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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RichTJ99:
Just a question for you guys. I originally ran the eg30auto.zip file in early november. I only installed root. Now that CM7 is sort of out for our phones, I am looking to upgrade my root to CWM & EK02.

Do I simply download e4gtauto-v2.3.zip from page 1 & choose option C?

Then I can nandroid & start flashing?

Do I need to install a EK02 modem or does the new E4GTauto do that for me?

Thanks,

Rich
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kgatlanta:
My phone wants to update now...

1. I used your EASY (wow!) method to root my EG30 now my phone keeps prompting me to install a 48.6 MB system upgrade but how do I know if it wants to install EK02 or EL13? From what I gather EL13 is not officially released yet but I'm not sure.

2. If I have EG30 rooted with WifiTether and DROIDWall installed, should I remove those or restore the phone before applying the system update and re-rooting (assuming the OTA update trying to install is EK02 and not EL13)?

3. Is there a way to just prevent my phone from asking me to install the OTA update since I have been happy with it and don't know what exactly has changed in the new update?

Thanks!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] s9amme:
I rooted my wife's phone with this last month (option A). Everything was working fine since then. She got the OTA update and she tried to install it. It gave that error that has the android with an exclamation mark. So what I did was I flashed the one click restore of the EG30 (no data wipe) and manually installed the OTA through stock recovery. The update went fine and I verified she was indeed on EK02 and running gingerbread 2.3.6.

The super user app was still there and I read that root would be broken once you did the update. I download the exe file (very handy!) and ran option A. It went through and reboot the phone as I expected. BUT, she still doesn't have root access. I've tried running option A about 3 more times with the same result. Any ideas on how to get root again?

Here's my log:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
The purpose of this package is mainly to get you root and CWM. Those are the basics you need to further customize your phone.

Yes, after choosing Option C (and installing EG30+CWM) you would have the following:

1) EG30 modem

2) EG30+CWM BootImg/zImage/Kernel/Recovery

3) EG30 ROM

Using CWM you can replace either 1, 2, or 3, or some combination of them to see what works best for you. Theoreticaly it would be best to have matching bases (EG30, EK02, EL13), but in practice mixing and matching has been working ok, and folks have successfully run for example, EL13 modem with EK02 kernel and EG30 ROM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
It is the EK02 upgrade. *If* EL13 is released to the general public at all, it won't be for a few weeks until Sprint can test it. EL13 came to us the same time it came to Sprint for testing.

WifiTether should be ok. DroidWall, I don't know. In general any package requiring root could have changed stuff in your ROM that the OTA was expecting to be there. I'm not saying a particular app does change stuff, but they could (whereas non-root app shouldn't have permissions to change anything in the ROM) If you want to be safe uninstall both, and re-install them afterwards.

The key is, adding files to the ROM (/system) is ok. Deleting or modifying files in the slightest way is not ok. Even build.prop can't be changed.

I would take one or two shots with the OTA and if it doesn't work, use FAQ E12 in the 2nd post.

You could use Titanium to disable System Updates then enable it just when you want PRL or Profile updates.

I just need to compliment you in that you seem to know what is going on and are asking very logical questions.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
It sounds like you have some permission problem on the windows-side or some problem with copying files on the phone-side. Only some of the files are being copied from the computer to the phone. The exploit itself is working, just the files to be installed weren't copied over to the phone.

In particular, it looks like the whole copy2sd directory (on the PC) failed to be copied to /sdcard on the phone. Check the source directory copy2sd/000root (it should be unpacked in some 7z*** directory in your temp folder on the PC) and check the /sdcard/000root directory on your phone.

Once you figure out why the files aren't being copied, everything will work fine. Perhaps you need to run something as admin or some files for some reason didn't get unpacked. Perhaps there is some strange problem with /sdcard (internal SD) on the phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SantinoInc:
Why was this thread UNSTICKIED? It's the most important thread on the DEV section IMO
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] musclehead84:
+1. I was wondering this as well.

