Straight Talk SGS2- SGH-S959G

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Well I tried and tried and still once the top says 3G the data does not work, it only seems to slip to 3G when I do data heavy things like YouTube and file downloads... when I look at regular webpages it turns back to H+ or H I do remember this happening sometimes with the OLD S2 I had already returned that sometimes the data just didn't want to work... Google Navigation is TOTALLY useless now from the new update, it wont connect AT ALL... even if I turn it on 2G I do want to try a new ROM and I will because I am going to sell this phone soon. (I guess they are going to stop making it this year so it should bump up the price a bit on used ones... I think I will return it to stock or give the new owner the choice but Id like to make sure the ROM I am using works 100% what ROMs are Vanilla Stock 4.2.3 or 4.2.2 for this? I see JellyBAM and ShoStock listed a lot on this thread so maybe Ill start there but Im waiting for my new phone to come in before I start to experiment... I bought a 6" China phone this one: http://www.ahappydeal.com/product-142459.html is there any XDA threads on this phone? I know there are some for other China phones and this one has a common chip combination so there might be something I can just add to.... Ive been reading up on the Android Kitchen and just how easy it is, I want to make a Galaxy S4 or Note III ROM for this phone with all the software that they are so known for.... the phone itself is a Note II knock off even with the name GT-N7200 (thats the notes numbers) so I think a lot of the software will work well.. Upgrading to a Quad core, just wish it had 2GB RAM instead of 1, but hey for $155 I can't expect everything... has anybody sold their SII in the last few weeks, what have they gotten for it? Maybe I should wait till right before XMAS and somebody will give me what its worth LOL... here is a pic even though I sure you all know what a phone in 3G looks like....
 
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StoneComputers said:
Well I tried and tried and still once the top says 3G the data does not work, it only seems to slip to 3G when I do data heavy things like YouTube and file downloads... when I look at regular webpages it turns back to H+ or H I do remember this happening sometimes with the OLD S2 I had already returned that sometimes the data just didn't want to work... Google Navigation is TOTALLY useless now from the new update, it wont connect AT ALL... even if I turn it on 2G I do want to try a new ROM and I will because I am going to sell this phone soon. (I guess they are going to stop making it this year so it should bump up the price a bit on used ones... I think I will return it to stock or give the new owner the choice but Id like to make sure the ROM I am using works 100% what ROMs are Vanilla Stock 4.2.3 or 4.2.2 for this? I see JellyBAM and ShoStock listed a lot on this thread so maybe Ill start there but Im waiting for my new phone to come in before I start to experiment... I bought a 6" China phone this one: http://www.ahappydeal.com/product-142459.html is there any XDA threads on this phone? I know there are some for other China phones and this one has a common chip combination so there might be something I can just add to.... Ive been reading up on the Android Kitchen and just how easy it is, I want to make a Galaxy S4 or Note III ROM for this phone with all the software that they are so known for.... the phone itself is a Note II knock off even with the name GT-N7200 (thats the notes numbers) so I think a lot of the software will work well.. Upgrading to a Quad core, just wish it had 2GB RAM instead of 1, but hey for $155 I can't expect everything... has anybody sold their SII in the last few weeks, what have they gotten for it? Maybe I should wait till right before XMAS and somebody will give me what its worth LOL... here is a pic even though I sure you all know what a phone in 3G looks like....
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Gotta be careful with the Chinese phones! I too bought one a while back, claimed to be a note 2 knockoff, claimed to have a quad-core processor.
I ran an app on it that tells system information, and it only had a single core 1ghz processor!! Returned!!!
 
