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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
Ok devs i been doing some experimenting tonight with my other phone running cooks, one of these two things seem to have fixed the booting issue... after 5 reboots not one has bootlooped or gave me the lock screen freeze.. not sure what one i did rite though.. first thing was i forgot to put my sd card back into my phone.. so no sd card.. no problems.. also, i installed a app and changed the animated boot image.. always felt something suspect about that google one! One of these two things may have fixed the booting issue... but what one is more plausible? And it will be a known fix through out today if i have no issues.

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my phone randomly crashes now and reboots on its on stuck at the google play screen :'(

I'm willing to do what ever to fix it.

edit: that message that was displayed was in yellow and said( POWER RESET OR UNKNOWN UPLOAD MODE ) and red numbers at the top saying [RST_STAT = 0X20000000 ] it just happen to me again :eek:[/QUOTE]

I just figured out 'how' this error happens, just happend to me! I powered off my phone while still connect to usb cord to ac adapter, when i saw the big animiated battery meter come on i held power button to turn phone back on and then got the POWER RESET OR UNKNOWN UPLOAD MODE! so i now know how this happens, all you gotta do is remove the power cord and it will start up normal. Unfortiantly i have no idea 'why' it happens, but it seems to think your usb cable is connected to download, not power.. and this explains why when your phone would power off at night you would see this error message assuming you had your usb cable attached.

On to the next one. :cool:

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Update: even after reinstalling sd card and proforming 4 reboots while using the custom boot image, have had zero bootloops or lock screen freezes.. ussaly the first reboot would bootloop or freeze... is it possible it was the google image causing this? Seems far fetched but after all my phones have been through i say its possible.. once again will know forsure by end of the day today.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jazmin87:
I just figured out 'how' this error happens, just happend to me! I powered off my phone while still connect to usb cord to ac adapter, when i saw the big animiated battery meter come on i held power button to turn phone back on and then got the POWER RESET OR UNKNOWN UPLOAD MODE! so i now know how this happens, all you gotta do is remove the power cord and it will start up normal. Unfortiantly i have no idea 'why' it happens, but it seems to think your usb cable is connected to download, not power.. and this explains why when your phone would power off at night you would see this error message assuming you had your usb cable attached.

On to the next one. :cool:

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Update: even after reinstalling sd card and proforming 4 reboots while using the custom boot image, have had zero bootloops or lock screen freezes.. ussaly the first reboot would bootloop or freeze... is it possible it was the google image causing this? Seems far fetched but after all my phones have been through i say its possible.. once again will know forsure by end of the day today.

awesomeness! your rite! every time i had that darn error message my usb cable was attached, never happens with out it :silly: daah! wounder why it does that though.. could be something more to that... and for the boot-loops i really REALLY REALLY hope somebody can figure it out because it is really REALLY ignoring! you never know when its going to happen, it could load fine this time but next time give you some "BEEP" . how did you change your boot logo:confused: i want inn! and got my fingers crossed that we can figure this darn thing out. :highfive:

yeah!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
You can flash the stock i777ucmd8 kernel from the op in that thread. Mr-cook made one that is cwm flashable.

You can go to settings >about phone>base band version and that will tell you which modem you're using. The modem is not capable of causing bootloops or reboots though. It only deals reception for mobile data and Wi-Fi signal

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And FYI, THE BOOT ANIMATION IS NOT, I REPEAT NOT, causing any of your problems. Please, PLEASE PLEASE! Follow the recommendations laid out by [MENTION=3338871]4-2ndtwin[/MENTION] or stop posting in this thread! It is getting to the point of spam and I'm about ready to ask the mods to step in here.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
I just figured out 'how' this error happens, just happend to me! I powered off my phone while still connect to usb cord to ac adapter, when i saw the big animiated battery meter come on i held power button to turn phone back on and then got the POWER RESET OR UNKNOWN UPLOAD MODE! so i now know how this happens, all you gotta do is remove the power cord and it will start up normal. Unfortiantly i have no idea 'why' it happens, but it seems to think your usb cable is connected to download, not power.. and this explains why when your phone would power off at night you would see this error message assuming you had your usb cable attached.

On to the next one. :cool:

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Update: even after reinstalling sd card and proforming 4 reboots while using the custom boot image, have had zero bootloops or lock screen freezes.. ussaly the first reboot would bootloop or freeze... is it possible it was the google image causing this? Seems far fetched but after all my phones have been through i say its possible.. once again will know forsure by end of the day today.

