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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Yes its an i777 kernel. Now you guys need galaxy s unlock app to unlock sim, and apn manager to add new apn's. With those two app's you could use the ST dim card program, or even switch services if you want! SHHH don't tell straight talk.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] StoneComputers:
The straight talk APN is different on this then my BYOP plan... So it says i777 in the settings??? Ill pass on that i want s959g software.... Its like 98% there...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
No it still says s959g. You wont notice any changes except the brightness on the screen dims more to save battery. With apn manager app you can change your apn to whatever you want or need - even though its still greyed out in the settings menu. I made a new one without proxy hoping it will cut on my throttling ( I even named it throttle ).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] StoneComputers:
Damn... I want to but im not sure of myself.... I don't want to brick it.... :( don't u have to pay for the sim unlock???
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Nope sim unlock is free when your rooted with the app I mentioned which is also free. Apn manager is a paid app, but I no it works, and the apn on this phone is programmed in the fs which I dont know how to change that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] StoneComputers:
.... it works great
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jenol:
You'll still be on the same software its just an unsecure kernel so you can get root the Rom runs and acts the same as before the way it sounds you seem way to paranoid to be rooting and stuff so maybe you should just stay stock my friend

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And actually this is real root
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] StoneComputers:
not paranoid..., picky.... I like all the files to be for the device I am using... (without the triangle at the beginning) Sorry for the pitty party post as I am having a horrible Christmas eve... don't mind me... Ill delete it.. I just re-read what I wrote and see how *****y it sounds.... I did what cook told me and it works... I guess Ill keep that till something else comes along.. I see now what the file was he was talking about I guess if I just shut up and looked I would have seen it was just the start up stuff and not the ROM... damn I have a lot to learn... sorry again for the pitty...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] McConachie1:
So where i see sgh - s959g change it to sgh-i777 in this whole list in build prop see attachment
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TheGeekyNimrod:
ro.product.model

ro.product.board

ro.product.name

ro.product.device

Those are the ones you need to change.

That's what the scripts in recovery flashable files look for as well as what you're trying to do through mobile odin. Those have to match in order to be successful.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] McConachie1:
i have soft bricked my s959g s2 what can i do now
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TheGeekyNimrod:
Can you get into recovery or download mode?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Can you be more specific? What did you do to brick your phone? If it's truly bricked then I would suggest using Odin to return to stock and then Odin in a custom recovery,then flash a Rom
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] McConachie1:
i am in odin mode right now and linked to my laptop i had changed thoughs properties in previous post advice from TheGeekyNimrod i did enter model,name,device and board to sgh-i777 and rebooted and now all it does is come on for a couple sec. on logo screen(which is wrong model and also yellow triangle an then turns off
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rogersb11:
Flash the stock Odin firmware from the OP. You never mentioned you were stock. Can't change build.prop in pure stock rom. Well not device id anyway
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] McConachie1:
when i turn phone off and turn it back on the logo screen doesnt stay on very long and screen blacks out and phone does not respond at all it does stay turned on when connected to laptop and in odin mode

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can i use oden3v1.85 in Android + slp

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what do you mean flash from OP

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what do you mean op?

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hello?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Op is "opening page", that is the first page of this thread. Sometimes Op refers to the threads author. just have to pay attention to the context it's used
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TheGeekyNimrod:
Yeah, if I had known it was stock I wouldn't't have told you to change the prop. Especially if you didn't have a custom recovery and backup already made.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rogersb11:
Stock firmware from FIRST PAGE

phone off press and hold power down and up and then plug in USB. Follow Odin instructions to flash previously mentioned firmware from the Original Post. After you may need to perform factory reset in stock recovery
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
So I took the note3 back and got the m8 from att and I love it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] desteele:
Jealous...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
It is amazing...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] desteele:
Just responsiveness, etc?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Everything with the exception of the camera. The camera may actually be worse but that's the only negative thing I can say about it. Everything else is off the chain. Antutu score broke 46000 outta the box
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dimoochka:
Recovery with Encryption

rogersb11 - I'm running CM10.1.3 stable with encryption on an S959G but none of the recoveries in the op's first post (including PhilZ 6.0.2.7 and TWRP 2.7.1.0 - found in another post) prompt for an encryption password - I would like to be able to backup my data partition through the recovery. I tried flashing Shift 5.0 and it just soft-bricked the phone so I had to reflash CM to get the original kernel back.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rogersb11:
Well that's because they kernel isn't for pre KK. The recovery itself will work but that doesn't do much good. Give me a day or two and I'll build a JB kernel with a WAY newer philz than 6.0.2.7. I need to update the build but currently it's 6.56.8 I believe. I'm not sure why some of these roms support encryption when I THINK it's also kernel dependant. I'll quote you here when I've got that JB kernel ready
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rogersb11:
Well technically this is for cm 10.2 but that shouldn't matter. Just went ahead and built. This is completely UNTESTED. I never built for JB, just have what's needed in my repo for stuff just like this

