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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onlyclarity:
Hello All,

I have been working with my friends EPIG 4g phone for a while now. The first thing I did was use "superoneclick 1.7" to root his phone. Then he got interested in trying different roms+kernels, so he came to me for more help. Almost all the custom roms I was researching are EC05 based roms, so I looked further into it. For reasons unknown, he is still on DI18 Eclair (must not have got the OTA). I dug on forums and found the zip file that would allow him to jump from DI18 to EC05 (froyo), but I need a custom recovery to install the zip. No matter what I try, I cannot get the phone to boot into CWM recovery. (Tried both from rom manager, and using camera button+vol. down+power combination) I have tried just about everything that I can think of, to no avail.

I have also tried:

Unroot & Re-root using process found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=770388

Wiping all data via factory reset (really wish I wouldn't have, waste of a try)

Tried using methods found here:

http://forum.androidcentral.com/epic-4g-rooting-roms-hacks/34603-clockworkmod-recovery-rom-manager-guide.html

When trying to do anything in the stock recovery, I always get the:

e:signature verification failed errors.

Please bombard me with any and all ideas you guys have. I am currently about to try to manually install the CWM recovery by placing the update.zip file on the SD root directory. IF I can get that part done, I'm confident I will be able to get everything going. Another option I have read from other people's threads that I have not yet used is the Odin revert to stock and then flash some special .tar files. I took a look at Odin and don't remember seeing options for "stock" or anything, so if anyone can point me to a good Odin walk-through, that would be awesome.

PS: Ask me if I have failed to clarify on any aspects of the problem. Forgive me for not including more info on the problem, Ive been through like 8 hours of random stuff while trying to fix this, so Ive seen too much to remember everything I've seen.

Thanks in advance!

-Clarity
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gtuansdiamm:
Too many words

I kinda fell a sleep in the middle so yeah

If you want to return too stock use odin

If you want to go to froyo from eclair use odin

If you want cw use I've of the one click rooters

Going to cw is just pressing every button that is not on the keyboard

(power + volume up + volume down + camera)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattallica76:
Stock recovery will get you nowhere on this phone, and with all you have tried so far, I believe Odin is the best course of action. Here is a link to the Odin package-

http://www.mediafire.com/file/fn9s5cqkkwyu68d/Odin3+v1.61andepic.pit.zip

Unzip it to a folder on your desktop.

The necessary drivers and instructions for using it are here in the wiki

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/SPH-D700#Odin_Stock_Flashing

Follow the instructions carefully and be sure the drivers are installed before starting. Obviously, wherever it mentions the DI18 tar, you will use the current one in it's place. You can use this one, it's pre-rooted and de-odexed.-

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1021305

That tar file is still RFS file system so you will need to install CWM 3.0.0.6 and boot into it with the 3 finger solute so it can convert the file system to ext4. Package and instructions here-

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=897612

If you made it this far you should be able to install one of the current ROMs you've been shopping for.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onlyclarity:
Thanks for the responses guys, I will try that out when I get a chance. Might be a while though because I don't see my friend that often.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onlyclarity:
So I was able to use Odin and successfully flash the EC05 .tar. However, I was unable to flash the Syndicate Frozen ROM that my friend wanted. It seems to fail on the flashing kernel step, some blue text that is large and out of place shows up for a second, and it goes back into the recovery menu. When I try to reboot the phone, it is clear that it did not work (assuming the kernel install is failing). I am going to Re-flash the EC05 for now, but do you guys have any recommendations for ROM+Kernel combinations good for battery/performance? Link me up if you know of any good combo's, but I've researched it a bit myself as well.

Basically, I would like to know what I am doing wrong here. Is the CWM included from that .tar file compatible & ready to flash any custom ROM that I want? Or do I need to use that CWM 3.0.0.6+root that Mattalica suggested? The EC05 was prerooted, so I'm wondering what happens if I use the 3.0.0.6 exploit on top of this root... Let me know guys.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattallica76:
What happend when you rebooted that indicated it was not successful? If you had strange vibrations and a bootloop, that is common when trying to flash these new generation ROMs like ACS and Bonsai. A simple reflash usually fixes it.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onlyclarity:
The Syndicate one failed as the kernel step was happening, resulting in a complete ROM failure (syndicate frozen tries to install their kernel midway thru the ROM flash). I tried it more than once, with no success. It just kept failing at kernel and only letting me into the CWM recovery (probably had already erased the base ROM?)

