[Q] Phone is alive but stuck on ventilator on GB - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777

Hello All. I had installed SHOStock 3.0.1. Then I somehow thought that I will back ROM and that reminds me of ROM Manager which I installed ages back . Clicked on backup which restarted the phone and then phone didnt start ever. So I put back Stock Gingerbread UCKH7. But now after that when I am trying to update using AT&T software update, it is giving me error that software cannot be installed due to interrupation. When I try to install from Kies, office laptop does not recongnize my phone. Home laptop do recongnize the phone but gives message that this version of Android is not supported to upgrade by Kies. I dont know how shall I proceed. When I try to install stock ICS downlaoded from some XDA thread using ODIN, it is not doing anything. Tried to use Exynos Abuse to root but not working. Any other tool to root? Is it ok to directly install some Jelly Bean ROM after root on Gingerbread or shall I go for ICS first then JB? PS: Tried to read thr' all stickies and Q & A but could not find proper answer. Thanks in Advance.

I hope you didn't do any permanent damage by using rom manager. If you did all the reading you mentioned, you probably saw, after the fact, the sticky thread warning not to use rom manager.
First, you can not do an over the air update any longer; the only way to update officially is via kies. Not sure what is blocking kies, but you might try entering 3e recovery and performing a wipe data/factory reset, then see if kies will install the update. You do have to be bone stock for kies to work, I think. Rooted may be ok. Not sure exactly what elements causes kies to fail.
I mention the possibility of damage because you say:
When I try to install stock ICS downlaoded from some XDA thread using ODIN, it is not doing anything.
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You should be able to flash any of the stock firmware via Odin.
If you want to go the custom firmware route, you can install a custom kernel, then use ClockworkMod Recovery to install your custom firmware. You should be able to do this from any version, Gingerbread, ICS or JB.
You can root by flashing one of the stock plus root packages. Exynos Abuse only worked with 4.0.3 I think. The exploit was patched. People have been using Framaroot to root stock 4.1.2, and I believe someone mentioned using it successfully on ICS as well. Results posted here have been mixed but generally successful.
There are several resources in the Download Repository. See the link in my signature.

Will try tonight
creepyncrawly said:
I hope you didn't do any permanent damage by using rom manager. If you did all the reading you mentioned, you probably saw, after the fact, the sticky thread warning not to use rom manager.
First, you can not do an over the air update any longer; the only way to update officially is via kies. Not sure what is blocking kies, but you might try entering 3e recovery and performing a wipe data/factory reset, then see if kies will install the update. You do have to be bone stock for kies to work, I think. Rooted may be ok. Not sure exactly what elements causes kies to fail.
I mention the possibility of damage because you say:
You should be able to flash any of the stock firmware via Odin.
If you want to go the custom firmware route, you can install a custom kernel, then use ClockworkMod Recovery to install your custom firmware. You should be able to do this from any version, Gingerbread, ICS or JB.
You can root by flashing one of the stock plus root packages. Exynos Abuse only worked with 4.0.3 I think. The exploit was patched. People have been using Framaroot to root stock 4.1.2, and I believe someone mentioned using it successfully on ICS as well. Results posted here have been mixed but generally successful.
There are several resources in the Download Repository. See the link in my signature.
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Thanks. I will try tonight at home.

Try this to root if not already.. Framaroot.apk
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276
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It worked
creepyncrawly said:
I hope you didn't do any permanent damage by using rom manager. If you did all the reading you mentioned, you probably saw, after the fact, the sticky thread warning not to use rom manager.
First, you can not do an over the air update any longer; the only way to update officially is via kies. Not sure what is blocking kies, but you might try entering 3e recovery and performing a wipe data/factory reset, then see if kies will install the update. You do have to be bone stock for kies to work, I think. Rooted may be ok. Not sure exactly what elements causes kies to fail.
I mention the possibility of damage because you say:
You should be able to flash any of the stock firmware via Odin.
If you want to go the custom firmware route, you can install a custom kernel, then use ClockworkMod Recovery to install your custom firmware. You should be able to do this from any version, Gingerbread, ICS or JB.
You can root by flashing one of the stock plus root packages. Exynos Abuse only worked with 4.0.3 I think. The exploit was patched. People have been using Framaroot to root stock 4.1.2, and I believe someone mentioned using it successfully on ICS as well. Results posted here have been mixed but generally successful.
There are several resources in the Download Repository. See the link in my signature.
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It worked.
I used your root to official ICS. Then I rooted Exynos to root. Thank you. Do I still need to have CWM after this? I am planning to install Helly Bean please let me know.,

guru1212 said:
It worked.
I used your root to official ICS. Then I rooted Exynos to root. Thank you. Do I still need to have CWM after this? I am planning to install Helly Bean please let me know.,
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Assuming that Helly Bean uses a CWM flashable zip file, as almost all rom's do, then you will need to install a custom kernel containing a CWM recovery. You can not flash rom's from stock recovery or Odin.

