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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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Android keyboard disappeared......

Probably another stupid error on my part, but my Android keyboard has disappeared. Apparently I am one of only a few that doesn't like the Swype keyboard.
So I rooted my phone, and also am running LauncherPro. It wasn't until I installed LP that I discovered that my Android keyboard disappeared. When I long hold in a text input box, the keyboard prompt comes up.....but Swype is the only selectable option.
Fwiw, I hadn't touched any apps at all after rooting......when I noticed this. Shortly after, I started disabling some apps (never deleted any)....by changing the file names from APK to BAK. I wonder if maybe I just didn't notice until later.....and possibly have disabled whatever file the Android keyboard is in?
Suggestions? Fwiw, when I go to Setting>keyboards......Swype is the only thing there as well. I have also uninstalled LP and reinstalled, for ****s and giggles.
Help!!!! I hate Swype!!!
Thanks to anyone that gives this a shot.

I'm in the same boat. Also tried flashing from rom manager, with no success. Running dj05/.9 superclean/stupidfast 1.54.
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You can reload the Rom if it was there to begin with.
Also, why rename BAK?
In the original thread of rooting over at androidcentral it was recommended to rename them with a .old at the end and not change the APK. This way the file stays but no longer shows in the dock.
Also, if you have the files on your computer to restore your phone you can just nuke the stuff you don't want as long as it doesn't have a necessary purpose for the OS.

I am still new to the hacking stuff. I am halfway wondering if I lost my Android keyboard when I rooted. I followed the AndroidCentral thread for the one click root....and was successful. Fwiw, I cannot successfully install ROM manager either.....so I couldn't fix an earlier problem by running my backup from Clockwork.
Should I remove the root, and install another? Again, I am green to all of this stuff.....so the easier stuff is worded or instructions are given, the better. I guess I'm old.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Use the zip 1.5.5
Read the thread and follow the instructions. Piece of cake to get your root access back.

bwheelies said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Use the zip 1.5.5
Read the thread and follow the instructions. Piece of cake to get your root access back.
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I have Windows XP.....

As do I....regarding XP. There instructions for XP.

Do you have superuser? If not, grab it from the market. Also use ODIN and install CWMRecovery.
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bwheelies said:
Do you have superuser? If not, grab it from the market. Also use ODIN and install CWMRecovery.
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U do. I have ODIN as well, but can't get my computer to connect in ODIN to the cell phone. I have installed the correct drivers, but it won't work for the life of me.

LXative said:
U do. I have ODIN as well, but can't get my computer to connect in ODIN to the cell phone. I have installed the correct drivers, but it won't work for the life of me.
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Remove your battery, hold the volume down button and plug in while still holding the button down. The screen should come up with a yellow android guy and ODIN should show "COM" something or another in the top left box. This is how you get in to Download.

Can never go wrong with digging up old eclair threads.
good day. using xda premium.

I certainly would have waited 6 months for someone to answer my post ::chokes, clears throat::
Oops, I did it again - dug the Eclair thread up yet again
Another Fascinating post by my XDA app...

EA28 OTA

I just activated my girlfriend's phone and immediately it prompted for update, so I did. To my surprise it was not DL09, but instead EA28. So after some google searches I found this:
http://phandroid.com/2011/02/03/samsung-fascinates-ea28-update-coming-to-fix-emergency-calling-bug/

The site is basically right, they repackaged dl09 with the emergency calling bugfix and pushed it out with a new build number.

just got mine... I'm gonna have a seizure in a public place to test it out.

Does any one know if one click root will work with this update
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Deathbeaver said:
Does any one know if one click root will work with this update
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It worked for me on DL09 and this isn't that much different so I'd say yes.

Skrazz said:
just got mine... I'm gonna have a seizure in a public place to test it out.
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Youtube...

The only other thing that worries me is odin I have no idea what version to get our how to use it....thanks an advance from noob
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Deathbeaver said:
The only other thing that worries me is odin I have no idea what version to get our how to use it....thanks an advance from noob
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There is a thread on ODIN. Simple directions, I thought.
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So how does one "Make instantaneous emergency calls from a locked device in a time of need"?

Deathbeaver said:
The only other thing that worries me is odin I have no idea what version to get our how to use it....thanks an advance from noob
Just as a side note if your having to redo the phone from scratch make sure to put the pit file in the pit on odin otherwise the phone will not activate!
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One Click root works just fine! Just completed root!

I believe I was able to root successfully but when I try to flash ClockwordMod, it doesn't seem to be working. ROM manager says its flashed and has the latest version, but when I boot into recovery it is definitely not ClockwordMod. I cannot do backups or choose a file from SD to install.

