yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hermeticist:
Ouch

For those who have hard bricked.

What do you say at the Sprint Store to avoid fees for a new phone?

I just turned it on and this is what the screen says...

?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] KBizzle:
Yep. Tell them you put it on the charger before bed and woke up to the phone not working.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] anthony67:
Inverted Apps

So I knew I shoulda just posted these up. My PM inbox exploded shortly after my post......so here it is.....I take NO CREDIT for any of these......if you screw up your device, well, sorry about your luck, don't blame me. The instructions are clear and I am not supporting these in any way shape or form......I had to figure it out on my own, it's not difficult.

You have to get these .apk's on your sd card and use a root explorer (I'm using ES File Explorer) to copy them to system/app. Set permissions (rw-r-r) and then reboot. You have to delete the Gmail apk in that folder (system/app) BEFORE you copy over the new one or it won't work. Good luck and enjoy....:cool:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/60392249/E4GT/Inverted GApps.zip

May the Force be with you.....Live long and prosper........:D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hermeticist:
Thanks All.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cjwaggsrx8:
So does prl and profile updates not work for anybody else? As well as not having the Rouge recovery as the op states..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] locoboi187:
i wiped cache from the recovery that came with this ROM and bam bricked. solid blue light. i flashed from EL26 CWM recovery (stock) and I'm not new to this game. My phone will not go into Odin or anything. should i go to sprint, insurance, or manufacturer warranty?

if someone has a method to help me fix it please reply back or PM me. Jig doesnt work either btw.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] anthony67:
You're off to see the Sprint tech for a new device......sorry.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SantinoInc:
wow, so you Odin to EL26 CWM and then flashed this rom as per the directions and you STILL got bricked? I was about to try this but now im scared. Definitely going to wait for an easier transition.

Out of curiosity what rom were you running before you attempted to flash this?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] locoboi187:
will i end up paying something?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] anthony67:
He said he wiped the cache with the recovery that came with this ROM. Flashing to this ROM from stock CWM EL26 is safe if you follow the provided instructions.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SantinoInc:
Probably...I don't even have insurance on this thing. Your post came right in time..I was about to take the plunge but your story scared the sheeet out of me! My condolences. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] caspersfi:
Damn, in the past hour just watched three ppl hard brick.

User error, recovery, whatever...... think I'll just sit back and keep an eye on this thread for a while.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hermeticist:
Mine bricked after flashing the ROM and trying to flash back to CM7.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] beserker15:
So wait...you flashed this rom from EL26 CWM recovery, then rebooted into this CM9's stock recovery, and wiped cache?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] anthony67:
You tried to restore using the recovery provided with this ROM. That is not the fault of the ROM or the developer. There is plenty of discussions about not using ICS recoveries for anything.

This has been happening with ALL ICS ROMS, not just this one.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] locoboi187:
Correct! Im gonna have to make it look like a manufacturer defect cause Im just tight on money
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bo5ibbs:
Thanks! Dl link is down however..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Damn, Error 404 already?! Alot of people must have downloaded those. Can someone PLEASE PM me a link of theirs?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] caspersfi:
Oh yeah I know..... please don't get me wrong... I understand ICS is risky right now. Not blaming this rom at all and totally respect all the work that has been put into it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] anthony67:
Thanks......I updated the link.....here it is again

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/60392249/E4GT/Inverted%20GApps.zip
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SantinoInc:
This is not a knock on the DEVs at all but my take on this is that there is very little room for error when working with these builds and recoveries. IDT I have the confidence in myself to mess around with this yet. I know the OP gave very detailed directions and they seem to work perfectly but what if out of habit I go into the Recovery that comes with this rom and I decide to attempt to wipe the cache/dalvik...it's pretty much game over.