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DMF1977 said:
Gotta be careful with the Chinese phones! I too bought one a while back, claimed to be a note 2 knockoff, claimed to have a quad-core processor.
I ran an app on it that tells system information, and it only had a single core 1ghz processor!! Returned!!!
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WoW I would hit Paypal up the second I got it if it wasnt exactly what I paid for... unless they switch something I have seen many videos on this phone and all of them are very good with the speed and just how well this phone acts for the money paid for it.... like this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4XNrX9Bxm4
and besides they had the dual core 1GHz version for 90 bucks (awesome deal for 6" phone) and the single core for 70 or so.... I want to buy a ton of all the good stuff and open my own phone shop LOL
 
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This thread is intended for helping other people on this phone ....so try to stay to topic. ...or start your own thread. ...:cool:

Success is never final
Failure is fatal
 
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I would still love ideas about the 3G or the ROMs I mentioned... There has been plenty of talk about other phones and such I don't know why I got singled out....

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StoneComputers said:
I would still love ideas about the 3G or the ROMs I mentioned... There has been plenty of talk about other phones and such I don't know why I got singled out....

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I'm not really sure i understand your3g problem. I know when the data connection is dormant it drops to 3g to save battery but when data is needed it jumps to h+. Since you said h and h+are working fine i suspect it's just doing what it's supposed to do. If that's not right please explain how.

Also, as indigoak said, cm 10.1 is very buggy when it comes to data. I would try Mr cooks cooked rom or maybe Shostock3 and see how it works with those. I'm currently on Mr cooks rom and data is working just fine
 
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razen_kain said:
I'm not really sure i understand your3g problem. I know when the data connection is dormant it drops to 3g to save battery but when data is needed it jumps to h+. Since you said h and h+are working fine i suspect it's just doing what it's supposed to do. If that's not right please explain how.

Also, as indigoak said, cm 10.1 is very buggy when it comes to data. I would try Mr cooks cooked rom or maybe Shostock3 and see how it works with those. I'm currently on Mr cooks rom and data is working just fine
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Cooked rom it's perfect. ..:cool:

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Cooked rom it's perfect. ..:cool:

Success is never final
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can I get a link or do I have to look though the thread LOL is it 4.3?

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razen_kain said:
I'm not really sure i understand your3g problem. I know when the data connection is dormant it drops to 3g to save battery but when data is needed it jumps to h+. Since you said h and h+are working fine i suspect it's just doing what it's supposed to do. If that's not right please explain how.

Also, as indigoak said, cm 10.1 is very buggy when it comes to data. I would try Mr cooks cooked rom or maybe Shostock3 and see how it works with those. I'm currently on Mr cooks rom and data is working just fine
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I wouldn't mind if it went to 3G and was just slower but when my phone says "3G" no data works at all... it doesn't say no connection it just waits like its trying to load something but never does, it just times out... if Cooks ROM is Jellybean I will defiantly give that a try...
 
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razen_kain said:
Yes. I777 ucmd8 cooked version 1.7

No idea why my link didn't work it takes me to his rom in tapatalk...

You could also just go to Mr cooks profile and view his topics
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so its not 4.3 or even 4.2.2. like we have now its 4.1.2? will I loose anything? blah Ill try it, if I don't like it Ill re-flash CM or try something else... Google pushed 4.3 for the nexus I hope this will get it, I love this phone so much I might not sell it after all but hey when money is needed.... LOL
 
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Correct. It is 4.1.2.
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I was wondering I loved getting rid of gingerbread on this phone it was a joke imo but would it be even worth messing with on the SGH_S959G to upgrade it higher than 4.1.2? On gingerbread I couldn't install some apps I wanted but now I can use everything I have come across and wanted so far...

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RoCKOwNz said:
I was wondering I loved getting rid of gingerbread on this phone it was a joke imo but would it be even worth messing with on the SGH_S959G to upgrade it higher than 4.1.2? On gingerbread I couldn't install some apps I wanted but now I can use everything I have come across and wanted so far...

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I don't see any any big difference in android 4.2.2.
 
