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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cyril279:
[MENTION=5558332]vlmaadir[/MENTION],

The good news is that since the phone boots, and you never updated it, then we are NOT worried about the superbrick bug, if you end up using the factory reset option. Since you're probably on the stock 3e (or earlier?) recovery, then I'm not sure that you have many options other than wiping cache partitions, a factory reset from recovery, or using ODIN to flash the stock firmware. Only the first option of those mentioned would retain your contacts.

A factory reset typically wipes /data, and both caches.

Android stores photos on the internal sd card, away from the partitions that are wiped during a factory reset, or when firmware is written via ODIN or phone recovery.

There may options to format sd card (or similar) which would wipe everything out. don't do that.

In general, your photos and videos are safe.

Your contacts on the other hand? I'm not sure how to recover those without having a custom recovery, they are buried into the binaries of the /data files.

We'll see what others have to suggest.

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--to your last question, If you end up using ODIN to restore, I recommend the newer UCMD8 4.1.2 firmware, but if you prefer to use the same version then UCKH7 2.3.4 is still available. [MENTION=2916435]creepyncrawly[/MENTION] 's "download repository" is down for a while, so I'm not sure where t point you to find it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] vlmaadir:
Thanks for the reply, cyril.

Relieved that photos can be recovered.

If I have to flash the software using odin (original software), should I be downloading 'I777UCKH7-CL503881-Full.7z" under I777UCKH7-CL503881 Stock Binaries OR I777_UCKH7_OCD_No_BL.7z under "I777 UCKH7 Return/Unbrick to Stock (or Root) Odin3 One-Click Downloaders".

Anyways I can do this only after creepyncrawly 's "download repository" is up..I am waiting... :(

Other experts, out there.. any suggestion on how to recover my contacts. Any kind of help would be great.

What are the chances of having the phone up and running with just an "erase cache".

Also, recovering my phone using wipe data / flashing using odin has any effect on the phone being unlocked.

Is it safe to assume that when flashed, it by default goes to AT&T and it asks for the unlock code when the phone is restarted after a non-AT&T SIM is inserted.

Should I have SIM in the pone when doing a wipe data / factory reset or flashing?

Sorry if these are dumb questions...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
Well, yes, except I would have to upload it somewhere. Although I can't imagine why you would prefer the older stock Gingerbread firmware over the newer stock Jelly Bean firmware, which has a good link in the download repository. You can download all versions of stock firmware from sammobile/firmware. You have to register on the site to be able to download. When you go to the site, there is a search box in the black bar at the top right. Put SGH=I777 in that box and search.

I don't know if that would clear the problem, but it certainly can't hurt the phone. Go ahead and try clearing cache if you haven't already tried it. Unless you have backed up your contacts to your Google account in the cloud, you will not recover them unless you can get the phone to boot normally without performing a wipe data/factory reset.

You probably won't lose the sim unlock, but if you do, and can't get another code from AT&T, you can use the free version of GalaxSimUnlock.

As far as I know it should not matter one way or the other.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] vlmaadir:
thanks creepyncrawly for the response. Hope you are having a nice holiday break...

Here is what I did with my phone.

1. Went into the receovery mode, selected "wipe cache partition". After successfully wiped chache, re-booted the phone. No use. It was still in boot loop.

2. So again went into the recovery mode and selected wipe data/factory reset. It displayed

-- Wiping data...

Formatting /data...

suddenly, the phone got re-started and again stuck in boot loop. Not sure what happened. Please note that the phone was fully charged.

3. Again went into receovery mode again, it shows up "Deleting Cryption Meta Data" and followed by boot loop.... :(

I guess wiping the cache before going to "wipe data/factory reset" has screwed up my phone. Had I gone directly to "wipe data/factory reset", I could have my phone up and running and could able to use it (ofcourse with all the contacts lost). This is just a guess and I may be wrong.

At this stage, I dont think I have any other option except flashing stock binaries.

