Don't start new thread!Post your questions HERE. - Epic 4G General

For all new people and everyone else,post your questions here instead of starting new thread.This way you can find what you looking for quickly.And please read this thread before posting new questions.This is a good way to save space and keep things organized.Thanx.

questions don't go in the development forum.

Is anyone working on making a rom that allows a user to pause/skip/play music using the inline headphone controls? Seems kinda stupid Samsung has the button activate the call log no matter what app is open...

infamousjax said:
questions don't go in the development forum.
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Root and development questions should.There is a questions thread on XDA in MT3GS forum(thats where i got the idea from),it was started by administrator to keep things clean and organized and it works.Why should i or someone else start a whole new thread if we just need one question answered?

juryduty said:
Is anyone working on making a rom that allows a user to pause/skip/play music using the inline headphone controls? Seems kinda stupid Samsung has the button activate the call log no matter what app is open...
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Good question,i haven't used my earphones yet.They don't work on modded roms or stock too?

Is it safe to remove the SD card when in Clockwork Recovery? I don't see an "unmount" option anywhere.

ragnarokx said:
Is it safe to remove the SD card when in Clockwork Recovery? I don't see an "unmount" option anywhere.
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Yeah i haven't had no problems with it,but you would be better of turning off the phone and doing it.Reason for that is,if you pull out sdcard while Clockwork recovery,put some files on sdcard and put it back in-Clockwork will not see those files unless you reboot the phone into Clockwork.So yeah,you can pull out sdcard while in Clockwork but you will still need to power off the phone for Clockwork to see new files.

lviv73 said:
Good question,i haven't used my earphones yet.They don't work on modded roms or stock too?
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I've tried all of the ones up on this forum and they all go right to the call log when you press the button on the headphones that came with the phone. I tried using the ones that came from my Palm Pre but that didn't work either. One click goes to call log (always), 2nd click calls the top number in your call log. Long press does voice command. Doesn't matter if you have the music app open at all...

but if everyone posts their question inside the same thread......... it makes it harder to search for each individual question!

I did try asking the question in the thread of the rom but it kinda got hidden away amidst the talk of those having trouble flashing it.....
Anyway I'm looking for the stock voicemail app that came with the phone I looked in a few rom threads and found the apps theyposted as being all the removed stock stuff but I didn't see the voicemail app in any of those can anyone tell me how to get this please?
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lviv73 said:
Yeah i haven't had no problems with it,but you would be better of turning off the phone and doing it.Reason for that is,if you pull out sdcard while Clockwork recovery,put some files on sdcard and put it back in-Clockwork will not see those files unless you reboot the phone into Clockwork.So yeah,you can pull out sdcard while in Clockwork but you will still need to power off the phone for Clockwork to see new files.
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When I was in Clockwork I pulled the SD card out, put some files on it and put it back in and it saw the new files.
How do you turn the phone off from Clockwork? Holding power doesn't seem to do anything and I don't see a power off option.

I've never had to turn phone off while in cwm but I'm gonna say you'll likely have to pull the battery
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J3ff said:
but if everyone posts their question inside the same thread......... it makes it harder to search for each individual question!
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This should be general root questions or questions about the phone.If you need questions answered about rooting the phone or about certain rom than you should post it in that thread.

Will the new update destroy my root access and if it does will I be able to root again.
Also I still have a stock kernel and I have deleted like sprint hotspot and the sprint apps

ragnarokx said:
When I was in Clockwork I pulled the SD card out, put some files on it and put it back in and it saw the new files.
How do you turn the phone off from Clockwork? Holding power doesn't seem to do anything and I don't see a power off option.
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Maybe in new version they fixed that,im gonna give it a try and see if it works on my phone,i know that in last version it did not.But yeah its safe to remove sd while in Clockwork

namelessbanana said:
Will the new update destroy my root access and if it does will I be able to root again.
Also I still have a stock kernel and I have deleted like sprint hotspot and the sprint apps
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It will destroy your root if you do over the air update,if you update in clockwork then it shouldn't.?Now will we be able to reroot again after ota update?I dont know,im wondering about that myself.You should search DI18 update thread.