Sent From My Evo Killer!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RichTJ99:
Sfhub,

Thanks for all your work, this is great. I did use your newer package to update to EK02 & CWM. The wierd thing is I went into CWM to do a nandroid & it failed due to a storage error. Any ideas what that is about?

Thanks,

Rich
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SantinoInc:
Do you have an SD card in your phone? If so, does it have at least 1GB space on it?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jason kiDD:
Rooted as soon as I booted the phone and waiting for it to apply the OTA update. Worked like a charm and I am now rooted.. Great work..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] s9amme:
Thanks for the help, it worked this morning when I ran option A.

I figured out what caused the 'permission denied error' though. I remembered last night I was copying a bunch of media files over to my wife's phone while I was trying to run the script at the same time, so USB storage mode was ON. No wonder it didn't have permissions. DOH! It was around 3am, I just wasn't thinking at the time. :o
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
As some of you know the zerglings fought the samdroids and the samdroids won. zerg exploit is plugged in EL13 for now.

I updated the root package with partial EL13 support. You can install stock EL13 and EL13+CWM BootImg/zImage/Kernels assuming you are ALREADY rooted.

Option A (installing persistent root) will NOT work on a totally stock EL13 system.

HOWEVER you CAN get Option A to work if you do the following:

1) ODIN Chris41g's EL13+CWM (repack) BootImg/zImage [link]

2) Run the root package and choose Option A

3) ODIN Stock EL13 BootImg/zImage [link]

After Step 1 you'll have a yellow triangle and increased ODIN count

After Step 3 yellow triangle will be gone (back to standard logo). ODIN count will remain the same as after Step 1.

Once you have root, everything will work as before, just don't unroot.

You can, for example, install EL13+CWM using the root package w/o getting the yellow triangle.

I'll have more options available later today.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Biker1:
I installed BootIMG EL13+CMW

Everything looked good on my pc. No errors.

19 files Pushed.

BootImg installed.

No errors.

My phone rebooted. Took a little longer as promised.

But when I checked my phone, I'm still on EG30?

I must be doing something wrong.

Most likely a device setting I'm missing.

Any help is appreciated.

UPDATE:

I just checked my phone again, and I see that the Kernel did change to EL13.

I was looking at the Baseband version and the Build number previously, which is still EG30.

So obviously everything was successful.

This changed the Kernel to EL13 and included CWM.

I presume I should have changed everything to EL13 via the other thread, then installed this Kernel+CWM

A little bit of a learning curve.

Thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
This package doesn't install the ROM. It is only giving you the stock EL13 kernel repacked with CWM from chris41g.

I just installed Option C and checked my menu->about phone

Under Kernel Version it says:

2.6.35.7-SPH-D710.EL13-CL806482

so I know what was included in this package is the correct version.

If you wanted the EL13 Modem/Kernel/ROM, I suggest you use this thread:

[ODIN][TAR] SPH-D710.EL13_CL806482 (EL13 Modem/Kernel/ROM - Full Restore - Rooted)

If you want to keep your data, use the NoData Restore. If you want to start with a fresh clean install, choose Full Restore.

Then come back here to install EL13+CWM if you want CWM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] alwaysbelieve1:
This thing is awesome!! Thank you so much for creating this. Worked PERFECTLY!!! :) :) :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Count_Chockula:
Worked 100000% Sprint E4GT.

ps. LOVED the reference to SC2!!! GLHF, GG, No BM!!

but ling rush doesn't always work (as stated by the other posts!!) just be-where of the siege tanks!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wraith404:
I've seen some posts about the jig not working anymore. Is that confirmed, and do you think there's any chance of a workaround there? Maybe by flipping to a different kernel to jig then flipping back?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
As long as you don't flash the "leaked" EL13 ODIN tar from sammobile.com the USB jig will continue to reset the ODIN flash count displayed on the ODIN-mode download screen of the phone.

