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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] notsosmrtgeek:
hi I also am still new to this even though i flashed my phone at least a 100 times and got my buddys epic rooted i followed this forum http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=798067. they did a great job with links to get cwm2.5 and also the adb files. so when you root your phone the computer will find your phone. One thing that did keep me held up for a while was when you have your phone in debug mode. connect the phone to the usb. but do not press connect on your phone. hope this helps some. I spent about 3 long days reading and gathering everything before trying and like a day and a half trying.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OmegaMateria:
You're probably very right.

What permissions does rooting get me? To root my phone I should use clockwork or something different? If so, you suggested 3.0 and someone else 2.5. Opinions on both for a newbie?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbadboy2007:
No such thing will occur. He might get it into a position of where he can only use odin but certainly not a brick. I have heard of only 1 person bricking their phone in 6 mths and that was a dev cuz he was messing with the bootloader. Jump in at your own pace.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shook187:
I never suggested 3.0, I would do 2.5. 3.0 Requires you to flash a rom cause it won't boot without a rom. If you use 3.0 without flushing a rom, you'll get stuck at the samsung screen.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OmegaMateria:
Sorry, my mistake!!

I'll check out 2.5. Anything I should know about rooting in general?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shook187:
The main thing which you already mention is the free wireless tether.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blu9987:
CWM 2.5.5 = the RFS root method. You can use it to install EC05 roms that have RFS support

It allows you to run programs with superuser... such as wifi tether, wireless tether, titanium backup, root explorer... thats about it for the basic user

If you want tweaks/fixes what you want is a custom rom... most all will have

Call log fix (remove the sms notifications from in your call log), Kernel fixes/updates/added features, deodexed, zipaligned, custom boot animations, voodoo audio/color, custom touchwiz, etc..

You wont brick your phone regardless, but if you do it exactly as i typed you wont have any problems either :p. The reason you want to put a rom on your sdcard before you boot into CWM3 is so you can flash a compatible rom that has a ext4 kernel...

EDIT: and regarding the negatives, well you wont brick your phone unless say your battery dies as you flash it... The ext4 non-journaled will actually make your phone last longer over the RFS system. The only thing I can think of is the root method removes the Free HD games and Asphalt 5 Demo which the official OTA updates check for when u get them. Doesn't matter though because you can update your rom through CWM anyways lol.

About positives, atleast for me: Longer battery life, faster phone, less annoying bugs, sexy look, custom boot/shutdown, free wifi tether/wired tether, automatic backups set every night at 5am.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tirregius:
I went straight to cwm 3.0.0.6 as a noob but I must have read 1000 posts in various forums regarding root, the file system(s), custom software/ROMs/kernels. The key is read post after post about where others have had issues until you no longer come accross any new issues. Then you know what you are getting into. Just remeber, glitches can occur and during flashing, there are writes that have no error checking and sometimes require a reflash at best and a system restore at worst. It comes with the territory. It is unlikely you will brick your device as long as you are careful to follow insructions, although the reality is (no matter how many times you hear how safe it is) that there is a very very slight chance that a glitch while using software such as odin could send you back to the Sprint store for a new one. Its exceedingly rare, though.

The small risk was worth getting the phone that I wanted originally - instant responsivness, access to every customization and dev. level control of the hardware (free tethering!) - everything runs better - games,browsers,vids (look better and sound better), music sounds better, etc. Etc. There are some seriously talented devs. here. If you decide to take the plunge, check out k0's ACS Frozen ROM and mysteryEmotionz (sp?) Theme(s). When you go from stock to those, you can't help but wonder WTF sprint and samsung are thinking. Yeah, its that good. :-)

Good luck!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adelmundo:
I went into the run.bat file in the one click root and removed the 2 lines that give the command to delete the free hd games demo and asphalt 5 demo. Ran the one click root, and I still have those 2 installed on my phone. Beats having to reinstall them again in the future and preventing an update because of the missing apps.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OmegaMateria:
Yeah I've spent the entire week when not at work reading about it to see if it's worth it. I have a hard time following the directions I find though because they're normally written for experienced folks and not beginners.