If you have removed any sprint apps the OTA won't even work. If you've not removed any and are running a stock sprint that's already rooted and clockwork is installed then there is a zip file floating around here that will allow u to just install it with clockworkmod. Other then that you CAN root after the di18 update if u decide to go the "start from scratch" route.
Personally I went back to complete stock using odin and the di07 tar file. I then rooted and installed clockwork recovery. From there I flashed the signed zip file that can also be found in a thread here (sorry for not posting links and all its not as easy when using the app but all threads are pretty appropriately titled shouldn't be too hard) that got me to the di18 and the rest is history
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Question RE: OTA updates and root
Hey guys, finally jumped ship from ATT and got an Epic the other day. Kinda funny I was running DZO's Froyo on my Kaiser and now I am back to Eclair, but whatever..it's still night and day difference!
My question is regarding updates and if I can just jump into a new ROM. I have successfully 1-click-rooted and clockworked my phone. It shows Eclair DG17, Kernel 2.6.29. I tried to do an OTA update to get latest, but phone says its up to date, even though Sprints site says an update is available and DI07 is latest..
Where do I go from here?

Well ur still running stock from what I gathered in ur explanation so if u wanted to get to the latest update u can grab it from Firon's thread about the "non-stock" update. In that same thread he has the file available for those that are still on stock and just simply rooted with clockworkmod (you would fall under that) once ur on that latest update you can look at the different threads for roms and kernals
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jfg69 said:
Hey guys, finally jumped ship from ATT and got an Epic the other day. Kinda funny I was running DZO's Froyo on my Kaiser and now I am back to Eclair, but whatever..it's still night and day difference!
My question is regarding updates and if I can just jump into a new ROM. I have successfully 1-click-rooted and clockworked my phone. It shows Eclair DG17, Kernel 2.6.29. I tried to do an OTA update to get latest, but phone says its up to date, even though Sprints site says an update is available and DI07 is latest..
Where do I go from here?
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Flash your phone to stock kernel and stock rom(DG27) using Odin(factory restore)Then do sprint's ota update(make sure your phone is charged at least half way or it won't update),that should update your phone to DI17 or DI18(not sure wich one,probably DI18).
Oh,you can go to settings "About phone",System updates","Android update" to see if your update is downloading.

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[Q] Will DG17 prevent Froyo?

