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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] guardianali:
Hi all.

I am upgrading from my old workhorse Evo4g to the Epic 4g Touch in the next few days and have been doing some research ahead of time.

I looked at the various ROMs in the developer section and this one seems to be the most popular/best (unless someone can tell me otherwise).

Had a few questions.

1.)From the description in the OP, this is a Stock Samsung rom with some customs changes correct? Its not AOSP with some toucwiz added back?

2.)What I can understand, one of the reasons the E4gt is so fast and smooth is that along with the CPU model and speed, samsung implemented some hardware acceleration to their Touchwiz UI. If that is true, does this ROM retain that to keep the speed benefits?

3.)I noticed i can undervolt via the mv scripts that are flashable in the second OP. Ive always wondered if the phone speed is effected by having -50mv vice stock. Also, is the battery savings from this negligable or quite noticable? What kind of savings can I expect? a few hours...few minutes...if i use it exactly the same but one time its -50mv and once where its stock?

4.)If I want to keep the speed at 1.2 from 100-35% and not 1.0 in the midrange, and i do NOT want to install setcpu, can i edit the files in the init.d folder to change a line of code ? or will that mess things up?

Thanks all :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SooooneR:
I had to...

go back to my trusty 2.6 set up. 2.7 wifi issues and several little quirky sync issues were driving me crazy. My 2.6 with any kernal, any modem works awesome. Hope the new version has less bugs. I don't think the issues are related to Calk's work I think it's the release EL26.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ericvbp21:
i can't seem to get my apps to show up in the market.....i have tried to link them through TB but it doesn't work. it was working fine on 2.6 but since flashing 2.7 it doesn't show.Help
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Kruxoli:
I'm getting some serious lag since updating to 2.7... I go to switch screens and it takes a few seconds...I press buttons and there's a good 1-2 second delay before the button responds.

No FC issues as of yet, been running this for a couple of hours now. Modem seems to give me better signal here at work.

Anyone else having lag issues? Going to try a fresh download and see what happens.

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OK, re-downloaded Bare ROM 2.7

Did a FULL Wipe (used Calk's FORMAT ALL)

Re-flashed Bare ROM 2.7

Running like Usain Bolt...smooth and fast!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] buggerritt:
I have no sync or wifi issues. I have no issues. I believe the reason you are experiencing these problems is due to the method you are flashing the ROM. Updating from one build to another can work but, it is flawed for many. I suggest you try the steps I mention in post 6252 and see if it makes a difference. If it doesn't, you're out a short bit of time. If it does, well, I am glad I could help.

This is on wifi on 2.7 with WPA2:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gunflight:
Is there a way to get the Samsung clock and weather widgets back? I went to 2.7 and they are gone.

Any one help with this?

Thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] saj070:
Sorry for the delay reply - no it is not i just don't get boot animation noise on 2.7 it was working fine on 2.6 again this is original s2 with big S boot animation
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ejbmvp:
i'm getting no S boot animation sound on power off, but i get sound when powering on
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rgregg504:
this is my second e4gt and it happened on the first one also. I think it happened when I was running stock but its happens more often now that I'm running this rom
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] vMAC:
It would seem that you installed the BARE rom. If you want the clocks and the widgets, then you need to stick with the regular 2.7 download.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] grandmastem:
Yes, this is a stock EL26 build, with Calk's ROM changes applied. His tweaks, etc. are extremely fast and will only speed things up :) Note: He has two version a 'BARE' and a non-bare... the BARE is stock TW launcher, while the non-bare is currently setup with GO Launcher.

I am honestly not sure, but I would say it does maintain it. I will say that applying the BARE ROM and using TW with this ROM, IS extremely fast -- faster than stock.

I am not sure on this one. I use the default setting from Calk's ROM and do not undervolt. I will say that you get amazing battery life just with the battery saver script he included. I don't see a reason to overclock really.

Yap, just edit the script. I've done so with mine.

