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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] robertm2011:
They'll both be uhh... OK, but I will be needing a new phone.

I'm sending this from my girlfriend's phone, she won't be using it for a few days:cool:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
Ahh I love April fools
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
I am still having a bit of a hard time figuring out the safest way to go from ICS to GB. lol

i figured you could just put phone into download mode and odin sfhub's el29 stock rooted package. am i wrong?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Biker1:
Yes. Do the Full Restore since you're going from ICS to GB.

You can also install CWM Recovery.

See HERE

Watch the video by qbking77 in the above post. I've watched it a few times, and it has been very helpful.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AreOh:
Little bit of a dilemma... I think I was on the verge of bricking my phone... I was on calkulins leaked fc18 rom and I wanted to get back to a GB kernel so I could use the cwm to perform a nandroid before wiping and flashing another ICS rom (Like I thought was recommended).. so, I went into odin, had only auto root checked, put the el26 kernel tar into the phone slot, hit start, said it started writing and it should only take 2 minutes but it stayed there longer than 10. I got nervous and unplugged the usb and unplugged the battery. Then tried to get back into the rogue recovery to instead flash the el29 zip I have only to be greeted with a screen saying something to the nature of 'system update failed, place phone in restore mode in kies'.. or something like that.. So then I'm worried even more and the only solution I could come up with was to go back into odin mode and use the one touch el29 restore which did work. Can anyone explain what went wrong? Why did the tar get stuck writing? Is it not possible for the kernel to be installed on a ICS rom? I could have sworn that I've read others taking this route. Or is the tar supposed to go in the pda slot?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Think you were okay the first time but didn't give the modem enough time. It has happened to me as well, but i waited figuring it was better for ODIN to fail than me stop it by other means.

Hope that helps!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ralphie1:
No brick zone

just printed this off for a friend who got a e4gt and is going to root tonight and put on a custom rom told him no excuses.;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] LuvThyMetal:
Reading this thread has me scared out of my life on rooting my phone lol dead serious! I had my HTC Evo rooted but on the S2 sounds like it's a whole different ball game.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Biker1:
Just Root, and you'll be fine.

Check out sfhub's one click root thread.

Ya can't go wrong.

Just follow instructions, watch qbking77's videos, and you'll be good to go.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
Ya, don't worry about it man, you'll be fine just follow these instructions and if you scared to flash ICS then just wait till we have kernel source then flashing will be a walk in the park.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AreOh:
When on a ICS rom and going into odin to flash the el26 cwm kernel, does anyone know roughly how long it should take to write? The box on the left said it should take 2 minutes, but mine was stuck last night for around 10.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Biker1:
I thought the ICS ROM has to have an ICS Kernel, and GB ROMS need to have GB Kernels.

It's the Modems that can be either ICS or GB.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AreOh:
In different threads I see different ways. Some say it is recommended to restore everything back to GB through odin, and I have also read that some it is okay to just odin the kernel since that's where the cwm is and that is what's needed. I'm all confused.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Biker1:
What ROM, Kernel and Modem do you currently have?

What are you trying to install?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
If you want to go back to GB you'll need to odin no matter what ICS rom your on but you have to use a full restore one click thats mentioned in this post, you'll be rooted without cwm so you'll have to use the autoroot sticky to install CWM
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AreOh:
^ So the best thing to do is while on the ICS rom and wanting to flash to another is go into the recovery to perform a nandroid backup, then use the one click process to do a full el26/29 restore, then from there flash a new ICS rom? Do I have that right?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Biker1:
Yes. That's the safest way.

Many have flashed the new ICS ROM from Rogue Kernel/Recovery while on an ICS ROM.

But the 1st choice is the safest.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Empyr3:
I was under the impression that as long as you're on an ics rom already, flashing another ics rom was fine. That the problem lies with going (flashing) back to gingerbread. Maybe someone can clear this up for me...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garfnodie:
I think where your confused, maybe I'm wrong, is the mixing of ICS ROM with GB recoveries. Any ROM or Recovery that has an F at the beginning is ICS based. If you have CM9 and haven't changed anything, then you also have an ICS based recovery that is currently useless, you have to get a GB recovery back onto your phone, one starting with an E, before you can flash either a CM9 update, or some other ICS based ROM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Empyr3:
Well maybe I've been lucky, I've used ics recovery to flash other ics roms multiple times. Only used Odin to go back to gingerbread so I could get a GPS lock. Maybe I should use Odin more often. Thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
It's a specific set of variables that are unknown that make you susceptible to data bricks, I've gotten lucky too and flashed from ICS rom to ICS rom with no issue, but others are bricking just by simply wiping something in the ICS recovery, always use Odin to flash anything, unless the .zip doesn't require a wipe at all.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] faceyourfaces:
When I'm on an ICS rom and I want to flash another ICS rom this is what I usually do:

1. Get recovery through e4gtuato file

2. Flash CM7 (without wiping)

3. Flash ICS rom on CM7 recovery

I've done this numerous times without any problems. I prefer not to use Odin to flash back to Gingerbread because I have to go through a longer procedure to get recovery up and running to flash ICS. It seems as though using Odin would be the safer method of the two. Is there anything really risky with the way I flash?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] playya:
It does not seem risky at all. I just think the method of odin-ing back to EL29 base is just your basic and safest method especially for those who are noobs. Length of time to restore vs potential paperweight should not be anyone's reasoning for shortcuts. I have also just odin'd a GB based recovery and nandroid back to GB. Now the thing is there is a set of safe flashing rules out there and people seem to want to vary from them. If it works for you fine but lets not start a thread about I think I am bricked because you wanted to do things your way.

Honestly I wish there was a way that if someone tried to started a thread and used the word brick, this thread would automatically pop up and they have to read it before going on... With all the info in here I don't understand why new brick threads are being opened. IMHO
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
Sorry guys I've been off the forums for a while taking care of family, and working, I appreciate the other people who can answer everyone's question.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] durhamite:
check this one out. I have been running CM9 alpha 2 without any issues since it was released a few weeks ago. This morning took the phone off of the charger and played chess, made two moves and the phone froze. Did a battery pull and tried to reboot, got stuck at the CM9 boot screen. Did a battery pull again, tried to get into download mode and was successful. Instead of trying to do Odin, i did volume down to restart the phone and got stuck a the cm9 boot screen again. Battery pull once again and now NOTHING. No Samsung splash screen, no download mode, no recovery, nothing. It seems like the battery is dead but when i plug it up nothing.

Here is my question.

Is it better/easier to go to the sprint store to get a replacement or to file a claim online. What do you guys think.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] someguyatx:
These things scare me about cm9, never read posts like this on ics leaks. I would probably go to store if its convenient
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Store you can walk out with a replacement and $35 - at least based on the posts. Insurance means waiting, but most people seem to mention it only being a few days to a week. (When I used it with Big Red it was about a week.)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] durhamite:
thanks for the replys guys. Only thing is now I am in Mexico until Saturday. I will try to take it to a repair center.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ebaum1:
Maybe this should be copied and stickied to the top of EVERY section in this forum. Seems that since I got this phone (and I am sure plenty before) people are bricking daily...if it was on the Dev side it may be more visible to eager people wanting to root and Mod. Its a great thread and has a lot of good info/tips.

Hell maybe they are just noobs like me and dont know enough to read up before they start flashing (shame on them)...anyway, just trying to help the situation.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
Agreed, but I'm glad enough to have it stickied at all thanks to jerdog for doing it, and some others like yourself for mentioning it to him.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ndmoh1:
Brick my phone yesterday...got the blue light of death. Safest way to avoid bricking is to find a rom (GB) that suits your needs then just leave it alone (in my opinion):o
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Kebetz:
Unhelpful, as usual.

Whatever you do... don't give in to Sprint.

They are now trying to avoid replacing special bricks. They flagged mine as water damaged beyond repair but I would know if it had been wet, not to mention, I looked at the MB and couldn't see the corrosion that the tech implied was there. I've had two other techs look at it and try to order a replacement but cannot due to the red flag in their system.

I'm taking it all the way up the chain... it's on the desk of a "Regional Manager of Operations" now and after almost a week they are finally looking like they will cave.

Oh, I am insured and under warranty and they told me that my only option was to buy a new one. HA! Wrong guy this time, bub.

If they attempt this with you:

Make them SHOW you corrosion. Without corrosion this claim is invalid.

DO NOT be an idiot that doesn't know the difference between corrosion and a moisture sensor. The tech that flagged me tried to "show" me corrosion by pointing to a moisture sensor... I live in Seattle. Every phone in this region has a moisture sensor that is at least partially triggered.... My back up phone has all three all the way triggered but has never directly been wet and has no physical water damage.

Your ignorance is their golden ticket to avoiding responsibility.

I am currently using my special/hard brick to try and better diagnose what caused the initial brick. I'm not making much progress yet because of the Sprint tech adding a hard brick to it and me not having a jig yet.

If you know where I can get the effects of a jig without the jig itself, point me in the right direction please. I ordered one but Hong Kong is a ways away... even for Amazon Prime.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garfnodie:
DIY USB Jig
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TonyTurboII:
A couple of questions if I may:

Can you show me where with TEP that a deliberate malfunction caused by you is covered?

Are you implying that the same amount of moisture that triggered a litmus sticker inside the phone could not cause it to malfunction? If so could you produce any electrical engineering merits you might have?

Isn't your ignorance on flashing what got you in this situation?

