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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
ok thank you for filling me in on all that, so after i flash this rom you gave me the link too, i should be able to flash CM 10.3 with out the (get.prob0 error messages? or i could edit and remove that assert but how do i do that? also, the other day when i was getting these errors using CM, i went and tryed SHOstock3 and surprisingly it installed! but when i hit reboot the phone was stuck in a bootloop on the SHOstock3 animated boot screen, lucky i was able to still get to recovery and restore my stystem but was wondering if you had any ideas why it did that
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
either the wrong recovery for the rom or you needed to wipe the cache and dalvic
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
i did wip all data, wiped the delv too. and actually while it was installing i noticed the rom deleted everything again. I was using the newest CWM... and tried to install this SHOstock3XWLSZ-v4.0.zip

i read somewhere that after flashing a rom and rebooting, if could take up to 5 minutes to load, is that true? and how do i edit the (prob.build) info, i know i got to unzip the file rite? I'm about to try to install the AJK _v4.9, would you say this a good kernel for this phone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
First just try to install SHOstock3 again like normal but use cwm 6.0.2.7. It's in the op here.

Yes it could take five minutes for first boot. However if it doesn't boot, boot back to recovery and wipe cache and dalvik then try to reboot

AJK won't install on the latest SHOstock3. I think you can edit the ro.build.pda line (see [MENTION=577081]AJ Newkirk[/MENTION] post you quoted the other day) to make the kernel work for the later build versions but I'm not sure.

To edit the build prop before flashing you need to use 7 zip and notepad ++ on your PC. Edit what you want and then save it in the archive (zip)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
i think thats the CWM i currently have, and after i flashed SHOstock3 it was just repeating the SHOstock3 boot animated image for about 5 minutes and then i started getting worried cuz it was my first flash of a rom and booted into recovery and went back to stock, maybe ill try it again rite now and then do what you said if it don't load this time. question for you though, which one do you think is better, CM 10.3 stable, or SHOstock3? and ill find the link to the SHOstock3 i downloaded so you can tell me if i got the rite one.

i downloaded the SHOstock3 from this page http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2005266

but i see there is another one on this page, http://galaxys2root.com/att-galaxy-s2/shostock3-rom-for-att-galaxy-s2-sgh-i777/

whats the best one?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
SHOstock3 was my ROM for a long time but tbh i would go with the ROM mr-cook suggested above. Cooked 2.0. It's tried and true, Very stable, and comes with AJK already installed. Just follow the aroma installer instructions and be sure to select full wipe, install base, kernel, and modem. Then choose what mods you want.

Never used cm 10.3. can't comment on that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
how do i install aroma? through CWM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
You don't. It's in the zip of cooked ROM. When you flash the zip, aroma installer will start. It's just a platform to pick and choose installation options. You'll understand when you flash the zip.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
i just watched a few videos on it, looks cool. ill let you know if this one works, cuz man if i gotta look at gingerbread another day...

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do i gotta update/ install my modems before i install this rom? looking at the cooks Aroma instructions

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just flashed it and back in recovery to reset my EXtweaks but don't see that option, how do you do that?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Do you see an option,"kernel specific options "?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
in CWM? no nothing even like it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Please download and flash in recovery sgh-s959g philZcwm recovery 6.0.2.7. In the op of this thread

After you flash goto advanced/reboot recovery. You should then see "kernel specific options" in options menu where you will see reset extweaks profiles
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
how do i pull this zip through cwm via usb cable? i think im in the rite spot, (mount/storage) (mount usb storage)?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
If you don't see kernel specific options in the menu then you did not install it.

But... You should be Ok not resetting profiles because you don't have any extweaks profiles to reset. I've installed cooked m many times without doing it.

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All cwm versions >=6.0.4.4 are for kitkat ROMs only. Cooked, SHOstock3, are jellybean
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
i figured it out, waiting for the "i777" to download its drivers :D Thanx so much man for all your help. i might be back with more questions only if i cant figure something out, i know all of you are busy.. isent their a place i can donate money to you guys?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Not for me. What i got was free to me so it's free for you. That being said, i just ask that you help s someone out when you can and pass what you've learned on to someone who's trying and needs a little guidance (i emphasize"trying").

