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Traded Epic for Evo; Custom ROM not allowing activation on Epic?

Hi everyone. Yesterday I traded my Epic for an Evo (for my own personal reasons - regardless of how FUBAR they may be to you). I love the Evo and everything is going well... UNTIL the guy I traded makes me aware of a small little problem: Sprint says I can't activate the phone with a custom ROM on it.
I guess I must have forgot to tell him to not let Sprint in on the phone cracking, but too late. Now he is saying he needs me to help him put the phone back to stock. It currently has Quantum ROM 1.3 on it and clockwork mod and all that stuff.
Do any of you believe that the phone won't activate with this ROM? If so, do you have any recommendations of how to get this guy up and running - remotely? He lives 40 miles from me and it was a hassle for us to meet up yesterday.

Flash the modem stickied at the top of the Dev page using ODIN and you're golden. Why don't you just call sprint and activate the phone. You don't have to bring the phone into a store.

We did call Sprint and they put it in the system and everything and said it was done. However, the phone never activated

BTW, I am at that page and looking for the stock ROM. I see a couple of 2.1 ROM's, but neither of them seem to be the stock official 2.1

The stock tar is stickied at the top of the development thread, just follow the directions.
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I took a chance at the method at this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786266 and it worked perfectly. His new Epic works great and is back to Android 2.1.
Thanks for all your help everyone!

You need to run a sense Rom, sounds like your on an aosp... I ran into the issue with my hero
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REDFOCZ said:
You need to run a sense Rom, sounds like your on an aosp... I ran into the issue with my hero
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Last time I checked, the Epic ran TouchWiz - not Sense.
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By the way, the Evo is faaaarrrr superior to the Epic in my opinion.
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kasl33 said:
By the way, the Evo is faaaarrrr superior to the Epic in my opinion.
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Yes, at sucking, the EVO is faaaarrrr superior I agree..lol
But realistically if your gonna make those kind of statements at least claim why you feel that way >.>

Last time I checked my evo was slow as piss and everything lagged, including the Notification area, App Drawer and the whole 9 yards. On top of that it liked to eat battery like a starving child. Htc needs to learn how to make graphics drivers. XV6800, Touch Pro, Touch Pro 2. The cycle never ends, well besides the G2 of course.

kasl33 said:
By the way, the Evo is faaaarrrr superior to the Epic in my opinion.
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How's that real keyboard that you can type on without looking at the phone working out for ya?

digiblur said:
How's that real keyboard that you can type on without looking at the phone working out for ya?
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Lmao
But am I the only weird one that types on the touchscreen keyboard without having to look at it? Lol..
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For all those that are unrootable.

So, since you guys cannot root at this moment, I thought, why not make a thread about what exactly you are going to flash the instant you get root? So here it is. Be specific, down to the last mhz and themes...
I know once I get root, I'll flash CM7 with the Synergy theme on the market and the Tiamat kernel...
Have Fun

Art2Fly said:
So, since you guys cannot root at this moment, why not make a thread about what exactly you are going to flash the instant you get root? Be specific, down to the last mhz and themes...
Have Fun
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Lol... This makes sense!?!
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Yes..................

I would delete this thread before you get banned.

I dunno why he would get banned , its **** like this that makes people talk poorly about xda.
I just got my evo,(upgraded from htc hero) and as soon as we get root I'm going to flash miui. I had cm7 on my hero and loved it, but I want to try a few different roms out on this much faster device !
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Cm7, miui and synergy to test em all. Wife's evo had mikg, so i know that is a good ROM.
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MikG. I'm also gonna try some of the new kernels that just surfaced as well. Not much into themes, I like the stock look just fine.
Yes Marty, I built a time machine out of a DeLorean.

iwin2000 said:
I would delete this thread before you get banned.
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Homie posted this in the general area and it's a legitimate discussion. At least he didn't create a new thread complaining about not having root. Ya feel?
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Patience fellas that's all it takes is patience, soon there will be root for 2.3.3.

I will jump in...
As soon as it happened.. I have 3 guys at work that bug me 2x a day for me to root their phones.
I will start with one and work my way around the store.

