yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] r00t4rd3d:
Assert Check failed, build.prop error.

Where ever you are getting your cwm backup of the /system folder must contain an old version of /system/build.prop. Replace that file with a newer version built recently that contains the updated assert checks for the s959g.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
It passed the assert checks. The problem is the stock ROM doesn't have backuptool functions in system bin. Theres probably more but thats as far as it gets. I rewrote most of an updater script last night, but that gave me a status 6 error (I don't have the right program on my computer) it's like an encoding error.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] d-weenie:
ok im still having issues with the auto updater in cm10 the past two nightlies won't download nor install and to get the updater to stop you have to force close it any idea's as what is going on and is it possible to just go to there website and manual download and put on my sdcard and flash as an update

word of advice don't update to the newest nightly i no longer have cell service with that update
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
They had a lot of bugs the past few days. Seems like alot of people are going back to 1/19 or earlier to fix for now. Subcribe to entropys512's i777 CM thread for all the latest- http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29330094

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] d-weenie:
thanks for the link mr cook i been reading the forum and it does seem like i need to stay away from the new updates till there fixed
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
I have the stock ROM in a CWM flashable zip built, and tested. But I don't have any way to host it yet, and don't know if I'll have time to figure it out tonite but its coming. It's the stock kernel, and file system (forgot to take su and busybox out of the file system, but this isnt rooted you can delete them if it bothers you). I did NOT touch recovery or modem.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] roughmouth:
Mr cook you rock. Thank you so much. Also big thanks to root4rd. You also rock. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] angelj73:
check your PM

Mr. cook try hosting it on https://anonfiles.com/ its free
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] d-weenie:
awesome your a life saver
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
CWM flashable STOCK ROM

Can you guys test this out before I put it in the op- http://db.tt/yKr7i2lc

Make a backup.

Factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, flash.

Any bugs after reboot. Factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik. I had to do this once, but I think I forgot to do it first. Let me know what you think.

EDIT: I did not touch recovery so you won't lose CWM by flashing this.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] d-weenie:
ok i have a question i did the backup using the cwm backup when i go back to stock to test it i can come back to cm10 from my backup without losing anything correct
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Yes it will restore just like it was when you backed it up.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] d-weenie:
everything seems to be working other then data good job Mr.Cook thanks

to get into cwm its vol up and power right if so i can't get back into recovery
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Vol up down and power.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] d-weenie:
wow ok thanks took me like 4 times trying it that way before it would enter cwm lol thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
What issue were you having with data? I had no problems with anything. This is completely unmodified stock, everything should work like it did when you got the phone out of the box. (Except having CWM recovery).

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] d-weenie:
there is something about the stock data set up that i guess the towers around here don't like it did it like that before when i first got the phone i had to get a apn changer app to fix the problem back then its not your stock zip
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Ok. You had me worried.

Are you using a BYOP sim card?

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] d-weenie:
no im using a st sim but not the sim that came with the phone its a sim out of a nokia e5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] killerdreaming:
I am brand new to this rooting thing.. I am wanting to modify my phone, root I guess, so I can have a newer UI, or OS, than the factory installed older Android.. will doing what this thread tells me to deliver the results I am hoping for? If so, can anyone noob-proof this for me and explain, to someone who has never done this before, how to do what this thread says in a step-by-step manner? It has me extremely confused..:(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] roughmouth:
I understand your confusion when trying to learn how to do this. I would caution you to not to try anything you are not comfortable with. What i did to learn is to Google terms and software i did not understand to get some basic understanding of what was meant or what a particular software did. i was confused by a lot of stuff at first but once you get a general understanding it dose get easier. As far as step by step the first post in this thread is very well done and about as step by step as you can get without actualy saying Step 1: Download - CWM RECOVERY v6.0.2.7 (ODIN flash) Thanks to r00t4rd3d- http://d-h.st/Id6

Step 2: ect, ect.

just out of curiosity why do you want a newer UI or OS.Is there something you want to do with your device in particular or is it only for cosmetic purposes.

if it is just for cosmetic purposes i suggest https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobint.hololauncher&hl=en
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Cap'n Jazz:
Wiped everything and flashed Shostock3 v1.8.5. The first time I tried this I did everything the way I always have, and when I rebooted I was still on CM 10. I had tried to unlock my phone a few times before I did this and I lost service/data every time. For some reason, after flashing Shostock and it staying on CM 10, I tried to unlock again and it worked. I have stayed unlock since. I flashed Shostock3 again, the same way, and it actually installed. I ran it for a few days and everything was running fine. I had already turned my phone off and back on a few times in those few days, then one time I rebooted and got a Shostock3 boot loop. I still don't really know what happened, but I restored to a backup on CM10.1-20130108 and have had no problems. I seem to get better reception on this build than Shostock3 before it freaked out and CM10.1-20130119 or CM10.1-20130123.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] d-weenie:
the newest cm10 nightly got rid of most of the bugs and as for your os's over laying on top of one another that is strange
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
CWM flashable Stock ROM added to the OP.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RagnaLobo:
Can't get service/data on other roms!

