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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] phillytemptation:
Tried flashing UCMD8 twice now using Odin... can't get past the AT&T logo... it just keeps resetting the logo. Thoughts?

Edit:

Nevermind I think I got it going now. After not being able to get it to work, I went into recovery factory wipe and wiped cache and it booted up.

If folks run into issues with TWRP recognizing your backups. Just create a new backup. Look in your sdcard and there should be a new folder in the TWRP/Backups folder with some numbers. Move your old backups to that folder and TWRP will be able to find all of your backups.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cyril279:
iXNyNe, I appreciate the input and feedback. At this point it's simply unclear to me why we aren't getting the same results using the same handset, and I can't begin to throw darts at the possible differences in each of our phones as a result of our individual flashing/housekeeping habits.

side note, I smile everytime I read your "habitual giver post editor" sig

Regarding the delta download system, as long as I have the complete base flash in the opendelta folder, then it only downloads a whatever.update.zip file, which it uses to patch and rename the base file before flashing it. As a result of the process, I haven't been able to see the size of the update file, but i haven't had to download a complete ~180mb file

...aaaaand the new nightly just hit the servers
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] trevor.bman:
OK Google and video work good for me but I'm on omni-4.4-20131201-i777-NIGHTLY with pa_gapps-full-4.4-20131126-signed
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] feedmenomnom19:
12/10 is so much smoother wow :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
Yeah. 12/11 rocks too. ;p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] azeem40:
I am on today's nightly as well (12-11), but will need more time with it to comment on anything. Good so far.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] feedmenomnom19:
Yeah the immersive feature is cool

sent from my Kit-Kat SGH--S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 3men2:
SELinux Changer definitely not working with KitKat 4.4.1.....

Did anyone find an alternative to install APKs that go to sdcard? I can't install XDA apk or any Game I want to try. :eek:

Edit: Well, nvm... I think that I will wait for 12/12 Nighly. I read in the gerrit a fix to apps moving to sdcard was merged and KitKat 4.4.2 was also merged. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bondlolo:
How is supposed that Open Delta works? Because when I hit the check for update button i t just check my current nightly that I'm running that is 12-10... Any ideas?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cyril279:
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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] feedmenomnom19:
With me the system update just popped up but maybe try using data ?

sent from my Kit-Kat SGH--S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] azeem40:
Hmm, that is strange.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bondlolo:
Maybe i have to factory reset and everything? :( that why I was interested in Open Delta xD to not have to wipe every time I flash something..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] azeem40:
Man, this nightly has awesome idle battery life. 6.5 hrs and still at 89%.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] IconRunner:
Try rebooting, often the battery % isn't entirely accurate for a few days/weeks after flashing. Rebooting fixes it, though it does introduce a bit of hysteresis.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] phillytemptation:
opendelta script still didn't work right for me after updating the bootloader but it's not really a big deal. I just have to manually flash the zip instead of having it all automated. Patching works fine as long as my screen is left on. For some reason when it turns off the opendelta process freezes or something. Overall this rom is solid though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] feedmenomnom19:
Thought I'd show my battery life so far took it off at 12 45 and used social sites some you tube idle is really good

sent from my Kit-Kat SGH--S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] azeem40:
I have had this ROM since the first nightly. I know it's accurate. And I did reboot because I forgot to flash SuperSU and it didn't go down.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cyril279:
4.4.2 has fixed the sdcard installation issue. (Xda installed)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
Just thought I'd share with everyone since the option isn't available yet in the settings menu because of how new all this is.... I usually remap my hardware keys so I don't have to use the power button. I found a great xposed module that works flawlessly for that exact purpose. It's called xposed additionshttp://repo.xposed.info/module/com.spazedog.xposed.additionsgb
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cyril279:
[MENTION=369266]phillytemptation[/MENTION], [MENTION=5308876]azeem40[/MENTION], (and any other users else having issues with opendelta on the i777)

I'd like for you to try performing the update on a clean, barebones install. (no gapps, no root, no addons whatsoever) just to see if the issues are trapped somewhere in the existing installation.

procedure:

-place omni-4.4.1-20131211-i777-nightly.zip on your internal sdcard

-be sure that there is an "OpenDelta" folder on the internal SdCard

-be sure to have the complete latest nightly in that OpenDelta folder

-from TWRP:

-o- backup > [data][system] >>swipe>> home

-o- wipe > advanced wipe > [cache][dalvik cache][system][data] >>swipe>> home

-o- install > omni-4.4.1-20131211-i777-nightly.zip >>swipe>> reboot system

-try the update from settings > about phone > [check for updates]

-report your results.

whenever you're ready to restore your prior installation:

-from TWRP:

