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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
Sfhub went through the trouble of verifying that every piece of the two builds matched so that we wouldn't have to and so that he wouldn't have to duplicate his work.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DirkBelig:
Does sfhub have a tip jar or something we can make donations to? He does so much and his setups saved my bacon when I'd totally borked my phone, so I'd like to toss him a few coins of appreciation.

n00b Question: I updated last night with sfhub's FF18 Rooted Stock No Data Magic Happy Odin thing. What custom recovery should I add in order to nandroid? I'm confused as to whether we're supposed to use CWM or not. Wisdom and guidance would be appreciated. Thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
Personally, I use Agat's recovery kernel built from source. It's safe, and it's the CWM I've grown accustomed to. You'll find it pretty easily in the development section. I haven't ventured into TWRP, but I've heard good things. I know it's a requirement for some ROMs.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] &roid:
I rock agats also.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
:eek: I almost snorted Dr. Pepper right up my nose when I saw that lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jayharper08:
I wouldn't close a thread with over 1m views and 10k posts unless it was requested by the OP. This thread has brought together a lot of members and I like that. ;)

---Jay--- From the GNex
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
Me too, me too!!! :D

See this is why you're the mod with the most :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ravaged Pheonix:
Sometimes I wish you could thank a post more than once.

Sent searching for the source of the Blu Kubans
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] &roid:
All my buddies are here, I love this thread.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hrffd:
Can you get the update on AOKP, Odin to EL29, and then still get the update notification so I can do the legit update?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sniper:
Once you get the notification for an ota you should still have it until you update no matter what.

Click here for custom mods for your E4GT
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PassingInTime:
Thank you for not closing this thread.(at least for now) It's what brought me here to xda, and got me started with rooting and flashing custom roms. The experience here with all the cool people and how nice and helpful here is like no other. You don't find forums like this anymore.

Side note: I'm from Jacksonville as well Jay, in between Mayport and Regency. What area are you from?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hrffd:
Can you get it on AOKP or any type of AOSP ROM?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sniper:
Receive the ota? No, it will fail. I'm not sure about getting the notification on them though. I doubt it but you never know...

Click here for custom mods for your E4GT
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BluesRulez:
Exactly my feelings. It was a day in May and I was scrambling on the internet for some answers about ICS to e4gt... I knew what xda was but didn't about the huge awesome forums and their members so when I saw the thread title and the leaks, I decided to join!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wmlddg23:
I'm curious as to has received the ota update so far. What areas? I live in Delaware (basically the DC/Baltimore area) and just wondering if any users in this area have received the ota notification yet?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hrffd:
So I was on AOKP until 3:10PM today. If they tried to push it to my phone and I missed it, and now I Odin'd to EL29, will I still end up getting the notification? It says no new Firmware is available.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
Yes, but if you use sfhub's Odin One Click No Data, you will have OTA + root, so no need to wait.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hrffd:
Idk why I just want to get the OTA just incase.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] s9amme:
its been confirmed by sfhub that the leaked FF18 is exactly the same as the OTA FF18.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wmlddg23:
I have a question, I didn't pay my bill back in January and had my service canceled, will I still get the ota update? I was going to flash my phone to boost or cricket for cheaper service and the whole bad esn thing but I just called sprint and checked and they told me out had a clean esn I don't know how I got so lucky but I may just sign it back up to sprint because they said I would be eligible for an upgrade at any point, so I may do that and get the s3, but I may wait and see if sprint gets the note 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sniper:
Even if it didn't get pushed to your phone, you can easily update to it or flash any custom rom.

Click here for custom mods for your E4GT
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
In case of what?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rocket321:
Aliens
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
He did say near identical meaning there's something different
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gharlane00:
This is why Sheldon Cooper is always sad :(
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
I'll just leave this right here in case you want to re-read it..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wmlddg23:
Is there any worry about that bug they found? I used that getbug app and my device has that chip in it. I've been worried about bricking my phone so i'm just curious about it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
Lol.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Yes - but there are easy ways to get to "safe," even if you want to say on a TW ROM.

So don't do wipes, formats, factory resets or CWM restores from the OTA kernel.

(I personally recommend Agat68's repack at the moment as it was made safe.)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
Well please if u find it let us know. :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
He came back later after further dissection and noted 3 inconsequential differences. For all intents and purposes, it is identical.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
What he said. Thanks Moho!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wmlddg23:
Ok thanks I think i'm going to use the one click and keep it pretty stock with that ff18 till I feel a little bit more comfortable
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
Sorry if I came off as a smartass man but they really are identical and there's nothing to worry about.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DirkBelig:
So far I'm a little meh o ICS. The janky scrolling feels stupid (need Butter stat!); the new Gmail blows, cluttering the screen with superfluous UI and making it hard to read, especially with the janky scrolling; what the heck are all these Deals, Bargain Hunter, Movies, etc. apps gobbling bandwidth and presumably power*; and battery drain is appalling so far. At my work, I've been getting a drain rate of about 10% per hour in EL29 - FF18 is sucking down 17-20% per hour. Ugly. Overall the phone looks slick, but feels bogged down.

