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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dynoboot:
I did have Blazer Rom before and that did indeed have the power function, it was nice. My hesitation is from my limited understanding of what's going on is attempting to wipe causes the problem, and in some cases from what I can tell it appears some people are failing in Odin, specifically because the problem was already created it seems. Although this version of ICS isn't my favorite, I vastly prefer it to a paperweight. :D In this thread there appears to be some progress being made, so that's why I was thinking perhaps I should wait it out. Then again I'm really not sure. I may give a crack at some of that serial # stuff they're talking about in the other thread and see just how at risk I am. I haven't really tried the dev tools yet anyway......
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RainMotorsports:
The wipe occurs when installing a rom, kernel, or doing a factory reset on a current ICS kernel of any kind, stock, stock unsecured, cwm. Data seems to be the one hit all the time but technically with factory reset the Cache partition is also a possible victim. The kernel issues a command to the eMMC but the eMMC firmware that actually does the wipe is bugged and randomly corrupts the low level area of memory.

Last I word I heard (posted by sfhub on the 1tth) was using Calkulin's format all was safe. But I feel like you wondering about the full versus no data one clicks? ODIN is fine do not worry about ODIN.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] okantomi:
If you have problems booting into recovery,just dl Quick Boot app from play store.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jy2003:
If I want to flash from aokp to cm9, what is the right way? Should I do the one click Odin to el29, flash cm7 and then cm9?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ijoshv2:
ODIN EL29, then boot immediately to recovery. Wipe data, dalvik, and cache. Flash cm9 and gapps, reboot. Should be good to go.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
Thanks for this guide! One question I have is regarding flashing back to Gingerbread if wanting to switch from ICS to ICS ROM's. Theoretically, could I just restore my rooted stock back up in CWM and then flash a new ROM?

Sorry if this is a very n00bish question. Coming from the LG Optimus, a lot of this is like learning a new language. I'm sure it will come quickly though. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Better to ask than not - you'll want to use an ODIN flash (separate kernel or one-click, either OK) to get back to GB for the time being. Once there you can use CWM to flash back to an ICS ROM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
Thanks! I've gathered some awesome info today from a couple of you!

So basically, if going from an ICS ROM to another ICS ROM:

1. Flash EL26 or EL29 by using Odin/Odin Mobile

2. Boot into Recovery by holding Power+Vol Up when phone auto reboots after flashing kernel.

3. Backup/Wipe/Install ROM (Normal flashing process)

4. Enjoy!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Yep! Enjoy and just remember - when all else fails ODIN is your friend. (One of the first things told to me when I got my E4GT)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Zero Night:
Great Idea :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] CtotheP:
Sorry for the Noob post, but I'm a first-timer here. I have an E4GT and Rooted + CWM for EL29 using Odin. Seems like the Kernel is still Gingerbread, which means I can't just throw an ICS ROM on and go.....or can I?

Do I need to update my Kernel to something ICS-related before flashing the ROM? Or can I just download an ICD rom, throw it on the SD Card, and then use CWM to flash?

Thanks in advance!

UPDATE: I used the Rogue Stock EL29 Unpack kernel
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
If your on The EL29 Rogue Repacked Kernel, you can flash any touchwiz based ics rom you want, however you cannot flash any aosp roms. You will need a CWM kernel for that like Chris's EL26 CWM kernel that you can find floating around the forums, and in the kernel repository. Always do a full wipe before flashing to a ICS Touchwiz rom from GB.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] K.0.0.L.:
have any one figure out how to unbrick from hard brick? Well...I would found this thread earlier..not I'm on hard brick....Yes, I can get in odim mode and odin custom kernel with CMW but when I go into to recovery it will not wipe but will install rom but it would boot up...only to the galaxy logo and stuck.......Let me know..I'm crying in the corner
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Only solution at the moment is replacement, unfortunately. :(
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] CtotheP:
Thanks for the quick response......really appreciated. Does anyone have a recommendation for the bes Touchwiz rom?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
No problem at all my friend. Depends on if you talking ICS TW or GB TW. For ICS I'm currently on Dazes Wicked Sensations rom and I love it so far. I've had it for several days now and I never keep a rom on my phone longer then 2 days. For GB I like Blazer 4.1, however because he added beats audio to the framework, I can no longer listen to all my audio formats, so if you like more of a stock experience go for Calks rom, or mijj'z blend rom. They both have the gunslinger kernel installed, so you'll need a oc app like SetCpu, or Tegrak to get the proper voltages and make it run smooth.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] K.0.0.L.:
Thanks......but I'm gonna try this jig to see if it can help. I just bought it and is from china, they email me a tracking number with estimate delivery date june 26. I'll update ya the result.