I was able to flash Baked Snack 1.6 without trouble and he is going to try that out for now. Interestingly enough, I did try to flash the baked snack "step 2" kernel, which is supposed to be a bit better on the battery life, and guess what happened mid install: the same weird black screen with huge blue text that goes off the screen (I think it says it fails, not sure though).

Here's the kicker on that, the "about phone" section does say that the base-band is something like "baked snack 1.6 step 2", which is odd, but the kernel version section seems to boast the same kernel version number that it had before. This leads me to think that it may have worked, but again, I cannot be 100% sure. If you have any more comments/suggestions, feel free to keep posting. Thanks again for all your help with the Odin TAR stuff, I really didn't feel confident until you confirmed the method.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattallica76:
BakedSnack 1.6 is a RFS ROM and is DI18 based. If you installed CWM 3.0.0.6, it would have converted your filesystem to EXT4. BakedSnack 1.6 does not have kernel support for EXT4. However if you installed an older version of CWM it would explain how ACS failed to install and how BackedSnack 1.6 was able to install and boot.
[Desire General] libetz:
As simple as that :)

Another question: if I perform "format system" and then reboot, will I be left without recovery?

I bought my device already rooted, but I understand that there is some sort of stock recovery. Is it true, if yes, what does it do?

In case I reboot after formating system and there will not be recovery as I suspect, I will be able to flash recovery image via fastboot as usual, right?

thanks
[Desire General] davebugyi:
Format system will format the system partition, not the recovery.

Recovery will remain intact.
[Desire General] libetz:
Thank you, but I would really like to understand how it works:

I know that the Internal memory devides into 3 partitions: system ,cach, data.

Which are the ROM. (This "ROM" is actually just flash memory isn't it? and is rewritable)

Where is the partition of the recovery if so?

Are there more partitions than those 3 in there?

Now when I come to think about it, I still don't know where the radio partition is, and where the data of bootloader is located.

I would still like to know what happens if you perform "format boot". Is it the partition where recovery is sitting or it refers to the memory partitioning (aka Hboot).

and That too :)

thanks
[Desire General] NeoDriver:
There are actually more than those 3 partitions =)

There is:-

HBOOT - This is the bootloader its-self and contains the partition table

Boot - Contains the Kernel and a ramdisk used during startup

Recovery - Contains the recovery image

System - Contains the ROM installed on the device

Data - The internal memory, apps etc stored here

Cache - Pretty self explanatory =D It hold the cache =P

Radio - (Not too sure if this is on the NAND or not) Tells the radio chip how to communicate with your carrier etc (as far as I'm aware, someone feel free to correct me)

If you format boot, the phone will just go right to the bootloader without actually loading Android, but with a custom recovery it can be fixed easily by reflashing the ROM, nandroid restore, or by using fastboot to flash an existing boot.img. (Just a note here, flashing a Kernel wont fix this as the scripts used try to extract some parts from the existing boot.img, which isn't there after a format =P)

Assuming that you have an S-OFF HBOOT (Alpharev) you can flash any of those partitions with an image, using Fastboot as you mentioned, however, if you don't have S-OFF, you would have to do it through the Recovery (and you can’t flash HBOOT through recovery).

The phone does come with a stock Recovery Image, but this is very limited, Can only flash update.zip signed by HTC (again, might be wrong here), factory reset (Wipe data), reboot the phone and possibly some others.

Using either ClockworkMod Recovery or Amon_RA's recovery will let you flash custom ROMs, perform nandroid backups + restore (Boot, system + data) and a few other fancy things like wiping individual partitions =)

Hope this helps!
[Desire General] libetz:
Thanks alot! you've explained it very clearly.

