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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] smartymcfly:
I don't know for sure what build is considered clean.

Where will I find a clean build?

edit:

Late to see above post, Odin FI03 etc..

Thank You

I have it up and running again, Thanks Again for the help.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
Sorry it's taken me so long to update this thread, I've been busy working on my own rom, but I'm having trouble with the theme since I'm still new to this whole dev thing, I may just ask a themer for some help.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Domonopants:
so much helpful information on here , saved me plenty while getting used to my first samsung device thanks alot!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
No problem, thanks for reading.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MattMatt0240:
So, sorry ahead of time for being so noobish with Samsung devices, but is it safe to switch between ics and jb?(NAND restore)

From my understanding, the real danger is between ics and gingerbread correct? Mainly from ics to gingerbread.

Thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
Because we don't have a proven safe kernel yet for JB yet, I would not recommend restoring from one to another. It may be safe to do so, but better safe then sorry IMO.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MattMatt0240:
I really appreciate the response. I already did restore ics (HI13 ROOTED) and back to jb (unofficial cm10) safely. (Activated phone coming from OG EVO). I'll tread more carefully next time, thank you
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cdsbj6508:
I'ma noob to Samsung (coming from HTC) but I'ma but confused when I read about kernels and modems. My first questions is I keep reading about safe kernels that have CWM so I have StockCWM-EL26.tar. Is this a gb kernel? Also when do use this kernel? I currently running FH13 which is ICS so is it ok to use EL26 when flashing ICS ROMs? My next question is which modem do I use? I read that you can use a gb modem on ICS is that true? Sorry for the questions but I just want to do everything correctly.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Yes it's GB. If I would recommend anything, with trying to stay up to date with everything, my answer is this - When in doubt, use EL26 cwm. Yes, it's a few more minutes of your time but at this point, avoids an expensive paperweight. Do a lot of reading. A LOT. Learn to know how to read a build date.

Modems are not build dependent. You can mix with any build, at this point in time, and see what works best for you. Location, individual device, tower components; all play a role.

I mean nothing I say hateful or condescending. I only mean to tell you to read everything that you can. You're asking the right questions and I have no doubt that you'll get it. Happy flashing.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cdsbj6508:
Being that I'm on an ICS Stock ROM what agat kernel should I use?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
What are you running?

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cdsbj6508:
THANKS for your help!! I went back and read several pages and now I think I'm starting to understand.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MattMatt0240:
Hopped off the same boat as well, it is alot different than HTC. So, even on ics/jb, the EL26 - CWM is the safest bet for flashing a ROM? I used AGAT -6.2 w/TREC2.2 and flashed cm10 unofficial from that.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Although I personally would use other Kernels that I have used, believe to be safe etc, I always will refer to that and Garwynn says it best in this post of why. (I don't recommend EL29 CWM because people get confused and flash the rougue recovery that some have said they had bricked from) I recommend reading that entire thread. Good stuff in there to know.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=32962880&postcount=841
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] n8many:
I need to downgrade from CM10 so that I can turn my phone in for a broken lock button (it holds itself down or something), but I cannot seem to get my phone to show up on my computer in the ODIN window. I have installed Samsung's drivers and restarted, any ideas as to what it wrong? It worked flawlessly when unrooting the first time.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mumuucin:
please need your help, thank you very much

I would like to say thank you and Greetings from me

sorry if I'm annoying and disrespectful inquire post message here, because I was so frustrated, I am a new user and is ignorant and blind to the android.

I just bought E4GT from the local market, with the android version ICS FI27,

then through youtube QBking77 I did root and install CWM.

because I am interested in the version leaked JB FK09 via youtube Qbking77 well,

then I do flashing odin FK09 as exemplified in youtube by QBking77.

without nanbackup or anythink. ( i think it was savely because i had installed CWM before)

in one day E4GT running smoothly and normally,

but after that my E4GT hangs and reboots continue turn off the E4GT.

so continue again and again.

what should I do? flashing my E4GT JB FK09 to GB EL29 ?

