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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] unibombz:
Hello, I have been watching this thread for quite some time now and it keeps getting better and better, with the few minor people having some issues, but that is always a common thing with droid, work as community to get things working.

Anyways now that there has been some really good solid posts regarding this ROM, I was interested to flash myself to 'try and test'.

I wanted to ask first before I proceeded since it has been a while since flashing a ROM, as I am looking forward to getting on board with ICS.

Anyways, if I just make a CWM backup of my current phone (to date), then follow the instructions on the thread on how to flash the rom/radio; would I still be able to flash back to my gingerbread backup (revert back to gingerbread)? Would the new radio have any effect on the GB Rom, or do I have to flash back an older radio as well?

I thought I saw someone state you need to update CWM to some ‘ICS version’ in order for the install to work correctly? Correct me if I am wrong, I could be at fault saying that…Perhaps I was looking at another thread and making a mistake.

I look forward to any suggestions; I just want to do it properly and smooth to avoid issues, mainly find out if I can revert back to my CWM (GB) backup in case I run into any issues. Thx you all :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] scott14719:
Generally speaking, it is always necessary to flash a radio if you are flashing a new ROM. There are a couple of exceptions, if the ROM includes the radio (it should say in the OP of that ROM's thread), then the radio will flash with the ROM, or if you are going to use the same modem / radio with the next ROM. Even in the latter case, its a good idea to reflash the radio and then flash the ROM so RILs can line up if necessary. So, yes, flash the radio and then the ROM unless otherwise instructed. If you do a nandroid, you can flash between GB and ICS just make sure you wipe everything through CWM a few extra times, flash the correct radio, and then follow the directions for each ROM that you flash. Some claim the "touch" versions of CWM work a little better at handling ICS flashes. It might be or it might just be personal preferrence. I installed one of the touch versions and everything seems to work great. So, if you experience trouble with whatever version of CWM you are in, try one of the touch versions. Read the threads on each version to decide which version you might want to try.

All of this information can be found in detail by doing searches in the Skyrocket forums so please search, read, and learn before asking if you need more information. There is simply too much information to post here. But if it shows that you put effort into finding answers on your own, people will help you a lot more. And yes, this ROM is amazing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] unibombz:
I appreciate the information. So from what was gathered , my current CWM backup would not have the radio as part of the backup it is a completely separate thing. I would have to hunt for the specific radio version for what I am currently using. So I should try to find the correct radio version to my current ROM before I do anything, if I am on the right track here.

I am trying to get everything aligned so I have a 'fall back' in case. I am sure I will end up liking the ROM myself too, and would love to try it, just want to make sure I have my backup solution covered before I do so.

now I just have to figure out where I can find my GB radio before flashing this ROM.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1575388 <-- stock Bell radio, not rogers

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1472954 <-- CWM (looks cool)

I usually follow this guideline before flashing any rom... factory reset x3, cache wipe x3, under mounts and storage format /system x3

Are all the attachments that romracer posted needed after you install 7.4 FULL WIPE ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mcchico:
I had similar problems and Flashed the ROM a second time. It seemed to work.

Also Re-Formatted External SDCARD and killed Social Media that was running under applications (had two copies running).

Also I found the following was running all the time and did not want them so I "Freeze" them:

- AP Mobile

- Yahoo Finance

- A&T Ready2Go

- Social Hub
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] unibombz:
Nice man, thanks. I am just getting all setup for a flash I hope this week (just got to get a few things organized and ready for the rebuild) I do want to try it for now see how she runs.

What recovery did you use to flash this rom? CWM ? if so what version ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] scott14719:
Stay away from TWRP for the time being. The builders are trying to see if there is some sort of bug causing SkyRocket bricks. Most people didn't have any problems with it but you really don't want to be the one in two hundred that get a brick. Keep an eye on the TWRP DEV thread and it'll say when it is safe. Any of the CWM touch versions work well, just read the threads to see if there are any bugs that you might not like. I am using 5.8.1.3 with no problems, but every phone is a little different so read and try to see which one you prefer. Good luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] unibombz:
Yah I got some help with CWM from Dixit, and things seem to be good again in the land of recovery, and just flashed a different GB kern to try it out before i head to ICS land. Thank you for all the wonderful help and responses ! I am getting my head wrapped around this as I go. Many thanks !

Any Rogers I727R users running this rom currently ? If so any issues to report ? Did you have to flash the ICS modem that romracer posted, or did you just leave the I727R modem alone? Any other changes or issues ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Blairware:
So close...

I want this ROM above all others... The philosophy behind it is inline with what I think: Stock, with performance enhancements. Question: Any reasonable way to remove , bypass or not have the 5 Icon App drawer mod? The dock is fine, no big deal, and though there is room on these 4.5" screens for 5 icons, they just don't appeal to me. It would be great if they were an add-on to the rom, but being a mod, well. it's like it's within a hair of perfection, and then there's the 5 icon mod.

