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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
TWRP, CWM & some basic disambiguation

Hello all,

I'm trying to add to this very informative thread... a lot of the stuff here is quite technical, and there's not much by way of a glossery. I came by this article explaining what a custom recovery is, as well as breaking down the differences between TWRP, CWM, etc. It explains some basic concepts in which I was lacking.

Thought it might be of use to other n00bs as well... hope it's not OT for this thread.

Thanks,

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
Continuing mic troubles / mr-cook's Cooked ROM / KitKat

So, I'm still having the same issue with the mic... no idea how to even go about diagnosing it. It just doesn't work on calls. It's not an issue of muting it on accident or something. It DOES work when I'm on speakerphone...

Could there be a setting somewhere that I don't know about? Some research shows an icon when hearing aid mode is on (can't seem to find the setting for that though). I've seen advice regarding conflicting apps; this can't be the case unless it's a baked-in app, which I doubt. I tried a factory reset from the get-go, didn't fix it.

Mr. Cook's rom is growing on me. I do wish that the notifications bar was black (I left it transparent). Will changing this from the bootloader take the device back to zero, or just that setting?

One of my favorite things is that my battery life is AMAZING compared to what it was! Easily double! Would this be preserved if I updated to KitKat, or is this some voodoo that was Cooked up especially?

All advice appreciated... obviously, the mic thing is kind of urgent...

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
I think it should be added to the op and labeled " required reading for noobs "

Sent from my SGH-S959G

---------- Post added at 06:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:29 PM ----------

Sounds like the kernel didn't flash. Are you selected "update kernel" from the aroma installer? If so, we can get that fixed no problem.

Kitkat battery life is good. Probably better than what you had but not AS good as you're going to see with cooked/AJK. That's why i suggested it for you. It's amazingly good stable, trustworthy ROM.

As for the status bar, just boot into recovery and run the aroma installer and select "mods". Then just select the mods you want. Then reboot. Profit.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
I'm fairly certain that I updated the kernel. Do I just run it again and ensure that is selected? The kernel is included in the Cooked ROM, yes? Not a separate file?

And I'm liking the rom more & more... mr-cook was right, the interface is growing on me. Got to change a few things (the blinking indicator when charging is driving me ape) but I dig it so far. Do you know if it's compatible with Nova Launcher? I loaded that last night, but it seemed to introduce some problems... that said, I wasn't really thinking and had a bunch of stuff running at the time; that may have been a factor.

And I did try a factory reset, some people said fixed the mic issue, no luck.

Thanks again, razen_kain; if you're ever in N. GA, I owe you a pizza.

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
let's see if we can get that mic working first. Let me ask you this: when you boot into recovery do you see an option called kernel specific options?

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
Nope, just the standard CWM v6.0.2.7. IIRC, Aroma didn't run until I'd chosen to flash the Cooked ROM.

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Yeah. That's the aroma installer that comes with mr-cook's ROM zip. What i mean is when you boot into recovery you'll see

- reboot system

- install zip

- ... (Some other options)

- kernel specific options

If there's no "kernel specific options" option, go to the op and download AJK cwm 6.0.2.7.zip.

MAKE SURE IT'S THE ZIP FILE.

Download it to your phone. Boot into recovery and flash the zip like you would any other. Navigate back to advanced/reboot recovery

After the recovery reboots you should see kernel specific options in the menu.

That's the first step

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
Got the right CWM going, got the kernel options.

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Ok go over to there AJK thread and download AJK 4.9 no swap kernel. Follow the instructions there for correct installation.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
You're right this phone is fun to play with again on aocp kit kat
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
Running 3.10.0-R93-AJK_v4.9_NoSwap... ran permissions etc. per the AJK page... no change. Mic only works in speakerphone, have tried swapping noise reduction. :eek:

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
:banghead: ...hmmm... Are using any app that alters the sound or anything that might be associated with sound at all. There has to be something on your end that is keeping that mic from working because it works for everyone else and you've installed everything correctly.

Also open your stweaks app and scroll over to the sound tab and make sure that analog mic gain is not turned all the way down

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
Analog mic gain @ 0 dB....

Only app I installed was AirDroid to swap some files... checked Voice Recorder, the dB meter doesn't move, stays pinned at the low end... actually, it looks like it's vibrating very quickly at the low end...

Mic works in speakerphone. So it can't be a hardware problem...

[sobbing]

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Ok.... Humor before i recommend a full wipe. Go back to AJK thread and download the same kernel but get the mic swap version. Install that and see what happens

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
E:Can't open /sdcard/AJK_v4.9_MicSwap.zip

(bad)

Installation aborted.

Going to re-download and try again...

How involved is this full wipe?

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
About 10 to 20 minutes
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
Is there anything special or different wiping this phone/ROM vs. any other? Just don't want to kill the thing.