Apart from Rooting it (as explained very well earlier) I still have no clue about flashing, how it works, or how to do it. Nor do I want to just fiddle around with it and break it. I can't find a good guide on ODIN or backing up that I can understand comfortably enough to risk flashing my phone so I'm kindof at a loss.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JohnCorleone:
Go on YouTube and search "randyshear". He has step by step videos for pretty much everything. Makes it easy
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vwags:
I was the same way and to some degree still am. What I did was read and read. I read the WIKI several times realizing that a lot of it was written for someone more experienced than I. I also read how to restore a bricked device and return to stock a few times. I installed everything to return to stock on my PC so if I had a failure I already had my path back to working stock. I went to CM 2 just to get some experience. Then I went for it to CM 3 and Syndicate 1.0 and have been incredibly happy that I did.

Also know that terms like brick are used a lot but is then followed up with my phone will do this or that. In the definitions a brick is literally as good as a brick for a phone. The term is used way too much incorrectly so don't let that scare you. You will see when reading that there are only a few things to do if there is a problem. Frequently you will read to re download the files or use a different cable or USB port. If you keep reading you will become more comfortable with your ability to find the answers if there is a problem because there are people on here that seem to take great joy in helping people like you and I out and they have the experience and knowledge to help.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tirregius:
Trust me ... keep reading and searching and you will start to put the pieces together. Don't be discouraged. If you are really interested in this stuff, you WILL get there. :-)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guiseppe83:
Definitely agree with JohnCorleone, Randyshear has a ton of very good youtube vids. Helpful with rooting also with picking a ROM. Just to add my two-cents. The "epic cookbook" http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=967014...Helped me over and over again. alot of info, without alot of scavenging throughout threads. Good luck
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lastrites:
There is no need to flash a rom right off the bat. Rooting with one click will give you a good jumping point. I would one click root to cw3 let it convert to ext4 then do a backup. Use titanium backup to remove all the junk bloatware.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibsk8:
I rooted using dbzfanatics 3 step method. All went well. With a few hitches.

When I boot into hboot (power and volume down) the pg05img.zip loads automatically and ask to update.

I'm not given a choice of anything else.

Someone told me to repeat step 7 in the manual root method.

What went wrong or is everything ok and what do I need to do.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsvoda:
You need to delete the file off your SD card. If your having trouble the easiest way is to take it out and put it in someone else's phone or your computer and delete the file. Without it there u should be able to continue.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yohann14:
I am having the same issue as ibsk8. I tried just renaming the pg05img.zip by putting a .old extension after it. When I try to load recovery to install a backup I made I get a picture of a phone with a red exclamation. All I want to do is install the backup I made with CWM before I started having issues. HELP!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ProTekk:
Stop. Using. The. Easy. Way. Out.

Learn what you are doing. Use Google to help you learn terms and what exactly is going on. The fool-proof method that has NEVER had an issue which is the MANUAL way:

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...he-htc-thunderbolt-and-unlock-its-bootloader/
[General Questions and Answers] RioSoul:
What's happening guys? I've searched through forum after forum trying to figure out why my Boost EVO won't send picture messages and have yet to find a solution to my problem. I did the ##3282# thing, went to Advanced & changed the MMS Server URL to http ://mm.myboostmobile.com (I put the space between the http & the ://mm.myboostmobile.com because I'm a new poster so this site wouldn't allow me to post it due to possible spamming) & still haven't had any luck at all. I can receive picture messages with no problem, but when I go to send them, it appears as if they've been sent out, but the phone that they're sent to never receives them. I've tested this out myself by sending a few picture messages from my Boost EVO to my Cricket EVO, which has no problem sending or receiving mms, and it never receives the picture messages from the Boost EVO. Anybody have any suggestions? Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanx
[General Questions and Answers] chad4050:
i have same exact problem

Yea im frustrated it seems nobody knows how to fix this im running ultimate droid 3.3 and everything works flawless except i can not send mms can recieve sms and send but no matter what ive tried as far as apps deleting file and other fixes somebody with more experince please help htc evo on boost mobile oh and the data fix ##data#does nothing wont even ask for msl which i have i hit send and everything nothing /
[General Questions and Answers] anita_russell:
I tried for 2 weeks to get mms on my new Evo (flashed to Boost). I finally found a solution! I had to post because 1) xda-developers is awesome and 2) I'm so grateful to the original author of the solution (sorry I don't have the name or link for credit) I wanted to pass it along.