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95747613655043711
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dimoochka:
Recovery with Encryption

Thanks for the try! No joy - same result as last time. Installing Shift-JB doesn't have any effect on the recovery (tried to install from CWM/PhilZ/TWRP) - just bricks the OS. Is the OS kernel separate from the recovery kernel or do they both use the same?

I would try it with CM 10.2 for you but the nightly build boot-loops on the phone (without even installing Shift).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rogersb11:
Well I don't know why it doesn't change your recovery. That makes zero sense. The kernel and recovery is the same thing
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dimoochka:
No obvious error messages - cleaning leftover kernel junk, anytime now, updating needed files, installation was a success...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rogersb11:
That's correct. There's literally just no way I can foresee it not changing your recovery. [MENTION=4934593]mr-cook[/MENTION], you ever heard of this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dimoochka:
/data and /storage/sdcard0 are not mounted (since they're encrypted) - this interrupts backups and restores but shouldn't interrupt just a kernel flash right?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rogersb11:
No should have zero effect. Kernel and recovery are on a separate partition. I'm baffled honestly. I can't think of one scenario this or even my kk kernel doesn't change your recovery
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TheGeekyNimrod:
I have never heard of this in my 2 years of owning the I777 and the 959G.

I've had just bum downloads mess things up, but never had a problem with my recovery version not changing.

Is back-to-stock and starting over an option in this case? Sounds like Odin may be needed.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dimoochka:
I can try to Odin in the kernel if you like - just need a .tar.md5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Use Odin to install original factory firmware (stock sgh-s959g .tar file)

Then reboot to full stock phone. Don't worry about seeing it up. Boot back in to download mode and flash one of the recoveries in Odin. Boot into that recovery and flash the Rom you want. Just be sure if it's a kitkat Rom you must use cwm 6.0.4.5 or even better just use twrp.

I've done this several times myself takes about twenty minutes to go from soft brick to bone stock then flash recovery, install Rom, restore backup. Profit.

Sent from my HTC_VipereONE_m8
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dimoochka:
I'm currently on CM 10.1.3 with internal storage encryption, UCMD8 modem, and TWRP 2.7.1.0. Works totally fine. I have no problem flashing any recovery or ROM - main issue is (as above) when I try to flash the Shift kernel, it doesn't over-write the existing recovery (regardless of the recovery I use to flash it). However, I don't ever have a problem flashing alternate recoveries - going from CWM to TWRP to PhilZ is easy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
has anyone found a pit file for our phone that increases system size so we can install the full gapps again? found one for the i777 but not sure if it would work I do not want to loose our separate partition for recovery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cssr:
Here is a link to a stock pit file. I read a post about self edit and install, which is not for the faint of heart. So for I can't find it again. If I do I'll post a link.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=34481997&postcount=116
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Try extracting shift recovery.img from the zip and stick it in Mr cooks recovery zips. Just be sure to name it whatever mr-cook had his named. I've done it before with a twrp recovery

Sent from my HTC_VipereONE_m8
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Cool thanks already learned how to modify it I hope if not I'll be buying a new phone and it all works then it'll be ready for everybody else to use

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I need the actual file that's just the print out
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Tapatalk screw up sorry for the extra post
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
I need the actual file that's just the print out
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cssr:
I believe you can get the file using heimdall. That was also in the post about self edit and install.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
I must have missed that somehow I have read almost every page of this forum again today plus countless others since 8am
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dimoochka:
I figured it out. Took a look at your updater-script. Seems like you were flashing mmcblk0p5 (KERNEL). The next line would of flashed mmcblk0p6 (RECOVERY) but you had it commented out. Sooo - I uncommented it and got the PhilZ recovery up. The new kernel still soft-bricks CM 10.1.3 (verified this by removing everything from the script that didn't flash Kernel or Recovery partitions). Though the PhilZ recovery does come up, it doesn't recognize the encrypted /data (/sdcard or /storage/sdcard0) partition and doesn't prompt for password entry.

