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[Galaxy S II General] mrmule0000:
NEED Help with SUPERUSER on GS2 AT&T i777

So I bought a GS2 on CL and it already had SU, I was going to flash a custom rom and come to find out that Superuser Denied All permissions to busybox, Clockworkmod and ALL!

I tried updating the binaries with no luck!

DOES ANYONE know how I can regain root access?

Or should I UNROOT via Odin and restart from scratch?

Anything will help!

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] willk22:
Wait... so you got a phone delivered to you brand new with SuperUser already on it? Surely not...

Anyway, just start over. Best option IMO
[Galaxy S II General] mrmule0000:
No I bought the phone used from craigslist for like $260
[Galaxy S II General] Lulavc:
Very nice... thank you dude.
[Galaxy S II General] Thoron3th:
thank you willk22 for this awseome thread...

im coming from a HTC HD 2, custom romed every second day, and with the S 2 it is really plain simple.

grettz freddy
[Galaxy S II General] microline:
wonderful guide mate.

br.
[Galaxy S II General] ForTR:
Very usefull info. Thnx
[Galaxy S II General] Misterjokerboy:
Lots of useful info here, wish I'd found it when I first flashed a custom ROM, thanks
[Galaxy S II General] Laurentis466:
There's definetely a lotta work put into making this guide, I'll give you that.

Great job mate and keep it up, much appreciated. Thank you
[Galaxy S II General] Indium:
Thanks for this great post! Cleared things up for me!

But I noticed that the first link under "The /efs folder" is down...(the one that points to the Nexus S development forum).

Thanks anyway!
[Galaxy S II General] leeackky:
Very informative Thank You.
[Galaxy S II General] Alo0:
Thank you for this awesome guide !

That's really a nice guide for our SG2. Thank you compiling all these informations.

It should be copied in the Wiki part of the SG2 devices :)

However, I still have some interrogations and I would like to go deeper in the system. Here are my suggestions:

- Firmware: base band, Carrier, radio, ...

As in computer world firmware is a piece of code that permit to "speak" with an hardware device and stored in a flash rom of this device. We could consider it as a low level driver. On the other side, driver compiled in your kernel is also a piece of code stored on you harddrive used by your system to "speak" with your hardware device. We could consider it as high level driver that interact with the lower level counterpart.

If we go on the same definition, where is stored the SG2 firmware : on the same partition as a kernel and so, is it part of the kernel and includes high-level drivers ? Or it is still independant and written in a dedicated flash rom or partition ?

I have seen firmware differenciating : base band aspects, PDA, etc. I understand that there are related to different aspect and feature of the SG2. Is there a complete list of them and their related purpose ? (Yes I could use the forum search function but the purpose of this guide is to centralised the info no ? :) )

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278

This link is a good start.

- Bootloader

Again, if i'm using the "computer definition" of this word it could means the boot process sequence or the code that is used during the boot sequence. My question is, what is the boot sequence of the SG2 ? When we are talking about bootloader in this forum, what are we talking about (which boot stage or part of the sequence) ?

- JIG, Flash counter and yellow warning

I don't have specific question about this subject but I think it should be mentionned in your guide :)

- Partitions on SG2: number, size and purposes. which format.

for Android generic

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=619153

But for SG2 ?

- as in a linux most important directories and their purposes: /etc, /efs, /data...

for well known linux directories such as /etc some guides already exist

but for specific android directories (or even SG2 specific) I haven't seen any.

/efs is explained but what about the other ?

- Specific network operator rom

Is it worth to mention ?

- TouchWiz and Launcher

- Download mode is the same as (custom) recovery mode ?
[Galaxy S II General] ChaxGK:
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Dear Moderator,

I would not like to look like a spam in your thread but, the info was very enlightening. thanks for the information. gained some confidence and will be exploring more on the subject. Thanks a TON.

