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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] iceman718:
Hey guys,

My AT&T Galaxy SII has been working fine on UnNamed 2.2.1 for probably 9 months or more, but I just ran into a weird issue today. After sending a text to someone and hitting the on/off button to turn the screen off, the phone restarted, and now refuses to boot past the Samsung screen. It'll stay on it for 5-10 seconds, go black for a few seconds, and repeat.

I can get into recovery, tried wiping cache, dalvik cache, fix permissions, and it still does the same thing. Fix permissions took quite a while and didn't work the first time. Or I just got impatient. But it worked the second time and didn't fix anything.

Anyway, I mounted the SD to copy my data from the internal SD card. I haven't run a Titanium Backup in a while though. I know I can fix the phone with ODIN, but I was just hoping someone might have another idea to avoid this and avoid losing settings, text messages, etc.

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
If you can get into recovery, does that mean you can complete a nandroid backup? There's actually an option in Titanium Backup to extract apps from a nandroid backup and restore them in Titanium.

My other thought is a handy little app called Nandroid Manager, which you can find on the Play Store. With it you can restore SMS+MMS messages from a nandroid backup. It also has an option for restoring Apps+App Data, but it doesn't seem as stable as the Titanium option.

As for system settings, I'm afraid you're going to have to set those up again after you wipe and reflash your rom.

Speaking of wiping and flashing...have you considered trying a newer rom? Maybe a Jellybean one?

EDIT: By the way, you don't need to use Odin to flash. Just place the rom .zip on your SD card, and wipe and flash using CWM Recovery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] iceman718:
Nice!

That's one option I had never explored in CWM recovery. Duh. Thanks.

Backing up now.

I guess it is about time to update the ROM. Any suggestions for a current super stable one? Takes a while to read through the last 10 or so pages of all the ROM threads to find out what issues people are having or if it's good to go.

Update:

"Error while making a backup image of /data!"

What all will be lost if I don't have that? Boot image, recovery image, and system backed up correctly.

Edit: might have been due to low disk space - removing a bunch of non essential stuff and will retry.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
Are you backing up to internal storage or SD card? Make sure you have about 2GB free on the one you're using, and try it again. If that doesn't work, let me know.

As for a good rom, it depends on what you want. As far as Touchwiz Jellybean, I don't think there's much out there better than ShoStock3. I'm an AOSP man myself, so I prefer SlimBean personally. Task's AOKP is also excellent.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] iceman718:
I had selected "backup" which I assume after reading your post is to internal storage, not internal SD card. There was 890MB free on it, and now after trying the backup, it's completely full.

When selecting backup to internal SD card, I get a "Can't mount backup path" error, regardless of if I have /sdcard mounted or unmounted.

After deleting some stuff, it now has plenty of space when I choose the regular backup option. We'll see if it works this time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
I've never seen that error before. Hopefully it just works this time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] iceman718:
Even with almost 9 gigs free, it failed to backup /data.

Any other ideas?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
Yeah, you can try a different kernel, with a newer version of CWM. I would try the latest AJK. As an ICS/Jellybean kernel, you won't be able to use it to boot up, but you'll still be able to boot into recovery and back up/wipe/flash.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] iceman718:
Backing up using AJK now. Hopefully this works.

Thanks for your help so far.

Ok backup was successful. Sweet! So now I can just install a ROM of my choice and restore using TiBu or the other app you mentioned?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
Yes. Just make sure you do a full wipe first. Wipe data/factory reset, clear dalvik cache, format /system. Then flash away!
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] darkcell:
ringtones sounds ugly after upgading XDA2 w/ latest asia rom, anyone have midi from earlier ext ROM?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] speedolite:
that true, i upgraded from T Mobile to O2. I can hear a different, T Mobile one sound more realistic; althought both version are the same
[Sony Xperia ZL] bigystyle84:
How much did you pay for your ZL?

Just curious.

I just bought one on Impulse privately from somebody - Sealed new

Wondering If I got a good deal - Selling my Note II.