-Grand
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cheebahawk:
Which script in the int.d folder do I edit to change the CPU to 1.2 for 100-35?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ihateu:
Just flashed this rom, and I don't know understand why it its more difficult to send mms now!? At last before when you would send a pic msg it would resize it. So how you gonna send pics now??
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nibrwr:
#3

10chars
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ihateu:
And I sent a real small pic and it doesn't go through
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dwayneiztheshyt:
Im going to post my review in 24 hours and and let everyone know my thoughts on el26 and 2.7 but so far, 5 minutes, I think this is the snappiest its ever been.. Its running rather well so far. I didnt experience lag in the previous roms but there was a tiny bit sluggish compared to blazers ROM. Only by a miniscule amount, enough for me to ignore and switch back to calks since I like this look better, ics theme bores me at the moment tbh. Ill edit in 24 hours. Btw.. The picture mms is working fine for me on this rom
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gone broke:
Any chance of fixing the audio pause when BT disconects? I miss it tremendously...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bear Knuckles:
Guys,

What will be affected by removing the sns Facebook, twitter, and linked in stuff? I want to do it, but I would like a general understanding of it.

Sent from my Epic Deuce
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Those are the ones tied to Social Hub...delete away!! If you want an inverted Twitter, Facebook, or Dolphin Mini, let me know..I also have a black themed and blue themed Miui music as well
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brushrop03:
my battery life seems to be nowhere near as good as it was a few versions ago. It seems to be getting steadily worst.

I tried the new Rogue kernel, but that doesn't seem to great either.

Hardly used my phone today. Screen on time of 17mins. 3G all day. Android OS seems really high; cpu total of 1hr 55min.

I'm at 45% after close to 8hrs.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Grab BetterBatteryStats. It will give you a fetter breakdown as to what's draining your battery. Most likely there's a rogue app running on its own therefore taxing the Android OS
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SantinoInc:
45% after 8 hours use doesn't sound bad to me. I'm at 38% after 9 hours moderate use
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brushrop03:
I'll try that and report back tomorrow.

Well I haven't really used my phone though. Only thing i've done is listened to one voicemail and use gps/maps for about 5mins. Very, very lite use today. I use to be able to go 24+hrs no problem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ejbmvp:
i'm with you on this...after of few days on switching over to 2.7/el26 i am noticing bad battery life. however, its noticably MUCH faster and snappier, which i'm loving. i've tried different variations & reflashing & different kernals but still get 1/2 the battery life i used. so is it possible that the el26 modem is effecting my battery life? is it possible to downgrade the modem? if so maybe i'll try that
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nibrwr:
With MMS, seems files smaller than the threshold triggering compression get the file too large error. Larger files compress and send fine
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bear Knuckles:
Thanks! And, sure. Hook me up!

Sent from my Epic Deuce
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] badkarmah187:
Successfully did a non-destructive upgrade from Calkulin's 2.5.1 EL13 rom to 2.7.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rpnunez:
I don't know if this is just me, or what. But various times my keypad would switch from Samsung keypad (which I chose, and choose it again after this happens everytime) to the Swype keypad. I ended up just uninstalling Swype, it was kinda odd that it would just override like that.

And I'm talking about typing in a textbox (this actually happened on eBay while logging in) for example Username, with Samsung keypad, then pressing Password to type in my password but I'm presented with the Swype keypad.

This is my second E4GT and this has never happened to me, and this is my first time installing this ROM.

...which is effing awesome!!! :D Thanks Calk! Everything about it is great. Super fast, super smooth. Just awesome.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ejbmvp:
not sure if this helps you, but i notice it does that to me any time i clear memory with the built in task manager
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] playya:
Just try wiping caches after or before you flash a theme
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xlGmanlx:
Did you wipe before flashing theme and maybe try either another theme or downloading it again?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jerdog:
I have edited out the drivel of the above post that I deleted - replacing it with the blah blah blah's - because that's what it is....

This sort of behavior is not tolerated on XDA. You can like someone's stuff and not someone else's - that's fine. But do not trash them for your own personal opinion.

