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[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
After the rollback, you can use either. Not sure which version the acerRecovery uses, but it should work fine. (I only used it once quite awhile ago)

After getting back up and running with a new rom, just check the recovery version., If it's the older, and you want to, goto www.tegraowners.com and get the newer recovery.
[Acer Iconia A500] :
Get the latest version of CWM for our tabs at tegraowners.com.

There have been improvements in the scripting, as some people have had some problems when using the recovery portion of CWM on the older versions (like the one that comes with Acer recovery tool is old).

Tale your time when doing the downgrade and follow the instructions step by step, and you should be fine ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] nexus14:
Thanks. It appears the Acer Recovery Installer comes with an older version but you can put the newer version on the SD card and it should work accordingly. Nifty

edit: I don't have the SDK installed so no ADB functionality-- I will probably use it if everything else fails. I don't even have the tablet yet, but I enjoy preparing for when it does come
[Acer Iconia A500] :
Great thinking. Then you're less likely to be one of the many tools in this forum that will be posting "Help me, I bricked my tab".

;)
[GT540 Optimus General] G00fY2:
Hello together,

well I have a new phone now (MOTO Defy). I want to give the GT540 to my brohter. He isn't that interested in technical stuff and it will be his first Android phone. So I want to ask you what you think is the best Rom for him?

He don't need that much features, but a stable running rom, with good battery and not that much preinstalled apps. Also it would be very good, if there is not that much on the todo-list of this rom, because I think he don't like to update the Rom "every week".:D

At the moment I'm really looking forward to airbus360's Froyo Optimum v7.0. I think it should be very stable, has a easy to use UI (Tochwiz looking Launcher) and seems to be nearly final.

What to you think or suggest?
[GT540 Optimus General] sajdlik82:
airbus's froyo optimum will be the best choice for that ;D
[GT540 Optimus General] NoDze:
Well, I too am waiting for froyo optimum, but honestly.I recommend Eleganceswift or Greendroid :) 2.1 is just the most fastest, stable and lasting os(for now) on our devices :D oh and great choiche taking the Defy :D that fathermucker will last :P
[GT540 Optimus General] G00fY2:
Okay, now after Froyo Optimum v7.0 has not been released and also finding some bugs in current version I tried EleganceSwift 5.0. And this ROM really rocks! Look great, is very fast and the UI is easy to use.

I think NoDze is right about suggesting 2.1 Roms for this purpose.
[XPERIA X8 General] man_77:
hey guys...i'm having a problem with detecting sim card after unlocking bootloader...first..i was following steps..and figured out that the first step is for unlocking sim...maybe!!:confused:

but my sim didn't need any unlock..so i ran the semc.cmd..but it didn't work..so i made the steps right..and it unlocked the damn bootloader but the sim is not detected...i found some dude posted before abt this prob but no one answered and he claimed that he fixed the problem with running the semc,cmd..

any ideas..
[XPERIA X8 General] man_77:
well i managed t fix the problem...anyway thnx...can someone lock the thread..and srry to bother..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mrbenjihao:
I read that the Samsung galaxy s2 has 1gb of ram but when I look at the task manager it says I only.have 838mb. Is that supposed to be right?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Red5:
Ya thats right. You only have 838mb available after the system memory takes what it needs to run the phone. All phones say they have less available then what they really have due to the system taking up some.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mrbenjihao:
Thanks! That's still plenty of ram compared to most phones right?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] akira02rex:
There's only a handful of android devices with 1gb ram out now - it's starting to become the norm now. But, don't worry, 1gb ram is plenty for gingerbread and ice cream sandwich.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] NJGSII:
Correct.

My phone has the same installed memory as the computer that I'm posting from right now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Red5:
LOL, well that puts it into perspective!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] prasadudwadia:
Hello so, my first question is , i have the RED CWM installed on my infuse and the roms run great. However im stumped why whenever i am in red recovery i am unable to mount the USB Storage and see both of my partitions in Windows. I have installed drivers already and its worked long time ago. No missing drivers appear in Device Manager either. So yes, anyone can guide me to fix USB mount in red recovery.

