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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HondaCop:
Thanks bro, like the good old EVO days! haha

Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G WTF BBQ
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] barnacles10:
Yessir, movin on up! :D This things a beast.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ThatJawn:
Viper. After much trouble instaling this rom due to my own stupidity, I have to say it was more than worth it.

Thank you aswell for being a Dev deeply involved with the community, answering posts sometimes not even 5 minutes after they are posted.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rickyq12:
Yeah man, no problem. It's really a great ROM.

Sent from my bad a$$ Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -viperboy-:
I try! Thanks for the kind words! I was driving to get my dad from the Airport so that's why I didn't respond here right away :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tide88:
Best rom by far. Viper, you the man, you did it again. Really enjoyed your stuff on the evo.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] paranoid android85:
hey barnacles. glad you're on here too. are you and lithid going to make any rom's/kernels in the near future? loved both of your work coming from the evo4g.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] alwaysbelieve1:
I don't get it because this used to happen on my Evo too. It's frustrating really to say the least.

I have the battery calibration app, but haven't used it because I thought Viper has a special calibration script that does the same exact thing every time our phone charges to 100%. Am I wrong?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hrffd:
I'm currently on Starburst - I want to know the benefits to coming to ViperROM.

I got Starburst and have used it since 1.8. The only real problems I have had with Starburst (currently using 1.9.5), are that I get a random reset of the phone that goes straight to the lockscreen (and has to scan media again, search for signal, and resets all my apps). That's actually my only real problem with it.

So I want to know the benefits of Viper over Starburst?

EDIT: Encountering my 2nd problem, can't see who's calling and can't pickup.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] alwaysbelieve1:
How do I access the kernel settings? I don't see anything anywhere without using an app like ROM Toolbox. Thx! :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] digweed4me:
From terminal emulator
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] narucii:
I got my phone couple of day ago. I decided to install Starburst because it close to the stock. after the installation, I couldn't even use my phone, the status bar force close, stuck at the lock screen. So many bugs, I wasted my whole day tried to put my phone back to original factory. (I promised myself not to hack my phone again because it scared the heck out of me)

Today, I broke my promise and installed ViperRom 2.2. As soon as it boots up it fast, smooth and stress free. I love it and Thanks viper.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] paranoid android85:
go to into terminal type su then type vc and youll get the viper control menu. from there you can adjust any settings. as far as the battery script, not sure, but after i calibrated with calibration app after a full charge then let it drain completely was when i noticed a difference.

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you didnt make a nandroid before flashing a new rom?

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just try it yourself to see if you like it. if you dont like it nandroid back to your current set up
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] narucii:
Can anyone tell me where can i get the factory weather widget and the swype keyboard???

it missing with the rom.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdefran:
Use the vc script. See the OP or second post for details.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ervman1:
Just wanted to say I love your rom!! I just installed it, flashed the aio no ciq mod, and the stock pulled kernel and it is working smooth and fast. Thanks for the great rom, can't wait for the next update :-)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SayWhat10:
cant believe display is only at 22% for that amount of time

could i ask what is your screen on time?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dchibro:
Well I finally bit the bullet and flashed this last night, then flashed the latest EXP LoStKernel. So far so good! It took me a little time to get things back in order after restoring my apps, but everything is running nicely now. Now all I need to do is figure out how to use VC to pull Kies Air out (yeah I use it sometimes). I'm sure it's easy enough. I had originally rooted using the LoStKernel, but had gone back to stock for awhile to test LOS. Now I'm back and on viper's nice ROM!

Thanks for the great work man!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] todivefor:
Go into terminal emulator:

SU

VC

option 3

option 1

KiesAir.apk

Voila! Done.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dchibro:
Haha I knew it would be easy. Thanks for the quick walkthough. 10 seconds later I have KiesAir again!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] todivefor:
AIO mod on ViperRom v.2.2

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19051664&postcount=237
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zelduy:
I think this rom has a good respond from everyone.. and I'm thinking to flash this rom as my first ROM..