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Rooting and OTA Updates Problem

I have the GT-I9300 international phone, with the New Zealand-based stock ROM installed. I rooted this phone with ODIN straight out of the box (it came on 4.0.4) and the root went fine, CWM worked. However, when I was notified of an available OTA update, no matter how many times I try to install it, the device will reboot into CWM and say that the signature verification has failed.
I have tried to disable this check, but the device seems to "forget" that setting. I've also tried installing the OTA update through Kies, which just gives an "Unknown Error".
Is there any solution to this, to get the update installed?
I'm presuming here that the OTA update is simply an update and not a new firmware version entirely? The download was only 20MB.
Kies is your solution
Or downloading and flashing an updated firmware
OTA doesn't work on rooted phones...
At least it didn't on the ones I used and tried...
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If your phone is just rooted then OTA will work fine, the issue is when you install a custom recovery.
the OTA will fail at the flashing stage because the custom recovery will not be able to flash the OTA image (or the image won't let it).
Options are to use Kies, or better yet, download the rom on your PC and learn to use ODIN which is super easy anyway... and essential if you want to learn the root side of your phone better
Latest Chainfire root supposed to allow OTA .
jje

Cannot Update Galaxy S3 to new OTA update

Hi. I use Galaxy S3 smartphone, is rooted and has CWM recovery installed. But now as I attempt to update the device, It downloads the update and reboots the phone for further process. And ends up in recovery which says installation aborted. Is there anyway I can do OTA update without any errors?
I had the same and had to apply the update through kies, which worked fine.
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I think I have to do it through kies too. btw that's the sad part of CWM recovery. A bug discovered.
As per ten thousand replies on this subject CWM latest version allows OTA .
No bug its user failure .
jje
Youtube
Here is a Youtube video which helped me, I followed the steps via KIES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oUtJaIEJmU
Try downloading the latest CWM Recovery and re-rooting your phone. The latest CWM allows for OTA update. I had the same issue and that worked for me.
If you need some automation - along with 200Mb of unnecessary junk installed on your computer, then just use KIES.
Now, if you don't mind spend 3-4 minutes downloading the ROM you want (in that case you can use ANY official ROM you want), download the ROM using CheckFUS downloader and flash it using MobileODIN.
The great advantage of MobileODIN over KIES is that you don't lose root, plus you don't need a PC to flash (just to download).
I have updated my CWM to the latest version (6.0.1.0) and tried to update. "Device will be rebooted". And I got the same error "Installation aborted". Why does this enter into recovery mode while updating? :/
In that way, I may loose my data...
have already tried using the latest CWM touch recovery 6.0.1.0 and It failed. any more suggestions?
Simonetti2011 said:
If you need some automation - along with 200Mb of unnecessary junk installed on your computer, then just use KIES.
Now, if you don't mind spend 3-4 minutes downloading the ROM you want (in that case you can use ANY official ROM you want), download the ROM using CheckFUS downloader and flash it using MobileODIN.
The great advantage of MobileODIN over KIES is that you don't lose root, plus you don't need a PC to flash (just to download).
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Odin, et al could also be considered junk, and it hasn't ever taken me 3 or 4 minutes to set up.
I'd like to be able to blame Samsung for my hosed update, too. There's a certain terrifying beuty in masses conforming to get support. I'm buying into this one.
Wipe phone flash stock rom via Odin or return it to a service centre .
jje
ok ive gotten my galaxy s3 and rooted it and stuck wit the same stock rom as im not to fond of the others out yet or not stable for me, anyhow after rooting and testing out one of the roms, im on the stock rom and it gave me the op to update as the rest of you. i went and got teamwork recovery and it still gives me a hassle. you cant delete the cashe or it will delete the update, ive tried to only del dev cashe but no works. my question is.....IS THE UPDATE WORTH IT? with all the roms out and such well isnt the ota update only for some features?
I need to know where to get the new version to root gs3 I747 AT&T
Wow... you sure have dug up this thread from the deepest depths of xda lol.
You're in the wrong thread/forum mate. This is for the GT-I9300 S3 not the I747 variant.

