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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
I have never even seen android until about a month ago. BUT, I want to root the phone.

I have followed the instructions from copperhed's nov 10th post.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1340526

Downloaded all the files in Copperhed's post, put Superuser on to the EXTERNAL sd card.

I have also installed Apkinstall AndroZip Rom Manager BusyBox and Titanium Backup AND Clockworkmod is on my INTERNAL sd

The p.c. recognizes the phone, IF...the phone is on when I connect the USB cable, but if I remove the battery, hold the vol+ and vol- then plug in the USB, the p.c. does not. and in Odin, the i.d. com is blank.

If the phone is on when I connect the USB, there is a yellow box with .0:[com10]

I read that if you want to download you need to turn the phone off, press and hold vol- + Home + Power...? Doing that, I see a yellow triangle with an exclamation

warning about custom OS and if I want to continue press vol+ ????

If the phone is on, & I connect the USB, and click Start in Odin this is what I see

<id: 0/010> odin v.3 engine (id:10)...

<id: 0/010 file analysis

<id: 0/010

What am I missing?

Thanks in advance!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
pull out battery then put back in plug usb cable into phone........now hold volume up and volume down(nothing else just those 2) and plug usb into computer... thats it only volume plus and minus to get into download mode not home and not power.... try that
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] XAviierG:
Why not let super one click do it all for you?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
it depends ... if he is on 2.3.5 yeah the one click is good. but the acs easy root does not work on 2.3.6
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
Android v. 2.3.5

Kernal v 2.6.35.11

Pulled out the battery this time I did not put the battery back in...

Pressed vol- and vol+ This time, the phone is buzzing ??

I thought That I WAS, letting superoneclick do it, but with Odin?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tylerdurdin:
Dude go back and read VERY carefully before you mess your phone up.

sent from a HTC HyperDroid2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
I downloaded Odin 1.8, USB Drivers, clockworkmod, and the superuser files

I renamed superuser.zip to superuser and put in on the external sd card (still un-zipped)

Opened Odin, went to PDA, found the .tar files In Odin I selected; auto reboot, F. reset time and PDA

removed the battery, pressed and held vol- and vol+ WHILE I connected USB Felt the phone buzz, got a popup on P.C. saying USB device not recognized.

The only thing that I notice on the phone, is that the Green Battery gets displayed of a couple of seconds?

How long should I be pressing the vol buttons??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
if your running android version 2.3.5 just do this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1340710

---------- Post added at 01:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:48 PM ----------

ok then you have a usb driver issue

you cant use any method to root until u get that straightned out.......you did install the usb drivers for the phone correct?

---------- Post added at 01:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:50 PM ----------

here i put the usb drivers for the phone in my drop box............uninstall what ever usb driver u have installed. restart your computer. download this zip ......unzip and run the installation program http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18196217/T-Mobile_t989_GSII_ADB_Drivers.zip
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tylerdurdin:
Are you putting the battery back in?

sent from a HTC HyperDroid2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
I tried it both with and without the battery, same result.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tylerdurdin:
Well unless the Skyrocket is different.....you should have the battery in. You are only doing a battery pull before getting into download mode.

And for the best driver install you should just install Kies, I have had a ton of driver issues any time I have installed them separately.

sent from a HTC HyperDroid2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
O.K, I have unzipped and the USB drivers are installing....

duh! I did not do ANYTHING, that were not in the insructions...including unzipping the T-Moble files.....

The installation of the T-mobile files is taking a long time...it may be hung?

BTW, I am using Win7 on my laptop.

If the install is hung, I'll redo that...and post back with the result

I REALLY appreciate your help guys!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
Yeah i have win7 also it takes awhile to install the drivers after its done plug in the phone and let it recognise the phone this may.also take a bit but it will say your device is ready to use when it completes
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
Finally the p.c. has rebooted!

I am excited to root this phone. I know when you have Corp s/w on your p.c. gpedit is your friend, and I hate it when some one else has Admin to YOUR stuff!!

Man, that was a long install!

Here we go, I'll get back with the good news? :-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
Yeah, I already have Kies installed, but when I did the vol -+ thing, plugged in the USB, it was not recognized.

Now, after installing the Tmobile drivers, Still...NOT recognized?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] XAviierG:
Try the super one click method
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
So, I tried reinstalling the Tmobile drivers twice, did the vol-+ still does not recognize the phone. What's odd, is that if I reboot the p.c. and go to control manager, I and the p.c. can see the phone...if I start Kies, the phone connects to Kies...Am I STILL missing something?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tylerdurdin:
Is the phone going into download mode?......and if not have you tried all the same steps but just holding volume down.....don't push the volume up.

