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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TurboFool:
Specifically you have to replace the camera.apk (and its support file) with one that's been repackaged without the shutter sound. Also remove a few other .ogg files from the phone. If you search the forum for "shutter sound" you'll find the appropriate instructions. This was what finally got me to root.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bds120:
You can actually just download one of the silentcamera apps that will kill the shutter but still leave the little beep. But you want completely silent then you have to root and us the development here on the board.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] KCRic:
Hang on, I got this buddy.

Go Here

1: Download the camera.apk (rename it to Camera.apk after unzipping).

2: Move it to /system (should everwrite the stock camera).

3: Change permissions to match all other /system/app permissions

4: Reboot

Also, make sure to delete the shutter and video sounds in /system/media/ui - the instructions in the thread will give you all this info too.

Happy shooting!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nacron:
Can't you just remove the ogg sound file in /system/media/ui?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] syed239:
WOW thanks! I'll try this out. Hope it works!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] KCRic:
No problem. Glad to help!
[Epic 4G General] Fatonuseni:
Instructions per Zanderman112

Direct link to update on Google's servers was found

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=19196851
[Epic 4G General] bender beerman:
FIRSTIES!!!
[Epic 4G General] ugothakd:
When we get the ota, we'll get there. For now just leave it.
[Epic 4G General] Fatonuseni:
What's the secret? Why not have instructions written down for anyone to use?
[Epic 4G General] counterfeit187:
The problem with that is that is that it downloads the OTA to cache, and removes it when the install reboots. I found a thread for another phone that doesnt make much sense, seeing as how rooted phones don't get OTA's pushed to them... anyways its over here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1041572
[Epic 4G General] bender beerman:
doesn't much matter since our devs already have a system dump of it
[Epic 4G General] xboxfanj:
Not a working zip to flash on recovery or modem though, which this would provide
[Epic 4G General] counterfeit187:
yeah, except if you actually catch the update zip before it installs I think you can get the modem and stuff... i think, maybe... :-/
[Epic 4G General] Fatonuseni:
Won't you get the update but it will refuse to install if you rooted?
[Epic 4G General] ugothakd:
We've caught ota's before, it'll be just as easy now.

(we dont have the ota yet)
[Epic 4G General] Fatonuseni:
I've been trying to update since yesterday. I used to get a there's no update message, now I get an error message.
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
Basically, when it downloads, it goes to either /sdcard/cache or /cache. I cant remember exactly. Then, you copy and paste that zip file to a PC, and upload to the internet. I still have my EB13toEC05 zip on my sdcard, cause I copied before installing. lol

Sent from my Samsung Legendary 4G, a Universe UTES Phone, running "two. two"
[Epic 4G General] rocket321:
There is a better way which is to get the download link from logcat directly to googles server. That way everyone else can download it from the "legit" host rather than take your chance with 3rd party file hosts and potential for corrupt files. Yes you can use md5 to verify, but getting the zip straight from the source is best.

To the op, this info is not a secret, do some searches, it has been posted numerous times for each of the prior ota's of this phone and many others.
[Epic 4G General] Fatonuseni:
You mean a link like this

http://android.clients.google.com/p...0/20428846d0d6.update-SPH-D700_EC05ToEI22.zip

Except for ec05 to ei22. The unknown is the 20428846d0d6 code at front of the file. We can guess the rest.
[Epic 4G General] caileb:
site:android.clients.google.com SPH-D700_EC05ToEI22.zip
Your search did not match any documents.

Google is one step ahead of my trickery :(
[Epic 4G General] The Root:
Prior dump has dirtiness and no modem. But there's lots of conversations explaining that.
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
The update zip will get the modem.
[Epic 4G General] Fatonuseni:
Anyone lucky enough to get the update?
[Epic 4G General] blazinazn:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19195145&postcount=144

