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[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
I have an Alltel S2, and since you say this is for generic CDMA non US cellular. I can safely assume my phone falls under that category. I just have a few questions. I imagine the answers are very simple, but I want to make sure before I do anything.

1. Where did you find the stock kernel? I found one for Alltel, but I am unsure if it is the right one. Will the kernel that you have posted work on my phone? I read another thread here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=31653888#post31653888 I looked, and the kernel that was there is the same one as in my phone. So, I guess that means I can use the stock kernel that you have provided. Am I correct in that assumption?

2. "5. Press and hold power + volume down, (PRESS THE VOLUME DOWN BUTTON FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN PUSH AND HOLD THE POWER BUTTON) release when the odin screen comes up" Is the phone already plugged into the computer at this point?

3. I keep reading about some sort of triangle. Does this method get rid of that triangle?

Thank you for your help.
[Galaxy S II General] turner78:
1. FF24 will work for your phone The stock kernel in the link you posted is the same as in step 3. (there are 2 listed, FF18 and FF24, my phone has FF24) FF18 is generally the U.S. Cellular version and FF24 is the "generic" version. I got the Stock ROM from mcdader (post #2 in this thread and the OP in the link you listed, also the link you posted is a conversation between myself and mcdader, lol). The FF24 is talking about the underlined part in the kernel (2.6.35.7-SCH-R760.XAR

FF24

-CL1125314 se.infra@SEP-51 #2)

2. It will take you a few tries to get it into recovery mode, try pushing both at the same time if you can't get it to work. No the phone is not plugged into the computer until step #8

3. This method DOES NOT have the triangle. You will see it once during the rooting process but it gets removed when you flash back to the stock ROM.
[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
Ok I thank you for your reply, and answering my questions. I will most likely try this tomorrow, and report back with how things go.
[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
So, it worked without a hitch. Now to find a way to install clockwork, and another ROM.
[Galaxy S II General] Neymar9:
so after i rooted my phone how can i cwm and install rom for this model?
[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
I've been wondering the same thing, and can't get a good answer.
[Galaxy S II General] timmons98:
Links
[Galaxy S II General] timmons98:
Cspire Galaxy S2
[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
Timmons98 do you have any information on installing a custom recovery, and a ROM that will work for the generic CDMA model?
[Galaxy S II General] atvspecialties:
All the links seem to be dead in the post for rooting :(
[Galaxy S II General] turner78:
All of the links are fixed now.
[Galaxy S II General] turner78:
No, I have been looking for a version of CWM to install but do not know which one to use.
[Galaxy S II General] jonb42:
CWM for SCH-R760

Firstly, thanks for this excellent & clear rooting guide for this phone.

Secondly I'd like to second those asking about where to go from here - to install CWM and from there a custom ROM - for me that'll be cyanogenmod if possible...

If I understand rightly we would need to install a modified version of the "2.6.35.7-SCH-R760.XARFF24-CL1125314 se.infra@SEP-51 #2" kernel, that has CWM in it?

I've not had to do this on previous phone: the Desire rooted and CWM'd like a dream; my Milestone X2 was more like a nightmare and due to locked bootloader I had to use a bootstrap CWM that came in on the tail of the charging animation & so would only work when the phone was plugged into the wall and rebooted - and also it had to be reflashed every time a factory reset was done, something that became my downfall in the end...

So why can't CWM just be flashed - why does it concern the kernel?

I guess I don't understand the diff between bootloader - kernel - and the rest of the ROM...

thanks!