That goes for the rest of you too.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rickyq12:
Yeah, did all the correct steps before flashing a theme.

I thought it was caused by a certain theme. I tried the 'bloo theme' and 'nothin but the honey'. Both flashed just fine with Calkulin's versions. So even with the themes and without the themes...I have the same issue. Very strange.

I should mention that I did download the files to this ROM from my phone.(not the 1st time that I have done that) and I know it's not a bad download as the ROM runs just fine and have no other issues expect for the bootloop that I already mentioned.

Very frustrating cause I really like everything about this ROM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jermzz:


Your first picture with the 4 hours and 20 min screen time, how long did you charge, or how many total hours was that one? Looking at the other two pics, the screen on time is nowhere near 4 hours on those, so they must be different charges.

This is mine, considerable more screen on time, and its only 2.5 hours on display.

The only way i get 4 hours display time i get like 18 hours out of a charge.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] yoniinfante:
any way i can get the sound from bootanimation back? thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Duce HD2:
If you want to Completely remove swype delete: "Swype.apk" in system/app and "lib.SwypeCore.so" in system/lib. REBOOT.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nabbed:
I'm not sure what you are trying to say.

I charged the phone until it said 100%. I used it mostly to watch youtube + some light web browsing. The 3 screenshots were taken one right after another within less than a minute or so. The screenshots were taken after 32 hours of phone off the charger.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Just_s:
While stuck at that splash screen, just hold down Power and Vol. Up for a bit. It will "reboot" to the same flash screen, keep holding and then it will boot into recovery.

It works everytime. I've been doing this all day trying to figure out the Titanium Backup issues on this ROM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jermzz:


Oh, i wasnt trying to imply youre lying. I was just saying the screen on bar didnt match the screen on time that i guess, but if you got that, right on man thats awesome. Im at 3 hours screen time with 15 hours so far 37 percent remaing
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iondokk:
I seriously am ashamed of the people here that don't use the ROM first then load there apps b4 making judgement.. this is a development section that willi give you options for the option to try a ROM Whether it be stock or otherwise. Try it raw; add your stuff and watch it as you add;, apps and do not use backups! This is dev section use your head and make it the best setup it can be! One app at a time.

Samsung Epic Touch ET4G

[ROM] Calkuin 1.0 Stock

[THEME] Nuthin but the honey.

Finally....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jvjidNite:
Lock mod

So just to be clear, flashing the AIO MOD will break certain tweaks right?...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xlGmanlx:
Correct, unless it says it works with this rom it will break stuff
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jvjidNite:
I see, i was looking forward to trying the miui transparent notification bar but the developer has included the AIO MOD with it. I guess I will wait it out. ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Pheno.menon:
For those of you having rom installation/bootloop/failure after restart/splash screen problems, do not use the provided format_all zip but rather manually wipe data/factory restore, wipe cache/dalvik 3 times, and format /system, then flash the rom.

I tried to install it using the format all zip twice, and had all of the aforementioned problems.

Good work on the rom, Calkulin. Definitely a keeper

Transmission sent from a Galaxy S II with XDA Premium
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JBNAquatics:
Hey Calkulin, can you make an UV script with these settings that are found by users to be stable with LostKernel Exp?

825mv(200mhz -150mv)

850mv(500mhz -150mv)

975mv(800mhz -125mv)

1075mv(1000mhz -125mv)

1175mv(1200mhz -100mv)

1300mv(1400mhz same)