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Yeah that's a bad download. You know how to check the md5 sum?

Sent from my SGH-S959G

---------- Post added at 09:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:47 PM ----------

No. But try that mic swap version before you do that

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Thank you mr-cook

[MENTION=4934593]mr-cook[/MENTION] Just wanted to personaly thank you for all you have done for this phone without you it wouldn't be the phone it is. Thank you so much for all your hard work for your rom I used for 6 months, your personal replys to questions, and now for your recoverys that make kit kat possible for us now. I thank you very much and I know the members I have spoken to in private thank you very much too.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
md5 hashes pass. I suppose I'll go from a clean wipe... but I'll do it tomorrow; I've begun to associate a specific headache with this >.< Any particular guide you recommend? I think I can go through your posts and go step-by-step through the re-install... really, an update to the OP layout might be in order...

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Go herehttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2155992 and download mr-cook's ROM wipe.zip flash that in recovery and then repeat the install process for cooked 2.2.

You're absolutely sure that mic was working before?

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
Well, not absolutely... I did make a call before I rooted and flashed the phone, but it was just to an automated service, didnt occur to me to test the mic.

I can't imagine what else could be doing wrong; I seem to have a pretty unusual situation that has not been resolved thru usual means.

Suggestions on that wipe guide? Or a diagnostic tool for the mic?

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
What do you mean by wipe guide?

Edit: I have to agree with mr-cook (below). After thinking about it, this has got to be a hardware issue. There's a file in the op you can flash in Odin that will take you straight back to bone, unrooted, straight out of the box, stock.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
The mic works on my ROM. I use it every day. Save yourself the headache and just flash back to stock, and see if the mic works. If it doesn't then take the phone back for an exchange.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
But if it's a hardware problem, how could the mic work in speakerphone but not normal handset mode? I'm utterly embittered toward sending my phone for warranty service again; it was supposed to be back to me in 5 days, took them more than two weeks.

I'll try the stock ROM when I get home this evening; I run mr-cook's scripts just like I would anything else, yes?

Thanks,

~well.rested

---------- Post added at 09:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:13 AM ----------

I did want to thank you, [MENTION=4934593]mr-cook[/MENTION], I wish I had stayed current on this forum since I used your guide to flash in May of last year. My sole quibble with the CM mod was the battery life; your Cooked ROM (aside from offering access to new features) easily doubles my battery and appears to be more stable & better with resources... it makes me wonder; if one guy can rebuild a ROM this well, why doesn't it ship that way in the first place?!?

I've got fingers & toes crossed that the mic problem is a software issue of some sort, perhaps related to my initial bad flash of ShoStock3 or something.

In any case, I owe you a sincere thanks for the Cooked ROM.

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Yes flash Mr cooks scripts in recovery
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Because there are two different mics. One for speaker phone and one for regular phone

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
Ran the ROM WIPE & KERNEL CLEANER scripts. Flashed stock in CWM. :crying: Everything works except the mic :crying:. So it's a physical, hardware problem? Would flashing from Odin make any difference? Stock Kernel? I thought that was included in the stock ROM?

I just do NOT want to deal with StraightTalk customer service again...

Thanks again,

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Nope. I'm afraid it's straight talk or speaker phone only conversations for you. That sucks man but on the plus side I've heard from others they send replacements pretty fast. Well at least you know what to do when you get it. Until then :thumbup::)

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
Yes, they're supposed to send them pretty fast... they told me when I sent mine in (this one is a replacement) that I'd have it within five days... two weeks later I had to drive to a FedEx to pick it up myself, since they shipped to the wrong address... but, oh well.

And to be sure, I know exactly what I'll be doing when it does show up :D

Thanks all,

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Well, we'll be here if and when you get tour next one ;)

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] royahaun:
Im Impressed

Mr.Ravin_Kain Great job on helping a guy out. I need to develop your patience with dealing with outside interference before I attempt a walkthru. Again great job.:good: tried to buy you a doughnuts' couldn't find a button:confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MPbn80:
Battery Drain

I am running SHOstock-4.0 with the 3.0.31 JeBoo Kernel. I have had this ROM for a while and had a battery drain issue that I thought I solved by re flashing the ROM about a month ago, then I noticed that it was draining in about 8 hours under normal usage. Today I pulled the phone from the charger around 12 noon and only used it for about 15 minutes total all day, by 5:00p.m. I had only 23% battery life so I shut the phone off, when I turned it back on about an hour later the battery life was at 3% and I plugged it up. I know that this is not normal, GSam battery monitor is showing the Kernel using between 30-50% of the battery life with the monitor being around 25% nothing else stands out... any ideas ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 4-2ndtwin:
U could install the BetterBatteryStats app to narrow the problem down more. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15869868&postcount=1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
When you shut the phone off at 23% and rebooted to 3%, well that's the old Samsung battery bug biting you in the arse. To avoid this, plug the phone in before you reboot or only reboot if your >65%.