Cliff Notes, i saw this thread on the update to DG27, but I need to know if there is a short cut to get to the newest build or if Froyo will be unable to get without the playing catch up
I did some searching, but if you can forward any information there is about this, that would be helpful and a moderator can delete this...
I looked today at my gf/s epic and noticed she was on build version DG17, and from what I understand, this is old. I cannot find anything on the sprint website found here, so I took er to the sprint store for an update, and all these dolts kept saying is Froyo is not out yet, you need to wait, not listening to anything I was actually saying. After they began to listen they said she is literally stuck, SOL with the version she has until Froyo is released for her device, and that Sprint and Samsung have no updates for her device. Furthermore, whenever I check for an update on her device it always says it is up to date. So, after getting annoyed I came here for help.
I did read somewhere on this forum that being on the older build version causes issues with future updates. If this is true, will she be able to get Froyo if it ever comes out, and is it a good idea to to the updates in between (S:D700.0.5S.DG27 8/30/2010, S:D700.05S.DI07 9/16/2010, S:D700.05S.DI18 9/30/2010, etc), and, if it is possible to manually update the Epic, how does one do it? Once the morons at the sprint store started listening they said There was nothing I can do but wait for Froyo, but I did not instill much trust in them.
Thanks,
Carl
P.S. Please don't flame me, I know very little about the Epic and even less about working with it, but I am capable of doing the update, with your help, of course.
Here use this. Use Odin to go to di18 which is where she needs to be to get froyo ota. Unless you want the leak which works great for me it's dk28. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794138. Yeah for some reason you are still on the launch day software. You are 3 updates behind. Use that link to dl Odin and download whichever rom you want dk28 for 2.2 or di18 for 2.1 and use Odin to flash. You will wipe all data and it will be like getting a brand new phone. Just follow the instructions exactly how they are written. Good luck.
you can update your epic regardless of what version you're on to the current official build (DI18) which is "Eclair" and fixes many of the original issues with the phone. You you can also go straight to an update to the newest unofficial build (DK28) "Froyo" but this will make you unable to receive the official Froyo OTA update. But take note that the OTA update is not important as the developers on this site will most definitely provide superior alternatives to updating to Froyo when the OTA update eventually does become available (it has been delayed yet again).
THIS WILL DELETE ALL THE DATA ON YOUR PHONE
*Assuming that you want to return to the current official build used by sprint which is at this moment DI18*
*Only use main/direct-to-motherboard USB slot on PC (not on the face of your PC)*
*Only use high quality USB cable shorter than 3' and not the stock cable*
*Make sure SAMSUNG USB drivers are Installed*
*Make sure your battery is more than 50% charged*
1. SD Card is REMOVED, USB is UNPLUGGED and Battery is REMOVED from phone
2. While Phone is UNPLUGGED from USB, place battery in phone
3. Press and Hold the "1" key and Power button together to reach Download Mode
*KEEP USB UNPLUGGED FROM PHONE and phone in Download Mode*
4. Extract and Run Odin3.exe (Ignore the .pit file included in Odin3+v1.61andepic.pit.zip)
*Leave the "PIT" selection empty*
5. In Odin Uncheck "F. Reset Time", make sure "Auto Reboot" is the only box checked
6. In Odin click PDA and select your .Md5 file (SPH-D700-DI18-8Gb-REL.tar.md5)
7. Plug USB in PHONE and wait for yellow COM box highlight to appear in Odin
8. In Odin Press Start and WAIT patiently
Download SPH-D700-DI18-8Gb-REL.tar.md5 from the link on the first page of this thread where it says DI18 Update:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794138
Download Odin from the link on the Wiki --look for "Odin3+v1.61andepic.pit.zip" under where it says "Odin Stock Flashing" at:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki...Stock_Flashing
Download Samsung USB drivers from the link on the first post of this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=770388
so either way she cannot get it re sync'd back to do it on its own? is that what I'm gathering? I hope that is untrue. And either option she has to wipe her phone? The people at sprint said wait for Froyo but she needs to get to DI18? This is all a bit confusing.
cabrone1 said:
so either way she cannot get it re sync'd back to do it on its own? is that what I'm gathering? I hope that is untrue. And either option she has to wipe her phone? The people at sprint said wait for Froyo but she needs to get to DI18? This is all a bit confusing.
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Without DI18, you won't be able to get the OTA for DL11, which is final froyo. You will have to use odin, and yes it will wipe the phone. Just backup contacts to your Google account and use Titanium Backup for the apps.
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thomasskull666 said:
Without DI18, you won't be able to get the OTA for DL11, which is final froyo. You will have to use odin, and yes it will wipe the phone. Just backup contacts to your Google account and use Titanium Backup for the apps.
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This isn't entirely true.
There will be an update for DI18 -> DL** out soon-ish. However, an update from DG27 and whatever the other one is will be available *eventually*. How long eventually is unknown and could be forever.
I thought there was a di18 update zip floating around here that he can flash threw the stock recovery?
What I suggest is root the phone in question and install clockwork mod recovery. One cwm is installed you can make a nandriod back up. Use odin and the di18 tar to get to di18. Root and install cwm again. Restore tory back up with selecting data only. Now your up to date with apk your data. You are also rooted and have cwm installed and you won't be blocked from an ota unless you start flashing custom roms and removing stock apps
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You can have her phone on di18 in five mins. Them it would take her no mre than ten mins to set it back up. All her contacts are saved and all she has to do is reinstall her apps. It doesn't take that long. Plus the update to di18 update takes the upload cap off.
DevinXtreme said:
This isn't entirely true.
There will be an update for DI18 -> DL** out soon-ish. However, an update from DG27 and whatever the other one is will be available *eventually*. How long eventually is unknown and could be forever.
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Very true, eventually being the key word lol. If you do want the OTA right off the bat though, DI18 is the way to go. Mystery, I thought I saw that floating around as well, I just worry about the Modem.bin being flashable in clockwork; as of yet I don't know if anyone has been able to accomplish that. But with Koush's help it could be possible.
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Isn't DG17 to di18 just a firmware update? You only click android update in the settings when going from android 2.1 to 2.2 (software update). I don't think he needs to go to the trouble of using odin.... I could be wrong but its give that a try if you haven't already.
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Shadomastr said:
Isn't DG17 to di18 just a firmware update? You only click android update in the settings when going from android 2.1 to 2.2 (software update). I don't think he needs to go to the trouble of using odin.... I could be wrong but its give that a try if you haven't already.
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Of you read his post right you would realize he is on dg27 witch was the release firmware. He is 3 updates behind do clicking on check for updates will not work and amazingly he already tried that already
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Yeah what he said. ^^^^^^^
mysteryemotionz said:
I thought there was a di18 update zip floating around here that he can flash threw the stock recovery?
What I suggest is root the phone in question and install clockwork mod recovery. One cwm is installed you can make a nandriod back up. Use odin and the di18 tar to get to di18. Root and install cwm again. Restore tory back up with selecting data only. Now your up to date with apk your data. You are also rooted and have cwm installed and you won't be blocked from an ota unless you start flashing custom roms and removing stock apps
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Does anyone know of a step by step instruction for this? thanks!
musclehead84 said:
You can have her phone on di18 in five mins. Them it would take her no mre than ten mins to set it back up. All her contacts are saved and all she has to do is reinstall her apps. It doesn't take that long. Plus the update to di18 update takes the upload cap off.
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What is the upload cap? My phone is currently rooted and with CWM but still at DG17. Thanks.
Will DG17 prevent Froyo? At this point you first need to worry about Sprint and Samsung preventing Foyo and at the moment they are doing a very good job.
juejaimon said:
Does anyone know of a step by step instruction for this? thanks!
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Please see timothylaws post on page one of this thread or if you want to watch a video I don't have the thread handy but it is courtesy of Randyshear on Youtube. I hope I don't get in trouble for saying this but I would suggest subscribing to his youtube page. He is very informative.
musclehead84 said:
You can have her phone on di18 in five mins. Them it would take her no mre than ten mins to set it back up. All her contacts are saved and all she has to do is reinstall her apps. It doesn't take that long. Plus the update to di18 update takes the upload cap off.
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please help. LOL. I Wonder if it is something sprint can handle once froyo is the standard for the epic and i show them she does not have it, can they just push it on to it? If not, i'd love to have instructions or something from you, please
Update. So after the rumors of the upcoming froyo release, can sprint push it when the device does not get the triggered update? Or can the morons at the sprint store do this?
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[Q] Bricked HTC Mytouch 4G?

