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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] element1966:
This is regarding the data connection issue whenever there is an occurrence of LoS.

Question: Is there or will there ever be a fix for this? It's obviously got nothing to do with the modem or kernel.

I have been using CWM9 since I got this phone back in April and have run every Alpha release and all but a handful of shabbypenguin's nightly builds. Not a single combination of ROM, Modem, and Kernel have made anything work more reliably.

I am currently on shabbypenguins 8-3 nightly build (9-20120803) with FF18 modem and FF18 Kernel.

I have tried many, many combinations of kernel and modem in the past. I live in Miami but drive a lot for work so I am always all over the place and as soon as my phone begins to roam or loses signal for a second unbeknownst to me, I am out of data. I'll look at my exchange account after another 2 hours of driving, wondering why I haven't gotten any new e-mails for the past few hours, and realize that my data connection is out once again. So I cycle airplane mode, and my data connection is back (3G signal bars go blue again) and down come my 20 e-mails that I have missed in a big lump at the same time.

It gets really annoying when, for example, I am driving out to a customer, know where I have to go, but need a better idea of where it is when i get there and realize I don't know a certain road so well. So typically, I'd pull over, pull up gmaps and find the address I need. Unfortunately, that's not going to work when I discover that I have lost my data connection. So then I have to sit there for a few minutes to try to regain my data connection.

Same thing for VVM, MMS, etc. It really sucks.

I really love CWM9 and all of the work that goes into it, but this problem has existed FOREVER and debilitates my phone several times a day if I am travelling.

Here are more posts in this same thread showing the same exact issue:

Post 79

Post 273

Post 284

Post 625

Post 627

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PS - sorry I don't post often. Reason is I am well acquainted with forums, and practically every question I ever have had has been answered before. Search is my best friend. :)

So, I just lurk a lot
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sjsharksfan420:
Am I missing something or was the CM9 thread taken out of development? That's pretty sad if this is due to conflicting forum sites.. from what I have seen in the past few weeks is somewhat confusing.. everything seemed fine until JB.. once JB poked its head up.. things kinda blew up..

I hope that the feuds that have started die quick.. :/

sj

Sent with my Epic 4G Touch on CM9-8/06 @ 128 dpi using Tap@Talk Pro v2.2.4
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dalek_Caan:
nope it is still around, but seems to have been moved to an "original development" section now. Old thread link points to new one
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] babololo12:
Skype seems to be having a hard time with 8/2 with Chris' RC10 CWM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wolverinesfan35:
Just flashed 8/6 nightlie and it erased my contacts, Google account and play store no longer worked. Only wiped cache before flashing. Restored backup and going to try again. Maybe something went wrong in the install.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] b1g.p0ppa:
Sounds like you're missing gapps. I'm on 8/6 (flashed over 8/4 without wiping anything) and do not have that problem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] asbjörn:
When flashing nightlies, just flash the update right on top of the your current setup. Don't wipe anything at all - including cache.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wolverinesfan35:
I usually wipe cache after 4 or 5 flashes just cuz shouldn't have effected my contacts or Google account. Never has before.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Darkendes:
This happened to me, too. I wiped cache and dalvik before flashing 8/6. What's weird is that even after restoring my backup from the latest rc12 cwm kernel, my phone was back to the 7/22 nightly, but it was acting like it had undergone a factory reset. It ran me through the initial setup, all my apps were missing, etc. I know 100% I did not wipe my system data. I did another restore from the same exact nandroid backup using the rc10 kernel and everything was perfectly fine again. Weird. Any ideas?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chris41g:
if youve moved a lot of apps to the sdcard this will happen, because as of 8/4 there has been a change, anything before that had /emmc flagged as ANDROID_EXTERNAL which is obviously wrong. So its been corrected, you can move your .android_secure folder from /emmc to /sdcard from within recovery to fix the problem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] asbjörn:
Try flashing the and gapps together, then boot and see what happens. Flash rom first and while still in CWM, flash gapps. Don't wipe anything after u flash the rom. Just flash gapps right on top.