As stated above, bbs will be a big help. If you're not familiar with it, you need to "fix that about yourself". If a certain wakelock is killing you, you can Google it to death.

Also, it's good to wipe cache and dalvik every couple of weeks or so. As well as fix permissions if you install/uninstall apps frequently. I look at this like changing your oil in your car. It needs to be done once in a while.

If none of that helps, reflash jeebo's kernel. Worst case scenario, full wipe, format system and preload. Reflash SHOstock3. Mr-cook has some nice scripts for all of these things in the op (linked). Give him a thanks when you find them. They're quite convenient.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mrw874:
Dreaded noob here...

Had an SGH-S959G Straight Talk Galaxy S2 given to me. So far, I'm loving it. Great phone, miles better than the hunk of junk ZTE Merit I was using before.

However, the fact that it's stuck with 2.3.6 is a problem since some of the paid apps that I have (and some that I'd like to buy) are now updated to run on only 3 and up. The phone won't sync with Kies to do the update and Straight Talk has said they're not updating it.

All I want to do is to be able to upgrade my device to an up-to-date kernel, nothing "custom", just more current.

I've rooted a couple phones in the past, the previously mentioned ZTE Merit as well as an HTC Incredible - they were both straight forward processes and the guides that I found for them were simple step by step guides. It took me under 10 minutes with both devices thanks to great links and simple instructions. I'll be honest, the "updated" guide on the first page of this thread (which, based on skimming through some of the more recent replies on this thread might not be so updated anymore) is confusing the hell out of me and I really don't know what I'm looking for or where to find it. Could anyone provide me with a more straight forward step by step guide so that I could update this phone to a more recent kernel, preferably ICS or Jelly Bean?

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
The op is actually current and pretty straight forward start at the top and first do the Odin instructions to install a newer recovery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
You need to use Odin to install a cwm version 6.0.2.7.

You can go here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2322046

for a fairly stock ROM. Stock kernel is also in the op of that thread but i recommend keeping the one it comes with. If that's not stock enough, just go to the sgh-i777 forum and install the latest jellybean ucmd8 firmware

Edit: this op is updated quite regularly and is maintained daily. The 959g still has some tricks left yet ;)

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Taken right from the op

Install CWM RECOVERY using ODIN, make a BACKUP, then flash the ROOT ZIP in CWM RECOVERY.

- CWM 6.0.4.5 Odin- SGH-S959G_CWM-v6.0.4.5.tar.md5 - 4.88 MB

- Make a backup with CWM before going any further. Boot into recovery, select backup/ restore, backup.

- Root Zip- flash zip through CWM thanks to cynnar- http://www.mediafire.com/?s6icdw9gxaa30b2

Mirror- www.4shared.com/zip/CH4NxvxF/SGHS959GRoot.html

-You will need to install busybox from the market if staying on stock+ root.

- PhilZ CWM v6.0.2.7 If you will be using a Siyah based kernel ( AJK Kernel ), or would like the extra options in CWM flash this- SGH-S959G PhilZ _CWM_v6.0.2.7.zip

- Samsung drivers must be installed on your computer- Samsung Drivers- http://www.samsung.com/us/support/ow...SGH-S959ZKATFN

- Download Odin 1.85- Odin3-v1.85.7z and unzip.

- Enable USB Debugging in Settings menu of phone.

- Put your phone in Download Mode - -Power off, Hold volume down button, Plug in USB connected to computer, Hit volume up when prompted.

- Open Odin folder, Click Odin3 v1.85.exe, With your phone connected the box under ID:COM should be yellow (if it's not you missed a step earlier), Click PDA, Select the file you downloaded earlier, DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ELSE- MAKE SURE AUTO REBOOT AND F. RESET TIME ARE THE ----ONLY----- THINGS CHECKED----- AND RE-PARTITION AND FLASH LOCK ARE ----NOT---- CHECKED....., Press Start (It will take a few minutes to load everything do not touch your computer or the phone during any of this, after the phone re-boots it may take a few minutes to load back up leave it alone until it has fully started up and at the home screen). You should get a green PASS message in the top box.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] denisec173:
ive tried all

I have tried to use theses options and I cant get them to work when ive save to the desk top and open odin I can only find one the rest I cant see
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
this is the only file you need to see and install with odin - CWM 6.0.4.5 Odin- SGH-S959G_CWM-v6.0.4.5.tar.md5 - 4.88 MB or the recovery of your choice but it must be a .md5 file
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] denisec173:
but dont my phone need to be rooted to do this

ok I have no ideal what recovery I want or even need to use I have tried to root my phone but cant
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
what rom are you going to go with if its mr-cooks then go with -AJK CWM Odin- AJK-CWM.tar.md5 - 8.01 MB http://d-h.st/OgC any other rom use