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So I flashed that new ROM and I'm having some issues that I think are going to be a dealbreaker for me. First of all tethering doesn't work at all it says one moment please there for about a minute and then just shuts off like I never hit the button. The other issue is Google Maps Navigation when I try to use it it keeps acting like someone's long pressing the Home button or just pressing the Home button it does work after I actually get the thing loaded but it will xscape to the home screen and will run minimized if I keep trying to open it it will eventually crash. Other GPS programs work fine but I like how Google Maps is in bedded in the Google web browser so I can just click on things and go right too it... I guess the real deal breaker for me is the tethering although I'm not a band with hog I do need to tether from time to time for important things... Anyone else have this issue with cooked ROM? FYI the data seems to be working now so it was cm.....

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StoneComputers said:
So I flashed that new ROM and I'm having some issues that I think are going to be a dealbreaker for me. First of all tethering doesn't work at all it says one moment please there for about a minute and then just shuts off like I never hit the button. The other issue is Google Maps Navigation when I try to use it it keeps acting like someone's long pressing the Home button or just pressing the Home button it does work after I actually get the thing loaded but it will xscape to the home screen and will run minimized if I keep trying to open it it will eventually crash. Other GPS programs work fine but I like how Google Maps is in bedded in the Google web browser so I can just click on things and go right too it... I guess the real deal breaker for me is the tethering although I'm not a band with hog I do need to tether from time to time for important things... Anyone else have this issue with cooked ROM? FYI the data seems to be working now so it was cm.....

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Well i don't use Wi-Fi tethering because i don't like having straight talk shut off my mobile data and i don't let Google maps anywhere NEAR my phone. I do use mapquest and it works great on this rom and doesn't wake my phone up ten thousand times a day.
 
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StoneComputers said:
So I flashed that new ROM and I'm having some issues that I think are going to be a dealbreaker for me. First of all tethering doesn't work at all it says one moment please there for about a minute and then just shuts off like I never hit the button. The other issue is Google Maps Navigation when I try to use it it keeps acting like someone's long pressing the Home button or just pressing the Home button it does work after I actually get the thing loaded but it will xscape to the home screen and will run minimized if I keep trying to open it it will eventually crash. Other GPS programs work fine but I like how Google Maps is in bedded in the Google web browser so I can just click on things and go right too it... I guess the real deal breaker for me is the tethering although I'm not a band with hog I do need to tether from time to time for important things... Anyone else have this issue with cooked ROM? FYI the data seems to be working now so it was cm.....

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Tethering is fixed in version 1.8 which will be available within the next couple hours.

Google maps is garbage.


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I guess if I was to read it notes I would know that huh? I really like the setup of Google Maps and its navigation waze works good I guess... I wish I could have the old navigation apps back the changes they made a horrible I hear they're not working on a lot of phones... I'm driving in my car right now so if any of this sounds funny it's because I'm using text to speech I tried a free tether program and it worked just fine even though I'll let me only use it for 5 minutes so I guess is nothing wrong with it persay.... I don't know I'll look for a maps alternative but I haven't found anything that was as accurate as Google Maps what do you use?

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---------- Post added at 10:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:17 PM ----------

...and when you say update does that mean I'm going to have to reformat my phone since this rom I just installed at reset and wipe built into it? Or do you think he's going to release a patch that current users can just install to fix the wifi?

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---------- Post added at 10:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:24 PM ----------

And by him I mean you sorry I thought I was still talking to the ninja guy lol

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    I NOR ANYONE ELSE BUT YOURSELF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, LOSS, OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT MAY RESULTS FROM FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS, OR USING ANYTHING FOUND ON THIS PAGE ----USE AT YOUR OWN RISK----


    CONSIDER THIS THE ONLY VALID POST IN THIS THREAD- EVERYTHING AFTER THIS POST COULD BE INCORRECT
    ALL DANGEROUS LINKS HAVE BEEN REMOVED. IF I MISSED ANYTHING, AND A LINK TAKES YOU TO DEV-HOST- PLEASE CLOSE THE PAGE IMMEDIATELY, NONE OF THE LINK ON THAT SITE ARE SAFE!!!! If you're looking for one of the missing files try asking in the thread someone may still have them.
    If your using the information on this page please remember to HIT THE THANKS BUTTON.

