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[Android General] shabbypenguin:
blackwolf uploaded the stock kernel for me so i have already made a rooted kernel, if someone who is willing to test it can join the irc i can root them and grab stock recovery for part of the odin tar and to modify cwm for you guys :)
[Android General] Black-wolf:
Yes!

Thank YOU j3r3goss! That fixed it! Woot! I'm really getting stoked about this! Shabbypenguin will hopefully have everything needed now to finish this root project up!

I will soon post a new thread on how to get root w/ this phone, step by step, and once we get some decent ROMs, we can maybe do some good stuff w/ it (like remove all the AT&T Crapware).

Looking forward to more on this!
[Android General] j3r3goss:
Glad that worked for you Bkack-wolf.

Has anybody who hasn't previously overwritten their stock recovery gotten with Shabby to test the kernel and get the recovery.img?
[Android General] shabbypenguin:
no one on my end :P
[Android General] Black-wolf:
Step-by-step guide to root Galaxy Exhilarate Posted

Ok - I've posted a step-by-step guide on how to root the Exhilarate. Those of you who have done this, please take a look and let me know if you see any errors.

Those of you who want to root, but haven't yet, please consider helping us out by contacting Shabbypenguin. We don't have a stock recovery img yet, and we need to get that last bit done so that if you dork your phone up, you can go back to factory and stock everything.

The guide is here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1806118

Take a look and enjoy!

V/r

Black-Wolf
[Android General] shabbypenguin:
as soon as someone tests the new kernel it will just be flashing the kernel. no need for all the extra steps
[Android General] j3r3goss:
I sent PM's to everybody who has posted in this thread trying to solicit a tester. I would certainly hate to have you waiting around to provide your assistance to us.
[Android General] shabbypenguin:
oh no, wont be anything of the sort :P

ill wait 2-3 days if no one by then ill publish the rooted kernel and spread the news you guys can figure out cwm later ;P
[Android General] j3r3goss:
From what Blackwolf was able to dump shouldn't I be able to push the boot.img and system.img and have basically stock rom with CWM recovery? I'm currently running one of the Blaze roms and though a lot of things do work, sound does not. At least then I could have a usable rom to nandroid and could actually use the phone between testing.
[Android General] raju_a:
Sim Unlock

Is there a way to SIM unlock the Samsung Exhilarate??

Thx
[Android General] Black-wolf:
raju_a: Unless you specifically opt to pay the full price for an unlocked phone (you can get them at various electronics stores, such as Newegg), there are only two ways to get your phone unlocked - this is because the carriers specifically lock each phone based on it's IMEI number and there is a code that is unique to each one based on that number.

To unlock the Exhilarate, you need another carrier's SIM card, and you will need to contact AT&T and explain why you need your phone unlocked. Normally, only those ppl. who travel internationally can get them unlocked prior to the end of the two year commitment.

There are also companies that can unlock some phones, but I don't know if they have the Exhilarate yet. They normally charge a fee of around $30 or so if I remember correctly. Beware though: Some of those companies are shams so if you choose to go that route, there is no guarantee you will not be ripped off.

Again, you WILL NEED another carrier's SIM card (Like Orange (Europe), T-Mobile (USA/Europe), or VodaFone(Europe))- to complete the unlock process.

V/R

BlackWolf
[Android General] Black-wolf:
I got the Original Kernel and Platform.tar files

So, I found, DL'd and am currently uploading the original Samsung Exhilarate SGH-i577 Opensource Kernel and Platform Files... Good find? I think (hope) so.

If you need them, go here: https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B7nWFHy_HCE7MEoxQ1VmckQwRnc/edit.

You can DL any of the files I have posted there, or you can just DL the entire zip here: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7nWFHy_HCE7aTBEbF83T2Z0Mzg

Or you can just them from where I did: The files were DL'd from the Samsung Open Source website: http://opensource.samsung.com/index.jsp - just do a search for "i577".

V/R

BlackWolf
[Android General] rodracruz:
NFC enable

looking at this web site, I found a post for enable nfc in at&t phone, that works great on my galaxy exhilarate, originally the post is for a galaxy note but take the risk and awesome.

here I leave the post:

www.xda-developers.com/android/unlock-nfc-on-att-samsung-galaxy-note-stock-rom/
[Android General] Black-wolf:
NFC for Exhilarate!

rodracruz: EXCELLENT FIND! Thanks! Tried this out and it does WORK!