Jon
[Galaxy S II General] coltlacey1:
is this thread dead? im after a recovery aswell. i have the root access done with no problem but do i need to flash back to a different kernel through odin or what to get CWM access?
[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
I hope it's not dead. I just don't think a lot of development happens for this version of the S2. I do think that a different kernel with CWM will have to be flashed, but that doesn't really do anything without a ROM to install. Yeah you could do backups, but you'd be backing up the custom kernel. I do know that some of the hardware drivers are stored in the kernel. So, some stuff on the phone may not work with that other kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] goast:
How will I know which ff to flash for alltel in u.s.?
[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
It's 24 if I remember right. The links on the original post show you.
[Galaxy S II General] Neymar9:
Any answers about CWM or roms ? im getting tired of looking this up
[Galaxy S II General] chicinwang:
Pass me the kool-aid.. seems Alltel is getting the IPHONE?! Lol of a the cool phones they get one thats rooten to the core (pun intended); >

You have heard that AT&T is in the process of buying out all the Alltel assets?
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
Yes I've heard ab why would th try release it though if the merger is coming.... Quick bucks? And I hope att will replace them at no charge

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[Galaxy S II General] chicinwang:
It may have already been in the works, and I suppose when you say them you mean our phones. Because it's cdma>GSM? Me to or at least a heck of a deal, because I just upgraded last month.

Talk at ya in the am,I's tiered boss!
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
Well my fiances who has her s2... has her upgrade... Sooo... sadly, she is switching over... (hope it breaks lol) I hate iOS... even though I am a mac user. ummm no no sir... GSM>CDMA... I like to be able to switch between carriers... And yes the iPhone is a nice deal... Guess I'll be calling customer service in the am to verify there is an upgrade in her plan... Good night sir. Take it easy
[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
If I've read this thing right you're telling me that there is a way to get ICS on the Alltel S2?
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
Yes sir

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[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
What's the catch? Data loss, gps doesn't work?
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
No catch everything works for me

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[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
Alright I'll give it a shot over the weekend at the very least I could have clockwork mod and back my phone up.
[Galaxy S II General] hummdat:
Alrighty, So I flashed 4.1.2 onto my Cspire GSII. Well Everything looks great except I have no data. I checked the network status and it reads "Generic." What have I done and can I fix it? I can still make and receive calls and text.
[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
Some settings didn't transfer over it sounds like. You'll need to find the cspire apn settings, and make sure they match what's on the phone.
[Galaxy S II General] hummdat:
Ive never done that before, how would I go about doing it? My phone is not rooted at the moment either. Would that help things if I went ahead and rooted?
[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
No at least you shouldn't have to be. I use to know how to do this. I worked as a phone salesman and I had to manually do this a few times. Sad thing is I can't remember what combination it was in the dailer. The ROM you flashed didn't have root already?
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
Sir I think you flashed the wrong rom I'm on ics you're jelly bean

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[Galaxy S II General] hummdat:
Doesnt look like it. Last time I did any of this was over a year ago with my original Galaxy S. Since I dont do it all that often I tend to get rusty with some of it. It flashed just fine, and it works fine, with the only issue being the data network. Aggravating....
[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
You did flash jellybean and not ICS like he said. So that could be part of the problem. Next part is at least on my S2 I can't get to the apn settings. Use to be a dailer code now they bury it in the settings.
[Galaxy S II General] hummdat:
I figured JB would be better. It sure looks good and seems to run just fine. So you guys think all I need to do is figure out the APNs and It should work fine? Or should I go back to 2.3.6?
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
No it doesn't work like. What carrier are you with? Roms are usually for a specific carrier unless the eri.xml file is edited to work with all carriers. Usually like myself with Alltel. I have a friend who ports the roms to me because they're not for my carrier but, he makes it work for mine. Post a link of the rom you flashed. Also if you flash wrong roms you can mess up your radio thing... I guess that's your data. So, hopefully you didn't.
[Galaxy S II General] hummdat:
I got the tar file from here.