    THIS IS ONLY FOR THE STRAIGHT TALK S2 MODEL# SGH-S959G...... NOT COMPATIBLE WITH ANY OTHER PHONE.

    THE BEST WAY TO ROOT / OR FLASH A CUSTOM ROM -
    Install RECOVERY using ODIN, make a BACKUP, then flash the ROOT ZIP in RECOVERY.
    - TWRP 2.7.1.0 Odin-
    - Make a backup with TWRP before going any further. Boot into recovery, select backup/ restore, backup.
    - Root Zip- flash zip through CWM thanks to cynnar-
    Mirror-
    -You will need to install busybox from the market if staying on stock+ root.
    - PhilZ CWM v6.0.2.7 If you will be using a Siyah based kernel ( AJK Kernel ), or would like the extra options in CWM flash this- View attachment 1703135

    If you prefer CWM flashable zips can be found further down, and throughout the thread (search).


    - ROMs
    - I777 Main Thread- http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1301 (Android Development, and Ported Development to find ROMs)
    - OR flash CyanogenMod 10.1 from link below (this is flashed in CWM) From CyanogenMod 10.1 all i777 custom ROMs are compatible.
    - CyanogenMod, and most all custom ROMs are already rooted when you flash them, no need to root first.
    - You may need to change your APN for data to work with some custom ROMs. Stock APN is at the bottom of this post. Usually you can just edit the included APN from att.mvno to wap.tracfone , and save it, then select it. If data still doesn't work delete all other APNs besides the one you're using.


    - ODIN INSTRUCTIONS -
    - Samsung drivers must be installed on your computer- Samsung Drivers- http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SGH-S959ZKATFN
    - Download Odin 1.85- View attachment Odin3-v1.85.7z and unzip.
    - Enable USB Debugging in Settings menu of phone.
    - Put your phone in Download Mode - -Power off, Hold volume down button, Plug in USB connected to computer, Hit volume up when prompted.
    - Open Odin folder, Click Odin3 v1.85.exe, With your phone connected the box under ID:COM should be yellow (if it's not you missed a step earlier), Click PDA, Select the file you downloaded earlier, DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ELSE- MAKE SURE AUTO REBOOT AND F. RESET TIME ARE THE ----ONLY----- THINGS CHECKED----- AND RE-PARTITION AND FLASH LOCK ARE ----NOT---- CHECKED....., Press Start (It will take a few minutes to load everything do not touch your computer or the phone during any of this, after the phone re-boots it may take a few minutes to load back up leave it alone until it has fully started up and at the home screen). You should get a green PASS message in the top box.


    - CWM ZIP FLASHING -
    - Save Zip file to be flashed to the Root (not in a folder) of your External SD card
    - BOOT INTO RECOVERY- Phone off
    - Hold volume up, volume down and power button. (You can release just the power button at the samsung screen but dont have to).
    - Select -install zip from sdcard, -choose zip from sdcard, -select the zip file you put there earlier, -it will ask you to confirm, select -yes -install
    - If you are installing a custom ROM Do this FIRST before installing Zip, -wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, select -advanced, -wipe dalvik cache


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    FACTORY FIRMWARE (IN CASE OF SOFT-BRICK)
    Before returning to Stock remember to format your preload partition. This can be achevied with my ROM wipe script found here- http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38199542

    ---CREDIT--- eclipsedarkmoon
    This will only work with Heimdall-
    - Download Heimdall 1.3.1-
    Heimdall Suite 1.3.1 Windows https://github.com/downloads/Benjamin-Dobell/Heimdall/heimdall-suite-1.3.1-win32.zip
    Heimdall Suite 1.3.1 OS X 10.4+ https://github.com/downloads/Benjamin-Dobell/Heimdall/heimdall-suite-1.3.1-mac.dmg