Hope you guys who bricked your phones get them replaced w/o too much trouble!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Custodian:
Huh? Im a bit lost here can a dev correct me here...this rom is definitely in beta. Considering all major functions are working.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hermeticist:
Nobody is blaming the developer, get off it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] asafegous:
.+1
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SantinoInc:
IDK...it could be the Jack N Coke I'm sipping but I'm growing some testicles. If I were inclined to venture down this path of CM9 goodness where can I find the proper GAPPS? Couldn't spot them in the OP.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] beserker15:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Latest_Version/Google_Apps
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wase4711:
This Rom is really nice folks; thanks to all who are dev'ing on this!

BTW, the easy instructions are flash el26, reboot to recovery, flash rom, flash gaps, restart!

couldn't be easier, and so far, everything including gps seems to work nicely!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] anthony67:
Your previous post made it sound like you were blaming the ROM.....it wasn't very clear.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SantinoInc:
Hypothetical question:

I have successfully flashed this ROM and everything is working fine. What if an update for this is released in a few days. Would I have to Odin to EL26 Recovery again to flash the update or would flashing it in this ICS recovery be fine since it is just an update? Hope that makes sense
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] smoothone:
Confirmed, that happens to me also.

Edit: I have not tried the flash in browser on this latest build. Someone might want to check that.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] snake4812:
Until further notice I think it is best to use EL26 recovery for everything
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] anthony67:
Correct.....just Odin the EL26 stock recovery and reboot into the recovery, then flash the new rom (update of CM9). These are the directions in the OP and how I updated today and it works flawlessly.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Specialksg1:
It I

Lol yeah, all cm9 builds are in beta til cyanogenmod says otherwise. But I agree, unless aokp comes out with something crazy or Los comes back, I don't plan on flashing anything else for a while! Mad props to our devs!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SantinoInc:
Thanks for the input fellas. I haven't heard about Flash content not working in the different browsers. I know the two guys above say that they can't get flash content to work within various browsers but what I want to know is this isolated to a few people or is this a known issue at this time?

I put my flash to good use...if you catch my drift! :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] land2634:
Ok, so a potentially random question here:

When I was running sbrissen's Alpha 3 build, I had access to certain apps such as MLB At Bat 2012 (paid version) and TSF Shell in the market. Upon flashing Alpha 4 and every build since, I do not have access to these apps, however I know they run fine on ICS. I've messed with the build.prop file a bit, but the end result with that was requiring a wipe and re-flash of everything when I suddenly could no longer boot.

Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions as to how I could get access to these apps. It seems I have access in TW ROMs, just not any longer on CM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hermeticist:
I have to use my old iphone 3G as a WiFi VOIP phone with google voice.

So slow

So slow

Does Sprint give you a new E4GT as soon as you go in to the store?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SantinoInc:
I suppose that if you had a detailed change log for Alpha 4 you could see what the important changes were and figure it out from there. Wish I had more knowledge about these things then simply flashing and wiping stuff. It's becoming more and more fascinating to me
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] land2634:
Yeah, that's my problem as well, a simple lack of knowledge. I know enough to, most times, keep myself from doing anything that will completely bork my phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rooster85:
well we have another brick :/ I flashed official CWM 5.0.2.7 and then attempted to flash the cm9 update. No go.... blue led of death! I'm assuming because I was already on caulkins ics build when I did all of this. Guess its to sprint tomorrow to get a replacement... hope it works out easily

Sent from my IceCreamSammich Nexus S 4G
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Specialksg1:
Just checked, works fine for me ... just make sure you installed flash ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] z31k:
What version flash player are you running? I cant get flash to work.. Appreciate it.. :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] javan966:
+1

Yea I have CWM recovery too not rouge
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] huskerpat:
I did a full wipe and fresh install. I'm still getting the USB/sdcard error installing some apps. Where's my water is one I'm having trouble with.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cidica:
Simple install gonna give it a few days and see how it runs. So far looks nice :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] srkmagnus:
As much of a hassle it may sound, I'm doing a full restore to EG30, flashing EL26 Kernal and recovery then upgrading modem, PRL, Profile and flashing the Cm9 update. Since these are early builds I'm not going through the hassle of setting up the device in detail and use Titanium for apps.

