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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Paiyne:
Ok, after reading the last few pages, I haven't seen any comments about my particular issue. I did a fresh odin to stock FC24, let it boot and signed in to my Google account. After the sync was complete, I then odined the EL26 kernel, booted into the recovery, wiped cache and dalvic-cache, then flashed Alpha 2 and the G-apps. For whatever reason, the damn thing wouldn't move past the boot animation...stayed there for like 10 min. So I went into the stock recovery, completely wiped the phone, and it finally booted. Now, so far from what I can tell...everything works...except my data! I only have access to Wi-Fi at work so I haven't been able to test it, but it has been notifying me of networks in my surrounding area so I am assuming it works. But, my 3g data....does not work at all! I know this is an Alpha build and not my first rodeo with these types of issues so I did the customary woosah and let it go for the evening. So now my question is....Is this a bad dl? Did I mess something up with the wiping? Should I be concerned that in one of the dev tools I went into connection settings and the options available were HSPA and HSPA+?

Any help with this will be much appreciated! I'm not new to the flashing game, but still a noob when it comes to CM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] C3jay:
Yeah i see that. Its not working for me i know it's not my adaptor cuz i switched back to gb rom and it works, came back to cm9 and i get a blank tv screen with a rotated screen on my phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FrameCityJackal:
odin back to EL29

odin the EL26 kernel

WIPE ALL DATA/FACTORY RESET

Wipe dalvick cache

Flash CM9 & GAPPS
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EeZeEpEe:
Reposting here because it was originally in the developers thread.

Gained about 250 MBs over stock FC22 with bare ROM convertor. Overnight idle drained 1.5% per hour but drain from 99% always takes a while to drop with whatever ROM I've used. People app doesn't freeze like Contracts did with stock. So far so good.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] adma84:
I still drain 30ma every 5 mins, in airplane mode. Android OS usage is still quite high. Very nice ROM otherwise
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dcowboys2184:
Yea the idle drain sucks.. I know for the photon joker had some kind of fix which u probably lost about 1-4% battery overnight idle. I know it's different phones but maybe somebody can look at that and see if there's anything similar
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bo5ibbs:
Haven't sifted through much but is anyone else experiencing loss of data?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FrameCityJackal:
Are you or is it just a question?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nitro_c4:
No.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] pathtologos:
I have not.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Vivix729:
Experienced the Android OS bug (3.5 hours CPU time, 1.5 hours awake) last night. And I am unable to send MMS (able to receive them).

Otherwise, A+
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chrlswltrs:
I delete the camera click sound from /system/media/audio/ui

Yes. Tried it right after flashing the ROM before I installed any apps and the bug was present

-Sent from my CM9 E4GT using Tapatalk
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] clshores:
Does this ROM have the crazy notification soud bug that is found on the Samsung leaked builds?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Paiyne:
Thanks for the idea, but still a no go on 3g Data! Wi-Fi works, but only have access to it at work. Might try Alpha 1 then flash to Alpha 2!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] elliwigy:
hm.. I also am experiencing intermittent data issues.. wifi works great, but 3g (dont live in 4g area) is hit or miss, most of the time a miss. even when at home on the airrave it says i have 3g but it fails to connect to anything related to data. I use wifi at home, so its been a pain leaving and not having data most the time. it also drops to 1x or drops completely.. I came from codename 1.5.6, mobile odin'd el26 stock cwm kernel, wiped everything, installed CM9 4.0.4, fc24modem, then Gapps and everything is working perfect EXCEPT my data when not on wifi.. not sure if it could be related to the PRL? I was able to use Roam Control and force roam and data worked great.. any suggestions?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] clshores:
My first time using CM9 on the E4GT. Great work so far and I can only imagine what it is going to be like once we have kernel source.

I can now say I really miss my CM experience from my OG Evo. Elegantly simple and fast.

