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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Must only work on samsung based ROMs then.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jpapa1086:
Quick question, could we put cm9 on our device? Or has it only been cracked for cm10.1? I want to get on ICS as I think cm10.1 is very buggy

Thanks in advance
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] d-weenie:
you should be able to flash any rom you want for this model phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Yes you can if you're already on CM10.1. The assert checks that some ROMs use look for the model number (i777). You can also copy and paste the build.prop file from the system folder of the new ROM and replace the one in your phone with it before flashing.

I believe they have a stable version of CM 10 also.

My recommedation is to try SHOstock3 if you haven't tried it. I think it has the best feature available Multi-Window.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34435991

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jpapa1086:
OK thanks .. I will try to decided what I want as I believe cm9 would be more stable than cm10? And obviously cm10 is more stable than cm10.1?

I'm having problems with screen response , signal, camera , and some lag ... Although I'm very happy with all version of cm and only paying $45 a month lmao
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
Anyone experiencing throttled service? My download speeds are now around 150kbps and used to be around 3meg. I removed the first proxy in the apn when I first got the phone which was supposedly how they tracked data. Full bars h+
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] angelj73:
no. then again i hardly use too much data (way below the 2GB limit)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
I tried mine wo the apn and saw no difference in speeds. Getting about 1 meg both ways, give or take

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So if i understand u right, i can put shostock3 on sgh-s959g now that i have cm10.1 ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Yes. SHOstock3 is what I've been on for a couple weeks.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Cool. Im going to try it out. Flash it the same way i did cm10.1?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Yes. Same way. Shoman94 has instructions on his page also. Full wipe, then flash in CWM.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] truongt51o:
Anyone know how i can unlock this phone? i already rooted it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Had some icons disappear from home screen. When i put em back they force closed. Tried to open again and it worked.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Bottom of first post here-

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30541172

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Are they stored internally or on your sd? What ROM are you using?

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] truongt51o:
hey, i got my phone unlocked but when i try to call , it says not registered on network.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Someone else was having problems with this also.

First have you tried rebooting?

Second I believe the solution was to restore a backup from before you unlocked, or to relock it. The answer is in this thread somewhere. I never had this problem when I unlocked.

What ROM are you using or are you stock+ root?

Found it. Read this if reboot doesn't work. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=36972068

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] r00t4rd3d:
Its been rather amusing asking these companies for support. I asked Samsung for the stock firmware they told me I have to get it from Tracfone, I asked Tracfone for the firmware and they say they are only a service provider not the manufacture and that I would have to get the firmware from Samsung.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] graphicw:
The right hand does not know what the left is doing. Companies are about as bad as the government now. We will find a way to mod this thing just to send a bif **** you to tracfone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] graphicw:
How did the kernel that you built work out?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] r00t4rd3d:
I havent tried it yet.

Currently I am running this official ICS:

http://stockroms.net/file/GalaxyS2/SGH-i777/ICS/GalaxyS2Root.com_SGH-I777_UCLE5.zip

With this rooted kernel:

http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/GalaxyS2ATT/kernels/SiyahICS/Siyah-v3.4.2-nomswap-I777.tar

Triangle Away works on it to:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] n00barmy:
Stock SGH-S959G

I have a friend who just bought a SGH-S959G and she has not modified the phone at all, except for installing apps from Google Play :p. I asked her if she would be willing to lend me her phone so I could provide you guys with a dump of the ROM and she agreed almost immediately. I am not a novice user but someone will have to help me out when it comes to doing this.

Also, I would only be willing to go so far as to dump the ROM seeing as this is not my phone, I don't want to modify her phone in any way.

If you guys don't need this then just disregard.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] graphicw:
All you will want to do is get a dump of the rom. You do not want to mod this phone yet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] n00barmy:
Getting a ROM Dump

That's the thing, I don't know how to go about doing that. Reading through the thread, I'm assuming I would use Heimdall to do it.

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Also, has anyone seen this page?

http://androidarea51.com/modifications/straight-talk-s2-sgh-s959g-source-code/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] r00t4rd3d:
Yeah we got that, not very useful atm. Do you hang out on freenode? #sgs2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Does the phone need to be rooted to get a Rom dump? If not can someone post a walkthrough, and I can do it tomorrow night. ( I "returned" mine to stock). If it needs root does anyone know an exploit that might work, without flashing a kernel?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] n00barmy:
Freenode

No, I do not.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] r00t4rd3d:
Ok lets do this Heimdall thing. You do not need to root your device to do this.

