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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jthatch12:
Okay well here we go

Unless the device your are using is officially supported by ClockworkMod's Rom Manager, ROM MANAGER WILL NOT WORK WITH YOUR PHONE

Example: Our phone (the I777) is not officially supported by ClockworkMod. Our sister phone (the I9100) IS supported officially by ClockworkMod.

If after this is all said and done you don't beleive me, go use Rom Manager and live life on the bleeding edge :)

PS: You're that guy that presses the red button when everyone tells you not to, aren't you?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] AngelsNecropolis:
No I'm not. Lol. I'm the guy who wants to know WHY I shouldn't press the red button. :p

I went to the CWM website and it lists two different recoveries for our phones. Right now I have flashed the 6.0.1.0 bec of Rom Manager. I suppose I'm lucky that it hasn't bricked me after using it yet. However, if I flash the 5.0.2.6 instead would this prevent the issues that everyone has previously reported?

Sent from my Galaxy S II running AOKP Jellybean
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] clay101eve:
Just re-flash the ROM ur on if ur worried about anything, but tbh, you should have the 6.0.1.3 ver. anyway, that's what is packaged in the CM kernel with Task's AOKP JB.

Clay

Team Pirate

Sent from my Buttery Smooth PINK SGH-i777
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mrzaius:
More generally speaking

Are any other mechanisms considered safe, or am I about to get slapped with a "only use CWM recovery/see above"? (No objection, cheek braced.)

Curious in particular about the OTA mechanism in AOKP and the new one in the CM10 nightlighlies. Are these safe?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
Our kernels come with the recovery built in. There is no reason why u should need to use rom manager. And it has been known to cause issues with our phones. Use it if u want but if u do don't cry about it or post a thread about how it soft bricked your phone or wouldn't boot properly or wouldn't get u into recovery.

Sent from team Pirate headquarters using Beanacle ROM. As soon as he builds it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] blueoxide:
Can someone explain to a retard, (me) what exactly is happening here? I came to the fourm because I've been trying to root my I777 and put a decent rom on it and have been having a HELL of a time -- I am currently uncertain as to whether my problems have stemmed from the aformentioned Rom Manager fiasco or not but some guidance would be appreciated... I'm even having a hard time finding a solid link to the official CWM thread with the non dev versions of it....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] trskm:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1746794

Hopefully the above link would give you a better understanding to root your device. read it multiple times before attempting to do it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] llbad:
I don't think he's referring to rooting his device as being the tough part - that's easy. I'm in the same hole as him, figuring out kernals and ROMs and how the hell to get them on our phones. There really is no guide per say for that on this site, and most guides found using a google search yield results that suggest the use of ROM manager.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] clay101eve:
Nice necro for starters.

You're EXTREMELY wrong. So wrong in fact that I can't begin to explain why.

Oh, and rooting IS the "hard" part...

Clay

Team Pirate

Sent from my PINK GSwagger2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Cmoore0965:
It's called the development section, and the guide is literally at the top of every single thread. Download, get it on either phone sd cards, boot to recovery, wipe, flash, reboot. I'm angry at myself for typing this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
Feeling very lucky after reading this topic. I rooted my phone yesterday and used rom manager to try out a different Rom this morning. Glad that nothing bad happened, but I am definitely uninstalling rom manager now!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jdivince:
LIkewise, I've been using ROM manager since November to boot into recovery, and I thought that's how I was supposed to do it. It all makes sense to me now, because every time I tried to load an update it didn't work the first time. Then my phone would cycle around and I'd find a way to get back into recovery mode from power on, but the screen would look different (more orange tinted, less blue-ish from before). Then I'd re-do the wipes and flashes and things would somehow work.

BTW in the blue-ish recovery menu (from ROM manager), it would always have the sd cards mixed up -- if went to load something from my internal card it would show in external menu and vice-versa. That said, any backups I made the "wrong" way booting from Rom Manager worked, and I was able a couple times to recover to old backups with no problem.

Anyway thanks much to moderators for sticky! Just removed ROM manager, and made an updated nandroid the "right way" just to be safe.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Frogger27:
Clear up the confusion?!?

I recently rooted my i777 4.0.4. First thing I did was install Titanium Backup Pro and create a backup. Next, I went looking for something to back up my ROM before attempting to flash a custom one.

I read about nandroid and cwm. Often they seem to be referred to as separate and competing products. Further research seemed to indicate that cwm was actually used to create nandroid backups.

So I went on a search for cwm. Rom Manager came up in Google Play. Made by Clockworkmod. Must be it. I installed it. I flashed the cwm recovery. I made a backup (initialized through the app, booted into recovery, told me it couldn't mount E: external SD - so I manually selected backup and it backed up my ROM, to the internal sd I assumed - once booted back into Android, the backup was, in fact, on my external SD card. Weird. But I digress.)