However, if you find a ROM or app or some other development you really love and use, give the Dev a donation you can afford or buy the paid version of their app if you can. It's kinda like not tipping your server when you get really good service not to.

Enjoy cooked. That ROM spent more time in my phone than any other.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
dude im up and running on COOKED and its alsome! never thought id see jelly bean on this straighttalk phone! i feel like this phones full protental is finaly free and unlocked! feels like i just bought a new phone.. lol. and i fosho will pass on all my knolage to others, already have helped people on youtube and i already started to make a video for people that were like me and dident even know were to start, i can't believe i spent 2 years waiting for better instructions and to find out it was this easy is like i wasted thos years.

Can i ask why when the phone boots is "google"? this isent a windows phone, and also now that i flashed it, i see what the options were to make notification box black and weather transpartent, whats the best way to go back through and change thos? do i gotta flash it again? and also what buttons take screen shots, on the 95s it was home+lock, have no idea what it changed to now, trying to mess with diffrent key combos to figure it out
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
The Google boot animation is taken from the s4i do believe.

You can flash the zip file anytime and just select "mods" to change the appearance then reboot when done.

Screenshot is in the power menu. Press and hold the power button for a second, then release it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
Ok thanks man, love this rom its smooth might not even bother with Cm10 for rite now anyway. And i see the screenshot buts its a button instead of a key combo, i perfer the key combo myself but ita work, question though, if i go back threw, modify the mods, then flash+reboot will i lose all my apps, contacts, and data again or it just changes that and everything else stays the same? Btw i installed the xda app, alot better then using via pc
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
No you won't lose anything if you only change mods. It'll all be the same. There is a limitation with black pulldown that won't allow center clock if you choose it. Be sure and read the description for the mod you choose.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
Yea i think i choose that because my lock screen clock is kinda small and on the right side of the screen, iont really like the accu weather clock look either, the tan letters on the date throughs it off

Were is (task manager)?

And how come it says your still running on the s959g? What rom and kernel are you running currently
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Huh?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
I need some help here from my fellow 959g users. I have been absolutely stumped with a problem and i haven't seen it reported anywhere. The problem is I can not take a picture with the camera and send it in a text message with the default camera settings. To make it work i have to change the picture size from 8 to 6.4 mp.

So can anyone who is ;

A) using the 959g

B) running a kitkat ROM

please confirm for me if you can send camera pics via MMS? and also please let me know exactly what setup you're running like ROM, kernel, Xposed mods. Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Just sent you a picture to your phone taken on cooks KitKat build if you got it it works
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
Is their a task manager widget for this rom like the one that came with the stock
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
No but, trust me, you don't need it anymore
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] grave_digger:
Here is what I found. If I take picture then send from camera I get a force close and its stuck on sending when I reopen message. If I send same pic from gallery taking camera out of equation it will send.

Latest omni nightly latest render kernal. No tweaks.

I didn't try resizing it though.

Edit: when I said latest render kernel I mean latest out for public. Not sure if it makes a difference but I know you beta test, and I'm jealous wish my USB port worked :p

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] david72262:
Not sure what ROM since this isn't a ROM thread but on kitkat ROMs hold home button then swipe apps closed that are open

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On cooks new build take with camera and send immediately through camera share messenger works fine
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
There's no betas. I'm on the same kernel you are.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
Yea i see that now! After messin wit it i found long press home key pulls task manager, this s*** is smooth

Something i cant figure out is how to use the muti window function, got it marked on the toggle bar, guessin this phone dosent support that?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] grave_digger:
There is an xposed module for multi window.

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:
Whats does that mean?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] grave_digger:
You have to install xposed framework and then the multi window module. Its not as complicated as it sounds. Do a search for xposed framework and you should find it. Seems like I installed it through greenify app.