We are trying to see if he can hook us up with the zip but he isn't have any luck locating it.
[Epic 4G General] jimhorner5405:
i dont have a cache on my SD card..
[LG Optimus 3D] paxxx666:
I'm trying to update my device, and I keep getting a message stating that it cannot communicate with the phone and PC... I have the most recent PC suit and all the drivers are updated. I am not in mass storage only mode. Everything is up to snuff. I don't know what's wrong. :/ anyone have ideas? Thanks in advance !!!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cal5202:
so heres the story... this is my first post on the site. although i have been using the site for awhile. i guess i just never had any info to offer, but now i ask for some help from you guys. i have a captivate (hence me posting here) and have put in a couple of new roms before (some being harder than others to do) and luckily from other posts i have been able to do it by myself. wow getting long. but anyways i was redoing my phone the other day and it just went downhill fast. but now im in froyo 2.2 and cannot root or anything. im getting "signature verification failed" or something along those lines and cant seem to do anything. i have flashed using every flash kit available and nothing seems to work. im not sure if im missing something or not. So i guess my question here is for a link or some step by step directions. i dont have tons of time to work on it because im in the military and work like 12 - 14 hour days.... now that thats over. sorry for the long post. oh and the 3 button trick doesnt work for me so i bought a jig for download mode. but no worries there. anywho. thanks in advance. :o
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
It sounds like you're running into the 3e recovery fix bug. There's a sticky in the Development section that mentions a fix for that.

The other option is to flash to Gingerbread via Heimdall/Odin, which would take care of that problem.

Those would be my first two suggestions for your situation.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] capocaccia:
So like the guy said above there is a fix for the error it sounds like you are having. But it is terribly annoying to see this thread pop up what seems like every day. There is a thread at the top of this forum. It is called The Captivate Directory |Guides|ROMs|Themes|Etc.| READ BEFORE POSTING(Updated 9/7/11)

And in that thread is this thread [RECOVERY] 3e Recovery Modded w/ No Verification. As well as this thread: How to Flash a ROM

Here is the link, and for the future: READ BEFORE POSTING

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=887525
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cal5202:
the one i saw in development page required you to be rooted. or at least i think. i dont know of a way to change the /system/bin/recovery file... and flashed to gingerbread a couple of times. still no go
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chappatti:
Here is a detailed signature verification discussion http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1052991

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C'mon.........go easy. Dont bold at people who admit they are clueless. Sometimes searching to find the exact answer, when your dear little phone is not working right can be a real stressful thing. Especially, if he does not even understand the problem. :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoshJ22:
As stated above, this seems to be the 3e recovery bug. As for a solution, if your trying to root and flash things, instead of using the fix, I would just flash a GB rom. The only risk with this option is flashing GB boot loaders, but it's hard to make a mistake if you've done a little research
[Epic 4G General] AcesandEights:
Seriously, is there really only ONE roam contrl app out there? Planning to root because my signal at home blows. Spent the day checking out my options, and right now they seen very limited.
[Epic 4G General] adamdelozier:
App called Roam Control is the best one I ever used. Worth the price. In my opinion.
[Epic 4G General] lynyrd65:
It works and the dev is one of the most responsive i've ever seen (he lurks on xda, in fact he might post here) so......... Buy it.

Be sure to run roam control once before you need it to configure the license so you arent up the creek without a paddle in a low signal area as the app can't check the license without internet access.
[Epic 4G General] digiblur:
Get an airave to fix the signal. Sprint will send you a free one.
[Epic 4G General] rocket321:
You can use Qpst to force load a verizon prl. There is a thread on the evo forum walking you through it. I would say roam control will be much easier/better solution though because you can witch back and forth as needed. Using the vzw prl will force you onto the vzw network 100% of the time.
[Epic 4G General] AcesandEights:
Not going to pay for an airave even though they say its free. Price for an app is not a problem. Every other type of app has more than one to choose from. I'm sure the dev is a good guy, I just like to have choices
[Epic 4G General] Milkman00:
I love the app, but I don't find the dev responsive from my only e-mail to him.

