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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] scott14719:
My best advice for you is to do more reading before you really mess something up. If you don't know the difference between 3e recovery -vs- CWM you haven't read nearly enough to do what you want to do. I am not telling you this to be a smart-a*s, but because I don't want to see you brick your phone. And, almost everyhting you have asked has been discussed in detail.

The modem / radio (baseband) lives on its own little partician so you will probably need to flash the radio you want by itself (while you still have CWM). You can find the different radio zips in the "Radio" thread in the "Dev" section.

But you will first need CWM back. You will need to be rooted to have CWM and you can get CWM (after root) by using ROM manager to download it or you can ODIN CWM if you use Copperhed's root method.

Once you are rooted and have CWM installed, you can flash whichever modem / radio you want. Then, go to K0nane's "Return to stock" thread and follow the directions completely! Read the entire thread first...JUST DO IT!

Once you are back to stock and have the modem you want, use ODIN to install the 3e recovery (original Samsung revovery) back to your phone. There is a thread that has the 3e recovery .TAR but you will have to do a search to find it.

THEN...you will be back to stock. Of course the AT&T 2.3.6 updates have been pulled (again, discussed in many threads) so you probably won't get the OTA update anyway. But it won't hurt to check. Again, read everything before you do anything and if you still have questions after reading everything...ask before you jump.

Good luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] m4570d0n:
android recovery 3e is recovery mode. Holding the volume keys + power button is how you get into recovery, not download mode. To get into download mode:

1 - power off the phone.

2 - plug in your USB cable into your computer/laptop (but not the phone yet)

3 - now hold down the volume keys and plug in the usb cable to the phone while still holding down the volume keys. The phone will vibrate and you can release the volume keys once you see that you're in download mode. I can't remember, but it might actually just be the volume down key and not both.

If that still doesnt work, try taking out the battery and then reinserting it after you power off the phone. Then try again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] haroonie:
Thanks for the help, very informative and you basically confirmed what i was thinking. i come from the iOS world where the firmware files when restored it was back to stock, contained the os/modem fw and kernel; plus wiped everything so that just added to the confusion!

so here's how i think it works - your post says the modem, kernel, OS & recovery all live on separate partitions and since some aren't contained in K0nane's stock ODIN; i need to be sure to flash each to be considered "fully stock." if you do K0nane's stock ODIN (does not contain modem, but has orig 3e recovery, kernel, OS) and it is incompatible with the existing modem; you could be in deep sh*t or a brick. also if you flash stock ODIN, you loose the ability to flash kernel or modem because you're now unrooted and without cwm to do that...

two questions - where in android can i see if i'm truly on stock kernel because can't the build string be spoofed? if i restore my cwm backup from post-root-stock state, does that restore / contain modem or kernel?

TIA again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] scott14719:
OK, I see K0nane's thread has the .TAR stock (Odin flash) and apparently already has the 3e recovery included so if you use K0nane's .TAR, you should not have to re-root or install CWM after the flash. So the only reason you would need to re-root and install CWM is if the modem still remains unchanged.

If the modem (radio) is still wrong after the "return to stock .TAR Odin flash, you will need to do what I wrote above (ie. re-root and install CWM) then flash the correct radio through CWM, then re-odin the return to stock .TAR. Others have reported that they were able to get the OTA update (when it was available) using this method. Maybe a .TAR (ODIN flashable modem) exists, but I'm not sure if I've read anything about anyone trying it if it does. If it does, and it works, you can use ODIN to flash the radio as well.

Yes, the modem itself does live on a different partician. Some custom ROMS include the modem and a script for installing it, but usually mention this up front. If the modem doesn't change after a ROM flash, it must be flashed seperately. I've never seen a phone bricked because of a modem mismatch with a ROM (as long as it is an AT&T (I727) skyrocket ROM and modem). But there may be issues with lost data connectivity or APNs.

But you are on the right path, just make sure you read everything and you will be fine.

As far as spoofing the build, I guess the only way to be sure if it is 100% stock is if you restore a nandroid (if you made one) and then ODIN 3e recovery. Or if you use Kies to reurn to stock.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] haroonie:
Thanks for the details man, really appreciate it. I read through the threads you suggested and they helped, but no mention of modem. After my initial k0nane stock flash, modem was incorrect so i did the below steps and everything looks good. Still no OTA, but thats fine because it may be because of other reasons (2.3.6 pulled).

You mentioned 100% stock if i have my nandroid, but i would still have to 'un-root' my device afterwards. (i could then just goto settings > privacy > factory data reset would delete everything including the root then?) i am under the impression you needed to be rooted to create a nandroid so you would be restoring to the rooted state. is it true if you restore a nandroid you restore all partitions including the modem and kernel then?

Here's how i finally went back to stock when my device was not rooted but had a different modem.