Better safe than sorry until the Brix City gets worked out.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cidica:
That's pretty much what I just did. Install was perfect. But I ALWAYS Odin back to EG30 and auto root sure it takes a bit more time but I've always saved myself from a brick that way.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wase4711:
probably too early to ask this, but, has anyone found any themes for this guy yet?

just want to mix it up a bit..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] barnacles10:
So you flashed el26 kernel tar, rebooted to recovery, flashed cm9 and bricked?

Just clarifying, this is information worth knowing for the community.

Seems people are odin'n el26 over cm9s 3.0+ kernel to update which makes this whole mess that much more interesting.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] krazyflipj:
Looks like I'm screwed as well. I was on cm9 trying to update the rom. Odined to EL26 kernel for cwm, rebooted into recovery, wiped cache and dalvik, and flashed rom. Phone got stuck on android updating (After colors boot animation). Tried wiping everything with new cwm (Bad idea as it couldn't format data) Now it gets stuck on data via odin.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] slick4mitch:
First two lines in the O.P states that these builds are not official and are indeed unsupported.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SantinoInc:
very nice to see some more AOSP love!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] odub303:
It's mounted as emmc.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] yglaotu:
a noob question:what does that mean? what's the different behaviour?:confused:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] locoboi187:
So how is this different from sbrissen's CM9? jw
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] caniacbart:
ROM

Welcome back.....do you have any screen shots yet? That would be nice.......
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iSaint:
I came

Darch so awesome to see you helping us dude

Loved your stuff on my Hero :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] auau465121:
do you flash StockCWM EL26 on odin in phone box or pda?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] il buono:
this definitely woke me up :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] funcrusher:
This is great news. I also used your AOSP ROMs for the Hero -- it was actually before you started maintaining for CM.

:)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lems111:
My bad. I was looking for path "/sdcard/emmc". It's actually "/emmc". I guess, that should be obvious.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] javan966:
running good so far love to have AOSP ROM options :D

only 2 bugs to report

MMS don't work (Was working for me on Sbrissen CM9)

Lights on soft buttons acting weird sometimes they don't light up

Everything else is working good so far i see that External_SD got move to emmc
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] maddoggin:
so whats the difference in this and sbrissen cm9? same issues? whats the difference? i see allot of the same code!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] odub303:
that's because they are both built from source with the exception of the kernel.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dougiefresh36:
It goes in PDA
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] pathtologos:
For anyone that's been running this for a bit, how has los been? That was the dealbreaker for me on sbrissen's. Love aosp tho & really want to come back!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] slick4mitch:
No idea, I don't run this rom.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] slick4mitch:
Im sure if you look at your rom and others you will notice they do share lots of the same code as well ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 19fonzy:
no download link ?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] eaponte23:
Ditto :rolleyes:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] darchstar:
Guys, the rom comes with CWM, but please, don't do any formatting of partitions in there. that's what causes the bricks. that means, when you flash cm9, it formats the system partition. BAD!! we don't want to do that. go to the el26 cwm recovery, and flash from there. But, you only want to wipe? NO! don't. it formats data and cache partitions, which could end in a brick. Well, you may want to nandroid restore? ALSO BAD! you're formatting practically all your partitions there. So the issue resides in the kernel. if you were to go on a kernel from gingerbread, you shouldn't experience any of these problems. So here's the deal: we won't be able to fix it until samsung fixes it, or until we get kernel sources. So until then, please sit tight, and follow protocol, flashing through EL26 clockwork recovery.