I've been following this thread for about 2 months now and I just wanted to thank all of you guys who have worked so hard to root this phone.:good:

I've managed to root my device but whenever i flash to another rom(CM 10 nightly or SHOstock3) I lose service/data. The only way I get service/data back is if i go back to the stock(thanks for the file mr. cook). Does anybody have any idea how i can get service/data when im running other roms like SHOstock3? Sorry for the noob question.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cynnar:
To get data/service you need to remove all apn's that are listed. Make a new some then put

APN
Name- Straight Talk
APN- wap.tracfone
Proxy- Not set
Port- Not set
User name- Not set
Password- Not set
Server- Not set
MMSC- http://mmsc.cingular.com/
MMS proxy- mms2.tracfone.com
MMS port- 80
MCC- 310
MNC- 410
Authentication type- Not set
APN type- default,supl,mms

Taken from first post.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Titan380:
You need to change your apn settings back to what they were before flashing and delete all of the apn's so you only have one in the list. This will get data and mms back.

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Acess point that I'm using is as follows

Name: AT&T MVNO

APN: wap.tracfone

Proxy: Leave Blank

Port: 80

Username: Leave Blank

Password: Leave Blank

Server: Leave Blank

MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com

MMSproxy: att.tracfone.com

MMS port: 80

MCC: 310

MNC: 410

Authentication type: Leave Blank

APN type: default,supl,mms

Apn PROTOCOL: IPV4

APN roaming protocol: IPv4

Bearer: Unspecified
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RagnaLobo:
Thanks this worked perfectly dude but should i be worried that the little signal symbol keeps switching from H+ to 3G repeatedly?

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Titan380:
You can try both it wont hurt anything. You may find one works better in your area better than the other. Without deleting the other APN'S your data will work but not mms picture message. I'm on CM10.1 but should be the same either way. To delete the other APN"S Tap the APN you want to delete so it will show you the settings then tap menu/ delete APN.

Oh as for switching from H+ to 3g is normal. You will find most of the time you will be on 3g. Most areas don't have wide spread 4g coverage.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RagnaLobo:
Thanks I was able to delete those other APNs and everything seems to be working just fine now. Do you know the name or where I could get that task manager that came with the original stock. I grew quite fond of it and wanted it on SHOstock3 because i haven't noticed it having one as of yet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Titan380:
That is a samsung app not sure it'll run on Jelly Bean. You wont find it in the play store. You should be able to find it in the CWM STOCK ROM on page one. On your computer you could download the stock rom and extract it from there. Then transfer it to your sd card and try to install it . Like I said it may not work. If your looking for a task killer I would just download something like advanced task killer from the market.

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I did a little digging and here you go.

Samsung task manager working on aopk/cm roms:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1877126
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RagnaLobo:
Awesome thanks dude you really helped me out with this. Unfortunately i tried to install it but my phone said i already had an app that does that same thing. After i searched a bit more and saw a video on it I found my task manager buried deep within a small unnoticeable icon in my notification bar. :laugh:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Yeah it's a jellybean thing. You should also be able to long press your home key to get to it.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] slege149:
Thanks, just thanks Mr Cook

I am a total newbie to smart phones of any type. I avoided them because I just didn't want to pay 80-100 dollars a month for service. So when ST came out and offered this Galaxy SII for no contract, 45 dollars a month.. I decided it was time to jump in.

I was disappointed however, with it being locked to ST and disappointed with no easy way to root or upgrade the system. Mainly I'm a PC guy and love to tweak, so even not really understanding all the reasons WHY to root, I just simply WANTED to.

I followed Mr. Cooks instructions and the whole process was painless, easy and quick.

I would just like to say "Thanks!" to Mr Cook as well as everyone else who researched and worked on this phone. It never was a BAD phone, it is just much better now...