The computer:

Install the Tracfone USB Drivers, bottom of the page under Manuals and Drivers:

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SGH-S959ZKATFN

Next download Heimdall to your desktop and extract, it doesnt need to be installed:

https://github.com/downloads/Benjamin-Dobell/Heimdall/heimdall-suite-1.3.1-win32.zip

The Phone:

After the Tracphone USB drivers are installed, plug the phone into the computer via USB cable, let it install the drivers, when its done installing unplug the USB cable. On the phone goto Applications, Settings, Applications, Development, check USB Debugging, Press the Home button on the bottom after. Plug phone back into computer and let it install a new set of drivers, when its done, unplug the USB cord.

Power the phone off. Hold down the Volume Down button on the left hand side and plug the USB cable in, when the warning screen comes up you can release the Volume Down key and now press the Volume Up key to continue. You should now see the Android Robot on your screen with Downloading.... text under it.

Open the Heimdall folder, goto Drivers, run zadig.exe, Options, List All Devices, in the list there should be either something like Samsung USB drivers or Gadget Serial, (you can unplug and replug the phone in and the list will update and show you the device its detecting to confirm) select the Samsung or Gadget Serial from the drop down list and click Install Driver button. Back out to the main Heimdall folder and run Heimdall-Frontend.exe , click on the Utilities tab, then click the Detect button under Detect Device, top left, the Output box should say Device detected. Then click the Print button under Print PIT, top right. If all is successful in the Output box you should see a bunch of text and your phone will reboot automatically. Copy and paste all the text in the Output box into a text file and attach/link here or use pastebin.com.

You can reinstall the Tracphone USB drivers now to clean up what you replaced with Heimdall and navigate back to USB Debugging and un-check it and the phone/computer is back to square 1.

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] graphicw:
Here is the walkthrough to get the pit info entropy needs.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] IndigoAK:
Those drivers are just the normal Samsung USB drivers with a renamed installer. Just let Windows install them.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 3rdo:
Hello everyone, I just found this thread, I wish i would have seen it before :(

Last night tired to root my phone with "How to root by flashing Entropy512's Return/Unbrick to Stock, Kernel + Rooted System Package with Modem using Odin3 One-Click Downloader (Windows) " but it stuck and my phone now doesn't work it displays Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.

I would apreciate if anyone help me to turn on normally my phone again :) PLEASEE !!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] r00t4rd3d:
3rdo try to get into recovery mode to start:

While device is powered off, press and hold both volume keys. While holding them, press the power key down for about 4 seconds (until the screen comes on). Release the power key, and continue holding the volume keys until you are in recovery mode.

If it goes into that mode choose to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition then reboot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
It sounds like he/she tried to flash cwm and it failed because its not compatible. It happened to me too, but I had already flashed a new kernel. If recovery doesn't work you will need to flash a new kernel.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] r00t4rd3d:
mr-cook I thought you were still stock? No reason for you to do the Heimdall thing now. Our only hope is n00barmy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 3rdo:
it displays something like "not enough battery to get into download mode"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
I am stock. I returned my phone for a replacement within my 15 day period for exchanges. So I am fully stock.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 3rdo:
can you please explain me how to flash a new kernel or send me a link where to read it. please bro :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] truongt51o:
I dont know what rom im using. i just followed your ROOT step. How do i reboot it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Reboot??? Turn phone off. Turn back on.

If all you did was root your still on the stock ROM.

Relock your phone with that app, and use galaxy s unlock from the play store to unlock.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
It was with CM10.1 rom and it was just one app. "radio pup" the other icon i was missing was a page over. I may have moved it by accident bc i dont remember doing it. Also after i posted that i noticed terminal emulator had doubled- there were 2 on home screen and i know i didnt do that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Terminal emulator didn't even work on CM10.1 a couple weeks ago, so it may still be a little buggy.