-restore > [system][data] >>swipe>> reboot system

If this doesn't shed any light on anything, I'll take it to another forum. I'm just not ready to give up yet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] phillytemptation:
Actually opendelta has been working just fine for me with the 12/12 update. I changed my screen timeout time to 30 minutes and it rebooted and installed itself. Maybe next update I won't change the screen timeout to see if I still have issues with it freezing when the screen is off.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] trevor.bman:
Feedback... I'm on 1212 so far good for me haven't tried art yet but everything else seems good for me also haven't tried OTA I like to flash so I'm not worried about OTA
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tedkunich:
Just a FYI/Reminder for those that are not accustomed to flashing CM roms, after installing the ROM as directed in the OP, perform a wipe in TWRP before you boot for the first time. Spent hours hunting down why my phone would hang on restart (at the bootloader screen) - even went so much as to update my bootloader by flashing the ATT JB image in ODIN (still would hang). I remembered the CM step about wiping all user data after installing the ROM, and bingo the problem resolved itself. Maybe this step should be added to the OP to help out the nubs?

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] CyanJustice:
So what exactly does 4.4.2 change? Still on 4.4.1.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tedkunich:
Just saw my phone switch from 11:30am to 7:30pm... that automatic time zone bug has still not been squashed? ;)

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
Yeah happens to me occasionally as well so I just always change it to manual.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cyril279:
[Developer Changelog] Android 4.4.2 (KOT49H), Hides App Ops And Fixes "Flash" SMS Attack
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] azeem40:
Security enhancements, bug fixes, and performance fixes.

---------- Post added at 02:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:49 PM ----------

It also has some bug fixes (minor) and performance enhancements. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] CyanJustice:
Certainly runs like butter. Hard to believe really. Easily the fastest OS that has been on my phone. Still rocking it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Dimatchka:
I agree this gave my phone new life! This is why android and developers and so awesome.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Untitled87:
The ROM is very smooth. I've played with it in several hours. The only issue is that the settings key is assigned to the Google Now setting instead of the General Settings. How can I get it back to the usual function.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] azeem40:
In the default launcher, it is Google Now settings. Change launchers.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] txnolesfan93:
U mean the phone settings? Should be a tile when u pull down notification bar down.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Untitled87:
I've installed the Nova Launcher, it worked like a charm...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cyril279:
OMNI i777 changelog

ChangeLog: https://changelog.omnirom.org/#/i777/next

(added to OP)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] txnolesfan93:
Installed last night and my phone heated up and took forever to charge stayed hot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] grave_digger:
I installed yesterday and I am impressed with this ROM. I haven't had any sod or fc's. I have active display running and art. Battery life is decent. I'm charging right now then going to switch to davilk and see if bat is better. Thank you to the devs. I have a new phone again :thumbup:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] azeem40:
You mean switch to ART?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] grave_digger:
No, one of the first things I did was switch to ART and reboot. Wanted to play with a new toy. Not been on davilk long enough to judge which has better bat life for me. It is good enough I'm using as DD and looking forward to more updates as they come.

A grave digger will be the last person in the world to let you down in a tight spot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
That behavior is usually due to a bad flash. Check md5 out.

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Dimatchka:
Tried to use Google wallet bit it didn't work. I thought 4.4 had a native security element emulator? Will this get implemented into this ROM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nimper:
You're right, but not all devices support it depending on which NFC chip is used. i777 doesn't work just yet and may never work depending on how willing the devs are to bash their heads against the wall to fix it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Dimatchka:
Same chip as the i9100?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
So I have an S959G and tried installing the newest nightly earlier tonight. I used cook's rom wipe, installed cwm 6.0.4.4 for S959G, rebooted recovery followed by flashing the newest nightly, the gapps suggested in first post, and SuperSu. I then cleared cache/dalvik. Everything seemed to go well at first. The rom looked great. I decided to change the dpi, which requires a reboot. So when I rebooted my phone was stuck on the Samsung GS2 screen. I wasn't really sweating at this point, but when I killed power by holding down the power button it went to the charging screen....except for the battery charging logo was glitched. It was like half of the icon with a question mark in the middle. So NOW i was sweating. I tried for a few minutes to boot into recovery with no luck. I decided i'd get out of bed to try to use Odin to flash recovery again to see if i had a brick on my hands. While searching for where i had placed odin, i was holding down the power button and both volume up+down and just letting the phone cycle. I guess after the third cycle it finally went into recovery. Instead of testing further I'm restoring my previous backup of 4.1.2. (Edit- the restore went fine)

Has anyone had an experience like this? I loved what i saw of the rom and would like to test further with it but I'm apparently missing something crucial.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cyril279:
[MENTION=5033996]Spinergy02[/MENTION]