Thanks again!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] DMF1977:
Jellybam

Can anyone point me to the latest jellybam download for this phone? One place said it was version 4.1.0 which is android 4.1.2, while another said it was version 5.1.0 which is android 4.2.1, but that one will only let me download about halfway ever time and then it stops!! I am currently running slim bean with the inverted apps and love it, just want to try out all the ROMs!! Any help is greatly appreciated!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jpapa1086:
Hi guys,

I just purchased a S2 from ST/Walmart .. Rooted and installed cm10 (4.2.1)

Just wondering, is anyone having sound quality/distortion when getting notifications or calls ???.. doesnt sound as good as it did on GB (but i was on GB for like 5 mins) so maybe i didnt notice it from my excitement to install CM lol

other than that i am loving this thing .. also to the guy above me the 3g-h+ switching back and forth is called "fast dormancy" and is intended to save battery and take load of the h+ network

and to the other guy above me... after rooting go to the google play store and download "galaxsim unlock" it costs 2.50 and unlocks the phone .. also dont try the other free apps cause they lock back up after reboot..:good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] d-weenie:
there are sound quality issue when using blue tooth and some echo effect that are known with cm10 but it gets better with every update
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jpapa1086:
Thank you I figured it was still in development as this straight talk port is pretty new I actually updated to tonight's nightly and it's already getting better thank you very much.. So far I have no other complaints this thing is amazing I'm so happy I dropped my iPhone 5 for this s2 on straight talk for 45 bucks a month.. And now I also have it unlocked this is awesome
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] angelj73:
it downloaded fine for me

http://goo.im/devs/JellyBam/Samsung%20Galaxy%20S2%20-%20ATT%20i777/jellybam-5.1.0_i777.STABLE.zip
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
steps to remove yellow triangle

I have the sgh-s959g from straight talk and I used the info on the first page to root my phone and worked fine. My problem is the yellow triangle. Before I rooted it the boot screen displayed samsumg galaxy sII. Now it displays samsung galaxy sII GT-I9100 with the yellow triangle. What I cant figure out is how do I get zlmage (unzipped on desktop) moved to the "root of the internal sd card" as the instructions say. How do I do this? I tried dragging and dropping it into the phone (not in a folder) and used shell terminal emulator to issue the command (# dd if=/sdcard/zImage of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5) but it just says file not found or some such. That is after giving it SU access.

I apologize if this has already been covered but I have been looking for the answer all weekend (here and google) to no avail. This is the first time I have ever rooted so this is all brand new to me. Forums too... :/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Wow. You used the old method. Ok copy and paste the zImage to your folder with adb, connect your phone with usb, then command- adb push zImage /sdcard/zImage

Then the dd command you already have.

EDIT: Had you used the method at the top of the page, install CWM with odin then flash the root zip you wouldn't have gotten the yellow triangle or increased your flash counter. The stuff that says outdated is outdated! And only there for reference, and informational purposes (I may be rethinking this now).

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jpapa1086:
2 quick questions.. Is anyone having the date and time issue where it shows a different time when set to auto and auto time zone? And another but I found is if you put your camera flash 2 on and then use the back button to exit it flashes ? I'm using the app for Xda on my phone .. Sorry if this has been covered already
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Titan380:
Dont think you are but just in case don't use that zimage if your on jelly bean
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Is it too late for me to do that now?

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Thank you titan. No it is on Gingerbred
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
No. You should still use odin to install CWM. Plus the flash counter can be reset (you would need to flash to CM10.1 I know it works with it) get the triangle away app from the link I have posted in the op. Also it's kinda cool you done it the hands on way. Also a good learning experience if you're new to this stuff.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Ok. I will start over and do the instructions at the top. I found the triangle away app but was scared to use it due to the dire "brick" warning...

Also, Do I need to remove the external sd card when doing this? I know I saw that somewhere. I took it out the first time i did it but if its not necessary id rather not.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jpapa1086:
Any input to my 2 questions before? I'm wondering if I had a bad flash
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
The time is a known bug in all 4.2 ROMs. Turn off the set by network, set the time yourself, turn the set by network back on but don't refresh it and just back out of the menu. I don't know anything about the camera (I haven't been on CM in a couple weeks). Have you checked the CM thread?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29330094

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
I've never removed my sdcard.

You're already rooted, so just follow the instructions to flash CWM using odin. Then make a backup with CWM.