OK. This has gone on long enough. After thousands of downloads of my ROM you and your accomplice are the only ones with this issue or that has ever had this issue. So the problem is the USER. This is not a spam all day every day thread. We are here to help. If you choose not to listen or take our advice please POST ELSEWHERE. You have been given everything you need to help you. If you can't take that for what it is, there is a search function on this forum. If you need any further assistance with your issue MAKE YOUR OWN THREAD IN Q&A so that maybe someone else can give you the answer you're looking for.

Please do not post about this issue here anymore. I'm sorry but obviously we can not give you what you're wanting.

Words out of my mouth. Thank you for all your help you give around here.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] well.rested:
Logcat information...

Hello (esp. to [MENTION=4934593]mr-cook[/MENTION] & [MENTION=5093014]razen_kain[/MENTION]! You guys put up with a lot of bull),

Y'all may remember me from a few months ago, with random lock/reboot/bootloop issues on my Cooked ROM. It was suggested that I debug the boot issue with Logcat, which I downloaded and ran, but it was all just so far over my head. Can anyone suggest a good resource for deciphering the info it gives me? I was not able to find much, anywhere.

I had a lock-up about a week ago, phone would simply not boot under any circumstance. I cleared the caches, fixed permissions, etc, nothing worked. Re-installed ROM, as well as the AJK NoSwap 4.9 kernel, restored my TiBackups, all was well... for about 20 minutes, then it locked up again.

I tried going down the CM road, but I have not been able to get any of the CM roms to load, though it's my impression that they should work with the AJK kernel.

I'm just looking for a stable phone... I'm concerned, as well, that it could be a hardware issue. I've been running bare-bones for the last few days, only the "essential" apps... hangouts, gmail, Netflix, Pixel Dungeon, but that's it. I had a suspicion that the issue could've been with Timely, which makes me sad as it's easily the best clock app I've used. It has only reset itself once in that time, though it did require me to pull the battery and then booted with no background or anything. Reboot has it back to normal.

I've skimmed through the posts since I was following this forum closely, and haven't really seen/heard anything...

Recap:

1) A good resource to use Logcat

2) Any ideas why CM won't install? Like Mr-Cook, I've come to like the TouchWiz, and I know that this ROM is better than CM in terms of battery life (and, I suspect, performance...) but it doesn't seem to want to stay stable on my phone...

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
1- For the logcat use one of the apps that color codes the log. Look for anything red your looking for a fatal error would be the big one, but 99% of the time it's never that easy. I'm not rea good with them either, I search through them and if I find anything that seems suspicious I Google it.

2- If it won't install ours likely due to the update script (it can be kind of picky). Remember don't wipe or format anything before the install as the updater script will be looking for information you just deleted.

2-1- If it just won't boot CM you'll need to search the Q&A section. I believe I've seen that issue before, but don't remember the solution to it.

Also for any that have issues you could try something as simple add changing the profile in Stweaks. I'm running the performance profile and haven't had any issues. Then again if I was having issues, I would have never released the ROM in the first place.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
[MENTION=5105027]well.rested[/MENTION], regarding cm issues; are you using AJK aosp version? Don't use mic swap or no swap. Also, did you try just running them with the stock kernel?

Regarding cooked, are you using zzmoove governor? If so, try on demand. It's been my experience that some of our phones don't like zzmoove for whatever reason
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] grave_digger:
Zzmove caused havoc with my phone for sure. A lot of random reboots. I stay with on demand and everything is fine.

I've never understood the mic swap and what we are supposed to use. I use renders kernel because I understand its for our phone. So my question is what is the difference and not that I'm changing kernel but do we use swap or no swap?

The grave digger will be the last person in the world to "let you down in a tight spot."

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
This is just a reminder:

This thread is not here because the maintainer is responsible for the smooth operation of your phone. You are! It's implied in the first paragraph of this thread. Please go read it if you have not already.

It is not the thread for issues concerning Cooked ROM, SHOstock3, AJK kernel, Cm, Touch Wiz, or any other topic that is not specific to the Straight Talk SGH-S959G.

***If you're posting about these things and don't like what you hear, feel free to post in the appropriate thread (where they are also NOT obligated to help you)***

THAT BEING SAID, we still help as much as we can and understand the frustrations that can come about from running custom firmware on your phone. If you ask for help, and get a response you should:

A) say why you can/can't do that

or

B) do it and report the results.

This will let the helpers know you're actually trying the things they suggest AND help them help you narrow down your problem. You should not:

A) feel entitled to anything

or

B) keep posting the same problem over and over while suggesting your own solutions to the problem you need help with and ignore the ones offering help by not doing "A or B" in the "you should" section above.

