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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Pola1081:
Thanks to all helping members who helped me learn my phone

All,

Just a note to all who have been a huge help in the development of my once-stock sgh-s959g. Special thanks to Razen, Mr. Cook and AJ as you all have been largely informative when I was stuck at a certain stage of customizing my phone.

I have been silently learning the processes of rooting and flashing and customizing, now the time has come when I must seek clarification on a topic in which I have not found a lot of information on (hopefully because it's so easy and I just hit a few bumps). That is modems. I am currently running Shostock 3.0.2 and AJK 4.4 with philz custom recovery. I have found some information that says not all ROMS have a modem. Is that the case for shostock? I flashed the I777UCMD8 modem onto my setup with hopes to improve my reception, got to boot up and then it shut off on me. I got back into recovery and reflashed shostock and ajk with philz and everything is working. I am interested in obtaining a better modem as my voice reception is not great in my area (Monterey, CA). Any advice/insight to my current situation would be appreciated.

Again thanks to all, even many of those whom I didn't mention, for helping me along the way!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RoCKOwNz:
From what I understand it is not any one modem that is great for everyone but there are more listed in the OP its with all the info about rooting. I do believe mr-cook is the one that you can thank for those.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Pola1081:
Thanks Rockownz,

Do you happen to know if you can try any of these I777 modems on the op on any I777 rom?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RoCKOwNz:
I wouldn't see why the rom would matter, if your having signal issues I would give them a try and see if any of them help
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Pola1081:
Alright will do. I flashed the most recent modem on the op and it gave me problems. So just to be sure, flashing a modem is just CWM and flash from sd? No wipe required, correct? Thanks for your responses!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Glad we could help.

Read more about flashing modems here

and

here
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RoCKOwNz:
Ya you flash them though cwm in recovery I have the I777UCLL6 I never personally tried the newest one because this one always did well for me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Pola1081:
Awesome. Thanks a lot!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] samprocat:
Just splat on taparitko tune and enjoy. ...

:cool:

Success is never final

Failure is fatal
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Splat on! :thumbup::D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] AridRayne:
I've done just that and run with it for a few days, and I have to say I'm amazed at how well this phone handles everything I've thrown at it so far, thanks for all the advice, thanks to everyone here my phone has become a beast. :D I love it!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] android_tablet_user:
No service

Hi,

I purchased a GSM Samsung Galaxy S II with a Straight Talk simcard in the box from Walmart. The sim card came with the phone. I activated the phone and purchased a one month service,

If I run the stock rom, the phone received signals and I see some bars in the reception icon.

If I flash Cyanogen 9.1 on it with CWM, I see not bars. Instead, I see an x on the reception icon.

What would be the next step after flashing the phone with CM? Do I need to unlock it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
The next step would be to set your APN up. Use the stock APN from the op. Put it in exactly as it is there. Spaces and capitalization matter.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] android_tablet_user:
I should have mentioned that I did that also.

I guess I am trying to figure out if I need to unlock the phone or install anything else after flashing with CM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
No. You should have mobile data if your apn is correct and your service period isn't up, of course. No unlock or special apps required
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] OneHandMan2010:
Hey all! Long time no see!

Just so I don't mess anything up, what would be the correct process of updating from CM10.1 to CM10.2? Eg. Factory reset, cache wipes, etc. I have Rom Manager installed and have my current ROM backed up, just making sure I do everything right to avoid damage. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
The first thing you need to do is delete rom manager of your phone and never ever ever ever ever ever EVER use rom manager for anything. IT WILL BRICK YOUR PHONE!

Aside from that, the standard wipes should do you just fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] IndigoAK:
Whatever you do, don't update to 10.2 from inside the OS. I did that the first time around and if it wasn't for the fact that I had an old phone lying around that I could use to copy a ROM to an miniSD card with, I would have had to wipe the entire thing and start over. Update through the recovery only.

http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/74526-how-do-i-update-cyanogenmod/#entry402538

That's the official CM guide on how to upgrade from 10.1 to 10.2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ksaul:
So I currently have CyanogenMod 10.1 nightly installed (i777) on my s959g; well I have grown old of it and am ready for something new. I have backed up all my apps & app data using Titanium Backup AND ROM Toolbox Pro (more the merrier right? ;P)

Anyway I've looked around and I'm leaning towards PAC-man (nightly) and was wondering if anyone is using it on their s959g and having any trouble? Is there any special steps I need to take to installing/changing my ROM from cyanogen to PAC other than the basics (boot 2 recovery; while data/factory reset/whipe dalvic; flash ROM & GApps)? Will I need anything else?