Second question is..

EXT4!

Ive read and read about how wonderful it is, just curious if theres something im supposed to do in order to make my partitions EXT4 so that my phone runs quicker? I havent found a way to figure this out yet and would be nice if i can be pointed in the right direction.

I have the internal memory and a 2 GB microSD card.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] GGXtreme:
USB mounting never worked for me in CWM on the Infuse, I assumed it was broken (it's only ever worked for me on my Captivate using kernels that specifically mentioned it was fixed). I just use adb to push and pull files while in the recovery menu.

As for ext4, it depends on the ROM/kernel you are running. If you flash an AOSP/CM/MIUI ROM, the phone will be using ext4. If you flash a Samsung ROM and you're running an ext4-compatible kernel, you can check the status of your filesystem and convert between rfs and ext4 using the voodoo option in CWM (or, if the kernel supports it, the Voodoo Control app).
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Entropy512:
USB mass storage mode has never worked in any CWM implementation I've ever seen.

Use ADB push/pull
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dr_gibberish:
I just became eligible for an upgrade as a Sprint Premier Gold customer - my last one before the program ends in December. I have been thinking about buying an Epic 4G Touch for a while, and am wondering if those of you who got them early on are still happy with your purchase.

As far as I can tell, there is not any Sprint android phone on the horizon that looks any better, and I am not willing to wait until March to upgrade. Also, if it makes any difference I am coming from the OG Epic, which finally seems to be working well thanks to the GB update and the work of our great developers here at XDA.

So, any thoughts? Would you buy the E4GT again? Anything phones coming out soon that you would wait for? Thanks for any input...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fooz:
If I could have a do over, I would wait until they fixed the LOS issue. Other than that, I love the phone and think it's the best option on Sprint currently (minus the LOS issue of course).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daneurysm:
Without a doubt.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] steindog99:
Results have varried, but the EG31 modem update fixed the LOS issue for me. Haven't had one since...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cds0699:
I bought mine on launch day, and still very happy with my purchase. I would definitely buy it again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] phatmanxxl:
Considering Sprints 2011 line up, ET4g is the best phone available.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dr_gibberish:
Thanks to all for the input. Anyone else coming from the original Epic? How are you getting along without the hardware keyboard?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] locoboi187:
From evo to epic touch, this phone is amazing :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cds0699:
I did come from the original Epic 4G. I was a lil worried about not having the physical keyboard because I text a lot, but surprisingly it hasn't been a problem. I found that I was using the onscreen keyboard on my OG Epic a lot anyway, and with the added screen real estate, it only made it easier. I have adjusted quite well to all touchscreen.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rpnunez:
Yes! Honestly, this phone never fails to amaze me. From how sharp and crisp the screen is, to the speed/raw power as the device as a whole, to the sexyness of the phone, even when the screen is off.

Remember, you will have 14 days to return/switch to another phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bbedward:
Its the best out now on any carrier besides the att variant.

The next phone that will be a major step up probably won't be out until next April/may at the earliest (on sprint at least). So go for it.

It will get the ice cream sandwich update so its future proof I'd say, I wouldn't wait on the nexus because by time that comes to sprint, if it does, it will be short lived like the nexus s on sprint (dual cores came to sprint a month later)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ace0603:
I would definatelly buy one again. It is sweet phone. No regrets here.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fadeaway:
The phone, as a device, is great. The phone, as a phone, sucks a big fat one. The antenna design and/or radio firmware is causing me to regret buying this device.

Not only is there a LoS issue as others have pointed out, but signal quality itself is atrocious. In general, CDMA is meant to be able to operate at very low signal quality. However, when this phone gets into low signal strength, it chops up my audio send/receive. Moreover, the data speed I get is crap. YMMV.

As I stated earlier, the phone, as a device, is great. It has a beautiful screen, the camera is pretty awesome, and it rarely slows down when using it regularly.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rmgill:
I agree with most of what fadeaway said. I wouldn't buy. Wait for a LTE handset to land unless you plan on buying another phone in 6 months. Here's what I posted on another thread:

I bought the ET4G on a whim after seeing it on Craigslist for an attractive price. After using it for a week, it's going back on Craigslist and I am using my OG Epic again w/ the new Gingerbread release (and physical keyboard fixes!).