I'm still in rooted mode using crawrj deodexed method.. I'm really noobie here..

-what's the best kernel to flash this ROM (the one including CWM please)

-why the ROM is so small? it's only 4MB while other rom's (calkulin's) are like 200MB up..

thanks..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] greatlakesghost:
You need to flash 2.0 first then 2.2. 2.2 is just an update to 2.0, that's why it's so small. :-)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zelduy:
Ah.. Ic ic.. Lol didn't check the 2.0 before.. :p

How bout the kernel and CWM? Any input for me?

Thanks a lot..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -viperboy-:
Once you flash v.2 and then v.2.2, flash LoStKernel 1.0.0.8 and use that. Has the latest CWM and it's a very good and stable kernel...

http://chris41g.devphone.org/LoStKernel/Exp/LoStKernelExp-1.0.0.8.zip
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zelduy:
so this Rom is odinable? ok.. wish me luck.. I'm going to do it..

by the way..

so your suggestion is flash your rom first then flash the kernel? how do I flash the 2.2 if I haven't got CWM yet?

edit:

I got it from http://chris41g.devphone.org/LoStKernel/index.php?dir=Exp/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rickyq12:
You don't need to use ODIN to flash this ROM...it's a ZIP file. You can flash via CWM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -viperboy-:
The ROM and kernel just get flashed through CWM. You have to flash the ROM and update first because it flashes a kernel every time you do that so if you flash the new kernel before that, it will get overwritten by the old one in the .zips.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] narucii:
I can't downlaod the android terminal emulator in the market. Does anyone here has a link to download it?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -viperboy-:
What do you mean you can't download it? But it's included in the viperROM folder of your sdcard
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Brooklynzson:
Ok, so I flashed the rom, then flashed the 2 updates followed by the LOSker kernel & now I'm stuck at the yell triangle ! screen. I wiped everything.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lballer69:
Flash viper 2.0 than 2.2 ........reboot system than boot back into cwm flash los kernel
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] itrackit:
I dont think i am on the latest cwm and have 3 backups. if i flash this latest Loskernal/cwm will that hose my backups from being able to restore as they were made from the older cwm? thx.

sent from my phone
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zelduy:
the problem isI haven't got any CWM in my phone yet..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spitefulrain:
You NEED an sd card to perform backup/restore in CWM, but that is all. And for apps2sd. That's all though.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] akarol:
Because it is easily the best launcher out there?! It's fast, customizable, and stable. ADW is too finnicky and LP can't compare in speed.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -viperboy-:
I think it is, especially when you customize it a little more, it's very fast. I will put this in the OP but here is a great setting to change:

Menu > Preferences > Screen Settings > Screen Transition Effect > Quick

Also, I use the Black Glass Theme and it's really clean!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] akarol:
Not with the 'hacked' version of CWM. They modified it to include external/internal MMC.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -viperboy-:
OK, so if you don't have an sdcard in, it will look to emmc for storage?

Agreed. However, would anyone prefer I included ADW and/or LPP stock so you can choose your own when you load up the ROM? Or atleast, I can put it in /sdcard/viperROM/apps and you can user vC to quickly "restore" the Launcher you want.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -viperboy-:
Is that included in LoStKernel? I'm sorry guys, I know it's bad a dev doesn't know this but this is so different for me from HTCs. I like just working with 1 form of external storage lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spitefulrain:
Well in CWM there is a separate option to flash from either internal or SD card. If there is no SD card, you won't be able to choose to flash from SD card. And you get an error if you try to backup without one. I don't know about when android is running though.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] useport80:
im willing to change to go launcher if is considered stable and the best. i know launcher pro hasn't been updated in a while. seems like go launcher has more active development
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bobbywatts:
Its launcher pro on Steroids
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xPSYB0RGx:
Flashed LostKernel which has odin 5.0.2.6 (latest version perhaps), then reflashed your rom, and still stuck on the Samsung Galaxy s2 screen.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BobVila:
Just tried again, this time with an album on the card, and it failed. Funny enough, tethering with wifi tether also failed. I'm thinking it has to do with my having used LCD Density... wifi tether worked before I installed and changed the dpi.