Sounds like you guys are running CM ROMs...##3282# doesn't work with CM, but don't worry, you don't need it! OK, ready for the crazy simple fix?? Here goes:

Download and install GoSmsPro from Market

Open the app and go to Menu>Settings>MMS Settings>APN Configuration

Check the Fill APN Configuration Manually box

MMSC = mm.myboostmobile (you know the rest)

Leave MMS Proxy blank

MMS Port = 80

Reboot your phone

That's it! You should now be able to send mms. Still trying to find a fix to receive mms directly instead of having to use web browser. If anyone has a solution please post!
[General Questions and Answers] contractor22:
anita_russell

I too am having the same exact problem. I am a reall newbee to this I have been an Iphone user for the past year and just got the HTC EVO working on BOOST.

I know you said to download the app which I did but I do not know how to do anything else at all... You said you know what to do from here and I really don't could you please if you don't mind give me a steb by step what to do exactly.

Thanks...
[General Questions and Answers] gmmerc5:
I really appreciated you posted the fix for this particular problem, could you or anybody out there finished the remaining sentence MMSC = mm.myboostmobile if there are more to follow that sentence. Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] Vanilla Bean:
There are just 5 posts in this thread and the first post spells out the mm.myboostmobile.com. I can't verify whether setting this in GO SMS Pro is sufficient or not. I did go and get GO SMS but I also did the ##DATA# >Edit>Advanced thing and changed the MMS from the sprint one.

I am getting MMS messages working in BOTH directions. IMPORTANT: At first I was having failures in sending. That was because I forgot to use the whole 10 digit number to send to. They appeared to be sent but they didn't go anywhere. Then I tried sending one to my own number which happened to be complete with area code. A couple seconds later I received it back. Shortly after that I got a message from Boost Mobile telling me that my Media Mail account was activated. So, it may be that simple. Half-working is not good enough.
[General Questions and Answers] ejamilaof07:
I was trying to do the whole ##DATA# thing but it's asking me for a password that I do not have any idea's of what that could be?
[General Questions and Answers] GrndSers-Rcng:
Ive tried the go sms workaround to no avail... still Im not able to send any mms trough my evo on boost... nice app btw...
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
Did you try calling boost?
[General Questions and Answers] GrndSers-Rcng:
I dont think boost will be willing to help if I tell them that I have an evo on their network... it sucks on the stock rom that my evo was flashed, mms works fine, and my data wont drop... but if i go with cm7 my mms will not send although it says it was sent and I can receive mms... ohhh and my data goes out every 10 min, so I have to turn 3g on and off to get it working again... but I dont want a sense rom, I love cm7...:(
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
OK so its a CM based problem. Make sure you don't turn background data off or mms will not send on CM based roms. The fact that your data keeps swiping is my mms won't send.
[General Questions and Answers] maxpower2078:
I am trying to solve this problem too. I have changed the address in the advanced ##DATA# menu but that doesn't do anything.

I have the 1/11/2012 Energy ROM installed, fresh install actually. Any suggestions?

EDIT: This seems to be related to the ROM, I nandroided back to my original rom and outgoing MMS works.

Not sure where that leaves me now though
[General Questions and Answers] bigmain06:
if u would like to know the easiest way to do this message me and I will give the instructions. it doesnt require any other apps just your meid.
[General Questions and Answers] johnnythemanson:
mms on evo dont work help me

txt me call me email me HELP ME this **** is driveing me crazy!!!!!!!!!!!! 2516550365 johnnyshack-t@hotmail.com my name johnny
[General Questions and Answers] delta88:
Fixed/solved?

I think you solved this without knowing.

