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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
The only problem I've ever had is if you use a third party SMS app like Handcent. You have to go into the stock messaging app and disable notifications in there or you get notified twice for every SMS/MMS message that comes through. I imagine this applies to vibrate too.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Moebius01:
So I'm still delving into the battery life difference between what I saw on 2.8.1 and 2.9.2, and had a question. On a "normal" day, is there an average for what % of battery Android OS should take? I can't remember for certain, but I think I remember it being in the 40s before where it's now running in the upper 60s and above.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
I believe that the Android OS usage is directly related to the kernel. I've been running an older rogue kernel for 13 hours and mine is about 10%.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] geek wana-b:
is there a zip file that will give me more lockscreens and more sym mods?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] krisI0N:
to take cafe of your lockscreeb issue just download widget locker from the market place =P
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nerys71:
today gps would not lock AT ALL. 1 or 2 sat's and poorly not locked. it refused. even after agps download with gps tools.

I got fed up SOMETHING was really wrong here.

I ran calkulins wipe all. tried to restore my nandroid original backup.

would not restore. got stuck on checking md5 checksum (the very first line of text) REFUSED to do anything past this point. waited some 10 minutes rebooted. tried again nothing.

I tried the "new" nandroid backup (naked system) that also refused to work. stuck at md5 checksum

??? what gives? it appears on my system the nandroid backup process flat out does not work. it makes a backup but it will not RESTORE the backup.

suggestions?

so I reflashed 2.8 (its stable I know it works same as I had before no new changes just now) after doing a wipe all.

system came online again. gps lock instantly. going to let it be a while and see if anything gets hinky again.

suggestions on the nandroid backup? did i do something wrong?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] driftinganomaly:
Delete this post.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Maxx134:
Hey do you do a wipe of cache before you swap your kernal?

Im going to try older as well.

I had stock EL13,

1.3.0Desperado,

1.4.1gunslinger,

now I going to 1.1.3 outlaw
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
El13 gives you the best battery
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dw3bb10:
Its the only kernel I use!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
They do get pretty big. You should have let it sit, it should eventually start. Mine get to about 900 mb each. The only problems I had were using the crappy OEM cable and copying backups back and forth to the pc, the MD5 would fail. Swapped out the cable and haven't had a problem since.

You asked about how to do a 'fresh' load and I responded back in post 9930, don't know if you saw it.

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I probably should but I always forget to. Plus I don't get those huge times people reportedly get. But I use the phone too. I think it's using the transmitter that really sucks up the juice for me... the heck with screen on time. :)

Edit: I think the Rogue kernels (stock & custom) wipe cache & dvalik when you flash them anyway.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrao_n:
It will wipe internal. Been there dine that. Lost 10 and a half gigs of files pictures and vids

Sent from my BAD A$$ EPIC TOUCH 4G
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Wow. That's why I put the disclaimer LOL.

Haven't tried it on this particular phone yet but did you have to reprogram for Sprint service as well or did a profile update take care of it (like it does in Windows Mobile). Just curious.

Edit: FYI, the new dropbox for android app syncs your pictures automatically, even as you take them plus you get extra free storage for them.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nerys71:
huh the full wipe did not wipe the internal sd card on mine.

I used the recovery menu. the backups finished fine. I let them go till it said it was done.

the one was 2.8gb in size (about what I expected)

the issue is RESTORE. I can not get EITHER to restore. it just sits at MD5 Checksum.

suggestions? what did I do wrong?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] siptang:
Quick question, is there any way that we can install aosp lock screen on this rom? On search, it only shows for fc22 ics roms..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
The wipe in recovery does not wipe out either the internal or external SD.

2.8GB? That seems way too big dude. Like I said, mine is about 900 mb and I have about 100 apps installed. Nothing special. Do you have a lot of games installed? I never really timed a restore. Give me a few and I'll let you know how long 900 mb takes...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nerys71:
mine appears to get "stuck" at the md5 checksum verification ie first step never goes past that.

yeah I had a lot of games installed (lots of free games from amazon and that 10cent apps thing google was running. I got pretty much everything :-)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Dunno. Mine took less than 2 minutes to run through the MD5 check. Have you let it sit for like 20 minutes or more. It should at least time out if it can't do it. BTW, are your CWM restores sitting on the external SD. Maybe move one of them back to the internal storage where access I think is faster or vice versa.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
if I want to clean things up a bit I boot to recovery and wipe cache and dalvik only and reboot. Older phones (even my NS4G) tend to get laggy or have issues and wiping the cache fixes it up. I have never hit the factory reset button in settings before. Its something to consider when you run in to issues
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Maxx134:
Sory but I dis- agree ha.

I have been on EL13.

Calk under volt scripts do not work on it :p

It does not perform as well as 1.4.1gunslinger, which can use the undevolt zips.