Then I went searching for ROMs to try. Read the stickys. So confused. Did some more Googling and searching. Can't clarify the confusion.

With all due respect, this thread is a lot of trashing us noobz and ROM Manager, and people who brick because they couldn't find the right information, but you have to go pages deep to find any substance beyond the trash talk. A more informative post might have obviated the need for further questions that you seem to disdain so much.

It's obvious that we shouldn't be used rm. But are you saying we SHOULD be using cwm? How are ROM Manager and Clockworkmod different? Did I not just install cwm by installing ROM Manager? Is cwm a different app then I installed? How do I use cwm but NOT rm? Does it mean use the recovery portion but not the app?

Thanks in advance for your anticipated, if not reluctant, assistance.

Frogger
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
Okay first off don't come in with an attitude like that and expect people to jump out and help you. Do some more research. CWM is NOT an app. That's all the help you'll get from me, as the rest is covered completely in the stickies here and I on google if you know how to use it.

Sent from my Zanpakuto using Getsuga Tensho!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jthatch12:
I love how "with all due respect" is always followed by something disrespectful... Seriously this thread exists to help you. If you're to ignorant to search before you flash your phone then you're a fool.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Butchr:
I am by no means an expert on any of your problems. I will direct you to this thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1511838

There is a wealth of knowledge linked to in that thread. That should keep you busy for an hour or so.

I would suggest that if I were in your shoes I would return my phone to factory and start from there to avoid any problems. Though I don't know about doing a factory reset on your phone because your kernel may have the brick bug. You may be able to get away with starting by flashing a kernel through odin in order to get a proper recovery.

I believe that most of the people with the majority of knowledge on this situation avoid this thread like the plague, and are less than happy to help people who come here with an attitude looking for help.

Good luck with your misery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
This forum is not for rants, *****ing and moaning, or your personal beliefs. Stop making this personal. This thread was made for one purpose-- to stop people from installing rom manager. If you want to talk to someone or rage quit, do it in PM. And p.s. It took me 10 seconds of googling to find this. http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...-and-how-to-use-it-on-android-complete-guide/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Frogger27:
I agree. Thanks for trying to help.

Btw, I've been researching for 2 weeks, so it's not through lack of effort or time invested on my part. Up until late last year, rooting on GS2 was very different from the ExynosAbuse method recently discovered, so one never knows whether an instruction post has been superseded or not.

Maybe I'm obtuse, but that link doesn't clear up the confusion because a) it's an external site and I've read over and over to stick with the info on XDA, that even well-meaning sites like Galaxys2root misdirect; and b) it suggests one method to use ROM Manager which is poo-pooed in this thread. In any case, I'm beyond that point anyway.

To cut to the chase, I copied 6.0.1.0 Touch CWM to my external SD card. I boot into stock recovery then load TouchCWM.

My plan is to flash the Syrah (one kernel to rule them all), boot into that, run some benches, boot back into recovery, factory reset, clear mem/Dalvik, and flash Shostock3. Does that sound right? Or since I installed ROM Manager (not using it!) is it recommended I go back to stock unroot first as suggested?

Thoroughly chastened,

Your humble minion.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
The link was for informative purposes to explain the difference between cwm and ROM manager. Which was your question, wondering how they differ. ;) any instructions for obtaining cwm of course unless specifically directed towards our phones, should be disregarded.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] clay101eve:
No wonder I don't see you anymore Phail... you loser! I9100... LAME!

Clay

Team Pirate

Sent from my Galaxy SHOswagger2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
Bahaha naw mayn, just messing with all those ROMs over there in i9100 land:p don't worry I haven't jumped ship.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MWTTRON:
So wht to replace it with and isn't CWM part of RM

SGS2 I777

I have Shostock 3 also. It came with CWM as part of it. I have used Rom Manager since my first root. Maybe I am wrong but I think it was recommended by zedomax on his site for ATT SGS2. That said I did just have a major crash last week trying to update CWM from within RM.

What else is there to use that is comparable and isn't that the only way to access CWM?

I am a noob so Bear with me but ...

Any input will be very much appreciated!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
Wow, just wow, 2 things that we don't support here and he used both.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MWTTRON:
We are NOT worthy!

Thank you Phalanx7621!!! :good: You Rock Big Dog! :cool:

In all my googling I never found that site!

http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...-and-how-to-use-it-on-android-complete-guide/

This should be required reading for us android noobz! This single handedly explained so many questions I have had.

So that being said...

Which Rom Manager do you "Phalanx" recommend?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
NO ROM MANAGER. Did you not read this thread?