0. DO NOT ODIN WITH RE-PARTITION OPTION ON, UN-CHECK THIS!

1. re-rooted with superoneclick SuperOneClickv2.3.3-ShortFuse.zip

2. odin to enable cwm SkyrocketCWMrecovery.tar

3. use cwm to flash modem to stock ATTKJ2 Radio_RIL__I727ATTKJ2.zip

4. use cwm to wipe data/factory reset

5. odin k0nane's stock SGH-I727-UCKJ2-k0nane.tar

6. verify in about section modem, kernel and software versions.

7. Voila!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] akashsgpgi:
we all know that our players sound very poor and the built in eq(stock music app) is really crappy ,

so i found a player with very awesome sound quality , with punchy bass

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.n7mobile.nplayer&feature=search_result

my custom eq settings are 15,2,4,1,4

bass boost off , srs at abou 30%:D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rasa11:
Hmmm,

With decent headphones, I am quite pleased with the stock music app.

Sounds great actually.

better than any of my friends ipods. lol

I installed "n7player" about a week ago, used it for 20 minutes and removed it.

Just wasnt all that pleased with it, and it certainly didnt seem to "work" any better than the stock player.~ Sound, Function, etc.

With real headphones I have plenty of great bass. ;)

edit: but dammit man...

now Im going to have to reinstall it and really study the sound differences. grrr. lol :P
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rapydax:
I like this music player too, but there should be a shuffle button in the app itself.

I really like the UI though and the equalizer.

But the problem with the bassbooster is that it stutters while playing the song, which is very annoying. So I had to turn it off :mad: Hope they're gonna fix this, or is it just me?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rasa11:
Alright, Been playing with it for the past hour or so..

and I do stand corrected.

It does sound nicer! lol

Takes a lil bit of getting used to, but it is quite nice.

Shoulda gave it more than a few minutes last time.

Thanks OP. :)

edit: also noticed the bassbooster stutter. :/

edit2~ it seems the bassbooster only stutters when a "preset" is selected.

if the EQ preset is set to "off", i get no stutter.

but as soon as I change the preset, it goes back to the stutter.

hmmm

edit3~ lol

Seems like bassbooster is not even required when using OP's settings. :D very niice!

glad you made me rethink this player OP! :D <3
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] galache22:
I've tried only 3 or 4 music players, but I strongly recommend PowerAmp.

For me is which has the best sound quality.

And have so many options and funcionalities; and a very good interface (if you have full version)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rasa11:
Was just having a look around in the settings,

and if you go to settings>playback settings>

you'll see a

"Use audio proxy buffering"[Experimental, Select this option only if the sound stutters/skips"

Maybe try that?

Ill check it out later, but for now i have plenty of bass using OP's settings. lol :D

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I checked out Poweramp also, and removed it after 15 minutes. lol

Didnt seem like an app id want to pay for.

Liking this N7-player more and more though. :O :)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rapydax:
Found out that when you use the 4×2 widget on the homescreen it doesn't fit correctly. I have the BW weather widget just above it, and when I turn my screen into landscape mode there is no space between the two widgets, which is ugly as hell.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Spind426:
Really does

Really does sound better than the stock app, well for me at least. Thanks for the link!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rasa11:
hmm, both of the widgets seem fine for me. (4.0) :confused:

small and medium both, I dont see a problem.

but damn, I really am loving this player now. lol :D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rapydax:
Ok I've tested PowerAMP and N7 again, and I have to conclude that PowerAMP is still my favourite, but N7 is a nice one too. But the AMP's quality is just godly <3
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tcat007:
N7 has a nice UI, but I really like the UI of Cubed better. I just tried N7 and it skips a lot, even with minimal equalizer settings. Poweramp is best sound quality, and does not skip on my SGP5.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rasa11:
Ive been listening to music most of the day using N7 player and havent had it skip yet.

huh
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] DeLaVicci:
I've been using PowerAmp for about a year now. I usually get the most use out of the tone adjustment feature more than anything. A little tweaking with it and the Bass & Treble Boost EQ on and it sounds amazing.

Then I decided to try the Beats Audio mod 'cause... Well, why not, and I was pleasantly surprised. With that and a little tweak of the tone in PowerAmp and I'm beyond happy.

Just food for thought.

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1525226
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tcat007:
I tried it again and found it only skips when bass boost or srs is on. It does seem to have less distortion than poweramp. I'm liking the sound as long as it doesn't skip.

Is there a way to save custom equalizer setting?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] akashsgpgi:
the bass boost function comes at a cost , it reduces other sounds ,

best is to keep bass boost off and the bass in eq to 15
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] exodus454:
I'm gunna give this a try.. although I've really been itching to buy Neutron lately. PowerAMP sounds good, but Neutron sounds fantastic!