I have been downloaded tar EL29, wanna do flash odin and follow the instructions there.

however, when downloaded mode on my E4GT, on window flash restore odi EL29 on my PC show no response,

did not show any indication "com/USB" or anything.

I had previously installed the usb driver and Kies software and have communication between the PC and the E4GT.

there is no problem/issue with PC connection before.

I was expecting and is waiting for your advice, what should I do?

help from you so I would expect,

I say once again apologize profusely if I am intruding.

i very appreciate and thankfull for any help.

Thank you so much.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
One thing you can try is leaving the phone unplugged, put it in odin (download) mode, go ahead and start pc Odin, Then connect your phone to pc and see if you get com port recognition. I have one laptop that I gave to do that with.

Try it and see.

Otherwise, you may have to uninstall then reinstall kies and drivers.

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mumuucin:
thank you very much master MoHoGalore, it work.. i can now and flash odin with ICS FI27 with looking video Qbking77 on you tube....

many thanks... very appreciate for your help
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
Big thanks for maintaining this thread bro, I'm working on the Nexus 7, and with work and all I simply do not have time to keep it up to date. With all the changes from ICS to JB I haven't even reacquainted myself back to the E4GT in a while. Glad to see another helpful member here on XDA.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BluesRulez:
Hey thank you for the awesome thread and keeping it updated.:) If you want I am sure one of the regulars with this phone won't mind taking over the thread and updating op from time to time. Just a suggestion.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
And a great suggestion it is. I would be honored if someone would take this over and keep it updated as it should be.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Very welcome. And as Blues said, thank you for resource that you started. With so many changes, source work, JB dropping, kernel work that people are doing, it's definitely a swimming pool at times. Just glad I can help.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DaddyMacCadillac:
What exactly will using the "FF18 Combo to install a custom recovery on the FI27 version" do to my phone? Will this install the FF18 kernel?

Thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BluesRulez:
Yes when you flash ff18 with agat recovery from auto root package, you get ff18 kernel.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DaddyMacCadillac:
So is there an auto root package out there that is for the FI27 kernel? I looked and can't see one. All I want to do is root my kernel so I can apply the hotspot hack, I don't want to change anything else. Right now I'm completely stock.

---------- Post added at 01:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:49 AM ----------

If I'm reading correctly I would want to install a rooted ROM from here http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?34-ROM-ODIN-TAR-SPH-D710-FI27-(FI27-Modem-Kernel-ROM-Root-Stock and then I would use the auto root package here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1342728 and finally I would apply Agat's FI27 kernel found here http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com/?dir=Kernels/Recovery%20Kernels/ICS/Agats%20Recovery/ZIP via zip.

Do I have that right?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BluesRulez:
You can use Odin to flash fi27 kernel with agat recovery. File is in rwilco kernel repo in dev forums.

Edit: you are not rooted? If so then you need to root first using the rooted fi27 one click which preserves data.

You don't need the auto root package.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hyena.guts:
I'm having similar problems understanding how to root the FI27 model e4gt. I've used the FI27 one click which preserves data, but haven't had any luck with it. It runs through fine, but after it reboots there is no SuperUser controls. Root Checker also says nothing's happened. I've tried re-installing drivers, changing usb ports.

This : With what you followed up with, i'm assuming that you must be rooted to use odin to flash fi27 kernel with agat recovery?

This : I explained above my problems with the one click, what could you suggest?

Chainfire isn't supported, you have to be rooted to use mobile odin,

I keep finding myself on "ICS - Agat63's Repacked Recovery Kernel" from the "Kernel Repository" thread, is this relevant/usable w/o root. Would I use this "ff18 repack with agat recovery' manually rooting?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DaddyMacCadillac:
So what I did was first use the Odin one-click to fi27...but all this does is flash the rooted ROM, you still need a rooted kernel with a recovery mod. Typically, you could use the Auto Root Package as described in the beginning of this thread...what that does it take your existing kernel and root it. The problem however lies int he fact that there isn't an Auto Root package for fi27 (yet), only ff18. So unless you want to downgrade your kernel to ff18 this is not a viable option.