A couple of months ago, I sent him a note with a suggestion or two, and no response. I was kind of disappointed, but was just hoping that he read them and was going to implement them in a future relaese.
[Epic 4G General] bit1:
Why wouldn't you use an Airave ? You can call 877.775.4886 and let them know your signal blows at home. I use my Airave with four phones on it currently and it's great always having full bars and no dropped calls even in my basement. Give it a try...
[Epic 4G General] hammerbrain:
I'm in an area with decent Verizon but crappy Sprint coverage. I've heard forcing roam is used to get booted sans ETF. I'd love to do it but don't wanna get a letter from Sprint. Whatdaya think?
[Epic 4G General] mtwow789:
Currently, only good roaming app is roam control.

Like above post said, there is way to manually load up 00001 Verizon PRL using QPST. There is a thread here or in dev section. This gives you good speed but you are on Verizon 100% of the time and I heard that Sprint might catch you and block 3G access somehow.

What I am using is 11115 PRL. This is Sprint PRL that let you roam 3G. Normally when there is Sprint tower nearby, this PRL will not let you roam, but using the app, I can force roam. I use it when Sprint is giving me ****ty data.

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I am actually experimenting the possibility, but I think Sprint is blocking my access to Verizon 3G when I am trying. Whenenver I start to use heavy data stuff like netflix, the 3G roaming becomes unstable and disconnects. So I just use it when I am in need of data but Sprint is giving me way to slow connection.
[Epic 4G General] phdeez:
I just wish our phones would react properly to Roam Control. I'm in Central Florida and apparently it only forces roaming to one frequency, not all frequencies.

Q: When I select "roam only", why does the phone have no signal?

A: Chances are you have a Samsung phone, right? Samsung phones have different behavior - when in "roam only", they only roam on the 800mhz frequency band. There are areas in the US that are 1900mhz only, which means that Samsung phones will not get a signal in those areas.

https://sites.google.com/site/roamcontrol/faq

f'in Samsung screws me again.
[Epic 4G General] A_Flying_Fox:
Official cyanogen mod has a force roam feature built in. You just check the box and it roams uncheck and it stops roaming

Deca's cyanogen doesn't have that functionality yet, but it will when it becomes a part of official cm :D
[Epic 4G General] digiblur:
It's a bug of the phone itself. I've been in areas where Verizon 1900 was present and no Sprint signal around. My son's Touch Pro 2 had full VZW signal and my Epic had zero signal.
[Epic 4G General] phdeez:
One more reason I'm looking forward to CM7...

Oh, I understand, it's just disappointing... I also used to have a TP2 and loved the working forced roaming on it... Funny how a 4yo phone has more functionality than a <previously> flaghship 4G phone... If the HTC Shift had a larger screen I would have gone with that.
[Epic 4G General] AcesandEights:
One. Its not free. I'm paying 130 per month, shouldn't have to install tower and pay taxes on it. Two. Not into helping neighbors receive better signal by pigybacking on MY internet that I'M paying for.

My question is still the same. Is roam control the only app. Pretty sure its is good. Just like any other apps, some work better for some people and not other.
[Epic 4G General] Stoney60:
I've had an airave for 2 years the cost??? NADDA They even upgraded it to the Data model after I complained about having lousy data at home too.

You can control who has access to both your wireless network and your airave. I'm sure you already know that so I say TROLL
[Epic 4G General] AcesandEights:
Well, cs said I would be paying the tax on it, and I couldnt control who has access. Still no answers on whether or not there are other apps.
[Epic 4G General] azyouthinkeyeiz:
That has been answered, I count, 3 times already. Just because its not the answer you're looking for, doesn't mean its not been answered.

So for the last time, yes, Roam Control IS CURRENTLY the only roaming app.
[Epic 4G General] zetterwing:
Yes you can control who accesses it. I currently only have family and friends numbers allowed to make calls. It is simple and the csr is an idiot. Nothing new.
[Epic 4G General] AcesandEights:
Thank you zett, will call them back. As for the question being answered about other apps, it hasn't. It was only said roam control was the best, as if there is more than one. Not looking to ruffle feathers, but I am able to comprehend what is written. When it is said the only good roam control app is roam control, it implies the existence of others. A simple yes or no will have done. Thank you all, and may the best of the day find you.
[Epic 4G General] MrGreg:
I'm sorry for not responding...I do my best to respond to every email, but the last few months have been difficult. I'm now getting back into the habit of taking care of email daily, along with responding to some older emails that I missed.
[Epic 4G General] Dsparil:
I get low signal while at work, so this the solution to Sprint's ****ty coverage.