Here is the jig http://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Android...205653?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a1b36d895
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
Sorry man, it's good to have a jig just in case, but if it's blue l.e.d of death then you're eMMC chip is gone. This means you're completely hard bricked with no chance of saving it, not even with JTAG.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] K.0.0.L.:
I can still get in recovery and odin mode. I also can mount the internal sd from recovery. But when I do a factory reset it get stuck on data wipe for a minute..I than flash any rom with no problem but when it boot is stuck on boot loop. Last night when I got off work I spent the whole night researching any other method of unbricking by using software only but no luck. If there is no hope than I will sell it as brick on ebay.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] irishmyles003:
my phone is back from the dead! is that even possible? lol. i'll explain. basically on monday I guess is when my battery died. I was on the stock rom FF18 rom the one that sfhub posts. So my battery died and I thought nothing of it. Plugged it in overnight to charge. Wake up on Tue morning with nothing but a light blue flicker happening when I powered the phone. Thought hmmm maybe it didnt charge(it was charging via usb the 1st time. So then I tried charging normally. Still nothing on the phone.Light blue flicker. Figured my phone somehow got bricked. Researched and saw people with the same thing happening having to use a usb jig or even jtag repair. Thought I was for sure out of $50. Woke up today and turned it on, saw a bright blue flashing light and the boot screen almost fell out of bed. Was overjoyed lol. So somehow my phone unbricked itself cause I have no other explanation for it. Tried several usb cables and power strips, etc. So after 72 hours of crying ( lol, jk) my phone is back from the dead. Can I get an amen?

TLDR; Thought phone was bricked. Turned off, cried waited 72 hours and my phone is working :)

Just wanted to share my experience and to yes follow what the OP has stated because you might not be so lucky :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] monkeybone12:
NEAT! Lucky you... lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] techsavvy68:
Update:

After the phone spending 3 hours at Sprint, turns out the motherboard is shot. Since it's a hardware issue, a replacement won't cost me anything and I should have a new one by Monday.

The same thing just happened to my phone. I was reading and went to power it down and I got the Blue light. I'm hoping to have the same luck as you. I'm on the latest ICS release from Sfhub.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Kenlacy:
I was able to flash the Blu Kuban ICS Rom coming from EL29 with no problems fortunately :D. Although my heart did skip a beat when it hung on the first boot. Turns out the boot animation was just a little short and it was repeating itself lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bbc nova:
Sorry if this is a stupid question buuuuut

Current setup

sph-d710

3.0.15-sph-d710.fdo5-cl355991se.infra@sep-69#3

Want to go back to gb. Wipe or dont wipe?

Thank you.

-FLASHING ICS ROMS FROM GB W/O USING A ONE CLICK ODIN

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I have had no issues flashing from a stock EL29 repacked kernel to ANY ICS rom, just be sure to WIPE EVERYTHING, multiple times (3 or 4) before flashing an ICS rom, or use Calkulins format all zip a few times. I've had the best luck with battery life wiping my battery stats before installing ICS, if you do this, it will take a few charges for your battery life to increase and properly calibrate with the new kernel/rom so give it time before complaining.

Flashing back to GB from ICS is essentially the same method as going from GB to ICS so give sfhub a huge thanks for these packages.

If you are on ICS with an ICS kernel, DO NOT WIPE! this has the potential to brick your device
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1sparky:
Saved my phone

This guide was very beneficial. Could not figure out how to get Clockworkmod and bricked the E4GT. The videos by qbking are great resource. Thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SadieNibblesworth:
I just wanted to thank you for posting this and having it stickied.