PantsOnFire said:
I believe I was able to root successfully but when I try to flash ClockwordMod, it doesn't seem to be working. ROM manager says its flashed and has the latest version, but when I boot into recovery it is definitely not ClockwordMod. I cannot do backups or choose a file from SD to install.
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When you flash a new ROM it overwrites CWM, so you'll have to re-install it with Odin.

What is pit in general and why it is needed?

CNemo7539 said:
What is pit in general and why it is needed?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771426
may answer some questions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
may answer others
the search tool is great. google works too.

Update broke my phone!
I just saw a screen forcing the update upon my phone. I clicked "OK" but when the EA28 update installed itself on my phone, it locked my phone into a cycle of trying to install it again and again. The baseband version shows S:i500.04 V.EA28, the Build number shows SCH-I500.EA28, but the update keeps trying to install the update. It gives a Prompt to Install-Reboots Phone-Prompt to Install-Reboot Phone... I managed to get it to stop for a little while by scheduling a deferral of the update until tomorrow. Does anyone know how I can keep the update from trying to install?

Yeah I just went to ask if there is an update and it said yes. Afraid to update because who knows if it'll break root....
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Why suggest people to mess with pit in odin? You do NOT need to do this. Geez, people make this mistake enough on their own. Pda, choose file, press start... thats it.
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EA28 broke my phone
knmb323 said:
I just saw a screen forcing the update upon my phone. I clicked "OK" but when the EA28 update installed itself on my phone, it locked my phone into a cycle of trying to install it again and again. The baseband version shows S:i500.04 V.EA28, the Build number shows SCH-I500.EA28, but the update keeps trying to install the update. It gives a Prompt to Install-Reboots Phone-Prompt to Install-Reboot Phone... I managed to get it to stop for a little while by scheduling a deferral of the update until tomorrow. Does anyone know how I can keep the update from trying to install?
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I managed to get my phone to stop rebooting every 3 minutes by ending the InnoPath Active Care process and clearing the cache. But when I woke up this morning, the phone was at the emergency recovery screen. It went into a cycle of rebooting that made it as far as media scanner. I got it to stop rebooting by turning ON wifi (I suppose that's because Active Care needs WiFi off to do an OTA). Does anyone have any suggestions on how to stop this "Feature" that is rebooting my phone?

You tried pulling the battery (soft reset) i presume? After that theres factory rest, then odin back to stock
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Wtf samsung?

I'm having nothing but problems with this update. Feels like samsung just took dk28 and renamed it eb13. I went back to di18 from dk28 so that my phone can work properly thinking that eb13 would be worth the wait but nooooooooo now I'm back to frustration I felt using dk28. Damn samsung did y'all even try to test this or did y'all just rename and called it official?
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Would help if you would at least list said problems.
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mc-fine said:
Would help if you would at least list said problems.
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Here go. Bluetooth once again will not stay connected. Facebook sync force closing checker board web is back wifi is dropping 4g is not worth a damn. volume levels adjust for no reason sms app hangs when sending a text gps takes for ever to lock. I'm going play around with this some more and see what else happens
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I installed EB13 using the windows installer, which totally wipes the phone and I'm having none of those problems. Not knowing how you installed the update it's hard to know what happened but perhaps clearing the caches would help.

i used odin which does a full wipe and im having no issues. im loving this

I updated using the .exe file on the Samsung site and I'm not having any of the issues you listed. And after wiping my memory card it would appear my issues with my media files are gone as well...
Sounds like you should wipe, reinstall and see what happens.

I updated no problem...and ill be damned....I can play farmvile on my phone now...FML
Sent from my Epic 4g Runnin Froyo...rooted for my pleasure!!

Tbtltdts said:
I updated no problem...and ill be damned....I can play farmvile on my phone now...FML
Sent from my Epic 4g Runnin Froyo...rooted for my pleasure!!
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Kinda makes one think Apple may have actually been on to something lol

poit said:
I installed EB13 using the windows installer, which totally wipes the phone and I'm having none of those problems. Not knowing how you installed the update it's hard to know what happened but perhaps clearing the caches would help.
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Just did that seem to run a lot better now
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The more I'm reading the more it sounds like the safest, cleanest way to go is the full flash/wipe. I guess I'll have to test how good my data backups are after all...

How do you do a full wipe!?
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slevenkelevra said:
How do you do a full wipe!?
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Basically the full Sammy installer through a PC *sounds* like it will do it. But the recovery boot menu also has an option for clearing the cache and I wonder if that is good to do also before that, just to be thorough.