Also is USB debugging ticked in your settings?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
Yup, debugging is ticked, and I am thinking that the phone is going into download mode...after removing bat. vol -+ connecting USB the phone vibrates and when I release the vol buttons, I get the message USB device not recognized. After I disconnect the USB, I have to remove and reinstall the battery again before the phone will turn on...so, Does that mean that the phone WAS, in download mode?

I'll try again with just the vol- and see what happens?

BTW, I tried to thank you, but it seems there is a daily limit of 5??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
Tried just pressing vol- and it takes me to a screen on the phone with an exclamation mark in a yellow triangle, warning about "a custom OS" etc and to press vol up, if you want to proceed of vol down to cancel....?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tylerdurdin:
So did you push the volume up?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
I elected to NOT push vol up, until one of you kind knowledgeable folks gave me that advice. Me, not really wanting to mess up the phone an all.

If I press vol up, and Odin still remains unchanged, am I able to back out of where I will end up?

My p.c. DOES see the phone in both Kies and My Computer...IF, I connect it while the phone is on and NOT doing the vol-+ thing...

Oh, and if the phone is connected, but then I turn it off, I get the same message on my p.c. "device not recognized"...So if I were to take a guess, the vol-+ plug in USB, for all intents, the p.c. just sees the phone as being off.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tylerdurdin:
That should put you in download mode....if you get scared ...

And didn't touch anything just back out.....or pull the battery......once your phone is connected to Odin DO NOT TOUCH IT homey.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
Well dude....I am at the Warning screen on the phone...Odin is open and has the tar...ALL, that I have to do is push the vol+ and cross my fingers......I'll know if something good will happen soon.....I hope!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tylerdurdin:
Go for it man......just go for it......you got this LOL.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
Well right now, there is the little green droid guy on the phone...and the p.c. says device is ready..

The phone says "downloading" under the green guy...pressed start in Odin.... and got a green PASS box ......and then, the phone rebooted...Yea!

So now I powered off phone removed and replaced battery and it's rebooted to clockworkmod recovery with a blue screen that's highlighted reboot system now...there are 9 other choices...which one to I select???....Backup and restore and then install zip from sd card?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
What's the deal with this limit of five Thanks per day anyway??

Heh heh heh...should have had a bottle of Jack to steady the nerves.... Course then, I might have woken up holding a couple of tin cans connected by a piece of string...

THANKS TYLERDURDIN!!!!!!!!!!!! x SIX...SMOKE THAT xda 5 limit
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] erykz:
I used this method to root mine

jjpda.blogspot.com/2011/11/getting-rid-of-odin-to-root.html

Easy to do. No need Odin.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
O.k. so what do you press, to select anything from these little blue choices? I tried pressing both up and down vol...even tried touching the choice....?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tylerdurdin:
Cool deal dude....just do a backup and then flash away.....

Also if you go to your thread topic and click advanced on the right and just add a *SOLVED* to your thread you will help others the same way......Good luck if you need help and don't see me just send me a PM.

You may have to use the Home button to select the choice or possibly the power.....try home first.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
All right, pressed the power button on backup and restore then back up....which, gad dang it's backing up...who'd a thunk? :-)

So the next step is the zip...which is on my EXTERNAL sd card....Melvin's instructions said put the superuser zip on the INTERNAL sd card and Copperhed's said put the zip on the EXTERNAL...I went with copperhed's cause his instructions were dated after Melvin's if you see my logic?>>

The back up is speeding right along..about half way there..yippi-kai-yay
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tylerdurdin:
Well you haven't posted curse words yet....all is going good?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
clicked to apply from zip but it aborted..with this message E:error in sd/scard/superuser.zip (status 0) installation aborted :-(

Do I need to change the location of the superuser.zip...? Or do I need to unzip the file..or does it find unzip on it's own...

Yeah, no cursing yet...I just rebooted the phone, until I know what went wrong...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tylerdurdin:
Try moving it to your internal SD.....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
O.k. it's moved to internal sd, I opened ROM manager and I am thinking that my next step is to Install from sd card???? I'm telling you the ink has not even dried on this phone yet...that's how new I am to android..in fact, until a month ago, I had never even held a smartphone...of any kind, before.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tylerdurdin:
Rom manager or are you in clockwork recovery?

And after this you will be an old pro....;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
In the mean time, It's doing a titanium backup, and it's saying superuser has been granted permission etc..