http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=127

I am with Cspire.
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
Sorry I was sharpening pencils and color pencils... (yes I know its almost 4 am but drawing is one of my passions. If inspirations hits me, I'll do it) ummmm I've seen that. but I think that is for US Cellular maybe? I don't know. That is the only R760 that got an update. We still haven't got it on Alltel. Try going to stock and tell me if data works. Then I'll help you from there :)
[Galaxy S II General] hummdat:
No prob. I appreciate any help I can get. Ive been having trouble finding the stock cspire 2.3.6. Ive googled and binged and looked everywhere but it eludes me. Ill have to pick back up tomorrow. Im dog tired. Yall have a good night/morning. And thank you so far for the help.
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
Alright no problem... Oh didn't you make a backup in cwm? Oh oh... no bueno... lol... Well pick up tomorrow good night sir
[Galaxy S II General] chicinwang:
Dump her now before its too late LOL.. And I wouldnt tell everybody that I use a mac:D

SCH-R760
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
Lol. Getting married in October sir. Now about the mac I use for college.... BUT... It's dual booted with Windows 7 so I guess I'm safer there. Ha I'm still awake. (day off) :cowboy:
[Galaxy S II General] chicinwang:
Ummmm. What did you flash exactly? I hope not the one off of samsung's website for USC

SCH-R760

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Congrats! I've been married almost 17yrs now:D

Ok then that aint soo bad.

Go to sleep you freak lol

SCH-R760
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
I dont see why he didn't see all those people warning about not flashing that file unless it was a uscc phone... then again the thread says NON US CELLULAR. Ah. Good for you. I told her if we ever get mad at each other. I'll make her sleep on the couch :laugh: and I can't sleep... too much Dr. Pepper.... Plus I just finish drawing... been working on it for about 4 hours. :p
[Galaxy S II General] Shortyred:
Got you both beat been married 30yr's!! And aren't you ready to pass out????
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
I'll get there soon. Actually no. I'm not sleepy at all... I'm thinking about going for run... then again im just thinking about it... Too chilly outside. :D
[Galaxy S II General] hummdat:
Good Morning. No sir not the one off Samsungs Website for USC. It was a generic. Wifes gonna kill me lol.

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No bueno indeed...Maybe I should start from scratch and pretend this all didnt happen lol.
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
Everyone makes mistakes. Now lets just hope your phone's radio signal things isn't messed up. As well as your wife don't beat you to death :laugh: Try going back to stock. Get the tar on here it's the generic tar and see if that helps. Since there's no specific stocks for our phones (its either USC or generic) I've never gone to stock though you can try and see if that helps...
[Galaxy S II General] hummdat:
Sucks.... This is the first time ive ever had a problem. I guess I got careless.

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Well... Back to stock and still no data. Says Network Generic, User name is a 6017401637@uscc.net, Mobile Network State: connecting, and Service State says in service......
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
Well sir. I think you are officially screwed. Your radio is messed up from what I see... Yup... uscc.net at its best. Better get new phone or have a backup one. To me that one is done for.
[Galaxy S II General] hummdat:
Wonderful......
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
You could take it to store of cspire? And maybe they could flash it back.

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[Galaxy S II General] hummdat:
Yeah maybe. I had to make the call to the wife and tell her I screwed up. Of course she said, " I told you to quit screwing around with your phones!" Then she said, "Well your contracts up, you can get another phone next week." :laugh:

Maybe they can do me a favor and fix it first though. Ive been with them for 10 years and have always been a loyal customer, even through the HTC Hero fiasco.
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
That sounds like a good idea. Well played by her. She ought told you that you were screwed and beat you with a frying pan lol jk but that's good we've been with alltel since they came out we got that grandfather contract thing

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[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
Daddyodizzel you said you had someone port the ROM for you correct? Why? What needs to be done to the ROM to make it work on Alltel?
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
The rom link i already works on Alltel. The only reason I need roms ported is because I have a fascinate. My fiance has an S2.

