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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Ricardin:
Ok guys so here is my question (noob), will there be a root for this? My phone was giving me a lot of problems so i decited to flash a stock rom but i did not know yesterday was going to be the realease of this update(I777UCLE5 Android 4.0.3),and i went on kies and updated, after that went to google and searched for a root guide and thats how i've just learned that this update was just released some hours ago :( .Im new to this... do i wait for a root to come out or people are not going to release anything? please if there's any way i can revert or root this please help...

thank you for reading this. and sorry for my english.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] BROKKANIC:
Can't wait for all the.... "Help! I downloaded the official ics release and now my phone is doing this......" threads. Sorry cant help you. Flash something custom. Hehe...:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] AJ Newkirk:
The thing is...if someone posts crap like this in a CM9 thread or an AOKP thread they get flamed to death and told to stop or face getting banned.

Stop with the negative posts just because it is something that Samsung made. After all, didn't they make your f*cking phone? Judging by the logo on my phone - they did make mine. OMG - GO BURN THE PHONE SINCE SAMSUNG MADE IT!! Get one made by AOKP!!!!1111

This thread is for people who are interested in using this official release. If you're not interested in using this release, then don't post here.

I promise that you will not be asked any questions about how to fix *anything*.... and that flashing something custom will only bring its own set of issues....but oh those are caused by Samsung too right?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] insomnia:
what crawled up ur arse and died?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] BROKKANIC:
Lol! Rrrraaaaaawwrrrr!

You realize we are on a developer forum. In fact me thinks ish even part.of the name of.this website, could be wrong. :p

Wash the sand.out.of the vaginal cavity and find some humor in life.

Never said I wouldn't try and help the stockers. Well, i actually did. But it was a jest. Lol I'll help. Just found it funny how many people are excited about a stock ics release when most people find this site because they want to mod their phone.

To each his own....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Intub8:
Source was posted yesterday on Sam mobile
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] GJMX:
Settings/applications/development (USB debugging) needs to be unchecked for kies connection to happen.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] AJ Newkirk:
That is great to know, thanks!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] joseanez:
not support software upgrading

Ey guys... for me Kies software keeps saying "your device does not support software upgrading via Kies".... any help? please..

thank u..

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ey where did u get the file? thank u
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] amaddux29:
no go

I started to download last night around 6 p.m. CST. Got to the screen warning about backing up files and decided to terminate and back up some pics. Went to a social event and returned around 9 p.m. Started again and Kies told me the firmware is the current version. Called AT&T but their technical department was suffering "technical difficulties" and I was told to call back later (how ironic). Samsung support, both voice and chat, were friendly but useless.

Also, I connected through Kies initially, but the updated drivers are a fail. I had to update my existing driver to reconnect and even then it was touchy (Windows Vista).

Closing thoughts:

-I am sure Samsung pulled the update for a good reason, but I would appreciate some honesty on their part.

-Kies is awful.

-How is it that developers can make good ROMs in their spare time and a big company like Samsung can not get it right after all this time on their flagship device?

-Based on my experience with the Captivate and GSII, I love Samsung hardware, but their commitment to existing customers and software development is unfathomably awful.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jjack0310:
Thats what I wanted to do, since KIES doesnt work with my phone for some ****in reason. But I havent done it yet because didnt want to take the risk until I get some advice!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Harry_Y:
Well everything looks good, and it is sure appears to be a bit more snappy.

It is nice that you can now just Disable the apps you don't want (bloatware).

The folders still open up to a standard size and not sized to the number

of apps; It is a minor issue that can be fixed with a different launcher.

-

For those questioning why not a Custom ROM, Well in short If

I have something that works for me why load a custom ROM?

Also my wife has the same phone so I try to keep them similar so if she

has a question (or must use my phone) it makes it easier for both of us.

The stock does what I need it to do so I have no need to change.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kandroid:
Thanks for the followup post. My wife's phone is having a lot of battery issues after updating to 2.3.6, so I was going to try the ICS update to see if that fixes the issue. If I update this through KIES, will it do a full wipe? or will it retain all the apps and data?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Harry_Y:
Mine retained the Apps and my Data, but all my screens were put

to stock. so it took me a while to put them back from memory.

I should have taken screen shots before I upgraded.

I still need to update my wife's phone, but I wanted to check it out first.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] walkerl:
Still doesn't show that an update is available for me....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Harry_Y:
They may be rolling it out in phases.

I'm usually the one waiting, so I was quite

surprised to see it let me have the update.