Just for clarification, what's stated above holds true for all recoveries that load with an ics kernel.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cjwaggsrx8:
Yeah I just mobile odin'd steady's fc07 and all is well.. runs insanely fast as a matter of fact... I will be on this for awhile.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SantinoInc:
I'm guessing that having the EL26 recovery is not enough. I think that you probably have to be on a TW GB rom as well. I'm just taking a blind shot here but I would make sure that I'm on TW rom that is GB based plus have the EL26 recovery
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mr_Milenko:
Flash el26 with PC-ODIN, not mobile odin.. I bricked doing that..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] *Luke*:
This is just a hypothesis... On the fascinate, we used to have to odin a PIT file when jumping from AOSP back to stock in order to repartition things correctly; otherwise one could run into problems very similar to what we are seeing with a lot of these bricks. Is it possible that we are getting bricks due to lack of flashing a PIT file? It just seems odd to me that we used to have to flash one on the fascinate and bricks were VERY rare, and its not required with this phone. I could be totally 100% wrong, but I could be on to something also, I honestly don't know... I just wanted to throw the thought out there since I hadn't seen this thrown out as a possibility yet.

Edit: the reason I bring this up is because a lot of people that brick end up having odin hanging at data. My thought is that if a kernel were repartitioning things, it would make total sense that odin would hang on data due to not having a pit file to tell odin where to put things.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cidica:
I've not used the pit for about 3 months now and I've flashed back and forth with Odin with out an issue so far.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] riassan:
Yeah sextape had posted a fresh pit a bit ago somewhere. Let me find it so I can post it
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] *Luke*:
If someone had a bricked phone to try it on, it couldn't hurt to try the PIT with odin if the phone is bricked anyway. It can't possibly make it any more of a brick than it already is. It may be a long shot, but why not at least give it a try?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wase4711:
I flashed el 26 with mobile odin, and had no problems at all installing this rom

After flashing it in mobil odin, I rebooted to recovery, formatted system, wipe data factory reset, wiped cache/dalvik/battery stats, then flashed the Rom and Gaaps and it booted right up.

I was coming from an ics rom before this, so I don't know if that had anything to do with it
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qfnol31:
I restarted, pressed lots of buttons, and somehow my phone still works... I think you can play with the battery and forcing a dump by pressing the capacitive buttons on startup to try something new.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Crap Rooster, I didn't know you had this phone as well. Sorry to hear about the brick. When you get your replacement feel free to PM me if you are unsure about anything
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mightypenguin:
Quick Note

I upgraded from Sbriessen's A4.1 to #3 of this and I've been getting the Airplane mode problem randomly. Sorry if this is fixed in latest update, not sure if this is the LOS listed as fixed in op. Upgrading to latest so I'll see what happens.

Sorry to hear that Rooster.

I've had a lot of success with the Rom Manager quick flash to the generic "Galaxy S2" recovery and then rebooting.

Seems like some of these newer modem drivers you have to flash while on an ICS rom so I couldn't do it from CM7.2.

So I boot into the Galaxy S2 recovery and then flashed the FC07 modem and then this rom and it came back up great. (except I forgot gapps so I had to go back into rogue recovery for that, but that worked fine)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] srkmagnus:
Toggle airplane and reboot. See if that fixes it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] musclehead84:
Using the pit file will not work. Already tried when I bricked mine. For some reason it wont partition properly.

If anyone needs any help with the epic touch hit me up on Gtalk @musclehead84
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] locoboi187:
I wish i had known this hours ago. in full brick. i didnt know wiping cache would be a huge deal lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mightypenguin:
Not a big deal

Yeah I can just hold the power button and I can toggle airplane mode off. That usually seems to work for me. Or I toggle 4G if it doesn't.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mightypenguin:
Not Cache

I don't think he's talking about wiping cache.

*Guessing* he means factory reset or manually formatting partitions. Or nand restores of backups.

I've not had any problems with those but I haven't been doing much with Rogue's recovery which unless I'm wrong seems to be the common element in all these bricks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hermeticist:
Confirmed, doesn't work :(
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] paranoid android85:
why doesnt steady remove all rogue ics kernels? its causing a lot of people to brick. does this rom have rogue or is it stock recovery? havent checked, but glad i read about the bricks earlier, i usually wipe cache/dalvik if something seems off with my rom, didn't realize just doing that could cause a brick
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cjwaggsrx8:
It's mostly because people don't read.. not because of steadys bad ass kernels/repacks.. I've never had any problem because I can read. Learned that years ago.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] *Luke*:
Forgive me for being the one to ask the stupid question, but you guys did have "repartition" checked in odin when you were flashing with the pit file, correct?