Don't misunderstand me, majority rules, and I am not asking for something special for little ol me... Just wondering if there is a way around the mod... Man. I love the choices made on this rom.... thats the only exception to my mind.... any thoughts?

Edit: UGH... JUST went back and saw the 4x4 Lanucher APK.... DUH! Now, it's perfect! :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dixit:
Have you looked at the first post and seen the file of TouchWiz30Launcher4x4.apk ? If not give that a try, it puts the App drawer back to 4x4 instead of 5 wide. Just replace that file (and take out the 4x4 part) with the file that exists now in the System/App directory and fix permissions and owner.

Dixit
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Blairware:
Thanks... I went back and just saw it while you posted... That ought to do it! Thanks much!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Steve Jobs®:
Just downloaded and installed this rom and I have to say, its by far the best rom I have ever used! Seriously. Its awesome! Thanks romracer.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] romracer:
I'm glad everyone likes the ROM so much :)

I believe it works fine on Rogers, but you will need to create your APN and likely freeze AT&T Ready2Go with TiBu. You can google for the APN settings, but I believe they are all over this forum.

Does anyone know the AT&T Ready2Go APK? I wouldn't mind making it removable as I know some user's like the feature, and others (ex. Rogers users) wouldn't mind it being removable.

I would strongly suggest you flash my radio if you're an AT&T user. I can't say for Rogers users, I'm not sure about your bands.

I originally packaged this using CWM 5.0.2.7 as the test platform. I've built my own Touch 5.5.0.4 that I use now, so I'll be able to confirm that one soon.

This guy said it. I would use Odin once for each release, because there are certain things I just can't reliably do via an updater-script. After that, then you can follow the instructions in the OP for the full install. That will wipe your data sections, and I'll take care of the rest in the script.

Be sure to backup your internal SD card before you use Odin/OneClick. Both ICS leaks so far have wiped that card so you will want a backup. I back up both since its not going to hurt anything if the behavior changes.

See the above and then the OP for full install.

Not likely, I love this phone. Best one I've owned yet. :)

Weird, that happened with the previous ICS leak, but not in UCLD2. Did you do something funny like flash the 14 toggle mod from the other thread? Its built-in to my ROM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Blairware:
This ROM fits like a glove.

And NOT the "OJ" glove, either! I commented last night that the choices made by the mod all fit my idea of a clean, not overly modded, but super performance based ROM. And MAN... DOES IT!

I love it, from the bootanimation to the status bar. Romracer also did something that makes even more sense to me. Rather than follow the crowd, he states in the instructions to Wipe Data/Factory Reset, Wipe Cache & install. I never felt clear about these "Wipe data/factory reset 3x , wipe Cache 3x, etc.

A wipe or a format should do just that. Wipe. or format. There should be no reason to run it more than once. Unless it is knows to be buggy, broken or in some way inefficient, formatting ANYTHING multiple times just feels like superstitious crap, or paranoid, or something. I could even get behind doing it 2x, just for warm fuzzies, or to makes sure you didn't MISS a step. But someone will have to explain doing a process that should be identical 3x in a better way if it is to make sense to me. This is right up there with "Flash abc ROM first, then wipe it and install my ROM." Why? I hate analogies, especially bad ones but I feel a need here. This is like saying, fill your gas tank with premium, the drain it. Then WIPE IT OUT COMPLETELY SO THERE IS NO TRACE, then fill it with regular, and BAM, you will have super performance.

Sorry... did not mean to hijack the thread with my rant, i was just thrilled to see no instructions for doing identical processes 3 times, I got carried away!

Thanks romracer. I am just getting rolling with this rom, but I love what I see. If it is as stable as I suspect, I know where I will be sticking with Skyrocket Roms for the foreseeable future.

Long Live Alien ROM!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] BigWopHH:
Trying to flash this using oneclick (also tried Odin) and am getting an error that says the MD5 is invalid...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1601483

Am I on the wrong track here? Based on what I've ready here the best course of action seems to be to flash back to the "stock" leak, then to the full-wipe 7.4, but I'm hitting a wall ont he stock flash.