Edit: Also, is the rom ur trying to flash a TW based rom? Or are u upgrading nightlies?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] maxvsmith:
Sorry it took so long to try this out. Work has been extremely crazy. Using it right now at work and it is GOLD. All i had to do was flash it. RG works ect on Wi-Fi tether now and YouTube is awesome. Thank you :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] babololo12:
No i was trying out bunch of modems. Im stuck on FF18 for now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] todivefor:
I had to nandroid restore to 8/3. In the process, I lost my 4 app lock screen. I now have the phone (left), messaging (right), and middle pull down unlock. I have tried everything to get my 4 app unlock. I got to settings|lock screen|slider shortcuts and select my apps and save. It still shows the 2 app unlock. Where do I change this setting?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
Glad its working for you. Just so you know every time you flash a new cm9 update you will have to flash this file again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jefbal99:
8/7 nightly with 8/7 TWRP kernel.

No MicroSD

See the Storage changes, set the storage configuration to "Use internal storage - Using expanded internal storage for apps and media"

All my apps except Camera/Gallery appear to be working. In Gallery, none of the pictures on my internal storage are being displayed. Camera I had to switch the setting to internal storage because it was asking me to insert an SD card. The first time I open the camera the preview window shows my last picture, but tapping it causes a FC. Taking a picture saves fine, but I get no preview in the lower right on the camera screen. I have to go into my file manager to see the pictures.

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do you have a non-mediafire link? My office blocks almost all online storage. Is it small enough to be attached to a post?

Edit In: I got it via my phone, flashed via the above configuration. As soon as tethering gets turned on, I'm dropping back to 3G
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] im0rtalz:
works fine here also
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] maxvsmith:
I figured I would have to. Not a problem though not really sure how often updates come out for cm9 either. I did notice the other day when I was driving though that my gps is completely messsed up. I reset the phone, switched gps on and off made sure everything in gps was on but it was extremely off and said i was in another part of town. I really need gps because I suck at directions. I did not use it when i first installed cm9 though so no idea if the wi-max zip interfered with it or not. Has anyone else had problems with gps?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] woody296:
I'm no superstar but tell me if this guy is trying to fix what you are talking about...http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1374560
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wolverinesfan35:
U have to flash back to a gingerbread rom get a GPS lock reboot into recovery and reinstall cm9. I backed up my cm9 and then after I did all that and had the stock cm9 back on my phone did a restore and everything worked fine for me
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
Go to cm9 epic touch blog. On the last tab there are instructions on how to get GPS working again. You will have to flash a custom kernel but it won't require you to flash all the way back to el29.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BigJPNut:
Very cool! That makes updating profile/prl very easy. After using the el29 multiboot can you just reboot to CWM and flash a CM9 kernel to return to your current CM rom? Or do you have to flash the rom over again?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JustLok:
After doing el29, it automatically boots you back into CWM once you power off the phone where you can just flash whatever CM9 rom you were running before doing the temporary flash. If you didn't wipe any data (and just dalvik & cache), your setup should remain the same. Flashing back and forth from el29 is so painless that it took me literally about 5 mins to do.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JustLok:
Okay I got a bit of a problem that I hope can be resolved by the knowledgeable folks here.

In my phone, I've got an "unknown" display for the baseband. I didn't do anything out of the ordinary other than plug the phone into the pc to copy over Shabby & Chris41g's latest nightlies. After I ejected (by turning off usb storage, should I have used "safely eject" instead?), I rebooted my phone and tried to go into recovery. Turns out that I can't get into recovery at all (not even with the Power + vol UP combo). Every time I choose recovery by the shut down option it just boots me back into the phone, and when I'm booted up, I have NO signal/service to boot! It's just a nice little red X over my grey signal bars. The date & time keeps getting reverted back to 12/31/1999 & the time's messed up. Is my phone somewhat dying? Because I can't get into recovery and I've never really used ODIN outside of using it to flash CM9 for the first time. I've done some searching and apparently ODIN may be the answer to my problems, but I'm unsure of the procedure.