Chax
[Galaxy S II General] John Israel:
:-)

Thank you the info was really great........the problem is that I found this thread after I did something U told not to do, I've loaded a bootable file on my S2, is there a post where we can go if we screw up..........:o
[Galaxy S II General] Manoj143:
Thanks a lot for this thread...its really helpful....
[Galaxy S II General] The-Hulk:
Great starter for all noobs, i have used this guide alot
[Galaxy S II General] AlexVipXDA:
Great job, it's an important point for start when it's a newbie of android. very thanks
[Galaxy S II General] friccc81:
Great guide, thanks
[Galaxy S II General] almahdy:
Very useful

One of the very first threads I read on XDA. I keep coming back to it as well! :laugh:
[Galaxy S II General] steffes:
thanks willk22! extremely helpful to me and i'm sure many others who come across this guide you created and developed over time.

btw, what forum/section did this get stickied too? i didn't see it in the forum/section you started thread in, > Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 > Galaxy S II General or the one above it, > Samsung Galaxy S II I9100
[Galaxy S II General] fswings:
Handy summary, wish I spotted this much earlier like a few years earlier!
[Galaxy S II General] Parashock:
Thank You

This turned out to be very helpful.

Thank You.
[Galaxy S II General] shinobu91:
thank you, this is helpful
[Galaxy S II General] drtang:
:good::good:

Well explained tutorial for newbie's like me. Thanks :D
[Galaxy S II General] ABD EL HAMEED:
Thank you for this guide really helped a lot to understand the basics:)
[Galaxy S II General] afc_lee70:
Great guide. One I always refer back to.
[Galaxy S II General] jaramigo:
enquire nksumb

Thanks for the guide :laugh:
[Galaxy S II General] knny:
thx!
[Galaxy S II General] Wolfey7:
Nice guide.:good:
[Galaxy S II General] tyaginick:
is it necessary?

is it necessary to backup /efs directory if i have already made backup of my device by cwm backup??

it can restore the whole data as it is...isn't it?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NibblerWeather:
Many times while calling somebody the ringing sounds distorted.

Also, when the call volume is maxed, at times it sounds like the speaker can't handle it like an equalizer issue or something .

However this is not all the time, just enough to bug me. Is it a hardware defect ? Or att problem ? Anyone else have problems with this, even after updating to 1.83?

Thank you in advance.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Hondaracer:
I was getting tired of the unsharp search button in the taskbar, so i wanted to fix this. However, I ended up creating a complete framework in Gingerbread style. I also added 'Fly In and Flip Mix' animations.

Version 1.1:

Fixed blurry graphics.

Reverted back to original Archos app background.

Made fully compatible with A101.

Version 1.0:

Initial release.

​

How to install:

The easiest way to install is to overwrite the framework-res.apk located in /system/framework/ with Root Explorer.

Download:

Version 1.1

Version 1.0 (Old)
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Lenn:
First Thanks for your work!:) it looks good ;)

does this work on the A101 too?:)
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Hondaracer:
It should work except for the blue background in Archos applications.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Lenn:
Okey, i'll test and report soon:)
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Flix123:
Could anybody take a video of this, so we could see how smooth it runs?
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Lenn:
Okey i tested it and i have to say: its good:)

It works fast on my A101;)

Really nice switch effects ;) with these effects the hole android surface looks smoother :)

The only thing i have to say is:

The "show-list"-buttons (round) have bad graphics... (f.e. in settings)

I have another project running at this moment.. but it would be cool^^ :)
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Hondaracer:
I will look if I can fix the unsharp graphics in the next version.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Flix123:
If you could do this, I will try it, too.

But an other question: Could you make an additional version with green as selection color? I edited your photo to show it to you.

It would be great, if you could change it like on the photo.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Hondaracer:
I will look at this, but can't promise I release it today or so.

And for the rest: Version 1.1 is available in the first post ;)
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Flix123:
I just installed the Gingerbread Design, and it's great!

But I've a few suggestions for a perfect version::)

- please remove the effect when apps are opening (the two black "areas" that go into the middle, you know what I mean?!), the rest of the effects is great!

- I think, the pulled down notification bar/area should be like in froyo (white/grey), the upper bar is now really cool!

- change the selection color to green:D

edit: I just noticed, that the bluetooth icon in the status bar is very tiny and "pixelated". Maybe you could take the Bluetooth icon from the old framework.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Hondaracer:
- I will look if I can fix this but I'm not sure. For the animations I took a pre-made package, not made by myself.

