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Rooting Help

Alright, I'm a total noob. Just got my Samsung Fascinate, it is succesfully rooted with CW on it, but... dunno what to do next. I want to upgrade to DJ05, but it said something about data wipe, and I don't want to lose my stuff. Same with themes and whatnot for DI09; I'm decent with tech, I'm just not sure how I can upgrade and not lose everything I have. Thanks, guys. (If anyone actually has AIM or something, I could use a bunch of help.)
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obsidianchao said:
A'ight, so, I'm rooted, DI01 still (don't want to upgrade until I can afford Titanium Premium), Stupidfast DI01 kernel, and... what's my ROM called... uh... the slim one. Simplify. Something or other. With Dark Glossy w/ Slide Animations. Also, MTM Multitouch Dark keyboard. I <3 this.
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What exactly are you worried about losing? You can get titanium backup and batch backup your apps and restore them when back up.

Uh... see... I don't exactly know how to do that. -.-;;
I'm mainly worried about losing my apps, app data (game saves / bookamrks in my manga app / etc.), stuff like that. All I backed up was using the CW backup in ROM Manager, though....

obsidianchao said:
Uh... see... I don't exactly know how to do that. -.-;;
I'm mainly worried about losing my apps, app data (game saves / bookamrks in my manga app / etc.), stuff like that. All I backed up was using the CW backup in ROM Manager, though....
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I can help you if you have google talk. I was in your position not too long ago. Send me your g talk name if you have one in a private message
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Just don't check the wipe checkbox.
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Kristopherr said:
Just don't check the wipe checkbox.
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Won't I get errors and whatnot?

If you are using rom manager it should download the rom you choose, reboot itself into CW, and install the rom. If you don't wipe all your apps should remain. If you are worried you can use titanium backup for your apps.
I would use rom manager and boot into CW just to make sure. You can't just use rom manager to install CW you have to do that with odin. If CW is installed correctly it will boot into a recovery mode with green text.
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I know I imstalled CW right. So I don't need to wipe, like everyone suggests?

You should be good, I have flashed multiple times without problems. The only time I've ended up loosing my apps is when I returned to stock buy lashing the dl01 rom. I would stay away from flashing the voodoo kernel just use one of the stupid fast kernels or others. Voodoo is good but you have to remember to disable it before flashing another rom or you can soft brick your phone.

So... I can install DJ05 without a wipe?

obsidianchao said:
So... I can install DJ05 without a wipe?
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you can but it suggested to do a full wipe. i sent you a g talk invite last night, just waiting for you to respond to it and i can help you on there.

Uh, I didn't get it, did you spell my username wrong? Also, if I full wipe... then I lose everything, don't I?

obsidianchao said:
Uh, I didn't get it, did you spell my username wrong? Also, if I full wipe... then I lose everything, don't I?
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ill send u my name in a PM

obsidianchao said:
Alright, I'm a total noob. Just got my Samsung Fascinate, it is succesfully rooted with CW on it, but... dunno what to do next. I want to upgrade to DJ05, but it said something about data wipe, and I don't want to lose my stuff. Same with themes and whatnot for DI09; I'm decent with tech, I'm just not sure how I can upgrade and not lose everything I have. Thanks, guys. (If anyone actually has AIM or something, I could use a bunch of help.)
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i know the eaiest way to root your phone. i did this for myself and this is 99.999% safe, does not delete any apps, or anythng like that. go to this website: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
then go to the part above all the comments and below the donations. there will be a attached file that says z4root.apk. To open this on your phone, the requirements are androzip, and superuser which u can find both on the market for free. Download the superuser and androzip and then download the file. From then on, after download, androzip will pop up and ask u if u want to unzip the file. press yes. then wait. after download, press z4. then press temporary or permanent roots. < permanent recommended, u can also deroot after permanent root. > after done rooting, ur phone will reboot. go to ur app u need to use as a rooted phone and something wil pop up. it will be the superuser grant. press allow and then, u got ur rooted phone.
-Samsung galaxy s fascinate i500 -

A'ight, so, I'm rooted, DI01 still (don't want to upgrade until I can afford Titanium Premium), Stupidfast DI01 kernel, and... what's my ROM called... uh... the slim one. Simplify. Something or other. With Dark Glossy w/ Slide Animations. Also, MTM Multitouch Dark keyboard. I <3 this.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=913670

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
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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.

