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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] markbc01:
Hi

Re your reply about having data on your phone so it is not stock. Well that is not what the question meant. When folks mention "STOCK" they don't mean "unused" or new, they mean the version of the rom that is sold with the phone.

So there are STOCK roms (which come with the phone and are on the phone for users who don't root their phones and change roms) and there are CUSTOM roms which means that the stock ATT rom has been replaced by a different rom that does the same things or more. ALso there are rooted stock roms which allow users to access and control all parts of the phone. All custom roms are rooted...

OK, for your case, I think that even after using odin to reflash the stock rom your DATA will still be there, but the applications and settings will be reset. (I may be in error there, but that's my recollection -might be confused (sorry)

You want to reset, but what is the goal or purpose -are you trying to delete a file? remove a program? Sorry, I just am a bit puzzled. It might help if you could provide more detailed and more precise descriptions of your phone's state and what you are seeking to get out of the reset.

Have you tried to (again) use the factory reset option to eliminate all personal data after you reinstalled the rom? Also, when you reinstalled, did you have to go through the Google log in procedures or were you simply back at your normal start screen? Details like this could be helpful in troubleshooting!

BTW, I also have a Mac and use VMware and/or Parallels (both with Win7) to run some of the programs -like odin. Also Bootstrap can get you into a windows. Also you (we) have an advantage in using the mac since we can use ADB and NO drivers issues to reach into the phone and adjust what you need to adjustl; but to do so I think you would have to be rooted.

This is not really hard, but it is tedious and requires some understanding of the processes going on and the techniques available. Reading the links (especially provided in creepyncrawly signature) will be valuable to you now and as long as you own this phone!

So, I would echo Teknodad1974's advice that your next step would be to follow the advice provided above to root your phone and then you will gain sufficient control over it to make absolutely all changes.

Good Luck!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
You can get help here. The point is that you are supposed to learn as you go and eventually understand what you are going to do to your phone. Some people come here and read and learn and only have to ask questions very infrequently if at all. I've always said, you should understand exactly what you are doing with your phone, or you should not be doing it. So if you read and don't understand, its fine to ask questions.

The slot by the battery is for an external sd card. You won't have one unless you add it yourself.

The phone comes with 16GB of memory, which is divided approximately 3GB system, 2GB applications, and 11GB USB memory. The USB memory part is the

internal

sd card. That is where your personal data is stored such as photos, data for your applicatrions, etc.

You followed the guide? Did you do this step. It's all the way at the very bottom:

To format USB storage separately (internal sdcard) from the phone:

•From the home screen, go to Menu > Settings > Storage > Format USB Storage.

•Click the "Format USB Storage" button.

•Done.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cupojojo:
- thanks for all the info

- my goal is to have a phone as if i just bought it, this was a hand me down with pictures, apps, a google account, etc on it. i want to get rid of all that stuff

- yes, i have tried the reset again, but no changes

- after reinstall, i was back at the regular start screen

- i tried to root the phone. i downloaded framarot-1.5.0.apk, hooked the phone to USB and PC, copied the file onto the phone, but then going on the phone, to 'my files', went to the directory, and the file was not there. its like i mentioned before, any changes i make the internal sd drive, are not kept.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cupojojo:
Yes, I followed the guide. Did the 'Format USB Storage again'. All pictures are still there.

Here is another way to show whats wrong.

I go to Settings/Applications/Manage applications. Under 'Downloaded' it has a whole bunch. I select one and do 'Uninstall'. I go to 'On SD card'. It has 1 app. I 'Uninstall'.

But when i turn the phone off and on again, the applications I just uninstalled are back.

I got ti restate something from way before, when i do the reset, I do get an error:

can't access to '/system/csc/ATT/system/'

maybe thats the cause of all this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nycmalu:
You, Sir, have the patience of a saint! My head has exploded numerous times reading through this thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cupojojo:
Once again, i say thank you and appreciate everyones advise and comments. So this is what i just did:

Odin3 One-click Downloader I-777 UCKH7 Stock + Root No Bootloaders

Quote:

I777_UCKH7_OCD_Root_No_BL.7z

(This one-click downloader flashes: zImage, factoryfs.img with root, and modem.bin)

It ran, it all looked good, odin said PASS!, there was green bars etc.....

But once again, my phone looks just like it always has. Everything is still there, as it was before. I went thru the Factory Reset, looked and acted like before, nothing changed.

I cannot find (CWM) recovery (or TWRP) anywhere.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Teknodad1974:
Go into your settings click on storage then format USB storage that should erase all old data on your internal memory. Pictures and so on. Also run this latest apk here is link.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2130276
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cupojojo:
Thanks for your reply. But those steps have already been done. And they made no difference. All data is still there.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Teknodad1974:
Very odd situation your in.. I will keep searching also.