Once you follow the link in rodracruz's post, you can download the file, follow the instructions and install it. Once installed, you should be able to download Bump or a similar app to share contacts, pictures, or use NFC Tags w/ your phone.

Again, great find - thanks for letting us know:highfive:!
[Android General] Anthony04x:
So we know root and cwm, correct? Anybody look into porting HP touchpad ROMs to this phone? They share the same chip set
[Android General] j3r3goss:
I personally have no experience making or porting roms, but considering that blaze roms boot and run with few issues (ie sound), i think that's a better place to start. Either way I can't really offer much time to this project currently as my classes are consuming all of it.
[Android General] Dream_Killer:
ICS on Exhilarate?

So I got this text a few minutes ago:

AT&T Free Msg: Samsung Exhilarate upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is now available! The OS update supports enhanced performance, user interface and other device improvements. Open the link from your PC (not your phone), and follow the instructions: LINK DELETED.

So it appears Exhilarate will get ICS. Many questions running through my mind, hope someone doesn't mind trying to answer them since this is the first time I have gone through a major Android upgrade.

1) I have rooted my current phone, how will this effect upgrading to ICS?

2) Will I be able to upgrade?

3) Will I loose my root in the upgrade?

4) Is there anyway to root it again once upgraded to ICS?

5) What about CWM recovery mode, will it work with the ICS upgrade?

Many other but enough for now. Should I jump right into this or wait for more experienced members here to try out? What do we need to do (if anything) to get a properly rooted ICS Exhilarate and all stock recovery files/info?

Thanks and hope we can go to ICS easily! I would post the link, but can't yet.... :(

DK
[Android General] j3r3goss:
ICS

Just got a text message from AT&T that upgrade to ICS is available. Hopefully we can capture it.

AT&T Free Msg: Samsung Exhilarate upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is now available! The OS update supports enhanced performance, user interface and other device improvements. Open the link from your PC (not your phone), and follow the instructions: http://samsung.com/us/mobileupdates/att/galaxyexhilarate.

Guess DK beat me to it.

I'm doing a nandroid now and going to dump it to my pc for good measure, then I'm going to start the upgrade process and hopefully grab the files and look at them before they actually push to the phone. I will let you know what I come up with.
[Android General] Dream_Killer:
Thanks j3r3goss for going first! Very interested to hear how it works out for you! Thannks again.

DK
[Android General] j3r3goss:
ICS Update Update

Root procedure is the same for this update with the added bonus of not having to restore the touch key firmware each time you boot into CWM Recovery, it detects and updates it automatically.

NFC is available in this release as well.

Here's the tar.

I577UCLH3_I577ATTLH3_I577UCLH3_HOME.zip

http://d-h.st/ozL

I577UCLH3_I577ATTLH3_I577UCLH3_HOME_md5_sum.txt

http://d-h.st/qPM
[Android General] strwbrrycke:
Excuse my ignorance but are you saying that these files will unroot the Exhilarate back to the stock rom for Gingerbread 2.3.6? I just want to make sure because I'd feel safer knowing I have way to unroot before I root it. Gracias :)
[Android General] j3r3goss:
No, those are the source files used to build a rom.
[Android General] Dream_Killer:
Sweet j3r3goss! So I assume the tar you have here is the decrypted stock image we could use to restore back to factory ICS? If you don't mind, for us newbs that need hand holding, what would the procedure to use this tar file? Or just point to some reading to do, I don't mind doing the homework. Thanks again.

DK
[Android General] j3r3goss:
It is the decrypted tar. You push it through Odin with the phone in download mode (phone off, USB cable plugged into PC with Samsung USB drivers installed, hold both volume buttons and plug USB cable into the phone, hold volume buttons until Samsung logo appears. Download mode will appear shortly there after and ask you if you are sure). You can find Odin on the net.

Once in d/l mode start Odin, press the PDA button and select the tar file in the browse window that opens.

Make sure "Re-Partition" is not selected!

Make sure "Re-Partition" is not selected!

Then press start.