The EL13 ODIN tar in my signature is SAFE and will RESTORE USB jig functionality if you flashed the "leaked" one by mistake.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Alex1x:
How can I go from EL13 to EK02?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xlGmanlx:
Modem? Just flash in recovery or the tar
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Alex1x:
LoL, thanks Gman. I feel like a dummy for something this easy. lol

Edit: I want to download EK02 and:

EK02 modem: FLASHABLE through clockworkmod ONLY at this time, and ONLY if you are on the EG30 modem!

I'm on EL13...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xlGmanlx:
Go back to go forward
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] marable:
Need some help, sorry if this has already been asked. I want to flash blazer v2.0, after i perform option A which item in option C do i use? My phone is new, so i'm coming from stock.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] vWvSTATICvWv:
Wow, this is all jiberish to me lol This is for Sprint, right? lol Anyways, I just bought my girl a GS2...I would use this procedure to root, correct? The kernel, baseband & Build # all have EG30. I'm a n00b when it comes to Samsung devices :o
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
You can choose any of the ones with CWM, but if you are coming from stock and want everything to match up, choose EG30+CWM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Choose Option A, let it run.

If you want CWM, after the phone reboots, choose Option C and EG30+CWM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] vWvSTATICvWv:
Appreciate it. I was looking around and things look complex around here. Like this rom only works with this modem or u have to flash this in order for that to work. EK, EG, EL etc. :p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] marable:
Sfhub, blazer v2 has ek02 kennel will this conflict with eg30 kennel

Thanks for your help
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Well it'll overwrite whatever kernel you have installed here.

As to whether it'll conflict with the rooting package, it doesn't really care. As long as you have su/root in the ROM, all the functions will work.

As to whether EK02 Kernel will play well with different radios, reports are it works fine.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] marable:
Thanks for your help, I appreciate all that you do!!!

One last thing, should I wait a day after I root before I flash blazer v2? To make sure there are no bugs.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
That is a good idea. It is always good to know how the phone performs on stock so you can know if some problem you encounter is in the stock ROM or introduced by the custom ROM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] marable:
Cool, thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] vWvSTATICvWv:
I'm going to root my gf's phone right now, didn't get around to it last night. I keep getting prompted for an update. Can you still root after this update or should I ignore it and just root? Any advantages to this update like bug fixes, better signal etc? Thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
You can root before or after the OTA EK02 update, doesn't matter.

As to what the update gives you, that is better left for the Q&A section. The big thing is supposed to be LoS fix, but if you weren't seeing it to start, then that isn't a big deal. Then there are some UI changes like blue overscroll instead of bouncy, Swype update, various other software updates, Android 2.3.6, some say better signal, some say worse, some say the same.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Added OTA Compliance Check under Option D.

This will comb your filesystem, figuring out what the EK02 OTA update is complaining about and give you a simple report. You do need to be rooted to run it, but if the EK02 OTA update is complaining to you that files are changed or missing, I assume you are rooted. The only thing this won't detect is if you are on the wrong baseband (there is no way to read the modem right now), but that is easy enough to check in menu->settings->about phone->baseband version

Check it out and give some feedback. Run the Auto Root Package, from the main screen, select Option F to increase your scroll buffer, then Option D and select "Run OTA Compliance Check"
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] flexte:
cwm go back option

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] LouRock:
Excellent tools and information!!! You are a valuable asset to this community, thank you for all your hard work and dedication.:)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ahhlix:
first off thanks for this tool, by far the easiest and best method I've used to root my phone, I had a quick question though. I used option A to root and now I'm wondering if I use option C to install the EK02 kernel with CWM and for some reason later on I decide I wanna unroot can I just install the regular EK02 w/o CWM and then do option B ? thanks in advance ?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Yes, that is exactly what you would do to return to stock and unroot. By doing the steps you mentioned, it will put your phone back in the state it was in before you started.

You are, however, responsible to undo the changes you made on your own while having root priviliges. You might, for example, made build.prop changes, removed system apps, etc. etc. You don't have to undo them, I'm just saying those are your own responsibility to undo if you want to get back to exactly where you started.