Sent from my Zanpakuto using Getsuga Tensho!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] clay101eve:
Phailanx recommends you do NOT use ROM Manager at all.

You're on SHO3 4.9.5 right? (well, anyversion really)

Hold "Power", see where it says "Restart"? Tap it.

See the option "Recovery"? Tap it.

That boots you into CWM Recovery. From their you can create nandroid backups, flash ROMs/Kernels/Modems etc. If you want to know more about how to use Recovery, search the XDA forums.

Clay

Team Pirate

Sent from my Galaxy SHOswagger2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jthatch12:
So much fail
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] shreddaliscious:
rom manager

Agreed! :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] vamsi004:
guys please 1st tell me the solution

i have installed rom manager before rooting my s2 sgh-i777 and stuck there..no reboot,no recovery anything..stucks at showing galaxy s2gt-i9100 with yellow triangle..please help me out guys
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
Enter recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset. Whether able to do that or not, then enter download mode and flash back to stock, or stock plus root. Then enter recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Rhaegon:
ROM manager

I rooted my phone using .How to Root ICS on AT&T Galaxy S2 SGH-i777. at galaxys2rootdotcom and now i see the Rom manager icon but says CWM-based recovery v5.0.2.7 is that same thing ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
If you'll read around this forum, you'll find that many folks have had issues when using the tools from the galaxy s2 root web site. I would suggest that you stay away from that site in the future, and get your tools and information here.

This phone is partitioned differently than many others. On this phone, the recovery is not a separate piece, but is compiled right into the kernel. I'm pretty sure that you flashed a custom kernel containing ClockworkMod Recovery. That recovery does use the Rom Manager logo, so you're probably fine. However, if you have the Rom Manager apk application installed on your phone, I would recommend deleting it.

Also, that version of recovery is very old. But you can boot into recovery and flash the firmware of your choice, and the new firmware will install a different kernel.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Rhaegon:
TYVM!

I uninstalled it thx! I have installed many roms and none have google play I guess i am missing something here ... I am never going back to galaxys2root again ty for info. Where should i go for my roms from now on and how i get google play back each time cause i need Titanium backup for app restore right (is TB ok)?? All i want is a better battery life out of a rom gahhhh.....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 122ninjas:
You need to read the First Post on all roms you want to flash. They give VERY detailed instructions which should leave you with the Play Store and pretty decent battery life
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
As I said, get them from here. Look in the two development forums for this phone. But just remember that this phone is losing followers, and many of the developers have move on to other phones. There are still some great roms that are currently supported.

TiBu is fine, but only install missing apps with data, not anything system. For battery life, if you are not familiar with Greenify, you should read up on it, and use it. (4.x only)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Cwindows:
This Rom Manager

Just use Stock Recovery Works fine no need to use Rom manager wipe cache wipe partion select your rom you wish to use .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Galaxy S4 GT-19500:
Is the same battery compatible with all models of the samsung galaxy s2?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SteveMurphy:
No, and why are you posting that question in this thread? Well, at least you're reading it, which is more than can be said about some of the newer people around here!

If you're looking for a different battery, check the Accessories section; there are several threads dedicated to this Q.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dangminh_dds:
I don't know how can he post such a question like that
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
Well this thread needed a bump anyways :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] countercharge:
Ok, I removed rom manager.. however, I'm not sure how to remove clockworkmod that was installed by it.

I'd like to replace it with a different recovery, but rom manager made it easiest to install that recovery. Can anyone point me in the right direction, without simply saying "search" because I have searched and I haven't found any clear instructions on how to either remove CWM that was installed by rom manager, or how to manually install another recovery (particularly one that has a backup feature, so I can save my stock rom incase something goes wrong). Is there something in the play store, similar to rom manager, that will assist me in doing this? If not, can someone post a link to a thread that will show me clearly how to do either of those things? Thank you. I am new to modding android, and its getting to be a bit frustrating.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jthatch12:
I'm shocked people still use ROM manager
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
I'm not sure where rom manager tries to install it. It is possible it is not persistent, meaning when you reboot, it will be gone anyway. Have you tried rebooting the phone?

Probably no one in this forum can answer your question because as this thread points out, rom manager doesn't work on our phone, and can cause problems, so no one would have experience with it here.

As you have learned, the recovery is compiled into the kernel for this phone. It is installed into a single partition. The only way to change the recovery on this phone is to install a different kernel.

You need a kernel that is compatible with the version of stock on your phone. Do you have I777UCMD8, 4.1.2 Jelly Bean? If so, you need to install the AJK v4.9 no swap kernel to get ClockworkMod recovery. Since you are rooted already, all you need to do is install Mobile Odin lite or Mobile Odin pro to install the kernel. You can find instructions for doing this in this thread starting at post #16. I suggest you read through the whole thread. It's only about three pages long.