Working Superuser for TB Sense

This is actually relevant to more than just the Thunderbolt. It fixes Superuser problems with numerous newer Sense releases.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=886999
My su binary is already being provided via the root thread but the matching Superuser is not. Without the matching patched Superuser, you'll see FCs when apps request root if the Superuser app itself is open.
Just apply the update zip from the aforementioned thread to fix it. ROM builders should use my patched version as well.

Please update to this, I will be fixing the tutorial as soon as I can, and noting it here.

Rafi, good to see you on the bolt. Looks like we will get a virtuous Rom too. Ran your Rom on the inc till I got run over by the desire z, hd craze.
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Hmm, not sure if I should do this. I ran fix permissions in Rom Manager and it seemed to take care of all the problems. Everything's been working fine since then. What do you guys suggest?

i see no reason to mess with it if your set up is currently working

jacobk said:
i see no reason to mess with it if your set up is currently working
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I agree - however, in my case, nothing was solving the FC's - so I put in this SU and all is right with the world.
I think it's worth trying if all other permissions methods are failing - it certainly "feels" more stable.

This fixes su issues while the superuser app is open.
Flash it.

Thank you rmk & jcase

even aftere re rooting fix my su issue i ran this and i feel su runs wayyyyy smoother now for apps that need su.

jacobk said:
i see no reason to mess with it if your set up is currently working
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There is simply no way any newer Sense ROM works correctly without this patched version. You *will* ultimately encounter issues.
Don't believe me, try this. Open up the Superuser app itself, connect via adb shell, su system, su root. Observe hang. This is just an example, there are numerous other ways to have the issue occur.

RafficaX said:
even aftere re rooting fix my su issue i ran this and i feel su runs wayyyyy smoother now for apps that need su.
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Good. maybe you can apologize now in the debloat rom thread instead of trying to smear my name.

can you just post it in here...i dont like guessing games...i see 2 links to pull requests on github...i dont know wtf that means. some of us dont speak computer 120% fluently..

MYxdaUSERNAME said:
can you just post it in here...i dont like guessing games...i see 2 links to pull requests on github...i dont know wtf that means. some of us dont speak computer 120% fluently..
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Haha scroll down the page!! There's a flashable zip
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for christ's sake...big blue letters. i thought that was the top of his sig..but he lost me at github.
good to go...i do remember a few force closes that never amounted to anything serious last night...

doodoostains said:
Hmm, not sure if I should do this. I ran fix permissions in Rom Manager and it seemed to take care of all the problems. Everything's been working fine since then. What do you guys suggest?
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This was working for me until I rebooted. Once I did, everything was back to how it was.
I just applied the patch, restarted. VOILA! SU is working again. Thanks rmk40!

Superuser is acting up after working fine earlier. How can i boot into clockwork without rom manager anyone? thanks

frodsteamin2 said:
Superuser is acting up after working fine earlier. How can i boot into clockwork without rom manager anyone? thanks
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Turn off phone. Hold volume down when booting up.
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Was able to get into CWR after a reboot, flashed. Thank you!
Edit * this fixed all my issues. . Thanks again

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Turn off phone. Hold volume down when booting up.
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Thank you for the response, my newbness was the problem as there was a file on sd card that keep trying to install when trying what you mentioned above.

Still getting FC's in SU after flashing... Did I miss something?
Never mind, fixed after running a program that required root.
Thanks!
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Honney Villan

I'm using honey villan which has supper user built in. The problem is quick boot and quick boot plus always get denied. I uninstalled booth and reinstalled and get the same problem. It did work, maybe cause super user is bata.. Any ideas

Try running iconiaroot.apk. even though it already rooted, it should replace root access with it's own version.
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hope to try!