I will give it a once over and report anything that I find for sure.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] CelticNinja:
So, I downloaded the Alpha 2, but my android system is still showing 4.0.3, and my Netflix isn't working still. I chose the 6th d/l file on the CM9 install guide page... Did I pick the wrong one?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EeZeEpEe:
Doesn't sound like you installed it.

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From the Customization Guide (Lots of other good tips there too):
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Specialksg1:
First question: What is the actuall name of the file?

B: Did you flash it?

Finally: What did you use to flash it?

Sorry to ask such rediculous questions, but it has been proven time and time again that ... well ... we have to ask these questions! lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garfnodie:
Has anyone noticed a widget called "Task Timer"? I tried to use it to see what it did and it keeps telling me that it can't do anything until I agree to the EULA, but it never gives me one to agree to. I've looked through my apps in the drawer and in the "All" apps section in the settings and I can't find it by name or by looking for the icon. I'm not sure if it's a system widget, or one that's part of an app I've installed.

Sent from my SGS2E4GT using the XDA Premium app.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jamesey:
Did you use mobile Odin?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EeZeEpEe:
I don't have a Task Timer for me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jamesey:
Why not skip step 1? Kernal/Recovery is separate from ROM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] robpet2:
did a restore of Sprints Visual Voicemail ( didnt restore data ), and it works fine.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jay2o01:
bad flash or download most likely. did you do the el26, wipe cache, flash calks format all and then flash rom/gapps reboot?

id download the rom on a computer, transfer it to whatever you have running, use es file explorer to calculate the md5-- verify it, and then try again from the method above. it worked like a charm for me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SantinoInc:
Recently installed Alpha 2 and everything seems fine but I just attempted to send my first pic message and it won't go through. I'm using Handcent. Can someone Kemp me out here plz
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] neuteboomt:
I had to turn off WiFi and send it over 3G.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SantinoInc:
I wasn't on WIFI...I was on 3g.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] neuteboomt:
Then I have nothing.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cdw9800:
Only real issue I'm having is if I'm listening to music and i get any type of notification the music volume drops all the way down to where i can barely hear it I have to hit the volume rocker to return it to normal
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bradfordv:
is there a way to get the galaxy nexus navigation buttons on cm9? I have a skin on my epic and it makes it hard to use the capacit button plus I like the navigation buttons more thn the capacit buttons Thanks to anyone that can help me
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Vandam500:
Not that I know of but with AOKP you can.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] krazyflipj:
Here's a guide on how to enable it

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1364757
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sjsharksfan420:
CM9a2 has a huge potential to be my daily until ICS is officially released.. I have one question however, I recently flashed the EL26/CWM5 kernel to run a nandroid, all is perfect. My only issue is when I try and restore, I restore from EL26/CWM5 again, and I try and flash the stock FC24 kernel, and the install fails. can someone please post the correct kernel to flash for this rom that I can flash from recovery when doing the restore?

I am hoping that I just didnt have the correct kernel for flashing through recovery cause I NEED my CM9 back!! :)

thanks

sj
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jerrypp:
vpn pptp work fine in Alpha 2.:D vpn pptp is not work in any other 4.0.3 offical build.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MochaCharok:
CM9 alpha 2 hits the ball out of the park :D

No issues whatsoever, just more things to be added upon this already great ROM :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] CelticNinja:
The name of the file is...

-_-; I forgot I put the files in a separate CM9 folder on my internal storage... Excuse me while I go slam my head in the nearest drawer. I flashed the Alpha1 by mistake...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wase4711:
why are you trying to flash the fc24 kernel separately? Its already included in cm9a2, so once you restore the nand that you made, it will have the fc24 kernel on it already..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] stargaterules:
ICS Contacts