Others here more wise than I may have a better answer.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nimper:
Was it? Link please :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
Am I the only one thinking "so you want to run stock firmware rolled out through the company. And u don't want to use a custom rom....so....but yer on xda developers ...and we modify and release custom roms and...,?" Lol.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] walkerl:
Whats the big deal? If he wants to use OEM thats his choice, if you want custom, thats yours...Personally, I'll be giving the OEM a try.. and if It does what I need, I'll keep it, if not, I'll go custom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Harry_Y:
Bingo
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Harry_Y:
Does this add to the discussion or are you just trolling?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] votinh:
This question was asked a couple of times on this thread alone.

There are only 7 pages, do read.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] switters1:
How is the touch response on stock ICS?

Is it slow and wonky like every other ICS rom? If its snappy like gingerbread, I'm in.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Harry_Y:
It actually feels a bit snappier over all.

The only thing that really feels slow is the

Home to applications and back transition.

You can also go into the developers options and set the

transitions to .5 or none to make most of the others quicker
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chmcke01:
Up to date?

My brother doesn't want to install any custom ROMs or even root his SGS2 until it is out of warranty...so he was wanting to update to this official ICS release. However, he downloaded and installed Kies and it said that his software was up to date.

How exactly do you do the update through Kies? I have never updated through Kies, always used custom ROMs on my SGS2 so I don't know what to tell him.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
Not really... It's just another ****ty AT&T release. We learned from UCKH7 and UCKK6 that if you want the worst possible experience for your phone, install the AT&T release. It provides lockdown (tether blocking, which is more aggressive in ICS) and piles of bugs that you don't experience with I9100 firmwares (lockscreen issues in UCKH7, the abysmal power management of UCKK6 and broken Bluetooth HID in UCKK6).

The source code (when released) might have some interesting updates that could possibly be pulled into my touchwizz kernel base and CM9 - but at this point I have a "guilty until proven innocent" attitude with regards to anything coming out of AT&T. Main things prior to source release I might do when I get some time:

1) Check initramfs for anything interesting (unlikely though)

2) Release a kernel with micswap disabled

Maybe... Someone might mess with it, but most of the developers here learned from UCKK6 that official AT&T releases are steaming piles of **** that consist of the worst possible base you can choose.

I realize some people don't want AOSP firmwares - that's what I9100 touchwizz is for.

No, source code was not released. So, among the list of "bugs you don't experience with I9100 firmwares", assume this has the trigger conditions for eMMC damage until we receive source code that indicates otherwise.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Harry_Y:
I just plugged in my phone and it said an update was available.

From there it is just follow the prompts, BUT from reading this thread it

looks like it has either been pulled or they are rolling it out on phases.

I'm normally the last to get these, so I was surprised when it gave it to.

( I figured I'd be the one waiting for it ).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nimper:
Sure, a link to the firmware was posted but that's not what I asked for was it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] votinh:
You hit me on the head, m8.

My bad, apologize :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jack man:
If anyone is itching to get the official version from Kies and Kies is still saying that KK6 is still the most current version, I figured out a way to get Kies to force download it.

I was curious about it so I did it. Currently going back to another rom. played with it for a few hours. not horrible... but..

anyway, if you want me to explain how to do it, let me know.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bormasina:
Elaborate

Since you mentioned it, please elaborate ... I hope mallet is not required :D I have one if needed :D:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Harry_Y:
Yes Please

Thank you
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MSHampton:
Well??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jack man:
Well, first, before I realised I could do it, I downloaded the newest version of Kies because I got all kinds of errors when i did a kies software update from the older version. I had to uninstall it from my computer and install the newest one. I got it from here:

http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/

btw, I did all of this with the phone completely stock - restored to unrooted KH7, then did OTA KK6 upgrade. NOt sure if it would matter since you will start in download mode anyway.

after completely finishing installing kies (and it took a while) i shut it down and then made sure the computer detected the phone in different modes (usb debugging on And off, and in download mode.) it will install the drivers when you connect it in each mode.

now, WITHOUT the phone connected, start the new Kies and went to the tools menu. Chose Firmware Upgrade and Initialization. It asked for the serial number and model number that I got from the sticker under the battery. Now, put the phone in download mode (either with a jig, or holding vol. up + vol down and inserting usb cable).

After you enter the serial number and model number it should say that the latest recovery version is the LE5 (the new firmware). Now, just leave the phone connected and keep clicking through with OK. It should download the firmware, and when it is finished downloading you will see the blue bar moving across the phone when it is installing.