If Sprint doesn't like it, I'll be happy to let them weave my ETF to switch to a carrier that works.
[Epic 4G General] DCRocks:
FYI - Roam control is back on the market for those that want it

I was able to buy and dl yesterday
[HTC Titan] twisticles:
I have owned an Optimus7 and Mozart, both upgradede to Mango so I have a good baseline for comparison.

But, on my Titan I keep getting calls from numbers that *are* stored in a contact on my phone, but with or without the +44 (or +65 when I am in Singapore).

So 07931 123 123 will call me, but I get the number on my incoming call screen, not the contact, as the contact is saved with +44 7931 123 123. And vice versa.

Bloody annoying! I mentioned it to an iphone wielding friend and his response was "yeah you have to add both numbers to your contact" but I don't buy it, this was never an issue on the Optimus7 or Mozart.

Anyone else noticing this? What ROM are you using?

I am running 1.08.401.06 and failing to flash to 1.09.401.02, so wondering if that is one of the fixes?

And yeah, I have tried with International Assist turned on and off...
[HTC Titan] twisticles:
Hmm seems that there an ongoing issue, discussed and fixed on this thread

The only problem is, the solution requires a registry hack...and Chevron isn't selling tokens at the moment to unlock and sideload a registry editor...sigh...patience is a virtue
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] RashaMatt:
If you don't care for Touch Wiz, try LauncherPro - I found that it is way smoother on my Note than either ADW (which I use on my SGS) or Go launcher.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Kibosh3:
LauncherPro is the only one i never tried... i'm sure it's still zippier than TW
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] AfroCreame:
SPB Shell 3D in tablet mode works great!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] pete338:
Yes..but I found the icons is abit "shrunk" as compared to other launchers...Is there a way to increase the size of the icons?

Regards..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rdosti:
Go Launcher Ex is possibly the finest.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Sharpshooterrr:
I agree to that. Could get snappier though.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] James Harrison:
ADW EX all the way!

I used it in this video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JyfrD4VrHY :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] KnowHow:
For some reason, SPB Shell 3D defaults to tablet mode on the Note. That's why the icons and widgets were so small. Once you change to the smartphone interface in "Experimental Settings," everything will become normal-sized.

SPB Shell really shows off the power of the Note. I had to use Launcher Pro with my Dell Streak because it just wasn't able to handle SPB Shell.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
Waiting for ur tutorial..;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] denialnw10:
Just switched to Go Launcher! Wow! I can't believe this is free! It's an excellent replacement launcher. Thanks for the heads-up!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] yslee:
Not many people use LauncherPro nowadays, it seems. I do like the ability to set 15 shortcuts on the bottom quicklaunch bar. How does it run on the Galaxy Note, given that Touchwiz is GPU accelerated?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] debernardis:
Neither Go launcher nor Launcher pro accept S-memo notes as widget. When you try to send the note as widget, it gets attached to tw anyway.

Ernesto de Bernardis

N900 - Galaxy Tab 7"
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Vauix:
VTL.Launcher

VTL.launcher is what I've been using on my note. This launcher is based on ADW but optimised for tablets, which will add allot of useful option for use on your note.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Vulpix:
Am I the only person having issues with ADW EX and Go Launcher EX?

ADW EX: Layout is tablet, lots of overlapping, menu at the bottom is cut off in portrait mode.