Edit: it would be the stock file, and the pit file together with "repartition" checked?

Just verifying that it was tried correctly
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] darchstar:
This is more a message to everyone. just follow the instructions on the OP, and don't ever do anything in a recovery packed with an ICS rom, and you'll be OK. If you're still uncomfortable, then flashing this ROM may not be right for you.

Please everybody, get back on topic. I actually look through all these posts to find issues, and seeing the whole thread filled with reposts of the same thing doesn't help me.. take this brick story to another thread. Thank you.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] beserker15:
Because it works. Rogue's kernel works plenty well flashing from an ICS leak to another ICS leak, and it also enables the use of init.d scripts. While flashing has gotten confusing between Gingerbread, ICS leaks, and CM9 roms, there are still safe ways of doing it and unfortunately, bricks are still because of user errors. What this forum needs is a stickied thread about the ways to flash each type of rom.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Specialksg1:
Reread the post. He explains it very clearly. DO NOT WIPE ANYTHING. DO NOT USE CWM WITH ANY ICS KERNEL!!!

And just because you've done it before doesn't mean you won't brick if you do it again. Please, just listen to what the devs are saying ... unless you just want an excuse to chat up the hot chick/guy at the sprint store. In which case go for it, I hear bricks are great for breaking the ice ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] drdrewdown:
hey darchstar, a bug i've encountered on these CM9's is regarding audio/volume issues while listening to music and then receiving a notification.

i've tried digging through a logcat & i can't really pin point anything particular.

It's easy to duplicate, listen to music and send yourself a SMS. The volume of the music after the notification stops will be much lower than it was previously. the quick remedy is to hit the volume down to restore volume one level below where it was, then volume up to get back to the previous level.

i wouldn't normally bring it up, but i figure it might be a relatively easy fix for someone like yourself.

If a logcat or anything can help, let me know
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] acejoker25000:
Hit volume down then volume up usually restores the loud sound for me

yea...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] plussign:
I'm getting this with CM and any custom build (Caulk E4GT 2 / tFC07) of ICS for the epic 4gt, when trying to install from the market any application that goes default to external sd, it bugs out. This is only happening on CM and customs, not the fully stock rom.

I know about the work around (yes, I have hit the search button :) ), but really that's kind of a hassle, especially when the external SD (a class 10 microsd) seems faster than the internal storage...

Any ideas what's going on, or any way I can help troubleshoot this?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ahl395:
Can we flash the update using recovery? Or do we have to go back to EL26 CWM for that ?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] drdrewdown:
please read back the last 5-10 pages.. if you use the recovery packaged with the ROM you'll brick your phone. READ THE OP!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
Got an epic touch on the way. Can't wait to give this a try!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Respect18:
I get that too on Pandora but the weird thing is that on the Google play music app it doesn't do that
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] drdrewdown:
i hadn't tried that one yet, i know it does it on subsonic (similar to stock music) and also PowerAMP which is somewhat surprising.. thx for the info i'll test it out
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MackieMack:
I Followed The Instructions Coming From Sbrissens Alpha 4 And It Worked Perfect With No Wipe.

No Bug Reports So Far Just Saying That Everything Is Smooth And Fast And Keep Up The Good Work :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ahl395:
I did read the last few pages and every page in the thread. :)

The warning a couple pages back said nothing about using the recovery to update the ROM.

I re-read the OP though and realized the EL26 CWM instructions are indeed under updating too, I thought it was only for first time CM9. My bad.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chrlswltrs:
Same thing happens to me when using Slacker radio, that is really the only music I listen to.

Also my clock in my status bar has "stopped". Anyone else experience this and is there a fix for it?

BTW, I'm running the update from today, update went super easy

-Sent from my CM9 E4GT using Tapatalk