That's the gist of it. It will reboot when it's done.

If you are unfamiliar with Odin you should probably do some searching and reading first.

I have pushed this through Odin to verify that it works.

No Idea why I typed all of that in on my phone. The procedure is basically the same for pushing the CWM Recovery that Black-Wolf already took the time to write up here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1806118
[Android General] ChefAnt:
Well I'm going to work on compiling a cm9 from in the next few days. I will keep you guys updated. If anyone wants to help PM me and we can make an irc channel. :D
[Android General] j3r3goss:
Sweet!

Does anyone know the process of getting official CM support?
[Android General] ChefAnt:
CM support i believe is dependent upon if there is an actual ROM built. Then it has to go to nightly status I believe. But don't quote me
[Android General] j3r3goss:
I wish i could help with a rom, but i have no time to do it.
[Android General] ChefAnt:
one way to help is to test for me. once i get it compiled, i will post link up here. if you want to test that'd be cool. i'm not posting until i actually like the results of building.

i wish the update was for jelly bean. CM10 is sooo much better than CM9 :(
[Android General] j3r3goss:
I'll gladly test. I wish it was JB also, but I'm pleased to see an update at all.
[Android General] dc82:
This is great. I just picked up an exhilarate and its a pretty nice phone! Its already rooted on GB so if I push this tar file using Odin will it place me on a stock ICS rom which I can then re-root and install CWM? Thanks guys!

Sent from my GT-I9300 using Forum Runner
[Android General] shabbypenguin:
official cm support means your device is 100% fully working without breaking anything in the main cm source.

and going from cm7 to cm9 was a massive hassle, going from 9 to 10 is a bit more of a breeze

thanks for the tar im downloading it now :)
[Android General] j3r3goss:
Yes, but you actually re-root by reinstalling CWM.
[Android General] guigopiva:
Beautiful phone
[Android General] j3r3goss:
Where've you been hiding Shabby?
[Android General] shabbypenguin:
well i was on my honeymoon this past week but i havent been hiding anywhere, no one looks for me :P
[Android General] j3r3goss:
Congrats! :D
[Android General] purakushi:
Battery life on ICS?

For those of you who have updated to ICS on your Exhilarate, how has your battery life seemed so far? I am hoping for an increase in battery life, or at least for it to stay the same. Can anyone tell a difference between GB and ICS battery life? On GB, it barely lasts 12 hours with moderate use. Thanks.
[Android General] Dream_Killer:
Mega Thanks to j3r3goss for posting the tar file! It really saved my butt! My phone was rooted so I could use JuiceDefender and Titanium but I'm no hacker so there was nothing else really exotic on my phone. When I tried the update to ICS via Kies it totally trashed my phone. At first everything seemed OK, Kies connected to my phone and I was able to back everything up OK via Kies. It reported that the upgrade to ICS was available so I started the process. About halfway through Kies reported an error and no amount of powering down, rebooting both phone and PC, removing battery or any other recovery method suggested by Kies was able to fix or continue the upgrade. My phone was just stuck in Odin mode and would not boot further. Thought it was bricked.

Then I tried j3r3goss' tar file loading it with Odin 1.85. Everything when fine and the phone upgraded and booted right into ICS. But I still had a lot of pesky issues and weirdness so I bit the bullet and did a wipe data/reset and clear cache. Then I re-flashed the tar file. Since then everything works OK so far. I recovered my contacts, messages, etc via Kies OK as well. Now I just have to reload my apps.

So again j3r3goss, you really saved me! Thanks.

A few questions for the experts.

1) After the wipe and reset, there was still a lot of old stuff from apps, etc. on the internal USB drive. It also seemed to use up about 50% more space than before even though no apps have been reloaded. Since I have done a factory reset anyway, is it safe to reformat the internal USB drive to wipe it? My external SD Card holds all my music, pictures and videos so I don't have anything on the internal drive I need to save.

2) I thought we would get a different launcher with ICS (maybe TouchWiz?). But after the complete wipe and ICS flash, the launcher appears to me to be exactly the same as before. The launcher is definitely different from a friend who has one of the larger Galaxy phones running ICS. Is this correct or is there something else to do here.

Thanks everyone.