- Honestly, I don't really like the Froyo style notifications bar. That's why I used a dark one.

- A green version is coming, but I want to get this one perfect first ;)

- I will look for a fix for the Bluetooth icon. But on the A70 it looks OK, just a little bit pixelated because of of the low screen resolution.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Lenn:
I updated to v1.1 on my A101, just awesome!:)

Just the download notification is also tiny and pixeled:( and i cant change my wallpaper..

any ideas?:)
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Flix123:
I've created an own Bluetooth Symbol, and put it in the framework-res file. Maybe you can use this symbol for the next versions, too.

The issue with the wallpaper is normal, try to change the wallpaper once more, then it works normally.

So, here's my framework-res.apk in a zip folder: Klick!:)
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Flix123:
I tried to make a first green version, and it works!:D Sorry Hondaracer, but I couldn't wait, so I renamed the framework-res.apk to .zip and edited the pictures.

But there are a few issues, like you can see in the screenshots, for example that the buttons become shorter when you touch them. And not all the buttons are green, but the most of them.

I can help you, Hondaracer, so we can make a perfect version.:)

Issues we have to change:

- Buttons in the green Framework shouldn't change the size when you tap them

- ALL the buttons should be green

- The effect I said in my other post

- the white status area when you pull down the status bar (in an additional version)

I hope for your help, Hondaracer!:)

Here the apk in a zip and the screenshots:

The framework: Klick!
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] cajl:
it is very fun

I create a news on my website http://www.jbmm.fr/?p=16760
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] TheCaedmon:
I replaced the framework-res.apk in the system/framework folder but I am getting bootloops :(
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] rplc790222:
Great theme

I was wonderin if I can change the theme of my A70S, then I found this ... I would like to try it, but there is 2 things I would like to know:

1.- Can I habe some instructions on how to install it ... (I´m still newbie in most of my archos A70S aspects)

2.- After installation can I move between themes or it overwrites the original theme (just in case I would like to return to the original one)

Thank you very much and keep going with the good work
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Lenn:
You have to copy the framework_res.apk to system/framework and overwrite the old framework;) i did it with rooth explorer

Nope you cant, if you want the original theme you have to do like above with the normal framework apk;)
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] TheCaedmon:
nobody has an idea whats wrong?

I tried it twice and everytime the Archos hang in bootloops and I had to install stockrom again :(
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] TheCaedmon:
edit: fixed
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] rplc790222:
framework

Oh, I see, and where can I found the original framework?, just in case I would like to return to it
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Lenn:
Just copy your framework now;):D otherwise i could give you mine;):)
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] @xDeepS:
nicely done. may just use this with the next UI.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] buchi89:
How?! I have the same problem!
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] magisterrivus:
Me too. I guess we have to reinstall Android...
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] RiggerofRiV:
Awesome fast. But am I stupid? How can I get the home/search/menu/back botton get on top. Or is it simply a feature of a70 only?

Got it. "Button Savior" is the solution. For anyone doesnt know like me http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1114069
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Hondaracer:
People! :D I've sold my Archos, so I won't release a new version of this Framework anymore. People can freely edit, if they want. I will not remove the files.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Flix123:
Why did you sell your Archos?
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Hondaracer:
I already have a HTC Desire HD and looking for a Honeycomb tablet.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Rockstar52:
My question is how did you edit the images?? I have tried to do this to no avail. I have tried to unpack modified the images then repack, and it still reverts back to the stock images. I even re-unpacked the file and the modified versions were still intact.:eek:
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Hondaracer:
Open the apk with WinRAR and overwrite the images without compression. That's it ;)
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] waterpolo:
deleted....
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] julbra18:
Will it work with the Archangel Root ont the A101????:confused:
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] Lenn:
It should work, you only need root one time.. to copy the framework-res.apk ;)

Try it..:)
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] buchi89:
Hasn't anyone found a solution? I'm on the latest firmware, rooted via SDE.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] julbra18:
Thanks!!! :)
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] waterpolo:
Try to create your own themed version with UOT kitchen.

Search on XDA for the link.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] julbra18:
Second Question...