While the ET4G certainly offers a snappier Android experience and a better camera than the OG Epic, I didn't find the boost in speed or extra screen real estate to be worth the $325 I paid for the device. I think the only speed boost worth writing home about was the speed of the ET4G's stock browser. Lastly, the audio quality of SGSII is inferior to SGSI and in all honesty not worthy of a high end smartphone - this was the deal breaker for me.

Considering that you already have the OG Epic, I'd wait until the middle of next year so you can get a killer future-proof 720p LTE phone at a fully discounted price. All that said, the ET4G is still a great device!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Zorachus:
I just got mine last week, and LOVE it, running Calk's ROM + ICS theme and this phone just looks so cool, the screen is perfect for web page reading, and watching YouTube videos look amazing, and the WiFi signal for me is the best I have ever had, upstairs in bedrooms I still get good WiFi signal from the Basement office, no other phone held connection up on the 2nd floor. GPS is rock solid and locks on instant. Yes I have had two LOS's so far in one week, but no big deal, just restart the phone and it's gone, the phone restarts so fast. And that happened at my Mom's house, a very poor Sprint area, with no bars ever.

I am coming from the Nexus-S 4G which was feeling small to me, and before that my EVO 4G which I loved for a year. The Epic Touch 4G gives me that same wow factor I had when the EVO first came out last year. Oh yeah, the sound volume is great, very loud playing videos, where as my Nexus could barely be heard at full volume, and this is even louder than my EVO 4G, which was good.

There won't be a significantly better phone out until Summer, most likely the EVO-Three and Galaxy S3. And I can't wait till there is a solid stable Android 4.0 ICS ROM out for this phone, then holy cow, this thing will destroy anything for a long time.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dr_gibberish:
Yeah, that is a great point. I think I am going to call Best Buy and see if they will match Amazon's $149 price for the phone. If so, I may get it tonight...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] One4mNoWhere:
The hardware is excellent but the phone doesn't get much support, I would have waited if I was to do it all over again. HTC phones get lots of supports, which I would have waited for. I had the ppc6700, mogul, hero, and eve.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Zorachus:
One last thing, I thought the EVO 4G when it first released last year was an amazing device, it just blew me away, the big screen, build quality, tons of custom ROM's, just an awesome smartphone for last year.

I feel the Epic Touch 4G, is the true successor and best next gen device for Sprint.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dcxgod:
ehh

I think my biggest problem with the phone is that it feels so unpolished, in terms of all the little issues I keep running into it. Granted, LoS only happened to me after a root, but, it was an annoying issue for many other people. The GPS lock is just absolute crap, and the fact that apps keep crashing because of that sound glitch is just plain annoying. I couldn't even finish PvZ because of it...

Honestly, it feels like Sprint and Samsung were trying to sell this phone quick and leave it to dry while they were working on their other new offerings (iphone4s for Sprint, and the Galaxy Nexus for Samsung). Feels very half assed...

Given a second shot, I think I'd have to really reconsider...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crypt0kiddie:
I'm on the EG30 modem with ROOT+CWM5 applied. Stock ROM and kernel other then that.

I've only had LOS one time and that was when I was in a basement where there simply was no signal. No Sprint, nothing to roam to either.

When I came out of the basement and was back in an area I knew for a fact should have had full Sprint bars, my phone showed nothing. Said I had no service. I had to reboot to which fixed it.

First and only time.

I love my new Samsung Epic Touch 4G.

I'm not sure that it's really much better then my EVO 4G was either though. My EVO was tweaked VERY nicely and I was getting 30~35 hours of battery life on MikG ROM with a little SetCPU tweaking. I like the slim profile of the Epic Touch 4G though, sucker is THIN and seems to be better built then my EVO 4G.

That said, I really took a hard look at the Apple iPhone 4S when I was shopping.

I almost picked up the 4S simply because I work for a school system that is loaded with iPhones, iPads and Macbooks.

