbuse, and looks like it could cause camera not to work, and in the compatibility list, though the Galaxy Sii 9100 is listed, the SGH-i777 is not...seems like a concern to me.
judib said:
Appreciate the suggesting. Been researching ExynosAbuse, and looks like it could cause camera not to work, and in the compatibility list, though the Galaxy Sii 9100 is listed, the SGH-i777 is not...seems like a concern to me.
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It works trust me. Also you're going to flash a rom right after so you should be fine
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I am also a noob when it comes to anything mobile. I got my GS2 last year (first android as well), and I've since updated to 4.0.4. I have also done some research on rooting(after my fiance keeps bugging me about "fixing" our gs2s due to them always turning off) but I was uncertain on what rom to use. I have no experience with phones, and I don't want to do something stupid and break our phones. I know that I am supposed to " use exynos abuse", but that's pretty much all I know/can find without reading every page on the 80 page threads. Are there any suggestions on a stable(ish) rom for us both to use/how easy is it to "use exynos abuse"? (without doing what tyhust did) We are fine with our ICS and I wont venture into the world of Jellybean yet... (maybe once I acquire some more experience)
Thanks in advance, and for the site in general, there is a TON of information on here...
tginouye said:
I am also a noob when it comes to anything mobile. I got my GS2 last year (first android as well), and I've since updated to 4.0.4. I have also done some research on rooting(after my fiance keeps bugging me about "fixing" our gs2s due to them always turning off) but I was uncertain on what rom to use. I have no experience with phones, and I don't want to do something stupid and break our phones. I know that I am supposed to " use exynos abuse", but that's pretty much all I know/can find without reading every page on the 80 page threads. Are there any suggestions on a stable(ish) rom for us both to use/how easy is it to "use exynos abuse"? (without doing what tyhust did) We are fine with our ICS and I wont venture into the world of Jellybean yet... (maybe once I acquire some more experience)
Thanks in advance, and for the site in general, there is a TON of information on here...
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If you want you can downgrade to 4.0.3
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4.0.4 to 4.0.3 root
122ninjas said:
If you want you can downgrade to 4.0.3
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I'm also a noob... so if I want to down grade to 4.0.3 rooted from 4.0.4 stock, should I use ucle5_stock_rooted.tar with Odin?
Is is necessary to wipe since both are ICS?
Thanks!
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I'm also a noob... so if I want to down grade to 4.0.3 rooted from 4.0.4 stock, should I use ucle5_stock_rooted.tar with Odin?
Is is necessary to wipe since both are ICS?
Thanks!
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Yes, that should be the tar you use. Make sure it's from this thread. You should be okay without wiping, but if you have problems, I'd suggest flashing 2.3.4 and wiping from recovery once on 2.3.4; reason being, stock ICS kernel may brick your phone if you wipe with it (see linked thread for details on this eMMC superbrick bug).
OP, if you're uncertain about ExynosAbuse, try this method instead. I know it works, I used it myself very recently, albeit I was already on 4.0.3 and had not upgraded.
tginouye said:
I am also a noob when it comes to anything mobile. I got my GS2 last year (first android as well), and I've since updated to 4.0.4. I have also done some research on rooting(after my fiance keeps bugging me about "fixing" our gs2s due to them always turning off) but I was uncertain on what rom to use. I have no experience with phones, and I don't want to do something stupid and break our phones. I know that I am supposed to " use exynos abuse", but that's pretty much all I know/can find without reading every page on the 80 page threads. Are there any suggestions on a stable(ish) rom for us both to use/how easy is it to "use exynos abuse"? (without doing what tyhust did) We are fine with our ICS and I wont venture into the world of Jellybean yet... (maybe once I acquire some more experience)
Thanks in advance, and for the site in general, there is a TON of information on here...
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This is a good thread.
I had the same issues with 4.0.4 and i found it was a live wallpaper app (water drops) causing my random "power off". Since switching to a different live wall paper, i have had NO random "shut downs".
I still want to root my S2 and this is the best thread i have found that addresses the stock 4.0.4
good luck.
Well, after a week of no shut downs, my phone just shut off. So i guess the live wallpaper was not the issue.
Back to the drawing board
Not to hijack the thread or anything but I'm new to this phone too. I understand the rooting process on ICS what I don't understand is installing a custom recovery and kernel. Why do you have to use a gingerbread kernel and why can you not just use stock? I've always just rooted, installed custom recovery and flashed roms on Verizon phones so installing a custom kernel to achieve custom recovery is foreign to me. I've been reading the stickies but I don't understand this....is it only to avoid the flash counter being tripped? Is there a easier way to install the recovery or am I making this harder than it needs to be? Thanks for any help!
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Not to hijack the thread or anything but I'm new to this phone too. I understand the rooting process on ICS what I don't understand is installing a custom recovery and kernel. Why do you have to use a gingerbread kernel and why can you not just use stock? I've always just rooted, installed custom recovery and flashed roms on Verizon phones so installing a custom kernel to achieve custom recovery is foreign to me. I've been reading the stickies but I don't understand this....is it only to avoid the flash counter being tripped? Is there a easier way to install the recovery or am I making this harder than it needs to be? Thanks for any help!
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Our phone has recovery baked into the kernel. For what reason I don't know but I'm sure its a good one as just flashing recovery is IMO easier.
Thanks. Last question. After installing a gingerbread kernel and the baked in recovery do I need to install a new kernel to flash a jb or ics rom. Sorry for the noob questions. Thanks for your help.
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Thanks. Last question. After installing a gingerbread kernel and the baked in recovery do I need to install a new kernel to flash a jb or ics rom. Sorry for the noob questions. Thanks for your help.
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Well since every ROM comes with a kernel in it (obviously or it couldn't run) then you just answered your own question bro. Flash away.
Phalanx7621 said:
Well since every ROM comes with a kernel in it (obviously or it couldn't run) then you just answered your own question bro. Flash away.
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Thanks, that makes things easier. Appreciate the help!
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Need more help.... There's so much information since this phone came out its overwhelming and it seems most of it was written for gingerbread. I have the phone rooted, mobile Odin lite installed and I'm confused on which kernel I need to flash. Phone is stock rooted lk3 4.0.4. Thank you!
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Need more help.... There's so much information since this phone came out its overwhelming and it seems most of it was written for gingerbread. I have the phone rooted, mobile Odin lite installed and I'm confused on which kernel I need to flash. Phone is stock rooted lk3 4.0.4. Thank you!
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If you're just trying to get into recovery to flash something then any kernel will do. Since the system won't need to boot up with that kernel installed you're just flashing one to enter recovery.
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If you're just trying to get into recovery to flash something then any kernel will do. Since the system won't need to boot up with that kernel installed you're just flashing one to enter recovery.
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So I want to install a gb kernel and recovery only so I can flash a custom rom that comes with kernel and recovery, correct? So before flashing the gb kernel in mobile Odin I should have a rom already downloaded on the sd card so I can immediately flash that? I'm sorry for all the questions this is drastically different from what I'm used to.
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Ryno77 said:
So I want to install a gb kernel and recovery only so I can flash a custom rom that comes with kernel and recovery, correct? So before flashing the gb kernel in mobile Odin I should have a rom already downloaded on the sd card so I can immediately flash that? I'm sorry for all the questions this is drastically different from what I'm used to.
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Download whatever ROM you want on your phone . Flash a kernel. Reboot into recovery. Profit.