    - Download Factory Firmware -

    - Mirror-

    - Open Heimdall, click Drivers, zadig.exe
    - Put phone in Download Mode--Power off, Hold volume down button, Plug in USB connected to computer, Hit volume up when prompted
    - zadig.exe menu, List all devices, Choose Samsung USB composite device (or similar) from list, Press Install Drivers (if you receive a message about being unable to verify the publisher of the driver click "Install this driver software anyway". Your computer may also need to restart for this).
    - Now open heimdall-frontend.exe, on the Load Package (main page) select Browse from Heimdall firmware package, Select the Factory Firmware you downloaded earlier (it will take a minute while Heimdall extracts it), Once extracted press Load / Customise in the bottom right corner (this takes you to the Flash page),--- Select FACTORYFS in the box on the right labeled Partitions(Files), DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ELSE- MAKE SURE REPARTITION AND NO REBOOT ARE---- NOT----- CHECKED.... Press Start in the bottom right corner. (It will take a few minutes to load everything do not touch your computer or the phone during any of this, after the phone re-boots it may take a few minutes to load back up leave it alone until it has fully started up and at the home screen).
    - Hopefully it has been brought back from the Dead.

    - Odin flashable Factory Firmware -thanks to root4rd3d-
    Uncompressed version-
    - Put your phone in Download Mode --Power off, Hold volume down button, Plug in USB connected to computer, Hit volume up when prompted
    - Open Odin folder, Click Odin3 v1.85.exe, With your phone connected the box under ID:COM should be yellow (if it's not you missed a step earlier), Click PDA, Select the file you downloaded earlier, DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ELSE- MAKE SURE AUTO REBOOT AND F. RESET TIME ARE THE ----ONLY----- THINGS CHECKED----- AND RE-PARTITION AND FLASH LOCK ARE ----NOT---- CHECKED....., Press Start (It will take a few minutes to load everything do not touch your computer or the phone during any of this, after the phone re-boots it may take a few minutes to load back up leave it alone until it has fully started up and at the home screen). You should get a green PASS message in the top box.

    - STOCK ROM CWM FLASH -thanks to mr-cook
    (this is will not change your recovery or modem)
    - Download-
    - Place on the root of your Ext.SD
    - Boot into CWM recovery (if you can't do this start at the top of the page!)
    - Factory reset * Wipe cache * Wipe dalvik cache
    - Install zip from sdcard, choose zip from sdcard, select zip you downloaded earlier, confirm install
    - Reboot
    - STOCK MODEM- View attachment S959GUDLG1_modem.zip
    - STOCK 3e RECOVERY Not sure why you would want it, but just in case- removed (YOU MUST FLASH THIS LAST TO RETURN TO STOCK)-


    - IF YOU GET BOOT-LOOP- Boot into recovery
    - Phone off
    - Hold volume up, volume down and power button. (You can release just the power button at the samsung screen but dont have to).
    - Factory reset, wipe cache
    - Reboot

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    ROOT ZIP-
    Flash through CWM thanks to cynnar- View attachment SGH-S959G_Root.zip

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    SGH-S959G - CyanogenMod

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    MODEMS
    (Install with CWM)
    -I777UCMD8- This is the Newest Available

    - Stock- S959GUDLG1 thanks to mr-cook- View attachment S959GUDLG1_modem.zip

    - I777UCLL6- ATT UCLL6 thanks to mr-cook- View attachment I777UCLL6_modem.zip

    - I777UCLK3- ATT UCLK3 thanks to mr-cook- View attachment I777UCLK3_modem.zip

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    REMOVING THE YELLOW TRIANGLE