IMO the easiest thing to do is after you root and install EK02+CWM, immediately go and make a CWM/nandroid backup of your system. Then you can just use CWM to get you back to your starting state, use Option C to install EK02, then Option B to unroot. Voila back to where you started.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ahhlix:
wow! you are awesome sir, thanks again for your help and support for our device :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] marable:
Sfhub, Blazer v3.1 just came out it has the el013 kennel, do the same principles apply. install option C (choose EG30+CWM) then flash blazer v3.1 rom to overwrite the EG30 kennel?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Just_s:
Seems nothing is stickied anymore, but this definitely one of the three most important threads here, so I'm going to take it upon my self to try and keep bumping it up around the top where the dozens of new E4GT users coming each week can find it.

I've recommended it probably a dozen times in the past three days and I like to be able to find it :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] eman3316@optonline.net:
lol, I just noticed this was not in the sticky section anymore and went straight to the last page to see if anything was mentioned as to why...This is probably one of the most important threads in here, wtf?

Anyone wanting to root their phone and not seeing this thread immediately I feel sorry for. Even after rooting I visit this thread often for fixes and updates...

This thread needs to return as a sticky sooner then later!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qbking77:
How to root video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be2evusAwOM

How to install CWM:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZRnH-_XZmM
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] eagles16:
i used both the zip and exe, neither were able to recognize my eptouch, i have drivers/usb debugging/phone not mounted, and it just says waiting for device to be connected....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] LouRock:
Thank you for posting this, very much appreciated!! :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] musclehead84:
Drivers are not installed correctly. Or try a different usb cord
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
That means adb cannot communicate with your phone, see FAQ #E3 in the 2nd post for debugging procedure.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xlGmanlx:
Why isn't this a sticky anymore? Its one of the most important threads
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nibrwr:
+1mil

Sent from my ___________.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Silent25r:
Used it a few weeks ago. I was confused as to why I didn't find it in the stick part. Then I saw it with other the other developing threads. I guess I didn't expect to see it without a sticky.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xlGmanlx:
I asked Jerdog to sticky it again
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] musclehead84:
It should be. Even though this don't work for el13 its still very beneficial. I still use it. If I have to Odin eg30 for some reason I accept the ek02 update then I root and add cwm with this method and then flash my rom
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xlGmanlx:
agreed, if anything Root and getting ROOT is the cornerstone to pretty much XDA :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chestonw:
I can't get the zip or exe file to open.

The zip file says it isn't a valid archive and the exe just says "non 7 zip file."

[edit] Disabled anti-virus and after a few more tries it worked.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] marable:
Need help Guys, I auto rooted my wife's phone, the kennel is EG30+CWM and the Modem is also EG30. I did a backup and then I flashed Blazer v2.0 the screen said the install was sucessful i then rebooted the phone as the phone was going through all the different screens when it got to the lock screen the phone froze and than started to flash on and off. I pulled the battery and reinserted and still got the same results (flashing on and off). So i went back to CWM and did a recovery. Any help to solve this problem will be greatly appreciated!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] musclehead84:
It sounds like a bad download messed your phone up. As lo g ad u can get into recovery or download mode you are good to go. You can use the eg30 Odin tar by sfhub to Odin to stock eg30 and then accept the ek02 update and then reroot or go back into recovery and mount USB and add another rom to flash that you downloaded from your PC.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] eagles16:
i ran the autoroot and superuser didn't come up
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
not sure what it means to not come up.

Do you have superuser in your app drawer?

Could you use Option F to add a scroll buffer, then rerun Option A and post the section between BEGIN LOG and END LOG?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cephaus:
worked perfectly. thanks sfub! all this rooting/modem/kernel stuff was confusing at first, but you really made it simple as a couple key strokes.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jimbobtexas:
This is the best thing to happen to the E4GT. Thank you.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kynetx:
The app package and instructions in the OP are top, top notch. Excellent work.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] droidiac13:
I couldn't agree more! So simple and the instructions are great!

Sent from my Team Nocturnal'd Epic 4G Touch.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Didact74:
The only way this could have been easier is if someone broke into my house, grabbed my phone, and did it for me.