DroidApprentice said:
The more I'm reading the more it sounds like the safest, cleanest way to go is the full flash/wipe. I guess I'll have to test how good my data backups are after all...
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I think that's true about the full wipe method. The update.zip method assumes that you've got a fully stock phone that you haven't messed around with. That assumption doesn't work all that well with the types who visit xda.
On the plus side, I was using a DK28 rom (quantum) and did a backup in clockwork. After I did the "full wipe" (.exe) method and then did the old 1-click to get root and clockwork back, I was able to go to "advanced" restore in clockword and restore just my data. It worked absolutely perfectly.

Please...please. I beg of you haha. Explain howexactly I would wipe my phone so that I would be able to get te update. I was fooling around and deleted the nascar app and because of this I'm not able to dowload it without and error messege.
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slevenkelevra said:
How do you do a full wipe!?
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sleven, you really should do some reading on the forums and you could easily figure it out: [GUIDE] How To Update Your Samsung Epic 4G to Official "EB13" Android 2.2.1 in the Epic 4G Android Development forum is a pretty damn good place to start. I'd use the Last Resort (Easiest) method if I were you, since you don't seem to be big on figuring things out. CAUTION!!! All three methods listed here will reset your phone to stock, though they will leave your SD card and it's contents alone.
If you want to "upgrade" rather than do a clean install so that you can save your settings & programs, follow this guide:
Download the update.zip file from http://www.multiupload.com/K1MHLS6SNX
Boot into recovery by
Power off your phone
Hold [Volume Down] + [Camera] + [Power] until you're in recovery
Clear cache 3x
Apply update.zip
DroidApprentice said:
Basically the full Sammy installer through a PC *sounds* like it will do it. But the recovery boot menu also has an option for clearing the cache and I wonder if that is good to do also before that, just to be thorough.
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Droid, from what I understand the "full Sammy installer" completely reformats the partitions and installs a fresh copy of EB13 on Epics. However, I know there's a number of people who recommend booting into recovery (stock or CWM) and clearing the caches 3x in a row. I haven't always done that, but it does seem to clear up a lot of issues that people are having, especially if they flash with Odin / Heimdall.

slevenkelevra said:
Please...please. I beg of you haha. Explain howexactly I would wipe my phone so that I would be able to get te update. I was fooling around and deleted the nascar app and because of this I'm not able to dowload it without and error messege.
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sleven, I guess I'm taking pity on you, cuz here's a guide to fix your little problem. Be advised, you'll need to have root privileges and a file manager that can navigate root, such as Root Explorer. If you need help getting rooted, see One Click Root & Recovery for the Epic 4G! v2.5.5 Now has ClockworkMod Redirector!
In the Wiki, check out All *.apks & Framework / Apps safe to remove
Download the Epic System Apps.rar file from http://www.megaupload.com/?d=20HJ9004
Unrar it with 7zip, Winrar, Winzip, etc.
Find the Nascar app you deleted and copy it to /system/app
As long as your /system/app folder is identical to the Epic System Apps folder from the .rar (it's ripped straight from a phone), you should be good to follow the guide I gave you in my previous post. Good luck!
Credit where credit is due: obviously I linked to many other people's guides, wikis, etc. Thanks a lot, cuz that's how I learned to do all this!

I didn't wipe and I have no problems at all. All I did was install and run gps status and now I get instant lock even in my house. It think it is going to take awhile for everyone to get use to the setting.

DroidApprentice said:
The more I'm reading the more it sounds like the safest, cleanest way to go is the full flash/wipe. I guess I'll have to test how good my data backups are after all...
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With some people around here you might need to clarify that you mean to wipe the phone, not wipe with the phone....

Everything has been better than 2.1 for me (GPS, browser, etc), except bluetooth. Bluetooth still can't connect in my car.
If bluetooth would work, this ROM would be perfect.
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at first my GPS seemed to be much faster and more accurate (locked into 2 meters!) but now this morning I can't seem to get a lock at all...wtf???
I used samsungs pc installer by the way. Maybe I'll try using Odin instead today...
other than that, which is a huge other, the ROM is running great. I did have to root and run the manual sensor calibration utility though to fix the screen lag
edit: Just did a battery-pull reboot and all seems to be well in epic FROYO land.

Can't get my Vibrant rooted, please help!

I am running 2.2 and I have tried One Click Root and Z4root and a few others but when I try to Reinstall the Packages I keep getting an error. On one blog almost all the comments were from people experiencing the same problem but no one would give them an answer. I am not new to rooting Android phones because I started back when the G1 came out and I have rooted other peoples phones over the years but this phone is pissing me off.
Here is the blog that I was talking about: http://www.intomobile.com/2011/02/02/root-samsung-galaxy-s-captivate-and-vibrant/
EDIT: I finally got it rooted. I want to thank everyone who helped me. I installed the Clockwork Recovery and CM7 + Gapps.