I do a little kernel work in my spare time and am toying around with an Epic Touch for fun and just getting used to how things work with it. It's great to have some nice, clear guides on how to root this thing so I can start having some fun with it.

Time to buy one of those USB jigs from DealExtreme!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
No problem at all man ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] irishmyles003:
Ok so I wanted to flash my phone back to stock to prepare my phone for the OTA. So I downloaded and flashed EL29 via ODIN! However the phone just kept bootlooping. So I tried to go into the stock recovery. However when I go to wipe factory data/cache I'm getting prompted to enter a password. This is the 1st time I'm seeing this? Does anyone know if there is a standard password unlock or how to obtain it or even bypass it? I'm reflashing the stock EL29 update now. If not, I'll just download CWM and do it that way.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Never saw that before and did that the other day. Would suggest pushing EL29 as planned and see if that fixes it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] irishmyles003:
Wow that was nerve wrecking. So I did try to reflash the EL29 update thru ODIN and same thing occured. Got prompted to enter a password for the recovery. So I incorrectly entered it a bunch of times and it stated something about losing data on your Sd card. It then proceeded to reboot and it booted into Android. Thankfully it didnt take much to bypass it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
And

after

you did that I think I figured it out.

Did you have a screen lock password or PIN? I forgot that it would ask you for this and if you didn't have it will wipe your data after xx failed attempts.

Sorry to be late with that but just thought I would pass that on for future reference.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] irishmyles003:
Its all good. Thanks for the response anyways. What threw me was the keyboard layout it was asking for, more like a password than a pin. But in the future I'll remember to disable that before I go any further. Thanks again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RandallOfLegend:
Is there any reason my USB jig won't help recover if bricking my phone in this way?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
the emmc controller has a bug triggered that at the moment cannot be cleared. A jig won't change that.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RandallOfLegend:
Are we talking about nandroid backups, or titanium backups, or both?

I guess I just won't try to move on from my current working ICS rom until this problem is well understood with a workaround or a fix.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Backing up is no problem. Just don't do any wipes, formats or restores from the OTA. Use GB or one of the "safe" methods for those operations instead and you'll be fine.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sickboy82:
I been trying to find a definitive answer to backing up and restoring ics roms , specifically cm9 alpha 6. Are you saying this is not an issue? I've had this phone 2 weeks and have been playing catch up with reading. A definitive answer would be appreciated. I have read you can, I've also read its not advised.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
CM9 in specific was made safe a while ago... and any cwm backups/restores under a safe kernel are okay. The only issues were with restores and wipes from an unsafe kernel such as OTA.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sickboy82:
I assumed that was the case, but have been playing it safe and using Odin to EL29, and starting fresh.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigfoot1987:
Are all ff18 roms safe or only ones built with a certain kernel? I am really interested in moving to ICS but am worried about the emmc hard brick issue.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] izzibew26:
interesting fix- true story

Although this ruined the camera and i'm sure some of the other functionality of the phone here is my story.short version. Completely brikd the device even a jig wouldnt work so i called in my warranty which had to mail me a new phone(3 days). in the meantime i left the phone on charge overnight and when i woke up i hit the power on and threw it into a bucket of water. came back from work put it back on charge and watched to make sure it didnt catch fire. truned it back on after a couple hours and the screen was dim from the water. let the phone dry out for a day, charged it back up and viola....i have no idea why that worked but i thought id share...and yes i was able to wipe the phne after that b4 i sent it back(now it had water damage).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] veidt_industries:
So, what's the verdict here?

From what I'm reading, this has been taken care of, but most of the install guides that I see still make it seem like an issue. I just got this phone last night and I'm trying to catch up on my reading. It sounds like CM9 has been fixed, but what about Paranoid or AOKP?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] monkeybone12:
I've been using ICS for quite a while. Just read the instructions and you'll be OK.

SENT VIA ICS MIUI ON THE INTERNETS!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] monkeybone12:
Ditto. Better safe than sorry.