Triangle away I think only works on ICS and newer, but I can confirm it will reset your flash counter while on CM10.1.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jpapa1086:
No I haven't done that much research yet (currently on a long road trip and flashed while I was at a WiFi spot) but thank you very much for your quick response and thank you for letting me about that forum
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Bare with me as Im still a little confused as to how all this works. On page 1, top instructions, I downloaded s959g_root and CWMrecovery.tar

Do i need to follow instructions under the -ODIN instruction- or -CWM zip flashing- ...or both? and,

1) if i need to do CWMzip flashing, do i just drag the s595g_root.zip into the external sd and drop it there to save it to the root of the external sd?

2) under the odin instructions, after clicking PDA i select the .tar file?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
You're already rooted so disregard the root zip.

Yes select the .tar file in pda slot. Make sure you follow the odin instructions.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
CWM flashed successful! TYVM! :D:D:D

2 questions:

1) I have no idea how to make a backup...?

2) you said triangle awy will reset flash counter while on CM10.1. Is CM10.1 on my phone now that CWM has been flashed? or is CM10.1 a ROM i need to flash first?

OK, i found the answer to #2. sorry... I guess I just need to know how to make the backup
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Backup with CWM- with phone off hold volume up, volume down, and power button until you boot into CWM recovery. Then go to backup/ restore and then select backup and let it do it's thing this will take a few minutes. Then go back to the main screen and reboot. Use volume buttons to scroll up and down, and power button to select. CWM makes a backup of your entire phone and stores it on your ext. Sdcard.

CyanogenMod 10.1 is a ROM. Based off of android 4.2.1 JellyBean.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
great! backing up now. Ive got the cm10.1 and the gapps zips. I see there are 2 other zip files under modems. Do they need to be installed in the same fashion?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
No. There is no reason to change your modem. Thats just an optional thing some people change, but you can leave it as is.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Awesome. Thank you so much.

I tried it last night but the cm10.1 zip i downloaded was no good. I had to restore the backup. I downloaded another one with actual files in it and im going to try again tonight after work.

I did have another issue last night. After restoring backup my phone no longer synchronizes when i plug into usb port. I can still move files back and forth but the computer only sees the phone as e: and f: and i dont get the autorun window anymore with the option to import file and such. Any thoughts on that?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Autorun is a computer function, not your phone. I wouldn't have any idea. If you restored your backup from CWM, your phone is exactly how it was when you backed it up. You must have hit the set as default option when selecting something in the autorun menu, if I had to guess.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Cool. I can tinker with that later.

Ill update you tonight on how it goes. I really appreciate your help and being patient with me (noob!).

I WILL be downloading the pro version of xda's apps and will continue to following this thread to help out when i can.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
TASK MANAGER WIDGET!!!

Must be installed as a system app.

This one works on JB. I'm now using it on SHOstock3.

View attachment 1684850
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Got cm10.1 up and running. Works great. Just a couple of questions...

I exported all of my contacts to sd card before i installed cm but when i try to import them it says there are none. Am i doing something wrong? If i could sync my facebook contacts to my contact list that would save me an enormous amount of time if im going to have to manualy track them down and imput them.

And... That tk widget you posted, does it work with cm10 cuz i tried to install it and it wont let me.

regarding the task killer widget. I tried downloading and installing it on my phone through the xda app. Im pretty sure thats the wrong way. Do you install it through odin...?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Had you synced your contacts with your google account? You can restore them with that. I haven't checked if that app works with CM but it has to be installed as a system app you would need to use some sort of app manager to do it.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
No i never synced then to my google acct... :/ I suppose i could make a new back up with CM10.1 then restore the stock backup, sync the contacts, then restore the CM10.1 backup...?

If I do that, do i need to do a factory wipe/reset between restores? I did that the first time because i read that somewhere in the instructions for CM install

Would this work?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Yes you could get them back that way. You should wipe before restoring your backups because your changing between 2 different ROMs.

I use an app called Rom Customizer to install system apps. It gives you the choice to install as user or system. There are many other apps that will work also. It's just a matter of finding one in the market that works for you.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
sweet. Im going to do that! Ill get back with ya and let you know how it went. If you use Rom customizer thats good enough for me. Im gonna look for it on G play. Thank you :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] truongt51o:
can someone help me get my samsung galaxy rooted? its carrier is straight talk model: SGH-S959G

Can u provide me the download links and the instructions?please message me
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] d-weenie:
everything you need is listed here in this forum there are download links and step by step directions on how to root and flash your phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Download links and instructions are on page 1 of this thread

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Usd the rom customizer and installed the widget but it does nothing