What's the worst that could happend aft I had replaced the framework - res.apk??? :o

Sorry, I'm new at xda... :(
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] dsimages:
I replaced the apk through root explorer, nothing changed?
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Themes and Apps] waterpolo:
Urukdroid was directly rebooting when i replaced the framework.

The spinner is changed and battery icon, check this.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] CZECHer:
hey guys,

i have a big problem. i just flashed the newest cm7 nightly for my i9000 and now there is no baseband version anymore. i tried to flash a lot of versions but its still "unknown" and therefore no connection is able.

i also tried to restore my old nandroid backups with a working baseband version but didn't help.

can you please help me to get my phone working?

ty in advice
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rschenck:
Treat it as a fresh install. Flash back to froyo to restore your baseband then flash cm7 again.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] CZECHer:
but isnt it possible to do something else?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] CZECHer:
and have you a good howto for me? ty!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] azzledazzle:
Baseband unknown is probably a corrupt IMEI, If you made the efs backup before flashing CM7, then restore that, and make sure you have a compatible modem (i had this issue with MIUI yesterday)

Then after restoring the efs backup, reboot, and that should fix it.

If not then as mentioned above, do a fresh install.

Search for EZBase / EZROM to flash back to froyo. and then follow the installation procedure for CM7...

always have a current backup of the efs,. leave a copy or two on your PC, this will save you from having to do this whole fresh install again :D

trust me... i learned the hard way.... 3 times lol
[Galaxy S I9000 General] CZECHer:
mhm it seems to be the IMEI stuff. once i did an efs backup while installling the cm7 with a script called something like efs_backup

where can i find this backup and how to restore it?

ty man!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] CZECHer:
does someone know how to restore the IMEI. I did a backup before and i think i found the folder: /sdcard/backup/efs
[Galaxy S I9000 General] azzledazzle:
Yes thats correct, copy the NV_data.bin and the NV_data.bin MD5 to /efs using root explorer or similar.

once done reboot and check when the phone boots back up.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] CZECHer:
should i delete all files in the directory /efs first before i copy those 2 files in?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] CZECHer:
another hint. i tried to backup the efs and then installing a fitting modem:

when i try to install the modem (JVK - definetly working before) i get this message in cwm: asser failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/modem.bin","radio") insallation aborted

so can help me?

ty
[Galaxy S I9000 General] azzledazzle:
Ok first of all, copying the relevant items from /backup /efs to /efs will just overwrite, so no need to delete - you can if you want.

as for the modem issue, maybe it was a bad download, try re-downloading. Also, make sure THAT particular modem is compatible, there have been some issues with the latest CM / MIUI releases, there is a link somewhere to all modems for this specific release..

EDIT: here are the modems for the latest release of CM / MIUI http://codeworkx.de/download/cyanogenmod/
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rschenck:
I have a feeling in the end you will find that just going back to froyo first is still your best option.

Search in the General thread for my name and CM7 install to find my guide. Follow it and you will be fine.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] CZECHer:
hah i made it thanks to azzledazzle ;) i love you man < 3 no need to do a fresh install 3 times :D

ok the imei was corrupted and i had to delete the whole contetnt of /efs first. in addition i had no fitting baseband version^^

where did you get this link from? will it be up to date?

what is your favourit baseband version btw?

ty all this day is rescued
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rschenck:
Congrats....and the link from azz is fine, straight from codeworkx. You really ought to read the dev thread to stay up on these things.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] CZECHer:
which one is the current dev thread? and which baseband is your favourite one?
[Nexus S General] gunstar3035:
I traded my xperia Arc for a Nexus S and I love it! But I have found one scratch on the backplate and would like to try and order a replacement. Anyone know how? Or if you can?

Thanks
[Nexus S General] Wiley_11:
I ran across this awhile back.

"Call Samsung support. They'll ask for imei and just tell then you broke your battery cover. Then say you heard they sold replacements. They'll check and then they'll sell it to you for $16. Took a little more than a week for me to get one.

Thanks man! you saved my life. Just called samsung support and had them send me the back cover for $16.23 with free 5-7 days shipping. "

Good luck. :D
[Nexus S General] gunstar3035:
Thank you sir *gave "thanks"*
[Nexus S General] olumite:
Was the replacement dimpled for extra grip like the white battery cover?