Intrigued with the 1080p screen.
[Sony Xperia ZL] hyelton:
Well how much did you pay? I feel ripped off I paid 630 when it came out. Now you can get them for around 540 to 560 online. I can't even sell my used for 500;( I'm going back to my note 2 bought one last night now I just gotta sell this thing.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Faddy89:
680 US$
[Sony Xperia ZL] nutzuTo:
Wow I got mine BNIB for 500$ from kijiji but I don't like the battery life sucks pretty bad, is not a faulty battery cuz in the beginning was decent now dies so fast :(
[Sony Xperia ZL] mangatparamveer:
I bought it for Indian Rs 34000 the same day it was available
[Sony Xperia ZL] CLB-NL:
I am gonna pay €550,00 for it, that's about $720,00

(and €15,00 shipping to my country, that's about $20,00)
[Sony Xperia ZL] augie7107:
$574. Sony Style matched PC Nation.

Got it 4/2.
[Sony Xperia ZL] bigystyle84:
Sorry I forgot to say how much

I got it for $515.00 - Brand new Sealed

I'm now trying to sell my Note II . Hope I'm not making a mistake.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Q.Entity:
ZL 6506 $600 shipped.
[Sony Xperia ZL] paullu:
$574 c6506
[Sony Xperia ZL] t3chn0s1s:
$578 NIB for C506 via shopblt.com
[Sony Xperia ZL] cafealpha:
$570 bnib 6506 on ebay.

Newegg has the best deal now :(
[Sony Xperia ZL] akong702:
What made you switch back?
[Sony Xperia ZL] t3chn0s1s:
Yeah, but it depends on where you live. I live in Cali and you pay state sales tax on items from NewEgg since they are in Cali. The sales tax on it for me would have been $48 so the best deal for me was shopblt.com - no tax whatsoever.
[Sony Xperia ZL] abuayyoub:
Traded my Note II as well.

I got an awesome deal on mine. Silly people where I live have this idea that Samsung and Apple are the only decent phones out there so someone was apparently gifted a ZL, played with it for 2 days and sold it to a local phone shop. I picked it up for about $250 bucks off the retail price. It was so unused it had never been charged. The charged and everything was still wrapped up. I saw it there, realized I could haggle with the shop keeper a bit and on the spot I traded in my year old note 2 and about 50 bucks for this amazing ZL. I love it. I am just waiting for a stable version of PAC rom and i'll be happy as a pig in mud. I still miss the 5.5" screen but the 1080P 5" is still amazing. I will probably pick up a note 3 when they come out ( unless Google decides to do something awesome with Motorola in that time ) Until then, I will love this phone.
[Sony Xperia ZL] t3chn0s1s:
KILLER DEAL BRO!! My sister & her husband each picked up a ZL recently and I fell in love with it. Just sold my SGS3 to get one. I'm SO tired of Samsung. I mean, they make great stuff but I have had every iteration of the Galaxy S since it's inception - so I'm kinda over Samsung now. The build quality of this ZL is AMAZING. I still can't get over it.
[Sony Xperia ZL] abuayyoub:
Exactly!

I would be lying if I said until I got my ZL the Note II was the most awesome gadget I ever owned. But I'm the kind of guy who can't stay with the same thing for too long. A year and I'm usually bored. Samsung makes some great stuff, their specs are good but I never really felt like I was holding anything really special, it was an s3 with a bigger screen and a pen.

For as bad as it sucks, the iphone 5 is a beautiful piece of kit and while I loved my note 2 I never felt like I was holding something high end like the iphone but the ZL changed that I finally feel like I got real quality.

It will be hard going back to Samsung products after having owned this ZL it's qualitly is far above anything else I ever owned.
[Sony Xperia ZL] t3chn0s1s:
EXACTLY! The build quality is phenomenal. Samsung just uses shiny plastic that attracts fingerprints like a giant magnet & scratches easily. I too get bored with devices quickly. I had my Captivate the longest. Over a year. I had the SGS3 since July. And that was starting to push it. For $578 I feel it was money WELL spent on the ZL. I loved my SGS3 for what it was but.... the ZL really has to be the nicest phone, build quality-wise I have ever owned. The One X wasn't bad either.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Dpk1:
Bought mine (C6502) for 34000 INR (approx. US$ 630) from a local retailer a month back. Coming from note2 & loving the sony ZL :victory:!