Is there a way to join contacts in this version like you could do with touchwiz. I don't think there are options for that. I've got contacts listed multiple times, but i can't join them. it's the most annoying thing ever. Facebook sync doesn't work for me because i still have multiple versions of the same contact. thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blyndside:
So I just flashed alpha1 a couple days ago, following qbking's video instructions. However, I'm wanting to update to alpha2 now. What are the steps that I have to do to make this work? Mainly I'm concerned about flashing from the ics build instead of the gingerbread stock build that I was on (EL29), how do I go back to the original? I have a nandroid of the original build, but do I have to flash the old kernel too? I'm confused... new to this.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bradfordv:
can i use someone elses res apk if they did it im not too good with linux and cant get the dang apktool to work
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sjsharksfan420:
I didnt realize you could run a backup with the kernel that is included with CM9.. I flashed the EL26/cwm5 kernel to do the backup.. So when i restore, cwm5 is the recovery in the backup.. Do i just need to start from scratch again? :/ :eek:

sj
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] psmith1539:
Font

This is running great I'm just wondering if there's anyway to change the system font i don't see the option anymore
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Megatr0n.:
Is anyone else having a problem with the ICS weather widget not always working?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] CelticNinja:
I'm able to join them. I go into the first contact, hit menu, then join. Is that not working?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] pbrbent:
So Odin is not recognizing my phone, From watching qbking video on my phone when in Odin mode it says Custom binary download : YES (1 count) .

any help here?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EeZeEpEe:
While viewing the contacts info press the menu button, tap edit, tap menu again, tap join. It is a couple more taps than with TW but oh well.

For Facebook download HaxSync for $1 or get a similar free app.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] beserker15:
do you have the drivers installed? Is device manager showing up anything unrecognized?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] pbrbent:
I downloaded everything that qbking said to download.

Driver, not sure if I have or not..... Crap I suck at this!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] beserker15:
Did you install Kies? http://www.samsung.com/ca/kies/

That should give you the odin drivers. Make sure you watch the whole video and possibly multiple times! Screwing up odin can brick your phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] pbrbent:
Ok this helps!

GOT IT!

Downloading Cm9 now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sjsharksfan420:
@sbrissen, do you have the kernel that is baked into this rom as a flashable file? i ran my backup with EL26/cwm5 and i want to restore my backup and get my CM9a2 back up and running... I can start over if there is no flashable kernel for this rom.. But if i dont have to start over that would be excellent..

Thanks

sj
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] al haqq:
Not sure if this has been mentioned but I want to add my experience with Bluetooth - when connected to my car a2dp is very wonky and stutters so that listening to audio thru the phone is useless.

Its fixed when I plug the phone into the charger tho, and audio plays fine, which is strange.

So there it is in case anyone else is experiencing the same behavior.

Otherwise the rom has been running perfectly well for me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] madmanco:
Sometimes when I come out of sleep wifi does not reconnect and I have to cycle wifi...anyone else seeing this ? on alpha 2 and fc24 modem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] elliwigy:
I was having data issues with the fc24 modem.. went back to fc22 and saw an improvement.. guess my phone doesnt like fc24 modem and cm9 :-/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
So, I am having astoundingly awful battery life on alpha 2 (and alpha 1 previously). I can literally watch the percentage drop while I use my phone... To test, I used navigation today and lost 30-40% in twenty to thirty minutes.

It seems like some people are having excellent battery life, others, not so much. Very hit or miss.

To upgrade from alpha 1 to alpha 2 I just flashed right over the top (upgrade instructions made it seem like that was a proper way to do things). However, I am not convinced.

My question is this, those of you having good battery life, did you completely wipe and start fresh? And those with poor battery life, did you upgrade the way I did? I am just curious.... I don't want to wipe and start from scratch if I'm going to have the same abysmal results.

Thanks guys!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Somairotevoli:
alpha 1 is 4.0.3, alpha 2 is 4.0.4. So yeah, I would have done a full wipe.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garfnodie:
I didn't wipe a thing when I went from alpha1 to alpha2 and I haven't had a single problem that anyone else has. Battery life is good, no sound volume issues, or gps not locking issues, wifi always picks up fast, no FCing of any kind, etc.