I want my kingdom Rom back so bad its been like 2 months from the time I had root and that Rom was just getin good so I know it has to be perfict now

Kush Deck, whatever the latest release is (I don't torture myself keeping up with the thread right now), and the Tiamat 3.3.7 SBC kernel.
Then I will breathe a heady sigh of relief, make a nandroid backup to use as a daily driver, and start looking for the latest and greatest of everything and start my old flashing ways again.

Synergy will be my first choice. I liked all the betas,but then started having heat related reboots, went into sprint and the rest is history including my ability to root...

I was using VR Kingdom so I would definitely try synergy and Kings shooter port.....urghhh I hate not being rooted!
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I'm going synergy, kings, miui, and cm7
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olemarc said:
Synergy will be my first choice. I liked all the betas,but then started having heat related reboots, went into sprint and the rest is history including my ability to root...
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So you kept rebooting after the phone got hot and then you couldnt boot until you bat. pulled? Yeah, same problem here...

sharkboy0901 said:
I'm going synergy, kings, miui, and cm7
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MIUI ftw!
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My question is....is anyone working on a root???
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I'm going to put CM7 on my evo. Then I will call Sprint tech support from a pay phone and yell I HAVE ROOT B*****ES!!!!!

zachakin said:
I'm going to put CM7 on my evo. Then I will call Sprint tech support from a pay phone and yell I HAVE ROOT B*****ES!!!!!
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Call HTC and say that, not Sprint.

Another Sprint Hero Headed For Retirement!

Just wanted to say thanks to all the members of this forum old and new alike. I have been a member here since the early days (remember the Flipz Fresh Roms "reminiscing") but I'm finally moving on. Funny thing is, my Hero is still running strong! I hate to hang it up but I guess it's time.
Good luck to you all!
Peter A Rios via Taptalk on my Toshiba Thrive
Phone - HTC Hero Rooted CyanogenMod 7.1 nightlies
Tablet - Toshiba Thrive Rooted Honeycomb 3.2.1

seriously why does everyone feel the need to make a thread when they get a new phone

Bierce22 said:
seriously why does everyone feel the need to make a thread when they get a new phone
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Seriously. Who even is this guy?
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because...to show the emotion from leaving behind a hero. the best of the best for 2 years.

Who are you lol
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Who am I?
People know me.....Just sayin.

Need advice on new phone

I have a little dilemma. I have had this my touch 4g for a while now and love it. I am currently rooted running ics on my phone. The fact that I am a flashaholic and it seems lately new things are coming out for this phone every week or so, makes it even better.
My girlfriend just got added to my plan so we ordered a HTC amaze 4g because it was free. And after looking at the amaze section it doesn't seem likes there's much going on.from what I read they are stuck on drivers. Yet the amaze it set to get the official ics update.
All that being said my girlfriend had a flip phone so anything is an upgrade for her. Which phone should I take and which one should I give to her.
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I keep hearing that they have s-off on the Amaze, but it hasn't been released yet...but that's just what I read on here. I don't know it to be a fact. But I would probably take the Amaze if it were free, because I have found out recently that I don't prefer ICS. Not that I'm knocking mt4g, its still my favorite, but I feel like the Amaze will explode in development soon...
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jjbadd385 said:
I keep hearing that they have s-off on the Amaze, but it hasn't been released yet...but that's just what I read on here. I don't know it to be a fact. But I would probably take the Amaze if it were free, because I have found out recently that I don't prefer ICS. Not that I'm knocking mt4g, its still my favorite, but I feel like the Amaze will explode in development soon...
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I thought the same thing but then I saw that there isn't even çm7 for the amaze which kind of made me worry about development. Thanks for your reply though
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Ive heard that the Amaze is a great phone, but time is ticking and the development window is getting smaller by the day. Without development going on currently, people will probably move to a new device sooner.
Just my two cents.

If you want a device for development, go for some thing else like sensation or upcoming one s. If you want a great device that works, go for the amaze.
I got the amaze for my girl and Im switching to it too.

Honestly, if you want great developer support and lots of ROM options, you should go with a Nexus. Be it a nexus S or the galaxy nexus. They tend to have the liveliest dev groups. however, if you are into sense ui, it might not be the best choice.

Forget everything. Go for the amaze. They have s-off.

Amaze is a beautiful powerhouse
--sent from my glacier.