Hope it works for you.

As with everything else on here, I'm not responsible if you damage your phone.

I dont think I left anything out but if you get to something that looks like I forgot to mention, ask and I'll probably remember.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
Just out of curiosity. Why's everyone doing this when its available in the development section as a zip and a kernel that is sure not to give u a brick?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sir_dwtc:
I'm trying this now, it let me put in the S/N & model, then started downloading the firmware, and now it's telling me to reboot in recovery. I'll let you know how it goes.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jack man:
Well, for me, I'm a teacher and I'm out for the summer, so I have jack **** to do. Maybe there was an inkling of hope that it is better than the usual stock experience. And I just had to satisfy my curiosity bug. Is this a problem?

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Don't put it in recovery. I tried it, didn't work. It has to be in download mode. I just unplugged it and put it in DL mode and it went fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] msinkovich:
Using the method Jack described works...just took a bit to DL.

Thanks Jack!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MSHampton:
Downloading and installing now...

Man, are those numbers on the back of the phone hard to read with 50 year old eyes!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sir_dwtc:
Yeah, I realized when I read through the instructions from Kies, that it actually meant download, even though it said recovery.

Also, this appears to be a "firmware emergency recovery", which I take to mean that it will wipe /data, so any apps and settings will likely get completely wiped out. I'm guessing it won't/can't touch the SD card or the USB storage, but we'll see.

It took a long time to download, decrypt, decompress, etc., and now it's finally done, and I'm doing the intial setup.

And, to reply to the question of why use Kies when we can already get it from the Development forum, brick free? Because this is the officially supported software. If AT&T/Samsung brick our phone, they can fix or replace it. If I brick my phone, I'm hosed. You can say that the XDA version is guaranteed not to brick my phone, but a guarantee actually implies that if something does go wrong, it can be fixed by the person who provides the guarantee. XDA can't do that, AT&T can.

I've flashed plenty of CM9 nightlies, AOKP, UnNamed ROM, etc., and restored to stock several times, I'm not really afraid of any of it, but since this is all a brand new firmware, and I'm getting the official AT&T release, I may as well get it from the official channels, with the official kernel intact. I'll root it and mess around with it later.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Harry_Y:
Please Read the thread your question has already been answered.

Unless you are asking why we are using the official release.

If that is the question, For me it was simply because I plugged in my phone

and there it was. Also if it screws up I have a recourse back to AT&T.

If I load a custom ROM and it messes up my phone then it is on me,

and I have to waste my time fixing it (Time I really don't have to waste).

I can understand your Passion for wanting everyone to use something

custom, but for many of us the stock does the job just fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sir_dwtc:
OK I'm up and running, and unlike flashing a ROM in CWM or (apparently) using the regular Kies update procedure, this "Firmware Emergency Restore" or whatever it was called will actually wipe out certain folders on both /mnt/sdcard and external_sd. Those folders include Pictures, Downloads and more. Basically any folder that was included in the original stock ROM will be wiped out and replaced with an empty folder. Any folders you've added yourself -- or that have been created by apps -- in those locations should remain intact.

All of my pictures and videos were backed up to Google+ (although I think it backs up lower-res versions, but it's OK for my pics), so I don't think I actually lost anything important, but everyone should be aware of this before trying the "Firmware Upgrade and Initialization" steps listed above.

My thoughts on the official AT&T ICS: I'm definitely going to be missing a few key features in CM9 that I've gotten used to, such as lock screen shortcuts, and the lockscreen weather and calendar widgets. There's a few TW things that I really liked from the stock GB ROM that I'm glad to see are still here, such as being able to arrange apps into folders within the app drawer. I also like being able to add widgets and app shortcuts to the home screen just by long-pressing the homescreen background.

Also, I was liking the stock ICS camera app which could do panorama pictures, but I rarely ever used it.

So basically, I like the polish and a few minor conveniences of TouchWiz, but I miss some of the fancy features of CM9. As far as performance goes, I haven't had enough time with it yet. I think it's less snappy than CM9, but it'll take some time to see for sure.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] qwertyaas:
Official att ics? why do that to yourself?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MSHampton:
Been sitting at 90% for about an hour now... <tapping fingers>
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] erad1:
Do what I have done for the last couple of months and run dual boot kernel with a version of SAMSUNG totally stock as the secondary ROM and one of the sweet customs as the primary...then boot to the stock every so often just to remind myself of how good it can be running the custom ROM!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Harry_Y:
Can you post Exactly where you are in the process

and what process you used (including the steps).