Now, I am sure I lost all my contacts. I am concerned if my photos/videos are also lost.. :( I still hope I could able to retrieve my photos/videos after flashing the new firmware.

Moving forward to solve the problem at hand,

As per your post here and the referred post "Deleting Cryption Meta Data" looks to be a difficult problem to solve.

After going through the posts, apparently it requires I777UCKH7-CL503881 FULL Odin3 One-click Downloader.

As this is not currently available in your sig, tried to get it from sammobile/firmware. But there also the stock firmware is on Hotfile server.

As per your suggestion though of trying Jelly bean in place of I777UCKH7-CL503881 FULL Odin3 One-click Downloader.

Refering to the fourth post in this thread,

"For 1": Will be doing it using I777UCMD8 Full Odin Flashable tar from your repository.

"For 2. and 3" Not able to get the kernel from the link. Where can I get the kernel. Is it compatible to the Jelly Bean/

"Follow 4. and 5. then for 6." As per this Siyah kernel does not support Jelly Bean... :( any way out?

By all means, it looks like I can't proceed without 'I777UCKH7-CL503881-Full.7z" under I777UCKH7-CL503881 Stock Binaries from your sig.

Is my understanding correct?

Please help me in making my phone up.

Thanks a lot for your support...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
You lost any possibility of recovering the contacts from your phone when you performed the wipe data/factory reset. They are stored in the data pertition which was erased. If you did not have them backed up to google server through your google account, then you will not be able to recover them. But I think you had lost them anyway, because you would not have been able to get the phone to boot without performing a wipe data/factory reset.

Your pictures should be fine. They normally are stored on the internal sdcard which is not touched when you perform a wipe data/factory reset, or install new firmware.

The "deleting cryption metadata" message seems to indicate nand read/write corruption. You seem to have found my posts on fixing that. You will need to use the Gingerbread Siyah kernel and the UCKH7 full distribution with Odin3 v1.85. I am not sure if substituting a Jelly Bean kernel and UCMD8 would work for this, and also I don't have a tar of the Jelly Bean sbl.bin.

I am currently trying to upload the needed files to my dev-host account. It is going very slow. I and my family will be going out for Christmas dinner and I will update the links you need in the Download Repository when I get home later this evening, assuming the upload goes through successfully.

Edit: The required files are up and linked in the Download Repository.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] vlmaadir:
Relieved that I would be able to recover pictures/videos, at least.. :)

Shall be following the instructions in this post.

For the first step, I would be using "I777UCKH7-CL503881-Full.7z".

For step 3, I believe I should be using SGH-I777_ClockworkMod-Recovery_5.0.2.3 kernel tar, as my phone would still be in boot loop. However I am not able to get SGH-I777_ClockworkMod-Recovery_5.0.2.3 kernel tar as the Media fire link provided here is not working. Can you please provide the tar?

After successfully flashing SGH-I777_ClockworkMod-Recovery_5.0.2.3 kernel tar, I should be able to perform steps 4 and 5. I don't have any SD card. do I still need to do step 5. Doing this would not effect my pictures/videos, right?

For step 6, I shall be flashing Siyah kernel tar using Odin.

I understand I should be disconnecting the USB cable everytime I complete a flshing. Is this correct?

Please let me know if I am missing any thing.

Thanks a lot for your support.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
Don't use the post you linked above. Follow the sequence in this post instead. The correct links are included. Follow the steps in order 1 - 6.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] vlmaadir:
thanks for the response, creepyncrawly.

Problem at hand for me is more like the one given in this thread (Deleting Cryption Meta Data). I was thinking of following post 4 of this thread. Moreover there are couple of success stories when these steps are followed in the same thread.

The the sequence in this post you referred above looks to be a different problem.

Are you sure, you still want me to follow the later one (one which has flashing the secondary boot loader)?