Trying again :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ikennai:
Launcher

I seem to be in the minority here, but I actually liked the Touchwiz launcher that came stock on the phone (coming from the Evo 3d, its new to me and I like the feel of it). Is there any way to get this back on my phone? What is the easiest way to get that actual launcher back on here? Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t91180:
I think every rom I've tried so far has had go launcher. It's not terrible, I just prefer lpp and adw but I can switch that myself if I want. I would be lazy if I didn't. :-P

Thanks!

-Teresa-
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] toprock23:
Another vote for Go launcher. Fede abandoned launcher pro a while back.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spitefulrain:
Source? Just because it's not updated doesn't mean it's abandoned.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] asteetva:
Very Fast ROM

Mine is running great no major issues. I generally format system, then wipe dalvike cache, then data and factory reset and then cache, as suggested by other ROM developers and other knowledgeable people here.

The only issue I have is I can not install TW Luncher, it goes through the whole process and then says application not installed.

Any suggestions friends?

Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bsmoove386:
Are u using adb push to install TW launcher or root explorer? I don't think you can just install it if you are doing it that way
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] stangdriverdoug:
Is there a way to get the calendar back while running adw ex?

Samsung Galaxy S II
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] romang:
used every launcher out there, and go launcher is the best
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] asteetva:
Root Explorer

I am using Root Explorer. I am not too technical to push it through dab, so I guess I will use the stock program zip I found in other posts.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rickyq12:
You can do this and you will get stock kernel plus CWM.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1305099

Are you rooted?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] todivefor:
CWM is backwards compatible.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zelduy:
yes.. I rooted it with crawrj's Stock EG30 Deodexed with Root 3.0/Busybox 1.18.4,

will I loose my root if I flash that Stock Pulled Repacked with CWM5?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] digweed4me:
it did in my case and then u will need to flash su zip from cwm.

This is the latest SU binary and apk in a signed flashable zip, straight from ChainsDD:

http://downloads.androidsu.com/super...fgh-signed.zip

Mirror:

http://goo-inside.me/superuser/su-3.0.5-efgh-signed.zip
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] shades333:
Just want reboot to recovery option ....otherwise this Rom is insane
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zelduy:
just flashed it.. and it runs smoothly..

thanks guys, specially you viperboy.. :)

gonna do battery wipe as soon as battery reach 100%
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tcooper85:
So if i want to install this rom from stock do i have to go from v1.0 to 2.2? or is there a full version with all the updates in it?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] narucii:
there is a version 2.0 then update to 2.2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] itrackit:
Thank you

sent from my phone
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] maddmatt02:
not sure if this only happened to me, but I installed V2.0, rebooted and it seemed fine. immediately went to recovery and wiped and flashed 2.1, rebooted and then the notification bar was there, shutdown menu would pop up, lock screen was visible but something in the very beginning (forget exactly what it was, something like setup) force closed so it was nothing but a black screen. just gave it a shot going into recovery and wiping then flashing 2.2 but EXACT same problem. went back to 2.0, rebooted and then went back in and wiped and flashed 2.1 then immediately flashed 2.2 before rebooting and its working smooth.

only running it for a few hours though and its nice and smooth, battery seems to be doing pretty good. have one problem with titanium backup and a few games but thats not a problem with the rom so Ill ask elsewhere.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Nightebreed:
Nevermind. I just figured out you are referring to the experimental build rather than the stable build. It threw me off his experimental build (1.0.0.8) has a lower versioning number than stable build (1.0.2.4).