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[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
The one on the team us cellular site or did I miss a link somewhere?
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
The one I posted a few pages back.
[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
Ok I found it. So flash that and everything should work? You mentioned something earlier about changing apn settings?
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
Yes now guys ya'll oughta know with custom roms. You'll get LOS. data stuck in upload mode for a like 2 min. So do it at your own risks. Just a reminder. Mine works just fine though (well my fiances) Yes go to voice dialer and say, "open apns" Then add the apns I have listed on here
[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
Yeah this isn't my first dive into flashing. I flashed Cyanogenmod 7 onto my old HTC Desire. Do you know how to get into the apn on stock? I know with the HTC and older blackberry tour I had it was a combination of # and zero. For the life of me I can't remember it though. I want to get what it is now and set it to those after I flash. Not doubting yours are right just an extra precaution I suppose.
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
Just look back a couple of pages you'll see them. And you can't from stock gb

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[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
Sir try this. Try to progarm your data. Too see if you can pick it back up. Let me know how it goes.

agree, the link you provided did make a cwm flashable. I was unable to get root working using my links. but it was fun learning. I went ahead and got moble odin. This worked to flash the rom and inject root. I then used odin on pc to flash modem. So now I am at my end result stock w/root. I may have missed a setting in mobile odin, but I lost programming on the phone had to reprogram data settings.

few more things. incase anyone is going to mess with this.

*#22745927 Hidden Menu disable/enable Must enable to get to other menus.

##000000# MIN Programming

##786# RTN Mobile number programming

##3282# Data programming. (all my carrier requires is user name) very simple
[Galaxy S II General] Shortyred:
Wonder if I could program for sprint.
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
Try it. Say sir, How can I get back to stock? lol. I know about mcdadders stock generic tar... Though I've never edit any eri.xml... So I really don't know about that.... Also... My ubber noobish question, I have a backup on my phone from stock before I flashed the rom i mentioned, my question is could I just hip backup/restore, and it would take me back to stock?

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Sir I wanted to ask you... Where did you find the Alltel stock kernel? And could you pass it on? Pretty please :D
[Galaxy S II General] Shortyred:
I reinstalled my backup from cwm and it took me back to stock rooted.
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
So let me get this straight... You flashed the rom I put up... didnt like it, so went to CWM 6 right? hit backup/restore... and it took you back to stock? :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] Shortyred:
Yep took me back to stock rooted with cwm still installed.
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
Woohoo! Alrighty then. Well my fiance is giving me her SII... She's using MY upgrade to get an iPhone.... I get seconds but I'll extract it after going back to stock then make a flashable rom out of it :D So cant wait til tuesday to mess with the SII again :fingers-crossed: Reason tuesday is because she wont let me touch it until she has a iPhone on her hands
[Galaxy S II General] Shortyred:
I just wish I could turn mine on to the sprint network. Had it on page plus got talk and text but data kept roaming and couldn't get anything.
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
Do you have on data setting allow roaming and national roaming? and dont have automatic have I think.. National and itterl... whatever it says... Well sprints version is the D-710 I believe? Also called Epic4g?
[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
daddy I just saw your post about wanting the stock tar. https://www.dropbox.com/s/1jw1we3mgs04lp6/CODE_SCH-R760_XARFF24_CL1125314_REV05_user_auto_ship.tar that's the link. I got it from someone else on this thread. I remember his name, but can't remember his name. I don't want to butcher it. I'll edit it when I find the name. Hope it helps. The name is chicinwang.

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I was wondering if anyone knew on the ROM flashing that daddyodizzel posted earlier. Step 3 it says run installer.bat. I was wondering if the phone was in adb mode at this point. His tutorial doesn't say. Any help would be appreciated.
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
Ah that's Macdadders post I was talking about. Say. Well it's not my tutorial so I cant really take credit for it. But go back a couple of pages and look where I posted the team us cellular website link so you can see the whole process of how to get the rom on it.