Would be waiting for your response....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
The two sequences are not really that different. The "deleting cryption meta-data" message seems to indicate nand read/write corruption. The sequence in the thread that you posted includes flashing someone's 5.0.2.3 kernel, for which both links are dead, and which I'm not really sure is necessary. It also has you flash the same Siyah kernel and the same stock UCKH7 full tar. It also has you perform a wipe data/factory reset, which should be part of both sequences, and it has you format SD card, which I don't believe has anything to do with recovering the system. The difference in sequence may or may not matter. Here are the two sequences in short form:

"Deleting cryption metadata"

1. UCKH7 full tar

2. Some 5.0.2.3 recovery (which is no longer available)

3. Siyah kernel v2.6.14 tar

4. Done.

"nand r/w corruption"

1. Siyah kernel v2.6.14 tar

2. UCKH7 full tar

3. Done.

Or if that doesn't do it

1. UCKH7 SBL

2. Siyah kernel v2.6.14 tar

3. UCKH7 full tar

4. Done.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
[MENTION=5558332]vlmaadir[/MENTION],

Please post your results once you try this. The information will be helpful for everyone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] vlmaadir:
Sure... Will certainly do without fail. Not yet tried...

thanks for the support.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] vlmaadir:
Started trying to install siyah kernel.

I opened the odin 1.85 and connected the phone thru USB. Phone displayed Downloading screen. But, COM port does not get yellow in Odin.

I have the battery in the phone. I think I am not using the same cable which I got it from Samsung (used a secondary cable).

I didn't know what to do. so closed odin. Removed the phone from USB.

sorry if these are dumb questions...

should I have the battery out of the phone before I connect?

should I use the original cable only? I don't have the original cable, though.

should I have any drivers installed?

I didn't know what to do. so closed odin. Removed the phone from USB. Now, the phone is displaying "Downloading" "Do not trun off target!!"..... What should I do now. can I switch-off the phone using power button or if it doesn't work then by removing the battery, ?

Please some one help asap..

thanks,
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
No. You would only do this if you can not get into download mode any other way.

Cable could be one reason that Odin doesn't see the phone, but the more likely reason is either drivers, or usb port.

You must have "SAMSUNG USB driver for mobile phones" installed on the Windows pc. If you have the required drivers, you will see the above line in Windows Uninstall or Change a program dialog. If you need them, download them from the Samsung site, or from here.

Pull the battery is ok, or hold the power button for about 10 seconds will reboot the phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] vlmaadir:
Awesome.. it worked.

It worked.. thanks a lot creepyncrawly...

It was drivers issues.. once installed everything worked....

1. Installed Siyah kernel v2.6.14 tar using odin 1.85. Rebooted. It displayed Samsung galaxy i9000 with a yellow triangle.

2. then installed I777UCKH7-CL503881-Full (UCKH7 full tar) using one click downloader. It uses different version of odin, but fine.

3. and thats it.. it is all Done.

Fyi.. it did not ask for any unlock code when I inserted my local SIM (remember, I am currently outside US).

and finally the most important.. My Pictures are intact..... :good:

creepyncrawly.... you are awesome buddy.... Thanks a lot again.

Hope this post would be useful for all of you over there... If any questions to know what I did in detail... pls don't hesitate to ask.

Thanks and signing-off with a lot of joy.. :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ekerbuddyeker:
I came from a Galaxy Note 3 where there was a lot of discussion on kingo. It worked for me so I just tried it on. Y new h2 and hey presto it worked!

Kingo is out there.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GizmoKaca:
Awesome! Nice to have more and more alternative ways of rooting! :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] shaminns:
Here is the official link of Gimp + Inkscape

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.gimp.inkscape

You must have Wi-fi connection to download extra data file and about 600 MB of SD Card storage as well.

Thanks!!!!!!