First off let me start by saying I now know what i did wrong. Next is there anyway i can fix it?
I didn't backup anything and then managed to erase everything... I have CM 6 but as of now all i can get is the boot screen. I tried recovery but that won't work becasue there is no backup. also Before I erased everything i managed to turn s on so now i have no way to turn that off correct? Im basicly looking for a way to restore my phone but if it cant be done then i understand. Right now I am using a samsung vibrant with Nero v3 voodo and understand how to install custom roms now
i have almost the same problem as you I don't know what to do I've looked everywhere.
zigg82 said:
First off let me start by saying I now know what i did wrong. Next is there anyway i can fix it?
I didn't backup anything and then managed to erase everything... I have CM 6 but as of now all i can get is the boot screen. I tried recovery but that won't work becasue there is no backup. also Before I erased everything i managed to turn s on so now i have no way to turn that off correct? Im basicly looking for a way to restore my phone but if it cant be done then i understand. Right now I am using a samsung vibrant with Nero v3 voodo and understand how to install custom roms now
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What do you mean... erase everything? How?
Possible steps:
1. factory reset from H-Boot, see if it boots up normally, then re-root.
2. Install PD15IMG from development section, look it up.
Good luck.
Man, do I feel like an idiot...
borodin1 said:
What do you mean... erase everything? How?
Possible steps:
1. factory reset from H-Boot, see if it boots up normally, then re-root.
2. Install PD15IMG from development section, look it up.
Good luck.
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I've tried this, but it still hangs on boot screen. Thanks tho.
That sucks.
S.I. 77
zigg82 said:
First off let me start by saying I now know what i did wrong. Next is there anyway i can fix it?
I didn't backup anything and then managed to erase everything... I have CM 6 but as of now all i can get is the boot screen. I tried recovery but that won't work becasue there is no backup. also Before I erased everything i managed to turn s on so now i have no way to turn that off correct? Im basicly looking for a way to restore my phone but if it cant be done then i understand. Right now I am using a samsung vibrant with Nero v3 voodo and understand how to install custom roms now
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Same issue here...I have nero v5 on my vibrant lol.
We should've just stayed with the vibrant...
Which recovery did you have installed and which h-boot
Did you try seeing if you could s-off through adb? Im not sure if this will work but Download the files you need to get s-off from ur computer and put it on ur SD card via a card reader or some sort, after you get the necessary files put the SD card back into ur phone. Hook it up to ur computer and maybe you can s-off through adb if you can get ur computer to recognize ur phone. Then IF it works, download a rom via computer to it SD card and boot into recovery and flash. Let me know what happens if it works or not
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Should have taken my advice from this thread.
I just went thru the same thing and couldn't restore any of the backups it just kept getting stuck on the flash screen. I downloaded the ice glacier rom on to a spare sd card and flashed it thru hboot recovery and it looks like that did the trick.
hi guys if you still cant get your phones working try mobiletechvideos.com, they fixed my phone , my phone wouldn`t do anything .good reliable service, yes its in texas.
Although you didnt create any backups, is it possible that someone can create a backup of a fresh ROM and send that to you?
youshoe said:
Just take the SD card and put a new ROM on it. Then go to recovery, wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalkik cache.
Then install zip from sd card and find it.
I like using Royal Panache 1.3.
I think it's stock Mobilicity ROM but no stock software from carrier. Good stuff.
MIUI and Cyanogenmod 7.1 are also good candidates.
I'm currently testing out ICS and you can test it out as well (but in your case, probably try a working one first =P) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1383629&page=1
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I believe this is the oldest thread revive in the my touch 4g, Congrats good sir.
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Nicgraner said:
I believe this is the oldest thread revive in the my touch 4g, Congrats good sir.
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Wrong, he just randomly revived a thread that last post was made in July 2011.
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He revived quite a few of them, trying to market what I believe to be his product. Just look at his messages. Don't want to write the name of the product, since it appears he's scoring just for that.
I've reported his posts, but didn't see mod response yet.
Yet they always get me
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Jack_R1 said:
He revived quite a few of them, trying to market what I believe to be his product. Just look at his messages. Don't want to write the name of the product, since it appears he's scoring just for that.
I've reported his posts, but didn't see mod response yet.
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Oh, as marketing for the app he talks about? I thought you meant ICS and was thinking well that just goes to feby's ICS thread..
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FYI if it's older than a week..just let it go