Maybe this will alleviate that itch.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Chris4evernoob:
Poweramp is pretty good. It has a simple interface, presets, equalizer and you can get extra widgets on the store
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rasa11:
just installed power amp (full)..

it is quite nice!

Not sure i like it better than N7 yet..

But it is very niice. :)

wish I could bring the stability of poweramp and the features/setup of N7 into one player. lol :P
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Question, did you use the regular flash, or the one for Samsung devices (SII)?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] dunca123:
If you are looking for great sound, use this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1543366 ROM and the built in DSP Equalizer from Cyanogenmod is AMAZING!!! Once you set it up the way you want it... You will love it.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rasa11:
^ kind of a lot just to get "good sound". lol
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] klin1344:
When I integrated it into my ROM, I used the SII one. It was the only one that wouldn't bootloop for me. It's kind of confusing..there are so many different versions with different libs in every zip. Honestly, I can't really tell the difference with and without the MOD, but that's because I'm not an audiophile :p Maybe others can, so thats why I include it in my ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Haha, yeah, I would be classified with you as a non-audiophile ;)

Thanks for the answer, though. I doubt I will even reinstall it, as it seems to mess with the format compatibility of the stock media apps (not worth it if you think anything sound fine, like I do, lol!)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] fromnowon:
Thax ,but I would rather use voodoo sound and close EQ,which is great! XD
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Pilatus47:
Totally agree with you. With the SGS2 stock player with the Eq in rock and effect wide I get amazing sound.

By the way you should try poweramp it´s a very good option too.

Saludos
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] n64_ali:
I recommend Player Pro + DSP Pack. Sounds noticeably better than the stock option (just turn the EQ slider on and off and test for yourself).
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] crazybrain13:
If you want a skinable player try ubermusic. The sound quality is alright but the real reson to use it is there are zune and windows phone themes. I you want a music player with all the options then try PlayerPro. Its 5 dollars on the android market and again, the sound quality is good. As far as the n7 player, I'll have to check it out. It looks cool and if it has the sound quality that everyone is talking about then it might replace my current player.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] cleve321:
Poweramp is the way to god because of its eq
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rasa11:
Have tested both powerAMP and Player Pro since this thread was started,

Still neither of them compare to N7 imho. :)

of all 3, N7 is the only one I would actually even think about paying for.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rapydax:
Saywhaaaat? Nothing beats the equalizer of poweramp. Its just too good:thumbup:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rasa11:
Can't really disagree, as I did find powerasmps EQ to be best, but everything else just doesnt feel quite as nice or intuitive to me.

Wish I could snag a few little features from one or two other players and incorporate then into N7, lol.. that would be killer.

N7 Does have pretty great sound quality though, specially on the right eq settings. :O

Hopefully it keeps being develooped and evolves.

Q:

Has anyone else recently got a message saying

I thought this was just Free?

Does it really have a trail period? wth?!

just read from the page again..

what.the.hell. lol :/

DOnt even see the unlocker anywhere.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] me_copiaron_el_nick:
in the n7player to avoid stuttering when the bass boost and srs is activated you have to raise the minimum clock speed to 200 Mhz at least, i have the yp-g1 overclocked to 1200 Mhz with a minimum speed of 200 mhz and there is no stuttering. excuse me for my english. greetings from Chile
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] bluntsworth:
I noticed the cm7 dsp manager force closes when this app is installed. Looks good tho but back to player pro I guess. Player pro has been the best for the last year on my devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Ayoodannyx:
try playerpro, it works great, plus theres a free dsp pack you can download
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] j21098:
I use poweramp,playerpro and n7

I like the power mamp better best quality but i like the n7 theme playerpro is ok i recomnend getting DSP pack with player pro
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
So which player do you guys recommend. PowerAmp or n7player? I'm not really what we call an audiophile. I'm a casual music listener and I had ubermusic but the dev left out support for it and i'm bored with the stock player. I tried out myself both of them. I see that the volume of Poweramp beats n7player but it cost a bit more than n7player.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] akashsgpgi:
i would say n7 , try with eq settings as 15,2,4,1,4 and bass boost and srs off(they cause stutter @100mhz),

the bass is really punchy and reminds me of my cowon s9(bbe)

the ui is ocassionally laggy

also if you use yp g70 then for speaker use default eq 0,0,0,0,0 with srs and bass bosst off and then compare then quality with default music aspp with speaker, the quality and bass is really good with speaker too
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] DeLaVicci:
Bass really isn't everything. And for me the loss in volume was the big kicker. But maybe it isn't so bad on a 4.0, since I use a USA 5.0.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
well since I have the 4.0 and steve's kernel attached it is not really a problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rasa11:
N7 for sure.

