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    Thread i897uckk4 Odin One Click

    Posting a Dev-Host link for this stock firmware if anyone still needs it. i897uckk4 Odin One Click - Stock, CONTAINS Bootloaders, Re-partition, Full Wipe.zip
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    Thread Strange battery discharge issue.

    I recently purchased a used S4 through Swappa from XDA user disasp6. When the phone arrived, the battery was fully discharged. I let my wife use the phone a couple of days while hers was being repaired, and she experienced the battery running completely down and needing a recharge before the end...
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    Thread Need advice for a hardware issue

    My wife's note II had a failed USB port recently. After it failed and wouldn't charge the battery, I was trying several chargers and cords on it, and it actually started making a sizzling sound. I ordered a replacement board through a supplier located in china that drop ships from Flash...
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    Thread [Heimdall][Odin][Stock][Root]UCLL6 Stock ICS 4.0.4 with Root

    This is a Heimdall/Odin flashable pre-rooted stock UCLL6. This is the exact version that was released over Kies, and contains the bone stock kernel, plus rooted system, modem, cache.img and hidden.img. There are no bootloaders in this package. With this package, you can root stock ICS without...
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    Thread Please be informed before recommending Triangle Away

    Entropy512 has provided assurance that Triangle Away should be the tool of choice for reseting the flash counter on SGH-I777 devices. Please see his post later in this thread. Following is the original post: Triangle Away is a potentially good tool for resetting the flash counter. However...
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    Thread [Heimdall][Odin][Stock][Root]UCLE5 Stock ICS 4.0.3 with Root

    This is a Heimdall/Odin flashable pre-rooted stock UCLE5. This is the exact version that was released over Kies, and contains the bone stock kernel, plus rooted system, modem, cache.img and hidden.img. There are no bootloaders in this package. With this package, you can root stock ICS without...
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    Thread Google "zerg rush"

    Google "zerg rush" Just try it! @Red5, ...yes, it's off topic and has nothing to do with the SGS II (well, not much) so go ahead and close the thread.
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    Thread How to make a system dump of UCKK6?

    I installed the UCKK6 update for the purpose of pulling out the rom parts, by updating from rooted stock UCKH7. This successfully retained root on UCKK6. From the mount command, I found that the system partition is listed as mmcblk0p9. I used dd to transfer the modem, kernel, and system...
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    Thread UCKK6 OTA update and the jig disabled secondary bootloader.

    Would like to know if accepting the OTA update installs the jig disabled secondary bootloader that the UCKK6 leak included. Anyone who has done the OTA update and also has the jig boot into download mode using the jig. If the secondary bootloader was not changed, the screen should indicate the...
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    Thread What is the best way to restore param.lfs?

    I wanted to make an odin flashable tar of the stock param.lfs posted in Entropy's Return/Unbrick to stock thread. I made the tar file using terminal on my phone, as I have done in the past, but I did it wrong, and when I tested it, the flash failed and now my phone boots to the phone-!-pc...
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    Thread Easiest and best way to install USB drivers for SGH-I777 for new users...

    How to advise new users to install USB drivers for SGH-I777 on their computer. I'm thinking that installing Kies Mini is not easiest or best. Looking for all the options, and opinions as to which is easiest and best. Thanks.
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    Thread New Tools for Root and Flashing

    Three new tools have been released or updated by their developers recently that may have a major impact on how we root and flash our phones. I will need to update the Guides with the new information, but first some confirmations are needed. 1) Chainfire has released a tool called Mobile Odin...
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    Thread [GUIDE] How to Prepare Your Phone to Return to the Store or for Warranty Replacement

    Prepare Your Phone to Return to the Store or for Warranty Replacement by following these steps: 1. Read the flash counter to make sure your flash count is at "NO". If it reads "YES (x counts)" then you must buy or build a Jig to reset it to "NO"... ...or use chainfire's "Triangle Away"...
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    Thread [GUIDE] How to Flash Custom Binaries Without Ever Incrementing the Flash Counter!!

    This approach to customizing your phone involves the following steps: 1. Read the flash counter. 2. Root your phone: - by using DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit. (ZergRush Exploit) - by using SuperOneClick Root. (ZergRush Exploit) - by flashing Entropy512's Return/Unbrick to stock, Kernel +...
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    Thread What's your flash count?

    My goal is to determine if it is possible to flash Rom's, as well as Kernels and Modems without incrementing the flash counter. I've already gathered some basic information about Kernels, mostly from Entropy512. What I've done so far, without seeing the exclamation at boot, and without...
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    Thread [BOOT] Android Scribble Boot and Shutdown Animations

    I've been using Andromeda since it was first released, but I didn't like the Armani branding in the boot and shutdown animations, so I decided to install ones of my choice. My favorite is the Android Scribble animation, the original one with green and gray color. I also used the one with orange...
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    Thread [MOD] Andromeda3 Percent Battery

    Stock Andromeda3 framework-res.apk with Percent Battery images substituted for the stock battery images. No other changes were made. For Andromeda3 ONLY! DO NOT INSTALL ON OTHER ROMS! Download from Dropbox: framework-res.apk To put this on your phone, use Root Explorer or other root file...
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    Thread Is it normal for wifi to have constant data usage?

    When wifi is turned on and the phone is otherwise idle, there is a constant but small stream of data up and down. I have NetCounter installed which monitors wifi as well as cell data. This morning, when I turned the phone on, with the wifi counter at zero, I enabled wifi and then just let it sit...
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    Thread [Q] Need help troubleshooting wifi activity

    I've had my captivate about 2 weeks. Still stock rom and not rooted. I spend most days in my home office connected to wifi. Installed Y5 to manage wifi connections. Installed NetCounter to keep track of usage. My home router is a D-Link Dir-655 N Gigabit. When connected to wifi, battery usage...