[Q] Verizon G-Tab Update - Effect on rooted tab?

If I do the Verizon update will it "unroot" my Tab? Will it screw anything up?
Thanks.
I'm not sure, I'm rooted and when I clicked to install the update, my tab did nothing. I know that doesn't help.
Same thing happened to me, there is another thread about this and there is a post of the update file, I ran that and it worked
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Same thing happened to me, there is another thread about this and there is a post of the update file, I ran that and it worked
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Do you have a link to that thread?
-- thanks, mike
Here is the dropbox link from the thread
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11358417/fcaaa4b8ca18.htm
this is the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12727936&postcount=7
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Here is the dropbox link from the thread
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11358417/fcaaa4b8ca18.htm
this is the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12727936&postcount=7
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Hmmm. When I click those links I get a bunch gobblygoop on my screen.
EDIT: Just read it needs to be opened in IE. Weird.
Yeah, I found it weird too.
I never tried from the Tab though, might work from there I guess
Update:tried from tab with Dolphin....same result as Chrome
Ok, so now it's on the Tab. How do I make the update do it's thing?
name it update.zip....put it in root of SD, reboot to recovery and choose install update.zip
At least that is what I did and it worked perfectly......do it at your own risk though.
robinsmy1 said:
name it update.zip....put it in root of SD, reboot to recovery and choose install update.zip
At least that is what I did and it worked perfectly......do it at your own risk though.
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Dumb question: How do I boot to recovery?
Turn off....hold volume up while powering on
Volume down to install update.zip and press home. (after menu comes up)
Make sure you have decently full battery or on AC
Worked! Thanks!
Still can't copy/paste from the mail program.
Update
I zipped the file so it should be easier to dl. Try this link. If you are going to rename it unzip it first, then rename. It was originally a htm file in my cache folder but as above some have had success renaming and flashing it. I have not tried yet myself yet as I'd like to here from people who have root and bootstrapped ext filesystem. If you do let us all know your results. Cheers.
https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Public/fcaaa4b8ca18.htm.zip?w=64e40992
I put the update.zip on rapidshare for anyone who wants it
http://rapidshare.com/files/456489639/update.zip
So has anyone successfully updated that was rooted and running ext4?
Will it affect kernels or root access? If this gets rid of my of my kernel and won't allow to reflash ill be pissed! So if anyone has installed this please let me know. And if it's for the worst. Tell me how to get rid of the damn update icon!
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coheirnt said:
Will it affect kernels or root access? If this gets rid of my of my kernel and won't allow to reflash ill be pissed! So if anyone has installed this please let me know. And if it's for the worst. Tell me how to get rid of the damn update icon!
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Root was still there, and kernel build number did not change. the [email protected] did change.
I cannot guarantee that it will not affect kernel, but it did number change the build number so it suggests it did not