* I froze them in Ti Backup and we'll see if that helps.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nacron:
I was running MIJJz blend 16.0 on my E4GT. Last night I just put it on my charger before sleeping and now it's hardbricked (blue LED only)...I think that sprint possibly pushed OTA and it bricked my phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
Why would your phone try to update to FF18 when it is on FF18? What kernel were you on?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
This is really worth it if u can afford it man. I haven't plugged my phone in in a month!

http://www.amazon.com/GTMax-Standar...213791&sr=8-34&keywords=epic+4g+touch+battery
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MochaCharok:
I don't know if you know this, but OTA will not install if:

1) The user does not accept the OTA

2) The phone is modified

Therefore the only ways you'd get OTA is if you have a completely stock TW rom, GB or ICS. No apps uninstalled or anything.

However, someone did report the same thing (and blamed it on Sprint, too) so who knows ...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PSY0NIC:
Anyone notice their wireless settings option missing on the new update? I can only see the list of networks when it first detects wireless then disappears and advanced wireless to see the list manually or to set static IP information is no longer there.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mcadamry:
On the networks list screen:

Menu button>Advanced

FF18 SFHub Rooted
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Did you check the "More..." option and see if what you're looking for is there now?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PSY0NIC:
Doh!!! Thanks... I thought that was just a slider...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DirkBelig:
What?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
Just sayin it's a cool thing to not have to worry about battery life.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] :
I already see some action going :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jwalk74:
That makes 3, i am in Ponte Vedra and work on the Southside. Between Regency and Mayport is a massive area! Lol. ;)

sent from the Wicked frontier with my E4GT
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jayharper08:
That's why this thread is staying. Always nice to have atleast one outlet in a section to come get great info from helpful members and vent at the same time. Does nothing but promote kindness and shows who the good members are.

Side note back:Originally lived on the northside (Ribault, Sherwood area). Then moved to Sin City, then over off Joeandy and Gervin. Now I live in Kingsland Ga. Started having kids and I didn't want my kids to grow up in a neighborhood like I did, lol. Still work in Jax though. :highfive:

Glad you are here and became a productive member. Welcome aboard!! :p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jayharper08:
I'm working right under the Dames Point bridge. ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
I nominate jay for best mod ever ...at least most reasonable, LOL!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jwalk74:
Being he is also in my general area, i second the motion!

I graduated from CCHS a long time ago. Lol

sent from the Wicked frontier with my E4GT
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jayharper08:
Nice! This is the biggest football town I've ever seen. Like "Friday Night Lights"!

---Jay--- From the GNex
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ravaged Pheonix:
Oh you have no idea. The pro football hall of fame us in my town. You want to talk about football nuts. The local high school rivalry is responsible for the creation of the NFL. Look it up.

Sent searching for the source of the Blu Kubans
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jwalk74:
The whole football thing here goes well beyond the NFL, its high school, pee-wees, and of course the SEC!!!... really college in general.

GO JAGS!

ROLL TIDE!

sent from the Wicked frontier with my E4GT
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jwalk74:
Im going to the final home game this season of the Jacksonville Sharks tomorrow night. Arena football is a nice comfy indoor party!

sent from the Wicked frontier with my E4GT
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Beejis:
Now that we officially have ICS the thread should just change to a Jelly Bean rdf thread (wishful thinking, I know).

It burns when I Tapatalk...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PassingInTime:
Jacksonville is a massive area on its own. I live in a neighborhood on Ft. Caroline at the end of Monument Rd. It's pretty much right in between. Takes about the same amount of time to get to either one from my house.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Qwallace70129:
Well damn.....does Jacksonville run this thread??? I'm from New Orleans but I moved here in Riverside a year ago.... its a small forum after all....lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mikeregister:
Hey, I work in Riverside if your talkin about Riverside, CA I know there is a few other Riversides
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Qwallace70129:
Its a lil artsy neighborhood on the west side of Jacksonville.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wmlddg23:
Is this update ota only or can you download via kies also? I see alot of people get upset when updates are only kies and not ota, and I can understand that from a carriers viewpoint it makes it easier to push the update through kies, but if its ota wouldn't it make sense to do kies also to allow people to get it quicker instead of waiting on the push?