I just flashed my EVO 4G LTE to boost and everything was good short of being unable to send MMS over 3g (wifi was fine)

You posted to leave the MMS Proxy blank.

So I went into EPST and made sure that mms destination address as correct and then wnet nad set the mms proxy to blank and now I can send mms over 3G.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfusion:
I'm checking the Battery Manager and I am noticing that Android System is uploading a lot of data. I have searched around and some say it has to do with the "Back Up Data" option which I currently have turned off. I don't have any social networking apps updating nor do I have Google Latitude. I even tried turning off "Background Data" and disabling all syncing and it seems that the system is still uploading lots of data. By lots i mean like around 10-15MBs a day in terms of upload. It's also downloading data but its very little (under 1MB). What exactly is causing this?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfusion:
Hmm it seems that Android is incorrectly reporting the sent data amounts by a lot. I just downloaded TrafficStats Lite and it says that in a 2 hour period I have only received 181kB and sent 17kB in total for the entire device but it reports that Android System has received 137kB and sent 1.7MB of data. So it must mean that our phone is reporting the sent data amounts incorrectly.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NotATreoFan:
Just to be safe, I would recommend verifying which figure is correct. If you are not grandfathered into unlimited data, no sense risking a surprise bill.

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Sent from my Gingerbread-powered Droid X using a full featured version of Tapatalk, better known as Forum Runner. ;)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfusion:
Does TrafficStats app track data pretty accurately? My carrier here has a data counter thing but it isn't up to the minute and is delayed by about 4 hours.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] legion21:
i've never even seen android system in battery manager haha
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NAM_killer:
Just flashed senseginger and all of its updates.

Working great, all seems really smooth but for some reason when I screen off and back on again, the locked screen is the same as froyo. As in, I have to pull down to unlock screen instead of pull right like gingerbread.

I know it is a really small issue and doesn't stop anything from working but it's little things like that that make me feel good about having a ROM like this.

Any suggestions?

I am running clockworkmod 3.0.0.5, wiped data followed by cache and installed 2.0 followed by each update in order. I then repeated this as I noticed the issue.

Thanks in advance!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KiNG OMaR:
There's an option in SenseGinger to change the lockscreen from the Sense pull-down slider to the FroYo tab slider :)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NAM_killer:
No way! I feel like such an idiot lol!

Where is it pleasssse :D

[EDIT] Found it, thanks man :)
[G Tablet Accessories] feeble11:
I can verify that the wireless Microsoft Arc keyboard (Model 1392, http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=120) does not work with the Gtab (Vegan 5.1.1) and dock. My cheap, wired HP keyboard (Model 5309U) does work. Some of the media keys at the top work too.

Ideally, I am looking for a wireless keyboard about the size of the MS Arc. Is bluetooth the best route for wireless keyboard and mouse? I don't want to get the case that has the build in keyboard.

Thx!
[G Tablet Accessories] wwcenturion:
Keyboard Compatibility

I am looking for the same thing. Do any of the developers/users know which wired and Bluetooth keyboards are compatible with the gtab? Best Buy has limited selection which forces me to shop online. I don't want to purchase online only to find it will not work. Thanks.
[G Tablet Accessories] DanWBeery:
I bought a small (really small) USB keyboard at OfficeDepot for 15 bucks. It is less than an inch longer than the gtab. Works like a charm. I liked it so much I bought one for my computer too.
[G Tablet Accessories] NinetyWt:
Brand name? Part number, or SKU number? :)
[G Tablet Accessories] SwimsLikeFish:
Got the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard working. Made thread about it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1019995
[G Tablet Accessories] NinetyWt:
I read that, but I'm still on the stock ROM, wasn't sure if it would work. :)
[G Tablet Accessories] feeble11:
I ordered a Microsoft Bluetooth keyboard and generic bluetooth mouse from Amazon. They should be here the middle of next week. I'll report back how they work.
[G Tablet Accessories] Americamom:
Mini keyboard

I almost bought the one from Office depot. I guess I will go back and snag it
[G Tablet Accessories] Charles77:
The MS BT 600 or maybe 6000 doesn't work with stock rom. I gave up and just bought the case with keyboard.