SENT VIA ICS MIUI ON THE INTERNETS!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] monkeybone12:
Do it the safe way unless you feel ballsy. Odin has treated me very well.

SENT VIA ICS MIUI ON THE INTERNETS!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Kevin cracolici:
Do I have to Odin back to el26 to make a nandroid?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] drago10029:
I wanted to delete my post but didn't know how to. So i changed it instead.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] vinscuzzy:
I'm wondering this too. I just got my replacement after bricking my phone trying out the JB port. I'm playing it ultra safe now, plan on using odin every time I flash. So are nandroid backups safe in a ics kernel/recovery? How about restoring? And is mobile Odin as safe as using a pc?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] yesniyah:
I wish I found this thread before I bricked my Phone.

I was directed here from another thread so hopefully someone can help me.

============PHONE INFO===============

The back of the phone has Galaxy S|| in the middle and Sprint on the bottom.

Under the battery I see

Sprint

Model: SPH-D710

FCC ID: A3LSPHD710

============MY PROBLEM DESCRIPTION==============

I have a Sprint GS2 that is showing the phone+!+computer screen and will not boot.

============WHAT I'VE DONE===============

I CAN enter download mode by Power + volume down , then volume UP and I see

ODIN MODE

product name: GT-i9100

Custom Binary Download: YES (2 counts)

Current Binary: Samsung Official

I've installed Samsung KIES but the computer does not detect the phone.

shutdown KIES and tried ODIN, it does not see the phone either.

Removed KIES and the USB drivers and restarted the computer.

Installed the drivers alone and tried ODIN again and it still does not see the computer.

I connected my old Captivate and was able to get the computer to see it with the same USB port and cable.

To be safe, I tried another usb port and a another cable and the Captivate is seen by the computer but the GS2 is not.

I really need some help as this is my work phone.....I know, I'm stupid. But please help if you can.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tgruendler:
NVM. Didn't read whole post.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] yesniyah:
does that mean you cannot help me?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
Ok so if you CAN enter download mode, what you need to do is download a 1 click rom from here on XDA and then use a windows computer to flash that to the phone. I would suggest one of sfhub's 1 click roms to get you back up and running.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RainMotorsports:
He can not use a one click until the usb is detected.

@yesniyah. It almost seems like you flashed a tar/oneclick for the International GS2? If you did then you now have the i9100 bootloader which the USB doesnt work on and i dont think mounts for storage works either. If that is in fact the case the only fix is JTAG. If its not that case and you cant get usb working the only real choice is to try and use a zip on the microsd to flash.

But the GT i9100 showing in download mode makes me think you flashed i9100 firmware and now have the bootloader to match. The only time the SPH-D710 says i9100 is on the boot screen when the yellow triangle is present but im pretty sure download mode does not say it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] yesniyah:
So if I did flash the i9100 firmware, how do I go back to stock? As you state, the 19100 bootloader doesn't have working USB so is there a way to get it off so USB will work again?

Do you think a USB jig would help?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rocketbaby:
Isn't there a windows setting to accept or deny a particular p&p? Or perhaps the firewall is blocking the Mac address of the phone..? It sounds like a computer USB problem and not a phone or USB cable problem..? Just a thought, can you try with the same cable on admirer windows PC?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hypnotiqphil:
thanks

appreciate the info, good to know and noted. :D

---------- Post added at 03:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:50 PM ----------

I actually did the same thing the other day, did the rom u flash come with a recovery that u can flash new stuff too? because in the advanced part of my recovery of the i9100 firmware i flashed by accident had an option to boot to download, then i plugged up the usb and odin a stock rooted rom. hope this helps :/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crawrj:
If you can't get Odin to work give this a try http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1865102.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Registerforwhat:
Ok so I just flashed a co-workers FH13 build and am trying to keep from bricking his phone. The majority of this thread seems to revolve around going from GB to ICS and or back from ICS to GB. Since his is an FH13 build and he already had ICS does this mean his chances of bricking are far less or am I mistaken?