Sometimes after flashing some widgets and shortcuts can stop functioning, usually just replacing them gets them working again.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RoCKOwNz:
I am brand new to this forum lol, I read info off of here all the time just never made an account till now, but I have 1 of these stubborn SGH-S959G phones been running unrooted stock till tonight. I just wanna thank all of you guys that have been involved in everything to do with this phone, I just wanted a nice stock root for now so I can use all my rooted apps (ex. cpu sleep, adfree, battery calibrate...) and THANKS to you guys I got just that I installed the - CWM RECOVERY v6.0.2.7 (ODIN flash) Thanks to r00t4rd3d and the - Root Zip- flash zip thanks to cynnar. Been busy ever since cleaning up all the system apps I couldnt get rid of before and just thought I would pay my THANKS too all that was involved.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] memphiskane:
Morning everybody, just wanted to say thanks for all the hard work on this phone. What you are able to acomplish is simply amazing to me. I rooted my phone using the old method a couple weeks back and am thinking about restoring to stock and using the new method as my understanding is that will get rid of the GT-I9100 on the startup screen. I have searched a bit and have not found the answer to what I am actually looking for. I would like to enable the NFC hardware on this phone but am not sure how to go about that. I see the ATT I777 version has the hardware so I am assuming since this is supposed to be the same phone we have it as well.

Any help on this would be greatly apprieciated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] d-weenie:
this might help you out cause i don't know much about the GT-19100 model

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2116023

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1614661
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] memphiskane:
Sorry I think I might have confused things a bit. I have the SGH-S959G rooted with the old method that adds the GT-I9100 message to the startup screen as well as the yellow triangle.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] d-weenie:
well if that is the case i just flashed cm10.1 and it has the option to turn on nfc and it seems you rooted your phone the old way at the beginning of the thread there is a new way to root and flash without the yellow triangle
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] memphiskane:
Is CM10.1 a ROM or just a method of flashing. I get a bit confused by all of the number/names that get thrown around in here. If so is it fairly stable as far as bugs go?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Also you can you triangle away app to remove that boot screen on CM10.1. CyanogenMod is a ROM.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RoCKOwNz:
Yes memphiskane I was bone stock all I did was flash the - CWM RECOVERY v6.0.2.7 (ODIN flash) Thanks to r00t4rd3d and then installed the - Root Zip- flash zip thanks to cynnar I am still runnning on the gingerbread all my apps are still there and working I get no yellow triangle nothing looks different its just like it was before just now I have root access which is great. After the new CM becomes stable I might try it out not sure yet only 2 apps I need something higher than gingerbread for are xbox smartglass and the new gta vice city lol not really a reason for me to change for those.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] DMF1977:
shostock3 v2.0.5

Been running this ROM and haven't had any of the issues that some people are experiencing.I just have one question for anyone running this. I read in the changelog about "jeboo kernel tweak settings" but I cannot find them anywhere!! Any help is appreciated!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Thats because our recovery is in a different partition than the i777. You would need to flash his kernel to your recovery partition.

EDIT: If you would like to change your recovery let me know and I will get instructions up for you as soon as possible.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Can anyone tell me if its safe to run triangle away on this phone when im running shostok3?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
You can try, but it doesn't even open on my phone. Running SHOstock3 v1.8 .

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Given the brick warning, im thinking i can live with the yellow triangle.

Im curious as to why it says my phone is the i777 and urs is the s959g. Do we have the same phone or no?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Your build.prop says your phone is an i777 now so your app thinks it's an i777. I just changed my signature to say my real model number. Yes we have the same phone.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
If triangle away app bricks my phone will i still be able to flash from odin on my computer?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
1k

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
If your on SHOstock3 triangle away isn't going to do anything at all. It does work on CM10.1, I used it to reset my flash counter with no problems as did others on here.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] roughmouth:
What are some of the advantages to unlocking your phone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Easier to sell.... Freedom.... Feeling like you beat the MAN.... and the biggest- Straight Talk told me it was IMPOSSIBLE.

Other than that none.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] maddawg138:
Followed this thread from the beginning and can't thank everyone enough on the work to get the phone rooted etc....now I can say I'm 100% happy with the purchase of this phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Updated OP:

- Moved all outdated instructions to the 3rd post with warning not to use.

- Added instructions to install other versions of CWM

CWM

Flashing other versions of CWM with adb (Root Required)

- Extract the zImage (boot.img) from the ROM of your choice (I use 7zip to extract it).

- Put the zImage (boot.img) on the root (not in a folder) of your internal SD card. You can do this through the usb, adb push (adb push- Copy and paste the zImage into your folder with adb, connect your phone with usb, then command- #adb push zImage /sdcard/zImage), whatever method you like.