---------- Post added at 06:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:07 PM ----------

Have you tried this? :confused:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1837605

---------- Post added at 06:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:28 PM ----------

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1301682

---------- Post added at 06:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:33 PM ----------

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1286432

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Have you tried connecting it to your computer and delete files with your computer connection. Should be listed as removable storage drive letter ?:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
[MENTION=5334862]cupojojo[/MENTION],

Your problem is strange, not doubt. Essentially you are saying that you have correctly run the "format usb storage" feature of the phone, which should erase everything on the internal sd card, but nothing is erased.

The only thing that troubles me is that you just said a couple of posts back that you installed the UCKH7 Gingerbread stock plus root package, and then you couldn't find ClockworkMod recovery or TWRP recovery. Since you fail to understand something as basic as what is installed when you flash stock, it makes me wonder if your problem is operator error.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] markbc01:
#1. Open apps drawer and see if you have super user app (su, or supersu).

#2. Download titanium root backup from the market and try to run it. It should run and ask for root access if you are rooted.

#3. Go into recovery, (hold vol+, vol-, and power buttons from the off position until you start into that recovery menu). What version of cwm does it say? Also, select the backup menu and do a backup of current Rom.

Please report back results from #s 1-3...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sciguy125:
The first thing that I would do is ask the person you got it from if they did anything funny to the phone (root, custom ROMs, etc).

Your issue sounds a lot like my recent ordeal with encryption. Is the phone encrypted or has it ever been encrypted? If it is encrypted, the only reliable method I've found to wipe the phone is to repeatedly enter the wrong password until it decides to wipe itself for security reasons. After entering the wrong password 10 times, it will make you wait 30s before trying again. After another 10 attempts, the phone will wipe itself.

I've also found that Kies handles flashing slightly differently than any other methods you'll find here. Based on my observations, it either wipes different parts of the memory or wipes them differently. You could try downloading Kies, then do a "Firmware Upgrade and Initialization". http://www.samsung.com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00048586&fm_seq=52928 Note that by doing that, it will upgrade you to Jelly Bean. If you really want Gingerbread, you could reflash it after you're sure the phone is working correctly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cupojojo:
- i looked at those links, and I've done those or similar things already, all flashes done thru odin resulted in no change

- yes, i hooked up the phone to the computer via USB, deleted files from the computer, and then when i unplugged the phone, all the files were still there
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cupojojo:
Yes, I ran the 'format usb' and nothing changed.

Yes, I ran the recovery, but my question about ClockworkMod or TWRP is just that I do not know what to expect after I run the recovery. My phone looks exactly the same, so if these tools are to be somehwere, I just don't know where.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cupojojo:
- is 'apps drawer' an app? If so, I do not see it. Is there another way to check if i have SU?

- this phone does not have an active sim card in it, so I cannot get to the market

- recovery says 'android recovery', i cannot get cwm
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cupojojo:
- no, the person i got it from did nothing weird to it

- i don't know if the phone is encrypted, i doubt it is. Then I did the password suggestion. I set a scn lock pswd, and started entering incorrectly, after every 5 attempts, it make me wait 30 secs to try again. I kept going until 35 attempts. It never did a wipe. It just let me keep on trying 5 attempts at a time

- then I also tried Kies, but that had the same effect as Odin. Nothing changed. I plugged it in, said it was upgrading firmware, then when I rebooted, the same version was on as before the supposed upgrade.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Teknodad1974:
Contact these guys... There isn't anything they can figure out....

http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-at-t/

:D:D:D:D:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] markbc01:
Cupojojo,

#1. The "app drawer," or "applications drawer" is the button on the phone screen that you press to show all of the installed applications.

#2. Not having a sim card does not prevent you from getting to the market -you can use the phone's wifi system to connect to market and establish an account.

#3. You don't have CWM, because it is likely that your phone is not rooted; also, you don't have an encrypted disk. Based on the thread so far you probably have a stock, unrooted phone.

Recommendations:

#1. Teknodad1974 made a very good suggestion for you. Contact the online service, or take the phone to a local technical shop for service.

#2. Or simply go to the person who gave it to you and ask that person to remove all data from the phone for you. . . that would be easiest.

Comments:

- My impression from re-reading this thread is that you may have tried to reinstall the stock (rooted) rom, but may not have put the phone into the "download mode," which is a necessary precondition for success in installing or flashing a rom/files via Odin. The flashing process, and other additional measures to gain control over your phone, really are beyond the scope of the question -how to delete existing personal data on a used phone.

- Sorry, but I fear that this thread will not be very effective for you in solving your specific issue. Here is why I write this: From an XDA reader's perspective, the limited amount of details you provided, and the piecemeal (piece-by-piece) way in which you sparingly provided them -primarily (only) in response to questions, made understanding this issue more difficult.