Oh well, at least this is a learning experience in android partitioning for me :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cssr:
I tried the code on this post (root) and it put out a .pit file. Use pit magic and compare it to mr-cooks post. I've got to get some sleep or I would try it. On call for 48 hour starting saturday 8 am. Best of luck.

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/32867-pits-for-tmo-sgs3/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dimoochka:
See my last post (did it the hard way :P). I went ahead and repackaged it (and attached) for anyone looking for an updated PhilZ recovery for this device. This a recovery ONLY - does not alter the kernel (and thus should not brick the device) Tested on my SGH-S959G.

[MENTION=4934593]mr-cook[/MENTION] - can you add this to your first post? Would probably be useful to some folks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
I read that page in my hunt this morning some time Im using heimdall but getting errors libusb error: -12 maybe I need to go back to stock and try this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dimoochka:
Take a look at the Heimdall README. You have to go into the Drivers folder and run zadig.exe to install the libusb driver (it's supposed to replace Samsung USB Composite Device - which was actually called Gadget Serial for me when the phone was in Download mode). I installed the driver and then it was actually pretty easy to download the PIT file from the phone. I've attached the stock PIT binary that I downloaded from my phone for you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Thank you I was playing with that all night and couldn't get it to recognize my device it recognized it but it wouldn't print or download the pit file I went through the driver thing was getting ready to start on it again this morning but I guess I don't have since you got the pit file thank you very much.

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What rom are you using right now I guess that doesn't really matter pit files should be the same
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dimoochka:
CM 10.1.3-I777 stable, gapps-jb-20130812-signed, encrypted /data partition, I777UCMD8 modem.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] d-weenie:
I gave up trying to flash any new ROM on this phone.. I can't update cwm it always reverts back to original version
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Don't give up its not that hard if you're around Monday I can help you personally but I've been on my phone and computer for the last two days and I'm in trouble if I don't get off of here and go to the movies right now
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Got that project done phone is a lot more snappy and happy with all the extra room
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dimoochka:
What version of CWM are you using, what are you trying to flash, and by what method? My S959G has behaved pretty predictably as far as this goes.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
[MENTION=1051777]mrcook[/MENTION] the Odin original stock rom download isn't working your link takes you to the download site but I don't think that download site has the file anymore I only have the heimdall version and couldn't get heimdall to work for some reason. Luckily for the way I did this you don't even have to go back to stock

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increase space for bigger roms and gapps

pretty easy for this phone actually

1. back up everything on internal storage to external or computer it will be erased.

2. back up rom, data, effs and everything in twrp 2.7.1.0 back up to external sd

3. make sure you have odin installed on computer can get in the op (opening post of this thread)

4. you will also need this -I777UCMD8- I777UCMD8_modem.zip. in the op too under modems.

put that on your external sd

5. also have SGH-s959G_TWRP-v2.7.1.0.tar availabe on computer

6. have my new pit file (attached to this post) on computer unzip it had to zip for xda

the rest of these instructions are going to be good but not greatly detailed on purpose if you don't understand them don't try this.

put phone into download mode attach to computer open odin select pit and then choose my new pit file hit start, after it finishes restart phone in download mode conect to odin and select PDA choose SGH-s959G_TWRP-v2.7.1.0.tar phone should restart in recovery. Wipe data system caches internal sd you may get errors here it ok. restore your backup of your rom and data and everything flash I777UCMD8- I777UCMD8_modem.zip restart phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cssr:
Sweet!! Glad you got it done. Going to use it. Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Both links are working for me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cssr:
I had the same problem. Later cwm versions are only compatible with kit kat roms and will not install unless you have kit kat. Use the twrp.zip from the OP. Install it in recovery and reboot into recovery. That worked for me.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cz5bvvct5v8tvxx/TWRP_v2.7.0.0.zip
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cssr:
Sorry that link is dead. Luckly I had a copy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MountAnDewMe:
sgh s959g boot loop And adb

Hi,

I have been using this site as a point of reference for trying to fix an issue with my sgh s959g. I understand this particular model is different than the others in the line so I figured it would be best to check here on a few things before I continued. The phone simply went into a boot loop on the logo screen and I am one of those regretful fools that wishes he took the time to get the pictures off the phone from June. If this topic has been covered I apologize and would appreciate a link to the solution. OK so here it is. I believe that if I root the phone then I should be able to use the pull command from adb to get the photos and videos to my windows desktop. I have used ODIN to flash the CWM and got a green pass even though the process was tediously slow for some reason. The thing is now that I am not too sure of a couple of things that some clarity would be appreciated. I see a good deal of information on the web about this problem but nothing I have stumbled across for this specific model.