What I did next was use the new desktop version of Odin and flash the fi27 Agat's kernel after my ROM was done. Everything worked great EXCEPT one issue...I got the yellow triangle and my flash counter went up one which means sprint could tell I was mucking with the OS. So I wound up using TriangleAway (there's a free version on these boards somewhere) and this resolved everything. Good luck
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Please provide the file name for the FI27 one click used... that will help me troubleshoot it.

And to flash anything through Odin can be done with or without root.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] michael_is_special:
Not blue or Red but a purple light is all I get

Hi All. I am noob so please let me know if I stepped tin the IC bowl (chips?). I had a local guy near me root my epic sph-D710. He installed a recent version (sorry cant check now ) vers of Paranoid Android. And the phone worked superbly for a few weeks. Started getting a messages that Apollo had stopped working. So I am charging the phone and connected on a blue tooth headset (LG700-works xlnt). The phone just up and shuts down with the battery charge around 98%. When I went to turn it back on, only thing happens is the light that before was either red or blue lights up purple. I think it is because both leds are lighting at once. The light stays on when I press the power key and immediately goes off when releasing the power on button. The Root Guy said he never seen this before. So I take it bake to the Sprint Repair Guy who ask me if the phone is rooted and I say "no". Repair Guy put a recovery jig in the usb and the phone booted. Great. So I leave and a few days later this condition returns. I had of course ordered a recovery jig. and it cam yesterday. I put it in but all that happens is the purple light goes on. I even left it in fro a while. Any Suggestions? This is a phone that was working amazingly well after the root job. I am beginning to suspect hardware failure (Heck even an LED short 'tween the red and blue?) Thanks In Advance!

:cyclops:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dfreelan:
LIFESAVER thread
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] michael_is_special:
What is a lifesaver? Are you having this same symptom?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] michael_is_special:
update on purple light wont boot

Got the phone to boot with the jig finally. Inserted the jig. Removed battery. Held Power On button and reinserted battery. I tried this before without results. It finally worked. After coming back saw massive down spike in battery condition according to settings page. It was hcarged and dropped to 7% almost vertically down. Pretty bad drain. Short? Maybe a bad battery. I am trying some new ones now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] djblu:
Power failure in home during odin flash giving solid blue led

my house lost power during my flash using odin on my pc. now i can't even get the phone to visibly go into boot mode. It gives me a solid blue led if I press the power key. If I combo press to go into odin mode, the led responds the same way it would have if the devices was going into odin mode, but there's still nothing on the screen. any suggestions?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
A jig may be your only bet.. but if you have TEP would probably be easier to take it into Sprint.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackcanopy:
I have had similar in the past. I took the back off my phone, held the power button and stuck a pin into the little hole next to the camera lens for about 20 seconds. I don't recall if I did that with or without the battery in, but at one point in the process,I know I also removed the battery. It got me back up and running.

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] smblaze:
Thank you for the Thread, after reading the thread I searched and found Jellyverse and after reading through the entire thread got it up and running along with the tweaks. Thanks for stressing the importance of reading through the threads. I am certain that reading through everything is why I was successful in flashing the rom and being able to use it as a daily Drive.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ksg97:
great info

thanks for takeing the time to post this
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
Glad It helped
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrao_n:
Has anyone looked into OMAPflasher? It can recover a brick on other galaxy phones. Also someone is trying to get it working on the galaxy tab 2 10.1. Just wondering if anyone has ever heard of it before?

sent from MY BAD A$$ ET4G
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackcanopy:
I haven't heard of it, but sounds great.

