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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattk9609:
emergency calls only.

I have the Straight Talk SGS2-SGHS959G, and I rooted with CyanogenMod 10.1 Nightly i777 to get Android 4.2.1.

I came to this thread originally for a solution for my mobile data not turning on, and it saying no wireless network while off wifi. I created a new APN, and used the information provided for the "Stock APN" in the first post.

Everything was working as it was supposed to for a couple weeks now, but since this morning, I have been stuck on Emergency Calls Only. I tried rebooting and switching APNs and back, but it is still on ECO.

I searched the thread and didn't see anyone with the same problem. Does anyone know a solution to this?

Thanks for any help in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
What does it say when you try to make a call? My phone does that if i let my service expire before i refill.

SGH_S959G

SHOstock3 v3.0

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] DMF1977:
So no "thanks" to anyone that may have helped you, and no status updates as to whether any of your issues were resolved? Really???
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] whynotletmeusemyemailaddr:
It works!

Just a quick post in case it helps others that my phone WORKS (!) on HOT Mobile/Pelephone in Israel (I hope to test it in the US on AT&T next week).

Since receiving it, I followed the instructions on this thread. Specifically:

1) Flashed CWM via ODIN

2) Nandroid backup via CWM

3) Flashed root in CWM (didn't see the Superuser app at first, so I then tried a different root zip. Turns out either the first, second or both added an app called SuperSU I think and not Superuser)

4) Nandroid backup via CWM

5) On stock, used Galaxysim Unlock to unlock the Network Lock and SP Lock, confirmed status with *#SIMLOCK#

6) Via CWM upgraded to i777 CM10.1 + gapps - couldn't make non-emergency calls or use data on HOT Mobile, despite the phone recognizing the SIM was "on" that network

7) Flashed via CWM the I777UCLL6_modem.zip - IT WORKED!

8) Added the BYOP AT&T APN in anticipation of testing the phone on AT&T in the US next week
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] denva:
Yea I Think This Is The Complete Working Solution :)

Sometimes it hard to find a Tiny Thing :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Awesome. Thank you for confirming it's the modem. I will try to get this information added to the OP tonight.

Yes you were looking for the wrong app, that root zip installed SuperSU.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] xquarkofborgx:
Yes I do appreciate the help and apologize for not thanking anyone. I do work and have children and have not tried any of the tips yet I have been given.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jpapa1086:
well guys, this is my SECOND gs2 from straighttalk, flashed to shostock (last one was flashed to cm10.1) and this is the SECOND time on the same make/model that I have let my phone die, sit for a few days, and now wont even turn on. I kept it plugged in all night to see if it would work, but no luck. Sometimes when I plug it in, I see the battery icon for a second, but it goes away. Any help would be appreciated
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Cut a piece of paper to block the two tabs on the battery that power the phone leaving the two that charge the battery exposed. Put the battery back in with the paper blocking those tabs and charge the battery for a couple hours before removing the paper.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Big Poppa:
Stock Jelly Bean

Hi Guys,

I'm sorry for the n00b question but I've tried reading through this thread and I'm confused as hell. Is there a way to get stock Jelly Bean on this phone? I just want the latest version of Android.

Thanks,

Dan
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EzSqueezeCheese:
ShoStock3. Its Jellybean, stock (close anyways), and better than stock. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2005266

Go through the process of flashing CWM to your phone via this OP, yadda yadda yadda. Enjoy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Big Poppa:
Thanks Squeeze, I'm going to hunker down and play with it this weekend. :cowboy:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jpapa1086:
hmm which ones are the ones charging the battery, the (+)? ... ill check it out now
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] DMF1977:
Hurry!! Everyone's getting an s4! Lol...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Yes indeed! You need to read through the first page of this thread. Follow the instructions to use Odin to flash clockwork mod recovery. Then reboot into recovery mode and make a backup of your stock phone. Once you get there things will be a little more clear when you see how recovery mode works. Explore through the menus. You'll see. We will help you out if you have questions

SGH_S959G

SHOstock3 v3.0

AJK 1.25ss

Edit: shostock3 is jb 4.1.2. Click the link in my sig to check out that thread
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=39990994

I've never tried this, but in theory it should work. If you see the phone do anything (light up ect...) odds are it's the other ones. It will either be 1 and 3, or 2 and 4.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Stock JellyBean doesn't exist for this phone or the I777, but does for the I9100 international version of the s2. That is what our JellyBean is being based off of. Though you could get the stock file system, the kernel will have to be custom.

If you're looking for AOSP (Google Android) I recommend SlimBean, or CyanogenMod which are Android 4.2.2 right now. These could potentially have more bugs.