- Now using adb shell (if you don't' have adb ask GOOGLE) issue the command (capitilazation and spacing matter):

# adb shell

# su

$ dd if=/sdcard/zImage of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6

or if it's a boot.img

$ dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] IndigoAK:
Just thought I'd chirp in here:

I used Triangle Away while installing CM10.1 a couple months ago. I had used the Zedomax/Entropy method originally long before we figured out all you needed to do was flash the recovery partition, so the triangle was still present after installing the new ROM. It worked just fine. I might have used it after installing the stock ROM, I don't remember the details exactly. That whole experience is here in the thread though if you want to look it up.

For those asking about the NFC, CM10.1 seems to restore that functionality. Well, the options are there in the system settings anyway. Whether or not it really really works will probably be hard for me to ascertain since I live in Alaska and the only other person I knew with an i777 decided to break his, and other high end Android phones aren't common here (Alaska is very much under Apple's thumb).

Also, like everyone else, I would just like to say I appreciate all the work that's been done. I've thanked you guys already, but it really can't be stated enough much more useable this phone has become for me after installing a Jelly Bean based ROM. Using CM10.1 has been an absolute dream, even with the minor issues that crop up from time to time (none of them system breaking). It really does have one of the most stable nightly release of any piece of software I've ever come across.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Straight Talk at&t Sim Cards

For those of you watching news about att sim cards disapearing I just hung up with customer service.

Straight Talk is discontinuing the att BYOP sim cards due to most att phones not being compatible. Service will not be affected in any way for those who already have them. Is what I was told.

I had called to have replacement sim card sent to tranfer my number back to the BYOP sim. I was told that my replacement would be for att because thats what I previously had. So even though they will no longer sell them they will at least for now replace them for existing accounts.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
I wonder if this is a response to the new law making it illegal to unlock your phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] d-weenie:
oh wow its now illegal to unlock your own phone to another carrier if so whats this country comeing to
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jpapa1086:
Only illegal if you get caught :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
Also no way to prove you rooted after the "illegal" date. Only way they could prove it is if you purchased your phone after the date.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] IndigoAK:
You're confusing unlocking with rooting/jailbreaking.

This law only makes unlocking the modem/bootloader illegal. The Library of Congress clarified that it's still legal to root/jailbreak through at least 2015.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] d-weenie:
when did the unlock law go into effect i havent heard anything about it tbh
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] IndigoAK:
It went into effect on the 26th. And from what I can tell, it's not actually a new law, but an update of the DMCA.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] angelj73:
well looks like theres a white house petition going to make unlocking legal. count me in

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-unlocking-cell-phones-legal/1g9KhZG7#thank-you=p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Well i pulled this quote from another from the siyah forum bc i think it belongs here instead.

QUOTE=mr-cook;37433411]You're on the S959G so just flashing this zip this doesn't change your recovery. You would need to flash the zImage to your recovery partition to get these options.

Sent from my SGH-S959G[/QUOTE]

Do you mean the zImage from the siyah kernel zip? And what method of flashing would i use to do this?

That quote did not work out the way i planned it :/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jpapa1086:
anyone try v6 supercharger on our device yet?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Do you mean the zImage from the siyah kernel zip? And what method of flashing would i use to do this?

That quote did not work out the way i planned it :/[/QUOTE]

Yes the zImage from the siyah kernel. I added instructions in the OP under CWM you would need to use adb. On the i777 recovery is in the kernel so changing ROMs or to aj's kernel also changes thier recovery were we stay the same unless we change it seperately.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Yes. It's included in JellyBam. So if you've tried JellyBam you've tried it too, maybe without even knowing.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Yes the zImage from the siyah kernel. I added instructions in the OP under CWM you would need to use adb. On the i777 recovery is in the kernel so changing ROMs or to aj's kernel also changes thier recovery were we stay the same unless we change it seperately.

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Ok 2 questions about this:

When you say the root of internal sd card do you mean to just copy it in there without putting it in any folder?

And

I searched google for adb shell and i get terminal shell emulator. When it comes up i already have the $ at the command prompt. Will the same commands work? Because i tried it before but it didnt work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Yes put it on your sdcard without it being in a folder.

If you already have the $ that means your already running as root and don't need to issue the su command first.

ADB- android debug bridge. It's included with the SDK tools, but you can find it seperate which is what I done as I have no need everything else.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
This is where I got adb-

http://dottech.org/21534/how-to-ins...ows-computer-for-use-with-your-android-phone/

I added this link to the OP also incase anyone else is looking for it.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
put the command into tterminal shell emulator and it says

dd: cant open '/dev/block/mmcblk0p6': Permission denied

I noticed the 6 at the end changed. It was 5 the other day