I agree with post above, the Sony's build quality is exceptional! My bro clumsily dropped mine on concrete floor from about 3ft and it survived with only minor scratches on two corners/edges.
[Sony Xperia ZL] asvlad186:
C6502 - 450 euros
[Sony Xperia ZL] ryude:
C6506 - $590 usd
[Sony Xperia ZL] kitsVA:
C6502 - $412 (actual cost $550 but got 20% in future credit points and another 5% from Discover).
[Sony Xperia ZL] cafealpha:
Guess u bought it through rakuten deal :)
[Sony Xperia ZL] AlgebraicB:
Here in México it costs almost 990 dollars! D:
[Sony Xperia ZL] riz157:
hi anyone recommend online retailer who can deliver to the uk?

prefer LTE version thanks
[Sony Xperia ZL] t3chn0s1s:
Yep, www.shopblt.com will. I believe www.newegg.com will too.

Sent from my C6506
[Sony Xperia ZL] riz157:
Both are reliable?
[Sony Xperia ZL] tomthedancingbug:
newegg is pretty famous

and shopblt i've used for a while, ever since when they were an authorized nokia dealer, bought my n900 there, and just placed an order for a red zl lte

both are safe places to shop
[Sony Xperia ZL] Lonzo_SGS2_506:
In Costa Rica I've paid $600

Sent from my C6502 Monsta
[Sony Xperia ZL] ffh2303:
C6502 - 440USD slighty used,550USD new
[Sony Xperia ZL] TitoXx:
Paid $569 on rakuten.com C6506
[Sony Xperia ZL] McSic:
I bought mine for 240,- € (which is equal to 310 USD). Full 2-Years-Warranty, Unused, Unopened, etc.

Decided to buy a second one because it was so extremely cheap.

So now I have 2 Xperia ZLs for 240,- € each (620 USD for both).

I'm probably going to sell them for about 500 USD each, lol.

Or sell one and keep the other, I'll see.

:)
[Sony Xperia ZL] paullu:
How can u get it for so cheap?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Kunwar.g:
Got mine here in India a week back for Rs 31500 with a free case (approx $560 )
[Sony Xperia ZL] McSic:
There was an error on a website. The price was only fixed a few hours after I placed my order :)
[Sony Xperia ZL] dynamiclynk:
589 no tax fs
[Sony Xperia ZL] schecter7:
C6506 (Black) - $559 from newegg, used their $50 coupon. Now I'm fishing for a good deal on XZ HSPA version (C6602)
[Sony Xperia ZL] longryu:
price

price 600$ with a promotion
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Kilmar:
People who are going to the Sprint store to upgrade to the HTC One should know there is an issue with the system that is preventing the phone from being seen as discount available. They had to call the Sprint National Service Center to put in a manual discount on the account. I was told there were multiple people who tried and had the same problem.

The reason I am posting this is that you shouldn't expect it to be a 5-10 minute upgrade. It took over an hour for me. Loving the phone, so it was worth it.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] youkosnake:
I got mine without any serious issue. Anytime she tried to print off a receipt her computer would crash. They used another and all was well.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] WW3:
I had no issues.. they didnt get the $100 off instand but manager just over wrote it .... in and out in 15 min before work. Also if u mention that u get extra $50 invoice (currently online only) credit for buisness accounts... they might put that in too. I got that as well.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] thesabri:
forgive my ignorance what discount is this?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] ScrapSilicon:
that credit towards the business account ?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] WW3:
Yes, basically a fam account under a tax id. But the discount should still apply to any account with any monthly discount associated with it, ie student. The credit goes towards ur next bill... its still something making my phone only $50 without htc trade in.

http://sprint.p.delivery.net/m/p/nxt/dev/wdyw.asp

Enter any email ending with edu... and it will give u a coupon code SAVE50.... add the phone to cart and print the cart without actually ordering and take it to the store and they should take care of it.

I do have a pdf when it shiwed the htc one for 99.. let me know if u need it.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] lse4:
How much is it in stores with a upgrade?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] toxicfumes22:
It's $199.99 but if he's correct then you can get it with that extra $50 off at $149.99. There's no way to get an upgrade with the phone only costing $50 without the HTC Trade in. If so the Sprint store is only 1/4 mile from my work and Im heading over to buy mine and then Ill cancel it with Newegg.