Based on what you described, it sounds as though you had the USB cable plugged in the entire time. That's why you went to Odin mode with the three-finger-salute. This firmware has a weird bug about the device being off an plugged in. That scenario should be avoided until further notice. I cannot vouch for the behavior on the s959g.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cyril279:
...although I can't vouch for how dpi changes may affect this firmware.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] IconRunner:
You went into panic mode too early, I've done the same a few times. DPI changes work fine in this, I'm typing this from 180. Don't use the room cleaner script, just follow normal install procedure and use texdroider to fix your DPI. The battery thing is due to the weird recovery system, it's not broken. Nothing is missing! :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
Thanks for the help, guys. I'll try flashing again in a bit after i get some coffee in me. I had one other question. What happened to external sd storage? In Dolphin browser when I tried to save a file I could see /sdcard1/ but when i selected it I was given some error basically saying that path wasn't valid.

Edit: Upon researching (like i should have done initially) i realize this is a known KitKat issue and has already been mentioned in this thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 122ninjas:
I had the same thing and Cyril is right
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
So I've been going back over what happened last night. I did have the phone plugged in to charge throughout the entire process up until when I got out of bed to move to my laptop. That was when the phone actually went into download mode, but I did not try a full boot at that point. I'm wondering, given the information earlier stated, if you simply can't reboot the phone while it's plugged in to usb. Reflashing Omni now and will try to reproduce.

Edit: Reflashed Omni. Everything works fine on first boot. For some reason, though, it gets stuck on the Samsung GS2 logo after rebooting. I don't understand what would be causing it to hang from this.

Edit2: Held down vol up+down and power button while stuck on GS2 logo screen. Rebooted into recovery. Selected "Reboot" from recovery. Booted omni. I'm very confused now lol.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] trevor.bman:
He is right I had a similar situation except I didn't reflash old just reflashed the kk ROM and restarted also I have the same phone try aroma gapps it may be better for u good luck
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
Well after going into recovery to reboot the phone after the first hang, i've rebooted several times without any further issues. I think it may have had something to do with the way the S959G stores recovery. Either way it seems to be settled now.

I also figured out how to enable writing to external SD from apps. Using a root file explorer navigate to /mnt/ AS ROOT. Change permissions for the folder media_rw to "rwx rwx rwx"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] CyanJustice:
So I'm tempted to try this whole Dalvik memory thing, can anyone fill me in on some pro's and con's of Dalvik on 4.4?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cyril279:
If another s959g user can verify that this is an issue, and that this solution works, I will gladly add it to the notes of the OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
Dalvik is the old method. ART is the new one. http://www.infinum.co/the-capsized-...ntroducing-the-new-android-runtime-in-kit-kat I'd recommend reading through this article. I think I'm just going to stick with Dalvik for now.

There is one concern I have with switching to ART after running Dalvik for a while. It's stated that ART compiles code while an app is installing. So after switching to ART what happens to apps that were installed while using Dalvik?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] grave_digger:
My apps did just fine going back and forth. The first time I installed it hung on reboot at galaxy splash screen. I updated to the umcd8 and flashed again and have not had a lick of trouble. The only thing was I didn't get twrp. Its still cmw 6.0.4.4 but I can live with that. I'm also on straight talk.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tedkunich:
See my post a few pages back, after installing the rom, perform a wipe (user, cache, Dalvik) in TWRP then reboot. I had this very issue and installed multiple times and it would always boot fine the first time, then hang on subsequent reboots. Performing the user wipe seems to be the key to a successful install.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
The problem is that we don't get TWRP on S959G. Pretty much the only difference between the i777 and the S959G is how it handles recovery. That's why we had to flash a special cwm 6.0.4.4 file before flashing the rom.

How exactly did you update to UCMD8? I flashed that modem a while back but it didn't change the bootloader.

I'm wondering if you had gone into recovery (when you were stuck at the samsung logo) and selected reboot from there if it would have fixed the issue as it did for me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] azeem40:
The Modem doesn't change the bootloader. Go to the repository and download the ucmd8 firmware.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
I'd like to check with someone on an S959G that the I777 ucmd8 firmware won't cause a brick.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] grave_digger:
I just changed modem by flashing in recovery. I didn't change firmware so I can't answer brick question.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
I think I'm going to stay away from the i777 UCMD8 firmware for now. I've rebooted at least 10 times today and have had absolutely no issues, so for now I'm not going to try to fix what seems to not be broken :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RealPetChicken:
People with Battery Issues

If your battery is draining quickly, download GSAM Battery Monitor: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gsamlabs.bbm&hl=en