I have a really stupid question

Ok guys I have a Samsung Epic running Gingerbread EL30, kernel version 2.6.35.7 Hardware version D700.0.5.
I have read and read and read both here and on SDX, and I'm still lost, also I'm as phone literate as a rock.
What I want to do is obtain root access to my phone without replacing or changing anything because I like the performance of eth phone, I just want to get rid of ads, and some of that good old Sprint and 3rd party bloatware thats killing me. is there a program out ere anywhere that simply gives me root access, without changing roms, kernels and stuff like that?
Download and install teamviewer and pm me the id and password and I can do this in a half an hour or so..depends
Sent From My SPH-D700 Running Android 4.0
Yes, install clockwork mod to have root and there's ways to manually remove bloatware. Look up qbking77 on youtube. He has vids for step by step instructions
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b16flybye said:
Yes, install clockwork mod to have root and there's ways to manually remove bloatware. Look up qbking77 on youtube. He has vids for step by step instructions
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This ^^^^^^^ but you will have to replace the kernel to get clockwork mod to stick. B16 has pointed you to the right place. Just follow the video and make sure you have a good cord, the stock cord is known to be crap. A Blackberry cord is better.
Big Goron said:
Download and install teamviewer and pm me the id and password and I can do this in a half an hour or so..depends
Sent From My SPH-D700 Running Android 4.0
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Huh? what the heck is teamviewer?
wolfen1086 said:
Huh? what the heck is teamviewer?
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It allows him to see what you see on your computer. That way he can just do it for you as if the computer were in front of him. It's a great tool for business and helping other people out. Look it up.
Thanks I looked it up and downloaded it, outta make MSE go ape poo poo here in a few
wolfen1086 said:
Thanks I looked it up and downloaded it, outta make MSE go ape poo poo here in a few
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Alright just PM me the id and password and should have you rooted in no time
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Thanks man, I'm watching a video now . looks pretty easy but I'm s
il not sure LOL
wolfen1086 said:
Thanks man, I'm watching a video now . looks pretty easy but I'm s
il not sure LOL
Do I need to have the phone on and plugged in to eh computer? if I do charge, mass storage or something else?
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dont worry about it just PM the id and password and ill talk you through the whole way well ill being doing the tech stuff you just need to do the manual stuff im unable to do.
Ok I'm firing the prog up now and I'll pm you in a minute
kennyglass123 said:
This ^^^^^^^ but you will have to replace the kernel to get clockwork mod to stick. B16 has pointed you to the right place. Just follow the video and make sure you have a good cord, the stock cord is known to be crap. A Blackberry cord is better.
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You don't need to install another kernel to keep root. You just have to remove the restore-recovery.sh file (I think that was the name). You would have to install Clockwork twice to do it.
1. Install CWM via Odin and reboot, pull battery once it shuts off and before it reboots, put battery back in and do 3 button boot into CWM recovery
2. Install su.zip and reboot. Once rebooted it will restore stock recovery but you will have root
3. Use some kind of file manager like ES Explorer and delete or move the restore-recovery.sh (I think that was the name)
4. Install CWM via Odin again and reboot. This time CWM Recovery will stick because that file has been removed which restores stock recovery.
I have done this on my phone and my friend's phone and CWM recovery does stick.
I was told the recovery.sh is not in EL30.
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Thank You Big Goron!!!!!!! My phone is now rooted and I have the exact same operating system as before, just with out amazon mp3 and a few others that were killing the battery
You are a genius.
I can't do a lot, but if theres ever a program I have that you need just say it.
kennyglass123 said:
I was told the recovery.sh is not in EL30.
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It did on my phone and my friend's phone when we did the OTA from EI22 to EL30. After doing the update, I lost root so I tried to go into CWM recovery to reflash su.zip and saw that it had reverted back to stock recovery. After I installed CWM twice and install su.zip, looked in the filesystem and saw the restore-recovery.sh file was back in it again so I assumed that the EL30 update put that file back in. It was a simple fix either way so I didn't really sweat that it had removed root and CWM recovery.
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Since I already have EL30, I'm hoping I don't get any updates pushed to my phone, now that I have complete root access, I can install whatever I want
Just make sure to return the phone to stock should you ever have to take it back to sprint.
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Why? if I take it to Spring it gonna be because the thing is totaled and doesn't work
Besides this is my last Phone from Sprint, I have another epic ( factory) from Best Buy and with their black tie service they couldn't care less if its rooted or not and thats the next phone I'll have turned on if this one breaks
Well guys thanks, for all the help but I just smashed my phone with a ball peen hammer several times, Google market said it was updating to Google play and it totally screwed my phone up to the point it went back to a factory startup, and since I have ptsd am under a lot of stress I lost it and destroyed the problem, Now I'm stuck with my wifes phone and its gotta go to best buy and get replaced cause its a total pos.
Starting to wonder if I even want a phone, I remember when I was a kid we didn't have phones and my life was a hellofa lot easier.
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Well guys thanks, for all the help but I just smashed my phone with a ball peen hammer several times, Google market said it was updating to Google play and it totally screwed my phone up to the point it went back to a factory startup, and since I have ptsd am under a lot of stress I lost it and destroyed the problem, Now I'm stuck with my wifes phone and its gotta go to best buy and get replaced cause its a total pos.
Starting to wonder if I even want a phone, I remember when I was a kid we didn't have phones and my life was a hellofa lot easier.
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Maybe you should add hammers to that list of things you shouldn't have too...LOL
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I rooted my cell after updating it to jb but my internal memory has turned permanentl