Got same results tested this on two bench marking apps I tried.

:)

Right now I am on 1.1.3outlaw and will compare tonight benchmarks

:)

Should be interesting as its file size is smaller.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
You know better than that Maxx. UV scripts don't work with stock kernels. But you can always use Tegrak to do it manually.

BTW, I'll take longer battery life over your benchmarks any day! :p

Oh, got a QR scanner? Free advertising for this thread in my sig, I couldn't resist. LOL
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
I think you are mistaken. Maybe its only your phone.but calk I can't remember which rom number it was but released el13 with his under volt script. :P
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Daniel you get him out back and I'll hold him down for ya :eek:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t0mmyr:
i think i shouldve first asked, where do i get the proper Gunslinger kernel everyone raves about? i did a forum search and didnt find it, and it looks like its not listed in the wiki either
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
You can find it here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1341564

way down the opening page under 'ARCHIVE'.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nerys71:
I may try it again see what happens but if takes that long kind of pointless.

the first was a 2.65gb (just confirmed) backup but the second one was tiny just the core system. its only 554mb.

is there a way to disable the checksum check? its nice for MAKING the backup I guess but kind of useless for USING the backup restore.

either its good and the checksum is irrelevant or its bad and the checksum is still irrelevant.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
I don't know of any way to disable the checksum.

Have you tried restoring the small one just to see if the restore works ok. I still think it's the huge restore files you have that's causing it to hang.

Don't know what to tell you Nerys. What ever happened to doing a fresh install?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nerys71:
Ahh went back and read 9930 (missed it)

I am simply NOT doing all that to do a factory reset. not worth the aggravation. Will just stick with one rom.

I elected to treat it as a fresh rom install.

boot to recovery. run the format all zip then run the rom install for the same rom I am on now.

so far working MUCH better. no gps issues and so far no software issues (have not installed LCD Density yet but going to soon the giant size of everything is starting to wear on my nerves :-) but I wanted to let it "settle" for a bit (not sure why that should matter but apparently it does so settle is shall :-)

I tried to restore my original file so I could see if GPS came back or not.

I ALSO tried restoring the small "fresh" backup (554mb) it also would not work. stuck at checksum md5 thing (very first step)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Well, you DID ask how to do a totally fresh install LOL.

Now, the first thing I'd try is to do a backup and restore of the fresh install.

You're booting right into recovery to do this correct? (Not using Rom Manager or anything else)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] parmend:
When downloading roms how do you save them to the external sd card and not the internal?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nerys71:
hmm by your wording I am guessing your downloading with thephone. no idea never tried that.

I download on the PC hook up the usb cable and copy them to my roms folder on the external sd

I am not sure what you mean by "rom manager" I don't want to assume.

I press and hold power and instead of selecting reboot or poweroff I select "recovery"

which does the same thing as holding vol up while I power on. takes me to the rogue kernel recovery screen.

I do the backup from here.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrao_n:
Well I lost my eco and had the smart idea to activate it to find it. Well it was off. When I switched back I did the codes by memory and confused the ##786# (full data wipe including internal SD) with the one for hands free activation. Well bad mistake lol. Its all good tho.

Sent from my BAD A$$ EPIC TOUCH 4G
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] js2shanks:
Has anyone experienced one of these problems with this rom.

1.Sometimes MMS does not send...usually it sends right away...but sometimes even after 5 minutes the picture does not send and I am in a full reception area.

2.After installing a theme, the CRT animation and lock screen rotates when locked so my locker is upside down.

I was looking through the thread but I have not found anyone experience these problems any help would be appreciated thank you
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
The MMS problem may be a modem issue. Update your profile & PRL, then reboot. If that doesn't work, you should try a different modem and do the update thing again.

The rotation animation problem you should be able to search for either 'rotation' or 'animation' in this thread for more info.

There is a zip file you can flash in the OP but I don't recall what it does exactly but I know it addresses this problem. Its enable rotation animation something or other and it's located in the same list as the undervolt scripts.

Edit: Please do a nandroid backup before you flash this rotation fix (or anthing else for that matter) that you're not sure what the consequences will be! Thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tygger:
So after doing this, the home button worked for a while. After making no changes, the home button randomly defaults to the Go Launcher home. Home Switcher still says TW is default...

Would uninstalling Go Launcher fix this and if so, how can I uninstall it?

Thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
I'm pretty sure Go Launcher is installed as a system app (on this rom).

You can uninstall it with an app like Titanium but you may just want to 'freeze' it first to see if it resolves that issue. If you uninstall it, it's a free app anyway and you just reinstall it from the market later too.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Moebius01:
So I might try going back to EL13 again or one of the Rogues, which begs the question. Which Rogue? 1.1.3 or something higher?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Please do NOT go below 1.1.3. I'm not swearing to it, but anything below that revision uses a different version than the current CWM 5.0.2.7 and may have unpredictable results when backing up or restoring nandroids from a different version of CWM.