On the notification screen says titanium batch backup finished...and near the top it says Rogers with the option to press CLEAR beside it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
In ROM manager There are a bunch of options...one of them is INSTALL ROM from SD card....BUT, is the superuser zip a ROM?

OR do I want to FLASH Clockworkmod Recovery first?

Man!! I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP!! It's truly GREAT, that you guys are so giving of your time and expertise!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tylerdurdin:
Alright you are in good shape.....I was a little behind.....so you rooted and backed up....very sweet....I my self don't use rom manager I tend to boot right into clockwork to flash all my zips......see that was easy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tylerdurdin:
Don't flash clockwork recovery through rom manager in fact you should already have it????

Yeah...ODIN put clockwork in for you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
Well, I don't see Clockwork recovery IN PROGRAMS. BUT cloclworkmod is on the internal sd card?, and in ROM manager, it says under Flash ClockworkMod :you must have the clockworkmod recovery installed to flash and restore roms" BUT I DO see a superuser icon..mind you no skull and crossbones, just a green android head?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Girn:
Buddy just do the one click method. Why make it so difficult
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tylerdurdin:
Your done man.....Rooted and backed up......your all set...you can use titanium to remove the bloatware if you like. Nothing more to do. Your the man.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
Thanks!! but, I think that I am almost there.,,,Just flashed clockworkmod to 5.0.2.7

Even though superuser icon shows up just not sure why I got that error message earlier?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tylerdurdin:
Well you needed clockwork to be ABLE to flash the SU zip.....so when you used Odin that installed a Kernel with CWM in it....you flash the root package and your rooted. Clockwork just allows you to flash custom firmwares and zips and allows you to have a little more advanced recovery menu.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
MAN..WHERE were the fireworks :-)....?? it's like an 15 year old guy and his 1st time... happened so fast. he missed the damn show...I am guessing... :-)

Tylerdurdin!! YOU are the MAN...I am just a humble student :-)

So, you mean I can trash facebook and other offensive programs... :-)

Well, I know that I want to lose the Rogers RED splash at startup...

just not sure how to use titanium to remove stuff?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tylerdurdin:
In titanium just go to the backup restore tab up top and when the list populates just long press the app you want gone and select what you want to do with it. Just DONT uninstall anything you are not CERTAIN what it is....removal of one wrong package and you are hooking that puppy back to ODIN. ALSO take the time to download to your computer all the required files to flash your phone back to completely stock in case of a warranty issue. As far as the boot screen that's a lot more advanced and will require some reading to understand what needs to be changed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
Tylerdurdin...you ARE, the BEST!!

I am thinking about taking a break for now, and I'll be sure to be very careful...Still have to figure out just how to download the files to my p.c. and I'll to some reading about that Startup splash.

I wonder what happens if I press "clear" in the notification screen beside my carrier...Rogers?

To find the ADVANCED tab to select SOLVED..That's just at the topic listing...right?

THANKS AGAIN!!!!!!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tylerdurdin:
On the Topic of your thread you just chooses the advanced tab and then you just have to write in solved at the end of the topic.....that's it.

You can clear your notification bar anytime you need to......good luck with your phone....have fun;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
Not enough Jack, or too much coffee....I have gone to my thread topic..

I see thread Tools, Search and Display....Can't see the Advanced Tab??

All I could find was to give the thread a bunch of stars?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Pirateghost:
EDIT POST, GO ADVANCED

EDIT THREAD TITLE

SUBMIT

i think you have had way too much coffee
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] the2rrell:
this that your speaking of is download mode.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tylerdurdin:
After all that......I give thin the worst instructions to edit a thread topic......Thanx PG.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
G'Day! I wanted to say a REALLY BIG THANKS to Tyler & Silver for ALL of their very much appreciated help!!!!!

It would be fantastic if everyone on this Planet, would be as kind & helpful to people, that they have never even met!!!!

AND, of course.... Melvin & Copperhead!!!!

signed;

A happily ROOTED Shaggyskunk :-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
Good deal. Just keep those nandroid backups current. They really come in handy i have a nandroid of every rom i have flashed it allows for easy switching between roms and restores all your apps and accounts ...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] McLaren__F1:
How do you do "nandroid backups"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
If you are rooted and have cwm recovery. You boot into cwm recovery....select backup/restore then choose back up .. that is a nandroid
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
Hate to ask, but is there a "101 how to forum"?

I have been reading a variety of posts and forums about flashing ROMs etc...and I am guessing that I am not the only one that; a) feels goofy about asking basic questions, b) would like to know if there is a "modding for dummies 101"?

