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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jenol:
well heres what i did. odin didnt want to work for me stuck at the firmware .xml so i loaded up heimdal 1.31 version loaded the file by r00t4rd3d

in heimdal frontend under the tab called load package the pressed load/customise which gets all the necessary files needed then clicked the tab called flash it finds the pit file then clicked on flash 3 minutes later it rebooted the phone everything was still the same plus root.:victory::victory::victory::victory:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] r00t4rd3d:
Nice. I think you can just delete the firmware.xml file from the tarball for my Odin package.

Stock + Root, flash with Heimdall131:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jenol:
the only issue i found so far is that i cannot get gmail to show emails they are there but when i choose an email it just backs out to the gmail interface wierd any ideas
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] r00t4rd3d:
Its a good idea to always do a factory reset and clear the cache after flashing. Most times this will fix any issues. Its always the first thing to try if weird things happen.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jenol:
already did all that still the issue persists
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] fabian108:
plz help me get FACTORY FIRMWARE it got brick abd cant flash it with i777 firmware
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] woodsninja:
Its in the op page. Both Heimdall and Odin versions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Please go to the op and use the Odin flashable factory firmware. (Stock sgh-s959g factory firmware.tar.md5) Follow the instructions for flashing in Odin

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] fabian108:
can´t find it in first page there is a link to FACTORY FIRMWARE (IN CASE OF SOFT-BRICK) but could not find anything can you point me to the right direction plz and thanks for your answer

GOT it it was hide below haha thanks again
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Dude... Read a little further down. Same section. Click the button that says spoiler under factory firmware. Download the Odin flashable file that i told you in my last post. Then read the instructions for flashing a file with Odin

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] woodsninja:
razen this may be a really, really stupid question but how do you get to draw like that on a screen shot? I'm trying to help my brother get his ZTE Avail 2 rooted over a distance and being able to do that would help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
This is on kitkat but i think all cm ROMs have this option. Just open the picture in gallery and select the little pencil icon in the bottom left corner.

... on2cd thought, it may be Google plus that gives you that option in gallery BUT there are plenty of apps that will let you do this also. ScreenshotER is one i used for a long time

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] woodsninja:
I'm running CM 11 too. Found what you mentioned. It is in the gallery. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jdphnfan:
DOH!

So Today, As i was leaving a friends house, I somehow managed to slam mine and my wife's phones in the car door(they were in my coat pocket).

Needless to say my Galaxy S II didn't fair so well,

What i would like to know is:

If i can buy a Bad IMEI/ESN phone and somehow transfer my good phone's IMEI over and erase the Bad One. Thus giving me a Good IMEI/ESN phone for a cheaper price...(need a free way to switch this too, I know CDMA workshop is supposed to work, But I don't see the point of paying since I'm not a shop owner.

Also, If the IMEI switch is not a feasible idea, can anyone point me to good replacement screen for this phone that doesn't cost over $70

SGH-s959g

Straight Talk Version
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
The best solution I can think of would require that you have your efs backed up. Then you would simply flash custom recovery on the new phone and restore your old phone's efs on it. eBay is probably your best source for checking replacement screen prices.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jdphnfan:
I have my EFS backed up. I was able to even with the screen smashed(luckily I left all the developer options on)

Is it possible to open your nv_ram.bin -- in a Human Readable format, or is it all rmumbo jumbo code that only the phones know?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
Not sure if you can or not. Why would you need to?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] woodsninja:
I downloaded the Odin factory firmware. Using mobile Odin I checked the wipe boxes and flashed the firmware to system. I was dropped off in recovery after it finished.(TWRP). Wiped cash and dalvik just to be safe then rebooted. Ended up stuck in a bootloop at the Galaxy screen. Did I miss some thing? Oh, current ROM is CM 10.2 if that matters.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
It seems like i remember [MENTION=4934593]mr-cook[/MENTION] saying you could not flash back to stock using Mobile Odin. You have to use a desktop i believe... It would make sense to me because flashing back to stock is going to make you lose root and then mobile Odin can't work making it unable to finish.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] woodsninja:
Your right,that does make sense. OK, so is there a stock ROM posted some where? I could just be an idiot but I haven't seen one yet. As long as its CWM installable it doesn't matter if its rooted. I have the root zip on file.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Yes. It's in the op. Cwm flashable Factory firmware (further down). Don't forget the factory modem

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] woodsninja:
Told you I was an idiot.:).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
We all have our moments ;)

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] woodsninja:
Every thing good. I now have a stock rooted backup. I had lost my first one by accidentally wiping my SD card. So, many thanks to mr-cook for the CWM firmware and many thanks to razen-kain for pointing me to it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] woodsninja:
Holy s..t, I had forgotten what stock was like.:)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Is it awesome?