I'm just looking for the cheapest price, though I don't want to wait an entire week so that's why I chose the Newegg method. Lucky enough for me, I dont have to pay the 36 activation fee. Thank you, Sprint business account.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] ScrapSilicon:
the Save50 is what is being referred to it is a $50 credit applied to the account. But the $100 instant he is referring to and getting that as a transaction override instore is of even more significance if he managed to get the phone at $99 like a new customer rather than the $199 thru Sprint.com upgrade screw..
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] WW3:
I got a new line.. ported in a number... so yes the phone is $50 before htc trade in and -$50 If I do the trade in.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] ScrapSilicon:
ok new line
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] kenshi1023:
$450 instant saving? so the phone is only 99.99? not the 199.99? is it cheaper for business account?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] srb7215:
Tried it but when I entered the promo code it said "The promotional code does not apply to any items in your shopping cart. Check the code and try again"

Any idea?

EDIT* Looks like it doesn't work for upgrades.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] kenshi1023:
bummer, sprint sure treat loyal customers pretty well don't they :)
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] jmlott:
I went in to the Sprint store this morning to pick up my preorder and I would say I had a very pleasant experience. I dont know if this was the $50 discount spoke about earlier, but without saying anything, the phone rang up at $149. I am upgrading 3 months early, so I paid a $100 UpgradeNow fee. I traded in my Epic Touch 4G for $75 and had the $50 Sprint gift card that I had to buy to hold my preorder, so all in all, I paid $139 in store today. Not too shabby for being impatient and wanting to get rid of my Samsung as quick as possible.

Also, she got my gmail address because she said they were going to send me a $25 Google Play Store card. Nice little bonus :good:
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] yourbrotherrex:
I went to a Sprint store earlier this morning. They had no dummy phones to look at, they had no phones to sell, and they also had no idea that the phone was even released today. (I'm guessing it wasn't a corporate store, but you wouldn't know from looking at it (it's just south of Houston, TX.).

I told them "Well, I know Best Buy has them; I just didn't want to drive all the way over there...".

He said "Well, I'm sure they DON'T, otherwise we would at least have a shipment scheduled or something."

20 minutes later, I was doing the paperwork at BB, with my slick new One in my hands...(It was 199+ tax on a line that was eligible for an upgrade.).

How do these so-called "Sprint" stores even manage to get any business if they literally have no idea of a device's existence on a release day?

Anyway, I'm happy as a clam with my white one, FWIW.

I have and probably will keep my Note 2, just to have, and to mess around with different Roms, and also for its screen size, but this One will definitely be my daily driver. The difference in the builds/the quality of the devices is like night and day.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] ScrapSilicon:
/must hold out

.*arrgh*

:silly::silly:
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] bvang89:
You guys don't even want to hear my story. So I pre ordered from Lets Talk like some of you may have. I get the notification that it won't be here till sometime next week, so I'm like "OK I'll cancel it" as my local store had some in stock. Cancelled it. Went in this morning to a store right when the doors open. They pull up my account and say there's no upgrade for me. So I end up calling Lets Talk to verify if my order had been cancelled. Lets just say that I've been calling Lets Talk and Sprint from 9am-1pm trying to figure out wtf was going on. I finally decide to call Lets Talk one more time. The rep I spoke to said that the order was cancelled when the item was in activation and picking, so they had to manually deactivate the device. Around 130pm when I'm about to leave I receive a call back from Lets Talk saying the upgrade has been reset. Just to make sure I called Sprint customer service and the local Sprint store just to double check that the upgrade was there. Indeed it was so I rushed to pick it up as I had to be at work at 220pm. Got my phone opened it at work and that's my CRAZY CRAZY story. I hope none of you guys had to go through any of that.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] lse4:
I just went to a sprint store around where I'm at for the weekend and they didn't wanna sell me the phone out right :banghead:
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] scott_0:
wtf? my upgrade is July 1 and I was told I have to pay $175 to upgrade now.............how did you manage this? who did you talk to?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Ryno_666:
If the front door has the words preferred dealer it's not a corporate store. They (CHOOSE) what to participate in, phone launches etc. and are not bound by promo's or sales modules.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Sisyphus306:
They gave me the same crap, and I think it's ridiculous that they wouldn't sell to someone willing to pay $549 plus 6% sales tax. Best Buy got my business instead.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] irev210:
You should report the store to Sprint Corporate and ask for a manager at the store. They are supposed to but the problem is, when they sell outright they get no commission so they come up with lame-o excuses.