I had this same problem with hv, i would reroot, re flash a fresh install, it would be good for awhile then super user would force close and deny everything. I went to taboonay and havent looked back.
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Never thought of that one, will def give it a try.
After testing for a day, the problem is cwm. On fresh install of rom, su works fine, but do a full backup and then restore your backup and you will have no working superuser.

Been checking out taboonay and will give it a try next.

Euclid's Brother said:
Try running iconiaroot.apk. even though it already rooted, it should replace root access with it's own version.
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Just tried it and it worked fine, now I can use my backups. Thanks a million. I thought because su was the problem, but I guess it can't run if you loose root for some strange reason. It still breaks using cwm restore. Later on

Hi! I have a problem with audio on HoneyVillain 1.1 with two last kernels (3.2 и 3.3). When I insert the headphone jack into a tablet, a sound through external speakers does not stop

I believe your problem is not just with your rom. I have read others with different rom's having the same problem. I have hv 105a and it's kernal and not hit the problem yet, but I know it's there cause it did it a few times running stock. Just a software glitch. Just remember its a computer.

Not so random reboots

I updated to EI22, stock w/OTA update. I then rooted and things were working great. Then about 1 week ago, I did a CWM backup and when I restarted the phone just kept automatically rebooting approx. every 3 -4 minutes. I could not stop it no matter what I did. Then I restored the backup and it worked fine. A few days later, I turned the power off to put in a my extra battery, and when I turned it on, the same thing happened. I had to restore twice fir it to stop this time. Then this morning, I did a reboot to see what would happen, and again it happened. Mind you it was working flawless before I restarted it. I have tried everything from removing programs, turning off the wifi, leaving the battery out for a half hour, but nothing. Sometimes after it reboots, I leave it alone for 15 minutes and then when I hit the power button, it just restarts.
Any ideas before I put back froyo??

Sounds like a bad flash. I would Odin all the way to Stock EC05 then root then flash a Gingerbread ROM. Your error is either in the kernel or recovery to happen immediately after boot. It could even be a flaky partition table.
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OK. Funny, I flashed backed to a stock EC05 and did the OTA update so as to possible avoid any problems like this.

mszach said:
OK. Funny, I flashed backed to a stock EC05 and did the OTA update so as to possible avoid any problems like this.
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I figured that but the problem may lie in the rooting which required you to flash a kernel or in your recovery module.
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mszach said:
Any ideas before I put back froyo??
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Your not alone on this issue. I am also considering going back to froyo
ADW was nice enough to bring up a crash report that I emailed myself. In the stack trace I see that android Package manager has died as a cause of the exception. I am not a java programmer so am at a loss here to what's happening.

See also this related post

So I flashed to the ACS ICS rom and so far no problems. What a great ROM!! Many thanks to Marcusant and ACS.
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don't use the OTA.
just root ec05, flash CWM 5, flash modem update ec05 to EI22, flash a rom of your choosing. it's that simple. i don't see why people go the OTA route. it just causes problems with the recovery.
EDIT: also if you want Rom manager, check the kernel(or rom) for compatibility.

Why use ROM MANAGER at all? All the same tasks can be done from Clockwork Mod directly?
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robmoney215 said:
Why use ROM MANAGER at all? All the same tasks can be done from Clockwork Mod directly?
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I'm lazy sometimes and like to use a GUI...
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robmoney215 said:
Why use ROM MANAGER at all? All the same tasks can be done from Clockwork Mod directly?
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It was not supported for the Epic before but with the new CWM5 it is. It is much faster to boot into recovery from ROM Manager rather than powering down and 3 fingering into it. Plus ROM Manager supports renaming your backups when you are doing them. Also ROM Manager will continuously update your CWM if new versions come out. There is also OTA updates available if the developer supports it on their ROM.