Edit: here is link to get you started

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1574401

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:
I installed xposed and found A muti window mod along wit some other mods, half of them dont work or partially work but got a couple kool ones, but the muti window mod on there is not what im talking about, i was refering to the multi window button in the notification pull down, is there a reason why that button is not working? Seems like if its included with this rom it should work
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Multi window support was removed as it never would work right. It's basically a dead toggle.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
Oh ok, not really a big deal, was jus wondering, i have two galaxy s2 phones so while i kept COOKS rom on this one i been experimenting with other roms on the other one and installed CM10, witch isent what im looking for, and SHOSTOCK3, which looks a lot like this rom exept Muti window is included and the AOSP lockscreen has all the toggles for phone, camera, and message, also has the CRT on, whitch i like but shostock is alot slower then cooks! I tryed to install SIYAH KERNEL with shostock and the phone woudent boot, so i recovered back to cooks, I do like the animated status battery and the 4G instead of H+ cook used, looks realy nice. Im staying with cook and jus deal with it muti wjndow isent a need, was woundering if their is a way to get CRT on cooks other then xposed cuz the mod for it in their did. not. work. Thanx guys
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
No. CRT animation will not work on that ROM because it's not built in to it. That's why Xposed mod won't do you any good. Small detail really. I never pay attention to it as my eyes are already somewhere else by the time it happens and it's better for battery which is a plus.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
well now that i know CRT drains the battery, ain't even worth it, u rite usually when you lock your phone your done lookin at it lls, although would be kool for turning it on.

also i noticed when on ShoStock3 the signal was not as good as it is on Cooks, have no idea why.

I was thinking about trying out Beanstalk, Alliance, or Illusion next, you had any experience with any of them?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
If you're staying pre kitkat stay on cooks its the best out of all of them

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And his latest CM 11 build is very good too very stable never had an issue with it yet been using it for a week

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Been very very happy with anything Mr Cook puts out
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SteveMurphy:
Jumping in here - those are all great, just be sure with Beanstalk you know how to port.

Also noticed you said in an earlier post you tried Siyah on SHOstock; that did work for you because it's outdated. You need to either use the kernel packaged with that rom or AJK 4.9 No Swap.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
Think im try illusion on my other gs2, keeping cooks on my main phone, whats the latest version cook has out thats stable? And whats the j.b. version
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Here is his thread for his latest build go to 1st post for his jb version

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51590753
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
Where can i find the SHOstock3 + Siyah package? I searched for it cant find one, or does it work better with the ajk no swap?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
As far as I know, you only have two options with SHOstock3, the included Jebo kernel, and AJK v4.9 NoSwap. As SteveMurphy said a few posts back, the Siyah kernels available are too old.

The developer recommends using the Jebo kernel, and will not support the use of any other kernel (meaning if you use another kernel, fine, but don't report issues.)

I'm currently using SHOstock3 with the included Jebo kernel, but I have used AJK v4.9 NOSwap also, and both work, but with AJK you may need to tweek some of the kernel settings to avoid issues like sleep of death, depending on your hardware.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
It ran smooth with jeboo kernel aint gonna lie, just want the Stweaks to make it a little faster, but the sleep of death sounds pretty bad i migjt skip out on that lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
By the way, AJK is a compilation of the Siyah kernel source. You can use STweaks with it.

Sleep of death: Screen goes black and phone unresponsive like it is fully off, but it is not off, and you have to reboot to get out of it. It is due to kernel settings and not a hardware issue, and it can usually be eliminated by tweaking the settings with STweaks. Some hardware does not seem to be susceptible to it at all, while other phones are. There are differences between phones even within the same model number.

Also, take into account that I am running I777. While our phones are almost identical, I don't know if you would even encounter that issue.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
Well im now having issues with COOKED, i was out today and the phone started freezing, had to pull the battery 5 times, and the death thing happend to me to! Phone went black like it was off, and every time i started up the batrery dropped by 20% untill it went from 75 down to 15, also was incountering bootloops had to pull battery for that too! And 4G keeps disapearing, haft to turn wifi on and back off to get it working... what is going on!

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Also having a issue were after reboot the phone hangs on the lock screen, touching it does nothing for about 20 seconds, then when unlock background is black and then it shuts off into a bootloop again, after multiple battery out it finaly loads normal, i havent tweaked anything! Even removed xposed controller thinking maybe thats the reason, nope. Has anybody else had these issues with cooki777 rom? Is their a fix? I like this rom a lot but i cant have these issues expecialy when im away from home.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
boot into recovery. wipe cache and dalvik cache, fix permissions. See if that helps. Never experienced that with this ROM
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
Thats a plus that nobody else has experiance these issues on cooked, im going to reinstall this on my other gs2 and try it out on their and see if the same problems accur, was running SHOstock3 on their but dont like it as much. Whats does wiping thos actually do?