-6.0.4.5 Odin- SGH-S959G_CWM-v6.0.4.5.tar.md5 - 4.88 MB http://d-h.st/D5A
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] denisec173:
than thats what i will use

I will use cooks !

im really sorry to bother you with theses questions I guess you can tell I've never done this before but im willing to learn. ok can you plz explain to me in the order that I need to put theses and what needs to save to my sd card and what I need to load with odin .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
first download all files you will need. and put on the root of your external sd card. except the recovery file that needs to be on your computer where you can find it with odin.

so download -AJK CWM Odin- AJK-CWM.tar.md5 - 8.01 MB this needs to be on computer. in the op recovery section. (op = 1st page of this thread)

then download these and put on your external sd card in the root not in a folder.

1. COOK'S ROM WIPE

This one formats system, preload, data, and cache. For a FRESH install. YOU MUST FLASH A NEW ROM, or RESTORE A BACKUP AFTER USING THIS http://d-h.st/szN

2. COOK'S KERNEL CLEANER

This one does everything needed for a clean install of the latest AJK Kernel. Wipes cache, dalvik cache, resets STweaks profile, and fixes permissions.

DOWNLOAD- COOK'S KERNEL CLEANER.zip - 146.34 KB http://d-h.st/jzF

3. download mr- cooks rom from here. and all instructions are here too. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2322046.

after that you need to follow the odin instructions from the op and install your new recovery.

then run cooks rom file and kernel cleaner then install cooks rom.

read read read the instructions in cooks rom thread

this is a short version.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] denisec173:
............

ROM-SHOstock-v3.0

is this the rom I need to use?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
I would use mr cooks rom [ROM]-[I777UCMD8]-[COOKED v2.2]-[4.1.2_JB][10/08/13] here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2322046
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] denisec173:
i guess im blind cuz i dont see where it is

mr cooks rom and does this go to the sd on the phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Yes goes to ext sd

look for this section in this thread 1st post

This is based off the I777UCMD8 JellyBean 4.1.2 release for the I777. It is Rooted, DeOdexed, DeBloated, Zip Aligned, BusyBox, has an Aroma Installer, and uses the AJK No-Swap kernel.

Download v_2.2-

I777UCMD8-COOKED v_2.2.zip - 485.73 MB

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2322046
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] denisec173:
i found it yeah

ok so let me make sure that have what I need !

cooks kernel cleaner (does this one need to go on the sd or use odin if so do I clean first and then do the rest ?

ajk-cwm-tar.md5 (use odin) what do I click in odin for this pda,ccs,phone,

sgh-s959 cwm-v6.0.4.5.tar.md5(click the pda right)?

is this everything I need to do what I want to
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
everything goes on ext sd card except ajk-cwm-tar.md5

1st odin your new recovery.

- Samsung drivers must be installed on your computer- Samsung Drivers- http://www.samsung.com/us/support/ow...SGH-S959ZKATFN

- Download Odin 1.85- Odin3-v1.85.7z and unzip.

- Enable USB Debugging in Settings menu of phone.

- Put your phone in Download Mode - -Power off, Hold volume down button only, after starts in download mode Plug in USB connected to computer, Hit volume up when prompted.

- Open Odin folder, Click Odin3 v1.85.exe, With your phone connected the box under ID:COM should be yellow (if it's not you missed a step earlier), Click PDA, Select the file you downloaded earlier ajk-cwm-tar.md5 , DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ELSE- MAKE SURE AUTO REBOOT AND F. RESET TIME ARE THE ----ONLY----- THINGS CHECKED----- AND RE-PARTITION AND FLASH LOCK ARE ----NOT---- CHECKED....., Press Start (It will take a few minutes to load everything do not touch your computer or the phone during any of this, after the phone re-boots it may take a few minutes to load back up leave it alone until it has fully started up and at the home screen). You should get a green PASS message in the top box.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] denisec173:
ok wish me luck

if I have any trouble ill let you know !!

oh yes one more question

a time before now I had actually messed up my phone and is wouldn't go past the Samsung log but I downloaded the heimdall suite and replaced the stock and all that well when I look at the phone while plugged into my pc I see the are two drives now when I do the cleaner will it correct this or will this be a problem?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
there are 2 drives for this phone one is the internal sd and one the external sd.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] denisec173:
ok I thought so! do it ok that I can see both of theses and they both contain the stuff for the phone that's on it now ! I do know that at one point before it messed up I had accidently partition through odin is this a problem?