It's infuriating.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] racrickey:
If it's not a corporate store I think they take a hit on selling the phone out right. My local store isn't a sprint corporate store and I was talking to the manager when I got the lte. They sold it to me out right but radio shack wouldn't and that what he told me.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] scott_0:
has anyone else paid less than $175 for an early upgrade? I have less than 2.5mos till my upgrade and Sprint will not budge on that huge fee, they said yesterday anyone stating they paid less than $175 is giving inaccurate information.............basically saying they are liars
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] lse4:
My upgrade is in July and they charging me $100.... But I'm thinking about just buying the phone out right and saving the upgrade
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] scott_0:
^^ why in the hell am I being treated like a red headed step child by Sprint then, been a loyal customer for years, have 4 lines and always pay my bill on time and this is how they treat me?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] yourbrotherrex:
The best way to deal with Sprint in this case and actually talk to someone who can make things happen is to call their Retentions department.

I've gotten advanced upgrades, credit to my account, initial extra line fee waived, etc. Now, these things didn't happen all at once, and I have been with Sprint for like 13 years. Also, you CANNOT act like a **** on the call, and you need to use a little finesse. This is the person that can make things happen instead of you switching to another carrier, so keep that in mind when talking to them, and don't ask for the world, but word what you want in a way that makes sense on their end.

Also, this is a DIRECT NUMBER, you're not going to be on hold for any time to get your story straight/rehearse what you're gonna say. The person you'll talk to CAN make things happen you just need to convince him that it'd be better than losing you as a long-time customer.

Again, don't be an a-hole or you'll get exactly nowhere.

The number is 1-888-273-9460.

When I've used that number, I've written down key points beforehand that I wanted to be sure and mention before I started my discussion; it's always worked for me...and remember, that is a direct line...when you call, someone will pick up.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] im0rtalz:
My upgrade now was 115 and my upgrade was in August that doesn't seem right for what you got. I called *2 and went thru the options that included cancelling service. When I got to the agent I simply inquire how much of an etf do I owe if I cancel today. Then he asked what was my reasons for cancelling and I told him I simply wanted to upgrade to a new phone and thought this would be the cheapest route. He did ask if there was any issues with my current phone (Epic 4G Touch) so I just complained that the GPS was simply unreliable. He told me 130 to cancel my etf but put me on hold to see if there were other options. Then he came back after speaking with a supervisor and told me I could pay 115 to do an upgrade now and my upgrade would show up on my account the following day.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] scott_0:
wow, best I got was a $50 credit but that doesnt help with the initial cost of buying the phone and paying the early upgrade fee

thanks for the tips, I was nice as pie and the lady I talked to wasnt budging off the $175, I am just so offended that someone with for example 1yr remaining till their upgrade can pay the same $175 as someone that has 2mos till their upgrade, Idk to me thats not valuing your customers imo

Im really considering leaving Sprint after the way they treated me on this early upgrade
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] david279:
I'm 10 days from my upgrade and they told me $50. I said hell no I will wait.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] krazyflipj:
Doesn't make sense they would make you pay $175 when ETF would be $100...
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] shook187:
Sprint try to pull something like that with me. It also didnt make sense to me. I was like wait a minute my ETF is $50 but my early upgrade fee was $125?

I was like whatever I went and ported my number out to a pay by the day prepaid, then add a new line to my sprint account then ported my number back to the new line. When the month cycled was over I avoid both the termination fee and the early upgrade fee. It's a glitch in their system and it works like a charm.

You never heard it from me.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] fraspas:
For some reason, when I type in the SAVE50, it says that the coupon code has expired? Anyone running into this issue?

I am wondering if I am better off just upgrading in the store and try to tell the Sprint people about that discount. What discount is it exactly anyway? Is it called the Sprint Discount Program?

http://sprint.p.delivery.net/m/p/nxt/dev/wdyw.asp

Entering my # on the link showed me this message: Thank you for your interest in the Sprint Discount Program. Your Sprint discount eligibility is confirmed through May 09, 2013, so no action is required for your account at this time.

Wondering if you guys know...thanks!
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] WW3:
I did exactly same thing, ported number out, get the one at 99 with a new number and that afternoon I just ported my old number over my new one... Cheaper than a upgrade while keeping my old number
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] jmlott:
Sorry man, don't know what to tell ya. I didn't ask for anything. That was just what they offered me. It was at a Sprint corporate store. My regular upgrade was also due on July 1st. Attached is my receipt to prove I'm not a liar like the people told you.