Bought the unlocker i love it soo much. ;) <3
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
I bought it too. It cost $2,49 but when I uninstalled the unlocker it managed to get me a refund?? (I bought 30 min before I uninstalled it.) Anyway I'll buy it again if the time limit is gone. :D Very nice player.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Neodymium:
Nice Job Bro

I really like it! Thank you for your tip!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] j21098:
Im more of a basshead i love bass so i just go with poweramp. N7 is good but it stutters/skips when using bassboost even with the audio proxy thing on
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
Nice if only poweramp were back to $1,99 like it was in march :( Well it doesn't matter. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] YBS14881:
Hi friend

I am also fan of power-amp & tried above 20 players and finally switch to power-amp.

If some one wants full version with unlock permanently, I have a trick. Upload soon...
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] akashsgpgi:
xda is not the place for warez:mad:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] j21098:
I used the lucky patcher app
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] eerie_silence:
Power Amp with DVC :)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rapydax:
What is dvc?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] eerie_silence:
Rapydax Direct Volume Control option.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] wtfsaywat:
Google Music

As the title says Google Music is also an option. And if you check on the android development site for the Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 and 4.0 you'll find roms on there, some of them have 2.3 which allows you to download the free equalizer app and others have the DSP manager already included heres a link.

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1423
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rasa11:
google music~ never!~
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] chrisd1a1:
moderator warning

moderator warning.

as per XDA rules we don't allow or condone use of Warez.

any discussion of - or links to - Warez will result in infractions and possible bans.

i won't give any warnings over this

regards

Chris
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] anil_kilic:
i think poweramp is best music player for android .
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Ash515:
With the head phones i got andthe stock player se on bassboost, its very clear nice bass no stutter and never crashes :)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] j21098:
Try power amp though you're gonna love it:D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rasa11:
N7 is still my favorite..

But, I ve also discovered "jetaudio" and "soundsbest" music players and they both have great sound quality!

I think Jetaudio is a close contender to N7, not quite. but almost!

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Re: JetAudio music player..

Reading the reviews, it seems like even people who love power amp have even switched to this player!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ory.jetaudio&feature=apps_topselling_new_free

Really sounds great!

Got a nice widget to.

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and here is "SoundBest" https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLnNrLnNvdW5kYmVzdGxpZ2h0Il0.

Which is also pretty awesome!

It calculates/optimizes itself to each persons own hearing levels. pretty sweet.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] j21098:
I like the N7 layout but power amp has better sound and ill try jet audio
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
jetaudio engine should be good because it is made by cowon and we know all how quality sound is in cowon players.:rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] daniel644:
just started playing with this Jetaudio basic and it seams to have the same fatal flaws of every other app I've tried other then Poweramp.

my 2 issues are:

1. When sorting by album when one album finishes it does NOT auto advance to the next album (alphabetically).

2. At least somewhat dependent on the default media scanner, big issue for me as I put a .nomedia file into the root of my microsd to stop the scan on boot of the default scanner tying up my player for several minutes each time I turn it on and as of the last update jetaudio won't see files in folders with .nomedia files.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] sgpreece:
I preffer Cloudskipper....Nice sound and pleasant interface....and its free on Gplay :)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
A little known player I found was ttpod. It has a good interface, and tons of themes. The sound quality is great for me, but I'm no audiophile. :p

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[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] j21098:
I tried them but I like power amp over all of them
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rasa11:
I tried that one (ttpod) for about 10 minutes and had to remove it. lol
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Yeah, I don't have it anymore, but it lasted on my device longer than many other music players I have tried, lol! It was a little to laggy.

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[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] MajinZERO:
Used N7 for some time, it's a nice player but don't want to buy a license for it since PowerAmp for me is much better.

Now I'm using Cloudskipper (amazing and free) but for it I have to set my min CPU frequency to 200mhz to prevent lags and skipin...
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] superwonso:
Thanks!

Thanks for You!

I think this app is Good!

Thanks to share this link!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] nkjskj.com:
Inbuilt music player is best app for playing music............
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rasa11:
Where is the logic here?

How does that even make sense? :rolleyes:

On another note: I installed Neutron player and have been giving that a try,

and while Im not impressed with the UI..

It sounds most excellent! One of the best sounding players yet, in my experience.

Im pretty impressed with the quality of sound neutron player gives!. :D

For any real "audiophiles".. Id definitely suggest neutron player.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] ScienceCat:
Personally I don't like the G7 player. I just tried it and all the album art I've downloaded are super grainy and the and some album artwork is missing.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Rasa11:
G7? what is G7?

also, who judges a music player by it's...... album arts?!? :eek: lol

Don't care that it sounds great and works great?

The album arts is the selling point for some folks eh? :cool:

It is a "music player" , not an 'image browser'.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] ScienceCat:
So I found this amazing music player. I had to come back and tell you guys about it. It's called SoundBest Player. The UI is beautiful and all but it still does need some fixing added to it but besides that the sound is just amazing!!

edit

Sorry! I actually meant N7. I'm pretty anal when it comes to album art and music quality.