    GINGERBREAD ONLY! (Root Required)
    - Extract the stock zImage from the factory firmware at the top of this page (I used 7zip, and needed to extract it twice to get it apart).
    - Put the stock zImage on the root (not in a folder) of your internal SD card. You can do this through the usb, adb push (adb push- Copy and paste the zImage into your folder with adb, connect your phone with usb, then command- adb push zImage /sdcard/zImage), whatever method you like.
    - Now using adb shell, or terminal emulator found in the market (if you don't' have adb ask GOOGLE) issue the command (capitilazation and spacing matter):

    $ adb shell
    $ su
    # dd if=/sdcard/zImage of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5

    This must be done as #, if you have a $ enter command: su
    You must already be rooted for this to work. To switch to a different kernel afterwards you can use the same method, or CWM without getting the yellow triangle again or increasing the flash counter. As long as you flash internally, if you use Odin or Heimdall to flash anything thats not stock it will come back.


    REMOVING YELLOW TRIANGLE ICS AND ABOVE!
    -If running ICS or above you can use triangle away found here- http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=22462960

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    CWM
    Flash these from CWM

    CWM RECOVERY v6.0.2.7 (ODIN flash) Thanks to r00t4rd3d-

    - PhilZ CWM v6.0.2.7 built by AJ Newkirk- (Thanks to mr-cook)- View attachment 1703135 (This is compatible with AJ Newkirks Siyah kernel and jeboo's new features in SHOstock3)
    - Phil's CWM v6.0.2.7 built by AJ Newkirk- (Thanks to mr-cook)-this one gets rid of the blue progress bar on the s2 boot screen, that's the only difference.

    - CWM v6.0.2.7- (Thanks to mr-cook)- View attachment 1703137

    -6.0.4.4 Odin-

    - CWM v6.0.4.4- (Thanks to mr-cook)- View attachment 2387202

    -6.0.4.5 Odin-

    -6.0.4.5 zip-


    -AJK CWM Odin-


    -TWRP 2.7.0.0 recovery "thanks to razen kain" (flash from recovery)-
    Let me know if this link gets killed and I'll add it to Dev host.

    Flashing other versions of CWM with adb (Root Required)
    - Extract the zImage (boot.img) from the ROM of your choice (I use 7zip to extract it).
    - Put the zImage (boot.img) on the root (not in a folder) of your internal SD card. You can do this through the usb, adb push (adb push- Copy and paste the zImage into your folder with adb, connect your phone with usb, then command- adb push zImage /sdcard/zImage), whatever method you like.
    - Now using adb shell (if you don't' have adb ask GOOGLE) issue the command (capitilazation and spacing matter):


    $ adb shell
    $ su
    # dd if=/sdcard/zImage of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6

    or if it's a boot.img

    # dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6



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    ADB (android debug bridge)

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    STOCK APN
    APN
    Name- Straight Talk
    APN- wap.tracfone
    Proxy- Not set
    Port- Not set
    User name- Not set
    Password- Not set
    Server- Not set
    MMSC- http://mmsc.cingular.com/
    MMS proxy- mms2.tracfone.com
    MMS port- 80
    MCC- 310
    MNC- 410
    Authentication type- Not set
    APN type- default,supl,mms


    BYOP sim card APN
    APN
    Name- Straight Talk
    APN- att.mvno
    Proxy- Not set
    Port- Not set
    User name- Not set
    Password- Not set
    Server- Not set
    MMSC- http://mmsc.cingular.com/
    MMS proxy- mms2.tracfone.com
    MMS port- 80
    MCC- 310
    MNC- 410
    Authentication type- Not set
    APN type- default,supl,mms

    New APN
    Name: Straight Talk
    Apn: tfdata
    MMSC: http://mms-tf.net
    Mms proxy : mms3.tracfone.com
    MMS PORT: 80
    MCC:310
    MNC:410
    APN TYPE: default,supl,mms



    SIM unlock threads
    - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=10456038

    - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30541172

    If you don't have service after unlocking and switching SIM cards you need to flash an at&t modem like I777UCLL6 found above. Apparently the modem used by Straight Talk only works with their service.