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] trevor.bman:
Lol good one
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] woodsninja:
:). NO!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Yeah.... Lol! I didn't think so

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] woodsninja:
I needed the backup though. Always better safe than sorry.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
I'm thinking i may need a new battery for my phone. Any advice from users who've already done this as to the best place to get one or what not to get. I know there are some cheap knockoffs that will mess my phone up

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 4-2ndtwin:
^

Mobiletechvideos.com : )

I just got 2 in yesterday !

PM sent to ya also
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] azeem40:
I am actually on relatively stock, and I actually like it. It doesn't drain my battery like most higher versions of Android do.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
What's relatively stock? You mean gb?

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] azeem40:
I am talking about the last update to the S II, Android 4.1.2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
I gotcha now. What he was referring to was stock as in how this phone came out of the box with stock ginger bread.

Android 2.3.6

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Wonder if anyone and or (mr cook) is working on a samsung based kit kat rom? Sure would be nice.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
I'm sure if Samsung releases one mr-cook's going to run with it.

... and I will not be able to contain myself :D

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Yea me too im back on cooked now didnt like the camerra and email links wernt clickable on renders

---------- Post added at 07:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:26 PM ----------

I have no issues this time like we talked about like on your wifes. different phone no issues at all pretty strange.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
I feel ya! I love mr-cook's ROM. I think about going back everyday but I'm gonna ride the kitkat train for a while just for the fun of it and so i can see where android is going.

I am currently using aocp 7 kk ROM with renderbroken's cm11 kernel driving it and it has been very stable. Battery life is typical cm (high) but all my email links are hot and I'm pretty sure when i was on renderbroken's ROM they were too. I can't remember specifically but i can't imagine i wouldn't have noticed that. If you go back to kk, hit me up and I'll pm you a link for the gaps i used.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Thanks can't give a thanks with the xda app till someone else posts it always goes to the one above the one your trying to thank wish they would update there app
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Try the tapatalk app

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] trevor.bman:
I have the paid xda app and haven't had anything like that if I can see the post I can tap hold and it shows the thumb
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
lost recovery

some how I lost my recovery. I can still boot the phone into cooked rom and can get into download mode but can not get into recovery. I odined back to - CWM 6.0.4.5 Odin- SGH-S959G_CWM-v6.0.4.5.tar.md5 - 4.88 MB and can still not boot into recovery either by holding volume buttons and power or by the power menu in cooked.

got it back cool had to odin the aj recovery
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Did you figure what happened here? You're the second person to have recovery problems since kitkat. That's kinda scary

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Here is how I lost it.

While in this recovery CWM SGH-S959G PhilZ _CWM_v6.0.2.7 and on the cooked rom

I flashed CWM v6.0.4.4- (Thanks to mr-cook)- SGH-S959G CWM_v6.0.4.4.zip.

I went to reboot into recovery after the flash but wouldn't reboot into recovery. eventually phone booted into rom. couldn't get back into recovery. I odin back to origional recovery to no avail had to odin into -AJK CWM Odin- AJK-CWM.tar.md5 to get recovery back from there I reflashed CWM v6.0.4.4- (Thanks to mr-cook)- SGH-S959G CWM_v6.0.4.4.zip. and all is good.

Most likely just a one time glitch in PhilZ _CWM_v6.0.2.7 i didn't do anything different the second time. It was kinda weird that no other recovery would work except AJK CWM Odin- AJK-CWM.tar.md5 to make recovery work again maybe because it goes with the cooked rom?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] woodsninja:
I'm currently running renders cm 11. Is there any way to get the S4 multi window feature on our device?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
SHOstock3 is the only ROM i know of with working multi window

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] woodsninja:
OK. Thanks razen.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Android 4.4 KitKat Update Release Date: Upgrade Coming Soon to Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy S4, S3.

No mention of S2 bummer
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
I read on one of these sites that it is coming to the s2 later

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
Help - Status 7/Satus 6/Unnamed error in CWM

Hello,

I'm having issues flashing CM 10.1.3 on my S959G. I purchased my first S959G about a year ago, didn't have any real problems flashing. Brand new to the game then, a little complicated, but got it running.