Go Launcher EX: LAG LAG LAG when flipping through homescreens in 5x5.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] marianoitalianoo:
Yep I tried all of them and they all sux on Note. Who cares about Launchers since we will have ICS :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] denialnw10:
To be honest, after a while I have noticed the lag, which is quite annoying on Go Launcher. I'm up for trying something else now me thinks...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Vulpix:
We do? I don't remember a hacked ROM for ICS on the SGN...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] the red krawler:
He said "will have" (ie: future tense). Theres been confirmation that the Note is indeed a device getting ICS... As for when that is, who knows. Samsungs firmware update schedules are always a laugh. I figure by the time ICS rolls around the XDA community would have provided about 40 different custom ROMs based on it anyway.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ardabey:
I just hope that the wacom digitizer drivers and custom behavior related to the stylus won't turn out to be too problematic to put into custom ROMs. it'd be a shame to choose between ICS or pen functionality, or wait for Samsung to release a touchwizified ICS.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Vulpix:
If I had to give up my wacom stylus, I would have just stuck with my SGS2. :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] veasna.kelly:
tsf v1.4.2 is best for me
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] not-i:
Nova for ICS and ADW ex for GB
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mtmello:
Now I know that Apex launcher rocks! High res in all icons is the best for me...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] beestee:
Agreed...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] iakovl:
any one knows how i can force Go launcher HD to work in the note? set to 213 to go to tablet mode with CM9 but the GO HD won't work
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rgreat:
Apex, hands down the most usable.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] taliani2:
maybe ??

man !!!! why do everybody here hate touchwiz it is a great yet a simple launcher :confused: personally i never liked a launcher but the stock touchwiz . i know it might be heavy on the system resources but hey it looks daamn great dont you think so ?:confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] :
Apex is not that great on lpy 240 lol
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JoshuaTumanda:
I tried tsf shell with 240 and 280 dpi..works well but im sticking with 280dpi.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mtmello:
No option to customize... Simple transition effect... Blarght... So poor imho.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] a_halodri:
I changed to apex and must say :eek:

Great, super smooth, creativ :thumbup:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] richlum:
Can't hide the dock, limited to 5x5 grid, can't resize widgets, ugly app drawer, limited home key functionality, to name but a few.

If you are happy with TW, then there's no reason to change. But if the above are features you want, then you will need to look for another launcher.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hp79:
I hate it because I can't customize the 5 icons on the bottom of the home screen, and also the apps are not automatically organized. Otherwise it's okay.

I never use sms since AT&T charges so much, and I don't want s-memo to be there as I will be using Papyrus when it comes to ICS. I wish Samsung at least gave us a choice to use stock ICS. I'm going for Apex launcher.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] straxusii:
You can change which 5 apps are shown in the bottom dock if that is what you mean. Go to applications, menu,edit (must be in grid view)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] musashiro:
im using Nova Launcher... and oops, its for ICS only..:)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] whydoes:
lightning launcher. fast, lightweight.

no more grids!

freedome to layout!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] marc.tulley:
Get ICS and use Nova Launcher.

By far the best! So customisable and snappy!

P.s if you download the latest beta and hold a volume button while in the Nova setting you get the lab features which includes up to 10 rows etc.

APEX is very similar but not quite so many features.

Nova is distributed with the popular AOKP. You cant go wrong with it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dtorga:
I flashed the lpy ics yesterday and rooted right after,everything went smootly and i had ics and root in half an hour(with my 100 m internet of course:-)), the difference from Gb was almost unnoticiable from the Tw point of view so i downloaded apex and nova launchers,both of them almost the same,apex a bit faster though,so now im happy,for keyboard,i use A.I.Type free version since i got the note and can say it was the best one ever,u should try it..there is a lancher called trebouchet though that seems to be really good to but its not in the market and the download link i foung is dead,will kep searching...overall,despite of the appearance that is almost the same as GB( anyone know how can i change the icons in the status bar for instance?) Im happy with the ics,the premium suite is really nice,but not much functionality for me...

sent from my GT-N7000 Stock ICS Rooted
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] just say yeah:
apex

I use apex launcher in tablet mode with rom CM9 and it work smoothly :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Irony71:
After Touchwiz I tried almost every well known launcher. The most used alternative launcher on gb was spb shell 3d. On ics I used in the first time nova and apex, tried lightning, sslauncher and stuck with nemus launcher, loving the possibility to configure almost everything. Now I use tsf launcher, which is improved much. Was disapointed after purchasing it, but hoped for improvements. Now almost everything I want is there, never saw a smoother launcher. The only thing I am missing is the scalability of widgets.