If you have a different version of the stock firmware, you will need a different kernel.

You will need to invest time studying so that you can perform modifications on your phone and your dad's note without making mistakes. You need to be fairly confident before you proceed with any action. If there are things you don't understand, go ahead and ask, but please don't ask questions instead of studying. You shouldn't get the bs here that you might get in the note forum.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] capaldi:
lol I was searching the forum on how best to install custom rom in my at&t s2 i777 and bumbed into this big warning...you just saved an a** ;):D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] imohitahuja:
oh hell! I'm gonna uninstall it right now! I used ROM manager to flash cwm and then when I tried to update anything on the recovery i was getting error: SD card couldn't mount. Luckily I got it working back.. :) BTW thank you guys :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] romstockprivate:
I used ROM Manager on my GSII, no issues at all. I am not sure what all of you are describing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] romstockprivate:
Guess what.

Now my phone is soft bricked (I think that is what is happening).

I tried to reboot in CWM recovery via ROM Manager. Crap. Why now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kamleshsv:
I had a similar problem and after reading this thread I uninstalled ROM manager. Can you please share few details as to what all did you do to make it working properly. Also any other details which I should take care after flashing CWM with ROM manager and then uninstalling ROM Manager. :eek:

Thanks in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] NePanicPas:
There must be something more to it. I used ROM Manager to install CWM when I first rooted my phone a year ago and no issues. I manually booted into recovery and installed a custom ROM and never saw or needed ROM Manager again. YMMV
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dan60:
Hi.

I'm one of those who purchased R.M. and have received NO reply from Koushik Dutta or Koush when asking for support (money back? Forget about it). I wonder whether anyone has received any answer for having contacted Google asking for removing the app from Google Play? (I did but didn't succeed) :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Joey22688:
I just got a S3 yesterday but was greeted with the dreaded MTP driver installation failed message on win 7 (32 bit)

I installed the regular verizon s3 drivers from samsung's site, did the same thing, uninstalled and tried Kies and let it install the drivers, same problem

tried a different usb port, same thing

restarted the comp and computer, still no go

im getting frustrated now :mad:

it seems samsung has known about this issue for over a month now but still hasnt been able to fix it

my a500 and galaxy nexus work fine with MTP so not sure why this would mess up

ive looked at other threads but there was no clear solution on how to fix it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] shagy38:
I don't have any issues with mine

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Joey22688:
thats nice but it doesnt exactly do anything for my problem
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jprow507:
Did you try a factory reset?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Marcismo55:
This happened to me too but I was running a CM10 ROM. What are you running and have you tried a different ROM?

Unfortunately, I cannot remember exactly what I did but I recall allowing Windows (I'm on W7) to find the drivers and install for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Beemer533:
I'm not having any issues either, I'm using both 32/64 versions of Win 7...

These are the drivers I'm using:

http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/SW/201206/20120620051748445/Verizon_Wireless_I535_GSIII_Samsung_USB_Driver_v1_4_6_0.exe

Hope this helps..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Joey22688:
I think I found the problem (its not the phone)

its the drivers that samsung issued

I plugged the phone on my win 7 64 bit desktop (not installing any drivers beforehand) and I got a few failed messages for drivers but I was able to access the file system fine

I then installed the driver pack posted and above then got the mtp driver installation failed message and was unable to access the file system

uninstalled the driver pack and connected the phone back up and I can access the file system (with some other drivers failing to install, I think relating to usb modem stuff ect...)

so until samsung fixes the driver problem I will have to deal with a few driver installation failed message every time I hook up the phone, but at least I can access the file system

im running the phone on the stock ics btw, didnt install cm10 or anything like that, the phone is rooted though but I rooted it after I found out about the mtp driver problem so it shouldnt mean anything
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sentient By Proxy:
I have the same problem on Windows 7 32 bit. I rooted my phone and installed samba as a temporary fix.

Plus I just bought an external 32 GB SD card and I plan on using that as my workaround and just transfering files between the two.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TreoFred:
Problem for me was the root.

Could you humor me and try this:

- go into the superuser app

- Select the 'temp unroot' checkbox from the first screen.

- unplug then replug the USB cable on your phone. The drivers should install on the first try this time (they did for me) and Kies should work too.

The problem seems to be that SuperUser exploits the USB Debug internally so, even though USB Debug is unchecked, it is still detected as checked by the connection and fails the install of the driver.

Solution #2 is the amazing script that transforms your MTP connection into a UMS one (look in this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1785243 and thank open1your1eyes0 ). Once in UMS, you don't need the MTP driver to see your device so that's another approach.

Good luck :D