If you want Samsung based which is Android 4.1.2 right now definitely go with SHOstock3. It is very stable, and has great features.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] samprocat:
There isn't official JB rom for this device. ....SHOstock and Task650 are some good daily riders. ....and alll for I777 will run on this device

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] samprocat:
If you look closely on one side of battery will + and - this two are one you need for charging. ...or you can use what did used S3 phone to charge for 4-5 minutes then just plug back to your phone and finish without stopping. ......or any other phone you can match polarity and use some improvised way to keep it tight to charge terminals. ....just try to use common sense and sometime old phone charger cord can be handy

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Big Poppa:
Rut-Roh Rorge!

Hi Razen,

Thanks. I tried this last night and think I followed the instructions properly but I got a signature verification failed (or something similar) error.

Here's what I did:

Downloaded the zip from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2005266 and copied it over to the root of my SD card

After some fiddling got the phone into CWN mode (it kept going into ODIN mode at first -- probably operator error)

Wiped user data and cache

Tried to install from ZIP and got the signature error

I have a feeling I'm missing a chunk of the process. :eek: So I wound up going back to my phone's stock and having to reinstall some of my apps (didn't reinstall all since I plan on trying again)

Thanks for helping a n00b.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EzSqueezeCheese:
AOSP must hate my phone. No matter the ROM or kernel, stand alone GPS takes a minimum of 5 minutes to lock. Those supposed "fixes" have no effect on my phone. Womp.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
I'm confused then... Shostock3 is not stock jb?

SGH_S959G

SHOstock3 v3.0

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Did you install CWM? This sounds like you were trying to flash it from stock recovery (3e).

It is for the I9100. Well it's a modified version- deodexed, debloated, multi-window added, among many other things added. Also a kernel, and modem for the I777.

The newest release for the I777 is ICS.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Big Poppa:
D'Oh!:silly: Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Big Poppa:
Whew Thank you very much I have Shostock3 installed and running now. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] samprocat:
Just press on this link and if still not know what you need pm me....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=40899792

Write down what error you experience and we will help you learn and run without problems. ...

And post back. .....do first this in the link I provide

Sent from SGH-S959G

---------- Post added at 06:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:13 PM ----------

Br cause our phone doesn't have pressure sensor to improve hot fix ....so sometime work and sometimes doesn't. .....toggling last two checks in location services helps obtain faster fix......

Sent from SGH-S959G

---------- Post added at 06:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:20 PM ----------

Great .....now take your time to learn using cwm to the fullest ......

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EzSqueezeCheese:
Interesting. Didn't know that. Thanks. I did try a few tricks such as locking GPS while being on shostock then immediately flashing a nandroid aosp. I read it was supposed to help, but I don't notice much of a difference. I'm an active ingress player so I like to have an almost instantaneous GPS lock.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Big Poppa:
I have one problem on Shostock3 -- no mobile data. I didn't realize before because I was on Wifi. While out driving around I tried open Google Voice to text and it told me I didn't have a data connection.

All the check marks in Mobile Data are checked. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Dan
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
You need to change the APN from att.mvno to wap.tracfone then hit menu save.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EzSqueezeCheese:
If you're using an SGH-S959G, go settings>wireless networks>more>mobile networks>APN settings>edit Straight Talk APN. (Refer to OP for stock APN settings)

Once that is set, you should be good to go.

You might need to delete the other APN's. (Wouldn't hurt to)

And of course, make sure you hit the menu key and save after editing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Big Poppa:
Thank you guys. I figured that out just after posting last night but didn't have any service in my area to test.

It's working and MMS is too!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] DMF1977:
Thank You!!!

Well I just wanted to say thank you to anyone who may have helped me with any problems I have had along the way. A huge thank you to mr cook for this thread, and all his help, and for allowing me to get rid of the stock gingerbread that I originally thought that this phone was doomed forever with! I got an almost unbelievable deal on a gs3 (I747) brand new, just got it all set up and it is badass!!! I realize that its no s4, but it really.is awesome!!! Im gonna run it stock for about a week while I research everything about rooting it and custom roms... sucks there's no shostock, probably go with slimbean first. Again thank you, and good luck to everyone!! ... off to the gs3 threads...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] samprocat:
Just very good research and make sure that you know what you doing. ...use YouTube and XDA .....S III

Good luck. .....;)

