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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] attrapp:
Use this Kernel

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25007476&postcount=1789

It says FD16 but the OP updated the link to FD24
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daviddem:
Can someone tell what happen to OTA file. It was supposed to be uploaded an hour ago
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cnstarz:
i'd like to add that this statement cannot be any more false.

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he realized that calk already released fd24 leak and therefore concluded that it indeed wasn't an OTA and got everyone's hopes up for nothing.

jking, i'm just busting kc's balls. seriously though... o_o
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
They are still working on it, patience :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] batting1000:
More like 20 minutes ago, but nice try. Give them time, it'll be up soon...

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Not really, he had updated his ICS leak thread and made this thread knowing that FD24 was already out.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PanchoPlanet:
Would that be an Epic ****.

Lol

Pp.

Sent from my tofu plasma converter.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] deciple:
Lol....I remember these frenzies back in the good ol' frozen yogurt days.

XDA Premium
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackroseMD1:
Too soon!!!!

Haha, I laughed out loud.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
lol

You get a cookie. Wait, make that an ice cream sandwich!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qbking77:
File is up at ACS :D

http://forums.acsyndicate.net/showthread.php?5267-EL29-to-FD24-official-ICS-update-zip!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tommydaniel:
So for those who aren't rooted...(me) I just need to change the name to update.zip and install correct?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] shabbypenguin:
jeez so demanding ;), understand that download speeds are good, but uploading a 200 MB zip... takes a good min :P

especially since when i was downloading it it was at 55KBps :O
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Calkulin:
Before everyone gets all excited, these OTA files have existed for practically all ICS builds, so it doesn't mean this is the final build. And before anyone tries to flash this, this OTA requires stock EL29 kernel & system files to flash, so make sure you are running that before trying or you might not get a bootable ROM even though this zip checks the signatures of certain files before flashing.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
*squeaks with excitement*
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] deciple:
It's delicious

XDA Premium
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
Hey shabby, since you're here :) are you going to be working on the kernel repacks for us?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] leaderbuilder:
So would this be the same FD24 released by sfhub and Calkulin? Reason I'm asking is that if it is I wonder if a 'no data' update (keeping your setttings etc.) would work since OTAs can do that.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
Thank you for clarifying that :) I'm out of thanks (don't think that's ever happened to me before) but I'll send one your way tomorrow first thing!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] batting1000:
What if we're rooted on stock EL29?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qbking77:
If you have stock recovery my guess is that it SHOULD work, but you will probably lose root
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] batting1000:
Thanks qb. I'm gonna do it and report back.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kingsway8605:
Lol did you own this phone when it was released?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] squshy 7:
Actually, its true...Samsung almost always puts the source up prior to the official OTA.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] shabbypenguin:
removed
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cnstarz:
they certainly dont, unless they've changed their operations since the samsung moment (it was a ***** getting them to provide sources for the moment in a timely manner AFTER the OTA had been released)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daviddem:
Thanks qbking77

I just upgraded and my phone booted normally. it works

thank you
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Calkulin:
As long you don't have modified framework/apks and the stock kernel(no repack) then yes it will work but everyone needs to remember, unless you ODIN back to EL29, you won't be able to update the official build once it's released
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigpeng:
Most likely, make sure you're flashing Asop kernel for Asop kernels and vice versa.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qbking77:
How to and review videos are being compiled and uploaded!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] IAmSixNine:
This is definitely a step in the right direction.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oscarthegrouch:
Just get sfhub's one click rooted fd24 or calkulin's stock rooted odex/deodex and you have it. This has probably been said before. What calkulin said, if it wasn't a final, then why would it get ota pushed? Not that I doubt you, I'm just sayin.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cnstarz:
who exactly said it was pushed to anyone via OTA?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Wizard Knight:
calk said these OTA files have been released with most of the ICS leaks. I have no inside track so I don't know if this is final or not, but the fact that it's an OTA file doesn't actually mean anything (as per calk)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] batting1000:
It wasn't, but the file itself is the OTA, supposedly.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] swear0730:
Its a leaked OTA not a released OTA. OTA's are intended to

upgrade

stock gingerbread to stock ICS

without

losing any data such as email accounts, Play apps, phone logs and SMS/MMS. Sprint pushes it out "Over The Air" as upgrade.zip.

All of the leaks thus far say when going from Gingerbread to ICS you lose all of that.

Hope I got that all correct and that it clears up a few misconceptions I saw in this thread.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
If you use the NoData ODIN OneClick's you don't lose data. Sometimes an OTA update won't work when you upgrade (will loop or FC). In those cases, using the NoData ODIN OneClick will have the same result.