Thanks in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
I use it on my HTCevo3d. It's very stable. Never tried it on this phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] atvspecialties:
I'm running PacMan w/ android 4.3 nightly as I type. 2 days now...no issues yet :)

I'm using the ajk 4.5 aosp kernel also
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] somethingnoob:
Im useing cooked rom 1.9 witch is really fast u have tried most roms and there all good in there own way I run with 3 to 4 roms so I can switch on the go I also have titanium back up to in stall my apps and data alot quicker and eazyer
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] OneHandMan2010:
Used that to upgrade without issue. Thanks :D

Now I have a question. Im sure it will be dumb. But, is there anyway to get 4G on this phone? Or am I just dreaming? :fingers-crossed:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
I have 4G service with the settings in the OP
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jonsvibe:
And for those who lost there data.. im gona leak this info for all tracfone users with phones dat run off all the att towers.... new APN Settings. . . So if you have an android from straight talk. And they run off AT&T towers. Then this will help and work.... done got mine and a few friends data up and running.. Name: Straight Talk. APN:wap.tracfone

Proxy:proxy.mvno.tracfone.com

Port:80

Mmsc:http://mmsc.cingular.com

Mms proxy:66.209.11.32

Mms port:80

Mcc:310

Mnc:410

.... juat make a new APN settings. Save then. Select the new APN and it should kick on right away.. if this has been any help to thoses who need data back.. all I ask is to show some love and give a donation... ty and good luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] IndigoAK:
I'm using an AT&T SIM and these settings do not work. The ones on the Straight Talk website don't work anymore either though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jonsvibe:
Yea. The new. APN settings. Only work if you have there straight talk sim card.. for I am runnin An. Att kernel.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] IndigoAK:
No, what I mean is that I'm using a Straight Talk SIM card for use with AT&T's network and those settings do not work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jonsvibe:
Do you have a straight talk phone with straight talk sim card ? Or an att phone with a straight talk sim?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] IndigoAK:
I have the phone in this thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
↑ Lolz!

...i knew that was coming
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Aanubis:
Sgh-s959g jelly bean

Can someone please tell me exactly what I need to do to get my straight talk s2 running jelly bean?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RoCKOwNz:
Have you checked the OP? First page of this thread.....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Aanubis:
sgh-s959g

Yes but ive never done it before saw people talking about kernals and modems dont know anything about this stuff
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] angelj73:
great work, eclipse!

so is using entropys 03072012 daily driver shown in this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1289460? the best method of rooting the s959g? or is using creepyncrawlys guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1311081? or is there more work to be done?

after reading this whole thread i saw various methods used but not clear on which was the proper way to root the phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] graphicw:
Excellent work Eclipse. I have succesfully managed to flash the rom. Had a boot loop at the splash image but once I was able to get into recovery to do a wipe, I was able to get the phone back. My phone has been brought back from the dead. This rom works and does restore completely to stock. Thanks.

---------- Post added at 03:43 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:11 AM ----------

I can verify that the Entropy DD neither provides root or CWM when used with the stock rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] angelj73:
Did you use odin or heimdall?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] graphicw:
I used Heimdall.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] r00t4rd3d:
Now Tracfone will release a OTA 4.2 update :cool:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] StoneComputers:
This is good news?

So what is needed now? ROMs ported for this phone? Has anybody had good experience with tethering? or unlocking SIM after ROOT?...

Ive been reading this thread and I'm not even sure on the whole list of things we need for this phone to root and flash custom ROMs... If anybody makes a step by step on root etc could it be posted here since this is the thread Ive been watching... (I listend to the last guy and I am waiting for official ROOT before I flash... You guys are so good at this... I wish I could be that good

Now all I need is the Windows RT to be rooted or hacked and my life will be complete:good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
That's awesome eclipsedarkmoon, nice work, and thank you. Now it's a matter of adding root, and recovery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] StoneComputers:
I figure that since this phone is essentialy the i777 most of those ROMs will be ported or even just plan flashed to this phone so Im going to see what kind of Roms the i777 has and see what direction id like to go... Really all i want is the stock ROM with all the hidden Straight Talk stuff taken out of it... Since this is a very fast stock phone....