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Didn't wipe, not a single problem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sjsharksfan420:
I pulled the kernel from the rom, but I do not know how to flash it manually.. I am hoping someone knows if/how I can flash that kernel manually if it is even possible. if someone knows, please chime in on this one..

thanks

sj
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oiad:
Along the same lines of peoples battery life: are everyone's android os still at the top of usage after a lot of standby? I've noticed a great increase in battery life with a2 but my android os is still using a bunch

I flashed over a1 and will definitely redo and wipe if others aren't experiencing it anymore.

This is with around an hour of screen on time.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Somairotevoli:
Here's mine for today. Screen beats Android OS but with twice thescreen time as you
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
Dude, I just totally wiped and flashed fresh. Restored user apps (not system apps!!) with titanium backup. Things are A COMPLETE 180 as far as battery life goes... I can't comment on the android os usage, but with screen on and watching movies, playing music, surfing, etc things seem to be 500% better.

Before, writing this paragraph would have dropped my battery percentage by at least five percent. Now, not a drop. I'd advise a wipe!

I think I had a very extreme case though. I couldn't get more than 5-8 hours, maybe slightly more if I was lucky, out of my phone with minimal use.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Darrien13:
Can you take a picture while recording like on the galaxy nexus?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oiad:
Can you look in your battery stats and see what's on top?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iBustCh3rries:
I too have been getting pretty bad battery life... and check out my A:os
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] pathtologos:
I'm using rom toolbox to change fonts. Didn't work at first try, but second try did trick and now running great. It comes with tons of fonts.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nitro_c4:
I got pretty good battery life yesterday (posted pics a few pages back). 5 hrs 21 min screen on and 12 hrs 18 min on battery. Android OS was at 11%
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] adma84:
wow. Not me, did you disable GTALK? I think that's the only thing I forgot to do. My Android OS usage was up to ~80%
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nitro_c4:
I opened it and it was already signed out but I didn't disable it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blyndside:
So if I'm coming from alpha1, I can just do calkulin's format all and then flash alpha2 straight from there? Or do I have to do something with the kernel?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] adma84:
Please read the install guide, you may be surprised that it tells you how to install CM9

http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/cm9-install-guide.html

DO NOT USE FORMAT ALL. it looks at /system to make sure it is installing on the right phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blyndside:
I've read the install guide, a few times. I ended up not trying anything last night with my phone because I was hoping for some clarification from the one place I figured I could get it. Instead I get a sarcastic reply that isn't really helpful at all. Thanks.

The install guide doesn't say anything about if you're coming from an earlier version of CM9, and I'm unsure of the steps I need to take to ensure a clean installation. Do I need to reflash my nandroid backup of the stock gingerbread el29 like it says in the video (states you shouldn't flash from an ics rom)? If so, do I need to flash the original kernel?

This is a far cry different from my old HTC Evo 4g, so I'm just covering my bases. Sorry if my questions offend you.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] adma84:
Seriously?

Here is what you do for best install.

If you want to try to go from alpha 1 to alpha 2 and not lose data, give this a shot...if it doesn't work, do the steps above:

ODIN the CWM5 from above

flash updated CM9 Alpha 2 Rom

Flash GAPPS.

Wipe Cache/Dalvik IF YOU WANT TO. Supposedly Not necessary

reboot. You are done. Nothing else to do .

I was not offended, but your question was actually answered in the install guide. If you wanted clarification on what you had researched and found in the install guide (which you still didn't understand) then maybe reference that point. You have to understand the sheer amount of people in this thread that aren't doing their own research.

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Interesting, I have always used battery monitor widget but I forgot to re-add the widget after installing NOVA this morning. My battery isn't draining like it did yesterday. I wonder if that is what was keeping me from deep sleep...It's still a little too early to be sure though.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sweets55:
On Alpha 2 I use hadncet and my led light goes off after the screen goes off. Messed around with settings but can't get it to stay on. I don't care if it drains the battery.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blyndside:
whulp.... give me a second to get my foot out of my mouth. I've been seriously staring at the install guide for the past day, and that part about upgrading just passed over my eyes. Sorry for the bawling. I think I'm just not used to the complexity of this phone when it comes to all this.. I never had to do this before, and I'm behind on the info. Thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] adma84:
No Problem. Everything make sense?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sunnyd313:
I