I'm pretty much the only person in my department (technology dept) that uses an Android. I sorta want to get in line with what the district runs. The ONLY reason didn't get the 4S was the size of the screen. If it would have been 4~4.5 inches, I would have gotten one. If the iPhone 5 has a bigger screen, I might consider that at upgrade time. Personally I think both series, Android and iOS have good things to offer.

Anyway, back to the original question yes I would buy the Epic Touch 4G again today.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Zorachus:
Sorry you are having issues, my GPS lock is lightning quick and rock solid, never have an app crash yet. I am running Calk's 1.5a ROM + ICS theme.

Galaxy-Nexus for Sprint ? I haven't heard any solid info on that, except tech blog rumors. Best bet is Sprint brings out the Nexus as their first LTE device in the Spring, no sooner.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dcxgod:
Sorry for being so vague, what I meant was that Sprint was focusing their efforts on the iPhone release, and Samsung on their Galaxy Nexus release.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Sycobob:
I'd get a GS2 on another carrier if I had the chance. If stuck on Sprint's crummy network, I'd definitely get the E4GT again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] LudoGris:
In a heartbeat.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xcharles718:
Probably not.

Reasons

-LoS

-Games closing

-Signal strength(compared to the Photon)

-Screen unusable while charging

If I had to do it again, I would keep my Photon, or wait until an non-stock ROM is released(doubt it would fix my last issue though).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] coldblooded79:
Buy it! You won't be sorry. Anyone complaining about development is an idiot. There is plenty of development going on.

sent from my Epic Touch 4g
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gedster314:
Oh hell yes. Best phone I have ever owned, thatincludes 3gs and 4s. By far the best battery life of any smartphone I have owned, with some tweaks and Rom. Maybe it comes from the days of WinCE and WinMo 5-6.5 but expect little hiccups and I feel that most of the whiners need to go back to feature phones where they belong.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Duce HD2:
The phone is phenomenal, one the other hand SPRINT's data speeds are a joke. At least where I live.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] schwab002:
I had this problem, but only while plugged into the wall (not my computer), but went to the sprint store and complained. They did a reset to factory data and it didn't fix the problem. Next time I went in to complain they gave me a new phone, complete with a new charger+usb cable. The new wall unit worked perfectly and when I tried the old charger, it was useless again. The cable didn't matter.

TLDR: If your screen doesn't work while plugged into the wall, try getting a new charger from sprint.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blestsol:
Nope, would of stayed at tmobile.

Overheating, sprint data is ridiculously slow. That's my only reasons. So I guess it depends on your area and your phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bigjim1488:
No. But not because of the phone....but because of the piss poor sprint service in my area.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kalel_293:
would buy it again...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] stascom:
Without a doubt. At $0.01 for the best phone currently on the market, with the best screen on the market, with teh sekseez and teh petaflops? Heck, yes! I only wish Sprint could deliver 3G at more than 15KB/sec in my area O.O
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Iczer:
I really wished someone would have answered my question during the sale on the .01 E4GT at Amazon. I only saw the price being available for NEW lines, and still saw $149.99 for upgrades.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dp0074:
I would absolutely buy it again. I haven't had any los on any rom, kernal, or modem, but I don't think I'd change my mind even if I had. The support for this device here at xda is phenominal, and has addressed most issues anyone has had. If only sprint and samsung would support their devices so well... :-\

Sent to your face from my palm
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Success100:
id buy this thing a million times over
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Masterface7:
I think it is currently the best phone on Sprint. I never had LOS while i used it during my 14 day window however i am definitely waiting for a fix to the closing apps issue. It happened on multiple games i wanted to play but the big one for me was it was happening on the video player i use. I use my phone to watch videos a lot so that was unacceptable. I have the original epic and i will wait until some more bugs are squashed or if the galaxy nexus ever comes to sprint. Which ever happens first ill probably get that phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] In The Office:
I said to my wife just this past weekend: "This is the best phone I've ever had."