    Being THROTTLED? read this-

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    - I777 Main Thread-

    - Samsung Drivers-


    - BOOT INTO RECOVERY-
    Phone off- Hold volume up, volume down and power button until you reach Recovery menu.


    - DOWNLOAD MODE-
    Power off, Hold volume down button, Plug in USB connected to computer, Hit volume up when prompted


    - CWM ZIP FLASHING -
    - Save Zip file to be flashed to the Root (not in a folder) of your External SD card
    - BOOT INTO RECOVERY- Phone off
    - Hold volume up, volume down and power button. (You can release just the power button at the samsung screen but dont have to).
    - Select -install zip from sdcard, -choose zip from sdcard, -select the zip file you put there earlier, -it will ask you to confirm, select -yes -install
    - If you are installing a custom ROM Do this FIRST before installing Zip, -wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, select -advanced, -wipe dalvik cache


    -Link to my CWM flashable Wipe Scripts-


    More to come.......

    THANKS
    None of this would be possible without
    - Entropy512
    - eclipsedarkmoon
    - r00t4rd3d
    - RenderBroken
    - and everyone else that has posted here, tested, questioned, etc...
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    AJ Newkirk
    AJ Newkirk
    Off-Topic:

    I just wanted to take a minute to congratulate mr-cook on becoming an XDA Recognized Contributor! :good: :good:

    This guy gives so much to the SII community and it is great to see him be recognized for his efforts.

    Congrats!

    /Off-Topic
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    mr-cook
    razen_kain said:
    The op needs to be updated with this'd information...

    The latest cwm is only for kitkat ROMs, that's cm 11+. Of you want to go with jelly bean ROMs like the one you're trying to use, you need to use cwm 6.0.2.7 it's older but JB won't flash on the newer ones. There are a few different versions but any will work as long add it's philZ, AJK, or 6.0.2.7

    Since you already have cwm installed you can just DL the zips and flash them in recovery then reboot "recovery" and it will be complete. No need for Odin now. Try that and get back to us
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    I think I'm just going to replace CWM with the new TWRP in the op. It seems to be easy more compatible. Plus I like it better.

    EDIT: Done. Op updated to install TWRP with Odin to be more compatible.

    Sent from my SGH-S959G
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    razen_kain
    razen_kain
    mmystere68 said:
    since this post is in AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777 section...i thought it might be compatible. i even saw a lot of ROM posts where they says its compatible with i777 and sgh s959g....so i was in doubt and had to ask.....glad to know its not compatible...thx....
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    Apprentice Adam said:
    I thought it was...a lot of the ROMs I search are based on the i777 builds just have to make sure you have the correct radio installed.....I've rooted mine and used several different ROMs just based off of this thread. Searching the thread with the search tool will yield massive results. See post#5 from the OP that's a fairly good clue.
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    Ok ok ok wait... Let's clear up some confusion. The one and only difference between the 959g and the i777 is that the 959g has its recovery on a separate partition by itself, whereas the i777 has kernel and recovery on the same partition. The 959g can use any ROM or kernel built for the i777 no problem. But if you want a different recovery on 959g you must use one of the zips from the op or Odin. If you had an i777 and you flash a new kernel it will also install a new recovery as it will be packaged in the zip. If you flash the same kernel on the 959g, your kernel will change but recovery remains untouched since it is on a different partition. That is the one and only difference between the two. Happy flashing :thumbup::D
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    CWM

    -6.0.4.5 Odin- SGH-S959G_CWM-v6.0.4.5.tar.md5 - 4.88 MB

    -6.0.4.5 zip- SGH-S959G CWM_v6.0.4.5.zip - 5.01 MB

    -6.0.4.4 Odin- SGH-S959G_CWM-v6.0.4.4.tar.md5 - 4.80 MB

    -6.0.4.4 zip- already in the OP

    -AJK CWM Odin- AJK-CWM.tar.md5 - 8.01 MB





    Sent from my SGH-S959G
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