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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] glmooreky:
1. Better overall volume.

2. Facebook syncs with contacts

3. Less cluttered with customizable options

4. Theme Chooser

5. No corny unicorn on boot up screen
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jeffrey567:
What the reason to switch from cm9 to aokp b38 SOURCE!!!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] boi2gangsta:
experiencing horrible battery life with cm9 alpha 5, went through 2 cycles already cant get passed 2 hours screen time
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] slick_rick:
What are you using for Facebook sync?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jbuggydroid:
i am so not liking how alpha 4 and 5 handle the storage options. loved how alpha 3 did it. alpha 3 made it so that only one storage was used whether it was your sdcard that you chose or the internal. 4 and 5 don't do it that way. some games install to the android folder while some games like backstab install to the gameloft folder on sd card. alpha 3 had it so that the android folder and the gameloft folder would be in the same storage which for me is my 64 gb card. 4 and 5 places the android folder in whatever storage is set as emmc and the gameloft folder to whatever storage is set as sd card. why did things get switched?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] slick_rick:
Try checking "use internal storage" under storage configuration settings under storage
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] playya:
Friendcaster syncs contacts
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jbuggydroid:
the OS still uses both storages. gameloft games (well not all) install to sd card. if your internal storage is marked as sd card that is where the additional data goes and vice versa. some games install to the android folder which will be in whatever storage is marked as emmc. alpha 3 kept everything in the storage that you selected to use such as the 64gb sd card that i have. internal storage was never used unless i told an app like titanium backup to use it.

EDIT: since this only affects some gameloft games i'm just gonna use the gl to sdcard to trick the app into looking in the emmc folder for its data.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Here are the initial results of the Test Plan for the BRICKFIX

Esoteric68 ran through it and more.

6 flashes of CM9a5, 3 flashes of AOKP-37, 3 wipe data/factory restores, 3 nandroid restores, 1 mostly stock FF02 flash. All successful.

This is using Agat/chris41g's FF02 CWM repack.

I think we have a good handle on things now.

It should be relatively safe now that one person has run through it. Could we get a few more volunteers? It would be good to confirm she doesn't have a special Super Phone immune to bricks.

BTW ONLY flash the versions listed in the download section of the test plan.

I'm confident we will soon be rid of this annoying requirement to flash back to GB.

DISCLAIMER: you should understand that the core problem is a bug in the EMMC firmware. Unless that is "fixed", which is unlikely, you will

ALWAYS

be exposed to the superbrick to some extent. What we are doing is eliminating common paths you may reach the problem. If the workaround is placed in the kernel mmc driver, then all ROMs/Recoveries that use that kernel will have the call to the buggy EMMC firmware code disabled, however, you may unwittingly install a different kernel/recovery which doesn't have the mmc driver patch and expose yourself to the superbrick again. If you workaround the problem in the userspace utilities, you could always find a ROM which hasn't eliminated the format() call from the edify install script and is using an unsafe update-binary. Both workarounds are being actively pursued to reduce (but not eliminate) your chances of hitting the core EMMC firmware bug.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] knives of ice:
coming from AOKP i freshly installed CM9 doing a full wipe. everything is great but one crazy thing is Titanium Backup will not longer recognize my pro license. years ago you had to get TB pro by sending paypal cash to the developer and getting a license key text file that you put on the root of your sd card. the license is still there but titanium keeps showing up as the free version.

any ideas as to how to fix this or has anyone else had a similar problem?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
maybe try putting that licence key on the both the sd card root and internal memory root?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xxtavarxx:
I upgraded from alpha 4 and I'm STILL having the Same problem browser can't play flash files from beginning just shows a black screen when started then when half way through playing pictures finally comes on... tried Google Chrome.... but it says I don't have adobe flash other browsers just shows black screen from beginning... stock rom is looking GREAT right about now!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xxtavarxx:
And Haxrous won't sync my contacts on this rom and the other sync apps don't sync HD pix.... is this rom really suppose to be a "Update"?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
Sounds like an issue with the apps you are trying to use, not the rom itself. Many apps do not work correctly with ice cream sandwich. As for issues with playback, try wiping data and then install. Please don't bash this rom. Often times its user error. I'll remember that next time you need help getting mms to work :p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xxtavarxx:
Don't get me wrong I like the rom but its really aggravating when u "Update" and majority of it gets worst... I data wipe the app uninstall and reinstall... and its still the same results... no sync and a black screen
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shoulon:
Did u ever concider downloading flash then? Android doesn't come with flash installed....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xxtavarxx:
I know that much. I have adobe flash installed and those problems are accruing
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
Acid flash backs
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rooster85:
Too bad its closed :(

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RainMotorsports:
Closed what? I saw a link drop on my screen earlier today.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] pochopalolo:
Is it worth the upgrade from alpha 3 to alpha 5???