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Here it is http://teamuscellular.com/Forum/topic/2220-rom-cm9-for-sch-r760-beta1-updated-9712/
[Galaxy S II General] chicinwang:
Yes daddyo restoring the backup will put it back like it was before you flashed the rom. Worked fine for me,with the exception I lost a cpl apps I had moved to SD card....I can live with it.
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
Ah... That'll work then... I'll just make a couple of copies of it incase I start flashing other roms... Let's say... I copy it... and I go to stock... I flash another rom... if I paste a copy on my sd card and want to go back... Is it a secure way of getting to stock everytime?
[Galaxy S II General] chicinwang:
Not understanding a 100%. But you can make one backup, and revert back to it every time. It basically copies the back up to ur device when restoring. It'll always be there after you restore to stock. Also you can make a backup of a rom the same way and revert back to it from stock. I've read where a lot of people that do this,so they can run either or whenever they want to.
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
Ah not bad not bad... My lady finally decided to let me go to stock on hers... So tonight imma try... Right now im copying the backup file to my desktop
[Galaxy S II General] chicinwang:
Cool beans!! Keep us posted..
[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
I have installed the ROM mentioned and so far everything seems fine. Battery life even seems a bit better. Test over the next few days, and see what happens.
[Galaxy S II General] brd912:
Guys, I have read the whole thread and this information is a little bit too spread out and confusing. Would one of you who has rooted, installed CWM and a custom rom (ics i hope) post exactly what you have done? Maybe even a new thread with detailed instructions so people can find this information a little easier?
[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
I wouldn't mind typing that up, but others deserve the credit. Daddyodizzel for finding, and posting it here. John triger for all the work he did on it. So far the ROM works great on alltel. Be nice to see what happens on other carriers with the generic model.

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Meant to add this if there are no objections here I'll type it up tomorrow. It's 1 am and I'm pooped.
[Galaxy S II General] daddyodizzel:
Thank you Sticken66. Alright brd912.

I use root method from the beginning of this thread. So get that out of the way first and then proceed.

http://teamuscellular.com/Forum/topic/2220-rom-cm9-for-sch-r760-beta1-updated-9712/

That is the link to getting ICS 4.0.4 Yes I'm on Alltel. Don't know if anyone one on here has flash for other provider other than Alltel. The instructions on there are pretty clear. Though if you have some trouble with installing and getting there, just post it on here. I'm sure no one in here would mind giving a hand. Good luck sir. Remeber that when you finally boot up to CWM. Backup, backup and dont forget to backup. As well as when you do boot up. First things first, set your apns. Mine are listed on here towards the end of the thread so if you can find that, that'll help. Again good luck sir. If you need anything I'll reply as fast as I can. Though today we (my fiance and I) have to meet with our wedding planner. But I'm sure Stricken would hep ya, incase I don't reply. Good luck
[Galaxy S II General] chicinwang:
Sorry diddnt see about the kernel, I honestly cant remember where I got it from.(I've slept since then:D)

But yes you can anything to help someone out.And when I remeber I'll post here.. EUREKA mcdadder,that also where I got the stock tar from as well.I think:rolleyes:

SCH-R760
[Galaxy S II General] brd912:
I cannot get any of the links in the first post to work. Any one got them up on another site?

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Oh, and thanks man. If I was you, I'd post a thread with these instructions and make sure "Altell" is in the title.
[Galaxy S II General] madzkull:
thanks for this
[Galaxy S II General] chicinwang:
Droiddroidz kernel https://www.dropbox.com/s/a5kehalxl3j1pvp/droidroidz-v0.2c.tar.md5

Stock FF24 kernel https://www.dropbox.com/s/hee4i1zy8m6frew/SCH-R760_STOCK_KERNEL.tar

Odin shouldnt be hard to find nor the usb drivers. Also make sure you have the FF24 not the FI24..

Good luck!

SCH-R760
[Galaxy S II General] Stricken66:
Well this could work with any other generic CDMA a variant of s2. So, I'd hesitate to say it's just Alltel. Also, since it was done for US Cellular. I'd be interested if it worked for other carriers.

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I just found one small bug. The wifi works, but sometimes has a hard time reconnecting after you disconnect. So, far all I've had to do is cut off wifi and cut it back on. Just a note out there people.
[Galaxy S II General] Shortyred:
Anyone had a problem with text not downloading pics? I've got data but it won't download text pics.