I would like just correct a very tiny mistake, probably unintentional - Factory reset is "wipe data", not "format system + data".

I got the answers that I wanted and more. :)

thanks again
[Desire General] NeoDriver:
It was unintentional =P I corrected incase someone happens upon the post.

Glad I could Help
[Desire General] blaz4me:
wrong thread
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] neetee:
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[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] neetee:
Uploading......28 views and ...
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] PsyClip-R:
is this a gif animation or a set of bitmap files ?
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] neetee:
Oh... Zip file contains OEM...Dll file (the file show Samsung Start up Default Flash) and MSlogo.bmp with Samsunglogo.bmp. Sory for my bad English, you just copy all file in Bootscreen folder into \Windows and Restart and you can see the differance:D:D:D:D:D
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] neetee:
^^~

Update my new mod Theme
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] neetee:
Up date new themeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] neetee:
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[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] bug_menot:
How can i get the softkeys like yours? i have a Samsung Jack. Please Teach me haha...If you have something else please post it.
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] neetee:
Have you ever installed Delicacy Weather on your Device ???

It's possible for WM 6.5

I did all to have blackkey softbar like that in Delicacy Theme, if you still fail to have blackkey softbar , I really have no idea

><~

Sorry for my bad English bro
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] bug_menot:
Don't worry my default language is Spanish haha.

Man the BootScreen image must say "Ending" no Edning haha.

And i used the Delicacy Theme but don't change the "Start Button" to a blue icon.

How can i make the softkey bar looks Transparent or whatever i want?
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] neetee:
:D:D:D Lol Yupppp

I also realized "Edning" error but...^^~ I dont know why i dont wantna fix it :D:D:

I dont add style Start Button for Theme so you are certainly not able to see it on your device

I'll search on my Computer for u

About Looking like Transparent, I added Registry to do it, so if you wanna have a fake transparent bar as you like, you have to split an image (in 320x240) to 2 part :

- 1st Part in 320x214 is wallpaper with any type of image as .PNG, .JPG, v.v... but The best is .JPG

- 2nd Part in 320x26 is with .PNG (only PNG) and it named "black_softkeybar.png", when finishing, put "black_softkeybar.png" in /Windows (replace it with old file) and set 1st part is your wallpaper

- Restart and Feel

;);););););)
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] sokran:
blue icon on start button is related to tapres.dll icon related 18.

you have to change it as your desire. make cab, install sdkcert2015, install your cab, done.

you cannot change softkey bar in default windows. you have to cook it or flash cooked ROM to your device. because you have to change gwes.exe to 21xxx built, add wm pro menu.

if you insist to change it manually, it will crash your system and you have to hardreset.

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@neetee: good job, waiting for your new work.... :D:D:D:D
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] bug_menot:
Thanks a lot!!! and the softkey change with your .cab ;)

Hi Sokran i wanna cook my own rom but the only Kitchen i have is the Kitchen used by Derman, and he had problems with Imei became to 000000000....

And i don't have any tutorial haha...

Any idea about the IMEI? o Another Kitchen for i637?

Cheers...

And sorry for my bad english ;) i'm Argentinian.
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] neetee:
@sokran : ^^~...thank u mate. Plz try my new custom THEME bro :D :D :D

@all : Update Final Version for Remo-Glass Sense : Remo-Glass Sense RX
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] htc s620:
on google search for titanium file changer, its originally for htc dash but i think it could work because i can install this themes ans apps :D
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] htc s620:
how can i remove the txt on theme " Remo-Glass Sense RX
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] sokran:
@bug_menot: OK, i'll try to find it.

Have you try it manually? most kitchen has a lot of tool in there. check it out.