Also I need a new battery, want something higher then 1650mah, do you know if thos Anker batterys really work? Or am i better off just buying another samsung.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
EBay for battery can get 2650mah instead of stock 1650 and there the same size so original back still fits picked up two of them and a wall charger for less than 15 bucks a month or two ago
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
They working a lot bwtter then stock? How many hours you getting out of them, im only getting about 7-9 rite now, before flashing rom i was getting 9-12, please give the link ill buy them rite now!

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I did a error check in Stweaks, everything was clean except for Cache CLEAN WITH ERRORS, so i did a wipe of cache, and delv, not sure if it fixed the problems im having but something has been draining my battery fast! I loss 10% a hour even when not using it, Better battery stat is pointing out Google Play Serv as the drainer, not sure whats going on but;also if i have a 90% charge and restart my phone, the battery drops down to anywere between 10% and 20%, im acknowledging it could be the battery, i already bought a new one online will be here in the next few days, but if its not the bat what else could it be?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
Wiping cache, delvk, and fix permissions did not fix the problem, as soon as i rebooted the phone loaded, and when i tryed to unlock the aosp lock was unresponsive; but my hard keys light up on touch, then 15 seconds or so later i can unlock to my wallpaper gone (black background) then phone shuts off, but second or third time loads fine.. i was reading about this and herd soft brick from uncompatible rom or firmware can cause this, also read theirs tool kits to fix? Nobody else has had simular issues before or knows whats going on, not to include the battery draining issue
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
If it were me I would save all important files to a computer and completely wiped both SD cards and internal memory of phone and start completely over. I had some weird issues with my phone for about a month and finally did that and all issues were fixed
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] va540area:
If its the ex sd card then removing it should tell if its that or not rite, if problems still accur it would haft to be in the phone itself.. just my guess, did you ever figure out what was wrong with yours?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Bad file some where did fix not till I formatted everything including ext sd
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
Troubleshooting requires you to take things one step at a time. In this case, you should reinstall the firmware first, without changing the USB memory or external sd card. It is very highly probable that the problem is within system or data, and not due to one of the sd cards. If you haven't done this yet, I would recommend you use mr-cook's Rom Wipe, and then flash the firmware again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
Although this is very true just wiping and formatting everything you can have your phone up and running in a couple hours like brand new again instead of spending days or in my case almost 2 months trying to figure out what the problem was. I went through all the steps wiping data system ROM wipes kernel cleaners. _ fast n Easy just wipe everything and start over
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
I agree with you for your phone but he has not flashed a lot of different stuff like you have. He should not be having the problems you did with a freshly rooted phone. This has got to be a bad flash or (most likely) not wiping correctly prior to the flash.

As stated above i think he should flash mr-cook's ROM wipe script and flash a NEWLY downloaded cooked 2.2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] grave_digger:
Your battery issue is something we just deal with on these phones. If I reboot after my battery drops to around 50% during daily use it is certain it will drop to at least 20% . you will also get in trouble if you totally drain your battery to the point phone shuts off it will not take a charge and reboot. I bought a spare battery and external wall charger for mine.

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:
I followed every instruction before flashing this rom, i did the research, backups, did the wipes, and once i tripled checked my steps then flashed the rom, the phone was up and running fine for about a week, then these rebooting issues accured. I should be getting better battery life on this rom then with the G.B. stock rom but instead its twice as worst. Google play services are keeping phone awake for one.

Wiping everything and starting fresh could work, but i already did that when i first installed this rom, and lets say it does fix the problem, but then i still wont know what the cause was, and it could start up again in the future and be left in the same spot. I think for now i will flash COOKED back on my second GS2 over ShoStock3 since i dont lik the smaller screen resoulution on it, and start using that phone to see if simular problems accur. And if it does/ dont it would eleminate a lot of possibilitys.

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I have two gs2 phones and only use one of them but use the other to charge the batterys from the two until a couple months ago the battery fryed, wont hold a charge now, got a replacment on it way, you gotta have backup batterys with this phone, think im going to buy another so ill have 3