Bricked?

I have recently rooted my gs2 and am running the latest Siyah kernel on the stock ics rom. After installing Rom Manager and installing the oneclickuser recovery (or something like that) in Rom Manager, I began a backup of my current (stock ICS) rom via Rom Manager. It began to restart the phone and then....blank. Now all I can get to appear is the gs2 logo/orange triangle screen for several seconds before going blank again. I would really appreciate some immediate assistance. Thank you.
Should have read first, why are you using Rom Manager? How many threads does there have to be about this?
I'm going to jump in here before you start getting all sorts of "don't use rom manager" and "search first" and similar answers.
You can't use rom manager successfully as you just learned, but you are not bricked. Your phone is recoverable.
I'm not certain exactly what became damaged in the firmware, but most likely the only option you have is to use Odin to flash the stock firmware and start over. Please follow one of my guides which will give you all the information you need, and assuming you want to root and install ClockworkMod Recovery, then use the guide for installing custom binaries without incrementing the flash counter.
The only way to get ClockworkMod Recovery on the SGSII is to install a custom kernel containing it, and you need to be rooted to do that. That is the only way you will get a nandroid backup of your phone.
creepyncrawly said:
I'm going to jump in here before you start getting all sorts of "don't use rom manager" and "search first" and similar answers.
You can't use rom manager successfully as you just learned, but you are not bricked. Your phone is recoverable.
I'm not certain exactly what became damaged in the firmware, but most likely the only option you have is to use Odin to flash the stock firmware and start over. Please follow one of my guides which will give you all the information you need, and assuming you want to root and install ClockworkMod Recovery, then use the guide for installing custom binaries without incrementing the flash counter.
The only way to get ClockworkMod Recovery on the SGSII is to install a custom kernel containing it, and you need to be rooted to do that. That is the only way you will get a nandroid backup of your phone.
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Thanks for your help. I have been trying to locate the stock ICS ROM package on the forums but have had no luck thus far. Can you possibly point me to the stock ICS ROM?
Using Odin, I will essentially be flashing a new (stock) ROM over the existing stock ROM and Siyah kernel? I am just trying to figure out what parts of your "How to Flash Custom Binaries Without Ever Incrementing the Flash Counter" guide are applicable to my situation...seeing how I am technically already rooted.
DeltaA87 said:
Thanks for your help. I have been trying to locate the stock ICS ROM package on the forums but have had no luck thus far. Can you possibly point me to the stock ICS ROM?
Using Odin, I will essentially be flashing a new (stock) ROM over the existing stock ROM and Siyah kernel? I am just trying to figure out what parts of your "How to Flash Custom Binaries Without Ever Incrementing the Flash Counter" guide are applicable to my situation...seeing how I am technically already rooted.
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If you need to use Odin then you need to download a stock firmware from the download repository.
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Phalanx7621 said:
If you need to use Odin then you need to download a stock firmware from the download repository.
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Okay, I have located "I777UCLE5 Stock Binaries (Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich)" from the Download Repository. Is it ideal for me to flash the firmware version containing OR excluding the boot.bin primitive bootloader? Both options are available.
DeltaA87 said:
Thanks for your help. I have been trying to locate the stock ICS ROM package on the forums but have had no luck thus far. Can you possibly point me to the stock ICS ROM?
Using Odin, I will essentially be flashing a new (stock) ROM over the existing stock ROM and Siyah kernel? I am just trying to figure out what parts of your "How to Flash Custom Binaries Without Ever Incrementing the Flash Counter" guide are applicable to my situation...seeing how I am technically already rooted.
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I think you can find what you need in creepy's sig
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DeltaA87 said:
Okay, I have located "I777UCLE5 Stock Binaries (Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich)" from the Download Repository. Is it ideal for me to flash the firmware version containing OR excluding the boot.bin primitive bootloader? Both options are available.
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Without the bootloader. You shouldn't flash the bootloader unless you need it.
However, if you want to flash UCLE5 plus root, that is here. And read the thread. You should flash a custom kernel right away, so I would recommend this instead of straight stock.