After sending the phone in for warranty service, I'm trying to get CyanogenMod running again. I followed instructions and have CWM installed, have run the RootKit.

When I try to flash CM 10.1.3 (latest stable build), I got Status 7 error. I tried the trick to remove the GetProp lines from the updater-scrip file (in Word 2010), got Status 6 error. After doing some reading, I tried the same thing in Notepad++. This time, I get no specific error.

I'm not sure what else to do. I also tried the SHOstock3 ROM, but it looped on the boot animation (made it to the "SHOstock3" logo, then looped on the engine animation; fixed by restoring to factory...)

I'm not sure what else to do. I've skimmed this forum and several others for the errors, but am not sure where to turn now... 300 pages of posts, many of which are outdated...

Am I total idiot? Did I get the wrong CM rom?

I cordially ask for help... I've done all I know to do. I'm fairly n00bish with this stuff, but technically proficient :) have put several hours into this, into research and trying, and must finally throw myself upon the mercy of the forum... if anyone can help... please? I miss my current-ish firmware!

Thanks,

~Well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Did you do a cache, dalvik and factory data wipe, format system, format preload, before installing SHOstock3?

What version of cwm are you using?

Edit idk how long you've been gone but cm 10.1 is very outdated. Cm11 kitkat is now available for our device. But if you like jellybean i recommend using mr-cook's cooked ROM

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
CWM 6.0.4.5.

I was under the impression, from reading OP, that you had to run 10.1 before you could upgrade to a newer build? I'll try to find CM11 and give it a shot... thanks for the quick reply, btw, this is driving me up several walls... :eek:

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Check these threads out [MENTION=5105027]well.rested[/MENTION]

mr-cook's cooked ROM

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

Aocp 7

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2132220

Renderbroken kitkat cm 11

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2559694

Cm11 kernels

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2582364

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
Damn.

Ok, tried flashing the Cooked rom. Installed fine, was excited to see the Google load screen, the dancing colored circles... and nothing. Shuts down to black. Now I can't load CWM either, it shows the CWM logo and then goes to black.

I wanted to wait to install KitKat until there's a stable build...

What do I do now? I don't know how to get CWM back, or flash to stock w/o it...

BTW, I owe you a puppy and/or scotch if you can help me get this sorted... is it a kernel issue? Does the cooked rom flash my kernel for me?

Thanks again,

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Use Odin to install cwm 6.0.2.7. I don't think that version of cwm is compatible with anything below kitkat.

Cooked will install the AJK kernel with the ROM. Just be sure took select update kernel in the installer.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
How can I enable debug mode if I can't boot? My comp recognizes that the phone is connected, but Odin doesn't seem to see it...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
this happened to me the other day odin -AJK CWM Odin- AJK-CWM.tar.md5 - 8.01 MB then do all your wipes using mr cooks scripts can find link in op then reinstall mr cooks rom. and all should be good
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Did you ever disable it? It should still be on i would think. Is the phone going into download mode?

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
cwm 6.0.2.7 wouldnt work for me the other day
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
I agree. If you're going to use cooked use the AJK cwm tar file. It's the same cwm version but has some kernel specific options

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
me being the novice I am I don't thank i have ever enabled debugging mode I think putting in download mode does it for you. I could be wrong but going from factory stock I didnt but in debugging mode just download mode and it worked. I am speaking of when I used odin
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
No, never disabled it. Holding vol dwn, plug into PC, phone does nothing. The computer recognizes the device, but no debug mode.

Thanks,

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
dont plug into computer intill after it tells you to hit the voulume up button and u do it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
No, it won't boot into debug... vol dwn + power, shows GSII screnn, google screen, loading animation (colored circles), then back to black.

Going to take a ten minute break to clean my car battery terminals... something I actually know how to do >.<

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Only hold the VOLUME DOWN button don't use the power button
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Pull the battery for about a minute and put back in. Sounds like it's not powering down. It *should* go into download mode

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
Nope, no love. No change; still won't debug, CWM still won't load ;_;

~well.rested

---------- Post added at 04:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:49 PM ----------

Got it! Feel like a real ass; master's in biochem and I was plugging an unplugged USB cable into the phone >.< going to try the Odin to the different CWM...

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Lol! I knew you had to be doing something wrong over there if Odin would not work

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
Ok, so Odin runs again... trying to load the PhilZ CWM via Odin, it won't recognize it as it's a .zip archive rather than .tar, .md5, etc.