I apologize if that's a retarded question i'm just wondering why it seems like its one way our the other, options/choice are supposed to be the fruit of life
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Manually download and install the OTA or use the FF18 ODIN OneClick.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cob11341:
Does anything assume that Sprint/Samsung would work on another update to fix these remaining bugs? Maybe they just sent out the update to get it over with, and as soon as people who got the update complain about said bugs they have, and eventually it ends up being patched :o
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RainMotorsports:
Typically yes. Even the Epic 4G was getting leaks of possible updates back in March for Gingerbread. It is probably of a lower priority.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cob11341:
Begin the start of the possibility of new RDFs and mad customers when they officially recieve the update, for those who do not have it yet :/

Edit: Or from the source developers can fix the bugs by any slight chance?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
cob, I can't remember because I never ran the leaked builds very often (stayed mostly on custom ROMs) but the task manager issue you pointed out with the blank spot at the bottom that gave it a chopped off look, did it have any buttons in that area? I notice that now when you pull up task manager it isn't empty at the bottom but instead there is now a task manager button to click and I wonder if this is what was missing in the leaked builds that made it seem so chopped off.

Maybe someone else who noticed this on the leaked builds can clarify, was it previously missing any sort of button in the blank area beneath the task listing?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cob11341:
If I did check correctly then I can clarify this bug was destroyed (Lol) in FE22 (I believe when we had 4.0.3 as a leaked build)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
Well good, then that's one less thing they would need to patch lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cob11341:
I really don't understand why they couldn't patch this bug. Like I said a while back, it doesn't seem that difficult to fix, I could be wrong. But hopefully they have the chance to patch any remaining bugs in the upcoming weeks.

Looks like the Sprint community is finally realizing and posting about all the remaininh bugs we've encountered so far.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] whitmerray:
The FF18 is a live OTA ICS I just got it
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kingsway8605:
We know
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EggosEvo:
I think I may have found another bug(or its may be an issue with my settings, I'm not sure). But if I go into settings, turn 3G data off, and then turn my screen off then back on (doesn't matter how much time elapsed in between each), 3G turns itself back on. It's pissing me off. I may just OC back to EL29 then flash AOKP or something like that.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cob11341:
I have no idea why Sprint even gave this the chance to be the official OTA update, if saddens me :(
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ind3lible:
Agreed man I was hoping for a smoother experience and not have the same bugs as the scrolling and the recent apps space at the bottom when you have more than 3 recent apps. Smb at sprint...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] galexandr:
Guys. I have a question about Battery Life. What fo you all get? Mine is very poor, may end up going to GB
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] worn_chaos789:
I also seem to get poor battery life. But I'm going to charge my phone to 100% tonight and use it like I normally would tomorrow to get a rough idea of what the battery life will be like. Worst case scenario, we can switch over to a custom ff18 based ROM with better battery life and less glitches :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ravaged Pheonix:
I'm assuming it's like flashing a new ROM. Give it a few charge cycles to settle in and you should see an improvement

Sent searching for the source of the Blu Kubans
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
I've gotten great battery life on ICS.. Well I only had it rooted.. Not sure about the OTA update from Sprint.. I can't deal with all that bloat ware
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] worn_chaos789:
I did the manual update using the ff18 build that is apparently the exact same version as the OTA update, and I have noticed a few semi-annoying bugs. 1) the task manager bug where the bottom is completely transparent with more than 3 tasks. 2) when the phone dies, it plays the sound, but shows the battery preview with only "android" showing. 3) camera bug where when switching to the video camera it freezes and you have to exit out for it to work. 4) poor battery life(still testing that.) None are too serious. No repetitive force closes or broken apps. Just minor annoyances. Any one else have any to add? I'm not complaining. Just pointing them out so they may be fixed if it all possible :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
Maybe they did just send it out to get it over with and r hoping people just say screw this and buy a GSIII. I'm pretty happy with it for the most part aside from a few little annoyances but does anyone know how much, if any, better the GSIII actually is? I wonder.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ravaged Pheonix:
FF18 based Blu Kuban. Check it out.

Sent searching for the source of the Blu Kubans
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] linuxtad:
Slightly off topic, but I am going to miss coming to this thread to get a peek at what is happening. :o what a wonderful ride!