@htc s620: open the cab (i have problem opening cab in my computer, i haven't fix it). open cpr file. find that "text". erase or change to other text.
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] bug_menot:
Do what? The IMEI or the Tutorial or what? haha sorry i don't Understand you :(
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] sokran:
Sorry, i mean cooking. there are a lot of tools in the kitchen (even most kitchen). such as:

osnbtool.exe = compressed & decompressed ROM

imgfstodump.exe = extract all files from imgfs.bin or xip.bin

imgfsfromdump.exe

pkgtool.exe = re-organize all files extracted

reshacher.exe, recmod, reversemod = modify system files

EXTReloc.exe

XIPport.exe = to port XIP.bin

BuildOS.exe

and many more.....

sometimes, i do it manually.....

you can find the tutorial in this forum, just search it. it need a hard work because you will find it separately. If you find any difficulties, i'm glad to help you.... as far as i know, of course. :D:D:D:D

cheers,
[Galaxy 3 General] deadwood01:
Hi all,

I have a windows pc with internet thru LAN, i've got no wifi router nor bluetooth/wifi in pc..... Am just curious to know if ther are apps/software which by installing on both pc n phone , can share internet from pc to mobile....?:)
[Galaxy 3 General] Ehsan Mahmood:
Checkout this article hope it helps you http://www.ehow.com/how_6935855_share-wi_fi-connection-desktop-computer.html
[Galaxy 3 General] reddead66:
if you have a win7 laptop or pc with wifi adapter you can try out connectify for pc ....no need to put any app on your phone
[Galaxy 3 General] lokeshsaini94:
Serch for reverse tethering with usb on google...
[Galaxy 3 General] Jason-EX:
http://virtualrouter.codeplex.com/ ;)

EDIT: ah my bad, i thought this is a new thread....sorry, didn't see the date :p
[Galaxy 3 General] martialaw:
Now that it's unearthed, and as this topic is asked a lot:

Don't forget that your laptop's hardware has to support AP mode. If it doesn't, you simply CANNOT forward LAN internet to your android phone.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] uvspy:
Hey guys. After many frustrated days searching for a solution to "The timer ran out on what we were trying to do.", I found today an official solution posted by Microsoft.

So, for those with either:

800705B4: The timer ran out on what we were trying to do.

OR

80180080: We couldn't update your phone because your operating system might be corrupt.

search for "WPSupportTool" in google (Article ID: 2530409) and download for your Windows PC. (Sorry; can't post links!)

This is the best solution so far to update without erasing/reseting your phone. Enjoy!

From their article:

"Try using the Windows Phone Support Tool. The Windows Phone Support Tool is an application that fixes problems that prevent your Windows Phone 7 from updating successfully. The tool only works for the two error codes listed in the Symptoms section."
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Mihkel.ee:
How can I use the WP Support Tool on Leo - HD2 > it doesn't have "camera button" :confused:
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Drumboy:
I've also been stuck with 800705B4 for months now. Very frustrating.

I believe I've tried everything...

I can't even unlock my SD card because I also get the 800705B4 error when I try to send the unlocker file via cab sender.

Well, I guess we just have to hope until there's a fix for the 800705B4 on HD2
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Gray.Fox:
if i use this tool (WPSupportTool) is it going to erase my phone ?

what about interop-unlock ? am i going to loose it ?

i'll really appreciate your answers
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] GoodDayToDie:
Erase phone: REALLY?? Read the first post:

"This is the best solution so far to update without erasing/reseting your phone."

Remove interop-unlock: highly unlikely, although a few updates do that for anybody.

The obvious answer is make sure you have a backup/restore point (if possible) so you can roll back if something gets messed up.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imkr1:
Hi,

I'm about to Flash to 2.3.3 firmware.. but the problem is that after i put my SGS into download mode the Odin didn't recognize my SGS (ID:COM) didn't display YELLOW.., but while i'm on normal mode every time i connect to my laptop Odin always recognize it..

Please help...

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ehtoeh:
Start Odin after connecting the phone and the laptop has already 'seen' the phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imkr1:
It's recognized my phone, but once i turn it too download mode by " Volume down+Home+Power) and connect to laptop again.. it's never recognized...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Try running Kies in the background then connect and see what Odin says .

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijaykanth:
Disconnect SGS USB cable... Close Odin. And update your SGS drivers!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=961956

-> Restart PC.