1450mv(1600mhz same)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
You only wiped cache partition and Dalvik cache before flashing the theme right? Not system/data as well or Calk's full wipe before the theme correct?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
If crawrj has rom specific editions, you should wait for an update
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Wow, that much undervolt on 200mhz people have some good phones. I always have good luck with overclock but very minimal undervolt. Some people would get wakelock (or sleep of death) with that much undervolt but if it works for some people then all the better
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xlGmanlx:
Yeah, I think that's the next step for me. I got the rom right where I want it, now how much life can i squeeze out of this kernel
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
I am getting 1-2‰ battery drain while idle on Wifi and I am getting 24 hours with 5 hours screen on time. I got rid of Social Hub and apps tied to it, deleted the apps that open and run on their own like Maps, Mobile AP, etc. Maps I re-install as needed. Honestly, the gapps aren't very good on the battery but they are far worse on my NS4G running ICS
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AVAH0LIC:
Yeah i found it odd too --- but i did the same thing you did and just uninstalled swype and havent had any problems since!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] berto55:
What exactly does that format all zip do? Does it wipe data or anything on my sd?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nibrwr:
Formats /data, /cache, /system. Doesn't do anything to SD card
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 3volution:
I wish someone would take the time to explain how to use the battery saver script.

Where is it for starters?

I'm using Setcpu with Desperado & I'm almost sure I don't even have that set up correctly to fully maximize battery life.

Help/exact walk-through appreciated.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brushrop03:
I've been running the bare rom for a while now. I don't think it has social hub installed. I need maps. But either way I've been getting worse battery on this version compared to earlier versions running essentially the same apps
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjolnir677:
Its located in /system/etc/init.d according to the OP, but the way I read it, if you don't install an overclock app then the script runs by default. To customize it, you'd need to modify it with a text editor.

Personally I stopped installing setCPU, tegrak, etc as it is smooth even without overclocking and the battery life has grown by leaps and bounds for me without these utilities installed
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 3volution:
But,I don't have anything in system folder which is on my external.

There is 1 file there labeled build.prop.

:confused:

No system folder on internal sd.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erik077:
Thanks, I had some of your old ROM on my EVO. Must say this is first ROM I tried on Epic. First 24 hours and here is result:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ejbmvp:
i'm beginning to believe its the el26 modem not the rom or kernal. i've tried different roms and kernals and it hasnt helped. i mean its a very noticable difference for me, like 1/2 the battery life. im gonna let it sit once more over night and if no avail im gonna see about going back to el13 (if thats even possible to go back)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bluefire808:
Ok here is an average usage of my phone 1day 14hours on battery. 4+ hours of screen on time. I have facebook syncing and all google account syncing and tango, gmail app. 3g is on all the time. Occasional wifi and screen at auto. Id say i got pretty damn good usage.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] subcypher:
For those of you that were miffed about the loss of a boot sound, just know that you can stick a new PowerOn.wav file in the /system/etc folder and it will play. I just used my favorite, the Aperture Science Jingle noise MP3 that I got from the Portal Music website, renamed to PowerOn.wav, and it worked.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Well, there's no shame in rolling back to the previous version. When I was the test guru on OG Epic, I would test all of the leak builds but my daily was always the last official release. I was literally flashing 2 ROMs and 2 themes a day. If that phone had an Odin counter, it probably would have rolled back to zero...lol. it seems like Sammy is using the community as a large beta test group. My last daily ROM on the Epic was EC05 and we had at least 6 newer leaks but the performance and battery life was best for me on the older official build. In short, use what works best for you.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
I am looking for the XDA TV boot animation sound. It was pretty dope! I probably have it backed up somewhere. That wav with Helix boot animation was great! Oh, I still have the Helix animations in several colors if anyone is interested ...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] todivefor:
The scripts are not on the sdcard (internal/external). They are in /etc/init.d folder of internal memory.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjolnir677:
See below:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] saj070:
I messed up i dont know what happen i went back to 2.6 and now when i flash calk rom i have nothing see screen shot

please advise i want to start fresh from stock

how can i do that ??

look at the icon on the bottom they dont even look like calk rom ??
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rickyq12:
They don't look like Calks cause it's go launcher.

Sent from my Modified with AWESOMENESS Epic4G Touch
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chazglenn3:
You are running Go Launcher. Clear the default in Go launcher and the press the home button and pick touch wiz.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ihateu:
I can't send any pics on my phone via mms! How convenient is that!? This is rediculous! Someone wanna explain the threshold and why they can't compress? A pic compressed on stock rom was around 50kb I can't send any pics now

Sent froIm my SPH-D710 using XDA App
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Just_s:
That's just launcher pro or GO launcher I believe. In the app drawer find the Home Switcher app and choose the default launcher. Then you are where you want to be.