If you don't have important stuff on there I would just Odin a pre-rooted stock ROM
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Juls317 said:
If you don't have important stuff on there I would just Odin a pre-rooted stock ROM
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How do I do that. Also I'm using a Mac but I can get to a Windows computer if I have to.

isjr said:
I am running 2.2 and I have tried One Click Root and Z4root and a few others but when I try to Reinstall the Packages I keep getting an error. On one blog almost all the comments were from people experiencing the same problem but no one would give them an answer. I am not new to rooting Android phones because I started back when the G1 came out and I have rooted other peoples phones over the years but this phone is pissing me off.
Here is the blog that I was talking about: http://www.intomobile.com/2011/02/02/root-samsung-galaxy-s-captivate-and-vibrant/
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do you have root explorer or file manager? if so, I can have you rooted in about 5 min or less
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Smartassassin said:
do you have root explorer or file manager? if so, I can have you rooted in about 5 min or less
Sent from my phone, not yours.
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I have the Astro file manager.

Place this file in your internal sd.
http://db.tt/er5nBa0B
Hold your vol up /down and power buttons. When vibrant screen comes up, release the power button but keep holding the vol buttons this will put you in recovery. Hit reinstall packages and it should take you to Red recovery screen, this means all text will be red. It may take a couple of times but once you turn red, you will be rooted.
As always, I am not responsible if you brick your phone and don't forget to hit the thanks button.
Edit : make sure the name of the file is Update.zip no other variations will work. You can change the name to read that in case it reads Update.zip.zip . DO NOT UNZIP.
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Smartassassin said:
Place this file in your internal sd.
http://db.tt/er5nBa0B
Hold your vol up /down and power buttons. When vibrant screen comes up, release the power button but keep holding the vol buttons this will put you in recovery. Hit reinstall packages and it should take you to Red recovery screen, this means all text will be red. It may take a couple of times but once you turn red, you will be rooted.
As always, I am not responsible if you brick your phone and don't forget to hit the thanks button.
Edit : make sure the name of the file is Update.zip no other variations will work. You can change the name to read that in case it reads Update.zip.zip . DO NOT UNZIP.
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Still getting the same error message as always. It gets about 25% of the way then says that there is an error.

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Still getting the same error message as always. It gets about 25% of the way then says that there is an error.
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and the name of the file is Update.zip and no variation?
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Smartassassin said:
and the name of the file is Update.zip and no variation?
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Yes, I learned about the naming trick back with 1.5 on my G1.

isjr said:
Yes, I learned about the naming trick back with 1.5 on my G1.
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odd it should be near instant. And it's placed somewhere in the internal sd?
What is the error message?
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Smartassassin said:
odd it should be near instant. And it's placed somewhere in the internal sd?
What is the error message?
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Yeah its on the root of my sd card. Also I don't have access to the phone right now to tell you the error. The blog that I linked above has the error in the comments.
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This is getting very frustrating because this isn't my first time rooting a phone.
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Did you do it my way or the blogs way? And literally just place the update on the internal. Mine is still Located just above my youtube and zedge files.
And... You are getting the same message each time?
I cannot remember if there is a fix permission in stock recovery.
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Smartassassin said:
Did you do it my way or the blogs way? And literally just place the update on the internal. Mine is still Located just above my youtube and zedge files
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I did both ways and after I downloaded the file I placed in my internal memory by itself (not in a folder).
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isjr said:
I did both ways and after I downloaded the file I placed in my internal memory by itself (not in a folder).
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well your problem is you are running into a sig verification error. How many attempts have you made my way. I know that it has taken a few goes to do on occasion.
And I'm not guessing you are dumb but have you rebooted then gone back and did you use the zip I listed or the other pages zip?
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Try this
http://jaxov.com/2010/10/fix-android-no-signature-verification-failed-error/
Same thing about brick and hitting thanks button.
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Smartassassin said:
Try this
http://jaxov.com/2010/10/fix-android-no-signature-verification-failed-error/
Same thing about brick and hitting thanks button.
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This fix is for already rooted phones. The first thing it says is that they installed a recovery image but you can't do that unless your phone is rooted.

isjr said:
This fix is for already rooted phones. The first thing it says is that they installed a recovery image but you can't do that unless your phone is rooted.
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oh. Welp I tried.
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I wondered he could adb push the SGS4G modded recovery so it wouldn't bother with signature verification
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