1. Is there an adb that is specific to this model phone or is it generic across the platform.

2. I do not know if usb debugging is enabled or not on the phone.

3. I have not been able to get into recovery mode. I am hoping this is an issue with me messing up the steps involved.

4. If I am lucky enough to get to the point where I have adb access to the phone can I pull the entire folder or 1 file at a time.

I really do not care if the phone makes it or not but getting my wife's memories back would be worth it enough for me.

Thanks in advance for any insight
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Not sure why you can't get into recovery mode but if you can't I would just recommend for you to use Odin to reinstall factory firmware from the op. This won't erase your pictures on SD card. I've done it more than once without losing anything.

Is the button combo for recovery not working?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MountAnDewMe:
Unless this is wrong, I was told to get into recovery mode on this phone I had to hold down power, vol+, and vol- at the same time then plug in the USB, wait for the splash screen then release the power button only. When I do this I end up in ODIN. As far as trying to reinstall the factory firmware I like the sound of that idea if it does not delete that data. So is it as simple as using SGH-S959G_STOCK_ROM.zip in the PDA section of ODIN again? Thanks for taking the time to look at this for me, I do appreciate it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Yes its that easy but not the .zip file download the Odin file http://d-h.st/xw1 link from op
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TheGeekyNimrod:
Recovery should be Power and Vol+ and Volume- until the Samsung logo, then let go of power and continue to hold the other two. That should get you into recovery.

Download mode would be Power and Vol- (I think) while plugging in USB.

But download mode is what you will want to use to Odin back to stock. As long as you put the tar in the right slot and make sure the correct boxes are checked, it's a breeze.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Correct button combo, just don't plug in the cord. That's why it keeps going into download mode.

As stated by others, yes the stock_sgh-s959g.tar. not 100% on the file name, it's in the op just be sure it is a .tar file. Follow the Odin instructions in the op for installing recovery but instead of selecting a recovery file you'll be using the one I just mentioned. After this your phone will be like it was straight outta the box except all your pictures will be there
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MountAnDewMe:
OK I used ODIN to flash the phone stock again but it is still stuck in the loop. I also can not get the phone into recovery mode, only ODIN mode is accessible. When flashing the phone it took a few attempts before I got a pass. I am wondering what is causing the loop and how to access the files, the absence of recovery mode is a bit odd also. During one of the failed instal attempts the phone did prompt me to use recovery mode but the phone still went into ODIN.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TheGeekyNimrod:
Did you try (after flashing the stock firmware through Odin) to flash the stock recovery back to it as well?

I'm also wondering, since you could not get into recovery before this, if not having the ability to format the preload partition is having something to do with it. Someone a bit wiser than me would have to chime in on that speculation though.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
OK. The first time you flashed CWM was it something from this thread, or somewhere else? I would think you're in boot loop from flashing the wrong thing.

Regardless of anything else if you initially flashed CWM from this thread you would be about to get into recovery. Trust me I done horrible things to this phone, and never had a situation where I couldn't Odin back CWM and recover.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
+1 this phone is practically indestructible you can always get back to stock
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TheGeekyNimrod:
I had an old ST version lying around while using my AT&T version. Purposely tried to get it to a point I couldn't recover it. Never could get it there. One of the many reasons I keep my S2 around.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] slowpoke2006:
no recovery

Hey everyone. My friend has GS2 strait talk version, and was wanting to use it on a different carrier. He asked me what it would take and i just gave him a basic run through of what all would be needed. Well now he has went and messed up his recovery. It go into download mode but not recovery at all. I had him try several things will chatting with him in IM. He used some One click root to root it. I has root but doesn't have a recovery now. Can you just flash a recovery while booted into the rom. I know with my old Nexus I could with CWM. He tried flashing the odin file on the OP but every time It would fail the ID com would be yellow then after hitting start it would say Cant open the serial(COM) Port. Any Ideas other that trying a full restore to stock?