Great job OP!!

Thanks,
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] droidiac13:
Isn't that the truth?!!

Sent from my Team Nocturnal'd Epic 4G Touch.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Hah, that is pretty funny. Thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patach:
I'm bumping into problems here, I know someone mentioned he had similar problems, but said a wipe and another try at the unroot got it fixed, doesn't for me.

I originally rooted this ET4G using the Odin method with Samsung Kies. I then unrooted due to LOS problems, however something went wrong and the unrooting method left superuser on my system.

When I use this method, it doesn't actually root anything. It just reboots the phone. I can't install CWM either, it also just reboots the phone and shows Android Recovery system.

So when I tried unrooting, superuser stays, even when I wipe it and run the program several times.

Any help on this weird problem can be appreciated. I want to root again, and it doesn't seem superuser is doing anything on my system right now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Which ROM version are you running? EG30, EG31, EK02, or EL13?

Could you choose Option F on the main screen to add a scroll buffer, then choose Option A to perform the root. Post the output between "BEGIN LOG" and "END LOG" I should be able to tell you what is going on when that information is provided.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patach:
I'm on EK02, just tried the scroll buffer thing.

Sorry to be dumb, unsure how to copy and paste the log. So I took a screenshot instead:

http://imgur.com/a/wsdED

[EDIT]

Huh. Just installed titanium backup, saying it's allowing root now. I'm going to go ahead and try to install CWM, but let me know if there's anything peculiar with the log.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
That log looks fine. You should have Superuser installed (which apparently you do).

If you want CWM, choose Option C, then install EK02+CWM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] carhauler1969:
Thanks sfhub, rooted the wife's E4GT this morning, absolutely no issues at all. She's on ek02, now with CWM 5.0.2.7. Thanks so much for making this a totally painless rooting experience!!!

Merry Christmas to you & yours!!!

The EVO 4G is like an iPhone made for people who can actually think for themselves :-P
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] joseamirandavelez:
I love sfhub! In a manly way... Thanks!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] noseguy:
I allowed the recent OTA update, I assume that will not have any effect when I attempt to do this root? Just wanted to be super certain.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
The current OTA update will leave you at EK02. EK02 IS compatible with this rooting method.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Just_s:
Sfhub, you have the three most important threads in the forum IMO. Auto root, EG30 tar, and EL13 tar. Your contributions to the E4GT community are fantastic and greatly appreciated. It is a travesty that these are no longer stickied. Hopefully, they continue to get bumped to the top anyway.

Thank you and I hope you have a Merry Christmas!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
I cast my vote for this to be stickied as well. When I get PM's from people needing help rooting or going from EG30 to newer build, I always tell them to see sfhub's thread.! This should always be at the top
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] droidiac13:
I do the same thing. I also send them to you! :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jerdog:
Sfhub did a great job putting these together for sure. His information is included in the Wiki, which has a post that is stickied and the post title clearly states that it has Root info in it. A travesty that this is not stickied? Hardly. But it does have valuable information. As I have thought about it the last few days since it was first brought to me that this should be re-stickied - I will go ahead and do so for this thread.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jerdog:
As already stated elsewhere, the Iron Fist process/way of cleaning up XDA is in fact official - but you must have missed the announcements. If you happen to read the sticky you're mentioning it would tell you that, along with the link to the OFFICIAL announcement. But instead, let's request users bug the mod. Brilliant.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Just_s:
@jerdog, I think we all appreciate that. Also, you probably don't hear it, but many of us also appreciate the organization you bring around here and the time you put in.

Barnacles' wiki is a great tool as well, but a thread this important and necessary needs to be readily recognizable and incredibly easy to find. Sfhub can link the EG30 and EL13 threads in the OP and then everything is good again.

I appreciate jerdog reconsidering the sticky. I think this will help many users.

Merry Christmas!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Added links in the first post and the Resource Section.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] pjjohn73:
I agree, finding his threads is what got me on my way to ET4G flashing. And made it easy, keeping the amount of times I had to bug others to a minimum.