- Also, the absence of any initiative steps or experimental measures that you could have tried (and mentioned) while seeking possible solutions really does not help us improve our understanding of the condition; so finding effective solutions is harder.

-- OK, it sounds like you are just beginning to work with Android phones, so all this is to be expected. As for your problem of deleting old data. I think you should follow one of the two recommendations above. However, another approach -which could actually be fun as well as helpful to you-- is to patiently scan through and selectively read & try the XDA threads on rooting. Try to root -and continue to try until you have it rooted. Your solution is in rooting -or in a commercial firm fixing it for you. That's pretty much it :(

P.S. I recognize that XDA may be complicated and even unclear to use at first. However, you also can use Google and find many, many other sites that may not be as technical or authoritative, but which are easy to understand and still can walk you through the rooting process. Many Youtube videos even exist on this topic!

Good Luck!

:cowboy:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cupojojo:
Once again, I thank everyone for your replies. But I am not having any luck

Anything I do, odin, kies, deleting files, flashing, rooting, etc, i go thru all the steps, but after the phone reboots, its right back to where it was. Nothing changes.

I think its time to give up on it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Teknodad1974:
Mail it to me let me have a crack at it.... :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] lilbigdude1:
Would the device backed up through his Google account give the results as he describes? Since it resorts to the way it was upon reboot. I scanned the thread and didn't see a mention of it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sciguy125:
This just doesn't make any sense... It's like the memory is write protected somehow. Try creating a file then deleting it. Maybe take a picture. Also, it sounds like some accounts are still configured. What happens if you manually delete one?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] markbc01:
I have seen (& sometime even caused) so many different phone problems, but I have never seen an android phone with an operational, yet frozen or locked . . . everything. Especially an SGH-i777!

The phone probably does have some issue(s), but since cupojojo is a new Android user, he is less familiar with the many **effective** ways to access and modify the phone (I would say "attack" the phone :p).

It is a common condition that many (if not all of us) transition through. It reminds me of the first time I rooted my SGH-i777 and could not get the recovery menu options to work -for days! until I figured out that the home button was the "do-it" key for that version of CWM (very different from my old HTC and even the Motorola I had). once I got it right, it was good -but embarrassing! The information was there in front of me, but I was skipping it since I "knew" how to use recovery -yet each phone is different and that was a good lesson in Android 101 for me! :eek:

So, Good Luck Cupojojo --I think it is time to pass the phone to someone who may have the time and inclination to hammer away at it until the door opens! :good:

Millions of Android users like their phones but never read XDA or try rooting or any of these types of modifications --so it's nothing to feel bad about!

Good Luck!

:cowboy:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cupojojo:
So are you serious? I have nothing to loose here, so I would be willing to send it to you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Teknodad1974:
Yes... I sent you a PM check your in box.
[Networking] onlyamir007:
Hi guys,

I don’t know you guys can help me or not well My problem is

I’m trying to connect my I-Mate PDA2k to Senao Wireless Assess point my access point connected with my network switch .My access point showing WAN light and on my mobile also showing “W” its mean PDA getting signals but I can’t access internet from my PDA.

I don’t know how to configure access point I took access point without catalog and serial cord I don’t we use serial cord or not.

In simple words I want 2 access internet without GPRS.

Information:

SENAO

2-port switch wireless router printer server

SL-2511SR PLUS(F200)

MAC 005018578BO

I-Mate PDA2k Microsoft

OS windows 2003 CE

Local network

IP Class Local = 192.168.0.XX

Internet Sharing = ON
[Networking] z_rudy:
Look for help on configuring your the Senao web site for configuring your wireless router: www.senao.com.tw. I have an access point and it's working like a charm with my Blue Angel.

If you don't have a DHCP server or you have not configured your wireless router as a DHCP server, follow these procedures on your PDA:

Tap Start, Settings, Connections (tab), Network Cards (icon), Network Adapters (tab), tiacxwln Compatible Wireless Etherne....

Then check: Use specific IP address. You'll need to set values for IP Address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway. You IP address should be (quoting you) something like 192.168.0.xxx and subnet mask is probably 255.255.255.0

Also be sure to tap on Name Servers, and fill in the info there, you'll need a DNS address to access the Internet.

Finally, to configure your proxy server, go back to Connections, Advanced, Select Networks, and create a new connections and configure the proxy server accordingly, if it exists. If you're supposed to connect thru SecureNAT (ie Default gateway), you can simply ignore this step, or create a network profile that "connects you to the Internet" without specifying a proxy server.
[LG Optimus G (International)] MafiaGR:
This is the solution i have for getting the phone back to stock ROM.Also this is the solution for KDZ extract error.