Also, not only do I have no signal, under "status", it also says:

Mobile network type: unknown

Service state: out of service

My phone number: unknown

MSID: unknown

PRL: unknown

MEID: unknown

Yay, it sounds like I'm headed into screwedcity.

The phone was working fine up until now. I haven't flashed anything since the 8/6 nightly so it can't be a bad flash to my knowledge.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scarmon25:
I would suggest flashing the merge me build on Chris's goo folder. Everything works and it should fix it for ya
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JustLok:
I can't boot into recovery, can you tell me how to do it via Odin/mobile odin?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scarmon25:
You're best bet is to download the direct boot kernel from the install guide linked in the OP. Put the kernel file in the PDA slot of Odin and flash. That will boot you directly into recovery. Make sure to download the MergeMe file before hand and have it on your SD card. That way you can flash it once in recovery
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JustLok:
Edited: Found, and flashed via mobile odin. IT WORKS!! Oh man, thank you so much for being up at this ungodly hour to assist me Scarmon25. I really appreciate it!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scarmon25:
No prob man. I was there once too. Good school is to keep that direct boot on your SD card. You can flash that with either Odin or mobile Odin. So if you're not close to a PC you can use mobile Odin to flash and it will boot you into recovery. Anyways. Glad you got it. Enjoy the new build
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
I just saw the list of stable devices hell even the epic is on there why isn't the eptouch in there?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scarmon25:
Dude. Chill. Its being worked on. We will be in there in time
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] riggs170:
I am not sure what is causing this, but whenever I reboot my device or switch battery's or what not. I have battery drain from the media process which i guess is related to downloads folder and the last file it is showing that I have downloaded was the latest nightly kind of weird. I would to like to make everyone aware of this to hopefully get it resolved. If I force stop the process it works normally until the next power cycle. I have attached screenshots and log cat.

Log cat

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zo6wos3rf9yvtaz/alogcat.2012-08-10-06-54-59-0400.txt

Sent from my CM9 E4GT
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
OK however I wasn't asking that I was asking why was the epic in there but not the eptouch
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scarmon25:
Mainly because the epic has been out for much longer and has had time for devs to build cm for it and get it merged mainline. Our phone hasn't. It is still in the process of being merged mainline. Kinda of the same thing as why my old phone is now officially supported and this one isn't yet. Its all a matter of time and the devs working on it. Chris has just now got our build to where it is damn near perfect. So I would guess he will start trying to get us merged before long. Once that is done then our phone will be listed on the get.cm website along with the others.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
Yeee
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jbuggydroid:
Noticed an issue too with apps disappearing. Would reinstall them, move them to sd card, reboot, and they would still be gone. Even did a clean install of the Rom and still apps would disappear after a reboot if installed to the sd card. Just going to stay on 8-2 for now

don't think it is an issue with my 64gb sd card since on 8-2 i have no problems.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
Will cm9/10 have mhl support?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hermeticist:
How about dial code (*#*#3282#*#*) support, and PRL updating support (probably the same thing).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
Aosp roms will probably never have dial code support. If I recall correctly the only cdma cm9 rom that has dial code support is the sprint nexus s. Sure would be nice to get support for them though. Oh well for now there is kexec.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xda-todd:
Which governor for Chris41g's MergeMe?

I decided to give Chris's 8/10 MergeMe build a try. First time on his kernel. Noticed I have a LOT of options for governors, with the default of pegasusq.

I'm interested in smooth performance and good to great battery life. What would you recommend?

I also installed placebo (dietpillr1) on my last build but it seemed ineffectual. Perhaps it really is a placebo! ;) Perhaps it was the stock kernel that failed to respond well to dietpill. Should I try it again on this one?

Appreciate any/all advice.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] maxvsmith:
I saw two things on the tool tab.

One is EG4T-EL29-directbootCWM-v3.tar.md5 and it says I need odin or mobile odin to run it. Or can it run it on cwm. Only used odin once to root so not real familiar with it.