Other observations:

Its not called corrosion damage, or even moisture sensor damage. Its Liquid Damage. Liquid triggers the sensor, and no one has to show you corrosion to prove anything. The sticker says enough. If you choose to live in a climate that sees an inch of rain a week that is your choice.

Just because a phone is flagged DBR does not mean it cannot be replaced by the tech. There is not system stopping a tech from ordering the phone - A warning message is displayed saying that that particular trouble ticket is subject to be audited. Ive ordered many DBR flagged phones without incident - Some people just choose not to put their asses on the line.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] stonesaber:
Bricked my second one today. First time was the "stuck at data in odin" problem, this time it's the dreaded blue light of death. I was doing what I've done many, many times. Going from an ICS rom to another ICS rom. In this case I was going from Anaconda to Nocturnal Venom, flashed NocVenum and gapps through a GB recovery and upon boot.....blue led. Try to get my second replacement on Friday and if they refuse, I may just wait for the Nexus or the new HTC or the note.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] :
Thanks

Thanks for the info.

I've flash several rome and haven't had any issues either. I guess, the closest issue I've had has been no wipe the cache before install. That's can really kill your experience with a rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] moose350:
New XDA user. Long time Android fanboy.

Registered to pass along this new article online that was released today. Though I would share for those like myself who are still on the unlimited data plan.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
well this will suck for users like me, who every month use about 20-40GB
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] upyouratrix:
Wow, that's a lot of data! I use around 10Gb average, and I'm pissed about being limited to 5Gb. In fact, last month was the first month I have ever been throttled. That's far from "Unlimited". And don't give me that BS that "they don't promise unlimited speeds". At 0.14Mbps I can't get one damn song to buffer on Google Music. It's freaking terrible! Google maps is near impossible to use. They might as well turn our data off at those piss poor speeds!

I just hope we can get at least one dev to come up with a solution so we can stick it to AT&T!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] moose350:
Damn 10gb.

I hit my max of 3gb last month. That was mostly google music streaming, FB, EAS mail, web, and RDP connections.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] nrm5110:
Goto sprint Jesus I dealt with that everyday with them so please quit complaining and enjoy what you have you pay less than me for the same amount of data
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Bender B. Rodgriguez:
Aww....After seeing the successful lawsuit against Att this month,I purposely stepped up my data usage in hopes of getting throttled.

Oh well at least they are relaxing their sheisty practices.

Sent via smoke signal
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] moose350:
THey throttled me last month without notification. Took a level 3 tiered Engineer to tell me they had a glitch in the system with unlimited data users. I said BS and they gave me my last months data charges refunded. It was just a matter of time before ATT got tired of taking heat for this hot topic.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] 628:
Canceled my unlimited data plan two weeks ago to change to the 3GB tiered plan, because they were throttling me at 2GB. This "update" to the unlimited plan makes me furious!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] privatewarrior1:
att made a webpage on their site explaining this

http://www.att.com/esupport/datausage.jsp
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fongz27:
If you guys are using 10GB+ .... You must not have Internet at home?? I have a 30Mbps down and 3Mbps up at home and I run 24/7 server, yet I achieve 500-800GB....

WOW , some smartphone users amaze me; must be sittin on da toilet using that bandwidth!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] privatewarrior1:
Some of these users that you are disparaging do have jobs that require them to leave their homes (for days sometimes). Some of them are drivers and are on the road most of their time. Some work in jobs that have closed networks.

It would be nice if everyone was living on welfare or disability checks, sitting at home achieving those 800 gig a month stats.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] notacyborg:
Eh, I don't think he was really being malicious with what he wrote. To me it came across as more in awe that people are able to use that much data on a phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] icenight89:
Tru, but if they're in the road working, ur telling me that 10+ gigs is only emails and work communiques? I think not lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] upyouratrix:
The reason I use around 10Gb a month is that I can't use wifi at my job because we are hard wired due to the work we do (very secure), so I stream a lot at my job. Also, my gym doesn't have wifi and I work out 4-5 days a week (@ a minimum 2 hours each time) so I'm usually streaming music via Google music there. It's easy for me to chew through data, but I just don't have access to wifi very often.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
Ofcourse not, my high usage has always been because if i have an unlimited datat plan i will use it. I use it to stream while on the road, which i am on 4 days a week and sometimes more.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sheolrock:
I think the ideal solution would be if AT&T did it like Verizon. That would be awesome.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Longcat14:
They never will, but this shows that they are willing to compromise, and not just ignore us.