I and others have upgraded from EL29 to ICS using the NoData ODIN OneClicks w/o issues, but again, just like an OTA, it won't work for every configuration and sometimes you'll need to factory reset.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Calkulin:
This OTA is a test zip that is pushed to testers to test the OTA process is all, it has nothing to do or meaning when it comes to how close the final build is. And just for reference, there are OTA zips like this for every build that has been done so far, so there are EL29 to FD19, EL29 to FD16, etc
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t0mmyr:
lets not worry about OTA this or that anymore and get E4GT 2 v1.5 crackin'!

so far im liking stock fd24, just need to get my tuned calkulin version on to really enjoy it to the fullest potential
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
If you are really on stock (ie just installed pre-rooted EL29 ODIN OneClick) and did not touch your /system or install custom recovery, then the OTA will work.

If you modified or deleted any system files or installed custom recovery, there is a very high chance it will fail.

After you install the OTA, you will lose root. You'll still have the Superuser icon in your app drawer, it's functionality will just be disabled.

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Yes, this is correct,

no source = not official OTA

Very simple.

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You don't need to rename it, the stock recovery can handle files that aren't named update.zip If you have too many files in the top-level directory of your sdcard, it might not allow you to choose the file though. Stock Recovery only looks at the external sdcard. It won't look at the internal sdcard.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] batting1000:
Is there one you recommend we install? (this or the fd24 tar / odin file)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] slosvt:
I am being fairly lazy, but would like to install the update.zip on my wifes phone.

How does one boot into the stock recovery with the Epic 4G Touch?

Coming from a 3eVO user...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] batting1000:
Power down --> hold down volume and power --> don't let go until the "Samsung Galaxy SII" screen goes away. You'll see "Android stock recovery" pop up, blue text menus, etc
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] digweed4me:
I just flashed sfhub fd 24 so whats the diff between this and sfhub or caulkins leak?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
It is pretty much a question of personal preference.

If you prefer using CWM use Calk's thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1618936

If you prefer ODIN use the ODIN OneClick thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1618724

If you use the (not official) OTA just be aware that if you don't like it, you'll need to use one of the previous methods to go back. Also if you want root, you'll need to use one of the previous methods.

Given the audience on here, I would think most people will want to go the CWM or ODIN routes because they'll want root.

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You won't have root. Also Calk's leak includes a slightly modified kernel with the older recovery that doesn't enforce signatures, a default.prop change to enable USB Mass Storage (by default) instead of MTP, and support for init.d in /init.rc. Except for the older recovery, the OneClick's enable those features (using the Auto Root package) w/o modifying the kernel.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] digweed4me:
Do we have fd24 repack with cwm yet?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Not so far.

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Volume => VolumeUp
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] batting1000:
Typo, forgot "Up" :P
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
OK, I may try to reach out to some Nexus kernel devs as well..especially if Steady ended up getting rid of his ET4G to get the GNex. Hopefully he is still going to work on kernels for us

Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] slosvt:
Will this update erase data, sms/mms, phone log, etc...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
No, it won't erase. You could also use the NoData ODIN OneClick if that was your goal.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Calkulin:
Already done, just doing the testing now ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sleshepic:
oh man, just saw this now. great job guys. def exciting

and i believe the proper vernacular is Shat lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] digweed4me:
Thanks a bunch man wallpaper is still not fix on fd24 i am sure u gonna take care of that like last time.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
I updated the OP. Sorry about the delay. I am at the fire station today. Right when both people had it up I got called to a fire alarm. Then I got called to a car wreck on the interstate. When we pulled back in the station we got called to a fire. Now, I am going to take a shower and wash the ash off my face. Plus, we still need to make dinner.

Anyway....ENJOY!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t0mmyr:
*raises hand* if you need another tester :)

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thanks for the OP and thanks for rescuing lives
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] reddragon72:
Dude you kick ass!!!! saving lives and doing this all at the same time.... just don't let this get in the way of the important thing!!

Big Thanks From a Navy man of 13 years!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] slosvt:
Damn, that was such an easy method to use!

Did that grant root? My wife does like when I tinker with her phone... lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] premise:
Is there a how to on installing this without losing your data?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oscarthegrouch:
Damn, its not a final. I just put it on the gf's phone. I hope it doesn't f up or I will certainly hear about it!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] reddragon72:
If this is like any other update then you put the update.zip on the internal storage and then use the phones update in settings>about phone >system updates>update android to install the rom.