The other is this. e4gt-el29-emmc-utility-v1.tar.xz

It's saying it will revert back to GB until reboot and then the CM9 rom just needs to be flashed and that's it. And to use the gps app to lock gps in. Just want to make sure I do this right. Thank you.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JustLok:
I followed this video by qbbking77 when I had my hesitations. It was really helpful in doing the temp el29 boot. Made it look painless.

Mobile Odin is a lot more easier to me, since I don't have to use a usb cord and worrying if it's a bad cord or not. Basically once you're in the temp el29 (GB), you can update your PRL/GPS by going in google play & downloading an app like GPS Status or GPS Test and going outside & running Google Maps to see if they really have your GPS coordinates right.

Hope this helps somewhat.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crkdslider:
So I have been doing my research but I just want to ask for clarification and my own comfort.

I saw that the Kernel as been upgraded to the FF18 kernel. Do I need to put that onto my phone? Or can I still install CM9 with the kernel version given to me from Calkulins E4GT ROM (2.6.35.14-rogue_ET-1.4.1+)? Will it automatically give me FF18 upon install like Calkulins ROM gave me the mentioned?

Or should I uninstall that and go back to stock rooted EL29? I've read that I need to be on an EL29 based ROM so I am going to assume that isn't the problem.

Again, I am sure I have read the answer to these questions before, but I want to ask just to make myself feel better before I go through with it. :o
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crazyninjah1992:
Hey so I've been thinking trying new room out BC I just need to flash every once in while lol. I'm trying phantom ff18...I have a few questions tho. Is the cwm kernel packed in cm9 safe to flash new ROMs on? and when i flash and want to come back will it be safe to use there's? Sorry of this was covered I understand source is out and I thought that was the reason for going to GB to flash but just want to be safe and not brick.....THANK YOU
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] NeoWave:
Just did it tonight and i couldnt flash CM9 over my Calkulins EL29 (error 7 when flashing, i tried every GB recovery), had to go back to full stock through odin, then reflash rogue-1.4.1 with odin and flash cm9+gapps. then you are good to go!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Darkendes:
The CM9 kernels starting with alpha 6 are safe to flash anything with. If you're using anybody else's kernel, I would triple check that it's been verified safe before trying to restore a backup, wipe, or re-flash CM9 just to be safe. I think most of current kernels are safe by now.

Just remember: when in doubt, Mobile Odin back to EL26.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crazyninjah1992:
Thank you.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jeffrey567:
I had the same problem had to flash a kernel with cwm with Odin then flash a gb then update profile and prl

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I seen/heard good thing about mergeme cm9 but they are new build from chris after that what would u recommend
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JustLok:
I ended up doing just about that but without reverting to GB. Since I couldn't get to recovery, I flashed the CWM5 directboot with MOdin and then once in CWM, flashed the MergeMe, which brought everything back (PRL/MEID/all other info). So far I like it (MergeMe), it's very nice. It's stable, it hasn't rebooted by itself like I've had with the past nightlies. The 4G disconnects from time to time, but it doesn't have the unknown bug. I haven't gone out for long lately so I can't comment on the battery life but it seems fine so far (I have it at 70% right now, with 4h 58m 23s usage at home).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iniz94:
Is goo down for anyone else? I can't access the nightlies
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Beejis:
I remember something on their site saying there will be maintenance today and tomorrow.

It burns when I Tapatalk...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] revamper:
Goo goes down all the time
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scarmon25:
Per shabby penguin looks like goo had a big issue during maint and may have lost a ish ton of files
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] datajosh:
Looks like they lost everything: http://snipanet.com/lustre-pain-and-goo/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RainMotorsports:
That sucks. Im sure most people have the important files and we can help in that regard as well. But honestly anyone who didnt have a local copy of everything clearly didn't learn from Megaupload.