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] slick_rick:
Yes. Check the blog e4gtcm.blogspot.com to check the change logs.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rooster85:
Closed source :thumbup:

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shoulon:
Dolphin browser HD. flash works fine
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xxtavarxx:
Well I must be doing something wrong cause I also tried that
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TheGman125:
Has anyone been getting force closes in the play store?

Also have issue with vibration stopping on and off.

Sent From NS4G, E4GT, and Mopho all running CM9
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SantinoInc:
Chrome doesn't support Flash player even after it's recent update. Try OPERA browser (full version)...flash works fine for me using it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nibrwr:
Clear data. Settings>Apps>All>Google Play Store>clear data
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TheGman125:
The standard browsers has flash available.

Sent From NS4G, E4GT, and Mopho all running CM9
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jeffrey567:
No T.C.P is working on it as we speak
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] vixman:
Camera and SD card on alpha 5

I upgraded from alpha 4 to alpha 5 and when i tried to use the camera a message comes up that says "insert an SD card before using the camera". I do have an SD card in the phone and the storage settings recognizes that i have it. I tried going to the storage configuration and checked the "use internal storage" to see if that was the problem but it still says the same thing.. can anyone help me with this issue.. thank you..

****FIXED, all i had to do was going to the camera setting and change it from internal storage to sd card..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kiekan:
Go into the settings of the camera app itself and change the storage settings there.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cnstarz:
unless you're paying someone to upgrade it for you, i fail to see how a free upgrade to something 2 versions advanced could not be worth it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gatesmarch123:
Had an issue where I was in a dead zone then data wouldn't connect again. Had to turn 4g off then on again for it to connect. Alpha 5.

Real men don't bodybuild...they power lift.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] silversx80:
I'm still getting the lock-up issue where the screen won't come back on. Also, the phone is getting hot, like the CPU is still active.

Last night, I re-installed alpha 5: CWM via EL26 and MobileOdin, cleared cache/data/dalvik and flashed ROM and gapps.

The phone had no problems coming back on this morning. I had the phone plugged in all night, 4G and WiFi on, BT off.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] :
Thanks man I didn't think of that! @_@ lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cnstarz:
what is this in response to?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
When looking at your running apps, is there anything running in the background that's taking up a lot of CPU? I've seen games sometimes that still run in the background even after you shut it down. Just Golf! 3 has done that to me before. Just an idea...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] silversx80:
Nothing but general services. Haven't started any games since the wipe last night.

Something is causing a soft-freeze. I can still reboot by holding the power button, but the device is unresponsive otherwise. I'm testing a few suspicions right now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] b1g.p0ppa:
I've seen sdcard corruption cause this sometimes, you could back it up and format it. Maybe check for files in /sdcard/LOST.DIR?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] duce415:
First charge cycle with ko's 3.3.1a tweaks...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scarmon25:
Just wanted to say it seems since tegraks last update it is now working on the ICS kernels. The CPU speed controls are working as you can check with CPU Spy. The under volt seems to be working as it locks up if you under volt too far. Just wanted to pass this along.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
Ah, I also agree with the post below this that it could be a failing SD card. Do you have any other cards floating around the house? You could try it and see if you have the same issues. I've seen with other phones that when multiple ROM's start acting up and you are properly wiping, usually it's either a hardware issue or an sd card issue......usually it's the sd card though which is better news, lol!

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Yeah, I was curious about this. Normally with both CM7 and CM9, I like to modify my underclock and governor to help with battery life and overall responsiveness. This is what you're referring to, correct?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dexter35803:
im willing to help pm me details i do have the superbrick emmc :D according to chainfires app
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scarmon25:
Yeah. I have mine set to 1000mhz Max clock and undervolting -50mv on each step and it seems to be working as it should. I wish there was a definitive way to check and see if the under volt is actually taking affect. I believe it really is cause it locks up if you go too far.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] glmooreky:
Nothing..just the app itself. It may be working because I was previously using the CNA 4.0.4 ROM and FB sync worked fine there. So when I installed Alpha5 I just flashed the EL26 through Mobile Odin, Wiped data, Cleared caches and installed Alpha5 zip. Rebooted and the sync was working.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] caketime:
Uh...I just wutted all over the place.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Cjunior:
the instroction to install cm9 v5 is a little confusing

i just odin the el29 kernel and recovery and then used the format all zip and then flashed everythign after that
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] silversx80:
That makes some sense. I was having issues with this card a while ago, formatted it a few times and it's useful again. I do have a few other cards lying about.