I edited it since I answered my own question. Thanks!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Nightebreed:
Ok I am a little confused. In post 2 from Viperboy he says to get to ViperControl, go into Terminal Emulater and do those commands, but I do not see Terminal Emulator. Is it an app, or is it named something different? I have read pages 1 through 30, 60 through 80, and 100 through this page. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

Also, on the FAQ it says to calibrate the battery, by charging to 100% and then wiping the battery stats through recovery, but I thought I had read somewhere in this thread, that included with the ViperROM, it will automatically wipe the stats once you hit 100% on the battery. Is that not true, and should I wipe the state through recovery? Thanks again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zelduy:
What i did was..

Went ro CWM and wipe everything with format all zip.. And flash the 2.0 and directly flash 2.2, then flashed LoStkernel 1.0.0.8 directly and reboot my phone.. Everything seems ok so far... This rom works wonderfully..

Thanks viperboy
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] housry23:
Terminal Emulator is an app. I am not running this ROM, but it may or may not be included. If not, it is free in the Market. It gives you terminal access from within Android(Kinda like adb).

What's up viper! Do you remember me from the Evo 3D? I also asked you on Twitter if I should get this phone or not and you highly recommended it over the 3D. Well, almost everyone else I talked to that went from the 3D to this said the same thing, so I took the plunge and here I am.

To everyone here. This guy is top notch. He supports his work. He will not release something and then go run and hide. He also takes into consideration any suggestions that the members have and will implement things into his ROM if there is enough want for something. We are lucky to have viperboy. I remember the vipermod on the evo 3D when we just had temp and perma temp root. I loved it. It got rid of all the bloat and everything that we didn't want on our phones.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Nightebreed:
Thanks Housry!

As far as my other question regarding the battery...I don't think it is since my battery is draining very quickly. Like 25% in 5 hours with no activity (While I was sleeping) and that is with no WiFi or 4G on.

Also, I hate the mms.apk that this comes with. I know Viperboy didn't make it since it looks like, and I could be mistaken the stock MMS from Samsung. I have read you can replace the mms.apk but I do not have Root Explorer, though I have also read that Super Manager is free and can do the same thing. Now when I looked at it through Astro there was also another mms in there for provisioning. Not knowing if that has to be replaced as well. I just like the AOSP mms as well as the AOSP keyboard. I just get worried about not doing something correctly.

And apologies if this is easy stuff I should have picked up via reading, but I have honestly been reading a ton, and was working on my phone until 3AM and again this morning since 8AM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jirafabo:
Gonna try ViperRom for the first time, coming over from Midnight. Wipe wipe wipe and then I can just flash v2.2 correct?

I see people talkin about flashing two versions at once....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Nightebreed:
Flash v2.0 (Full version) then flash v2.2 (Update). He also recommends the 1.0.0.8 of the Experimental build of LoStKernel.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dchibro:
So what, if any, themes have you guys tried or are using on this ROM? I'm loving the ROM so far but the theme support for it seems to be lacking for some reason.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] odub303:
I'm using the Ciano Theme, v. 1.3.2 I believe. Looks awesome :).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dchibro:
Ahhh I forgot about that theme. I just flashed it (the Viper compatible version 1.3.2). Thanks!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rugalfury:
Does this have touchwiz?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dchibro:
No it's loaded with Go Launcher. You can install the Touchwiz.apk after you flash it though. Just don't delete Go Launcher first.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rugalfury:
Cool. Does anyone have the apk? I'm coming from starburst. I have been hearing good things about this rom.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Wizard Knight:
This
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dchibro:
I'm quite sure Touchwiz is included in the stock apps that you can pull out and install using the viper control script. I added Kies Air that way. There's a quick summary a page or two back in this thread where this is explained.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jirafabo:
What kind of ad blocking is built in to this rom? Or might that be in thee kernel? I'm having trouble with a few apps that link to sites like woot.com. The app developer said it's most likely due to ad blocking.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 12MaNy:
Actually...theres an option to restore all TW files right from VC App Manager. Open VC, select option 3 (enter) then select option 2 (enter).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] pluigie:
Go to viper control through terminal emulator and delete host files. I did this last night for Hulu+ To work. you can go back later and restore them if the ads start to bug you
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wrxphantom:
Wondering when V3 is coming out. Anytime soon hopefully.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 12MaNy:
First rule of fight club is...you don't ask for ETA's.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -viperboy-:
Use viperControl to restore touchwiz. Option 3, option 1. No need to delete Go Launcher first.