Above all else PLEASE REMEMBER (and this goes for ALL of Xda) that people help you ONLY because they want to. It will help you immensely if you don't change that. This site was made to connect developers and their ideas. It is not the android customer service help desk. It's a living library of knowledge. You will be expected to search, read, learn AND listen. Approach it with this mindset and you will not be disappointed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
We use no swap for cooked and mic swap with SHOstock3. This is bc SHOstock3 is based off of i9100 which has the mic and speakerphone mics reverse from ours. So if you used mic swap on cooked you'd be using your speakerphone mic for regular phone calls and regular for speakerphone calls. Check the first few pages of the thread when we discovered it (cooked thread).

The aosp version of AJK is for cm, aosp, aokp, etc JB ROMs. If you're using mic/no swap for cm that's probably why it's not booting... Hopefully :)

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Hey you're not trying to boot kitkat ROMs with AJK are you? It will only work for JB...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] grave_digger:
Lol no. The only jb ROM I used was captivating but I never really understood which kernel to use. I had read it but what you said about i900 ROMs makes sense to me. But no I'm still on omni twrp with renders kernel. Thanks razen :beer:

The grave digger will be the last person in the world to "let you down in a tight spot."

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
I kinda figured you knew that but I just wanted to make sure
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
Has anybody else had this issue on cooks, when coming from your call loggs or another similar destination, if you hit the message button it opens up a anonymous folder and wont let you send any messages?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] grave_digger:
Maybe you should post in the cooked ROM thread. This thread is for our phone in general and the people here dont all use cooked. You should post where the people use the ROM to get answers about a ROM. Just saying.

The grave digger will be the last person in the world to "let you down in a tight spot."

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
Their are people in this forum that have used cooks on this phone though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Infinite density... :rolleyes:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
Hesitant to post this but think i owe cook as much as to let him know his rom is now working great on my gs2 ever since i changed the boot animation its been running smooth, Not sure how that fixed it but it fixed bootloops and lock screen freezes. And since i have choose to use his rom it just doesent feel rite leaving off where i did, If anybody else has had similar problems try what i did, cooksi777 is a great rom even with issues i still stayed with it even choose it over shostock3, i deeply appoligize for any negitive comments and any problems i created, u pepz are great and like what was stated by another user, "you sure do put up with a lot of B.S." and i know i gave a lot of it, and once again i am sorry for that. now i am moving on from this forum and hope to never have the need to use it again.

Thank you for this rom Mr.Cook and sorry i gave you hell about it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rogersb11:
I started thinking I was following the cooked thread here
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Stackman1:
Download Speeds

Had the phone (and Sho's killer ROM) for a couple of years with ATT. About 2 months ago switched to ST. Like the price. But my download speed is really slow. Whether I am on Long Island or in the city - I will get 4 bars but it takes way too long.

Download speeds last night near an open Central Park at 9:30pm - like 222kbps.

Long Island this morning 1.2 mbps.

My setup is in my signature. Here is the question:

Assuming the network is delivering higher speeds. How much impact does the SIM Card have - or is it just the radio in my dear S2?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SteveMurphy:
Brother, that isn't slow for a mobile device! Maybe the 222kbps is kind of slow, but the 1.2 mbps... I don't even get that at home!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rogersb11:
Eh I don't know. I got 6 Mbps when I ran this on ST so I'm with him. Apn?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Stackman1:
MY APN entry is tfdata
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
Im with s.t. and get 2-3 bars at home with 1-3 mbs down and 35-1 mbs up, but my house is down a hill, 2 min up the hill i get full bars with 5-8 mbs down and 2-3 up. I get good s.t. service here in VA, one thing i recomend doing is going into your service menu *#9900# and disable Fast Dormacy, is will give you quicker service, keeps your signal from cutting off 6 seconds after the last action you made, turning it off gives you 30 seconds between actions and makes streaming alot better and faster.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Stackman1:
I tried the #9900#. I get a dialog box:

Connection Problem or invalid MMI Code ???
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
U forgot the * infront of *#9900# and a bunch of options will pop up look down the list and you will see Fast Dormancy, its ussaly Enabled by default, disable that crap! And depending on how much data you have used s.t. just changed the unlimted plan to 3 Gb of high speed data a month, if you use more then that you get throttled down.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Stackman1:
Thanks. I did disable it and it seems to be a bit faster.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
N.p. and to answer your question about the sim card, the sim card has nothing to do with the speed of your data, all of that is up to your phones internal radio and modem, the sim card just tells the network that your service is active and this is my number, thats why you can switch your simcard into any phone that supports it and it will work, but if you have 4g on your gs2, placing it in a older phone thats made for 3g will still only give you 3g, but if you took a sim card from a 3g phone and placed it into a 4g phone you most likely wont have any data on that phone at all, only calls and text. And always remember service quality is always fluctuating depending on the weather, usage, signal, and maintenance; so if your only getting 1mbps down today while at home, tomorrow you could be getting 3mbps at home depending on all circumstances.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
[MENTION=4934593]mr-cook[/MENTION], have the twrp recoveries been removed from the op or am i just looking in the wrong place?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rogersb11:
I always used the link in renders kernel
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] The Horn:
Quick question regarding new flash of cooked ROM v2.2