Never forget to click on Thanks button
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wassupadi:
My Network Carrier allows me to use facebook and whatsapp free. So in settings I enabled restrict background data and then started surfing respective apps but later I saw 'android os' is still useing background data. So how can I desable android os to use my data and only allow fb and whatsapp to use. Please help.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ticktock666:
if ypu are rooted, install a firewall app, I reocmmend AFWall+, since it will allow you to grant internet access to apps based on connection type (for example in your case, you can grant android OS access to internet on wifi, but not on 3g)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wassupadi:
yes I am rooted and I am useing firewall app also but only this android os is not getting blocked. I have blocked data for all apps except fb and whatsapp and can't find anything like android os on the list also.how to stop this android os toh use data.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Robster:
Hi

Because manaufacturers never give us enough internal stoprage I install most of my applications on my MiniSD card.

This seems to work fine MOST of the time but often if the phone has been off for a while I cannot run applications stored on the MiniSD without soft rebooting.

It seems the phone 'forgets' about the MiniSD card.

Is it just me or do other people suffer this?

Is there a simpler way to restore funtionality than rebooting?

IS THIS A BUG?

Cheers.

Robin
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CRom11:
Hi,

is there a way how to erase whole content of the phone? Doing the usual wipe/factory reset/wipe to install new ROM doesn't seem to do the job. Currently installed the Archidroid 2.3 and my phone tells me it only has 3.2GB free space on internal memory. Any idea how to wipe it fully?

Running Philz Recovery 6, Archidroid 2.3

Thank you
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlackingVeteran:
Asked the same question multiple times here, why dont you search first, dob't be too lazy to do that.. best way, connect it to pc and format everything there and then again perform the wipe/factory reset. This will be the best method anyways....
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CRom11:
Started new one because the only answers I found were for android 4.3 and lower. Was a bit afraid its different in 4.4. Thanks anyway
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismast:
Do a mega wipe.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThermAqua:
I bought my s4(ı9500) 3 weeks ago. I rooted my phone, downloaded games and did some other things but now I cant copy something to my Android/Obb folder. Im downloading games with obb folder but when I put the obb file to there it gives an error: "com.gameloft.bla bla had stopped because of error" it gives error something like that so im not able to play games that needs to "put the file to obb" and look at the picture. Its the error when I try to move the files to obb place. So please help..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaswinky:
Is that file explorer the stock file explorer? You should use a file explorer with root permissions such as root explorer, file expert or solid explorer...

Enviado desde mi GT-P7510 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThermAqua:
No its not a stock file explorer its an app called andro zip. I also get an error when im doing this on PC.

-------EDIT-------

It works now with root explorer but how am I going to fix it, pc gives error.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaswinky:
So in fact it was something related to root permissions...

You can copy from PC the directory to any different directory in the device such as root sdcard directory and then with root explorer cut and paste it to the odb dir...

Enviado desde mi GT-I9500 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThermAqua:
So I can put android file (the file in the SD card) to another place will there any problems with games reading the file ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaswinky:
Android file? What's this? I mean you can put any dir or file into dir Android/obb dir by copying your game file or dir from PC to your sdcard, and then from the sdcard to Android/obb dir using root explorer.

Enviado desde mi GT-I9500 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThermAqua:
Ok, im going to try it thanks :)
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] sumerianrebel:
So im sure there are probably a million posts pertaining to this issue,but I cant for the life of me seem to find them. So,i decided to sign up to this website to ask for help. I have an lg optimus l9 (p769) and when i got the phone i rooted it of course. Im still running ics by the way. The first thing I did when I rooted was delete all of the bloatware. Then I started getting the ota update for jellybean. So, i impulsively unrooted my phone so i could get the update. Problem is, because i deleted the bloatware, i cant get the update. I tried a factory reset but to no avail. So now I have an unrooted l9 running the primitive ics that will not install jellybean because i deleted the bloatware. How do i fix this???? Im just tired of being harangued by the ota updates and not being able to install them. Please help!!!
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] shinobisoft:
Download and install the 'L9RecoveryInstaller.apk'. This will install a bootstrapped version of CMW to your device. Bear in mind that this recovery is limited due to the fact that your bootloader is locked. You can get L9RecoveryInstaller here.