Would love some guidance if you have the time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] unibombz:
Just got up and running on the ROM, seems excellent so far. I went into my power saving settings, and I selected custom power savings (check box) and then wanted to do my custom settings. Once I select 'custom settings' the phone vibes on me, the screen turns black (like it is trying to load) then it vibes 3 times and the prompt says 'unfortunately, settings has stopped'

Also what is strange, all my market apps that I have purchased said i needed to purchase them again....for anyone with that issue, you need to clear the 'play store' cache and you should be good to go

Also need to track down the apk for the quick panel settings, allows you to adjust order of the 15 toggle mod

found here for those that need it : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1367396&highlight=quickpanel

Keep in mind this is on the I727R , if that matters. Just making people aware. Back to toying with the ROM :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] whiffer2:
with the shortage of quality roms for this handset, we (my coworkers with i727) have decided that this is the best so far. mainly because it is stable and most importantly puts the send button in a useful spot in landscape mode while texting (note, the others have the attachment button on top and that is dysfunctional).

i have high hopes for CM9 and MIUI v4 down the road for i727, but this is more than tolerable until those are daily driver status.

big UPs to the OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
Ever tried gosms?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] whiffer2:
thanks for the tip but no, with this rom there is not a need to. and the other roms had issues that this one did not. in reality its such a small tweak to swap the send and attach buttons, i wish i had the android programming know-how to do it and release a rom myself. but i dont :) and i surely appreciate the work of the OP so far.

ive personally never been big on TW/sammy-based roms in general. while not a "stock" (note: dont care) experience, ive found that CM and MIUI roms have blown stock-based roms out of the water. that has been my direct experience with a number of devices (nook color, inspire 4g, i777) and why i love our xda devs so much.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] MaxCarnage:
GoSMS is a texting app, not a ROM. ;)

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] whiffer2:
i know that, and that app is not necessary with this rom :p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] romracer:
The Quickpanel Settings APK is included.. The power saving crash I believe is a problem with the leak because it happens on other ROMs. But I'll look into it to see if its fixable.

I wouldn't flash that TAR through Odin, it has not been tested. I don't know how you flash a TAR with OneClick since its built-in... I'd suggest redownloading your OneClick.

I agree with the recovery statements :P I've written rather customized versions of CWM recovery (check Atrix and Photon forums) and know how those functions operate. There's no reason to do them multiple times. Unless the first failed, its not going to accomplish anything. Besides, a full install ZIP like mine will re-wipe /data again anyway (4 times? really?).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Blairware:
Ahh, now the statements in the last few posts re: Flashing OneClick and then the full wipe ROM, THOSE make sense, from a standpoint of "completeness" I didn't / don't know enough about scripting and Android kitchens to determine the value of that, but your statement regarding the subject put me straight. I really appreciate your level of attention to the ROM, the thread, and issues in general. It DOES show that you intend to be here for a while. I also LOVE the Skyrocket, coming for a long line of ever more mundane HTC phones. It seemed like the HD2 was the previous high water mark, until the One X came to town. Oh, if they had kept the Nvidia Quad Core, I would probably be foolish enough to go for one (even though I have one in a Transformer Prime, and it ain't all that. The Skyrocket appeals to me, since I got an AT&T SGII out of warranty to replace the lackluster Inspire 4G (2011 HOT, 2012 NOT) and though the SGII was nice, it was too light, small & square. Funny how a .2" and some roundy corners turned it into a super phone (for me, anyway!) I even like the slight heft increase as it feels less plasticy. With the exception of that plastic "sheath" on the back. Can't even call it a cover. More like a film, LOL! Long live the SR! (Any news on SR HD? LOL!) I may go for the Note in October, had a Dell Streak 5" and the Note is everything the Dell WASN"T
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Blairware:
Google Play Store issues. Anyone else getting this?

Anyone having Google Play Store issues? I can't say for certain that they are ROM related, in fact I am pretty sure they are not, but for some time, I have authentication issues with Play Store. Especially when I hit the store from a link.

Example: I have Wheres my Droid installed, and hit the link to buy pro version. It tries to authenticate with Play store,, and crapos out with this: "Couldn't sign in - A problem occurred while communicating with Google Servers. Please try again later" And loops right there, meaning that hitting "next" just runs it again and same error. Cannot back out, have to goo to home, then back to Play. This has been happening for several days, is anyone seeing this?

This is probably the one and only issue I have had since installing this ROM. I repeat: This is the single most

stable ROM thast I have ever installed on the Skyrocket

Thank you RomRacer for all your work on this, proving that functional IS beautiful. I like Eye Candy as much as the next guy, but NOT at the expense of stability. I knew a girl named Candy that was easy on the eyes. She wasn't very stable either. :rolleyes:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dnorthington:
Does anyone else have issues with Exchange email? Mine will sort of reset where all my emails are lost, and they will reload. Also, the notifications will duplicate or repeat for emails I've already read. The sync to desktop can be delayed or not even happen.

Are these just leak related issues we have to live with for now? It doesn't seem related to this ROM, just an issue overall. Wondering if there's any tips or tricks I can use to improve the issues.