Cannot upgrade to ics official

I have searched and searched and cannot find a solution. Here is my problem. I bought a note 2 weeks ago. I updated to ICS through kies. At the very end of the update my pc had a blue screen of death and reset on me. The update seemed to take though as I was on ICS when I checked my android version. So I proceeded to install cmw and root my phone. I had been noticing some issues regarding uninstalling downloaded apps. I decided to connect to kies again and lo and behold I received a message saying that the update had not completed and I needed to do an emergency firmware recovery. Well, since my phone was rooted kies wouldnt do it. So, instead I decided to try to install official ICS (I717UCLF6_I717ATTLF6_I717UCLF6_HOME.tar.md5) through odin. It fails every time. It goes all the way to the end and fails on (write).
I decided to take my note back to stock GB and see if that may help. I got it back to stock using this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330 and on download mode it showed custom binary: yes and current binary:custom also the flash counter read 4. I am however back to GB. I tried kies and it still says that my phone cant be upgraded through kies. This is what it says under current firmware version: PDA:LA1 / PHONE:LF6 / CFC:LF6 (ATT).
Next I tried installing cmw on the stock build and resetting the flash counter in hopes that kies would then be able to upgrade. Since doing that download mode now shows custom binary: no current binary: official samsung and no flash counter. However, I am still unable to upgrade through kies (still says my device cannot be upgraded through kies) or the flashable odin tar (I717UCLF6_I717ATTLF6_I717UCLF6_HOME.tar.md5) still fails at the end when it has to write.
I just want official ics on my phone. I really hope someone can help me. I am very sorry if this has been answered, I hope you can see that I have done some searching and exhausted any options that I have found. Thank you in advance.
About 10 threads down...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1889275
Ignore.. Not sure that helps in your situation...
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Thx for your response. I did see that thread and gave the kies suggestion a go earlier, however kies kept crashing.
At this point i may just flash a custom rom. Any suggestions? Looking for something ics with touchwiz.
Just wanted to provide a little more info. I am at&t. Also, in the thread i refernced with the stock gb tar there is also a few other files underneath. Stock kernel only odin tars, one of which is for at&t. I did not install that. Also, cwm is still installed on the phone. Can that be whats causing kies to reject the device?
Looks like you have the GB rom and ICS radio and that's why Keis is not recognizing your rom. Flash the stock GB radio from the dev section and Keis should update. If not, you should be able to perform emergency firmware restore through Keis. There is a thread in the general section that details how to enter your serial number, etc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731654
This procedure should put you on the latest firmware regardless of root or what you currently have installed.
You could flash one of the debloated official ICS ROMs.
I'm not sure but I think Bigfau has the complete official posted. Flappjaxxx has a nice one also
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I went with bigfau. I installed the better stock ics rom. Works like a charm. Thank you to those that replied.

[Q] Rooting/CWM interfere with OTA Updates ?

Hey guys,
I am not new to the rooting or CWM scene but I like to double check these things with different phone models just in case as I do not want an expensive brick, especially with the S3 as I am looking to get one of these bad boys.
My question is, If I root/Install CWM will this cause issues with OTA updates or updates through Samsung Kies ? Or once an Update is installed would I simply need to re-root and install CWM again ?
I was taking a look at this thread and it bought my question to mind: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703488
I would for now like to stick to the Stock Roms and just want to be aware of the consequences of having Root/CWM and Updating my phone.
Cheers guys.
If you root, your device status will show as "Modified," and you won't get OTA updates.
Not a big deal as long as XDA is up and running, IMO. You'll get update here faster than you'll get them OTA anyway in nearly all cases.
donalgodon said:
If you root, your device status will show as "Modified," and you won't get OTA updates.
Not a big deal as long as XDA is up and running, IMO. You'll get update here faster than you'll get them OTA anyway in nearly all cases.
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Ahh right, what about CWM ? As you say, even if I cannot Update OTA or through Kies I can use Odin. I guess I just need to find out about installing any updates with CWM installed, Though I should imagine nothing will happen as the stock recovery would be put back and I would simply have to install CWM again but any further info would be great
Thanks !
panzerscope said:
Ahh right, what about CWM ? As you say, even if I cannot Update OTA or through Kies I can use Odin. I guess I just need to find out about installing any updates with CWM installed, Though I should imagine nothing will happen as the stock recovery would be put back and I would simply have to install CWM again but any further info would be great
Thanks !
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If you use desktop Odin to flash, you'll lose the custom recovery and be reverted to stock recovery. You'll likely need to relfash the recovery again as well as root, unless the ROM you flash via Odin is pre-rooted.
Mobile Odin will allow you to flash the tar file and keep root, recovery, etc. 99% of the time, I use mobile Odin for stock ROMs these days.

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