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] yellowman82:
I can tell you this from stock gs3 ics is much better and pure then this update remember ics was included built in so its running much smoother more snappy and much better while Samsung screwed us over with this update which yea the new features are superior but performance is just not 100% there yet if you go back to gb you'll see the difference into how snappy, smooth it is compare to our ics update.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
I totally agree about going back to gingerbread because I have but ics just seems like it has way more features. Doesn't seem like they cared about this update too much though lol. Get what we get I guess.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] llfloyd79:
I have to say Im liking the update to ICS. Gingerbread was getting old and started to look old as well. My phone is still snappy, has no lag, battery life is great. The best thing to do is a factory reset once ICS is installed. I just wanted a fresh start. Now my phone feels brand new. Loving it even more, especially using the stock launcher makes the phone feel even better in my opinion. Of course there bugs, as there is with any update.....but not big enough bugs to warrent me to get another phone or go back to Gingerbread. Glad I didnt go to GSIII.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] arehm:
If I wanted to switch to Blu Kuban and I'm on the offical ICS at this point what is the best route to take? Odin to EL29, install CWM, install Blu Kuban?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] joshuadub:
I take it your rooted but no cwm. I mobile odined to el29 kernel with cwm then installed wicked sensations rom then flashed source kernel through recovery
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
Use sfhub's Odin OC FF18 no data to get root> Odin Agat's recovery kernel> follow Blue Kuban OP page instructions.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] arehm:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1767421

This one? Just playing it safe. I was one of the early ones bit by the emmc bug and am a little gun shy. I already have the FF18 Root from SFhub.

thanks for the assist. Once I have this recovery I can flash away for Blu Kuban, right?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Yes, you can get it there or the Auto Root package has it under Option D as well.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
That would be the one. :D Happy flashing!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
Or what he said. His Auto Root Package is a great tool!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] arehm:
Ok, I'm over on Blu Kuban now. Thanks everyone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] worn_chaos789:
No need to now but thank you anyways. I may check it out just to get a feel for what its like :) but on a full charge after 2 hours and a few minutes WITH 3G on I'm still at 90% so the battery life seems more than sufficient for my purposes. Still finding tiny bugs though
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rocket321:
Anyone else compare battery of ff18 with cm9 aplha 6?

Cm seems a bit better but neither are matching up with el29 from my use.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Vgamer4550:
Believe it or not, I have seen just about everyone of these issues and some of them have carried through to the GS3...come on Samsung/Sprint step up your game.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ebuc:
i haven't updated to ff18 since its such a buggy update.

too many bugs, that should have been fixed during the downtime before official ff18 ota.

Dude should try to get a story with engadget, android central, police, etc with his complaints about sprint and samsung & sprint trying to sabotage the gs2 for gs3 sales. might get some attention from sprint and samsung.

found this in case anyone wants to complain to someone lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cob11341:
This thread should all sign a petition and send it to Dan himself :') lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PassingInTime:
I agree. I am down to sign.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cob11341:
I am staying on EL29 until a great ICS ROM comes the source or Sprint/Samsung get their game up and updates the current rom....and soon!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EggosEvo:
Count me I'm too. But I think the petition should be to give all builds of the update to the top XDA devs to test, report all bugs, and leave the approval up to them too. I trust the judgment of the devs here more than that of anyone at Sprint.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cob11341:
If I do get support from the Evo 3D, Motorola Photon 4G, and Epic Touch 4G owners from the threads I can begin to set up a petition for Samsung, HTC, Motorola, and Sprint for not giving these phones enough support. I mean why begin to sell a device to the consumer if they will not have all the ideal support? To me these companies care more their pity sales than the consumer who buy the product(s).

(Devices named should be the hardware on Sprint's Network that respectfully have a working close to bug free update or should have an announcement regarding the update as to when ICS should come.) Devices that can run ICS can be on this list of the ones mentioned.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EggosEvo:
Really, any android device out now should be able to run ICS. I mean, if the Hero can run ICS somewhat decently and still be completely useable(AOKP, CM9, etc), and even some devices earlier than that can run it, I don't see why even the lower level devices can't run it(oh wait, it's cause of the damn custom UI skins and bloat carriers and OEMs insist on adding). If anything, the petition also needs to include bloat removal.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] piscesjoey:
The person who posted the rant about the official ICS update is right on, & you can also add that the agenda widget causes TW to force close. Im just waiting for a true 3.0 kernel to be built for CM that will alleviate the current battery drain & heat issues plaguing it right now

Sent from my Epic 4G Touch
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] worn_chaos789:
Agreed
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MiguelHogue:
Reading that last post makes me want to go to my local sprint store and raise some hell about this update.. Because it's all true. We pay too much money to get this kind of treatment.. Im at the point I don't even care if sprint voids my warranty when I go to the store and have my rooted phone. Guess that's what I have asurion for..

Count me in for the petition though
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] worn_chaos789:
For those who are having troubles with the OTA update, trying going to stock recovery and wiping cache partition and data/factory reset. It seemed to alleviate my issues, though they were few to begin with. Perhaps something went wrong with the update. Also try to odin back to stock el29 and manually updating again. I am experiencing a few bugs but none of which have angered me to the point of wanting to yell at a Sprint rep lol Even though some other things they have done are less than professional as far as cell phone carriers go.