Otherwise, have fun with it! I would try each one for 2-3 days and see how they perform (battery life, not benchmarks...). It all depends what you're going for. Kernels do take at least a couple of days to settle in so you can truly tell how it's doing.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] js2shanks:
If it helps I am on the FC18 Modem and the Rouge Kernel, I did update the PRL etc and I installed that rotation animation cab but I still experience this problem
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Moebius01:
Ok, now I get to ask noob question again as I'm still learning some of the kernel side of things. In Calk's OP in this thread, he has the older modem versions, including EG4T_Model_EL13.zip. So does that mean there was also a modem EL13 and I need to be looking for the kernel version EL13?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brennen.exe:
I'm a little behind on what's what with this phone, what is recent, what works, etc. but I read through the last few pages and searched the thread and checked a few others and decided I'd update my wife's E4GT to Caulkin's 2.9.2 w/ FC18.

First off, my wife's phone has been having GPS issues and poor reception/internet for a while, so I figured I'd update her radio and the ROM at the same time.

Downloaded everything. Used Format all, loaded the rom, loaded the radio, all with reboots and such. Updated profile and PRL. Phone worked fine last night when I was installing all of her apps again, but as of this morning it reboots if you do pretty much anything. Download a file? Reboot. Make a phone call? Reboot. Lock and unlock screen? Reboot. It runs perfectly fine until, I'm assuming, the radio does something... then reboot.

Anyway, searching the thread for reboot gives me a million results unrelated to my problem, so for starters I was going to try a newer radio. Has anyone tried FC24 yet? I assume he just added it today or yesterday. How about FC22?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Ok JS2, searching is tough LOL. I found this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1332837&highlight=rotation&page=880

Don't know if you can make heads or tails of it but read it through a few posts.

I think something was changed after 2.8.1 as far as animation goes too so maybe you can try an older rom too? Maybe some of that can give you a place to start.

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You can mix and match the modems & kernels they do not have to be the same exactly. In fact, most people find that mixing them gives the best results but it's hard to find that right combination.

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Can't really tell but I doubt its the modem. Have you tried clearing cache & dvalik in recovery? Could be an app, try freezing everything you've already installed (non-system apps) to see if that helps. Otherwise, maybe it's just easier to reflash than fight with it for hours since it's a fresh install anyway :).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brennen.exe:
Yeah, trying to walk my wife through the steps while I'm at the office. This won't be fun...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
I feel for ya dude. The wife says I don't have the patience to help (her). ;)

And I do IT support! Many times, it's easier to remote in to help the office girls than to deal with it over the phone LMAO.

Edit: Too bad you didn't nandroid the working setup first. Maybe that would have been easier.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Moebius01:
Ok, hopefully last question. I'm assuming the file in the OP is the modem (or both), so where can I find the EL13 Kernel? I've been searching around, but can't seem to hit on it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Hi Moebius. You can find most of the stock & custom Rogue kernels here:

http://www.android.net/forum/downloads.php?do=cat&id=20
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] matase:
how do I flash this coming from a ics rom?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
You HAVE TO odin back to Gingerbread first then you can flash this rom.

Here ya go:

1. Download to your pc SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED-oc-sfx.exe from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1433101

Boot the phone up into download mode, connect the phone to your pc and run that file. Wait for the phone to reboot.

Download to your pc the e4gtauto-sfx.exe from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1342728

Run this file so it can self-extract.

USB Debugging must be ENABLED - [Menu->Settings->Applications->Development->USB debugging]

Click on "runfirst" from within the folder that gets created (the e4gtauto self extracts to a folder, can't remember what its called)

Your phone will already be rooted from the first file so click on "option C", then on the next page, click on "option J" (it may be a different option depending on which version you download) for the rogue cwm and let it finish!

2. Save these instructions, you may need them again someday!

This will give you a totally FRESH copy with a stock rom.

This stock rom will already be rooted and have CWM recovery installed.

Note: Yes I copied and pasted (and modified) my own instructions from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=24056900&postcount=9930
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ebuechler3:
will superfreeze work? or will it mess up the battery saving scripts? if not, can i disable those superfreeze apps via terminal emulator without screwing things up?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SpartanVissepo:
Will it work whith any cwm version?

does it mater if ure coming from another custom rom or do i have to install over stock rooted? TY
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Kurupt1:
Thanks Calc your the man.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xlGmanlx:
i freeze them with TB and haven't run into any issues. I also flashed stock kernel w/CWM (big ups to Chris) and the super saver script and have no issues. I did that for the beta as well.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chunology:
As long as you can boot into CWM (Any version) you should be able to flash this ROM. Please be sure to format system, wipe data, cache and dalvik before flashing (as it's good practice coming from a different ROM)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ebuechler3:
i dont use titanium for that because titanium uses battery to keep apps frozen... also The 5 mb mms limit= for some reason i cant send regular vids.. it seems as if my mms lmit is the same... thats the only thing i dont like about my phone: the ability to send vids in good quality sucks unless im doing something wrong.. my good quality vids always gives me this error: message size limit reached etc. etc ????
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] alongmire22:
nice

im glad more devs are coming over to the epic touch mine just finished loaded up and the first thing i notice is the five row app dock this is sweet!!!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qbking77:
How to video is up!