*edit* WTF am I saying, this is GB of course im going to have to flash a JB or ICS anybody with the i777 running JB have good XP with this phone???
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] r00t4rd3d:
Now we need to get a copy of the boot.img to make a pre-rooted stock rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] eclipsedarkmoon:
I'm now looking into getting CWM recovery working on this. I did flash Entropy's DD to mmcblk0p6 and it did not appear to do anything as far as recovery or functionality of the phone. I've also flashed the rooted stock UCKH7 firmware for model sgh-i777 which includes modem, hidden and cache partitions. since we do not have a backup of boot for our phone I choose not to try to flash the boot file that was included. modem failed to flash, but the image still functions, but CWM still does not work. This leads me to believe that the recovery is either in modem or the boot or somewhere else that we haven't looked at as of yet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] daddyzbadboy16:
i got an idea on the s959g,, kies doesnt work on it, ive been reading that i can flash it and make it believe its an i777 which is also a variant of the s959g,, the i777 works with kies,, ok so if i flash it to make it think its an i777, then theoretically it would work with kies, right?? Might sound stupid, but im curious if it would work
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] eclipsedarkmoon:
I am currently running the i777 UCKH7 rooted stock kernel and filesys and it is recognized in keis, but I was unable to get it to do the ICS upgrade through keis.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] daddyzbadboy16:
ok, so that ruined that idea!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] eclipsedarkmoon:
I'm going to try updating via kies with the unrooted stock i777 and see what happens.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cynnar:
Sorry guys, but been dealing with the loss of an uncle this past week. I will see if I can pull the boot.img tonight. What mmcblk is it again?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] eclipsedarkmoon:
it's a little more complicated to get the boot.bin file. Here's a post that touches on it: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1929222
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] StoneComputers:
???

If you can flash the i777 ROM why not the i777 ICS ROM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] eclipsedarkmoon:
zImage, cache, factoryfs, hidden and recovery will all flash fine, but modem fails and since the modem is GB and not ICS the phone will not boot, it just hangs at the splash screen. I've tried flashing the ICS modem with both odin and heimdall and neither one works.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] graphicw:
This has been the problem with this phone all along. You cannot flash modem, boot, sbl or recovery unless it is the stock original. As you have seen the stock modem and recovery flash without issue. If you try any other recovery or modem, it will not flash. This is why I feel that signature verification is in use with some of the partitions. In order to be able to flash a custom rom correctly in the future, we will need to verify rather the partitions are signature verified and if so, how to overcome it. Having stock available is a big part of the step toward eventually figuring out what exactly is going on with this phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] graphicw:
I have tested extensively and have found this phone only work completely correctly with the stock Rom. Both gingerbread i777 Rom randomly lose mobile data and run slower as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RoCKOwNz:
Well this is a great place to learn but... If you start at the beginning and Google some of these things you might be better off. Honestly if you don't know what a kernel or modem is its best that you probably not try to follow someone's directions just yet. But to each his own my best advice would be learn what some of these things are first because if you jump right in and brick your phone your just going to be upset at the help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Teknodad1974:
YouTube... And Google... Nothing like the first time... LIVE AND LEARN..... :thumbup::D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Aanubis:
sgh-s958g

I know what every thing is and how to do it just need to know exactly what files and in what order
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Search this thread for my posts. there are two occasions where i have explained to others in the same boat as you step by step instructions in great detail. Answered a lot of questions you're probably asking yourself now.

If you can't find them, I'll look later this evening
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Aanubis:
sgh-s959g

I found yor post on page 246 the only question i have if i root and flash jelly bean and set up apn will everything work or do i need to get kernal, modem, or anything like that?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] woodsninja:
Once unlocked is this device compatible with Verison? I bought a Verison prepaid reup card by mistake.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 4-2ndtwin:
^

No. U will not be able to use this phone on Verizon's network because they use CDMA, as opposed to this phone that operates on GSM.

Compare the specs of this phone to that of the Verizon network frequencies and u will see what i'm refering to.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] woodsninja:
Ok. Thankyou for your quick reply.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Aanubis:
sgh-s959g

I have put clockwork on made a backup and flashed the root zip. What version of cm do you guys recommend, after i set up apn will everything work or am i missing something?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
There's a link on the op to cm10.1. Don't forget your gapps.

You can use any roms for the i777 now

---------- Post added at 12:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:57 PM ----------

No you don't *have* to. Just set your apn up and go. Any rom you use will have all that stuff included
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chrishaney23:
I have a problem. Camera wont work. Most of the time its a black screen and other times it kinda works but i get the image below, and it takes pics like that but you cant view them. Still running Shostock 2.5.6 And AJ 1.25s. Any ideas on this? I looked everywhere for about 2 weeks now. Not sure what to do....?

If a factory reset from the settings menu is recommended... what exactly happens to the custom ROM and kernel? Do they need to be reinstalled or...?

And if this is not the place to post this... please tell me where? Thanks everyone!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
If a factory reset is done then yes. The first thing i would try is update to the latest SHOstock3 and AJK but I don't think that's going to fix your camera. Sorry I couldn't be more help
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Aanubis:
sgh-s959g

K I have installed cm 10.1 everything went well except I have no data and it won't Mount external sdcard can someone help me?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 4-2ndtwin:
Does the camera still do this when on other Roms or Stock firmware ?