Yeah there is ad blocking similar to adfree. Again, you can use viperControl to remove or restore the hosts file.

+1, I really wish people would stop asking. Cause I know that right when I release it, someone will ask me when the NEXT update is coming. It will be out when it comes out.

Sorry for the delay, all. Had alot of work to do this weekend and had to work the MW3 release til 2 last night and then do 3 projects this morning. I hope to get some time in to work on the next version tonight.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] pluigie:
Better to take your time than to appease the inpatient...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wrxphantom:
I apologize for asking. Ill keep biting my tongue and wait patiently
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rickyq12:
Viper, no need to apologize because you haven't had time to 'update'. You have a life bro, most of us understand and appreciate your work. But, since you mentioned it...I'm looking forward to the next update. Ha, just messin. :-)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jirafabo:
So far battery life has been crappy for me. Losing about 10% an hour and had to charge mid day today. Never had to do that on stock or other ROMs. I didn't calibrate bc I thought this rom has autocalibrate. I will try that though before I give up, just reporting results.

Also had a weird freeze on boot animation (which I love btw, the viper screen looks great) and had to battery pull. And a few screen blacked out freezes. Other than that, I like everything about the rom, only on day two though.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -viperboy-:
It will only calibrate if you clear data. I'm going to adjust the script for v3. Do a battery calibration, it really helps. I've had my phone unplugged for 5 hrs and 2 hours if screen on and at 73% which is very good.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jirafabo:
are you speaking of clearing data before installing the ROM? I did that a few times. Also where do you see your screen on time? Is that still only available in Spare Parts? I did notice I have Android OS at the top at 35% of battery consumption. I never had that before, but remember many people complaining of that bug. That's probably it... I'll look for the fix in general.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PHIL2577:
HELP!

Can anyone tell me why when I flash this rom thru clockworkmod i get the notice of completion,but yet when I reboot the phone it boot loops:confused:.I have wiped the dalvik cache,wiped the cache partition and wiped data/factory reset.I am new to Samsung devices,but not new to flashing roms.Ive been doin this sort of thing with my HTC devices for years since my HTC hero many many moons ago lol:D.Seriously guys any insight is greatly appreciated,also i have samsung kies and odin installed on my pc.I,of course used odin to flash the unsecured kernel to enable root access thru the super one click program.That about sums up my overall experience with odin.I very eager to get this rom on my device,so please someone help me out.If someone would say take the time to create a walk thru or direct me to a step by step walk thru id be forever in your debt as I prevously stated Im new to Samsung devices been with HTC for over 4 years.THANKS in advance guys.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] greg di:
Hey, at least he didn't say "had to BEAT MW3 last night"

We'd never see an update! LOL
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] exconvictriddick:
To viper....

I'm having alot of LOS partly from Juice Defender app @market. From what his app do it suspend the 3g connection but still present. I like juice defender because it really does work. I'll sent you log soon.

Sent from Samsung Epic 4G Touch (ViperROM) using XDA Premium.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dchibro:
Bad download maybe? If you haven't tired already, I'd re-download and try again.

Here's the steps I used to install this ROM ...

Download the full v.2 ROM and the v.2.2 update, and move both ZIPs to either internal or external storage.

Boot into CWM

Wipe Data

Format /system under "mounts and storage"

Wipe Cache

Wipe Dalvik Cache

Install v.2 from sd card (navigate to wherever you stuck the files)

Reboot

Let it fully boot, then shut down and boot back into CWM

Wipe Cache

Wipe Dalvik Cache

Install v.2.2 update from sd card

Reboot

These are the exact steps I followed. Some of it may have been unnecessary, but it's what worked for my on the first shot.