If you still want to start fresh, go to the main Development page and Odin one of the stock setups. The Auto Root thread (stickied at the top) is your best bet.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ihateu:
Same here !wish somebody would take the time to explain
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] saj070:
Thanks got it

i want to start all over best way to do this please
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Duce HD2:
I noticed a lot of people reporting bad battery life using EL26 modem, not sure I've noticed higher drain that much, but one thing I have noticed with this build (all EL26) that web pages load much faster,even on tapatalk app and Facebook. It seems like there's less of a pause between when hitting enter and when the page actually starts loading (hope I make any sense...) Also, the rom feels smoother and snappier......is it just me?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mr Ian B:
Where do I find the deleted voice mail messages? I see the pop up message every time I delete a voice message.

Ian B
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] b0ricua:
Just flashed this ROM successfully and flashed the EL26 modem on top. Things seem to be running very snappy. My only concerns thus far:

-I'm getting a 1.5-2 second delay when unlocking my phone and when the screen turns on

-Wifi range seems to have decreased some (I noticed this even before I flashed the EL26 modem, but when I still had EK02 but Calk's ROM)

Any ideas?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ejbmvp:
im one who is experiencing bad battery. im getting 1/2 the battery time i used to. but yes, i also notice its much improved in the ways you described.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 916homie:
Same here about the Lock screen even on blazer ROM it has the lag
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] djjosh:
Is this a joke or are you serious
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mr Ian B:
That looks like you have go launcher app.

Ian B
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] djjosh:
This is what I got today . How to I make it last longer? this is the first time Im getting off work with a dead battery. I usually had at least 30% left at the 12:30am .
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bluefire808:
Did you use battery calibrator after flashing the new rom? Your suppose to calibrate after flashing every rom it reccomends
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Fus3D:
Any way to remove this ex launcher from the next release? I mean its nice and all but I'd rather have the choice to remove the crap that isn't ....

EDIT, BARE ROM PERFECT! LOL Now I need help finding good overclock kernels! Thanks guys
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Vegasden:
You can remove the apk from the Rom before you flash it. Or use root explorer to remove after you flash.

.....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Fus3D:
Thanks, that would have worked too but my solution, which I figure out and edited my previous post, was to flash the bare ROM.. Perfect solution. By the way, any good overclock kernels and where do I get them?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Just_s:
The rogue custom kernels are great. You can find them in this same Development forum. You're looking for the ones that don't say "stock". Rogue Desperado would probably be a good one to start with. Then again I don't mess with clocking so maybe someone else will chime in with another suggestion.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Fus3D:
Wow dude use 2.7 bare with desperado 1.30 dude i'm at 1700mhz and check my quadrant out... Its at 1.7ghz performance and hasn't locked up yet. Blazing fast, not a single ****ing hiccup!

The score is 5582!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dw3bb10:
I Ive noticed a reduction in Wifi reception going from 2.6 to 2.7.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Just_s:
Not really into benchmarks at all, but on a side note, you don't need dropcap. Just hit [Power]+[Home] at the same time. Built in screen capture.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Fus3D:
Lol I love this, my 3d had this too I think or maybe I just forgot it was my Sammy! either way I did three back to back tests at 1.7 on desperado and 2.7 bare and I might have a record lol... check it out....

Highest score over 5900!!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lopies:
Can someone please tell how to change the Email shortcut to the Gmail on the launcher?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dw3bb10:
Applications -> Menu -> Edit -> Switch -> Drop and Drag to bottom.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RainMotorsports:
I went from EK02 rooted to 2.7 just setup my new N router if the performance has worsened its still better than my laptop lol. Getting speedtests (speedtest.net) that match my wired machines standing 3 floors under the router. Never messed with it much on G, just a little.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 3volution:
I don't know what this is?

I still can't find the battery saver script!