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Uh if it's rooted thendownload root explorer and then open internal memory and press mount as r/w not sure if it will work also I don't take responcibility of your device so do it on your own risk best of luck :thumbup:
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what do you mean internal memory has turned permanentl?
Need help too please!
I recently rooted my S3 i747 and then installed cyanogenmod 10. Keep in mind I am not a wiz at doing these things, however it did work. Here in lies my problems. 1. I hate this OS with a passion. Its just not what i thought it would be so I would love nothing more than to figure out how to remove it and return to stock firmware or another custom rom. 2. If i stay with this rom (for not being able to figure out how to remove it and install another) I am running out of storage internally. Its a great possibility I could have done something wrong. so with that being said, can anyone help me? I have tried more websites than I care to. thanks so much!
backup?
RicciLeigha said:
I recently rooted my S3 i747 and then installed cyanogenmod 10. Keep in mind I am not a wiz at doing these things, however it did work. Here in lies my problems. 1. I hate this OS with a passion. Its just not what i thought it would be so I would love nothing more than to figure out how to remove it and return to stock firmware or another custom rom. 2. If i stay with this rom (for not being able to figure out how to remove it and install another) I am running out of storage internally. Its a great possibility I could have done something wrong. so with that being said, can anyone help me? I have tried more websites than I care to. thanks so much!
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did u make a backup before flashing cm?? did u flashed a custom recovery like cwm or twrp then flashed cm10?
Hmmmm
ironhide602 said:
did u make a backup before flashing cm?? did u flashed a custom recovery like cwm or twrp then flashed cm10?
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Well what I did was follow along a youtube video... Which in turn may not have been the best idea. I remember doing some sort of back up on clockwork or something like that. I tried to go to recovery mode and restore but that didnt help. Im not sure what all I did to be honest. :/
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Well what I did was follow along a youtube video... Which in turn may not have been the best idea. I remember doing some sort of back up on clockwork or something like that. I tried to go to recovery mode and restore but that didnt help. Im not sure what all I did to be honest. :/
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edit... Pull the battery on your phone and put it back in. Hold up vol, home button and Power till you see the little words in the top left corner. It should say booting recovery really small. at that point take your finger off of the power button only and it will boot into Recovery.
If you have CWM recovery or TWRP you are golden...
Or else... see below
Find your phone in it's section you should be able to find a method using Odin to flash it back to stock and then you can read up and find the way to do everything you want.
Just do your research and look through the forum for your phone type/carrier and you should be able to find all of the information that you are looking for.
Search and you shall succeed!
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Sewrizer said:
why do you guys make things so complicated? the guy wants his phone back to stock.
The only thing you have to do is to go to www.sammobile.com/firmwares. Then put your phone number i9100 in the search box and choose any of the roms below. They are all stock, 2.3/4.x.x etc. The rom is in a zip file, however, you have to extract the tar file inside it.
Power off your phone then, while holding vol down, press and hold power.
Open odin in your pc then connect the phone to pc while being in download mode. press the pda button in odin and insert the .tar rom whoch you have just extracted. press start and you are done.
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Way to jump in 5 days later and after a ton of pm's... and he only wanted more memory to run aps not stock.
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Sewrizer said:
Sorry, I didn't look at the date, but that would have been a good fix.
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Well returning to stock is just as easy as finding a stock ROM in his phones thread and flashing it, it'll be better in the long run that way as well because maybe he'll learn something.
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