Yes, I am coming from the Epic, and yes, I feared I'd miss the keyboard. Now I know I will never need another physical keyboard again. Swype works strikingly well for me - spend an hour or two learning it and you will likely never go back. And I (count my blessings) have not had any LOS issues. (Rooted, stock kernel.) In fact, as eager as I am to explore some of the work done by the amazingly talented developers out here, I am reluctant to flash anything on my phone because of how smoothly and well it runs. The camera is great, the screen size and quality fabulous, and I consistently find the data speed to satisfy me. (I use the phone primarily in NYC, and find pretty much wall to wall solid coverage wherever I go.)

I am always so sorry when I read about the bad experiences some folks out here are having with their phones; I suppose that I am _very_ fortunate that I've not had any of those challenges.

So perhaps this answers your question more directly: Yes, I would buy it again now.

Good luck; please let us know what choice you made.

Best,

Ito
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dr_gibberish:
So thanks all for your input. I pulled the trigger and got it at Best Buy yesterday (They were willing to match Amazon's $149 price and Amazon is out of stock now.) Loving the phone so far and no LOS yet.

Only problem? Got it rooted and booted and suited up just in time to find out I cannot Odin the new modem (EK02) because I am already on EG31. If only I had waited 24 hours to start messing with it!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] GHOST99K:
plan to get rid T-mobile and jump to Sprint once again.my concern is how come there is no Cyanogen Mod 7 for Epic Touch 4g? i only use AOSP roms and is there any good and close to CM7 rom for ET4G?any major problems with ET4G?is flashing roms through custom recovery the same like flashing .zip files,clearing cache,delvic cache and user data?sorry i been away from ROOT and XDA for a while.

THANKS.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Eric1985:
Yes I would. Thankfully I have never had the LOS problem, rebooting or nothing. The only problem I get is once every 2 weeks my battery will die so fast the android os will be in the 70s for the entire day and I check battery usage and when its in the 70s there are only about 2 other things it shows using battery in percent. Normal days screebl, FB, stand by, etc is on there and os is in the 30s. Battery is amazing other than that.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] GeneralSky2004:
I had this phone on pre-order, coming from the HTC Evo. I absolutely love this phone. The weight is next to nothing, along with the thickness of the phone. The camera on it stomps the Evo's by far. It's very quick, and battery life is also very impressive. Coming from the Evo, on an HTC Sense kernel/rom, pushing 4 hours or so was rare to happen. With this, I can go all day and then some without any issues, and that's overclocking it to 1.6Ghz.

The LOS problem was a pain, but was solved by the recent update released.

All in all, I would definitely purchase this phone again. It's a beast.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rob4828:
E4GT is the best phone right now even with the los issue
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Err0rist:
I'd probably cancel sprint and get an SII with a different carrier. I can only use the phone on wi-fi because instead of 3G and 4G I get 1x speeds.

Sometimes my "3G" is too slow to even run the Speedtest app.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] alexlarson011:
I love the phone, and considering the Nexus does not have the Super AMOLED Plus screen I don't think that I would even want that. However, I cannot stand the phone's soundpool issue which causes several games to crash after playing for about 10 minutes (Airport Mania, Plants vs. Zombies).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mindgrind:
Great phone
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] expertzero1:
I would've jumped to Verizon...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nebrando:
I would absolutely buy this phone again. It is such a great phone that I am still running stock because it performs excellent as is out of the box.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Gilbot:
maybe, I'd probably wait it out to see if the development is hot first. No offense to devs here, but the dev section leaves more to be desired for me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chuhsi:
Very helpful advice. Thanks. I am eligible for a phone upgrade on Dec 1. My wife's epic is about to die from too many drops so I am going to give her my epic.

The LoS issue scares me.

I can't think of what else to get other than a touch. Knowing that best buy will match the 149 Amazon upgrade price is great.

I would love to get a galaxy nexus, but I have no idea when it will officially be available. There's no way I can wait until mid spring for a new phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dirtyharrywk:
No

I would not buy it again. In fact I'm returning the one I have right now. Dropped calls, bluetooth audio does not work at all, and the build quality is horrible when compared to any HTC device.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gtuansdiamm:
I would wait for a white version or even jump carriers so i could use an international white one