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] xquarkofborgx:
Can receive mms but cannot send on Net10. Got the settings off the official net10 site. Any help?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Without knowing what ROM, kernel, etc... It's just a guessing game.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TommygunRob:
So uhm, first of all, I'm quite impressed with how my phone turned out after this except for one thing, I have no Data... Wifi works perfect but no Data, has anyone been able to fix it? Is there something I haven't done and/or that I'm missing? If anyone knows of a fix or anything for this ASAP it'd be appreciated, I use my phone daily and in places where there is no wifi. Thank you!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] samprocat:
Did you switch to another rom...I need all steps you did so far

Just see this link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=40958436

And this. .....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33902328

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TommygunRob:
Well, you're a genius, I did exactly what Mr cook said and it worked. Wow I never thought of scrolling up a little bit lol, I read the first 100 and something first posts, but never thought about the last few ones. Thanks again man. Now my phone is 10 times better lol, And BTW< I switched to the CM10.1 Nightly rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] samprocat:
Now take time to learn cwm features and how to do wipes and try SHOstock and other great roms till you find what you really like. ...just don't get in hurry. ...take time to learn before you make mistakes. ..

And all thanks should go to "mrcook" and other great people that made our device rooted:rolleyes:

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Alickovic1:
Seriouse question

I have a sgh-s959g

i rooted it, its currently running stock rom and kernel im pretty sure i didnt use this thread to try and unlock it i used another one on xda dev.

anyway i rooted it with heimdall sweet

and i rooted it and downloaded

sgs unlock Pro (paid 5 dollars)

and unlocked it, said unlock successful, i put my tmobile sim in there and it does not let me make calls, keeps saying cannot find registered network. i have all the bars, but i get them with or without the sim card so i dont know .

do i have to flash to modem to i777 to be able to use other carriers other than straight talk?

What i am trying to do is just unlock the phone on the stock rom, if thats possible if not i could use some suggestions of wich roms work best with tmobile and kernels and modem/radio if i have to flash all that too,

and btw i can flash all these with heimdall suite right?

pleae pm me or email me i need this asap. ive had this phone for 2 1/2 weeks now for nothing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Look back on here a few pages. I think someone said they solved this problem by flashing in a new modem. Idk if they were using stock gb or if that will matter. can't hurt anything to try. Always make a backup first. Let us know if this works though

SGH_S959G

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Edvon:
Not registered

I spent weeks trying to solve this, trying everything but this, I'll give it a try but would like to know more about ways to get this to work!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] angelj73:
you`ll have to change the APN settings to get it to work. stock APN is locked to straight talks ATT&T so you`ll have to install a ROM (read the first post if you dont know how to install another rom) of your choosing that`ll let you freely setup your APN settings to that of t-mobiles (you might have to unlock your phone again when you install another rom).

heres the post where someone got it working with another SIM

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=40893268&postcount=2034
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Edvon:
Thank you so much! and everyone else- after 3 months trying various maneuvers, flashing the modem did the trick!

SGH_S959G

SHOstock3 v3.0

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Glad you got it working

SGH_S959G

SHOstock3 v3.0

AJK 1.25ss
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] samprocat:
Just did switch to Task650 and then try to reinstall shostock backup and got stack.....no matter what I try and mrcook full wipe script did the magic....so going to 4.2.2 OS and going downgrade will not go very easy without bootloops and troubles so....somthing in his way of install make in cwm to mount and unmount internall storage
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EzSqueezeCheese:
It's been quiet in here. Is this a good thing? Has our lovely little community moved on?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
I've been wondering the same thing. I'm still here.

I actually have made up a couple new flashable zip versions of CWM. One with the latest AJK the only difference with it is it does away with the progress bar on the s2 boot screen. The other is with the latest STi kernel which is themed for STi (as long as jthach12 approves it). I just need to get them uploaded to dev host hopefully sometime this weekend.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EzSqueezeCheese:
So this replaces PhilZ version I'm using? Is it compatible with other kernels and stuff too?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Yes. And yes. They should both be compatible with everything except jeboo's TWRP kernel.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EzSqueezeCheese:
Nice. I'll definitely be flashing one of those. Not sure which yet. I'll flip a coin.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
I am still here! :D

What's this about a new cwm? I'd like to try it. Is it touch interface also?

Tell me more about this sti kernel. Seems i heard it was based off aj's. It's worth trying out. So boring now since aj quit churning out kernels on a daily basis.