This is a tip from the old Epic4G days that I have applied to my ET4G a couple times... it may help someone in a jamb.the only difference is our little hole is located to the left of the camera lens.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=13047288

[acs][how-to]hardware reset

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kricketmaster:
Wiped my DEC number using odin method

Yeah, when i was using an odin method to flash an agar repacked for gb27, after my phone rebooted fully into my main screen it left me stuck in factory mode and wiped my DEC number, leaving me unable to connect to my phone's network and this was on my Galaxy S2 Epic 4g Touch
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Try flashing GB27 Rooted Restore one click first and see if that helps.

Next would be trying ##786# and see if you can re-activate.

If not we'll go through how to get it back on the network.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackcanopy:
Not to interrupt, but aren't you meaning ##72786#?

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
No, I mean ##786#. (clear activation data)

AFAIK one is just EFS clear, one is full factory reset + activation clear.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackcanopy:
Oh... I had no idea about that one. Sorry about that.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mojohaas:
E4GT vs SPH-D710

I have a samsung galaxy SII (SPH-D710) from boost mobile. Is this the same as the E4GT?

Also I don't know what all the abbreviations in this forum mean so reading your posts is like reading greek. This is due to my ignorance not any of yours. I would like to root my phone, but don't know what kernels to use off of this page(http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1662295), and don't have the slightest idea of telling which ones are good or even what the difference is.. Please can somebody help me. I have read the post on this page (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2139759) but am as confused as a 5 yr old in a quantum physics class.

P.S.

I am pretty computer savy, I just haven't learned about rooting yet.

I have jailbroke my Ipod touch and can do anything with a windows pc, but this is all new.

Thanks for the help.

I also hope I haven't done anything wrong in posting this, and I don't know what trooling is, lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Hardware wise it is the same. So you can flash Sprint, boost or virgin builds.

For just getting started I recommend going to GC01 on your phone - there is a one click root application for ya - and if want backups my kernel should do the job.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mojohaas:
I need to save everything on my phone, or will it erase it?:highfive:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AlkaliV2:
Any of the one-click exe's that flash software to your phone erases everything besides your internal and external storage. So when you back up your programs and data use Titanium Backup and save it to your external SD card. You could save it to the internal, but I heard that some of the Jelly Bean one-clicks (like GC01) can erase your internal memory card because it wants to partition it.

Bottom-line, back up your applications and data that you want to keep with Titanium Backup because when you flash it your phone will look like it did when you pulled it out of the Boost box and turned it on.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mojohaas:
you guys are awesome. Thanks.

Hope I don't brick my new phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mojohaas:
I followed the instructions on this page http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-...06589-guide-root-unroot-gc01.html#post5703084

my phone boots to the Samsung Galaxy sII logo and then the screen goes blank. I tried to hold down the "volume up" and "power"buttons but I get the "android system recovery <3e>" screen with the options :

reboot system now

apply update from adb

apply update from external storage

wipe data/ factory reset

wipe cache partition

apply update from cache

What do I do???
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Use a full gc01 one click in the Android Development forum. And thanks for sharing, guess I have cleaning to do...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mojohaas:
Got a new phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rtwrobert10:
Thanks

Thanks for the links
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rcjoise_Doc:
Thanks with all the great info:good:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dtabor98:
Thanks for the information filled post

Sent from my *R+CR* GC01 4.1.2 SPH-D710BST
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nvincent:
I'm kinda late in the game, but this is very true. Sometimes windows 8 just doesn't cooperate like you would hope, either.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SonOfAnarchy0210:
Thanks for all the highly valuable info!!:cyclops:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] aeduardors:
Soporte en español?