In the meantime, I've got Gingerbread back again... Having never touched KitKat, if Windows could evolve at the rate Android has, my laptop would be cooking my dinner & detailing my car...

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
No. Look back in the op. You have to use a .tar.md5 file for Odin. There should be one for Philz or AJK not sure which but zip files don't flash with Odin. ONLY in recovery do zips flash

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Use the file I mentioned a coupla post back I just went through this a few days ago
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
Appears to have worked! Running the Cooked rom just fine. Time will tell, but things seem to be functional... Thanks so much for your help, razen_kain, couldn't have figured it out without you... after about 6 hours devoted to this, I'm going to treat myself to a Lazy Plantation Owner (5 mg Valium, double bourbon, rocking chair on the porch) and download my apps ;)

I'm stoked for a stable KitKat release...

Thanks again,

~well.rested

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Ok, so. Got the ROM working, only thing (so far) that isn't happy is the microphone... I saw some stuff about some kernels not working with the mic, or similar, any advice?

And, since, I've got you, how would I go about swapping to CM or KitKat from here? Definately not a project for today, but something I'll probably want to do in the future...

Thanks for your help!

~well.rested
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] yaakovg:
link for I777UCMD8_modem has problems

I tried to download the latest modem and get code that my antivirus says is bad stuff. then trying another link (after waiting for about 15 seconds) I get the iLivid downloader but no modem code.

Please advise what to do.

Thanks,
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Download to computer and transfer to root of SD card
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] yaakovg:
the problem is the link...

Thanks for trying to explain, but I've downloaded other modems and kernels before, and have cm 10.1.3 running on my Galaxy S2 already. The problem is that the link for this latest modem points me to a site that seems to be either downloading a virus (according to Norton AV), OR the iLivid torrent program but NO link to the actual modem code (which appears to be quite small).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
That happens a lot when visiting from phone just cancel and hit DL button again eventually you will get the right file doesn't happen on puter
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] yaakovg:
was from PC...

Thanks for the quick response. I was downloading from a PC. Will try again tomorrow.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Hmmm the microphone should not be an issue. Exactly what kind mic troubles are you having?

As for upgrading to kitkat just read up on it and keep up with the threads you're interested in. When you're ready to make the jump just drop us a line in here and I or someone else can help you if you need it. Is really pretty easy.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
I'm gonna try aosp tonight and compare to renders. Will the aroma gapps work or what would u recommend I'm downloading the gapps from the asop thread too
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Where are you downloading from? The links in this thread? If so, i assure you they are virus free. Mr-cook doesn't upload viruses to Dev host.

Also if you let someone know what modem you want, I'm sure someone can post a dropbox link for ya.

... does anyone else use antivirus software on their phone? If you're rooted, what's the point?

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---------- Post added at 10:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:17 PM ----------

Do you mean aocp 7? That's what I'm using. If so, download the gapps from the op in their thread. Idk if it matters or not, and it probably don't, but why risk it I say.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Yes and yes and thank you
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] yaakovg:
I777UCMD8_modem.zip

It's not a problem with the modem itself, it's the "download helpers" that are being sent.

The modem is the latest one on the op page.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Here ya go

https://www.dropbox.com/s/amybtdhdq1vfihm/I777UCMD8_modem.zip

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] yaakovg:
Thanks! Did you see the problem and know how to get around it? If so, what's the secret? Thanks for the file link - I got it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
The solution is just ignore the warning and download it anyways. There's no viruses in them.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
It just flat doesn't work. I didn't think to test it before I flashed the phone, because I am an idiot & Gingerbread scared me ;) But I can make or take calls & hear what's being said, but my microphone doesn't pick anything up. Also having some weird little problems... the phone initially read my external SD card just fine, then after a reboot it kept saying the card was empty. It, within about a half hour, froze & reboot itself (rather quickly, not enough time for it to overheat, I don't think) when locked while an app was running, would reboot on wake.

Not only that but, while mr-cook's work has been invaluable during this, I don't like his rom that much... I think it's just being used to CM. But the tilt-navigation features & everything are nifty.

Do you know of any good step-by-step guides other than this one to get me to a current installation of CM? Not that this is complicated, I just feel like I botched it so badly to begin with, something a little more detailed might be what I need...

It'll have to wait until this evening to mess with in any case...

I'm totally open to upgrading to KitKat; I was just so burnt out, digging through software files that I sort-of understand, scared of bricking the phone.

Thanks,

~Adam