That way others have details to help you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MSHampton:
Followed JackMan's instructions with the only difference being that I am rooted. (someone had to try it). :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] notmarcelo:
This happened to me too. I was stuck at 90% and didn't see any progress for a while.

I took a chance and unplugged the phone and closed the kies app. It caused a number of errors and the phone won't boot into the OS anymore. I was able to get back into download mode again and restarted the process.

I repeated the same steps to do the emergency recovery but this time i ran Kies in admin mode, I'm running windows 7 .

This worked for me and i saw progression through 90%. I ran admin mode because windows kept on prompting me for my permission.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MSHampton:
I just pulled the plug myself and Kies was nice enough to offer an emergency retry. Haven't tried restarting Kies yet as an admin. I'll try that next if it fails again.

80%...91%...94%... Looks like a winner!!

Why do they think the phone needs a boot up sound?? Now I gotta track that down and kill it again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jack man:
Yeah, I went back and did it with root, but it wiped it out since it is a recovery. oh well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MSHampton:
Does the standard root method work with ICS to re-root?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Captpt:
I love your "someone had to try it :)" attitude lol... Wish I could say I had the balls and $$ to take that chance...

If I read you right you were rooted (which rom and kernel were you running) and gave the update a shot while running a custom ROM/kernel sooooo how did it go???

Did it give you the official ICS with no problems?

Now for my dumb question :) I'd think you are now bone stock so is rerooting a option??

PS: guys please don't bust balls in here for those who want to or is interested in going with Samsung's ICS, this is "their" thread, let their discussions go free of ridicule.. It just not right, if its not constructive keep it to yourself... Just sayin :) TY
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] insomnia:
^^ +1 I would like to know as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MSHampton:
I was running stock, except for the root. No custom rom/kernel.

So far it's great. No problems, other than I can't run Titanium Backup to restore some of my programs/data. Since I've had the SII (pretty much the day it was released) I haven't felt the need to do the custom rom, like I did the captivate and all the WM phones before that. It just works.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] usama_ah:
Thank you for posting this. Trying it out for my sister's AT&T GS2 however can't get it to work. She's been stock this entire time. I enter the S/N and model# and Kies does download the new firmware, but for whatever reason Kies freezes and never sends it to the phone (which is connected in ODIN Mode / Download mode).

I've tried connecting the phone without Kies in ODIN mode and Windows 8 doesn't seem to have a problem with it, nothing odd in Device Manager to suggest the driver's not installed. So I'm not sure why Kies keeps freezing on me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MotoMudder77:
You guys have seen the posts about issues with this update, The update was also pulled(or it seems). Why the hell mess with it, especially when at&t has already proven that they **** up stuff.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] usama_ah:
True it was pulled, but the method I quoted actually does let you download the newest firmware, which is legit. So I'd like to try a little more.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MotoMudder77:
I can understand a Dev working with it. but linking and guiding all noobs and idiots to update thier phone to an obvious mess, Just doesnt seem right.

At&t has NEVER done anything good with any Samsung phone I've had. Infuse, and this device are both PERFECT examples of that.

should be left for Devs to play with, although there is nothing in there that we dont have.

Bottom line. Its a joke, and you all are playing it right along with at&t.

to all you that want to stay stock, Why the **** would you join this forum, and post issues with a stock build in a dev forum. Call at&t. This is ridiculous, at&t releases a broken build, officially, and all the noobs come out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jack man:
I mentioned earlier that I went back again and did the whole process with a rooted KH7, then updated OTA to KK6 and it retained root. I was running a basic cwm kernel (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1285823&highlight=clockworkmod+recovery). Maybe I'm wrong in assuming that if it wiped root, it would wipe the kernel and put in the stock one.

It wiped everything. including the data on the internal sd card as far as I could see. Remember, this was the recovery process through Kies since we could not get it to update through the standard process. I have no idea if we would get the same results with the standard process.

Hope this helps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Harry_Y:
From AT&T

Update the Software for the Samsung Galaxy S II (i777)

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] insomnia:
Been running mine since 5 pm yesterday, not a single problem. No lag, no reboots, no FC.

I was rooted stock prior to this.

I am loving it so far.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] erad1:
Wow....dude, really? And yet you find yourself reading and better yet posting to this thread...complaining about people being interested in running a long overdue update finally being released is the only joke I see in here.