With BT off, I haven't had the issue... yet. If it doesn't lock up again, I'll turn BT back on, get it to lock up (to be sure), then try with a different card. I'll report back with my findings. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
I recommend following the install guide linked on the OP to a T. but yes, this is my method:

1. Mobile Odin the CWM Direct Boot EL29 Kernel listed on the CM9 Blog.

2. When the phone reboots, press and hold Power + Vol Up

3. Wipe Data, Cache, Dalvik Cache

4. Flash ROM

5. Flash GAPPS

6. Enjoy!

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Ah, yep. Could very well be the SD card then. I've seen when they're failing, even toggling one setting can make it go crazy. Good luck! :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] thac23:
This is what I did, you don't have to do step 2 though.. It automatically boots into recovery.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oiad:
Is there a way to enable it? I have seen you post this a few times but I understand why people are asking. I don't use hotspot much but using the built in controls (notification drawer, etc) seem like the the more pure android experience. If people wanted to bloat up their phones with apps to replace stock android they wouldn't be running aosp anyway. Also, if it is as easy as installing an app (which it is) why not just provide a way to enable it? Recommending an app that violates T&C vs giving the option built-in doesn't seem to make much difference to me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] silversx80:
... and wouldn't you know it. I dug around the card in root explorer, turned the screen off and 5 minutes later I couldn't get it back on.

Pulling the Lexar card from my tablet.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bruce Inman:
Yes, Flash is working, at least in Dolphin.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
ah! Well I think we have an answer and a very inexpensive solution. ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] glmooreky:
Not that this is directly related, but if you're in the market for a new SD card, try this. Android phones are SDHC compatible, but even though this card is SDXC, it still works flawlwssly. It's what I use.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bruce Inman:
I just tested netflix which I believe uses flash and it works.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rooster85:
Point me twords source then so the kanging can begin!

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] silversx80:
Welp... not the card.

Time to try alternatives, otherwise I have to choose a different ROM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TriBeard:
Is anyone else having the problem where sometimes when you push the power button to come out of standby the screen lights up but the buttons don't, and the buttons don't work. Then you cycle into and out of standby again and the buttons work but not the screen. One more time and they both work?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] glmooreky:
So far the only issue I have had is that some of my purchased downloaded GameLoft games won't start up. For example MC3 just goes in a constant boot loop. But that's no biggie. I really don't why others are having so many problems. Maybe start a checklist of what you have installed on your device..tweeks etc... Then eliminate them one at a time until your device is working.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] caketime:
Google aokp source.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
Yeah I had the same issue with a couple games. I'm going to try deleting the data and re downloading. Or maybe move the data to internal storage.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] stargaterules:
Phone doesn't sleep

I went to bed with 60% battery, when I woke up my phone was dead. This has happened in previous CM9 builds. Anyone know what can be draining the battery overnight?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
Pretty sure we need that source kernel...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] slick4mitch:
After flashing a freshly baked rom into your phone, you should always run CPUspy just to make sure its sleeping like a baby and that there are no rogue apps running around eating your precious juice ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rooster85:
For one what does aokp source have anything to do with cm9? For two cm9 source may be available but the device source isn't.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
I could be totally off base with this, but when CM9 was first introduced for my old Optimus V, this was a bug as well and the developers pinned it down to the phone constantly searching for signal.

One thing I have always used is Juice Defender. There are varied opinions on using battery savers, but the one thing JD does well is turn off Mobile Data when your screen is off.

I've been running with JD today. Having been off the charger for 6 hours, my battery is at 82% having not used it with the exception of very heavy usage during lunch which caused the phone to drop 11% (streaming MLB highlights will do that though).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Foggie is so Epic:
yea tell me about it. only fix now is the mobiletechvideos.com for the jtag fix. samsung or sprint. all options suck! but im going thru sprint so i dont have to pay for it and even thought there way will take 3-5 days thats a better turn around than mobiletech or samsung (3-5 to send 7-10 to fix then 3-5 to send back..... BUSINESS DAYS)

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there actually is. check out mobiletechvideos.com. they have a jtag fix. it cost 50$
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rwright64:
I went to bed with 100% and woke up with 98% so you have something draining that battery.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Foggie is so Epic:
lol. tell me about it. it was actually my dog... but i take full responsibility lol.... :mad:

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i was trying that but now i have the blue light of death so when i get my new phone i will give it a go
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scarmon25:
Anyone else noticed the system select going back to home only after reboot? I also use Roam control, that could cause it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gatesmarch123:
I either have my phone charging or off when I gtb. Its a win win.