How to flash Calkulin's ET4G Rom:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kLt6DozToE

Review video coming very soon :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Doncabezon:
Calkulin on my EVO and now my Epic Touch! You are awesome!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MikeC84:
Any way you can make a zip to remove 5x5 app drawer??
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SpartanVissepo:
TY sir
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dschachm:
Great rom. Very smooth and fast. I did notice the hotspots hack isn't in this rom. Can it be added? Also, I notice on every rom I use .8 of the lostkernel I get los, so I loaded .5. I won't loose any of the setting I hope. Thanks again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EJayMz:
Just Flashed BLOO Theme and it works on this ROM. But it killed the 5 app dock.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tri0xinn:
good vid qbking.. now get that review post up.. I just watched your Nexus s with ICS vid.. can't wait for that on the epic touch!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oubravs2b:
Tried to flash with no luck. Let me know if someone else has any luck. I only tried one version but didn't figure the other would make a difference.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lokko21:
So to install this rom...

1 Flash Calkulins Format All then

2 Flash Rom

3 Reboot.

It's that right...???
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jaysmi32:
has anybody used the built-in OC script in this bad boy?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sal87:
wifi teather works
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] akarol:
Wifi Tether doesn't do Infrastructure tethering like the built-in Hotspot app does. That makes it more difficult for Android tablets and some other devices to recognize and connect to your phone. =/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] locoboi187:
Ohh, gotcha! Thanks man :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bluefire808:
Idk i never had this issue ( fingers crossed ). I formatted System, Data,cache then cleared the other Cache and Dalvik cache before installing. 5 tjings in total
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wase4711:
Is there a way of changing the default "widget picker"?

I made widget picker the default, and now, after flashing the 1.06 update, when I try add a widget to any screen, I get a fc on Widget picker..Is there a way to not have that as the default?

thanks!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] latinmaxima:
Odd. I don't see browser lag on 1.05 so I will avoid 1.06 if it breaks tethering. Shame necrosan will not be completing the hotspot hack. Wish I had the knowledge to finish it. Maybe Calk would look into it later since he did the Evo's. We can only hope.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] akarol:
Indeed it breaks tether. It also brings the yellow glow overscroll effect back. Weird! I'll go back to 1.05 for now and check out my browser to see if it is that bad.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EJayMz:
It gets better. Now my power button won't work. Been trying to get 1.6 flashed and themed. I flashed the black venum theme and didn't really like it. So I wiped all and flashed Bloo over 1.6. Now the power button doesn't work. LOL. I'm about to throw this phone against the fireplace. Oh, and I can't get into ODIN mode. It just reboots. INSANE. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
No still no lockscreen mod! I love that on starburst lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sleshepic:
Has anyone tried their 4g since the update? Mine doesn't work, it just constantly says "connecting". I'm in an area with strong signal. Done a reboot, and updated profile(if that even affects 4g)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chandlerw88:
i tried to reboot to recovery via holding power button, when i got to recovery my power button to confirm wouldnt work. battery pulled and now i cant even boot. goes straight to recovery... before i odin back any help if someone somehow with the same problem got through. 1.6 btw
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rickyq12:
Power button is to go back in recovery.

Home button is to select a specific option.

It's the way it on this version of CWM.

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Someone helped me with that issue. It's because I like using other Launchers instead of stock. Not setting a default launcher causes the bootloop on the lockscreen after a reboot. All is well now, loving this ROM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Duce HD2:
Lol....sorry dude...

Sent using Calkulin's V1.6
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] smccall:
It maybe because its for v1.0 I had the same problem. I could be wrong
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Just_s:
When you say "power button doesn't work", do you mean in recovery? If so, you must have missed the previous posts on the new CWM recovery. The power button is now the back button, while the home button is select. To reengage the power button with select, use the vol up button 10-15 times and you're good to go.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EJayMz:
It works in recovery. It doesn't work when I I am running a ROM. Same trick to fix?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chandlerw88:
you are the man
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] smccall:
Mime was Rom related but it was the theme
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jermzz:
confirm with home button.

edit: oh, minsunderstood. mine works fine.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Calkulin:
Look like I fixed the scrolling issue with the tethering hack, so I'll post yet another fix :cool: to finally get everything working right