Thank you.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rocketbaby:
I had to go back to FF18 after my phone updated during the night last sunday. I flashed via Odin No-Data then cleared the /cache folder. If you flash to within ICS, better to use Odin rather than CWM. CWM doesn't work in FH13 nor was I successful in gaining root access in FH13, depends on the carrier in FH13, I read that sprint has placed some program that turns off rooting even though your phone is rooted. I had some strange stuff happen after I tried rooting FH13... so flipped it back to FF18 and cleared the /cache folder manually. Hope this helps.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jniede:
i dont want to brick my phone, thank you!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] androidjunkie71:
Thanks to all of the contributors to this thread!

I just wanted to take a minute and post a mass thank-you to everyone involved in this thread, and all of the helpful people that post here. Ive been reading for a couple months, and have done quite a bit with this info on various phones, and as the tech progresses it's very obvious that the comfort zone I was falling into was nowhere near as comfy as I thought it was. I read this thread a ton of times tonight before flashing Snipers Cerberus on to my E4GT (F*$&@%G Awesome Rom BTW) after being on CM9 for a while. I still need to access my phone with CDMA WS for various things, and got tired of having to multi-boot back and forth for diag mode.

In any case, after being thoroughly scared ****less by this thread I did a whole lot more reading than normal and I'm glad I did...it seems I've been skating on thin ice a bit, and seeing all the cautionary statements by so many people WAY smarter than me, and the realization that you guys don't post this stuff because you don't have anything better to do just made me really gain a lot more understanding of what it takes to know, dev, pioneer, guide, etc all of this information...and again, a HUGE thank you to all of the contributors...even a few words here or there have saved me, and I'm sure thousands of other people that read without membership, etc from bricking our phones, or making general messes out of things.

Huge thanks again to everyone!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ulver:
I'm running AOSP based Codename Android ROM. Would I have any issue going to a ICS based ROM like The Goodness using the mobile Odin back to EL26 kernel then flashing the ROM via CWM?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Can't go wrong going back to GB to flash between ROMs. Good luck and happy flashing!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rdx321:
Thanks for the info, this helped me out when i rooted the S 2 the other day.:)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] smartymcfly:
Thank You, I was wandering around xda lost without thinking to check the very 1st place I started, I had the ff18 root agat 0.2.1 and it said dirty on the system info, not sure if that was just part of the name or not but I figured it was or else I did something wrong..... and then the ota came up was on screen every time I unlocked screen until I pressed install, when powered up it had a yellow triangle and then went to agat recovery automatically w/o vol+power and does the same if I shut down in recovery and restart.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
If you can get to download mode try flashing a clean build of anything - FF18, FH13, etc. - full restore though. That ought to at least get you back to a stable system.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] smartymcfly:
Stuck on GSII boot animation screen.

I have searched so over and over and over again for 14 of last 18 hours in hopes of finding directions on how to use agat 0.2.1 recovery to load a rom which seemed to be pretty much straight forward that I could change roms within it as long as I didn't use aokp or go back to far and all I was trying to was get root access and agat. I have no clue what I am doing.

I followed the instructions and tried installing agat63's custom rom "tFH23_v0.1.0-with-FH23-repacked-kernel-and-custom-recovery" from sxtp-forum (link blocked) and now when I boot the phone it doesn't proceed past GSII boot animation screen and the only way to shut it down is to pull battery. The agat(updated 0.2.2 when I flashed) recovery will boot when vol+power.

Will someone has a moment to guide me please direct me to the right post or if you will explain.

If I am posting in the wrong location please advise me, I am going to ask in general Q&A now.

Any bit of information you can provide will appreciated. Thank You
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Let's start over using Odin.

1) Download FI03 one click full restore. I've got links here and on sxtp-forum.com - you can also find it in rwilco's repository.

Follow the instructions in my post to apply it to your phone. This will get you back to a fully working system.

2) Download Odin components - there's links in the FI03 first post. Then look for Agat's FI03 repack .TAR file.

Add to the PDA slot in Odin and flash.

From here you can wipe safely and flash .ZIPs. Hope this clears it up.