Real men don't bodybuild...they power lift.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scarmon25:
Never mind on the question. Apparently when switching between automatic and roam only on the roam control app it causes the system select to revert to home only. Odd as it didn't do that on A4.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] glmooreky:
I also use Juice Defender. have been since I first got my E4GT back in January. It extends my battery life by 2.31X. Which means I get double the battery life. I work 12 hour shifts and if I leave for work with a full charge, usually I come home with about 70% battery left. That's kick ass in my book :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] durrty_r3dd:
hi guys, i love this rom. only problem is my facebook app force closes when i try to post. is this a known issue? i did not restore any data from previous roms, a few other apps fc as well. any suggestions? thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sniper:
Try clearing the data for those apps and see if that fixes the problem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] glmooreky:
Did this solution work for you?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] The_LeBoss:
I seem to have a problem with the internet, I can load pages, but when I go to download something in the playstore, it will just say downloading and never actually start the download. Any ideas?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] barnacles10:
This advice can be used on any app you're having an issue with and should be tried before troubleshooting further.

Menu>manage apps>playstore>clear data [reboot]
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] The_LeBoss:
Tried twice, didnt work :(

It just started when I flashed alpha5 yesterday

EDIT: this is kind of inportant, it works with 3g, but not wifi
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
haven't tried it yet because I'm at work, but I'm going to try it tonight.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rooster85:
Sure there's nothing wrong with your wifi? Or try reflashing gapps

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] caketime:
You never mentioned the device source or CM9, you just commented on a posting talking about switching from CM9 to AOKP and said "Too bad its closed" referring to the source code. I'm not trying to sound like a d***, but it didn't seem clear to me why someone would say the aokp source or cm9 source is closed.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] m0j09987:
Why is gps still not working I even installed that app GPS status
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] The_LeBoss:
should I go into recovery? the website said they took the option out because of the eMMC bug, could I still use rom manager to temp flash a recovery?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] b1g.p0ppa:
NO, you have to do the full procedure any time you want to flash anything from recovery:

Odin a trusted CWM

Boot to recovery

flash CM9

flash gapps

wipe cache

wipe dalvik

reboot

At least until the emmc bug is squashed. Seems like a long process but I can do it in under a minute :cool:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] The_LeBoss:
ok, and also (kinda a noob question) if I wanted a new theme for cm9, should I flash that before I reboot?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] b1g.p0ppa:
I don't use themes, but if its something you flash in recovery then yes.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
So interestingly enough,

I just had an occurance of the same issue reported a couple pages ago. I went to wake my phone, and I got nothing. The phone just wouldn't wake up. Had to pull the battery and now everything seems ok.

I'm now suspicious that it might be ROM related.

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Not a problem. CM9 uses Theme Chooser, so you don't flash in recovery. Just download and install the theme.apk of your choise either from the Play Store or XDA's "Android Themes" sub forum, then go to Menu>Themes and apply the theme you'd like to use.

Just a heads up, you may get an error message, just click "Apply Anyway" and you're good to go. Sometimes you do have to reboot for all the changes to take effect. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] playya:
my friend I am curious how did you get to CM9? Up to a few hours ago basically flashing/getting to any ICS rom was the same odin el26CWM and flash from recovery. Please do a little more research on the madness that has gone in here over the last few months before you go forward. I am only trying to save you any problems in the future.

On a side note - I am not sure how many of you like to use adb commands like I do and could not with these kernels. Using adb was a way I did things instead of having to flash all the time. For those that want but can not because of our kernel or those on stock kernels and may want to try Chainfire has a nice app - click here. I tested it and it does indeed work
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bruce Inman:
You can use the quickboot kernel to install the EL29 multiboot ROM, get GPS lock and reflash CM9
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] The_LeBoss:
I know how to do everything, I have flashed over 20 roms, but was curious if flashing the rom manager recovery just to flash a theme would affect anything. not sure if that was an insult but I am still a beginner and still need some help sorting things out.

Thanks I will try that
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xxtavarxx:
Well i got Haxrous to sync... when I went to bed i just pulled my battery out and put it bk in when I woke up.... received a call n saw the pic along with my contact
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] vandizzam:
I'm getting good screen on battery life on alpha 5. I average 3 and a half hours or more on screen per charge.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] glmooreky:
Can someone post the link to the FF02 Modem. I know I saw it some where but can not find it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] The_LeBoss:
Ok, I have discovered it was the playstores problem, amazon app store is working perfeectly fine... I guess Ill just use that from now on
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] playya:
I am not sure if you know this but there is a whole repository full of kernels have you check there. Its set up as a sticky
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] playya:
No problem but just so you know rom manager is definitely not recommended in here to flash roms
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] glmooreky:
NVM..found it.

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Yeah..saw that after I posted that comment.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] durrty_r3dd:
thanks but it didnt work. do you think a different mirror download would have something to do with it? any other suggestions?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hakcenter:
Just lost 40% battery simply rebooting. Done with this crap ff02 kernel