Great job otherwise. Love the ROM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jorge_moran_jams:
Pattern unlock

The rom is great, I haven't had much problems besides the ones that are already documented, the only thing that's been bothering is the fact that I tried to set a security pattern but it just doesn't work, it unlocks right away.

Any way to fix this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] unibombz:
I am currently trying to take a screen shot on ICS, the 'power' + 'home' is not working, does ICS have a new command, or will they support the native command from gingerbread?

another thing, is I use to be able to just hit the power button and the screen would lock, I don't know if I am finding that same setting in ICS, there is screen time out, but I don't want the phone to lock as soon as it goes to sleep, but be able to lock it with the power button, I will have to revert back to my GB build to try to figure it out unless anyone knows the trick to what I am talking about, thanks :)

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I have had no issues with pattern lock or unlock. I use pattern myself and just tested it as I was reading your post, no issues here. Did you record your pattern and save it ? And it is unlocking to any pattern, or not appearing at the lock screen ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jorge_moran_jams:
I'm able to record it, but after that I get nothing... it just unlocks after pressing the button, the same thing happens with PIN
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] romracer:
The Play store works fine for me. I've been reinstalling all of my apps with no problems. You might try force stopping and then clearing data/cache for the Play store and then reboot (don't just relaunch the Play store).

I think the sync thing is an ICS problem. Its fixed in 4.0.4. There is a thread in General I believe as well as the first few pages of this thread with a link to the ICS 4.0.4 AOSP email APKs. But you have to remove Social Hub and I think attachments won't show or something.

Adjust your screen lock timeout?

I guess I never noticed that in GB. In GB, unless I set the screen lock timeout to immediately, it would not lock when I turned the screen off by pressing the power button. I would have to wait the timeout period regardless.

For screenshots, I think its volume down + power now. My phone is off or I'd check it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] unibombz:
->romracer<-

Adjust your screen lock timeout?

I guess I never noticed that in GB. In GB, unless I set the screen lock timeout to immediately, it would not lock when I turned the screen off by pressing the power button. I would have to wait the timeout period regardless.

For screenshots, I think its volume down + power now. My phone is off or I'd check it.

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Right on romracer, yes because I have been going back and forth with this build of ICS to test things, and then reverting to my GB. Ill try to give you an example best I can here....

In GB : Settings > Display > Screen Timeout = 30 seconds

Location and Security > Timeout = 5min after screen turns off

So after my 30 sec time out the screen turns off but stays unlocked until the 5minute mark.

So say the screen has timed out I hit power to awake the phone, and it is still unlocked.

I can also hit power to awake the phone, then hit power again, and it will lock my phone

The reason I like the power button to lock the phone, weather I hit it 2 times 5 times, whatever... is because when it is in my pocket, I can simply reach in without looking at my phone, hit the power button a few times and know my phone is locked

When I set these same settings in ICS (as above) I can awake the phone and hit power again, and it will turn off my display but keep the phone unlocked until the time out setting. If I select lock immediately it can kind of be annoying, because when say you are playing a game, or looking at a text , etc. and the screen shuts off after say 30 seconds, it is locked, and you have to unlock it. I am probably among the few people that cares about this, but just maybe it was changed completely in ICS... anyways things to learn and troubleshoot.

follow up: I was toying around with my Titanium Backup. I backed up APPS ONLY from GB. Loaded the ICS ROM, and tried to do a restore of apps only. It seemed to lock up on some apps being restored. Is it suggested when you flash ICS (alien) that you just do a complete manual rebuild of your phone... I don't mind doing that but if there are time savers for backup and restore coming from GB that would be handy to know.

Thank you once again for answering all the questions the ROM is great, and soon hope we have some official builds / code released soon, looking forward to many more of your projects ahead :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] romracer:
Hmm, perhaps you are right. I may have remembered it backwards (been a while since I used GB now). I do remember a distinct change in functionality with regards to the timeout and screen lock from ICS to GB though. A friend of mine prefers the ICS behavior (don't lock until the timeout passes whether I push power or not). Makes you wonder how many people notice things like that though :) You and him at a minimum.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jorge_moran_jams:
Keyboard switch in notification bar

I used to have it, I think until before 7.4 it was there, it disappeared. I've read that it's something (a parameter probably http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20640365&postcount=6 ) inside framework-res.apk I think it has something to do with the framework-res.apk posted in the OP that has circle battery mod. Can anyone confirm this? Does anyone know what exactly to modify to get it back?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dxwilliams40:
Power button + home works for me taking screen shots.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dakpluto:
Only difference is now you have to hold them instead of tapping.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] beeroatsnp90x:
Getting excellent battery life on this rom. I have all my apps on my sdcard, using wifi mostly, and I got about 10 hours so far with 46% left.