Buenas!, alguien que me ayude con algunas dudas en Español?

tengo este dispositivo desde hace mas 1 año, y me encanta pero sigo en stock ROM GB EL29 configurado el 3G en mi pais (MEX)

y nunca e podido actualizarlo por 2 Razones

1.- no quiero un Hard Brick,

2.- no quiero perder mi configuracion 3G. (me tarde mas de 4 meses poder configurarlo y fue un dolor de cabeza jeje)

en todo este tiempo me sigue pareciendo un super dispositivo. tamaño perfecto, buen rendimiento, etc. ya tengo un S3 y a ese si e podido meterle customs ROMS, etc. pero el ET4G me sigue pareciendo mas complicado no se por que.

a ver is alguien me puede orientar un poco, que veo que este dispositivo es muy sensible a los bricks. GRACIAS!.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FuMMoD:
Yo te puedo ayudar, y este telephono no es sensible a los bricks. Quien fue que te dijo eso? Si tienes google talk manda me un messaje privado. Puedes leer los stickys que estan aqui en esto forums?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] aeduardors:
hola!. mil gracias, no tengo google talk, pero el martes proximo me instalo el talk, y me comunico contigo. :)

si por stickys te refieres a las chinchetas del foro (los temas que estan clavados en el foro) donde dan como las guias basicas o FAQs, e leeido algo pero no entiendo con seguridad del todo. muchas gracias! creeo que no dare mucho problema. son 2 o 3 dudas muy concretas las que tengo para dar pasos con seguridad. lo que no quiero es basicamente perder la configuracion 3G que fue todo una odisea conseguir para que funcionara con la compañia de mexico. y no con sprint.

muchas gracias nuevamente. :laugh:

el martes mas tardar te mando MP, para darte mi contacto Google Talk
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cfli1688c1:
this is my kernel version with android 4.0.4:

=========================

3.0.15-SPH-D710.FE22-CL612283

se.infra@SEP-99 #3

SMP PREEMPT Wed May 23 04:10:44 KST

2012

=========================

I only see EL29, FF18 and FI27. Which link should I go?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
You didn't read what me and stonesaber were talking about did you? your phone is not bricked, however, to get it back is extremely complicated and may not even be worth attempting. They're is another thread somewhere in which they fix this issue with a very in-depth procedure, keep looking and you will find it ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brennam7:
what his issue was, is completely different from mine. never used cwm touch... and afaik JTAG didn't work on the one the guy tried
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
Then you didn't read the whole thread then did you? it says "OTHER ISSUES MAY SURROUND CM9 SO FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK, many people have bricked they're phone completely somehow attempting to flash back to GB from CM9 and getting stuck on data.img, then pulling battery and getting nothing but a blue led on restart. If you have any idea how this is happening please post or let me know so I can post it"
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brennam7:
flashed CM9 test to another CM9 test... am i missing something?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
Exactly my point, nobody understands why bricks are happening when flashing cm9 so flash at your own risk. Even the dev said the builds are extremely experimental
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brennam7:
oh! i thought you were pointing out they were the same scenario that caused the /data partition not to be writable. my mistake.

Well aware of the risks of flashing experimental build, but its so damn fun haha. taking my paperweight to sprint on saturday, $35 in hand, hope it goes well
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
I agree man. I love it too. Really wish these things were unbrickable
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] d.e.beatup:
Methinks I'm just gonna ride out the blue hue and occasional LOS on a4 until things settle down some. All this bricklaying is making me uneasy even with ODIN.

Excellent guide on how to hopefully avoid issues. While it can be somewhat time consuming, the search function is great on here. I know I'm not one to flash any zip, tar, theme anything without a quick search. Hopefully others will do the same and discover this thread when experimenting with ICS roms
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] playya:
Got to admit my Touchwiz UnNamed rom is looking better and better every day. I did get to try out CM9 but I flashed one of the first kernels for our phone CWM 5.0.2.6 and I had no issues. I went back and forth 3x.

I also like what you have done with this thread and a sticky is a great idea but the problem is only a select few choose to read and a sticky, threads in General and Q&A don't mean crap because we got people who rather start a new thread about the same thing instead of searching...

What we need is a new user to Epic touch section of the forum get some sort of popup or be directed to check something off saying the read certain important facts going on at the time. Bricking your phone aint cool... My last phone I bricked was my PPC-6700....I been on a good run and not trying to mess that up...lol