I am just not clear on how much of a safety net the backups offer, in the event I mess up, while trying to learn...? I had seen a suggestion, that said, "get a cheap, used android to practice on"

There are probably many that are just too embarrassed to ask for help, and almost certainly WAY too many that just Expect help..

I know from my own experience on XDA, that there are many great folks that are happy ( I hope) to give their time and share their expertise, but I know that I, for one, don't want to "over stay my welcome", when it comes to learning the ropes.

With a Win o/s, I know what to do and how to fix up even the most egregious mistake, from simple restore to earlier date, to formatting the h.d. and reinstalling the o/s....With Android, I just don't know if I am on the edge of a cliff, or if there is a net below?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cue_32:
as far as safety net is concerned, as long as you can get in to Clockwork (for nandroid restore) or in to download mode, you're safe.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
Thanks cue_32. So nandroid is more or less the same as sys restore?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
unlock bootloader & rooting?

Are they the same thing?

Does the nandroid backup include EVERY THING? That you would need if you mess up your phone?

If I flash a custom ROM, does that mean that when my Carrier/Samsung release ICS, I will still be able to get the update from them, or would I have to Either Flash back to Stock... or flash to ICS from XDA or Cyanogen?

THANKS!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cue_32:
Yup... it backs EVERYTHING up. ROM, settings, accounts, down to the text messages that are on the phone at the time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
Thanks cue_32!

While trying to read all kinds of stuff on the subject, I find some info that is a bit vague.

Is Unlocking the Bootloader, the same as Rooting? It seems like it is?

BTW I tried to click THANKS, but I hit the arbitrary limit of 5 for the day???

I see you are on rogers as well... is your phone the sgh-i727? If so, any Roms that you would suggest for this phone?

THANKS!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
A bit confused about what I need to flash ROMs

I have been reading all kinds of stuff on flashing ROMS. I don't know if it is really that complicated, as it seems. I have looked at the wikkis at XDA and Cyanogen...there are lots of similarities, but trying to figure out exactly what you need to flash a ROM seems to be anything but straight forward. There also seems to be no absolute SINGLE meaning for some terms.

Do you need to install SDK, or is it already part of something, like Titanium, ClockworkMod or Busybox?

Every time I look at another source of information, I end up thinking that there is an almost infinite number of ways to skin the ROM flashing cat.

I am just looking for a clear linear path to follow.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
To flash a rom all you need is to be rooted, and have cwm recovery. You just boot into cwm wipe data, and cache 3 times each. Then install zip from sd card. You dont need titanium that is to backup all your apps if you choose to. Its pretty straight forward.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssmr2t:
Hello!

I am sure there will be a lot of new threads coming up in the next week regarding lapdocks. and roms...

I recently returned my Atrix which was running CM7 for a factory fresh model and to try and "Start over" if you will (I had so many different files residing in my phone from different roms, I felt it was the best choice.. Plus my FP scanner never worked) .

Anyways, What is the best ROM for our phones which will maintain the factory webtop (or modded if necessary) to get rid of all this blur crap and also enable more "features" ;) on the go?

Let's discuss
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nikoloz17:
Using Darkside 3.1.2, with 2.3.5 fruitcake webtop, Debian mode and Chromium-browser.

Everything works just fine
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kouderd:
Alright so I put the simply stock rom on yesterday and for the first time, a GBbootloader, and the bullet kernel. Didn't really like out much so i odined back to stock. But when I did I was getting the I9000/t959 boot screens alternating. I found a new pda that fixed it (but now whenever I use the usual pda the problem comes back.)

But anyway, now my signal is really weak (0-1 asu) all the time in my house where I usually got full bars, and now struggling between one and none and I have no data connection at all. But I can receive and send texts and calls. There is nothing set up in the vpn and apn sections of the settings so I guessing that's the problem with data, but usually when I flash stock that would be filled in.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Destron5683:
If there is nothing in your Access Point Name list then you will need to fill that in. You should be able to find the settings with a quick google search.

Sometimes this gets lost during flashing. I have probably flashed a hundred roms and its only happened to me once.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kouderd:
Thanks

Do will this only fix my data problem or the weak signal to? Btw I did accident flash back to stock while I had my sim in there, but it still worked when I was through so I really didn't think much of it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Destron5683:
If you continue to get a weak signal then you should try a different modem. I personally get the best performance with the KB5 modem, but different factors determine what modem will work best for you.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=868774

May take some trial and error to find you best modem.
[General Questions and Answers] Spado:
Well... the title says it all. I got the address

xdaforums.com/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=476

...but it is actually empty I guess cause that section is viewable just to registered users. I would want it on my Google Reader of course :).