I apologize about asking such a simple question, but my SGH-i777 recently died. Fortunately, I have obtained a new straight talk Galaxy S2, and I would like to flash the cooked v2.2 ROM. I have read through a ton of posts suggesting that the kernel should be flashed first before flashing previous versions of this ROM. Is this suggestion still valid for v2.2, or has this potential issue been addressed in the most recent version?

Thank you in advance for your assistance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
First, what ROM/kernel and recovery are you running now?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] The Horn:
Right now, I am running stock everything. My plan was to first ODIN flash PhilZ CWM v6.0.2.7 as per the instructions. Then I was planning on flashing the Cooked v2.2 ROM, but I am unsure if I should flash the kernel first.

Thank you [MENTION=5093014]razen_kain[/MENTION] for your help. I'm glad you chose to respond to my post as it is very clear, from your previous posts, that you know your stuff.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
That'll do it. Make a backup of your stock setup then just flash cooked. Be sure and select update base, kernel, and modem when prompted during the aroma install process. It's all pretty straightforward. The aroma installer will take care of everything. Nothing else you need to flash
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] The Horn:
Thank you! That is what I suspected, but it's always nice to anticipate and address any potential issues before they arise.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
All you got to do is flash the Rom, the kernel is installed with the Cooksi777 rom so no need to flash any kernel first.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Well I may have forgotten to add them to the op. They are buried in the thread. I will try to find them and get them added this week.

Edit: I found it. It's in the op now.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] woodsninja:
Well guys. I dropped my ST GSII today and busted the screen. Is it worth it to try and replace the screen or should I just let it go? If its the latter does anyone need it for parts?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rogersb11:
I'd at least give it a shot. If you don't or mess it up I could maybe use the parts. The glass is only like 10 bucks but it's tricky to separate it without trashing the LCD

If I was helpful please hit the THANKS button
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
Thats a hard screen to break! I dropped my phone more times then i can count and not a scratch! Did you drop it off a 5 story building?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] woodsninja:
No. Just out of my pocket. The screen is going dead so I think its good and done. I wish it was just the glass.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rogersb11:
Yea I think it's 100 for a full screen replacement. Not worth it for a3 year old model unfortunately IMO even tho this phone somehow keeps on kicking
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
Dayum that sucks, well if you had the phone less then a year Samsung should replace it for no charge, if its older then a year you can find parts for it on craigslist easy! I always see sceens and diffrent parts up their and you can find videos on youtube to help you install it. If i was in your shoes though i would go head and buy a new phone, maybe this is your chance to upgrade to a gs3, 4, or 5!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] woodsninja:
I had it about 6 months but I lost the sales slip. Also its rooted running Sho3.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Straight talk take anything back
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] woodsninja:
What do you mean? That I can get it replaced or that ST wont take any thing back?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Call tech support and tell them your screen doesn't work they will send a replacement

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Up to a year from when you got it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] woodsninja:
Thank you very much. Will give it a try.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
Also everytime you buy a straighttalk phone you should get the extended warranty, reason is.. if anything ever happends to your phone, even if nothing happens, rite before the warranty expires (2 years after purchase) you can get a replacment, or better yet! Get the full amount you paid for your phone back!! Too good to be true, my last phone was the LG Optimus Q, $179.00 at walmart, when s.t. came out with the gs2 i broke my keyboard and told them i want my money back a month before my warranty expired, they sent me a check for $179.57 that i used towards the GS2, its like your loaning your money to use the phone and when your done with it you get your full money back. Crazy and the warranty is only like 15 bucks! But yea your str8, 6 months old you will have a replacment with in a week.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
This is fraud.

You are not very wise to make a public confession of committing fraud.

This type of behavior is not condoned on XDADevelopers, and you should refrain from discussing this in the future.

And, I hope you will learn to conduct your life in an ethical manner in the future.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
Lol how you figure, i dident brake my keyboard purpously, it broke around the time the gs2 came out, my point was even though it looked suspect a month before the warranty expired they still covered it. You guys are quick to jump.