Thanks in advance.
[Streak 5 General] IIIV:
Could anyone who has their Streak on 351 ROM please upload your build.prop file (located in /system/)?

Also, does anyone by any chance have T-Mobile on your 351 Dell Streak? I'd appreciate it if you could post both of your T-Mobile US and T-Mobile MMS APN settings.

Thanks in advance.
[Streak 5 General] marvin02:
You can get the files from any build here.

Click on the directory for the build you are interested in and DL the update.zip file. You can extract what you need from there.

I have attached the 351 build.prop file as extracted from there.
[Streak 5 General] IIIV:
@marvin02 Thank you, sir!
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] gopi159:
Hi,

Do anyone know where i can get a battery for my very old XDA EXEC in India ?

advance thanks,

Gopi
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] jbmint:
Have you tired eBay or Amazon? I found some earlier today on them as I think mine is on it's last legs.

I found some lithium ones too so in theory should be quicker charging and last longer .. not original HTC but I think you'd have a tough job finding original!
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] Hakim Rahman:
prices ranged from 3.98 USD up to 21.08 USD at http://www.ebay-items.com/query/-Battery-for-XDA-EXEC/
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] xambeet:
I know of a place in Mumbai from where I have purchased original battery for XDA Exec just a few days back ( a month?). No guarantee, but I have been using it and seems to be genuine original.

I purchased it for around Rs. 2000 but since the original battery is not easily available, be ready for about Rs. 500+/-. Duplicate batteries could cost about Rs. 1000 +/- Rs. 200.

If you want, I can check with the supplier and if he has stock and is willing to deliever to your address, can put him in touch with you.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] gopi159:
Thanks for the inputs guys. I will try ebay :)
[Nexus S General] Deleted member 2842059:
http://m.gizmodo.com/5812146/leak-google-nexus-4g-will-be-ice-cream-sandwich-reference-phone-beast

Thoughts?
[Nexus S General] jonnythan:
Sounds like a laundry list of features for the ideal phone. I'm not sure I like the "monster-sized" display, because the N1 and NS were about the perfect size.
[Nexus S General] thiagodark:
too early... too rumor!!
[Nexus S General] obsanity:
Man.... 4" is about the max for me. I personally think 3.7 would have been perfect but I'll live with the 4". If they make it any bigger I don't think I'll buy it. Then again, they may make the screen longer not fatter in width to be able to put soft buttons on the screen. So I guess it's the width that matters not the screen size.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] AsherChua:
Hey guys! The last time I flashed Darktremor's apps2sd,I swap 0 and ext.512mb. And using ext.4 now! I heard swapping other number and ext on 1GB would give us more space to install apps! Is that true?

Sent from my Optimus One on CM7 O'C to 768mhz!
[Optimus One, P500, V General] GonDr:
its first time for me heard something like that. generally 512 MB fo EXT is very very very enough
[Optimus One, P500, V General] AsherChua:
Does that mean I have 512mb of storage to install apps?

Sent from my Optimus One on CM7 O'C to 768mhz!
[Optimus One, P500, V General] doktornotor:
Yeah, bigger partition -> more space. Kinda, hmmm, obvious, LOL. :D

(I have 444 MB out of 1GB free at the moment on sd-ext.)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Bytecode:
I have 1GB of Ext4 part. And only 302 MB are free. How many are my apps? 257.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] AsherChua:
Messed with the ext. stuff and realised the small the size if ext. 2, more apps can be installed!

Sent from my Optimus One on CM7 O'C to 768mhz!
[Optimus One, P500, V General] sarfaraz1989:
hehehe dude how do u keep them from firing up on their own and eating the battery
[Optimus One, P500, V General] sajjan:
the size of the partition generally depends on how many apps you have...i have hundred apps and am using a 512 mb partition with 200 mb free....if you have a 2 gb card..512 mb partition is sensible enough..but if you have a card with higher memory ...you can get a 1 gb partition...which you ll require if you are installing around 200 to 300 apps...

I had a question: Can we move media files like songs and videos to the partition??