So follow the next steps and propably you will not have problem

This is what i did:

1)Follow the steps 1-8 from this post but not for your phones stock ROM,but some other that is lower than 1GB.(I tried the open European edition)

2)Hold the power button some seconds so the phone will colse.After that hold vol- and power button.This is the way you do factory reset.Press 2 times the power button to agree to do a factory reset.(this step is optional if all were ok from the last step.Mine were stack in lg logo so i had to do this)

3)After this normally the mobile phone will open,but u may have not signal so you cant have calls.Dont warry.Download the Lg PcSuite from here.Install the programm

4)Connect the phone and select PC SUITE.Then in PC SUITE go to Device/Device Software Upgrade and the programm will start to upgrade your phone.But this is the magic(well not magic,maybe PC SUITE scans your IMEI.)The new upgrade that will be done but the ROM that will be downloaded will be for exactly your phones edition (mine was F180L).

5)You should have your phone fully charged.The update will last some time,but have patience,you are done!

6)After the update you'll have to do one more factory reset like step 2.

7)Your mobile phone is ready like new

Hope i helped some guys that i've seen they had the same problem with me.Any questions you have make it,and ill try to help you.Good luck!!
[LG Optimus G (International)] Luis_D1:
While the phone is off, if i press vol - + power, it will get me to the hard reset menu?
[LG Optimus G (International)] MafiaGR:
yes.Basically hold it for about 10 secs.The second time the screen goes blank let the buttons and you will get to facory reset mode.Try it some times.
[LG Optimus G (International)] Luis_D1:
Oh, didn't know that. Thank you :)
[LG Optimus G (International)] LRC1710:
I did exactly this and even after all the process and imei scanning and installling the upddate, the phone keeps rebooting and it doesnt recognize sim cards so no calls or messages
[LG Optimus G (International)] MafiaGR:
what is the model of your phone?have you done a hard reset after the update?
[LG Optimus G (International)] LRC1710:
is the E977, yes I did a hard reset, no luck, since I installed my carriers updated firmware for my country and it unrooted the device and also locked the bootloader, I took the phone to warranty to see if I can get a new one or maybe they can repair it, they can't notice I did anything to it, but im gonna be without phone for up to 2 weeks.

I miss a lot when I had a Nexus and there was a whole community to help with this issues, this phone has very little support here on xda, :(
[LG Optimus G (International)] MafiaGR:
Yeah all those different editions are annoying.You ve done the best choice to take it to LG's service.It may be 2 weeks without phone but it will be fixed for sure!
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] FearL0rd:
Let's wait for CUSTOM updates :)

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Mvq85QBGa4s[/YOUTUBE]

Source

http://wmpoweruser.com/huawei-ascen...handset-brings-static-ip-in-first-custom-rom/
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] aclegg2011:
I don't think this will help those of us with HTC, Nokia, or Samsung phones just yet.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] snickler:
This was discussed in this XDA post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2321642
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Et3rnal:
Hopefully other OMEs will follow
[General Questions and Answers] KenK13:
Hi everyone,

Hope this is the proper place to post this. I wasn't able to find a forum specific to the GT-I8552.

Anyway, I picked up this phone last week while on a quick trip to Taiwan. Didn't have much of a chance to use the phone while there and now that I am no longer there, I'm surprised to find that the phone does not offer any Chinese language input options. There are a total of 45 different languages shown under the "Input languages" options, but no options for any version of Chinese.

A friend has a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 purchased in Canada and her phone is setup to use the Samsung keyboard. On the space bar, there are options to switch between the various languages by swiping it. In her case, she can easily switch between English, Chinese (Simplified) and French.

I would love it if such an option is available for the Samsung Galaxy Win. Does anyone know the secret of enabling or downloading the Chinese languages?

This phone has been fantastic for me with the exception of no Chinese. Please help! Not sure if it can help, but I am attaching a screenshot of the specifics for my particular phone.

Thanks so much.

Kenneth
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dorian2kx:
hello guys i really need urgent help... Lastnite i decided to flash a 4.2.2 RR rom

and i did...all went well until my phone boots up and ask me to enter

network pin my phone is now network locked, i did a restore bk to

3.1.2 but still locked...pls help me to get it unlocked someone
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
Search for "unlock" here, at Q&A.

PS: If you search long enough, you might get the free version.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slimlo:
your answer is here my friend ....http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1846451
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheATHEiST:
Dude, do not spoon feed. All you're doing is making it more likely that he and others will just post more duplicate topics instead of searching.

People like you are just as bad as people like the OP.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slimlo:
maybe your right ... now i noticed he has posted over 100 post.. i over looked that one .. :) .. dohh
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
And this is urgent why exactly ? (Even less so given how often this has been covered here before).