The only thing I am worried about from taking the amaze is the battery life
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eqjunkie829 said:
Ive heard that the Amaze is a great phone, but time is ticking and the development window is getting smaller by the day. Without development going on currently, people will probably move to a new device sooner.
Just my two cents.
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I told ya...it just blew up today! ICS official... They going crazy over there..I been reading up a little. Thinkin of getting one myself, but keeping my mt4g...
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jjbadd385 said:
I told ya...it just blew up today! ICS official... They going crazy over there..I been reading up a little. Thinkin of getting one myself, but keeping my mt4g...
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Hell yes. Official ics. I'm grabbing me an amaze asap now. That's all I was waiting for. My girl already has the amaze, so I'm installing the official ruu as soon as I get home

I have been wondering why the Amaze had just about died before it ever lived...its just too nice of a handset to not be customized. Id absolutely rather have it than the OneS
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jjbadd385 said:
I told ya...it just blew up today! ICS official... They going crazy over there..I been reading up a little. Thinkin of getting one myself, but keeping my mt4g...
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Omg thx for the update just in time
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jjbadd385 said:
I have been wondering why the Amaze had just about died before it ever lived...its just too nice of a handset to not be customized. Id absolutely rather have it than the OneS
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+1 Word, never even considered the one series devices one bit. Long live AMAZE!

Need some quick guidance.

Guys im sure as hell no newbie to rooting my own personal phones , but tomorrow my sister is visiting me from Florida with her new Evo on a fresh sprint 2 year contact (yeah dont ask) but anyways she wants to root her phone to tether on WiMAX. Could you guys guide me to the right links on rooting her phone and tell me which rom will be a kick ass rom for her. Most likely that will be the ROM she'll stay with for the rest of her contract.
Searching old thread isn't my thing. I rather suscribe to my own thread.
Also is the rooting process hard? My EVO 3d was a pain in the ass.
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shook187 said:
Guys im sure as hell no newbie to rooting my own personal phones , but tomorrow my sister is visiting me from Florida with her new Evo on a fresh sprint 2 year contact (yeah dont ask) but anyways she wants to root her phone to tether on WiMAX. Could you guys guide me to the right links on rooting her phone and tell me which rom will be a kick ass rom for her. Most likely that will be the ROM she'll stay with for the rest of her contract.
Searching old thread isn't my thing. I rather suscribe to my own thread.
Also is the rooting process hard? My EVO 3d was a pain in the ass.
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It all depends on the software. If its on 2.2 froyo you would use unrevoked. If its on GB 2.3.3 you would use revolutionary.io and if its GB 2.3.5 you have to use HTC dev unlock. I recommend that you put tommytomatoes classic rom on her phone. Its 100% stable and fully working and has great community support
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shook187 said:
Guys im sure as hell no newbie to rooting my own personal phones , but tomorrow my sister is visiting me from Florida with her new Evo on a fresh sprint 2 year contact (yeah dont ask) but anyways she wants to root her phone to tether on WiMAX. Could you guys guide me to the right links on rooting her phone and tell me which rom will be a kick ass rom for her. Most likely that will be the ROM she'll stay with for the rest of her contract.
Searching old thread isn't my thing. I rather suscribe to my own thread.
Also is the rooting process hard? My EVO 3d was a pain in the ass.
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Here is a great guide that I use/d

evo4gnoob said:
It all depends on the software. If its on 2.2 froyo you would use unrevoked. If its on GB 2.3.3 you would use revolutionary.io and if its GB 2.3.5 you have to use HTC dev unlock. I recommend that you put tommytomatoes classic rom on her phone. Its 100% stable and fully working and has great community support
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+2 on tommy's rom. Is under the new evo 4g original development section. As far as rooting go is pretty straight forward, just find out which android version she is running ( which might be 2.3.5 ), and go from there.
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Depends on preference, Tommy's rom's great. but have some variants for her. also may just show her some rom's she'll most likely want gb for stability and best performance. also HTC Sense rom's lagg a bit in my opinion AOSP seems to lag less for me and run more in a operational fashion.
edit install rom manager on her device and keep her stock rooted tell her she can change the software via that app. screen shot's info and downloads all in one nice little user friendly app.

Thanks for the great info guys. I'll be working on her phone tonight.
Just to make sure, with these roms, she still be able to use the HDMI out on the phone?
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