Use the offline KDZ method to install a prerooted CWM backup which you can find here
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] sumerianrebel:
Do I have to flash a factory rom and root it before I can do this?
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] shinobisoft:
Yes a rooted ROM is a must. Remember this recovery is for locked bootloaders
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] sumerianrebel:
Thanks, I'll give it a whirl. I'll let you know if my phone explodes.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pglmro:
delete this 3d
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dasmuggla:
help! please. I am look to root my samsung galaxy S4 Running android 4.3 with the build MK6.

PLEASE HELP?

Thank you
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] DaveRazr:
Use this method : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2293800
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] arrush:
Anything that will actually allow the install of a custom recovery?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jeboo:
There's no "true" custom recovery for phones running MF3 or above. MF3 phones can run Safestrap. MDB/MDL phones still have the ability to boot into a true custom recovery using loki.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] azuziel:
Mk6 can run cwm and twrp. Rogers unit isnt the same as att bud, happy flashing

Sent from my SGH-I337M

---------- Post added at 12:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:09 PM ----------

This is not the case at all. Mk6 is rogers / canaduan variant, and the bootloader is not locked. Root with cf auto root, and flash cwm or twrp via normal methods. You will trip knox counter, but you can run any recovery u like. MF3 is locked bootloader , mk6 is not.

Sent from my SGH-I337M
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jeboo:
Oops, didn't even realize it was i337m...:silly:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] azuziel:
I used kingo app. One touch root. Knox safe. I verified the vroot iemi crap is all removed in new version. After your reboot, update supersu binary via normal method, cancel any knox popups, and choose not to allow supersu to disable knox. Use titanium backup and guides found here to freeze all knox stuff. Then busybox, xposed as normal. Dont install custom recovery if you want to keep knox 0x0. If you dont care, then install cwm/twrp as per normal

Sent from my SGH-I337M
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Android300ZX:
I deleted Knox completely from my phone as well as all the AT&T Bloatware. My phone is better without it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Ramsey:
Thanks a lot for that Kingo App, worked perfectly! I did get that Knox pop-up on 4.3 and I clicked view apps just to check it out.

2 Questions:

Anyways, how do you update supersu binary? There's no option or menu to do so and I didn't get a pop-up.

How do you choose not to allow supersu to disable Knox?

Thanks for the tip about not installing a custom recovery :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Gage_Hero:
Do you know if this was resolved then? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2460745&page=8 there was more going on behind the scenes than I would like to have.....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2460745&page=8
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Ramsey:
Thanks, btw I can't seem to software update after I rooted my phone. It says my software was modified. Does anyone know how I can get it to check for updates? I'm already on 4.3 but I know our S4 will get 4.4 in a few months.

I am still good with Knox, I am at 0x0 for both lines.

Btw, I did freeze Knox in titanium, but not uninstall, just freeze. I did freeze many other apps but nothing dangerous, just normal ones like Travel, google movies, magazines, etc..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] azuziel:
Ki Hi

You cannot update ota when system is modified, there is an xposed module that changes modified to official tho. Not sure if it trips knox, likely. When updates come, unroot, apply, reroot. There are other guides that can be found here to update keepinng root with odin, you'll have to use the search provided.

Feezing with Titanium backup is fine. Supersu doesnt delete knox, it disables knox notifications. The whole point here is not tripping knox. That's why supersu asks if you want to disable knox, and not delete it, bc only disables, knox services still present. Feezing with tb is same result. Just supsrsu is free, tb is paid (for freezing anyway), though if youre on these forums, should be using tb anyway , titanium backup, greenify donation, and tasker are 3 must have root apps. Tasker is great. I use it to auto enable bluetooth and wifi based on gps location, or driving in the car. Lots of youtube vids on tasker if you areny familiat with it.

Sent from my SGH-I337M
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ravi_mytouch:
There is an alternative to vroot and kingo methods. I was able to root mj6. I saw mk2 rooted as well successfully.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2565758