This should not wipe data. <<<notice the should<<<
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Majin101:
im running stock so if i install will i be able to get the ota still or ibgotta flash back to stock el29 ? sorry still newb with epic touch plz dont get mad -_-
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] reddragon72:
The title says OTA, so why would this not be the final for this leg?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] barnacles10:
OTAs have been available for other builds as well, just not released. There is a difference between an official final OTA and these. The OTAs currently available have just been for testing purposes.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
So how do we exactly know if this is infact OTA or not. Do some of us just think this because it is the first OTA testing leak we have?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] reddragon72:
So with that thought you are saying they are close to the last build and are now adding testing for whether the OTA from EL29 to the final FD/FE build will break anything.

Sounds right.... So can we correct the title to OTA candidate?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigpeng:
Just flash the thung if you want to flash and lose root, it's not gonna be any different than the leak tbch, who cares if it's a leak or OTA anyways... Most of us will still be on the roms that the devs create on forums regardless if it's official or not...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] barnacles10:
No. Calkulin has said that there has been OTAs for every leak. It's been discussed in this thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25316773&postcount=87
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
We had a tire blow when we pulled up on the fire.

Is the OTA working for everyone?

Sent from the guy who will never buy Klipsch again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kingsway8605:
Do you know whether this is the actual ota or not. Some credible people are saying that ota files like this have existed for previous ocs builds.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
If its OTA that means source will be released soon which is what so many of us have been waiting for.... thats why I CARE.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
The source seems to think so. But, they are testing at sprint. If it has a bug they will obviously have to fix it. It is what it is. A stable ota. But, i was told they thought it was the final one.

If you want to wait you can. We should know pretty shortly if we see another OTA or rdf or a "you have an update" message from sprint.

Sent from the guy who will never buy Klipsch again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kingsway8605:
Some people like to stay close to stock. If it is official, that means there are minimal bugs if any, both visible and under the hood. Realize that when sprint or Samsung sees the need to pay developers and testers A LOT of money to do another build, it is because there was something pretty wrong with the current one.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kurtiskobain:
Odin scares me now.

That is all.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qbking77:
Hopped over to school to upload the videos... Should be up in about 10 minutes ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crypt0kiddie:
*kdoggy* waits for the videos...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigpeng:
Don't be scared, just do it... ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
Im already running FD24 since SFHub posted it with his one click :P
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Calkulin:
I thought the same until I saw combined view in e-mail crashing but at least they fixed the notification bug, so that's 1 less major bug. Also the talk button in the dialer is not taking you to the recent call log but I'm still trying to figure out if that is a bug or new feature
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] premise:
Ok, updated. Now is there a fix for swype?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
QBking has the video up. You can view it by clicking the first link on the OP.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
I hope this is the final so we can get that dang source already ha.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
We received the EL29 leak a week or two before it became the official release.

This might or might not end up being the official OTA, but in my experience I wouldn't call something official until the source goes up. Then you know it is official because that is done the same time they push the OTA to google's servers.

Until then, any number of things can transpire which cause another release to get pushed out.

Perhaps it would be better to call this a release candidate rather than saying this is or will be the official OTA.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qbking77:
How to install:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhytd6pIqWY

Review:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrt8qeqE1uw
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
OTA is a delivery format. Just like ODIN tar is a delivery format. Whether or not it is the official release goes by other criteria. Once they decide a particular release is official then it will go out to phones in OTA format and it will go to the stores in Samsung's format (which we end up using ODIN to flash)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
can someone post the modem i am curious
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] willquil1:
Im just upset because I don't have an SD card and I'm not on EL29 in order to perform this update!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Duce HD2:
Sure hope they fix turbo scroll....that REALLY annoys me. Makes the UI experience really ****ty.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kanekz:
Why dont u just use sfhub's one-click or Calks zip? Pretty much the same except theirs has root
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Then just use Calks CWM FD24 update or use the FD24 ODIN OneClick. Neither has those requirements.

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The modem is available here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23478866&postcount=869

and here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1618936
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] willquil1:
The only knowledge I'm familiar with is using Odin with Stock TAR. I only want stock, no root. So I don't know what I would need in order to update as stock, being that everything contains root
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] agat63:
Have no problems sending of getting text or mms.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
If you run Auto Root Option B (unroot) after installing the FD24 OneClick, you will be 100% stock and not rooted.

Alternatively if you look in the 2nd post of the FD24 ODIN OneClick thread, you will find the stock FD24 (not rooted) ROM. You could just flash this in regular or Mobile ODIN after flashing the FD24 ODIN OneClick. IMO it is easiest to just run Option B in Auto Root.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dchibro:
I'm convinced now that the update is going live with my Bluetooth media audio issues remaining unfixed. Looks like I'll have to Odin EL29, unroot, install the OTA update then get all over Sprint's ass about it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] LordJummy:
Maybe you should just wait for the official release and THEN start complaining lol.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dchibro:
That's exactly my plan. Maybe my previous post didn't make that clear.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MrHot2000:
I upgraded from el29 had serious problems with skype call drops on wifi moved back to el29.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PanchoPlanet:
I live for turbo scroll.