DK
[Android General] ChefAnt:
A1 - you don't need to format your internal sd card. but you can format if so choose to

A2- Go to the play store and look into Apex Launcher or Nova launcher, I prefer Apex. The TouchWiz launcher on Galaxy S3 is quite different.
[Android General] j3r3goss:
Forum Request

Trying to get a forum for this phone. Give a +1 over on the forum request thread if you could.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1660354
[Android General] ChefAnt:
seems to be okay
[Android General] Black-wolf:
So far, mine seems to have better battery life. I haven't had a chance to really check yet. Once I can get a ride in with the phone in USB mode and my BT helmet on, we'll see. Normally, on GB, I'd get about 6-8 hours or so of battery life. If it gives me anything more than that I'll let you know, but for now, it does appear to be better.

V/R

BlackWolf
[Android General] Black-wolf:
These files should take you back to stock ROM - and completely wipe your phone. The Samsung link also will give you the ICS version now to - as they have now posted it as well!

I'm not going to re-upload what Samsung has already posted, so here's the link: http://opensource.samsung.com/index.jsp. Again, just do a search for "i577" and it will show both the GB and ICS versions for DL.
[Android General] shabbypenguin:
opensource.samsung.com is for source only the files to return to stock are posted earlier and i believe were grabbed via kies
[Android General] j3r3goss:
I may be confused, but i think that those are the source files used to build a rom not the files needed to return to stock, they probably don't even include the proprietary portions of the rom we are running such as touch wiz.

The tar i posted is what you need to getting back to completely stock, minus the flash counter on the download screen, which has been addressed also. If you flash the flag counter reset cwm then push the stock tar there should be no evidence of modding.

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Shabby beat me to it. Exactly.:D
[Android General] Black-wolf:
Ah...

Thanks guys. I didn't know that. Now I do.
[Android General] Dream_Killer:
I must have missed how to reset the flash counter back to zero. Can you point me in the right direction?

Thanks

DK

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My impression is I am getting much better battery life with ICS. With just the basic stock ICS and settings I am getting better battery life than I did with GB + Juicedefender. Again this is just my impression, no direct testing. Like yesterday I used my phone quite a bit all day and by bedtime I was only down to 60%. With GB I was normally down to 30%. It seems so much better I am almost afraid to reload Juicedefender for fear of screwing things up! :)

DK
[Android General] purakushi:
Thanks for the input on battery life, guys. I guess I will wait a few more weeks to see how everything is with ICS, but it looks pretty good so far. :)
[Android General] j3r3goss:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30671886
[Android General] Funzy32:
Anyone succesfully return to stock un rooted? if so, Is the files on opensource the ones I need?
[Android General] nrvate:
Negative. The opensource files are for developers. Source code, hence "open source".

See post #59 for the stock ICS ODIN image.
[Android General] Dream_Killer:
ICS Keyboards

I had gotten used to the Exhilarate GB keyboard (I liked one one that gave both word suggestions and punctuation suggestions on a line just above the keypad). With ICS I haven't been able to find or setup the keyboard to work quite the same way as under GB. I've gotten close but not quite to my liking. Can anybody recommend a favorite keyboard app or settings under ICS? Thanks.

DL
[Android General] j3r3goss:
I've always liked Swype once you get it trained, but until then it's a real *****.

Not sure if anyone else uses there's a lot with music, but i listen to mine everyday on the way to school and have been noticing a lot of random stutters since upgrading. I did a full wipe x 3 (factory reset x 3, format cache x 3, format dalvik x 3) then pushed the official via Odin. I know I'm a little OCD, but on the HTC Aria x 3 wipes resolved a lot of issues. I'm listening to mp3 from SD using Poweramp Pro via wired headphones.
[Android General] ChefAnt:
well anytime using a 3rd party app there could be issues from the app rather than the stock music player. does it do this with the stock music player?
[Android General] j3r3goss:
Haven't tried that yet. :banghead:
[Android General] Cosmic Phoenix:
Try Swiftkey 3
[Android General] j3r3goss:
I love this phone, but I really miss CM.
[Android General] ChefAnt:
That's why im switching to a s3