edit I really can't remember the model number know that I think about it but it is the small thin one, bought it about three weeks ago from Bestbuy.
[G Tablet Accessories] dsholler:
see post #37 in this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=869747&highlight=Bluetooth+script
[G Tablet Accessories] mehudson1:
Gearhead Windows Mini USB Keyboard Model KB1700U

The name of it is Gearhead Windows Mini USB Keyboard. It works awesome for $15 bucks. Model KB1700U. PID #121371-109247
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bull8042:
I'm stupid! Can a mod delete this post please?
[Nook Color Accessories] wgarrido:
I can't believe the day has come.

Currently 10% off.

http://www.otterbox.com/Nook-Color-Commuter-Series-Case/BNN4-NOOKC-20-E4OTR_A,default,pd.html
[Nook Color Accessories] SmittyRN:
Mine is on the way :)
[Nook Color Accessories] wgarrido:
I really wanted it but then, I am thinking do I want a case with a stand? What do you guys think? I am not sure how often I would use it anyway. I use my nook a lot in bed and on the couch and at work.

I saw this which zippers... http://www.amazon.com/rooCASE-Executive-Leather-Portfolio-NOOKcolor/dp/B004LECLV2/ref=pd_sim_e_6
[Nook Color Accessories] huntman21014:
If you stack these two coupons it comes out to $40 and some change shipped smartpost

tb0111m

and

amcc0111h
[Nook Color Accessories] wgarrido:
I think that made my mind up. The other case just seems too cheap.
[Nook Color Accessories] huntman21014:
As soon as I saw it was $40 I was sold, considering some of the negative things I have heard about the roo case this was an easy decision
[Nook Color Accessories] wgarrido:
The only thing i SD card access, but I am thinking once I get a ROM i like I won't be accessing as much.
[Nook Color Accessories] nobble:
You could always cut a small opening to access the sd card slot. might need some careful cuts but if you took your time it would look ok.
[Nook Color Accessories] BikeAR:
On the way!

Thanks for the tip huntman21014! Mine is on the way.
[Nook Color Accessories] The Chris:
This would rock so hard if it had a kickstand. It would be cool to have this propped up next to my T-bolt.
[Nook Color Accessories] wgarrido:
+1, I have a standalone otterbox stand I got at MacWorld, maybe that will work. Its can fold flat. I want to try playing snes roms.
[Nook Color Accessories] Canadoc:
Call me negative but isn't this a bit overkill for a device like this?

From 1.1 Nook Color with 1.1 ghz overclock
[Nook Color Accessories] wgarrido:
The way I look at it is I use it a lot and it isnt much more than most of te other good cases. Especially since I got it for $40 shipped.
[Nook Color Accessories] Canadoc:
I suppose. Just seems to add so much bulk to it and not even provide a stand to view in landscape .....

To each their own.

Have friends with big otterbox cases on their iPhones make them look like bricks. Hides the beauty of the underlying design

From 1.1 Nook Color with 1.1 ghz overclock
[Nook Color Accessories] wgarrido:
I couldn't decide so who knows I might not like it. I didn't think I would prop it up much but now with bluetooth and the ends emulator who knows lol.

I see the galaxy tab in coming down in price, darn. Wonder if there are more cases for it than the nook.
[Nook Color Accessories] Novarider:
Has anyone received the otterbox case yet? I ordered mine on the 4th and its scheduled to be delivered the 15th!! talk about SLOW SHIPPING!!!!

I didn't order enough to get free shipping I had to pay for shipping. 11 days is extremely long shipping time for something thats a regular size package
[Nook Color Accessories] wgarrido:
I got mine on Friday, the 7th. I like it, but it has the silicon that gets lint stuck to it, but overall its great, doesn't add bulk to it and comes with screen protects that I haven't put on yet.

What shipping method did you use? I used the Fedex smart thingy where they use the local USPS to deliver to your door. It got here a day earlier than it said it would, which was a good thing as I needed for the weekend trip. It did take awhile but I think Fedex just sucks.