I'm sure that if we keep trying, we may get the cap raised, at the very least for us LTE users, let the 3G users (See: iPhone) stay stuck at 3GB, us LTE users (just need an LTE phone) deserve more.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] pwnerman:
i streamed netflix to my phone constantly for a whole billing cycle and maxed out at 9 gb and thats the most intensive app on the market. Whoever said they use 20+ gigs a month is a little crazy and i do believe when people use that much it does hurt the other users on the network. and to the guy that said hes streaming stuff at his job...how come if your job is so secure how are you allowed to plop down and stream movies or music? it baffles me how i tested it and maxed out at 9 gigs but some people can get 20+ in one month. That's too much. Also you will find out that if people continue to do that instead of allowing you to keep the unlimited when you sign up for a new contract they wont let you take the unlimited with you. Also i streamed music for 5 hours on pandora and it only hit 150 mb of data so you must be either never sleeping and on your phone 24 hours a day or abusing your unlimited data plan.

By abusing your unlimited plan i mean you tethering it to a computer and downloading large files hmm i think i might be right
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
I'd like to know what you think of a guy like me that has to drive for a living bringing merchandise from big warehouses from across this nation to retailers so you and everyone else can buy what they need on a daily basis, and not only merchandise but groceries for your nearest food store and you come here and judge my high usage, who are you to judge the long and lonely nights i have to be away from my family so that you and everyone else can go to they're nearest grocery store and buy they' re food to put on your table. Next time stop and think before you call someone crazy for using 20+GB or more a month.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] HiddenSanctum:
I can see how being on the road and constantly using ur phone can get you 20GB of data. Personally I feel AT&T should have a separate special plan for people who are on the road all the time due to work. Thanks for bringing us stuff btw!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] pwnerman:
lol don't try and guilt me for your choice to be a truck driver. The point of the matter is if your using that much data its obviously not for cellular means. Ie tethering it to a computer or w.e and that breaks your TOS with AT&T in the first place which also means that they can cut you off whenever they please. And guess what if you sue them and take them to court don't doubt for a second that they wont bring your monthly usage on a nice fancy chart to show the judge. Like I said if you aren't abusing your data then how come i wouldn't get passed 9 streaming Netflix constantly for a month and you stated that you routinely hit 20-40 gigs a month.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
Wouldn't dream on trying to guilt anyone on my choice of work.

BTW I have been with AT&T for almost 16 years now, the last 5 I have been using a smart phone with unlimited plan and yes I have told them my line of work, so they know what my monthly usage has been for the last 5 years. Is also noted to my account what I do for a living and it seems is appreciated(I think)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] pete0726:
AT&T is garbage, have had service since 1994, paid in thousands of dollars and now I am penalized. Not only do I have a 3GB cap now but because of AT&Ts lack of availability to provide LTE service in my area I am penalized another 2GB a month. All AT&T legacy customers should be furious !!! I have voiced my concerns to AT&T and hope all will do the same. No matter how much data you use AT&T is not wikipedia and can not redefine a word to suit their needs.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marsui:
I'm trying to see if others are experiencing the same issue as me. I only recently starting rooting my phone and although I'm pleased with most of the features of CM - one feature that does not work correctly is streaming music over bluetooth (A2DP).

Prior to rooting, my stock HTC EVO 4G worked great with bluetooth audio streaming through my car stereo. No skips ever - usually I stream either Pandora or TuneIn Radio.

Now that I have rooted I get frequent blips/skips in my music when listening over bluetooth.

I've tried the following Rom/kernel combinations:

update-cm-7.1.0-Supersonic-signed.zip - with included kernel

update-cm-7.1.0-Supersonic-signed.zip - with Tiamat_Evo-v4.1.0

update-cm-9-20120226-NIGHTLY-tf201-signed.zip - with included kernel

All have the same issue. I've ensured that I wiped Dalvik cache, cache and data each time I flashed a new rom.

I really like CM7 except for this one fact and for me its a deal breaker. So before I try other roms I was wondering if there is anything else I could try or if anyone else has this same problem.

I am thinking of posting a video of what happens and comparing it to a stock EVO (since my fiance has the same phone I could do this side by side).

Any ideas?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mayamo:
Hi I have the Czech version - KK5 firmware.

Today, on my phone I got a notification saying there's an update (about 70mb).

I downloaded it and tried to install it but when it rebooted, it said it was unsuccessful and that I should try with Kies again on PC companioin.

Now, is this because I rooted my phone? I currently have the original firmware rooted with CWM.

And I don't want to lose the root.

So should I go ahead and connect it to the computer and go through Kies?

Is there any other reason for my OTA update not working?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
You can flash firmware with CWM and MobileOdinPro and keep root and CWM, read http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1331784.

Download your firmware from Sammobile.com, unzip it and place it on your external sd-card and flash it.

You can not update officially through Kies/Fota when you have custom rom/kernel or root privileges afaik
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barthezzV2:
Or just grab the stock Czech one from this thread (or any other stock, it ll be fine)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1424997