Refurbed s3 on att.com for 99

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I577
[Android General] rodracruz:
I have a problem when i install ICS did the root thing, now suddenly I get "shell has been grated with permisses superuser" or something like that and internet is ruined, and also had problems when I install. APK files, the install button do nothing.

im realy disapponited.
[Android General] ChefAnt:
speak english, then tell us your problem. no idea what any of this means.
[Android General] j3r3goss:
The size is the main reason I bought this phone, if I wanted a tablet in my pocket I'd by a tablet.
[Android General] cabledss:
Uninstall SuperUser and then reinstall it from the Market. That solved my problem with the "shell has been granted..." message appearing over and over.
[Android General] j3r3goss:
Blaze running Exhilarate ICS

Check out what's going on over in the Blaze forums.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1762725&highlight=exhilarate&page=10

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1910228&highlight=exhilarate
[Android General] j3r3goss:
Did you have to delete the Superuser.apk from the system directory, or did you have the option to uninstall it? Just curious as I don't have the option to uninstall it.
[Android General] cabledss:
I deleted it from the system folder using root explorer..then jumped over to the google play store and reinstalled.
[Android General] illinipo:
About to buy this phone for 99 cents at the local corporate store. What a great deal. I'm coming from an Aria and want the smallest LTE phone I can get. Anyone have any regrets?

If I do get it, do we need anything else from a stock phone? Seems everything is already in place (great how-to, fully functional, stock image available if you need warranty work, etc). Thanks for the hard work. I predict rooting complete within an hour of ownership including the drive home and ICS update :cool:
[Android General] j3r3goss:
I also came from the Aria. No regrets, just missing CM a little. Hoping to maybe get some CM love in the future though. It's looking as though there might be some joint dev with the t769 Blaze as they are currently experimenting with running our ICS as i type this.

Nothing needed from stock, the ics update tar is a full restore.
[Android General] illinipo:
What do you like more about about CM compared to ODIN?

It's been a while for me with android so forgive me for being such a noob. On my Aria I rooted with unrevoked and just worked off the base froyo rom, removed ATT bloat and added some apps, installed launcherpro and swype, etc. This was back in the stone age (2010). I had plans to develop my own data acquisition software for auto racing but life keeps getting in the way, and now there is a really good one in beta very similar to how I wanted it done...

I'm especially looking forward to checking out what has changed in 2 years in the world of launchers.

Also looking forward to porting Google Now (which can now be put on ICS, sorry can't post external links just google it). I was on the fence, but this video sold me on the phone: (ugh no external links but youtube RX8LuyR5Kx8)
[Android General] j3r3goss:
CM is cyanogenmod which is a coplete rom that is constantly in dev and supports a vast number of devices. CM7 gave way more functionality and customization options to the Aria including new governors and overclocking. Odin is just the pc app to push software to samsung devices. I'm hoping eventually we will get cm9 (ics based) or cm10 (jb based).

I'm not a fan of the default launcher for samsung (touchwiz) and am currently using adw ex.
[Android General] illinipo:
That explains a lot. The distinction between clockwork mod and cyanogen was never clear to me... My Aria is actually running CM6. Now kind of wish I had bothered to try CM7 and overclocking.

Anyway this thread is about the Exhilarate. So do we just need to help the Blaze folks and get a vocal minority for CM9/10 support? What else can be done?

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Ah, starting to pick up on things now. Thanks for your patience...

Happy to test once I get settled in with the phone.
[Android General] illinipo:
Welp ATT wanted more money, needed to get the 300mb plan for 5 bucks more a month.

So I just went ahead and put WinSuk's CM10 on my Aria. Works great.

Best of luck with the Exhilarate :)
[Android General] rodracruz:
I can´t call

I have had many problems when I have a call or when I call, nothing sounds. Please can someone tell me how to downgrade to Android 2.3, is there some tar or a zip file to flash?

thanks
[Android General] ktempleton:
ill help test anytime

Ill test anytime
[Android General] j3r3goss:
I took down the link because i needed the space. I'll try to get it back up this week. It's not a complete restore, just the rom and boot image. Might be able to piece together a complete restore with the stock recovery from the ics tar.
[Android General] ktempleton:
So does anyone know where to get the good kernel for this to flash on to my device I want to overclock it I've done a lot of research and I can't find this devise written about anywhere any help would be much appreciated