If so, i would guess 2 things...hardware malfunction or some moisture/debris etc. between the camera lens and the glass cover.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Aanubis:
sgh-s959g

I installed cm 10.1 and got everything working but it keeps displaying wrong time I have to manually set the time zone is there a fix for this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 4-2ndtwin:
^

Known issue. Just set it manually.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Aanubis:
sgh_s959g

I installed cm 10.1 and my gps isnt working any fix?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 4-2ndtwin:
Use the search to look for the info in the cm thread. Any questions u have about that rom have been covered over and over. U will find ur answers easily there.

:thumbup:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chrishaney23:
I dont switch ROMs. I have been on Shostock 2.5.6 for about 7 months. I only had the stock firmware for about a week or two after I bought the phone new. It just started happening about a month ago at the most. Never got it wet. Dropped it a few times (Otter Box Commuter).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jiggaman508:
Hey all, I have a straight talk gs2, I just flashed the latest cm nightly, and was instructed to reset ExTweaks after flashing ajks kernel, but after rebooting into recovery i looked for that option but could not find it. I'm running the cwm from the op. I also cannot wipe battery stats, the option is just not there. Is there a newer cwm I can flash, or have I just been away from android roms for too long and suffering from a lack of memory lol. Any help would be great, thanks in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
You need siyah recovery. Easy fix.

Download the PhilZ cwm zip from the op under the cwm tab.

Flash that in recovery.

Go to 'advanced' and 'reboot recovery'

You will then have the options you need to correctly flash AJK kernel.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jiggaman508:
Thank you very much for the fast response :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chrishaney23:
Just letting some people know... I just replaced the camera module and its still doing the same thing so that wasnt the answer.

I think I am gonna send it back to stock and see what happens. Questions may be coming about how exactly to do that. Gotta go read first. Thanks for the replies and Thanks in advance if I need some help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
There's a section in the op on returning to stock.

Nice, quoting the entire op techdad. What was that about?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chrishaney23:
Is that section on returning to stock REALLY returning to stock? NO CWM or anything? Stock Gingerbread 2.3.4 with NO signs of being f'd with?

Just asking cause it is still under the one year warranty from Samsung, although I have already seen a problem on the Samsung website with requesting a repair. I have a Samsung camera and 2 HDTV's from them and under MY PRODUCTS page... they all have a "Request Repair" button next to them except this phone! Haven't contacted them yet but this already seems to be an issue.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Can't say for sure on factory returnable... Mr cook can probably tell you for sure. Samsung has no way to know your phone has been modified. Neither does straight talk.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Teknodad1974:
Sorry I was driving to Atlanta taking my girls to the Georgia Aquarium hit the wrong button.. :sly:

Never Post n Drive...!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Teknodad1974:
View attachment 2260314

3 whale sharks one is 25 ft long..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chrishaney23:
How is that possible? (i understand Straight Talk cant) As soon as Samsung turns it on and sees Jelly Bean instead of Gingerbread, thats a sign right away, along with CWM! You saying that they wont care? I find that impossible to believe when its under warranty and they have to fix it for free! Maybe I am misunderstanding your meaning?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Yes. I meant remotely. If you send it to them that way then yes of course they will
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chrishaney23:
Well that I know...lol. This is what I am trying to avoid of course. Regardless, I am trying to buy my friends S2 that he bought on Straight Talk at the moment but the idiot forgot his security question and answer. NOT going there unless its guaranteed to be able to be switched to me. I canyt believe this is happening...its only a freakin camera! HOW is this issue NOT as serious as it is? I have read alot of places that this has happened and NO ONE has a solution. Everything you read says to send it to Samsung or take it for repair. This sucks! I said it before... Never thought not having the camera would kill me... i was wrong, even as little as I use it... there are always those moments you really need it!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Lol! I was like, "wtf is he doing!?"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mr-cook:
Why don't you contact Samsung to see if it is something that they will repair.

If it is then just return the phone to stock before you send it in. As long as you don't have the yellow triangle boot screen just Odin the stock firmware they won't be able to tell what you have flashed on the phone. If you have the yellow triangle boot screen use triangle away before you flash back to stock.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
I had a straight talk ZT e Merritt that I had rooted and changed around with a different operating system and it wouldn't charge anymore and I just sent it in the way it was and they sent me a replacement
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david72262:
8 days
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
I understand your concern. It was a pleasure assisting you.

-- omg! I was LMAO! dude I'm so sorry. I'm laughing WITH you not at you. Geez how aggravating!