[ROM][ROOT] Official Rogers SGH-I727R ICS 4.0.4 is Out + working Root method

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Yes, everyone knows by now

ICS for Rogers Skyrocket is available through Kies as an Update as of this morning!!!
Also ROOT works too!!!

Sorry guys for my writing style, hope this is the right place to post it.
Just wanted to pass some news and tips so you know 100% what works and what doesn't.

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Make sure your Kies is up to date and you have all Samsung Drivers correctly installed. If you update drivers and/or Kies software REBOOT YOUR COMPUTER.

It did not work for me when I was on another ISC leak ROM (ICS->ICS no no, GB->ICS yes! makes sense)
So went back and first flashed Rogers Radio/Modem (Radio_I727RUXKJ7.zip) and then ODIN Stock ROM (SGH-I727R-UCKJ2-k0nane.tar)
Thanks k0nane!

After doing that, Update through Kies went with no issues.
(it takes about 15 min so make sure your battery is fully charged and depending on your Internet connection it may be longer or faster)

Some screensots from Kies are attached below.
Pay attention to the messages, especially for the last NOTICE after update shows 100%.
The phone WILL REBOOT ON ITS OWN AFTER COUPLE MINUTES.
DO NOT PULL THE CABLE OUT!!!

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It works.

Just follow instructions from starskyrob in THIS Guide
Thanks starskyrob!

It actually ONLY works with this version (Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip)

I know that because, of course I got too lazy and used SGSII Toolkit to do dirty work but it only ODINed proper CWM for me and then superuser.zip it tries to flash is 3.0.5 so this version does not work.
Just use Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip and everything will be fine.

Hope it helps some of you.
We waited waaaaay too long for this!!!

Except you tripped your flash counter if you used k0nane's "stock" tar. You're better off using the stock tar from the Sammobile website. I can confirm first hand that k0nane's trips the counter, the stock tar from Sammobile does NOT.

Originally Posted by pixelens

Except you tripped your flash counter if you used k0nane's "stock" tar. You're better off using the stock tar from the Sammobile website. I can confirm first hand that k0nane's trips the counter, the stock tar from Sammobile does NOT.

Correct sir! K0nane's trip counter every single time... Always use the sammobile tar. Just register and look for your device in my case "i727" downloading official tar does not trip counter, I really don't know why K0nane has not updated it yet.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium

Originally Posted by r3dp0is0n2012

Correct sir! K0nane's trip counter every single time... Always use the sammobile tar. Just register and look for your device in my case "i727" downloading official tar does not trip counter, I really don't know why K0nane has not updated it yet.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium

Thanks guys, I had no idea the one from Samobile is better. Must check that out next time.
Honestly, it does not even matter to me because there is counter reset zip so it clears that easily and if phone ever breaks it will justify getting S3 LOL

wating for the ATT version

Originally Posted by wilczy

Thanks guys, I had no idea the one from Samobile is better. Must check that out next time.
Honestly, it does not even matter to me because there is counter reset zip so it clears that easily and if phone ever breaks it will justify getting S3 LOL

Yeah, not as huge a deal now - but when I was doing it there was no counter reset.

As well, the two files are different in size, I can't recall which is larger though so something's not jiving.

not going to the stock official, going to wait for some devs to cook up some nice roms and kernels and flash the new stuff via CWM.

hope 4.0.4 stock is working well for all though. Good to see it is finally here with the new modem file !

What would happen if an att i727 is flashed with an odin tar of rogers ICS ? I heard that modem works fine on att i727

Originally Posted by mahanddeem

What would happen if an att i727 is flashed with an odin tar of rogers ICS ? I heard that modem works fine on att i727

Proven to soft brick at the least

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2

Originally Posted by unibombz

not going to the stock official, going to wait for some devs to cook up some nice roms and kernels and flash the new stuff via CWM.

hope 4.0.4 stock is working well for all though. Good to see it is finally here with the new modem file !

i did flash rogers ics, too boring so went back to skyics to wait for new rom development