And find out what is draining the battery. In my case, Google+ was draining the battery a lot, i uninstalled it via Rom Tool Box, and now no more quick drainage,

If you install GSam Battery monitor it will ask to install another tool for root because of changes made in KitKat.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] grave_digger:
I finally found option to turn off WiFi for services and bat seems better. This option let's phone look for location with WiFi even if its off. It is in settings under wifi. I will report back tomorrow about BBS results over night. Davlik seems easier on bat then art was but might be WiFi thing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tedkunich:
Should not matter what recovery you have, not part of the boot process. You can perform the wipe of user data in CWM as well. This post install wipe is/was recommended on CM installs in the past.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
I should have clarified I was wondering if the problems I had were specific to how the s959g handles recovery. I had already wiped in cwm after flashing the first time but still had issues.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
I've had that happen before. I always just boot into recovery and then select reboot system from there and it has worked every time

Sent from my SGH-S959G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
Glad to hear this is somewhat of a known issue. I just got a bit worried since I had never personally seen or heard of it. At least it was a simple fix :)

On a different note, is ADB push/pull working for anyone? I tried using Android Commander to clean up some unused files and adb couldn't even detect my phone. I can view non-root files through explorer but adb isn't detecting the phone. Debugging is turned on and i tried two different cables.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] CyanJustice:
Nice article, but jeez, the way they put it, why would anyone choose to run Dalvik? I agree, so far ART has a noticeable impact on my phone, everything runs a lot smoother. The only downfall I can see coming with switching to ART is the possibility that some apps won't be compatible with it. And so far the apps I need work great. So for now I'll stick to ART.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
I think the main problem with art is that it uses more ram for the same app.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mcnutty:
ART is an excellent start for a replacement, but an optimized Dalvik implementation will still smoke ART, especially in multithreaded application. The real problem is that we don't get the BSPs that are provided to the OEMs, and so our Dalvik is not really optimized the way it could be. This is why ART feels like such a difference for us, but not so much on devices like the Moto X.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
Just tried out ART. First thing I noticed was the cLock widget no longer worked. The apps I tried out duh of loss a bit faster but nothing overly impressive. Then I noticed the apps were taking up over twice as much physical storage space as before. I expected a slight increase in storage required but that was a bit excessive in my opinion. Definitely going to stick with dalvik for now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] trevor.bman:
Art feedback.. I have tried a few times Idk if I have to many apps or what but I start art restart then when it reloads says memory full with two different notification icons ... I have tried this with this ROM and RenderBroken's CM11 and on multiple different flashes/reflashes all with same results ... Just a quick question how many apps do you have installed ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cyril279:
The OP was recently edited to include the following info, I meant to drop in into the thread as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cyril279:
Did today's nightly (2013-12-15) set anyone else's modem to UCLL6? I liked the UCMD8 modem a lot, but I'd like to honor that it was chosen for a reason.

edit: prolly user error. it's often user error.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bondlolo:
I am on UCMD8 with 12-15
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Teknodad1974:
I've always been on ucll6...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
When optimizing it registered 122 apps (including system/services). It was roughly 600mb worth of apps that turned into over 1gb after switching to ART.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] feedmenomnom19:
Does anyone know how to enable the quick shotcut s on lock screen I found where to edit them just not where to enable them
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] trevor.bman:
I couldn't find it but I do know their adding more and more to each build.. Building it up if you will
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Dimatchka:
I have a weird wake lock where my phone cant stop syncing apparently. BBS is showing that my phone can't go to deep sleep because my gmail accounts can't finish sync although everything shows up as done. Also cyan delta finally worked for me without issues. But I lost root after updating to a new super su and can't update the repository that super su asks for
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cyril279:
Did you update SuperSU via the play store? I suggest using the recovery flashable from the XDA SuperSU thread (linked in the OP)

I'm assuming you mean to say that OpenDelta worked for you this time?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] iXNyNe:
Anyone else having the dsp manager settings do nothing? No matter which setting I change nothing happens. This was also true on cm 10.2 but it worked on cm at some point in the past, not sure if 10.2 or earlier.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] CyanJustice:
Try repeatedly killing your music player and starting it back up until DSP comes into foreground, you'll know when it does.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
Could someone please explain to me how I could make a script that keeps my DPI from being reset every time i flash an update?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] CyanJustice:
Not sure why I'm quoted here, but what do you mean your DPI resets?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Spinergy02:
Hah I'm not sure how I ended up quoting you there either. But yes my custom DPI resets every time I flash an update. Sorry for the misdirected quote.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] CyanJustice:
Really? I'm curious to know how you're customizing DPI settings, I haven't seen anything for that yet. As for it resetting when you update it, not sure.