-> Open Odin, put in your files

-> Connect USB cable to PC, THEN to the SGS! (First PC, then Phone)

-> Hopefully you should see Yellow COM! :D

PS: While in Download Mode, and when connected to PC... Windows may download/update some more drivers. Let it happen! Do not disconnect!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imkr1:
There are two version (*86) and (*64) which one should i choose?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
Never had this problem but can suggest few things

1. uninstall kies and reinstall SGS drivers only (Google them, they are available on net)

If doesn't work

2. do a factory reset and try with Odin

3. if not, restore the phone, if you have backup on Clockwork mode recovery.

As i said, never experience this issue, so just suggesting
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijaykanth:
x86 is for 32-bit Windows, and x64 is for 64-bit Windows!

To check what you own, Right-click on "My Computer" -> Properties -> And see what's written, 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64)

Also, try uninstalling Kies, and install only the drivers posted on that link!

While running Odin, it is recommended that Kies should not be running, even as a service!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imkr1:
Okay, but my SGS is not yet rooted, so is there any chance the Odin didn't recognize my phone due to unrooted device??
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xfade23:
i've got the same problem,cant upgrade to gingerbread because of it...tried everything suggested in this thread..even restored a backup i made using clockwork recovery...spent 3 weeks googling and restoring my phone reinstalling drivers e.t.c...ive given up and im stuck on froyo 2.2.1 XXJPY.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
Rooted mobile or not rooted, no difference, odin shd recognize, u may try another version of odin or use update.zip or root it to install a custom rom, guessing, u might be missing some bootloaders
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imkr1:
Thanks.. For today i tried many ways... Tomorrow I'll try again... I somehow use to rooted my sgs using odin... But utter was long time ago and i couldn't remember.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
See under galaxy s general forum ...howto(ref)(faq)...... Rooting is explained there, use update.zip procedure

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=723596

Hope that works
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zac95:
Probably a noob question, But how exactly do I do this?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r916:
Nandroid back up, flash to sense rom, do the codes/update prl nandroid restore.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmacinyasha:
Pretty much there is no way except to flash to a Sense ROM and go from there.

I've heard around that it's possible to make PRLs into flashable ZIPs, and if that's true, I'd love for someone to drop me a link to a tutorial so I can add them to ROM Manager. :/
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LarryBoyG:
This is the best way to do this. It's kinda of a hassle because PRL's are updated all the time. When you're flashed over on a Sprint sense Rom don't forget update your profile.
[EVO 4G General] Systemfraud:
I love it! This is effin great! Don't know if you guys have seen this or not http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTUwqxHpXMY :D
[EVO 4G General] Systemfraud:
Glad the trolls have decided to join the topic. Don't find it needed, but sure why not.
[EVO 4G General] #Winning#:
Yeah you trollz stop it! Its not like this has been posted 6 times previously!
[EVO 4G General] r916:
welcome to last week batman
[EVO 4G General] p0rkguy:
This is 2 weeks old. Saw this when it was still known as MAH01434... not Android on crack.
[EVO 4G General] AbsolutZeroGI:
This made life worth living today, thank you lmao!!!
[Thunderbolt General] footballer62:
So, with all this talk of over clocked/undervolt kernals, smartass gov, setcpu, and juicedefender, I was wondering what the definitive way to optimize battery is (without doing a bump charge).

I dont need any crazy quadrant scores or anything. I just need a phone that can play the occasional game here and there, surf the web, and text message; all while being lag free.

I have done all the "normal" battery savings like turning off 4g (live in 3g only area anyways), backlight lowered, no live wallpaper, ect. My question is what is the "best" method for squeezing out the most juice?

I know there are MANY opinions as to what the best is, but I thought I would poll the masses here and get their 2 cents on the subject. :D
[Thunderbolt General] Zshazz:
Well, I pay attention to my current widget. There's certain areas where battery drain is a problem with mobile data turned on. I turn off mobile data when I'm in those areas. Being mindful of that has been the #1 battery saver for me. In fact, I even run with automatic brightness instead of a very low brightness setting and I get better battery life now than before.