Definitely will make a mess of things for unknowing people trying to follow guides for awhile. Hopefully once everyone recovers this 10 Gbps connection will pay off once its up. Even that can get clogged with how broad their scope is but its about the best improvement they will get and not sure what they are paying for it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scarmon25:
Yeah. I personally believe in redundancy. If I upload a file I upload it to a few locations as well as a physical external drive and DVD as well for the important stuff. I hate to see that happen but maybe they will get it all worked out. On the other hand it wiped everything clean and probably got rid of a ish ton of files that had no use whatsoever
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] maxvsmith:
Thank you so much. I after qbkings videos are good. I followed them exactly, updated my prl, and got gps fixed. Yay for gps. Missed that. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BigJPNut:
On another note, goo.im downloads seem much faster now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RainMotorsports:
Much less files = much less sustained traffic. Theyre getting hit alot with invalid requests but thats about all.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] snapback2:
Which kernel should I flash? Im on nightlies 8/10
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jkcarp94:
Sorry if this has been answered before. I've read deep into 2 different threads and can't figure it out. I am on the 7/24 shabbypenguin nightly right now. What is the difference between continuing to try the shabbypenguin nightly (I see it is up to 8/12 right now) and the nightly that I see on the site that Chris41g runs? Are these related? Which one is a clearer path to the official CM builds?

I am not a developer. I am just a user willing to experiment a little but with the ultimate goal of just having the final, official CM9 and CM10 builds - nothing more. I've found the 7/24 nightly to be really stable, except for occasionally having to go to airplane mode when moving between roaming and 3G to restore 3G when I am back on Sprint.

What would you recommend that I do? Keep trying the shabbypenguin nightly? Sit tight with the 7/24 nightly and wait until the official CM9 build is released?

The only thing I'd like to avoid if possible, is having to rebuild my apps again if I can help it. Not a huge deal, but I'd prefer to just flash roms on top of my 7/24 nightly. I am reading here about some issues of changes to storage naming convection which suggest to a novice like me that I may not be able to prevent starting over with app installs again. The 7/24 nightly uses /emmc and /sdcard and nearly all of my apps are installed to /emmc. (I do a nandroid and Titanium backup prior to every new flash).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AreOh:
Nightlies scare me because of their unpredictability, but I'm really getting annoyed with the constant data los on a6. I do not want to leave CM because it's hard to go back to a stock rom after getting so used to the way things look and feel, but I'm starting to feel pressure to go because of this major issue that I've been dealing with since a5.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] juggalo1300:
I was on the blog looking around and noticed a Wimax download. What is that a kernel?? If not what would it work with?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rooster85:
Dude man. A6 is wayyyyy behind. You need to update. The new stuff is amazing!

Sent from my awesomely EPIC Phone
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] juggalo1300:
What's this new stuff you speak of?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BigJPNut:
Go to goo.im and search out the dev
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mrush:
In order to flash the latest nightly... do u still need to direct boot el26 or can I just do it through the newest chris41g CM9 kernel?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] juggalo1300:
Which would you recommend? Slowgo.. storagewars or first 48?? All have the same date for release no specs on any of the files is there a way to see a log of changes for each?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scarmon25:
First48 seems to be latest release. I generally always go with the latest builds.

Need Help? Join me on GTalk.

scarmon27@gmail.com
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] juggalo1300:
sorry for noobness I look back about 15 pages didnt see anything. Can I out right flash this first 48 or should I flash a6 then first 48?? Thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BigJPNut:
No need to use directboot if your on CM9
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rooster85:
What kernel/recovery are you on?

Sent from my awesomely EPIC Phone
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] davidstjohn1:
I have a question regarding flashing back my nandroid backup, if I am on c m 9 and I want to go back to my nandroid backup which is e l 29, can I use the recovery thats in c m 9 or do I have to odin?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mrush:
On the 8/12 nightly I can't access my gallery. It says "external storage not available"
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AreOh:
This.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] paranoid android85:
Past couple of builds when I boot into recovery my phone reboots while I'm making a backup. Not sure if it's software or hardware problems. I'll do a full wipe and try again after work. Anyone else having issues with backups? I'm on latest nightly with kernel that comes with it