SGH_S959G

SHOstock3 v3.0

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EzSqueezeCheese:
Yeah his thread is a little quiet as well. Now I'm reading irrelevant threads about phones I'll never own. Are we supposed to new upgrading with the rest of society? I kind of feel like the old person that never learned to use a computer...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
I have no idea. I'm not sure how that works. I read on shoman's thread something about Samsung releasing 4.2.2

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EzSqueezeCheese:
Yeah I read the same thing. I honestly don't care for TW so much anymore. That being said, my next device will probably be a nexus in like... A year or so. Unless this device bites the dust of course.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Same here with tw. I use apex launcher and put all my icons in a scrolling dock. I like to actually see my wallpaper

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EzSqueezeCheese:
I've been using slim bean build 5 now for some time. It's pretty stable. Great battery life. They've decided to use Nova launcher for this build. And I think they're doing like weekly builds now. No idea why. Perhaps it's a sign of CM coming closer to being stable? I would love to see that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
It's not new CWM. It's the same CWM just visual changes STi has a different background in CWM, and the AJK one just removes that blue progress bar on the Samsung splash screen when the phone is booting. Function and features are the same.

STi

kernel is good, but I prefer AJK for bootanimation inn Samsung ROMs.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EzSqueezeCheese:
I've never cared about the boot animation. It is cool, but I like quicker boot times. I've managed to get about 4 hours of screen time with slim beans stock kernel. I've managed that with ajk.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] fdurham27:
Root

Hi, I am very new to all of this and have very little knowledge of rooting. I was just wandering if the first page of this thread is still the most relevant way of rooting or has there been updated information?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EzSqueezeCheese:
It is accurate and up to date. Follow the instructions and you should be good to go.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
I just wish they would fix the Bluetooth issues. That's one of the reasons I can't stick with AOSP. I like SlimBean, but with my commute Bluetooth issues are hard to deal with sometimes.

AllianceROM v8 (for the I9100) will be out tomorrow. I'm really looking forward to trying it.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
This version of CWM gets rid of the blue progress bar on the s2 boot screen. That's the only difference between this and the other version of PhilZ CWM.

SGH-S959G AJK_CWM_v6.0.2.7

I also added this to the OP.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] etMind:
Can someone have a look at this thread, Can AT&T i777 Custom ROMs be Flashed on Tracfone Galaxy S II?, and favor me with information as to whether i can go ahead and get the phone with the assurance that i777 ROMs will work flawlessly on this phone. I have posted a picture there as well to help clear things up.

Sorry about intruding on the thread like this but i had very little time to decide if i should buy this phone. Your advice/help/suggestions would be much appreciated.

TIA !
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Yes they can. The straight talk/tracfone s2 is an i777. Just follow the instructions on the first page of this thread.

The only difference between this phone and the at&t phone is a slightly different bootloader.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] etMind:
Thanks a lot for your reply mate !

Now as i gather from the threads you linked, the ST GS2 is compatible with all i777 ROMs from CM10.1 onwards. Is it the case with previous versions as well? The seller from who i am contemplating buying this has installed the official ICS for i777 on the ST GS2 without any issues. So is that a straight green signal for me to flash whatever is available for the i777 onto the GS2 959 variant. Will this apply to future Android versions as well.

Thanks again for your reply!

P.S. Do you own an ST/TracFone GS2 ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Yes you can use anything you want that is for the I777, except the factory firmware/ return to stock for that you would need the one in the OP in this thread.

Yes he owns one. Read his signature.

P.S. I own one too.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Pretty much anybody you talk to on this thread has the st s2 or knows enough about it they may as well. I love this phone. I think it's actually better than the att version because of the sperate recovery partition. There at some great roms out there and good kernels too.

Give us a holler if you have any problems with rooting or installing recovery :)

Edit: also please remember this is the Only thread you want to use for this phone as far as rooting and installing your cwm recovery. Don't use any other methods. Once you do that you can venture into the i777 threads and flash what you like.

SGH_S959G

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EzSqueezeCheese:
Have you guys ever tried Seeder? It's supposed to help reduce lag, but I don't see it making any sort of difference.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Never heard of it. What is it?

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Wing2468:
This may help...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1987032
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jfarrah:
I recently installed shostock on my s2 and now it won't connect to my pc says unrecognized device anyone experience this or know how to correct this?

sent from my sgh-i777 using stostock 3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Try reinstalling Samsung drivers on your pc. There is a link in the op.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] flipinfin:
I have the straight talk gs2 untouched never been rooted guide me in the right direction
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
I think they got what they need now. That post was from last November. It was so they make a method to return the phone back to is original stock condition.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] flipinfin:
Thanks. So is mr.cooks post updated?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EzSqueezeCheese:
Indeed. No reason to fret.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] flipinfin:
Which one of mr cooks post first 1 or 2 ? Yea I'm gonna worry making a $350 phone paperweight
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Everything you need is on the first page. And it is up to date.

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