Pp.

Sent from my tofu plasma converter.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] starnostar:
With my luck...if I flash this it will be 1 build behind the OTA, yet if I dont flash it Ill find out in a week or 2 (or whenever the actually release it) that it is and I could have been using it 2 weeks ago....sigh
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] &roid:
With that rational, please update for the rest of us to receive the next build that will be official with the bugs ironed out. :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RainMotorsports:
I am actually surprised QBking77 did not mirror it on my server. He has his own space now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
when will an odin tar be released?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fearwillkeepus:
Can I flash this through CWM?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RainMotorsports:
An unrooted tar? I mean stock rooted has been up since 8 this morning, can odin over the stock unrooted rom or use auto rooter to take it back to stock.

But since it's not officially official or anything either someone will have to want to release one of the leaks pure or ?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
I might be blind but where's the rooted tar

Sent from unnamed 2.0.1 powered galaxy s2 brought to you by sprint
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RainMotorsports:
Sigh, call me a jerk for the way i respond lol but here, same place it is with every sfhub release. Top of the second post in a self extracting 7zip file. It spits out the tar.md5 the pit and if I remember correctly ODIN too lol.

Same tar's packaged in the one click stock and rooted just as tars instead. Sfhub doesn't like to link the straight tar.md5 because of end user issues with people removing the md5 extension or their browser trying to open it as a text document etc.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] weboide:
Does this mean we're gonna get the source and hopefully have a CWM that works?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RainMotorsports:
Currently means nothing. As Calkulin made it clear these OTA patches are shipped along side tars for testing. We normally dont end up with them. Nothings clear atm but it looks unlikley to be a final.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] weboide:
Thanks for clarifying... Well at least it means that we're almost there!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
It has been for 2 days. Sfhub has it.

Not sure. This is for people on stock EL29. If you have cwm then you aren't stock. I don't know if ACS or Calkulin has made a rooted update.zip yet.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chrisnosleep:
For God sakes! Would you people please read at least a couple of pages before reposting or reasking something that's been covered 2 dozen times? I get excited when i see that this thread has updated, but when i check it out, its the same thing over and over. Its like a stuttering thread.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tailsthecat3:
I'd love to see a cwm update zip.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1618936

I was going to add "Seriously?" but then thought better of it, wait I just said it :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RainMotorsports:
Nah you have to leave the remarks to me so you can look good :p Actually decided earlier I wasn't going to say anything i mean i had to point shootme over there to the TAR already. I was kinda hoping this guy meant a patch style update compatible with CWM... but why.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tailsthecat3:
Edit: Don't have to be on el26 for that? Im getting confused looking at all these different threads...

It's cool man. I can take it. I should have posted that I'd love to see a cwm zip of the update. Thanks for the rom link though. And your work.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Majin101:
Followed qbkings video and now its running nicelyy
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tailsthecat3:
Probably to just patch my current setup, retaining data, via cwm.

At work trying to entertain myself. Please, excuse me. Have mobile Odin but want the radio, etc., and I don't think it will flash cwm either. Haven't used it yet. Coming from nexus and htc devices
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
So you are looking for an OTA-style patch update that works in CWM? I'll put one of those together once a release is tagged as the "official" OTA. I won't go through the effort on something that may not be final. The NoData ODIN OneClick is doing the same thing in the respect of preserving your Data (which is not to say it will always work, but it should work or not work in the same ways the OTA would work or not work)

The link I pointed you to doesn't care what version ROM you are on, except you should flash using GB-based *Recovery*. Many people choose to use EL26+CWM Recovery from chris41g to flash their ICS ROMs.

Since Recovery is packed into the kernel, that means use EL26+CWM kernel/zImage repacked with CWM. You can likely use any version of GB-based kernel repacked with CWM, but this path has gotten the most testing so if you are type that wants to go with what works, this is it.

From the flashing mechanics standpoint, it could theoretically work with any custom recovery, even ICS-based ones, but we have found an issue with ICS-based kernel and custom recoveries where in certain situations the flash will damage your phone, which is why you are advised to flash using GB-based kernel repacked with custom recovery. It isn't because it necessarily wouldn't work with ICS-based kernel repacked with CWM, it is that it might work 3 times, then brick your phone on the 4th.