What is the best modem to use with this rom???
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] darkfire2024:
Your mileage will vary. Some like FC22, others say that FC24 is jank, and others stick with EL29. Only you can answer that question.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jjwalker2:
CM9 Kernel with CWM

After flashing EL26 to install the CM9 Alpha2 ROM can I or do I need to flash a newer kernel with a newer version of CWM or just a kernel (like FC24) or just CWM (like the touch version)?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wase4711:
dont flash any kernel; there is one baked in already
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jjwalker2:
CWM

So from what I understand is that newer versions of CWM can't be flashed and that nandroid is unavailable until the official kernel gets released. Is that correct?

Thanks for the replies!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] neuteboomt:
FD02 modem just got leaked.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1527041
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
Link is dead but I sure would like to try this new modem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wase4711:
these are alpha builds, not even beta...

you can try and flash a repack kernel that works on ics, like fc22 by Steady, but it is not recommended..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sunnyd313:
Kickass, were you able yo get the file???
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] neuteboomt:
I downloaded the zip, extracted the modem.bin file, and flashed it through odin under "phone"

updated link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1527041
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sunnyd313:
Super sweet, can you post that bad boy, I would like to check it out.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] neuteboomt:
Click the link and it will be in that thread on the first page.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sunnyd313:
Sweet I got it. How is it running, or is it to early to tell.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
got it, thanks.

will try to flash after work tonight.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garfnodie:
I'm wondering how long until Sprint/Samsung finally release ICS Official for the E4GT. There have been a bunch of leaks already, and I agree that they are probably purposeful leaks by Sprint/Samsung to allow the masses to test and troubleshoot each build.

My Dad is planning on getting this phone, and he's not a rooter, so he's hoping he'll be able to get ICS with or soon after getting the phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] neuteboomt:
I would have to say it is to early too tell. All I have noticed so far is the phone got warm at first and then settled down. That seems to be the norm for every modem I have flashed.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sunnyd313:
Right on, I've notice a few people saying about the heating up issues with this rom, is that from flashing modems?

Because I flashed fc24 and I notice my phone getting a little warm???
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] neuteboomt:
I would think it is the phone updating.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sunnyd313:
Nice, how has your signal strength been so far?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] matt8107t:
Can I flash a different modem after flashing cm9
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sanchez:
Yes, just do so through Odin.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jjwalker2:
I have just noticed that movies that I had on my SD card will not play with CM9 they did before. Is there something I'm missing...like a codec pack or something?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] CyberMacGyver:
CM9 Alpha 2

Kernel FC-24

Modem FC-24

(first post - yes I searched & yes I have reflashed from GB (calkulin) a few times)

Not working for me:

USB Tethering - was working in Alpha 1, now device is detected and status "network cable disconnected"

Built in Wifi Tethering - SSID broadcast works but upon connection "limited or no internet connectivity"
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chrlswltrs:
I am not on FC24 modem, but my built in Wifi tether is working fine

-Sent from my CM9 E4GT using Tapatalk
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] phatmanxxl:
Im using EL29 modem, no problems here.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jefbal99:
I'm on Alpha2 with FC24 and 3G tethering works fine, 4G is borked...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] stargaterules:
So is there no recovery that works with CM9? I want to flash the new FD02 modem, but it's only a zip file. I guess I can wait for tar, but just curious.....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sanchez:
There's a .tar here:

http://www.buildarom.com/E4GT/Modems/E4GT_Modem_FD02.tar

Flash with Odin.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] javan966:
I have to report this am currently running the FC24 modem am getting the best 3G and 4G signal ever!!!!!!! I live in nyc by the way am getting full 4G inside buildings the same places I use to get 1 or 2 bars but now I get full bars
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chandlerw88:
I keep getting phantom voicemail icon and when I tried the other phone.apk from the cm site it suggested using and I get a fc that ends up me having no data. Is this because the permissions are different or is this also a known problem